Document: Letter from Lady Deborah Moody and John Tilton to director Stuyvesant

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NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0063a

Description

Letter. Lady Deborah Moody, and John Tilton, clerk, to director Stuyvesant, with the names of town officers of Gravesend, for his approbation.

Document Date

1655-07-19

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-07-19

Document Type

Letter

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Letter

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Translation

[ Honoured Sr ]

We have according to [ the tenur of our pattent ] (though thus longe Deferred) made [ Choice ] of William Bowne, William Wilkins & Edward Brower for our Magistrates and John Morris for schout all which have formilye borne office amongst us and hope will prove faithfull [ and peaceable ] indeavoring, to bynde up that which is broken amongst us whome wee present unto your honour with desire of theye Confirmation and Establishment and remaine yours the inhabitans Gravesand in our Loyalltie and fidellitie.

July the 19th anno 1655Was subscribed Deborah MoodyJohn Tillton clerck in behalfe ofthe Rest.

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_V06_0063a.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.