Colonial Charters, Patents and Grants to the Communities Comprising the City of New York (Classic Reprint)

Jerrold Seymann

ISBN 10: 0266969143 / ISBN 13: 9780266969143

Published by Forgotten Books, 2017

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Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 692 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colonial Charters, Patents and Grants to the Communities Comprising the City of New York (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266969143
• ISBN 13: 9780266969143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Hervorragend
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

Explore early New York through its chartered rights and land deals.

This nonfiction collection presents authentic documents and translations that reveal how colonial leaders, Indigenous communities, and settlers shaped the city’s foundations. The volume centers on charters, grants, and deeds that recorded transfers of land and authority, offering a window into legal and civic life in 17th‑century New York.

• Learn how charters defined city government, property ownership, and civic privileges in the colonial era.
• See the language of real deeds and the ways leaders formalized sales, governance, and boundaries.
• Discover the interplay between Dutch and English authority in shaping early Manhattan and surrounding areas.
• Understand the sources and context historians rely on to reconstruct New York’s colonial past.

Ideal for students, history buffs, and readers curious about how a modern city began, from charters and land transactions to the everyday workings of a growing metropolis.