Document: Opinion of councillors De Sille and Tonneman on proposal of the director-general on enclosing the city and fort

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0948

Description

Opinion of councillors De Sille and Tonneman thereupon.

Document Date

1658-08-19

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-08-19

Document Type

Opinion

Minutes

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Opinion

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Translation

Regarding the walling of the fort and palisading this city, lord Nicasius de Sille recommends that both need to continue simultaneously; to contract out the cutting, transportation, and placing of the palisades to the person demanding least; and to have the Company’s Negroes work on the fort. Dated as above.

Lord Pieter Tonneman agrees with the lord Sille’s judgment. Dated as above.

Lord Decker says that he will hand in his recommendation in writing at the next meeting. 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_0948.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.