Document: Answer of the burgomasters and schepens explaining why they had not nominated any of the company's servants

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New York State Archives

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NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0721

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Answer. Burgomasters and schepens explaining why they had not nominated any of the company's servants.

Document Date

1658-02-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-02-01

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Answer

Minutes

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Translation

[several lines lost] of the [ ] sent

[ ] Company servants [ ] may come, and if such [ ] may have said that [ ] in the matter and does not concern the bench, [ nor ] can it be blamed, since the servants in the Company’s service are sufficiently busy, and could not take care of city affairs. They went on to say that they have nothing to say about the incompetence or incapability of the officials of the honorable Company.

By order of the lords burgomasters and schepenen of the aforesaid city, Joannes Nevius, 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_0721.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.