Document: Nominations for the vacant offices of orphan master, city surveyor and fire warden in New Amsterdam

To the highly esteemed director general and the honorable lords councilors.

Esteemed lords.

Whereas Poulus Leendersen van Grift, orphan master [ and ] surveyor of this city, has been selected burgomaster and Govert Loockermans, fire warden, has been selected scheepen; therefore, we deem it necessary to choose and place other qualified persons in their aforesaid positions. To this end we have nominated by plurality of votes:

For orphan masters

Oloff Stevensz van Cortlant Johannis Pietersz Verbrugge

For surveyors

Hendrick Hendricksz Kip Jan Vigne

For fire wardens Daniel Litschoe Andries Jochemsz

Requesting that your honors [ ] from the [several lines lost] remain your highly esteemed honors’ obedient burgomasters and schepenen of the city of Amsterdam in New Netherland (lower) By order of the same (signed) Jacop Kip, secretary, (dated) Done the 12th of February 1657 at the session in the city hall at Amsterdam in New Netherland.