Document: Appointment of magistrates for Piscattaway (N. J.)

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1881-78_V23_0034
Description

Appointment of magistrates for Piscattaway (N. J.)

Document Date
1673-08-26
Document Date (Date Type)
1673-08-26
Document Type
Appointment
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Translation
Translation

From the nomination of the inhabitants of the Town of Piscattaway are elected:

The 27th August.

Pursuant to the resolution of the 21st instant, the Commanders and Council of War did this day proceed to the Town of Bergen, where the Burghers of that town and dependencies were found to amount to 78 in number, 69 of whom appeared at drum-beat who took the oath of allegiance in like form as hereinbefore inserted under date [ ] instant; the remainder were absent, whose oaths the Magistrates were ordered to forward.

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References
Translation: O'Callaghan, E.B., trans./ed., Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, vol. 2 (Albany: Weed, Parsons: 1858), pp. 569-730 (vol. 23, pp. 1-270 only).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch colonial administrative records (Series A1881 _ 1673-1674)
Box
17
Volume
23
Item
34
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51742