Document: Appointment of burgomasters and schepens for the city of New Amsterdam for the ensuing year

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0723

Description

Appointment. Burgomasters and schepens for the city of New Amsterdam for the ensuing year.

Document Date

1658-02-02

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-02-02

Document Type

Appointment

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Appointment

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Translation

[several lines lost] after [ ] nomination [ ] magistrates of this city [ ] confirmed, as they hereby do:

Poulus Leendersen vande Grift as former burgomaster Oloff Stevensen van Cortlant, burgomaster

Johannes de Paister, president of the schepenen

Pieter Wolphertsen van Couwenhoven Jacob Strijcker

Cornelis Steenwijck

IJsaack de Foreest schepenen

In order to properly hold the aforesaid persons in regard and respect, this shall be announced to the community. Thus done at the meeting of the honorable lords, the director general and councilors of N: Netherland held in Fort Amsterdam on the 2nd of February 1658.

[several lines lost] Pieter [ Tonneman ]

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/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0723.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

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.