Document: Last part of the lease of the ferry to Egbert van Borsum

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V3_113b
Description

Part of a lease of the Ferry from a committee of the council to Egbert van Borsum, ferryman. [1654]

Document Date
1654-06-16
Document Date (Date Type)
1654-06-16
Document Type
Lease

Translation
Translation

..[1] treat him fairly and in order that the ferryman may the better be able to perform his duties, he in the name of the honorable Company is granted permission to occupy for a time the ferry-house standing on Long Island, provided he have the necessary repairs to it made at his expense, the committee of the honorable director general and council promision to give the ferryman all proper support in the exercise of his functions. In witness whereof this is signed by both parties without fraud or deceit, this 1st of June A° 1654, at New Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Egbert van Borsum
C: V: Ruyven

Translation Superscripts
[1]: The first part of the lease is missing.
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/A0270/NYSA_A0270-78_V3_113b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 (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.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Egbert van Borsum
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Box
3
Volume
3
Item
113b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/19265