Document: Petition of Joost van Beecq for a writ of appeal in a judgment in favor of Maria Verleth

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Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0323b

Description

Petition of Joost van Beecq for a writ of appeal in a judgment in favor of Maria Verleth. [See 6:324, 6:346, 6:350 for further proceedings in this case.]

Document Date

1656-03-14

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-03-14

Document Type

Petition

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Petition

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Translation

At the session, present as before.

To the honorable lord director general and high councilors in New Netherland.

Right honorable lords,

Joost van Beecq, inhabitant of this place, repectfully makes known how Maria Verleth brought him, the petitioner, before the honorable court regarding three hogsheads of tobacco. On the 6th of March a judgment was handed regarding the aforesaid three hogsheads of tobacco, and whereas the petitioner finds himself injured by the aforesaid judgment, he turns to your honors, respectfully requesting that he, the petitioner, be accepted in a writ of appeal concerning the aforesaid judgment of the honorable court of this city.[1] Awaiting your honors’ decision, he remains your honors’ servant (was signed:) Joost van Beecq; dated 14 March 1656, Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Translation Superscripts

[1]: See RNA, 2:54 for the case.

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_V06_0323b.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.