Document: Judgment in the case of Thomas Stevenson vs. John Gray and Samuel Sales

Holding Institution
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0910
Description

Judgment in the case of Thomas Stevenson vs. John Gray and Samuel Sales, of Middelburgh, L. I., for trespass in cutting down his fence; defendants claim that it was across the public road; plaintiff ordered to leave the road as laid out by Messrs. La Montagne and Willett, and both parties to pay £1 Flemish.

Document Date
1658-07-09
Document Date (Date Type)
1658-07-09
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Judgment | Case
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Translation
Translation

[ July 9th 1658. Thomas Stivenson, plaintiff, against John Gray and Samuel Sales, defendants. Plaintiff states that defendants have cut down his posts and rails, to which defendants make answer that plaintiff obstructed the road, ordered to be made. ] [i]

Having heard the parties, the director general and councilors order the defendants not to use or make any other road than the one presently in use there until the director general and councilors or the magistrates of the village of Middelborch shall have directed otherwise in this matter. And for their improper treatment of each other, both parties are condemned to pay a fine of one pound sterling each, and Tomas Stivens is ordered to make and lay out the road as it was directed by lord La Montagne and Captain Tomas Willet. Dated as above.

Translation Superscripts
[i]: Recovered text from translation in NYCD 14:424–425.
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_0910.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.

Location
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Middelburgh, L. I.
To Party 1
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Thomas Stevenson
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To Party 2
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John Gray
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Related Ancestors (Unlinked)
To Party 3 Unlinked: Samuel Sales | To Party 3 Entity: Individual
A1809 Additional Party
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