Document: Minute of the application of the deaconry for an order to Abraham Rycken

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NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0050

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Minute. Of the application of the deaconry for an order to Abraham Rycken to reopen a road leading to the Poor's farm, and for the grant of an island opposite it, called Huelicken, or Borger Jorisen's island; commissioners to be sent to examine the road; the island already granted.

Document Date

1655-06-03

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1655-06-03

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Minutes

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Translation

On Thursday, 3 June

The honorable domine Johannis Megapolensis, minister here and Johan- nis de Peyster, deacon and schepen of this city, appear at the session and remonstrate on behalf of the deaconry of this city of Amsterdam in New Netherland that the aforesaid deaconry had purchased a while ago a certain farm for the benefit and profit of the poor, located beyond the Hellegat, by which farm the honorable director general Petrus Stuyve- sant had permitted the deaconry to annex a piece of land to the land of the farm in order to be allowed to make a new plantation or farm, in time, whenever the Lord God has blessed them with livestock, which place or a portion thereof they find afterwards was given to a certain Abraham Rijcken, but because Abr. Rijcken is a poor man and has nothing but what he gains from toil, therefore they can or will not trouble him about it; however, the sole reason for this their remonstrance was that the aforesaid Abr. Rijcken has closed a public road that has been a public road for years, to the great prejudice and detriment of the aforesaid farm of the poor. Therefore, they humbly request that the aforesaid Abraham Rijcken be summoned and cited that he should tear down the posts and rails or palisades and to return the road to state in which it was long before his arrival there. They also inform him that the small island lying diagonally opposite the aforesaid poor farm, commonly called Huelicken or [ Borger ] Jorissen Island would be very suitable and profitable for the deaconry upon which to drive their hogs and livestock etc., requesting, therefore, if it has not been conferred, that the same be granted to the deaconry for the profit of the poor.

The honorable lords councilors supply as response that some persons shall be authorized as commissioners to go there in order to inspect the road blocked by Abr. Rijcken. Concerning the aforesaid small island, it has been granted already for a long time.

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland. Ady ut supra. 3 June 1655. Nicasius de Sille, La Montagne, Cornelis van Tienhoven.

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_0050.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.