Document: Agreement of the town of Gravesend for the tenths

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0902c

Description

Agreement of the town of Gravesend for the tenths.

Document Date

1658-07-02

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-07-02

Document Type

Agreement

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Agreement

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Translation

On the 2nd of July 1658 William Bouwne, Tomas Spicer, William Willekens, and Charles Morgan, magistrates of the village of Gravesande on Long Island, appeared in the meeting in capacity of deputies and representatives for the inhabitants of the said village in order to come to an agreement with the lord director general and councilors about the aforesaid village’s tenth for this year. After some pro and contra discourses, the said magistrates agreed with the lord director general and councilors that 160 schepels, half in wheat, half in peas, shall be paid for this year as the tenth for the entire village of Gravesande, to be delivered on the seashore near the said village. 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_0902c.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.