Document: Appointment of orphan master and church warden in New Amsterdam for the ensuing year

[several lines lost] nominated [ ] burgomasters of this city, nominated and proposed a [ list ] of persons, with the request that the director general and councilors please choose from it to replace the retiring persons. Therefore, the director general and councilors of New Netherland elected and confirmed from the nominated persons to replace the retiring ones, for orphan master: Wilhelmus Beeckman; for church master, Hendrick Jansz van der Vin. Done in Fort Amsterdam in N: Netherland, the date as above.

Note: the nominated persons were for

church masters, Hendrick Jansen vander Vin and Pieter Prins, orphan masters, Allard Anthonij and Wilh: Beeckman.

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