Literature Relating to Staten Island 41 



find references to practically everything that has been published 

 on the subject in the list of twenty-nine works and articles in the 

 library of our museum, mentioned under item No. 13 of our 

 Aqueduct Celebration catalog of exhibits. 



A. H. 



English Crown Grants® 



This little volume was written with an avowed object in view 

 that is outlined in the " Foreword " and is discussed in its various 

 aspects in the subsequent chapters. In the former it is stated 

 that "the American bar associations, historical societies, colonial 

 organizations, and all thoughtful citizens have vital interest in 

 the unique history and present-day dominating influence, in 

 America, of the old English crown grants. . . . The English 

 crown grants of lands on Staten Island have been selected by the 

 author as the most diversified, yet favorable grouping of grants 

 to illustrate the discussion of the problems involved." 



Pages 27-53 include a presentation and discussion of facts and 

 claims in relation to the crown grants of land on Staten Island ; 

 but, in order to thoroughly understand the points involved, the 

 author's previous work. The Major and the Queen,'' should be 

 read first. The crux of the discussion may be inferred from the 

 statement that " the records of the state of New York . . . dis- 

 close a large number of crown grants of Staten Island lands, 

 issued to various parties. These grants, exclusive of the last and 

 final grant, were originally intended to cover about one half of 

 Staten Island. The last, final and inclusive grant, issued to Lan- 

 caster Symes, covered all of the remaining lands on Staten Island, 



8 English Crown Grants | by | S. L. Mershon | Member of | The National 

 Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. . . . Staten Island Institute- of 

 Arts and Sciences; etc. | Author of | The Major and The Queen | The 

 Foundation of Colonial Land Titles | under English Common Law | New 

 York I The Law and History Club | Publishers, 39 Cortlandt Street. 12"° 

 cloth, 266 p, copyright, 1918, by S. L. Mershon. 



^ R. H. Beam & Co., publishers, New York, 1915. Reviewed in Proc. 

 Staten Is. Assoc. Arts and Sci. 6-: 152. 



