Document: Confirmation_of_letters_patent_issued_to_Francisco_d_Angola_

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NYSA_12943-78_V02_p127
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Confirmation by the New York provincial government of an original Dutch letters patent that was issued on March 25, 1647 to Francisco, a Black man, for land in Manhattan. Based on the original letters patent date, this is most likely Francisco d'Angola.

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1667-10-19
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1667-10-19
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patent, letters
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Francisco, a Black man, for land in Manhattan. Based on the original letters patent date, this is most likely Francisco d'Angola.
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New York provincial government
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