Document: Minute of attendance of Tapausagh, chief of the Long Island Indians, and Rompsicka on the council

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NYSA_A1809-78_V10_pt3_0007
Description

Minute. Attendance of Tapausagh, chief of the Long Island Indians, and Rompsicka, on the council, to inform them that they had been summoned to Flushing, and there required to sell all their land to the English, &c.; they were told, in answer, that they had already, on 15th January, 1635, sold, and transferred all their land to the Dutch, and not to venture to sell it again.

Document Date
1664-01-07
Document Date (Date Type)
1664-01-07
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Minute
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Translation
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For a complete translation see:  http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V10_pt3_0007.xml

Translations are created by Charles Gehring  with assistance from  the New Netherland Institute,  Copyright to the translations is held by the Holland Society of New York.  The translations are hosted online by the New York State Archives.

Location
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Long Island
Flushing
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Tapausagh
To Party 2
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Rompsicka
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Related Ancestors (Unlinked)
Tapausagh, chief of the Long Island Indians
Rompsicka
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