Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
Whereas by my order under my hand dated herewith I have ordered M"" John Hubbard to deliver the Possession of the house land p^'misses whereon he now dwells and wliich belongs to the church of Jamaica in Queens County to you after a reasonable time for removing his goods and stock from the p'misses. You are therefore liereby required to deliver the possession of the s^ p^'misses after you have received it from the s^ i\l'' Hubbard to Ml" William Urquhart and if it happen that y^ said M' Hubbard shall in contempt of my said order refuse to deliver ye possession of the p^misses to you as aff*'', then and in such case you are hereby required impowered to enter on y® p'misses,
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and possession so taken to deliver to the said M^- Arqiihart and all Justices of tlie Peace and others her Maj^y^s officers both civil and mihtary are hereby required to be aiding and assisting unto you as the execution hereof. Given under my hand att fort Anne in New Yorke this foiu'th day of July 1704.
COKNBURY.
To Tho: Cardie Esq^
High Sheriffe of Queens County. Endorsed
" An order to the
High Sherriffe of Queens County,"
AN ORDEE
TO THE CHURCH WARDENS AND SHERIFF OF JAMAICA,
By his Excell. Edward Viscount Cornbiu-y Cap^Geni' and
Gov^ in Cheif of the provinces of New York New
Jersey &c.
You and every of }' ou are hereby required fortliw^ to sell and