Document: Appointment of Christiaen Barentsen to be firewarden

Whereas the one firewarden, Johan Paul Jacques, has departed for the South River of New Netherland, the honorable lords burgomasters have proposed and nominated two persons at the session of the high council with the request that the honorable general and councilors be pleased to appoint therefrom a firewarden to replace the one leaving; therefore, the honorable lord director general and councilors of New Netherland have appointed from those nominated the person of Christiaen Barentsz.[1] Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, ady ut supra. (Was signed:) P. Stuyvesant.

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