Boundary patent for the town of Jamaica, 1686.

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Boundary patent for the town of Jamaica, 1686.

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Patent issued by Thomas Dongan to town of Jamaica settling boundary disputes between Jamaica and adjacent towns of Hempstead, Flushing, and Newtown. The patent redefined boundaries of Jamaica as set forth in a patent granted by Governor General Richard Nicolls in 1666.

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Nicolls, Richard, 1624-1672

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Richard Nicolls (1624-1672) was the first English colonial governor of New York. He served from 1664, when the English won control of the province from the Dutch, to 1668. From the guide to the Richard Nicolls Breuckelen patent, 1667, (Brooklyn Historical Society) Governor of New York (State) and British army officer. From the description of Commission of Richard Nicolls, 1664. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453051 ...

New York (State). Governor (1664-1668 : Nicolls)

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Limerick, Thomas Dongan, Earl of, 1634-1715

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Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick, was appointed provincial governor of New York in 1682 by James, the Duke of York who had become the Lord Proprietor of the province. From the description of Order of Thomas Dongan to Benjamin Collier, 1684, Mar. 16. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 680379258 Colonial Governor of New York. From the description of Document signed, 1686 July 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2705...