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Application of Peter Tarragon for a lot of land

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Received the petition of Pieter Tarragon, farmer, remonstrating how Claes van Elslant the elder had sold him a parcel of land for which he could not deliver a conveyance because it didn’t belong to him; requesting that the director general and councilors, because it was Company land, be pleased to grant him a patent for it and to order Claes van Elslant at once to return the 50 guilders already paid to him. After deliberation it was recommended to place this in the hands of the fiscal in order to apprise him of this matter. Dated as above.

References

Translation: Gehring, C., & Venema, J. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 8, Council Minutes, 1656-1658 Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press: 2018.A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.