Document: Petition of Jacques Corteljou, agent of the heirs of Cornelis van Werckhoven, for leave to found and erect a village on Long Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0424

Description

Petition. Jacques Corteljou, agent of the heirs of Cornelis van Werckhoven, for leave to found and erect a village on Long Island, at the bay of the North river (New Utrecht).

Document Date

1657-01-23

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-01-23

Document Type

Petition

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Petition

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Translation

To their honorable lords, the director general and councilors of New Netherland.[i]

Whereas no lands may be laid out and undertaken here without your honors’ approbation and consent, the petitioner addresses himself to your honors for consent to start and establish a village on Long Island on the bay of the North River.

(was signed) Ja. Corteljouw as attorney of the heirs of the deceased Cor. van Werckhooven.

Translation Superscripts

[i]: Recovered text from translation in NYCD 14:382.

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_0424.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.