Document: Letter from William Beeckman to director Stuyvesant

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1878-78_V19_0004
Description

Letter. William Beeckman to director Stuyvesant, inclosing the above; 3 Englishmen and a Dutchman murdered by South river Indians on the 4th inst.; excitement in Maryland; ill consequences of a war between the English and Indians.

Document Date
1661-05-31
Document Date (Date Type)
1661-05-31
Document Type
Letter
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Translation
Translation

For a complete translation see:  http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1878/NYSA_A1878-78_V19_0004.xml

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

Location
Modern Location
New Castle, DE - New Amstel - Fort Casimir - Fort Trinity
Maryland
Locations (Unlinked)
Maryland|New Amstel|Hoerekil
To Party 1
To Party 1
Petrus Stuyvesant (ID: 224)
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Petrus Stuyvesant
From Party 1
From Party 1
William Beekman (ID: 1609,000,209)
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
William Beekman
Related Ancestors (Unlinked)
South river Indians|Doctor Hack|Alexander d'Hinoyossa|Willem Hollingworth|Gerrit Rutten|Minqua Indian|Captain Krieger|Augustyn Heermans
Related Ancestors
Alexander d'Hinojossa (ID: 1609,000,213)
Marten Cregier ( Kriger, Creiger, Krieger) (ID: 1,660,043)
Augustine Herrman (ID: 1,660,078)
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch Delaware River Settlement Administrative Records (Series A1878 _ 1646-1664)
Box
3
Volume
19
Item
4
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/50821