Document: Nomination of burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam for the ensuing year

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0711

Description

Nomination. Burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam for the ensuing year.

Document Date

1658-01-30

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-01-30

Document Type

Nomination

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Nomination

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Translation

[several lines lost] In as much as your highly esteemed honors have been pleased] to favor [ ] of the succeeding burgomasters [ ] and schepenen, and the time of [ ] approaches, we propose for that purpose for nomination the following persons:

For burgomasters:

Oloff Stevensen Cortlant Wilhelmus Beeckman

For schepenen:

Pieter Wolphertsen van Couwen[hoven Corn: Jacobsz Steenwijck

Jan Vigne

Isaacq de Foreest Jacob Kip

Pieter Cornelisse van der Veer Jacob Strijcker

Pieter Rudolphus

Requesting your honors to choose from the same those who are most righteous, intelligent, and most capable, to the service and benefit of this city and the inhabitants of its jurisdiction.

Done this 30 January 1658 in the city hall at the meeting of burgomasters and schepenen. [several lines lost] secretary.

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_0711.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.