Document: Election of Peter Adriaensen to pay the excise and the fine

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0130a

Description

Election. Peter Adriaensen to pay the excise and the above fine.

Document Date

1656-08-07

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-08-07

Document Type

Election

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Election

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Translation

Pieter Adriaensen Soogemackelijck, having [ heard ] the above sentence read aloud and asked which he intended to choose, the banishment or payment of the fine, gave as a reply that in order to prevent the shame of banishment for his wife and children, he accepted and promised to pay the fine to the farmer and the court costs. Thus promised by him in the presence of the lord general and the lord councilor, La Montagne, in the council chamber in Fort Amsterdam, the 7th of August anno 1656 (was signed) Pieter Adryaensen.

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_0130a.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.