Document: Order to communicate to the consistory a petition of William Verstius

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0004c

Description

Order. To communicate to the consistory a petition of William Verstius, schoolmaster and chorister, praying for leave to return to Holland.

Document Date

1655-01-26

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-01-26

Document Type

Order

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Order

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Translation

Willem Verstius, schoolmaster and precentor, of this city requested at the session, by way of petition, his discharge in order to depart for Holland with the first ship, because he has now completed his service, and because there were several persons with the capability to qualify for the same office.

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Translation Superscripts

[1]: These lines contained the council’s decision which was to refer the petition to the consistory of the church. See E. B. O’Callaghan, ed.. Calendar of Dutch Historical Manuscripts in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, New York 1630-1664 (Albany, 1865), 145; hereafter cited as Calendar.

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_0004c.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.