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

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0742a

Description

Appointment. Orphan master and church warden in New Amsterdam for the ensuing year.

Document Date

1658-02-26

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-02-26

Document Type

Appointment

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Appointment

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Translation

[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.

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_0742a.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.