Document: Declaration of Pieter van der Linde and Hendrick Pietersen respecting the shooting of a hog in the woods

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_096a
Description

Declaration. Peter van de Linde, as to tracks in the snow near his plantation which he saw on his return from hunting deer on Manhattan island. [1644]

Document Date
1644-01-27
Document Date (Date Type)
1644-01-27
Document Type
Declaration

Translation
Translation

Declaration made at the request of Barent Dircksz, baker, by Pieter van [ der ] Linde, as follows. Yesterday, he was out shooting deer on the island of Manhates. Not having got any, he returned to his plantation, where he heard a shot in the direction of the woods, whereupon he resolved to go thither. He there found in the snow the tracks of two persons, which he followed, and found a hog shot dead, the ball having entered at one ear and come out on the other side. He, Pieter van [ der ] Linde turned back and reported the matter to Barent Dircksz’ men, who went with him into the woods. He, the deponent, and Hendrick Pietersz went to the hog and Karsten Pietersz and Cornelis Willemsz took another road to find those who had shot the hog. He, Pieter van [ der ] Linden, followed the track to about one hundred paces from Tomas Atkins’ house,[1] but Hendric Pietersz says that the footsteps led to the threshold of the house. All of which he, the deponent, and Hendric Pietersz declare to be true. Done the 27th of January 1644.

Pieter Linde
Hendrijck Pettres
Cornelis van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts
[1]: The name of Joris Homs is crossed out and that of Tomas Atkins substituted.
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_096a.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
Hendrick Pietersen
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Pieter van der Linde
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
096a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11080