Translation
Order in the suit of Richard Smith vs. the town of Huntington
17th January.
The Governor-General and Council of New Netherland having read and
considered the petition of Richard Smith requesting, in substance, a rehearing in his
suit against the inhabitants of the Town of Huntington touching some lands in dispute
between them, which was granted him by the last Court of Assize in the time of the
English government but was hitherto prevented by the reduction of the
country.
Ordered:
Before final disposition be made herein, the Petitioner
shall prove that the said Court of Assize hath, as he states, granted him a
rehearing.
References
Translation: O'Callaghan, E.B., trans./ed., Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, vol. 2 (Albany: Weed, Parsons: 1858), pp. 569-730 (vol. 23, pp. 1-270 only).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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