Document: Register of transactions between the director and council and the burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam in 1658

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NYSA_A1809-78_V08_1081
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Register. Transactions between the director and council and the burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam in 1658.

Document Date
1658-01-01
Document Date (Date Type)
1658-01-01
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Register | Transactions
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Translation
Translation

[ several lines lost ] [i]

Folio 23. Burgomasters are [ ] in order to claim the

[ ] lots [ within ] not built upon. 15 January.

30. Burgomasters and schepenen request directions [ regarding from ] which income they may draw their granted annual salary.

Reply to that, dated January 22.

43. In the accounts of the city’s receipts and expenditures many items are judged unacceptable. Dated 22 January.

53. Burgomasters and schepenen request the entire or partial income of the weighhouse

Reply to that, in which it is pointed out which income is granted the city from time to time, and it (the city) is also granted a fourth part of the income of the weighhouse. 25 January.

66. On January 28 Isaacq Foreest, Fredrick Lubbertsz, Burger Jorisz, Nicolaes Varleth, Jeronimus Ebbingh, Pieter Prins are favored with the great burgher right of this city.

[several lines lost] [ ] usual way [ ] required in which was no [ ] [ ] nomination with an added report of the lord assessor Tonneman.

97. The lords Tonneman and secretary van Ruijven are appointed to request from the burgomasters and schepenen the reasons why no Company servants should be nominated.

99. Reply to that.

101. Elected as burgomasters, Paulus Leendertsz, Oloff Stevensz.

As schepenen, Johannis de Peijster, Pieter Wolphertsz, Jacob Strijcker, Cornelis Steenwijck, Isaacq Foreest.

116. Allard Anthonij and Oloff Stevensz, burgomasters, appeared to explain some items that were judged unacceptable in the city’s accounts, [ written ] above under folio 43.

120. Willem Beeckman elected as orphan master, Hendrick Jansz vander Vin as church master.

[several lines lost] would [ ] is executed [ ]

164. The burgomasters are authorized to appoint [ ] persons to properly settle the inventories of Jochem Pietersz and Pieter [ Antonij ]. Dated 26 March.

212. At the burgomasters’ request the order on demolishing the thatch roofs was prolonged for two months.

222. Urged the burgomasters to draw up an order for the ringing of hogs as well as one on the privies. Dated April 16th.

321. Resolved that from now on the ordinary court day of burgomasters and schepenen will be held on Tuesday.

359. Petition of the burgomasters and schepenen in order to provide some more freedom to the traders here with respect to the foreign trade.

Reply to that on 17 September.

379. Burgomasters and schepenen request that the sewant within the city may be reduced from 6 to 8 for a stiver.

Reply to that on 9 October.

[several lines lost] [ ] followed in [ ] allowed burgomasters and schepenen to make a new bridge and draw 8 stivers per last for that from the goods that will be unloaded there. Dated 14 November.

425. Burgomasters request to be allowed to organize a cattle fair, which they are granted. Dated 28 November.

Translation Superscripts
[i]: The following documents are not in good order; the numbering is vague or with question marks. The order given here is the order in which they appear in the box.
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_1081.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.

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New Amsterdam
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The Director and Council
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The Burgomasters and Schepens
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