Document: Affidavit of Johannes de Peyster and others as to iron imported from Boston by David Provoost

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V3_041b
Description

Certificate. Johannes de Peyster and others, that David Provoost imported iron from Boston. [1649]

Document Date
1649-07-17
Document Date (Date Type)
1649-07-17
Document Type
Affidavit
Document Type Unlinked
Certificate | Affadavit

Translation
Translation

We, the undersigned, attest, testify and declare at the request of Mr. Davidt Provoost that it is true and truthful that it is known to us that the said Mr. Provoost brought some iron from Boston, of which twenty-five bars, one with another, were found to weigh eight hundred and ninety-seven pounds, in the cellar of Mr. Loockemans. All of which we, the deponents, declare to be true and truthful, offering if necessary to verify the same on oath. Done this 17th of July 1649, New Amsterdam.

Johannes de Peyster
Dierck Diercksen
Egbert Gersen

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/A0270/NYSA_A0270-78_V3_041b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 (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.

Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Box
3
Volume
3
Item
41b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/19081