Document: Sentence of William Mosgrou

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0399
Description

Sentence. William Mosgrou (? Mosgrove) for killing hogs; to be banished with his wife and servant out of the province, and pay costs and damages.

Document Date
1654-10-20
Document Date (Date Type)
1654-10-20
Document Type
Sentence
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Sentence
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Translation
Translation

and [ blessing ], and remain your honors' friend and neighbor; was signed: P. Stuyvesant; dated: 26 October 1654.[158]

Whereas Willem Mosgrou lived for some years on Long Island in the Walloon quarter[159] and then in Gravesande where there were constant rumors that he shot, carried away and ate other people's hogs; consequently he was forced to leave there and came to live on Manhattan Island. Before his arrival, there were few if any complaints by the husbandmen and farmers

Translation Superscripts
[158]: Although not addressed, this letter was presumably intended for the governor and council of Connecticut.
[159]: i.e., de Wale quartier, probably the Wallabout Bay area of Brooklyn.
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_0399.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
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
William Mosgrou
To Party 1 Entity
Individual
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
2
Volume
5
Item
399
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/54936