Document: Appointment of Christiaen Barentsen to be firewarden

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0231a

Description

Appointment. Christiaen Barentsen, to be firewarden.

Document Date

1656-01-18

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-01-18

Document Type

Appointment

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Appointment

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Translation

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.

Translation Superscripts

[1]: Barentsz was appointed along with Hendrick Hendricksen Kip and Govert Loockermans; RNA, 2:44.

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_V06_0231a.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.