Wikipedia: Grant to the Lords Proprietors, Sir George Carteret, July 29, 1674
Duke of York's Confirmation to the 24 Proprietors: March 14, 1682
The King's Letter Recognizing the Proprietors' Right to the Soil and Government 1683
Constitution of New York Province, 1683
Association of the Sons of Liberty in New York, December 15, 1773
1776 map of Province of New York
Colonial New York Genealogy & History