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Commission of Captain Knyff to administer the oath of allegiance to the towns on the east end of Long Island
The following is the Commission to Captain Knyff and Company:
Whereas I haue
thought itt Necessarij that the Inhabitants off Easthamton and the rest off the
Easterne townes on Long Island, beginning from oister baij, &Eastwards (as the
rest off the Subjects off this Province alreaddy have done) do sware fidellity to our
Souveraignes Lords, the high & Mighty Staets gennerall off the United Provinces,
and his Serene Highnesse the Lord Prince off Orangne: I have therefore thought ffitt
to nominate, authorize and appoint, and do by these Presents nominate authorize &
appoint Captain William Knijffe and Leftennant Anthony Malypnrt together with the
Clarcq abram Varlett to Call a townes Meeting in all the said respective Townes, and
to administer Unto the Inhabitants thereoff the said oath off fidellitij, and to make
â true returne thereoff under their hands, and for so doing this will be Unto them a
Sufficient Warrant and Commission; given under Mij hand att fort William hendrick,
this first day off octob Anno 1673.
(underwritten), | A Colve: |