Document: Letter from Robert Bassitt and others to director and council

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0341b
Description

Letter. Robert Bassitt and others, to director and council, with nomination of a list of persons from which they request magistrates to be appointed (with).

Document Date
1656-03-13
Document Date (Date Type)
1656-03-13
Document Type
Letter
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Letter
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Translation
Translation

Westchester, March 13th, 1656

Honoured Sir

The inhabitans of Westchester haveing taken into consideration the nesessite of haveing offisors established amonghst our selves in this Towne for the executing of such Lords in the Towne may conduce to the good of our towne shippe therefore this may signifie to your honour that the Towne have presented unto your honour these sixe, Leftenant Thomas Wheeler: Thomas Neuman: John Lord: Josiah Gilbert: William Ward: Nicklis Bay ley: that soe you may be pleased to confirme and establish offisires amonghst us for this yeare next insending the date hereof further the towne have chosen and deputed as debutyes in theyre Behalfe the afore said full confirmation from your honnour how fare our bounds shall extend and Reach.

The underwritten in the behalfe of our selves and the rest of the town

Robert BassitRobert RosseJohn FennerWilliam BensillJohn FinthJoseph LancktonJohn Richardsone

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_0341b.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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The Director and Council
From Party 1
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Robert Bassitt and others
From Party 2
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Robert Bassitt
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Individual
Related Ancestors (Unlinked)
... and others
A1809 Additional Party
Dutch Colonial Council
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes (Series A1809 _ 1638-1665)
Box
3
Volume
6
Item
341b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/52633