Document: Petition of several soldiers for their discharge

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0320
Description

Petition. Of divers soldiers, for their discharge.

Document Date
1656-03-14
Document Date (Date Type)
1656-03-14
Document Type
Petition
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Petition
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Translation
Translation

At the session, present: The honorable lords Petrus Stuyvesant, director general, Nicasius de Sille, La Montagne, and Cornelis van Tienhoven.

Having received and read the petitions of:

Arent van den BerchPieter JanszJan BemboJuriaen BrobascoUlrick BruijnenJan MastJan Jansen van de Langestraet

All soldiers in the service of the honorable West India Company, remonstrating that as their obligated term has expired, they therefore request release and discharge from their service in order the better to be able to seek their fortune (so they say).

After deliberation it was decided that the request be delayed until the arrival of the first ship from the fatherland, at which time it shall be looked into further. Ady ut supra.

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_V06_0320.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.

From Party 1
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Several Soldiers
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
3
Volume
6
Item
320
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/52601