Explore Delaware’s early land records in one authoritative transcript. This edition collects the Duke of York Record materials and the Dutch grants that shaped the state’s oldest titles, drawn from the official archives of Delaware.
Presented as an authorized transcript, this book documents letters patent, permits, commissions, surveys, plats, and confirmations from the 17th century. It captures the procedures and descriptions used to grant and confirm land along the Delaware River, offering a tangible link to the region’s colonial past. A closing certificate verifies the copy’s accuracy against the original records held in Kent County.
Ideal for readers of local history, archival research, and colonial American records.
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Vendeur : Forgotten Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This historical compilation assembles records from the Duke of York, an English royal who governed colonial New York from 1664-1688. Transcribed from the original written text preserved in Delaware, the volume consists of 500 land patents and deeds issued to English, Dutch, and Swedish colonists living in Delaware from 1646-1680. These invaluable documents provide rich insight into the legal and social framework under which the region developed, as well as the lives of the people who settled there. The records also serve as an important resource for land title research in the modern day. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781527766945_0
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