Document: Order to enroll all persons who live by sailing up and down the river and have no fixed place of residence into the militia companies

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0083a
Description

Order. To enroll into the militia companies of New Amsterdam, all persons who live by sailing sloops up and down the river and have no fixed place of residence.

Document Date
1655-08-28
Document Date (Date Type)
1655-08-28
Document Type
Order
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Order
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Translation
Translation

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[ ] for our [ ] inhabitants of this province [ ] sail their barks up and down [ ] who maintain a permanent domicile neither here nor at Fort Orange, because they do not take part in any miltia duties and watches with the other burghers at either of the two places; therefore, the militia captains and officers are hereby authorized and ordered to distribute those here in this city of Amsterdam among the colors[1] and to take part in those duties and watches with the other burghers, according to the regulation pertaining thereto previously drafted by us and the militia’s military council.

Ady ut supra. Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 28 August 1655.

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Vaendels, different colored flags or pennants representing the various militia companies.
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_0083a.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.

To Party 1
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All Persons
A1809 Additional Party
Dutch Colonial Council
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes (Series A1809 _ 1638-1665)
Box
3
Volume
6
Item
83a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/52334