Document: Appointment of matron to the hospital at New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_1076b

Description

Appointment. Matron to the hospital at New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1658-12-23

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-12-23

Document Type

Appointment

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Appointment

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Translation

Considering the little care that the Company’s soldiers, at least many of them, enjoy when they become sick or ill, and furthermore the remonstrance dated the 12th of this month handed in at the meeting by the chirurgijn master Jacob Hendricx for the better accommodation and care of the ill soldiers, it is considered necessary to engage a capable female who will help the soldiers when they are ill, and who at the same time will have the supervision of the boarding house or hospital that was ordered for the ill soldiers. Hillitje Wilburch, wife of Tobias Wilburch Adelborst, presented herself for this; she is engaged for it and granted a hundred guilders annually for the work to be done by her. Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. Dated as above.

P Stuyvesant Nicasius de Sille

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_1076b.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.