To all to whom these presents shall come or may any way concern; Rip Van Dam sendeth greeting : Whereas on the death of the late Governour Montgomerie the administration of the government of this province of New-York did devolve on him the said Rip Van Dam ... And whereas he the said Rip Van Dam hath been advised by council learned in the law, that the administration of this government did devolve upon him, upon the decease of His late Excellency ... Therefore he the said Rip Van Dam did take the measures in order thereto, contained in the following protest

To all to whom these presents shall come or may any way concern; Rip Van Dam sendeth greeting : Whereas on the death of the late Governour Montgomerie the administration of the government of this province of New-York did devolve on him the said Rip Van Dam ... And whereas he the said Rip Van Dam hath been advised by council learned in the law, that the administration of this government did devolve upon him, upon the decease of His late Excellency ... Therefore he the said Rip Van Dam did take the measures in order thereto, contained in the following protest.

Author/creator	Van Dam, Rip, approximately 1660-1749
Format	Book and Microform
Publication Info	[New York] : [Printed by John Peter Zenger], [1736]
Description	pages 69-73 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; (folio)
Subject(s)	Cosby, William, approximately 1690-1736. Clarke, George, 1676-1760. New York (State)--Politics and government --To 1775. New York (State)--Officials and employees.

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4092 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4092. ^A478749
General note	Contending that upon the death of Gov. Cosby, the administration of the province devolved upon Van Dam, not upon George Clarke, to whom the governor's commission and instructions had been given by the Council.
General note	Caption title.
General note	The protestation and an affidavit are dated Mar. 11, 1735/36.
General note	The paging is apparently intended to continue that of other material relating to Van Dam, published by Zenger from 1733 (Evans 3727 and 3845).
References	Evans 4092
References	Evans 4093
Reproduction note	Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4092; 4093).

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	NC Microfiche	MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 4092-4093	✔ Available