Document: Names of the present burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0451

Description

Names of the present burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1654-12-08

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-12-08

Document Type

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

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Translation

cut in silver, sent over by the lords-directors in the ship, de Peereboom. Thus done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 8 December 1654.

The names of the present mayors and schepens:

Mayors

Marten CrigierAllard Anthony

Schepens

Poulus Leendersz vander GriftWilh. BeeckmanPieter Wolphertsz van CouwenhoovenOloff Stevensz CortlantJohannis NeviusDated 8 December 1654.

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_0451.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.