Document: Petition of burgomasters and schepens for leave to appoint persons to settle the estates of the late Jochem Pietersen (Kuyter) and Peter Anthony

[several lines lost] [The burgomasters and schepenen] of the city of Amsterdam in New Netherland show respectfully how [ that at ] various times [ they ] are being troubled by various persons [ ] and people interested in the estate of Joghem Pietersz Cuijter, deceased, as well as in the estate of Pieter Antonij, deceased) in order to settle the aforesaid estates, so that they can receive what is due to them. And whereas they do not want to do anything in these matters without your honors’ knowledge but with your honors’ ratification; because the estates are located without our limits, and they would like to be relieved of being bothered, they respectfully ask your honors that your honors please inform them of your honors’ intention: whether your honors please to do this, or whether your honors will order how your honors would like to have it done, so that the creditors may receive what is due to them, and we be relieved of the trouble. Expecting hereupon your honors’ favorable decision, we remain your honors’ obedient servants, the burgomasters.

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By order of the burgomasters of the city of Amsterdam in N: Netherland Was signed, Joannes Nevius, secretary.

[several lines lost] [ ] performance [ ] of the matters mentioned herein, as they judge to be best and most appropriate. Done at Fort Amsterdam in N: Netherland the 26th of March 1658.