Document: Petition for privileges from Fort Orange (Albany)

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1881-78_V23_0047
Description

Petition for privileges from Fort Orange (Albany)

Document Date
1673-09-01
Document Date (Date Type)
1673-09-01
Document Type
Petition
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Translation
Translation

The Delegates from Fort Orange, lately called Albany, requesting an audience, are admitted, and deliver in a writing containing the following articles, which are answered as appears annexed in the margin.

Moreover, an Order is sent to the Commissaries of Willemstadt to cause their Commonalty to nominate a double number of 8 persons and three for Secretaries, and to send said nomination down by the first opportunity, from which the election shall then be made.

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References
Translation: O'Callaghan, E.B., trans./ed., Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, vol. 2 (Albany: Weed, Parsons: 1858), pp. 569-730 (vol. 23, pp. 1-270 only).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch colonial administrative records (Series A1881 _ 1673-1674)
Box
17
Volume
23
Item
47
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51750