Research

Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of copies of documents supporting New York's territorial claims against those of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and the area that became Vermont. Included are briefs and supporting documents, including minutes of the Provincial Council; correspondence of New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts officials; colonial laws of New York; correspondence of Peter Stuyvesant and Dutch residents transferring territorial claims of New Netherland colony; and other related documents.
Creator:
Title:
Evidence upholding territorial rights and jurisdiction of New York against Massachasetts, New Hampshire, and Vermonters
Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1664-1773
Series Number:
A1891