Document: Letter from the magistrates to the director

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0105b
Description

Letter. Magistrates to the director, &c., informing them that the Midwout settlers had resolved to reside near each other, and requesting that said village be laid out.

Document Date
1655-10-16
Document Date (Date Type)
1655-10-16
Document Type
Letter
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Letter
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Translation
Translation

Honorable, highly esteemed director general and lords councilors in New Netherland

The right honorable lords,

The schepens of Midwout having the authority and representing the general inhabitants of the same village, humbly submit how in this extremely dangerous period of time [ ] if each inhabitant should remain at his own home, why should the petitioners be satisfied with the advice of the inhabitants to curtail their community for the security of life and property rather than what shall be found appropriate according to your honors’ advice. If such pleases your honors, we request that the aforesaid village be surveyed by your honors’ order as soon as possible so that each inhabitant may know how to regulate himself. Awaiting your honors’ recommendation on this, we remain (below was written:) Your honors’ subjects (was signed:) Adriaen Hegeman, Thomas Swartwout. (Dated:) Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 16th of October 1656.[1]

Translation Superscripts
[1]: This may have been postdated. See following document dated October 16,1655.
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_V06_0105b.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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The Director
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The Magistrates
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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
3
Volume
6
Item
105b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/52363