Document: Action of Jan van Hoesem against Gertrude Jeronimus, wife of Jochem the baker

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1876-78_V16_pt2_0064a
Description

Action. Jan van Hoesem agst. Gertrude Jeronimus, wife of Jochem, the baker, for violently kicking plaintiff's daughter whilst in her service; judgment for plaintiff; damages 30 guilders and costs.

Document Date
1657-04-28
Document Date (Date Type)
1657-04-28
Document Type
Action
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Translation
Translation

Jan van Hoesem, plaintiff, against Geertruy Jeronimus, defendant.The plaintiff complains that die defendant kicked his daughter, who was in her service, from behind when she stooped over, so that she discharged much blood contrary to nature and for a long time was confined to her bed, suffering great pain, as he shows by the report of the surgeon and the affidavit produced to that effect.The court, having examined the respective documents that are produced, condemn the aforesaid defendant, Geertruy Jeronimus, to pay the sum of thirty guilders for the pain suffered by the daughter and the costs of the suit, valued at ƒ4:16:-.

Actum in Fort Orange, April 28, 1657.

La Montagne
Rutger Jacobsen
Jacob Schermerhoom
Philip Pietersen

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References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York.  https://www.archives.nysed.gov/  

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1876/NYSA_A1876-78_V16_pt2_0064a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., New Netherland Documents Series: Vol. 16, part 2, Fort Orange Court Minutes, 1652-1660 (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press: 1990).

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Gertrude Jeronimus, wife of Jochem the baker
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Jan van Hoesem
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Fort Orange settlement administrative records (Series A1876 _ 1656-1660)
Box
17
Volume
16 Pt. 2
Item
64a
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/54112