Document: Appointment of Peter van der Linde tobacco inspector at New Amsterdam

The high councilors of New Netherland have noticed that it is necessary for the benefit of the honorable West India Company and the profit of the merchants that a capable and experienced person be appointed here as inspector of the New Netherland tobacco to provide good care and supervision, pursuant to the orders and regulations drafted thereto or yet to be drafted, so that the buyer is not deceived, and does not unwittingly send his superiors bad merchandise for good. Therefore, the aforesaid high councilors admit Pieter vander Linde as inspector in place of the former inspector Gorge Homs, together with Issaacq de Foreest. He promises to acquit himself industriously and faithfully in the aforesaid office. Thus done at the session of the aforesaid honorable high councilors held in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. Ady ut supra. Was signed: Nicasius de Sille, La Montagne, Cornelis van Tienhoven.