Document: Appointment of magistrates for East and Westchester

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1881-78_V23_0044
Description

Appointment of magistrates for East and Westchester

Document Date
1673-08-30
Document Date (Date Type)
1673-08-30
Document Type
Appointment
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Translation
Translation

At a Meeting of the Commanders and Honorable Council of War, holden on the 30th of August, 1673.

From the nomination of the inhabitants of the Town of Oostdurp (alias ) West Chester, and Hamlet East Chester, are this day elected as

Whereof certificates in due form are transmitted to said towns.

This day Hans Lourens and John Russel are allowed to mow Captain Manning's valley in Mespat, and after so doing to report, when further agreement shall be entered into with him.

John Smith, Captain Laval's late servant, is instructed to take good care of said Laval's property at New Haerlem until further orders.

Translation Superscripts
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References
Translation: O'Callaghan, E.B., trans./ed., Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, vol. 2 (Albany: Weed, Parsons: 1858), pp. 569-730 (vol. 23, pp. 1-270 only).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch colonial administrative records (Series A1881 _ 1673-1674)
Box
17
Volume
23
Item
44
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51747