Document: Order to surveyor Corteljou to prepare a map of the lots within the city of New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0959a

Description

Order. Surveyor Corteljou to prepare a map of the lots within the city of New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1658-08-30

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-08-30

Document Type

Order

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Order

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Translation

[several lines lost] At the [ ] made

[ ] schepenen, that [ a map ] and from within this city, it is [ recommended ],

The director general and councilors find the request reasonable; therefore, they order the fiscal not to let the surveyor Corteljou depart before he will have satisfied the request concerned. 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_0959a.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.