Document: Order to Lieutenant Stillwell to appear before the director and council respecting a cow he sold

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NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0310c
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Order. Lieutenant Stillwell, to appear before the director and council respecting a cow sold by him to Rutger Jansen of Midwout.

Document Date
1656-02-29
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1656-02-29
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Having received and read a certain undated letter from Rutger Jansen, residing in Midwout on Long Island, stating that he has been unable to pay for a certain cow that he had bought from Lieutenant Stillewil because a persistent illness, and that the aforesaid Stillewil wants to take the cow back.

After deliberation, it was decided as follows: To show this to Lieutenant Stillewill who is ordered by the contents hereof to come and speak with the director general and councilors at a convenient time. Ady ut supra.

Rights: This translation is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the  New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial council minutes, 1638-1665. Series A1809. Volume 6.

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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_0310c.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.

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