Document: Appointment of magistrates for Vreedland (Westchester)

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0343

Description

Appointment. Magistrates for Vreedland (Westchester).

Document Date

1656-03-28

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-03-28

Document Type

Appointment

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Appointment

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Translation

Having accepted the petition of the inhabitants of Vreedlant, requesting the appointment and confirmation of magistrates for the better order and administration of the aforesaid village, whereby they submit a double number of six persons from which the director general and councilors of New Netherland hereby select and confirm as follows: Tomas Wheeler, Tomas Nieman, John Lord. Concerning the further request, a conference shall be held at the proper time about it with the selected and confirmed magistrates.

Thus done at our session held at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. Ady ut supra.

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_V06_0343.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.