Oyster Bay Town Records 1691 1704 With An Appendix Containing Illustrative Documents

Author : Frederick E. Willits
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666343918
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book Oyster Bay Town Records, Vol. 1 written by Frederick E. Willits and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-25 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Oyster Bay Town Records, Vol. 1: With an Appendix, Containing an Historical Sketch by George W. Cocks (Who Also Prepared Part of the Copy for This Volume in 1898 for the Oyster Bay Historical Society) And Various Important Documents The Committee considers that its duty is to furnish an exact copy of the records, leaving it to the reader to adopt interpreta tions and constructions of the matter recorded wherever the meaning is doubtful. The time expended in producing such a copy of the ancient volumes, with their many obsolete forms of spelling and writing, has largely increased the expense of the publication; but we feel that the production of a dependable copy is the greatest necessity, and that to publish an incorrect or only approximately correct copy would be to waste the money of the Town. It is planned to publish the records, when funds are provided, down at least to 1800, in six volumes, of which this first includes, in general down to 1690, although some deeds and proceedings of an earlier date will appear in the next volume, as the old books were not always filled in exact chronological order. The Musketo Cove record shows the acts of the five proprietors of that Patent in subdividing and selling their land. It is of great importance in the history of titles to real property in the Township, but as the record has never been in the custody of the Town officials, it is here given as an appendix. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.