Document: Propositions submitted by the burgomasters and schepens to the director and council

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New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0109
Description

Propositions. Submitted by the burgomasters and schepens to the director and council, in regard to the present crisis.

Document Date
1653-03-15
Document Date (Date Type)
1653-03-15
Document Type
Proposition
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Propositions
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Translation
Translation

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. . . deliberated more closely and [ ] on proposal of the director-general and council, and [ ] .On the First.The City's militia is ready to [ ] ; however, it is requested that the General be pleased to provide [ fuel ] and light.2 . We agree that Manhattan be provided with palisades and a breastwork.3. That the fort be strengthened accordingly4. That the sum of four or five [ thousand ] guilders be made available in the mayors' treasury in order to accomplish the necessary work, which will be collected afterward from interested parties in New Netherland by taxation according to their estates.5. We regard this to be highly necessary. Done in council on the aforesaid date in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland. Signed by order of the mayor and schepens of this city of New Amsterdam. Jacob Kipp, secretary.[1]

Translation Superscripts
[1]: This entire entry has been canceled. See The Records of New Amsterdam, 1653-1674, edited by Berthold Fernow, 7 vols., 1897 (reprinted Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1976), 1:66-68 for the city's record of this entry. The numbering becomes erratic at this point. Pages 107 and 108 do not exist; numbered page 110 actually follows 106 which is followed by 109, then 111 and so forth. Although several pages appear out of sequence, the translator, Charles Gehring, maintained their numbers for reference purposes.
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_V05_0109.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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Director-General
From Party 1
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Burgomasters and Schepens
A1809 Additional Party
Dutch Colonial Council
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes (Series A1809 _ 1638-1665)
Box
2
Volume
5
Item
109
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/54731