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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851. 324 words

These, Sir, are in general the Propositions which have been suggested by the Board of Trade, and approved by his Majesty in Council, and it will be a great pleasure to me to find by your Report. that they are satisfactory to all parties, and can be carried into execution without difficulty or Discontent.

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Puiturp Nicuoxs of Socialborough in the County of Charlotte inthe Province of New York being of Full age Deposeth and Saith.

That he in Company with his brother Purchased a Tract of Jand in the Township of Socialborough some years Past, and by their Industry have cleared and Cultivated such a Part thereof as would afford them a Comfortable Maintainance could they Enjoy it Peaceably, and the Deponent further saith, as he was Traveling the Road not Far from his Farm in the month of April last Past, where he was attacked by a man, one of those that call themselves the Mob and with a Club that he had in his hand Beat the deponent very much both with the club and with his Fist, soon afterwards one Silvinas Brown and William Post, came to the Deponent when he was at Work in his Field and Told the Deponent he had no Business there and that he should not work there no more, and ordered the deponent to pull down the Fences he had Put up with these and sundry other threatens the Deponent left the Field and the said Brown and Post went to Putting down the Fences and laid the Field waste ; soon afterwards the said Brown, Post and one Michael Whitney Took Possession of the Deponants Farm and will not suffer the Deponant to go on it, being Deprived of Benefit of the law in this Part of the Country the Deponant is obliged to Work by days Work to Get his Bread and Further Saith not.