Document: Deposition of Samuel Chandler as to what he heard Hendrick Jansen, the tailor, say about Director Kieft

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_053b
Description

Affidavit. Samuel Chandelaer, that he heard Hendrick the tailor say: The kivit (meaning the director), ought to be packed off to Holland in the Peacock, with a letter of recommendation to Master Gerrit (the public executioner), and a pound flemish, so that he may give him a nobleman's death. [1643]

Document Date
1643-05-06
Document Date (Date Type)
1643-05-06
Document Type Unlinked
Affadavit | Deposition

Translation
Translation

Samuel Chandelaer, aged 33 [ years, testifies ] and declares at the request of the fiscal that it is true and truthful that on the 20th of March anno 1643 he heard Hendric, the tailor, say at his house: “People ought to send the Kivit [1] (meaning thereby the director) to Holland in the ship De Pauw and give him a letter of recommendation to Master Gerrit, whom he would willingly send a pound Flemish in order that he should let him die like a nobleman.[2] All of which the deponent declares to be true and truthful, declaring that he had done this to bear witness of the truth, which every one is bound to do, especially when requested so to do. Done the 6th of May 1643, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Samuel Chandelaer
Cornelis van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts
[1]: The Dutch name for the bird known in English as the pewit. It is used as a play on the director’s name in connection with the name of the ship, which means The Peacock.
[2]: Meaning that Hendrick Jansen was willing to give a pound Flemish to have Kieft beheaded, instead of having him put to death by hanging, like common people. Master Gerrit was the public executioner, or “Jack Ketch,” of Holland.
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_053b.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 Jansen
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Samuel Chandler
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
053b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11001