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HOLLAND PATENT

\hˈɒlənd pˈe͡ɪtənt], \hˈɒlənd pˈe‍ɪtənt], \h_ˈɒ_l_ə_n_d p_ˈeɪ_t_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of HOLLAND PATENT

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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The first land-grant in the present county of Orange, New York. It was made to six Dutch patentees by Governor Dongan, of New York, in 1686. The land was to be held in free and common socage of King James II.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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