Early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Rensselaerswyck

Published originally as History Bulletin II by the New York State Library this work is composed of two parts: (1) a miscellaneous record of deeds mortgages bonds powers of attorney and depositions running from January 10 1658 to November 4 1660; and (2) a series of wills inventories and settlements of estates from January 5 1681 to October 30 1765. The contents which were abstracted from records found in the Albany County clerk's office were translated from the original Dutch by Jonathan Pearson and readied for publication by A.J.F. Van Laer. The deeds mortgages and related property records have the virtue of tracing the chain of title to real estate from one colonist to another.