affidavits

Copy of an affidavit sworn by Capt. John Place, Huntington, regarding a shipment of timber from Lloyd Neck he delivered to New York; sworn before Samuel Burritt, assistant justice.

Accounting for building work performed and goods sold by Abner Osborn, Stamford, for John Lloyd, Stamford, from 1766 to 1769; account probably prepared for a lawsuit against Lloyd; with John Lloyd's affidavit sworn November 3, 1791 before John Ketcham, justice of the peace in Suffolk County, N.Y.

Accounting for building work performed and goods sold by Abner Osborn, Stamford, for John Lloyd, Stamford, from 1766 to 1769; account probably prepared for a lawsuit against Lloyd; with John Lloyd's affidavit sworn November 3, 1791 before John Ketcham, justice of the peace in Suffolk County, N.Y., with a note by Ketcham that the deposition was retaken and re-sworn June 12, 1793.

Accounting for work performed and goods sold by Abner Osborn, Stamford, for John Lloyd, Stamford, from December 23, 1769 to April 11, 1771, with a prior balance carried forward; with John Lloyd's affidavit sworn November 3, 1791 before John Ketcham, justice of the peace in Suffolk County, N.Y.

April 19, 1684 affidavit of Samuel Titus regarding the settlement of Oyster Bay (continued); followed by a note regarding the dating of the original settlement as either 1653 or 1654.

Notes documenting mentions of members of the Townsend family in the records of Oyster Bay, 1667 [i.e. 1668]-1684; includes an order authorizing a bounty for killing wolves and an affidavit sworn before Thomas Townsend, April 19, 1684, by Samuel Titus regarding the settlement of Oyster Bay and the granting of lots to the settlers; probably made in connection with a boundary dispute with the town of Hempstead.

March 12, 1702/3 affidavit of Thomas Willett and three others regarding oaths sworn by Thomas Willett others appointed officers in the Queens County militia, note regarding John Talman's January 4, 1703/4 appointment as justice of the peace, and a December 2, 1703 affidavit of William Laurence regarding the oath of abjuration administered by him to Edward White and John Townsend, justices of the peace.

Excerpts from a deed for the sale of land near Jericho by John and Hope Williams to Joseph and John Mayo and Anthony Wright entered April 18, 1702 by John Townsend, recorder and from an April 18, 1702 deed from the Williams to the Mayos and Wright for land in Oyster Bay; and a March 12, 1702/3 affidavit of Thomas Willett and three others regarding oaths sworn by John Townsend substituted for the usual oaths for justices of the peace, perhaps referring to the affirmations permitted under the Quaker Act of 1695 as Quakers would not make oaths; also including additional notes in pencil regarding

Affidavit from Thomas Lawrence authorizing his son, William Lawrence, to receive a tract of land in western Queens from William Hallett, Sr. or Jr., Isaac De Riemer, or one of several other persons following Lawrence's successful lawsuit against Hallett and others; witnessed by Paroculus Parmyter and Matthew Walton.

Affidavit from Isaac De Riemer authorizing Peter Lott to release a tract of land in western Queens to Thomas Lawrence following Lawrence's successful lawsuit against Riemer and others.

Two-page affidavit allowing Nathan H. Gartin to seek and arrest the slave Jack in Marion County, Kentucky.

Four-page affidavit of Benjamin Daley regarding the travel to Kentucky from Maryland and the ownership of the slaves Hezekiah, Killy, Westly, Reuben, Charlotte, Alexander, and James, in Harrison County, Kentucky.

Two-page affidavit allowing George Ray to seek and arrest the slaves Marcus, Francis, John, Mandy, and Henry, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

Two-page affidavit of Robert Mayes regarding the possession of illegal Indian slaves in Fayette County, Kentucky.