Document: Pass to John Rysingh, Swedish commandant at the Delaware, to visit New Amsterdam

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0374

Description

Pass. To John Rysingh, Swedish commandant at the Delaware, to visit New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1654-10-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-10-01

Document Type

Pass

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Pass

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Translation

1 October 1654.

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If Mr. Johan Rysingh (presently commander in chief on behalf of the Crown of Sweden's people on the South River) should desire to come here at the request of Mr. Hendrick van Elswyck, the aforesaid Crown's factor, in order to settle some undesired differences, then this is to assure the aforesaid Mr. Hendrick van Elswyck that his honor shall have and enjoy all due cordial reception, treatment and departure, without any hindrance to his pleasures, his honor's own person and accompanying suite, property and vessels. Issued in haste under our usual hand and signature. Done at New Amsterdam, 1 October 1654, in New Netherland (was signed) P. Stuyvesant.

3 October 1654.

Appeared before me, Cornelis van Ruyven, secretary, Govert Loockermans, attorney for Jacob Visch to appeal a certain judgment of 22 September 1644 by the mayors and schepens of this city of New Amsterdam, which was handed down in the suit of Jacob Visch as plaintiff against Johannis Withardt, defendant.[158] Dated as above.[159]

Translation Superscripts

[158]: See The Records of New Amsterdam, 1653-1674, edited by Berthold Fernow, 7 vols., 1897 (reprinted Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1976), 1:245 for this case.
[159]: This entry was canceled.

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_0374.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.