Document: Certificate of the director and council as to the regularity of a contract between Cornelis Claesen Swits and Ariaenje Cornelys Trommels

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NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0063a

Description

Certificate. The director and council, as to the regularity of a certain contract entered into between Cornelis Claesen Swits and Ariaenje Cornelys Trommels of Manhattan.

Document Date

1652-09-16

Document Date (Date Type)

1652-09-16

Document Type

Certificate

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Certificate

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Translation

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. . . before the director-general and council [ ] in person, Cornelys Claesen Swits and Ariaenje Cornelysz Trommels [ ] island of Manhattan in New Netherland [ ] that he allowed, approved and agreed to [ ] contents and tenor of the present [ ] and procuration which they had drawn up by Dirrick van Schelluyn, notary appointed 9 September last past on behalf of Govert Loockermans, which we, director-general and councillors of New Netherland, gathered in council, declare today to be confirmed, since both parties have appeared before us with the document signed and affixed with the country's seal. Thus done in council in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 16 September 1652.

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_V05_0063a.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.