Document: Grant of the petition of the heirs of Cornelis van Werckhoven to found a village on Long Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0425a

Description

Grant of the prayer of the above petition, provided the plot of the proposed village be first submitted to the director and council.

Document Date

1657-01-23

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-01-23

Document Type

Grant

Petition

Minutes

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Grant | Petition

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Translation

[ The foregoing request having been received and read, it is decreed as follows: ] fiat ut petitur, [ provided that ] a plan [ of it be submitted ] to the director general and councilors [ at the first opportunity ]. Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland the 16th of January anno 1657.

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_0425a.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.