Papers Relating to the Island of Nantucket: With Documents Relating to the Original Settlement of that Island, Martha's Vineyard, and Other Islands Adjacent, Known as Dukes County, While Under the Colony of New York ; Compiled from Official Records in the Office of the Secretary of State at Albany, New York |
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Page xiv - York, his heirs and assigns, all that part of the main land of New England, beginning at a certain place called or known by the name of St. Croix, next adjoining to New Scotland in America...
Page 129 - Lord Charles by the grace of God King of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Defender of the ffaith &c...
Page 131 - Second, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, ffrance and Ireland, Defender of the ffaith &c...
Page 137 - Acts, to do and execute by the Name aforefaid, and that by the fame Name of the Truftees of the ffreeholders and...
Page i - Papers relating to the Island of Nantucket, with Documents relating to the Original Settlement of that Island, Martha's Vineyard, and other Islands adjacent, known as Dukes County, while under the Colony of New York. Compiled from official records in the office of the Secretary of State at Albany, New York.
Page 146 - Atlantic or Western Sea and Ocean on the east part, towards the South Sea, or westward, as far as our colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and the Narragansett country.
Page 146 - ... points or promontories of land called Cape Cod and Cape Malabar North and South, and in latitude, breadth and in length and longitude of and within all the breadth and compass aforesaid throughout the main land there from the said Atlantic or Western sea and ocean on the East part, towards the South Sea or Westward as far as our Colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut and the Narragansett Country...
Page 146 - ... and through the same into the furthest head thereof, and from thence northwestward, till one hundred and twenty miles be finished, and from...
Page 91 - We knowing that we fhould be out voted, fat ftil and voted not. The firft Man that was chofen was Peter Coffin ; Stephen Huffey was the Man that carried on the Defigne in fuch a rude Manner as this : — Com Sirs, lets chufe Peter Coffin, he will be here but a Month or two, and then we fhall have tenn Pound Fine of him. A Man that is in Commiflion in Bay and is gone thither agayn.
Page 134 - Huntington, hereby erected and made one body and politic and corporate, and willed and determined to be called by the name of the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of our said Town of Huntington, and their successors, all, etc.