Montauk History

A history of the origins of this nation

• Liberty attached to the land... The East Hampton Patent of 1686 (Dongan Patent).
• Easthampton Grievance and Petition of June 1682 asserting the birthright liberty of a General and free Assembly of Representatives.
• Easthampton Patent of 1666 (Niccols Pattent).
• March 10th, 1690 Easthampton Letter to Lieutenant-Governor Jacob Liesler.(pdf)
• E.H. Trustee Records in re: Montauk 1851-1879. Includes excerpts from the 1879 Supreme Court decision in the matter of Grinnell et al. vs. Baker, et. al..
• Prepared section of speech delivered to a small gathering of the membership and friends by Robert A. Ficalora, acting president, MFOP inc.
• In 1881 Arthur W. Benson took possession of the documents and seal of the corporation of the Trustees of Montauk.
• At least some of these items were later placed in the care of the Long Island Historical Society (now the Brooklyn Historical Society) by Frank Sherman Benson.
• The Encyclopedia of American History Edited by Richard B. Morris, professor of history, Columbia University (Harper and Brothers, New York, 1953.). The following sections provide a fairly complete background to the issuing of the "Dongan patent" of 1686.
  • 1631-60 - THE FOUNDING OF CONNECTICUT
  • 1637-43 - FOUNDING OF NEW HAVEN
  • 1636-37 - PEQUOT WAR
  • 1643, 19 May - NEW ENGLAND CONFEDERATION
  • 1660-61 -CHARLES II PROCLAIMED.
  • 1661-63 - CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND CHARTERS
  • 1664-66 - KING'S COMMISSIONERS
  • 1661-64 - CONQUEST OF NEW NETHERLAND.
  • 1664, 4 Oct.-1668, 21 Apr. - ESTABLISHMENT OF ENGLISH RULE.
  • 1673, 30 July-1674, 31 Oct.- DUTCH REOCCUPATION OF NEW YORK
  • 1674-87 -STRUGGLE FOR REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
  • 1682, June - EAST HAMPTON PETITIONS FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.
  • 1683, October 30 - CHARTER OF LIBERTIES AND PRIVILEGES ADOPTED.
  • 1686, December 9th -EAST HAMPTON PATENT AND TOWN CHARTER ISSUED.
  • Seeds of Liberty, the chronicle of the East Hampton patent of 1686.

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