Document: Order on a petition of Anthony Jansen van Vaes complaining that the town of Gravesend drive his cattle off his own land

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Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0062

Description

Order on a petition of Anthony Jansen van Vaes, complaining that the town of Gravesend drive his cattle off his own land; his bounds to be determined.

Document Date

1656-07-11

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-07-11

Document Type

Order

Petition

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Order | Petition

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Translation

Having received the petition of Anthony Jansz van Vaes, complaining of the proceeding of those of Gravesande, forbidding him not only to pasture his cattle upon his own land, but also driving them away from there, warning him that he no longer may allow his cattle to graze there, with threats that otherwise an accident might happen. He requests the director general and councilors to be pleased to look into it.

After deliberation, it was decided: When the director general and councilors of New Netherland have set the boundaries of the village of Gravesend, then his shall also be set.[i]

Translation Superscripts

[i]: See NYCD 14:360 for another translation.

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_0062.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.