Document: Certificate of the director and council that David Provoost has been admitted as a notary public

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0063b

Description

Certificate. The same, that David Provoost has been admitted a notary public.

Document Date

1652-09-16

Document Date (Date Type)

1652-09-16

Document Type

Certificate

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Certificate

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Translation

We, director-general and councillors of New Netherland residing in Fort Amsterdam, proclaim by these our signatures that David Proovoost has been appointed notary here in this city of New Amsterdam; we request, therefore, that each and everyone who is shown this shall be pleased to believe the same signature hereon. In witness whereof we sign this and attach the country's seal, 16 September 1652.

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_V05_0063b.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.