Document: Deposition of Richard Aesten and others as to pumpkins stolen on the land of Anthony Jansen from Salee by the crews of the Sevenster and the privateer La Garce

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Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V2_079

Description

Declaration. Richard Aestin, Ambrose Love, (?) and Richard Stout that the crew of the Seven Stars and of the privateer, landed at the farm of Anthony Jansen of Salee, in the Bay, and took off 200 pumpkins, and would have carried away a lot of hogs from Coney island had they not learned that they belonged to Lady Moody. [1643]

Document Date

1643-10-13

Document Date (Date Type)

1643-10-13

Document Type

Deposition

Document Type Unlinked

Declaration | Deposition

Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared the undersigned witnesses, who at the request of Antony Jansen from Zale attest, testify and declare, in place and with promise of a solemn oath, that it is true and truthful that yesterday, about noon, the crews of the Sevenster and of the privateer[1] went together on the land of Antony Jansen from Zalee, situated in the bay and there, as an Englishman who is a sailor on one of the said ships said, took fully 200 pumpkins. The deponents asked what they were doing there and they answered: “We are in search of the hogs on Coney Island;[2] if we find the hogs, we shall take them all away with us.” Thereupon the deponents replied: “Those that run there are Lady Moody’s hogs.” “Then we shall not go there,” said the sailors. Done the 13th of October 1643.

Ritschert Aesten
Ambroisus Lonne
Ritchert Stout

Translation Superscripts

[1]: Meaning the privateer La Garce.
[2]: Konynen Eylant.

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_079.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.