Tag: Dutch
New Sweden Colony, Delaware River, 1638-1655 The Kingdom of Sweden authorized the New Sweden Company to establish the colony of New Sweden along the Delaware River. Peter Minuit was …
Roman Law Influence on Notaries, Tiro 50 BC Roman Law affects civil law notaries in many countries. In ancient Rome, Marcus Tullius Tiro (103 BC-4 BC), initially a slave …
Aspinwall Notarial Records, Boston, 1644-1651 On November 13, 1644, William Aspinwall was appointed by the General Court as the first notary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Aspinwall Notarial …
Dutch Notaries in New Netherland, 1626-1664 In Colonial America, after the Pilgrims arrived in 1620, the first notaries were in New England colonies in Connecticut and Massachusetts. For 38 …