Document: Letter from director Stuyvesant to Lady Debora Moody

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NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0367

Description

Letter. Director Stuyvesant to Lady Debora Moody, informing her of the appointment of commissioners to settle the boundaries between the town of Gravesend, Anthony Jansen, Coney Island, and the land formerly in the possession of Robert Penoyer.

Document Date

1654-09-03

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-09-03

Document Type

Letter

Minutes

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Letter

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Translation

and Paulus Leendersz van de Grift and Oloff Stevensz Cortlandt, schepens of this city, to settle the boundaries between the lands of the village of Gravesande, Antony Jansz, Conynen Island and the land formerly owned by Robbert Peynoyer, according to the patents and deeds.[158] These our aforesaid commissioners shall report to her place early tomorrow morning (God willing) and let this serve to admonish and request of your honor that someone be sent at this time to represent your honor's interests. In conclusion, after cordial greetings, we commend your honor to God's protection and remain, my lady, (below was written) your honor's devoted friend (and was signed) P. Stuyvesant (and dated): Done at New Amsterdam, 3 September 1654 (the address was) To My Lady Debora Mody at Gravesande.[159]

Translation Superscripts

[158]: See New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1974), Land Papers, for these patents.
[159]: Deborah Moody was the wife of Sir Henry Moody of Virginia.

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_0367.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.