Document: Order confiscating flints found in Gysbert Jansen's possession

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0608a

Description

Order. Confiscating flints found in Gysbert Jansen's possession.

Document Date

1657-06-12

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-06-12

Document Type

Order

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Order

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Translation

Nicasius de Sille, fiscal, in the name of his office plaintiff, against Gijsbert Jansen, defendant; the plaintiff demands and seeks confiscation of 200 snaphance flints and 23 lbs. buckshot, which he found above the permitted lead in the defendant’s chest. The defendant defaults.

The director general and councilors order the fiscal to return the permitted lead to the defendant and to keep the rest. Dated as above.

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.

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_0608a.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.