Document: Appointment of Nicolaes Alberts as sheriff's officer

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0944a

Description

Appointment. Nicolaes Alberts as sheriff's officer.

Document Date

1658-08-13

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-08-13

Document Type

Appointment

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Appointment

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Translation

[several lines lost] Nicolaes Albertsz

Having considered [ the foregoing ], Nicolaes Alberts, at the lord fiscal’s request is accepted as servant, for which he is granted a soldier’s monthly and boarding wages, to wit, eight guilders per month. Dated as above.[i]

Present the lord general, the lords councilors Nicasius de Sille

Pr. Tonneman Johan de Deckere

Translation Superscripts

[i]: The original word for sheriff here was most likely schout.

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_0944a.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.