Document: Complaint by the inhabitants of Fordham against John Archer

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1881-78_V23_0103
Description

Complaint by the inhabitants of Fordham against John Archer

Document Date
1673-10-04
Document Date (Date Type)
1673-10-04
Document Type
Complaint
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Translation
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At a Council held in the village of New Haerlem, this 4th of October, 1673.

Present— The Governor-General and Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck.

The inhabitants of Fordham appear, complaining in substance of the ill-government of their landlord, John Archer, requesting that they may be granted the nomination of their own Magistrates, as is allowed to all the other inhabitants of this government. Whereupon, the aforesaid John Archer being summoned to appear, the complaint is communicated to him, who voluntarily declares, that he desists from the government, authority and patroonship of said town, reserving alone the property and ownership of the lands and houses there; according, therefore, to the said inhabitants the nomination of their own Magistrates, which is confirmed to them by the Governor and Council. Whereupon, the following minute is granted them:

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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.
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New Netherland Council Dutch colonial administrative records (Series A1881 _ 1673-1674)
Box
17
Volume
23
Item
103
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51803