(NEW YORK) Yeates William Manuscript deed of land in Hempste

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(NEW YORK.) Yeates, William. Manuscript deed of land in Hempstead, Long Island to Thomas Rushmore. Document signed by Yeates as grantor and Thomas Gildersleeve as clerk, 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches; worn but stable. Hempstead, NY, 5 March 1657

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Hempstead was founded by English settlers from Connecticut circa 1644, but remained under control of Dutch New Netherland until 1664. One of the witnesses, Henry Persall, signed with a swastika, as his mark appears throughout the early town records.