Document: Resolution to let the city excise to the highest bidder

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NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0439
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Resolution. To let the city excise to the highest bidder.

Document Date
1654-11-25
Document Date (Date Type)
1654-11-25
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Resolution
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Translation
Translation

protection of God, and remain your honors' humble servants; in the margin was written: Done at the session at City Hall in New Amsterdam, 23 November 1654; and was signed: P. L. vander Grift, Wilh. Beeckman, Oloff Stevensz, Pieter Wolfersz.[221]

The substance of the foregoing petition has been sufficiently answered by the reply to their petition entered in this book on folio 197, therefore no further reply is necessary.[222]

It has been so resolved in session that, whereas no bidders have appeared,[223] the tapsters' excise for wines and beers consumed in this city next year is to be farmed out to the highest bidder next Monday at the house of Sergeant Daniel Litschoe, which shall be announced by public notice. Done at New Amsterdam, 25 November 1654.

Translation Superscripts
[221]: See The Records of New Amsterdam, 1653-1674, edited by Berthold Fernow, 7 vols., 1897 (reprinted Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1976), 1:266 for the city's copy of this document.
[222]: This is probably a reference to Volume 5: 323; a document withdrawing the city's right to collect the tapsters' excise.
[223]: See Volume 5: 323, which sets 25 November as the deadline for farming out the tapsters' excise to the highest bidder.
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_0439.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.

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