Document: Order to send three Quakers back across the river to Gemoenepae

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0991
Description

Order. To send three Quakers across the river to Gemoenepae, whence they came.

Document Date
1658-09-23
Document Date (Date Type)
1658-09-23
Document Type
Order
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Order
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Translation
Translation

30 September, Monday.

Three persons were brought in, of whom we were informed that they were of the sect named Quakers, which they showed very clearly, coming in without showing the least form of respect, their heads covered. The deputy schout was ordered to take them back across the North River to Gemoenepauw from where they had come. Their request was to be allowed to depart for New England through this place, which, for various reasons they were denied, and they were ordered not to come here again on pain of corporal punishment. The names (as they said) were

Tomas Thorsten Tomas t’ Schapman Josia Cool

Amsterdam in New Netherland, dated as above.

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_0991.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.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Three Quakers
A1809 Additional Party
Dutch Colonial Council
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes (Series A1809 _ 1638-1665)
Box
7
Volume
8
Item
991
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/56538