Document: Petition of Jochem Wessels to be discharged on bail

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0572

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Petition of Jochem Wessels to be discharged on bail.

Document Date

1657-05-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-05-01

Document Type

Petition

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Petition

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To the highly esteemed lords director general and high councilors of New Netherland.

Highly esteemed lords.

Whereas Jochem Wessels, baker at Fort Orange, has been placed in confinement in Fort New Amsterdam for a matter of some actions or claims that the lord fiscal thinks he has on him, of which he claims are unfounded and that he is innocent; and as he is not only suffering great poverty and hardship in his confinement, but also that he and his wife and children would be completely ruined as a result of a long delay, he expects that no person would be served by this and whereas he is inclined to [ ] the lord fiscal and anyone who [ ] any [several lines lost] confinement to

[ ] oath and promise [ ] to appear at the session of your highly esteemed honors upon the indictment [ ] fiscal or anyone else if required. Awaiting a favorable disposition, I remain (written below) Your highly esteemed honors’ obedient (was signed) Jochem Wessels.

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_0572.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.