Last will and testament of Jean Tebanin, schoolmaster a New Paltz, New York, written in French, 1719. Of interest are comments relating to the French and Dutch languages as New Paltz and provisions made to the town's poor population.
Last will and testament of Jean Tebanin, schoolmaster a New Paltz, New York, written in French, 1730. Of interest are comments relating to the French and Dutch languages as New Paltz and provisions made to the town's poor population.
The Register of Slaves (1799-1825) was kept by the Town Clerk of New Paltz as a requirement of the New York State Manumission Act of 1799. In keeping the slave register, the town clerk recorded the births of children born to slaves owned by the...