Document: Judgment in the case of the farmers of the excise vs. Caspar Steynmits

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0013a

Description

Judgment. In the case of the farmers of the excise vs. Caspar Steynmits, for smuggling; liquor to be handed to the fiscal, and plaintiffs to be credited for 84 guilders, the fine.

Document Date

1655-02-09

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-02-09

Document Type

Judgment

Minutes

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Judgment

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Translation

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de Sille, La [ ] Warnaer Wessels [ ] tappers’ excise of this [ ] copied in the copy book [ ] demanded of and from Casper [ ] committed by him.

[ ] after deliberation [ ] as answer:

The farmers of the excise shall [ ] whatever the fiscal shall [ ] half aems of wine of Casper Steymits [ ] and shall, upon receiving justice, assess the gentleman [ eighty ]-four guilders for the excise due them. Done in Amsterdam in New Netherland, 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_0013a.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.