Document: Order to Lieutenant Stillwell to appear before the director and council respecting a cow he sold

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0310c

Description

Order. Lieutenant Stillwell, to appear before the director and council respecting a cow sold by him to Rutger Jansen of Midwout.

Document Date

1656-02-29

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-02-29

Document Type

Order

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Order

Full Resolution Image

Download, 100MB+ (Right-Click)

Translation

Having received and read a certain undated letter from Rutger Jansen, residing in Midwout on Long Island, stating that he has been unable to pay for a certain cow that he had bought from Lieutenant Stillewil because a persistent illness, and that the aforesaid Stillewil wants to take the cow back.

After deliberation, it was decided as follows: To show this to Lieutenant Stillewill who is ordered by the contents hereof to come and speak with the director general and councilors at a convenient time. Ady ut supra.

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_V06_0310c.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.