Document: Petition of citizens of New Amsterdam asking to be invested with the right of citizenship in all places in New Netherland

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Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V09_0041

Description

Petition. Citizens of New Amsterdam (named), asking to be invested with the right of citizenship in all places in New Netherland; that the price of citizenship be fixed at 1000 guilders, and that the privileges granted them in regard to foreign trade may be published, etc.

Document Date

1659-11-05

Document Date (Date Type)

1659-11-05

Document Type

Petition

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Petition

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Translation

Rights: This translation is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial council minutes, 1638-1665. Series A1809. Volume 9.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

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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.