Document: Appointment of Jan Verbeeck and Evert Wendel to be orphan masters

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1876-78_V16_pt2_0043
Description

Appointment. Jan Verbeeck and Evert Wendel to be orphan masters.

Document Date
1657-02-07
Document Date (Date Type)
1657-02-07
Document Type
Appointment
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Translation
Translation

The 7th of February there appeared by order of the court Jan Verbeecke and Evert Wendels, chosen curators of the estate of the surviving children of Jacob Luyersen, deceased, who accepted the said office and promised to acquit themselves of their duties to the best of their knowledge and ability.The court, having considered the need of orphan masters in this place and experienced the faithfulness of Jan Verbeecke and Evert Wendels, have for the service and best interest of the country appointed them orphan masters, to take charge of all estates which [ otherwise ] would remain uncared for through the death of the husband or wife. Actum in Fort Orange, the 7th of February 1657.

La Montagne
Rutger Jacobsen
Anderies Herbertsen
Jacob Schermerhorn
Philip Pietersen

Translation Superscripts
None
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/A1876/NYSA_A1876-78_V16_pt2_0043.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., New Netherland Documents Series: Vol. 16, part 2, Fort Orange Court Minutes, 1652-1660 (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press: 1990).

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.

Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Fort Orange settlement administrative records (Series A1876 _ 1656-1660)
Box
17
Volume
16 Pt. 2
Item
43
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/54100