Document: Appointment of burgomasters and schepens for the ensuing year

At the session in Fort Amsterdam; present: the honorable lord director general Petrus Stuyvesant, the lord Nicasius de Sille, the lord La Montagne, and the lord fiscal Cornelis van Tienhoven.

Having received, seen, and read the nominations made and communicated by the burgomasters and schepens of this city, with the request that the director general and councilors be pleased to elect therefrom the succeeding burgomasters and schepens, which being taken into consideration, the director general and councilors of New Netherland have, for important reasons inducing them thereto, resolved and concluded to continue for one year the burgomasters and schepens presently in the administration, for the sake of peace and harmony, for the welfare of this city, and only to fill the two vacancies of schepens with other competent and capable persons from those nominated. Whereupon for the present time have been selected: WILLEM BEECKMAN and HENDRICK HENDRICKSEN KIP. Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, ady ut supra. Was signed: P. Stuyvesant, Nicasius de Sille, La Montagne. 2 February 1656.