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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04291 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1700-1753 |
| Title | Deposition by Johannes DePeyster regarding a Six Nations land deed |
| Date | 3 December 1734 |
| Author | Peyster, Johannes de, Jr. (1694-1789) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | De Peyster, a former mayor of Albany, gives the history of the Indian deed to a property called Tiondrogue, possibly present day Ticonderoga. Describes an incident on 12 September 1733 in which colonial Governor William Cosby told DePeyster the deed was illegal, gave it to the Indians, and had them destroy it. A note on the detached third page, signed by G. Johnson, indicates that the deposition was entered legally on 11 December 1734. Witnessed and signed by Richard Ashfield, J. Forkill, D.D. Dunston and William Bryant |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Contract American Indian History Government and Civics Boundary or Property Dispute Law |
| People | Peyster, Johannes de, Jr. (1694-1789) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; Law; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |