Document: Appointment of Hellegond Joris to be city midwife, and suspension thereof

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0033b

Description

Appointment. Hellegond Joris to be city midwife, and suspension thereof.

Document Date

1655-04-21

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-04-21

Document Type

Appointment

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Appointment

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Translation

21 April

The high councilors of New Netherland having deemed it necessary [ ] province and especially of this city, to nominate and appoint a capable and [ ] in the position of the [ ] city’s midwife in order to offer appropriate service and assistance to the needy and those who might seek and require help.

Therefore, as a result of reports and information given to us about Hillegont Joris, the present midwife here, we have nominated and appointed the same, as we hereby nominate and appoint her, to midwife of this city, which position she promises to acquit diligently and faithfully pursuant to the instructions given or yet to be given her. For this service she shall receive monthly salary and board money as did the former city’s midwife. Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland. Ady ut supra.

Note, it was decided for certain reasons to delay the foregoing order for the time being.[1]

Translation Superscripts

[1]: This note was appended to the appointment at a later time.

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_0033b.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.