Abstracts of letters patent, 1665-1767.

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Abstracts of letters patent, 1665-1767.

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This is a volume of abstracts of patents granted for land in New York State providing: patentee's name; patent date; land location; land description; and acreage. Scattered throughout the volume are certifications, signed by Secretary of State Lewis A. Scott or his deputy secretary, stating that they had written the preceding abstracts and compared them with the originals in the Secretary's office. The certifications are all undated but must have been written between 1789 and 1793 when Scott was Secretary of State.

0.7 cu. ft. (4 volumes)Copies: 1 microfilm reel; 35mm.

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