Document: Declaration of Pierre Pia and Jean St. Germain that they heard a gun fired by an Englishman at Mereychkawickingh and saw a hog shot

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_037a
Description

Declaration. Pierre Pia and Jean Ceno Abius St. Germain, that they heard a gun fired by an Englishman in the maize land, at Mereyckkawickingh, and saw a hog shot. [1642]

Document Date
1642-11-23
Document Date (Date Type)
1642-11-23
Document Type
Declaration

Translation
Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, [ secretary ] in New Netherland, in the presence of the honorable fiscal, appeared Piere Pia, [ aged ] 38 years, and Jean Germain, aged 35 years, who at the request of Michel Picet, attest, testify and declare, in place and with promise of a solemn oath if need be and required, that they, the deponents, were last Thursday in the corn field at Mereychkawickingh, where they saw an Englishman with a gun an hour before sunset. A short time afterwards they, the deponents, heard the report of a gun and immediately after the shot was fired one of Michel’s hogs came to the house, having been wounded by a bullet which was shot through and through. All of which the deponents declare to be true and truthful, offering to confirm this under oath if necessary. Done the 23rd of November anno 1642, in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland.

Pierre Pia
Jan Ceno
St. Germain
Cornelis van Tienhoven

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_037a.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.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
[an Englishman]
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Pierre Pia
From Party 2
From Party 2 Text Unlinked
Jean Ceno Abius St. Germain
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
037a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/10966