Document: Declaration of B. Jansen and H. Jansen that at the beginning of the war of 1643 they had gone to L.I. to take maize belonging to the Indians

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_160f
Description

Declaration. Barent and Hans Jansen that they had, in the beginning of the war of 1643, gone to Long island to carry off maize belonging to the Indians. [1647]

Document Date
1647-07-23
Document Date (Date Type)
1647-07-23
Document Type
Declaration

Translation
Translation

At the request of the Honorable Fiscal Van Dyck, Barent Jansz from Ocholm,[1] aged about thirty-six years, and Hans Jansen from Noordtstrant attest, testify and declare that it is true that they, the deponents, in the year 1643, at the beginning of the war, asked Cornelis Melyn’s consent to take from Long Island some maize belonging to the Indians, whereupon Melyn said, “If you wish to do so, you may do so;” but he charged the deponents not to take away any maize if Indians were there. They, the deponents, sailing across with some soldiers, heard Indians, wherefore they did not bring back any maize and returned home; only, to the best of their knowledge, the soldiers had a little bag of maize in the canoe. The deponents offer to confirm this under oath if necessary. Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 23rd of July 1647.

Barent Jansen
Hans Jansz
C: van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Ockholm, in Sleswick.
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/A0270/NYSA_A0270-78_V2_160f.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 2, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647 (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.

Location
Modern Location
Long Island, NY
To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
[the Indians]
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Barent Jansen
From Party 2
From Party 2 Text Unlinked
Hans Jansen
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Box
2
Volume
2
Item
160f
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11341