Document: Appointment of Nicolaes Alberts as sheriff's officer

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0944a

Description

Appointment. Nicolaes Alberts as sheriff's officer.

Document Date

1658-08-13

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-08-13

Document Type

Appointment

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Appointment

Full Resolution Image

Download, 100MB+ (Right-Click)

Translation

[several lines lost] Nicolaes Albertsz

Having considered [ the foregoing ], Nicolaes Alberts, at the lord fiscal’s request is accepted as servant, for which he is granted a soldier’s monthly and boarding wages, to wit, eight guilders per month. Dated as above.[i]

Present the lord general, the lords councilors Nicasius de Sille

Pr. Tonneman Johan de Deckere

Rights: This translation is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial council minutes, 1638-1665. Series A1809. Volume 8.

Translation Superscripts

[i]: The original word for sheriff here was most likely schout.

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_0944a.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.