Document: Order to the skipper of the ships Bear and Brindled Cow

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0143

Description

Order. The skipper of the ships Bear and Brindled Cow to land the hon. Johan Rysingh and factor Elswyck in England or France, and the other Swedes at the Helder.

Document Date

1655-11-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-11-01

Document Type

Order

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Order

Full Resolution Image

Download, 100MB+ (Right-Click)

Translation

Copy

First of November

The skipper and supercargo of the ship de Beer, namely, Cornelis Willemsz Beer and Jan Jansz Bestevaer are hereby ordered to put the honorable Johan Risingh and factor Elswijck and their people ashore in England or France, as may be most convenient, pursuant to the capitulation, and the remaining Swedish soldiers at Den Helder; and to direct the commissary of the West India Company, Pieter Claesen Croon, to transfer their goods and merchandise temporarily ashore or to a galiot, pursuant to the capitulation, to be taken to Gottenborch without charge. Note: An order with the same content was sent to the skipper of the ship de Bontecoe.

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_V06_0143.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.