Document: Deposition of Laurens Cornelissen van der Wel that Cornelis Melyn had circulated rumors in New England of Director Stuyvesant's removal from office

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V3_031b
Description

Declaration. Laurens Cornelissen that Cornelis Melyn had circulated reports in New England of director Stuyvesant's removal from office. [1649]

Document Date
1649-03-30
Document Date (Date Type)
1649-03-30
Document Type
Deposition
Document Type Unlinked
Declaration | Deposition

Translation
Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Laurens Cornelisz van [ der ] Wel, aged 38 years, who at the request of the honorable fiscal attests, testifies and declares, in place and with promise of an oath if necessary, that it is true and truthful that he, the deponent, in November last, heard divers Englishmen at Boston and other places say that Cornelis Melyn had said that he would manage to have the English sail to Fort Orange as well as the Dutch and be free from duties as we were. Also, that Melyn had said to the English that he had power to remove Mr. Stuyvesant He, the deponent, coming a second time to New Haven on the 24th of February, Mr. Goudjer,[1] the deputy governor at New Haven, inquired of him, the deponent, if Governor Stuyvesant had been removed. To which the deponent answered “No,” and aksed "Why?" Mr. Goudjer replied: "Such is the report here." The deponent declares this to be the truth. Thus done the 30th of March 1649.

Louweris Cornelisz vander Wel
C. van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Stephen Goodyeare.
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_V3_031b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 (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
Cornelis Melyn
To Party 2
To Party 2 Text Unlinked
Director Stuyvesant
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Laurens Cornelissen van der Wel
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Box
3
Volume
3
Item
31b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/19050