Document: Letter from William Beeckman to director Stuyvesant

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1878-78_V19_0065
Description

Letter. William Beeckman to director Stuyvesant; death of Mathew Bengson, deputy sheriff; a man-servant of Peter Alrichs (one of the above runaways) hung, afterwards beheaded and his head set on a stake at New Amstel, for resisting those who had arrested him.

Document Date
1662-11-11
Document Date (Date Type)
1662-11-11
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_0065.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
Manhattan, NY
New Castle, DE - New Amstel - Fort Casimir - Fort Trinity
Locations (Unlinked)
New Amstel|Manhattan|Hoerekil|Boompiens Hoeck
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)
Mathys Bengson|Mathew Bengson|Peter Alrichs|Mr. Huygens|Jan de Kaper|Alexander d'Hinoyossa|Mr. La Grange|Johan Daniels|Mr. Montagne|Abraham van Nas|Turck|Gerrit van Sweringen|Mr. La Grangie
Related Ancestors
Alexander d'Hinojossa (ID: 1609,000,213)
Johannes de la Montagne (ID: 1,660,051)
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
65
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/50888