Document: Order pardoning Severyn Lourens and permitting him to live on Long Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0888c

Description

Order. Pardoning Severyn Lourens, who broke jail before the sentence of the 12th April was executed, and permitting him to live on Long Island.

Document Date

1658-05-28

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-05-28

Document Type

Order

Minutes

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Order

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Translation

Received the request of Trijntjen Rijnders, wife of Severijn Lourens, which Severijn Lourens on the 12th of April 1658 was condemned to be whipped and branded for the theft of some planks, but who escaped on the day before the sentence would be executed, now requesting forgiveness for the theft he committed, and to be allowed to support himself with farming on Staaten Eijlant.

After deliberation it is resolved, [several lines lost] confiscated [ ] Dated as above.

Note. The credit due [ ] become 1/3 for the fiscal, 1/3 for the [ director general ], and 1/3 for the Company.

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_V08_0888c.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.