Document: Order to enroll all persons who live by sailing up and down the river and have no fixed place of residence into the militia companies

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[ ] for our [ ] inhabitants of this province [ ] sail their barks up and down [ ] who maintain a permanent domicile neither here nor at Fort Orange, because they do not take part in any miltia duties and watches with the other burghers at either of the two places; therefore, the militia captains and officers are hereby authorized and ordered to distribute those here in this city of Amsterdam among the colors[1] and to take part in those duties and watches with the other burghers, according to the regulation pertaining thereto previously drafted by us and the militia’s military council.

Ady ut supra. Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 28 August 1655.

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