Document: Opinion of councillors De Sille and Tonneman on proposal of the director-general on enclosing the city and fort

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New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0948
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Opinion of councillors De Sille and Tonneman thereupon.

Document Date
1658-08-19
Document Date (Date Type)
1658-08-19
Document Type
Opinion
Minutes
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Opinion
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Translation
Translation

Regarding the walling of the fort and palisading this city, lord Nicasius de Sille recommends that both need to continue simultaneously; to contract out the cutting, transportation, and placing of the palisades to the person demanding least; and to have the Company’s Negroes work on the fort. Dated as above.

Lord Pieter Tonneman agrees with the lord Sille’s judgment. Dated as above.

Lord Decker says that he will hand in his recommendation in writing at the next meeting. 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.

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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_0948.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.

From Party 1
From Party 1
Nicassius de Sille (ID: 87)
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De Sille
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Tonnemans
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A1809 Additional Party
Dutch Colonial Council
Document Location
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New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes (Series A1809 _ 1638-1665)
Box
7
Volume
8
Item
948
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http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/56510