Document: Petition of Hendrick Barentsen Smith for his discharge

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0246b

Description

Petition. Hendrick Barentsen Smith, cadet, for his discharge; granted.

Document Date

1656-10-24

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-10-24

Document Type

Petition

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Petition

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Translation

Received the petition of Hendrick Barentsz Smith, cadet, who remonstrates how he had been promised in the fatherland to serve here no longer than a year and that it has now been over two years that he has served; also, that he had been promised to be discharged after the southern expedition. Therefore he requests that his passport [several lines lost] the petition [ ] as he therefore can [ ] claim his [ ] settlement of accounts. 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_0246b.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.