Document: Form of a contract for importing slaves from Africa

Holding Institution
(link is external)New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1810-78_V11_45b
Description

Contract between the director and council of New Netherland and ----------, to import a cargo of slaves from Africa into that province.

Document Type
Contract
Document Type Unlinked
Contract
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Translation
Translation

For a complete translation see:  (link is external)http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1810/NYSA_A1810-78_V11_45b.xml

Translations are created by Charles Gehring  with assistance from  (link is external)the New Netherland Institute,  Copyright to the translations is held by the (link is external)Holland Society of New York.  The translations are hosted online by the (link is external)New York State Archives.

Location
Modern Location
Manhattan, NY
Africa
Gold Coast
Locations (Unlinked)
New Amsterdam|Africa|Gold Coast|New Netherland|New Amsterdam
Property Type
Property Type
Slave
To Party 1
To Party 1
Petrus Stuyvesant (ID: 224)
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Petrus Stuyvesant
To Party 1 Entity
Director General DWIC
To Party 2
To Party 2 Text Unlinked
council of New Netherland
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch colonial administrative correspondence (Series A1810 _ 1647-1664)
Box
1
Volume
11
Item
45b
Link
(link is external)http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/45117