Document: Agreement of the guardians of Jacob Wolphertsen van Couwenhoven's children to the court's order

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0490

Description

Agreement of the guardians to the above arrangement.

Document Date

1657-03-27

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-03-27

Document Type

Agreement

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Agreement

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Translation

The above written, communicated to us underwritten as uncles and blood guardians, concerning the minor children left behind by Hester Jansz, deceased, in the presence of the assigned co-curators and orphan masters, we, underwritten, declare that the provisional exemption of half of that of the father, assigned to the children, also has been our advice and consent; all the more because for the time being we [ ] not

[several lines lost] Amsterdam in New Netherland anno 1657.

Pieter van [ ]

Govert Loockermans

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_0490.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.