Document: Discharge of Hans Petersen from prison on his personal security

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0200b

Description

Discharge. Hans Petersen from prison, on his personal security.

Document Date

1655-12-23

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-12-23

Document Type

Discharge

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Discharge

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Translation

The director general and councilors of New Netherland having taking notice of the petition of Hans Pietersen, presently imprisoned on a charge of theft; and considering the cold prison in which he has been sitting for some time now, and that his accuser Jan Snedicker has not been pursuing the proceedings, and nothing more has been submitted for his charge, the lord fiscal Cornelis van Tienhoven is hereby authorized to [ ] the prisoner [ ] prison, promising that he shall appear before the director general [ ] whenever he [ ].

Done at the session of the director [ general ] and councilors held in [ ], ady ut supra.

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_0200b.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.