Document: Order respecting the excise payable by the farmers beyond the Fresh water, on Manhattan Island

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0733

Description

Order. Respecting the excise payable by the farmers beyond the Fresh water, on Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1658-02-12

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-02-12

Document Type

Order

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Translation

[several lines lost] against [ ] aforesaid [ farmers ] anyone of the [ ] wines, and beers is being tapped, and [ ], about which excise should be agreed with them again, because it is not worth the pain to have it farmed out. lord fiscal de Sille and secretary van Ruijven are hereby delegated and authorized to reach agreements with the said farmers on this island across the Varsse Water about the aforesaid excise from now until the last of November 1658, for the greatest benefit of the honorable Company. Dated as above.

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_0733.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.