Document: Complaint of the fiscal against Jacob Stevensen Kuyper and his wife [Copy of 8:289]

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NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0345
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Complaint. The fiscal against Jacob Stevensen Kuyper and his wife, for selling liquor to the Indians. [Copy of 8:289]

Document Date
1656-12-01
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1656-12-01
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Complaint
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[several lines lost] lords.

Your honors have known now that for a long time Jacob Kuyper and his wife Merry Joosten, prisoners, have been rumored to be selling brandy and strong spirits to the wilden; and now a short time ago a wildt named Rem, who was brought into the prison because of his extreme drunkenness and depravity, gave away that the prisoners of having provided the brandy, which is against the ordinances. And, in order to prevent any future mishaps, therefore, a fine of 500 carolus guilders is placed by your esteemed honors in addition to corporal punishment as an example to others, not only to those who were caught, but also those who are disclosed by the wilden; thus having found all of this to be true, the fiscal in the capacity of his office concludes that Jacob Stevense and Merry Joosten aforesaid shall be brought to the place where justice is usually done and placed in the pillory as an example to others; in addition, to pay the fine of 500 carolus guilders and immediately banished from the island of Manhattan. Done the 1st of December 1656.

(was signed) Nicasius de Sille.

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_0345.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.

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Jacob Stevensen Kuyper and his wife
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Jacob Stevensen Kuyper
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