Document: Petition of the inhabitants of Middelburgh

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NYSA_A1810-78_V12_50

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Petition. John Burroughes and other inhabitants of Middleborough, L. I., complaining that the minister's house built by the town, hath been given to rev. Mr. Moore as his property, with Dutch translation [In Riker's Hist., of Newtown, 45.] [1657]

Document Date

1657-01-22

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-01-22

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Petition

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Petition

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Translation

To the honerable gouemor worthie sur we whose names are vnderwritten desire to make our humble requests knowen, in respect of the house bulded here by the towne of Midle Burrough for publicke vse for a minester for continewance and some of the towne hath given it away to Mr. More for his owne proprietie; and his affer him wherein we thinke we are wronged & the towne, left destitute if Mr. More please to leaue vs or if he should die for we know men ar mortall then we are to seke both for minester & house to entertaine him into therefore we doe humbly entreat your honer that you would be pleased to take it into consideration and accordingly Judge the equitie of the thing & the damage that may ensew; thus leauing you to god & his grace we rest.

Janeuaris the 22t 1657.[1]

John Burroues
John Laiton
Roberd Pudinton
Frances Swaine
Thomas X Hornish
Nikles Carter
Samuell Coe

Translation Superscripts

[1]: The reverse side of this document carries a Dutch translation of the English text.

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/A1810/NYSA_A1810-78_V12_50.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translated in: Correspondence, 1647-1653, trans. and ed. Charles T. Gehring ("New Netherland Documents Series") (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2000).

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.