Document: Letter from the burgomasters and schepens to the inhabitants of Midwout

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0159a
Description

Letter. Burgomasters and schepens to the inhabitants of Midwout, requesting them to elect two delegates to a convention to be held at the city hall.

Document Date
1653-10-08 (earliest of multiple dates)
Document Date (Date Type)
1653-10-08
Document Type
Letter
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Letter
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Translation
Translation

[Dear Friends.As the board of mayors and schepens of this city have resolved, with the knowledge of the honorable director-general, upon summoning two commissioners from each of the adjacent villages, namely, Amersfoort, Breuckelen and Midwout, to write in conjunction with the lords-superiors concerning the situation of the country, we request herewith our friends of the village of Midwout speedily to select two commissioners and to send them to this place tomorrow, the 9th of this month, provided with the necessary credentials and directing them to report at the City Hall. Relying hereon we remain.

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_V05_0159a.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.

Location
Locations (Unlinked)
Midwout
To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
The Inhabitants of Midwout
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Burgomasters and Schepens
Related Ancestors (Unlinked)
Multiple Parties
A1809 Additional Party
Dutch Colonial Council
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes (Series A1809 _ 1638-1665)
Box
2
Volume
5
Item
159a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/54770