Document: Petition of rev. Samuel Drisius for firewood and allowance of house rent

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_1020

Description

Petition. Rev. Samuel Drisius, for firewood and allowance of house rent; house rent allowed.

Document Date

1658-11-07

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-11-07

Document Type

Petition

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Petition

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Translation

[several lines lost] [ ] grant him, so that [ ] may draw [ ] humble request that the lords [ ] please have him provided with firewood, like his colleague, and he shall find himself obliged to pray to God the lord for your honors and for the well-being of this place.

After deliberation it is resolved on the above petition that the petitioner is granted the assigned house rent, namely the sum of two hundred annually, and he will be credited for that from the time that he lived in his own house. 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_1020.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.