This indenture documents the sale from the Estate of Dr. Samuel Staats of one sixth of his one thirteenth share of the Wawayanda Patent in Orange County.
This document shows the calculation of Dr. Samuel Staats’ share of ownership in the Wawayanda Patent by reason of winning a lawsuit in 1713, establishing his prior claim and adding him as the thirteenth owner.
Last will and testament of Jesee Chevalier of New Paltz, New York, 1689,written in French, in which the testator bequeathes all of his possessions "to the poor of the village of New Paltz," with the exception of a few items given to Abraham dutemp...
