Document: Pardon of two soldiers who had been absent and now return to their duty

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NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0186
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Pardon of two soldiers who had been absent, and now return to their duty.

Document Date
1656-09-14
Document Date (Date Type)
1656-09-14
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Pardon
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[ ] consented [ ]rach, alias van [ ] wasser, Willem Jansen van Leyden alias Bacon and Eggs, soldiers of our Company, from which they have absented themselves for a period of time, to return again to the honorable Company at their old salary and service on the condition that they henceforth for two consecutive years, as other honorable soldiers, observe their guard duty and doing the rounds, and obey our and our officers’ orders; upon which conditions they are hereby pardoned and forgiven their previous offences and absence. Given under our hand and seal in Fort Amsterdam in N. N. 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_0186.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.

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Two Soldiers
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