Document: Letter from William Lawrence to the director-general

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0661

Description

Letter. William Lawrence to the director-general, requesting his orders in regard to holding the court at Flushing.

Document Date

1658-01-20

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-01-20

Document Type

Letter

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Letter

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Translation

[ Honored Sir ] [i]

Wearas divers of our in[ habittants having ] Cases depending in our Courtt att [ Vlissing ] and desiering Isheuw in ther cases [ Edward ]

Farrintton and William Nobell in regard of ther latte trubelle are nott willing to

proseed aney ferrder withoutte your honeres forder order this is to request you would

be pleased to maneffest your mind in this case

to this bearrer William Nobelle so thatt wee maye ether proseed ore forbeare so I shall remaine

Vlishinge Jenewarey Your humbell Sarvantte the 20th 1658. William Lawrense]

Translation Superscripts

[i]: English document; recovered text from transcription in NYCD 14:408.

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_0661.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.