Liberty Island states. The oyster beds would remain a major source of food for nearly three centuries. Landfilling, started by the 1870s, particularly by the Lehigh Valley Railroad and Central Railroad of New Jersey, eventually obliterated the beds, engulfed one island and brought the shoreline much closer to the others. After the surrender of Fort Amsterdam by the Dutch to the British in 1664, the English governor Richard Nicolls granted the island to Captain Robert Needham. It was sold to Isaac Bedloe on December 23, 1667. The island was retained by his estate until 1732 when it was sold for five shillings
Officially Yours Officially Yours "Officially Yours" is the fourth and final single taken from Craig David's fourth album "Trust Me", released in the UK on 23 June 2008. David confirmed the single release at the BBC Radio 1Xtra live event on 22 March 2008. The song was also confirmed for release by the Birmingham Mail web site. On 14 May 2008, "Officially Yours" was added to the BBC Radio 2 B-list playlist. In the United Kingdom, the single was at a very disappointing number 130 mid-week. However, on Sunday 29 June 2008, the song finally reached number 158 in the UK, becoming