There are only some eleven documents in this collection all being deeds or perhaps related land papers dealing with land in the Hempstead town area. Dates are all in the 18th century. Pettit names found on these documents are Peter, Elijah, Samuel, Joseph, Isaac and Obadiah. Other names with whom the Pettits dealt with are (Lose?), Allen, Bedell, Seaman, Gildersleeve and Shaw. Some deeds are among the Pettits themselves.