Document: Warrant to impress the seamen from the vessels in the harbor of New Amsterdam

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0081

Description

Warrant. To impress the above seamen, &c.

Document Date

1655-08-24

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-08-24

Document Type

Warrant

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Warrant

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Messrs. Cornelis van Tienhoven and Frederick de Coninck, Captain of the ship de Waegh are hereby authorized and charged to proceed on board of the ships de Bontecoe, Bever, and N. Amsterdam and pursuant to the resolution, first to ask amicably and in case of refusal imperatively to command by virtue of these presents from each ship two men, 200 lbs of codfish, two or three small barrels of groats, one barrel of meat with one barrel of bacon and 300 lbs of bread, also as much powder as they conveniently could spare, leaving both order and receipt at the request of the skippers for their satisfaction. Ady ut supra. 29 August 1655.

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_V06_0081.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.