Document: Declaration of Pieter Cock and Roeloff Jansen that since the destruction of Achter Col by the Indians there has been no chance to inspect the place

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_087a
Description

Declaration. Peter Cock and Roelof Jansen Haes, that the colonie at Achter Col has been destroyed by Indians, who swarm in that district, and burn and slay whatever they come across. [1643]

Document Date
1643-11-03
Document Date (Date Type)
1643-11-03
Document Type
Declaration

Translation
Translation

[1]Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Piter Cock, aged 30 years, and Rouloff Jansen, aged 20 years, both well known to me, the secretary, who at the request of Cornelis Jansen Coelen attest, testify and declare, as they do hereby, in place and with promise of a solemn oath if need be, that it is true and truthful that since the colony of Achter’s Col was burned by the Indians, there has been no opportunity to inspect the place to see what the condition might be, in consequence of the great number of Indians, who burn and kill everything they can lay hold of in the woods, on water, or elsewhere. The deponents declare this to be true and truthful and that this is done by them to bear witness of the truth, without [ fear of ] favor. Done the 3rd of November anno 1643, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Pieter Kock
Rolof Jansen Haes
Cornelis van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Other translation in Doc. Rel. Col. Hist. N.Y., 13:17.
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_087a.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.

From Party 1
From Party 1
Pieter Laurenzen Cock (ID: 1,660,036)
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Pieter Cock
From Party 2
From Party 2 Text Unlinked
Roeloff Jansen
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
087a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11052