Document: Order to receive certain duties on tobacco in Wampum at 10 guilders for one beaver

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0580a
Description

Order. To receive certain duties on tobacco in Wampum, at 10 guilders for one beaver.

Document Date
1657-05-15
Document Date (Date Type)
1657-05-15
Document Type
Order
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Order
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Translation
Translation

[several lines lost] private account [ ] and whereas they had no beavers to pay the recognition fee, as one ought to, they offered to satisfy the same with sewant.

Having deliberated thereon, the provisional receiver is ordered to accept from the aforesaid sailors and other people of poor means, who have no beavers for the recognition fee on tobacco, well strung sewant, provided that 10 guilders in sewant is received for one beaver. Dated as above.

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_0580a.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.

Location
Locations (Unlinked)
Wampum
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
6
Volume
8
Item
580a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/56182