Document: Order to receiver-general not to pay any money except on the order of the director-general

[several lines lost] which, in order to [ in ]cline, it is resolved that [ no ] servants of the Company shall be paid more money [ by the ] collector of the director general and councilors than what is due to them according to their accounts; also, not to pay any significant sums to merchants unless they requested and obtained proper order for it from the lord director general. Done in Fort Amsterdam in N: Netherland, the 25th of May anno 1658.

Rights: This translation is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the  New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial council minutes, 1638-1665. Series A1809. Volume 8.