Document: Pardon of Edward Hart, town clerk of Flushing

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NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0670b
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Pardon. Of Edward Hart, town clerk of Flushing.

Document Date
1658-01-23
Document Date (Date Type)
1658-01-23
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Pardon
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Translation
Translation

Received and read at the meeting, the accompanying petition of the prisoner Eduart Hart, clerk at Vlissingen, and having considered his oral promises of better behavior, and, in addition, the mediation of some inhabitants of the aforesaid village, the fact that he has always been obliging, and, as an old inhabitant, is acquainted with various issues, moreover, that the schout Tobias Feecx advised him to draft the remonstrance inserted under the date of January first, as well as the fact that he is burdened with a large family, the director general and councilors pardon and forgive him this mistake this time, provided that he will pay the legal costs. Dated as above.[i]

Rights: This translation is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the  New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial council minutes, 1638-1665. Series A1809. Volume 8.

Translation Superscripts
[i]: See NYCD 14:409 for another translation.
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_0670b.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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Flushing
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Edward Hart
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