Document: Summons to the English towns on Long Island and Westchester to send delegates to New Orange

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1881-78_V23_0005
Description

Summons to the English towns on Long Island and Westchester to send delegates to New Orange

Document Date
1673-08-13
Document Date (Date Type)
1673-08-13
Document Type
Summons
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Translation
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At a Meeting of the Honorable Council of War of New Netherland, holden in Fort Willem Hendrik, the 13th of August, Anno 1673.

The Commanders and Council of War have summoned the underwritten Towns and ordered them to submit to their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, etc., and to send hither immediately their Deputies together with their Constables’ staves and English flags, when they would, as circumstances permit, be furnished with Prince's flags instead of those of the English. This summons is sent to the following Towns:

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References
Translation: O'Callaghan, E.B., trans./ed., Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, vol. 2 (Albany: Weed, Parsons: 1858), pp. 569-730 (vol. 23, pp. 1-270 only).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch colonial administrative records (Series A1881 _ 1673-1674)
Box
17
Volume
23
Item
5
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51719