Document: Warrant for the arrest of the slave charged with theft from Widow Morris

Holding Institution
(link is external)New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0523a
Description

Warrant for the negro's arrest.

Document Date
1657-04-17
Document Date (Date Type)
1657-04-17
Document Type
Document Type Unlinked
Warrant
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Translation
Translation

The director general and councilors order the fiscal to apprehend the aforesaid Negro and to interrogate him about this matter and to have him return the goods. Dated as above.

Rights: This translation is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the  (link is external)New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our (link is external)Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial council minutes, 1638-1665. Series A1809. Volume 8.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. (link is external)  https://www.archives.nysed.gov/  

Translation link see: (link is external)http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0523a.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 (link is external)Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the
(link is external)New Netherland Institute website.

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widow Morris
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To Party 2
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Morris
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From Party 1
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Additional To Party: Morris
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