Document: Certificate that Harmen Jacobsen, alias Bamboes, was shot by an Indian off the Esopus and brought to New Amsterdam for interment

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NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0919b
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Certificate. That Harmen Jacobsen, alias Bamboes, was shot by an Indian, off the Esopus, and brought to New Amsterdam for interment.

Document Date
1658-07-11
Document Date (Date Type)
1658-07-11
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Translation
Translation

We, the director general and councilors of N: Netherland, at the request of Marretje Pieters, widow of the late Sr. Harmen Jacobsz alias Bamboes, hereby certify and declare that it is true and real that the said Harmen Jacobsz, her late husband, standing on a yacht situated before the Esopus on the North River, about 18 miles from this place, was accidentally shot by a drunken Indiaen or wilt who stood on land across from the yacht; that he died shortly thereafter, and a few days later was brought here and buried. On the testimony of which, this was signed by us and confirmed by our seal printed hereon. Dated as above.[i]

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.

Translation Superscripts
[i]: See NYCD 13:87–88 for another translation.
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_0919b.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.

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New Amsterdam
Esopus
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Harmen Jacobsen, alias Bamboes
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