Document: Order to transmit the petition of the Lutherans of New Amsterdam to the directors of the W.I. Company

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0241
Description

Order. To transmit the above petition to the directors of the W.I. Company at Amsterdam; meanwhile the laws will be enforced against conventicles and public meetings of any but those belonging to the Reformed Dutch church.

Document Date
1656-10-24
Document Date (Date Type)
1656-10-24
Document Type
Order
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Order
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Translation
Translation

Amsterdam in New Netherland, this 24 October 1656.

The foregoing petition, received and read, after deliberation was decided as follows: To send this with the first ship to the honorable lords directors of the Chartered West India Company to request the truth and their further interpretation thereon; meanwhile, the director general and councilors persist with the previously observed orders and placards issued and many times renewed against convent[ icles ] and public gatherings outside the customary reformed worship here in this country; meanwhile, the petitioners or no one will be troubled in the matter of conscience, or forced to privately perform in his family household readings, prayers, expressions of thanks, and singing in his confession. Dated as above.

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_V08_0241.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.

Location
Modern Location
Manhattan, NY
Locations (Unlinked)
New Amsterdam
To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
The Lutherans of New Amsterdam
To Party 2
To Party 2 Text Unlinked
The Directors of the W.I. Company
Related Ancestors (Unlinked)
Multiple Parties | To Party 3 Unlinked: Dutch West India Company (DWIC) | To Party 3 Entity: Dutch West India Company (DWIC)
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
6
Volume
8
Item
241
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/55908