Document: Oath written and signed by the inhabitants of Oostdorp

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1810-78_V12_47

Description

Oath subscribed by the inhabitants of Westchester [In N. Y. Doc. Hist., III, 926.] [1657]

Document Date

1657-01-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-01-01

Document Type

Oath

Document Type Unlinked

Oath

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Translation

This first Jannuary Ao. 1657: In East towne in the N. Netherlands.

Wee hose hands are vnder writen do promes to owne the gouemor of the manatas as our gouemor and obay all his magastrates and lawes that are mad accorden to god, so long as we liue in his Jurisdiction.

Robbert Basset
George his X mark Reith
John Finch
John Wilson
Richard Horton
Thomas Vaijle
Hendrick his X mark Cornelijssen
Thamis Martin
Nick Loobely
John Quimbie
Josiah Gilbert
Obodiah Gilbert
Jonathan Lockwood
Robert his X mark Meacker
Jeffrey his X mark Ferris

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/A1810/NYSA_A1810-78_V12_47.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translated in: Correspondence, 1647-1653, trans. and ed. Charles T. Gehring ("New Netherland Documents Series") (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2000).

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.