Document: Order in a suit of Thomas Stevenson vs. Elias Bailey

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0909

Description

Order in a suit of Thomas Stevenson vs. Elias Bailey, constable of Middelborgh, L. I., for payment of a debt due by the town; plaintiff to apply to the town magistrates for payment.

Document Date

1658-07-09

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-07-09

Document Type

Order

Suit

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Order | Suit

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Translation

[several lines lost] order him [ ] and Mr.

[ ] Mr.. Coo[ ] in the first

place requests that the [ ] shall explain why he did [ ] collect[i] all the taxes; in the second place, that he shall justify what the received items are used for.

The defendant answers that he is ready to justify his receipts and expenditures to the magistrates, or some representatives of the village, but not to a private man as Mr. Stivens.

The director general and councilors, having heard the parties, order the plaintiff to address the magistrates in proper form if he has something to claim from the village. Dated as above.

Translation Superscripts

[i]: Ingevordert.

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_0909.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.