The Articles of agreement between Sir Robert Carr on behalf of Charles II
and the Burgomasters on behalf of themselves and all the Dutch and Swedes living on the
Delaware Bay and River contains an oath of allegiance to Charles II, which provides that
"whoever of what Nation so ever doth submit to his Maties. Authority shall be protected
in their Estat es real and Personal whatsoever by his Maties. Laws and Justice" and that
whoever takes the oath is from that time a free Denizen. From the New York Secretary's
Office, Book of Entries, I, 60 f. Certified by Goldsbrow Banyar. Entered before the
Commission to settle the boundary between New York and New Jersey 31 July
1769.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
1664 October 01
Physical Description
2
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
