Document: Letter from secretary Van Ruyven to the burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0207b

Description

Letter. Secretary Van Ruyven, to the burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam, with copy of the above ordinance.

Document Date

1655-12-31

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-12-31

Document Type

Letter

Minutes

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Letter

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Translation

Today this foregoing ordinance was sent to the schout, burgomasters and schepens of the city of Amsterdam in New Netherland under cover, for which the copy here does serve.

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[ ] honorable, trusted [ ] This is only to serve to introduce the enclosed ordinance, which has been sent to your honors in all haste in order to have the same published and posted according to its contents, herewith we shall commend our dear and faithful friends, your honors, to God’s protection, and remain

Your honors ’ dear friends, the director general and councilors of New Netherland; (below was written: By order of the same, (and was signed: C. V. Ruyven, secretary, ady ut supra, the end of December 1655.

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_0207b.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.