Document: Dutch colonial council minutes, 13-20 January 1639

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NYSA_A1809-78_V04_p030
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Court proceedings. Cicero Pierre vs. David Pietersen (de Vries); default. Blanch Ael vs. Adam Roelantsen, slander; parties ordered to discontinue their slanders against one another on pain of fine. Hans Steen vs. Thomas Coninck, slander; defendant retracts and acknowledges that the plaintiff is an honest and honorable man. [1639];Court proceedings. Maryn Adriaensen vs. rev. Everardus Bogardus, for a debt due to plaintiff by one Jacob Govertsen (who had made a present of a piece of cloth to defendant's wife); on the ground that Govertsen could not make a present until he paid his debts, and whosoever received such present, was bound to pay his debts, the court ordered, that the plaintiff and other creditors be paid pro rata out of moneys due the late Govertsen by the company. Claes Cornelissen Swits vs. Jurian Hendricksen; default. Cicero Pierre vs. David Pietersen (de Vries), for wages; case continued. [1639]

Document Date
1639-01-13 to 1639-01-20
Document Date (Date Type)
1639-01-13
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Translation
Translation

Anno 1639

On Thursday, being the 13th of January, in Fort Amsterdam

Cecero Piere, plaintiff, vs. Davidt Pietersen, defendant. Default.

Blancke Ael, plaintiff, vs. Adam Rolantsen, defendant, for slander. Parties are ordered not to slander each other any more, on pain of being fined at the discretion of the honorable director and council.

Hans Steen, plaintiff, vs. Tomas Coninck, defendant, for slander. The parties being heard, the defendant does not persist in his slander and acknowledges that he has nothing to say against the plaintiff and admits him to be an honorable and honest man.

On the 20th ditto, being Thursday

Maryn Adriaensen, plaintiff, vs. Everardus Bogardus, minister, as husband and guardian of Anna Jans, defendant. The plaintiff demands payment from the defendant, the defendant's wife having received, as she says, a suit of clothes as a present from Jacob Govertsen. The plaintiff maintains that no one has a right to make a present to or give away his property as long as he has not paid his debts, from which it would follow that inasmuch as Anna Jans, the plaintiff's wife, received the aforesaid [ suit ] from the late Jacob Govertsen, she must pay his debts. Parties being heard and Anna Jans having taken the oath that the aforesaid clothes were presented to her and belong to her, it is ordered that what is due to Maryn Adriaensen and the other creditors of the late Jacob Govertsen shall pro rata be paid by the Company out of the money which is due to the said Jacob Govertsen.

Claes Cornelissen Swits, plaintiff, vs. Jeuriaen Hendricksz, defendant. Default.

Cecero Piere, plaintiff, vs. Davidt Pietersen, defendant. Plaintiff demands payment of his earned monthly wages. Case put over to next week.

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/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V04_p030.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (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
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Davidt Pietersen, defendant. Default.
To Party 2
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Adam Rolantsen, defendant, for slander pls fix lookup on Entity Role
To Party 2 Entity
From Party 1
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Cecero Piere, plaintiff
From Party 2
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Blancke Ael, plaintiff
Related Ancestors (Unlinked)
Cicero Pierre
David Pietersen (de Vries)
Blanch Ael
Adam Roelantsen
Hans Steen
Thomas Coninck
Maryn Adriaensen
rev. Everardus Bogardus
Jacob Govertsen
Claes Cornelissen Swits
Jurian Hendricksen
A1809 Additional Party
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