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... returned it was a rejection of the offer or proffer accompanying it . If accepted , it was a confirmation , and strengthened friend- ship , or effaced injuries . These shells , indeed , had more virtue among the Indians , than pearls ...
... returned it was a rejection of the offer or proffer accompanying it . If accepted , it was a confirmation , and strengthened friend- ship , or effaced injuries . These shells , indeed , had more virtue among the Indians , than pearls ...
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... returned , shortly in increased numbers , enquired in angry terms , " If Wooden Leg's dogs were gone ? " They were assured that all would yet be well ; that they had been misinformed , that the houses should not be pulled down . A ...
... returned , shortly in increased numbers , enquired in angry terms , " If Wooden Leg's dogs were gone ? " They were assured that all would yet be well ; that they had been misinformed , that the houses should not be pulled down . A ...
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... returned to Fort Orange , having given a guaranty to the skipper to see him harmless , should he be prosecuted for having received him on board . It was well for the skipper that he had taken this precaution ; for , his return to the ...
... returned to Fort Orange , having given a guaranty to the skipper to see him harmless , should he be prosecuted for having received him on board . It was well for the skipper that he had taken this precaution ; for , his return to the ...
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... returned with increased numbers , and demanded that the placards should be published throughout the colonie by the sound of the bell . " It shall not be done so long as we have a drop of blood in our veins , " replied the court , nor ...
... returned with increased numbers , and demanded that the placards should be published throughout the colonie by the sound of the bell . " It shall not be done so long as we have a drop of blood in our veins , " replied the court , nor ...
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... returned here contrary to their high mightinesses ' prohibition ; a public , notorious , and convicted whore- แ * This pasquinade was in these terms : Myn Heer General ! It is impossible for me to conceal from your excellency , that I ...
... returned here contrary to their high mightinesses ' prohibition ; a public , notorious , and convicted whore- แ * This pasquinade was in these terms : Myn Heer General ! It is impossible for me to conceal from your excellency , that I ...
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Abraham aforesaid aged aldermen and commonalty Andries Anna Antje appointed Ariaantje Barent Beekman Beverwyck Bleeker Bratt Broek Capt city of Albany Claas colonie common council constable Cornelis county of Albany David Schuyler deft died director Dirk Douw Dutch Church Baptisms Eli Perry Elsje Esch Fort Orange Geertruy Gerrit grant Groesbeek guilders Gysbert Harmens heirs and successors Hend Henderik Hudson Indians inhabitants Isaac Jacob Jacob Sanders James Jannetje Jeremias van Rensselaer John John Lansing justices land Lansing Leenderts Lookerman Lysbeth majesty Margriet Maria Marretje Marselis Martens mayor Melchert Netherland Orange patroon Phlip Pieter Schuyler pounds province Rail Road Rensselaer Rensselaerswyck river Robbert Roseboom Sanders Schayk Schermerhoorn shillings Slechtenhorst Staats stockadoes street Stuyvesant Teunis thereof town trade Tryntje Van Benthuysen wampum ward Wessels Whereas Willem William Winne Wouter ye citty ye court ye mayor ye sd ye somme York yt ye
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Page 69 - Philadelphia, be, and shall be, for ever hereafter, persons able and capable in law, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended...
Page 254 - The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of Hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of Hosts : and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 74 - Heires and Successors and Justices to hear and determine matters and causes within the Said City and Liberties and Precincts thereof and that 'they or any three or more of them whereof the Mayor and Recorder or one of them for the time being to be there Shall and may forever hereafter have power and Authority by virtue of these presents to hear and determine all and all manner of petty Larcenies Riots Routs Oppressions...
Page 85 - And we do further, for us, our heirs and successors, grant, ratify, and confirm unto the said mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York and their successors, forever, that the mayor of the said city for the time being...
Page 79 - ... and shall persist therein after warning to him or them given, or left by the appointment of the mayor of the said city, for the time being, at the place or places where such person or persons shall so use...
Page 80 - ... ways or means whatsoever, to the only use of the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the said city of New York, and their successors, without any account to be rendered, made or done, to the...
Page 54 - At the other end of the town was a fertile plain along the river, three miles in length, and near a mile broad. This was all divided into lots, where every inhabitant raised Indian corn, sufficient for the food of two or three slaves, (the greatest number that each family ever possessed,) and for his horses, pigs, and poultry: their flour and other grain they purchased from farmers in the vicinity.
Page 67 - I do by these presents, give, grant and confirm unto the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty, of the said city of New • York, and their successors forever...
Page 86 - York and their Successors that the Said Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the Said City and their Successors Shall have and enjoy all the...
Page 64 - Know ye, therefore, that I, the said Thomas Dongan, by virtue of the commission and authority unto me given and power in me residing...