Document: Permit to Jacques Corteljou to retain one of the company's slaves a few months

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0900a

Description

Permit. To Jacques Corteljou to retain one of the company's negroes a few months.

Document Date

1658-07-02

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-07-02

Document Type

Permit

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Permit

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Translation

[several lines lost] [ Negro ] still three months to [ ] is [ granted ] to the petitioner provided he shall give something reasonable for it at his discretion. Dated as above.

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_V08_0900a.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.