Document: Meeting|Administrative meeting of the Burgomasters

Friday, October 21, 1661, at the City Hall present Messrs. Pieter Tonneman, Allard Anthony, Paulus Leendersen van der Grift, Marten Cregier and Olof Stevensen van Cortlant. The President produces an extract from the Register of Resolutions of the Director General and Council, dated October 13, 1661, concerning deliberations for the best of the community, to prevent that some covetous engrossers do not buy more maize, venison and other things, which the savages bring to market, to sell it at enhanced prices to the poor people, and the President requests each member to give his advice. After some discussion it is decided, that two tradinghouses should be established for this purpose and the savages be charged to sell their goods at no other places, than these. It is also ordered, that the planks lying before the house of Mr. Hans* shall be removed, to erect there one trading house for the Indians.

Hendrick Willemsen Backer (the baker) and Cristoffel Hooglant appear before the Board and are informed, that the Director General and Council have elected and confirmed them as foremen of the bakers : they are asked, whether they will accept the office for the benefit of the community and answer Yes,

Commission.

Whereas according to an extract from the Register of Resolutions of the Director General and Council, dated October 13, 1661, on the nomination of the Burgomasters of this City Hendrick Willemsen Backer and Cristoffel Hooghlant have by their Honours been elected and confirmed as overseers of the bread, to be baked in this jurisdiction, therefore the Burgomasters aforesaid herewith charge and authorize said Backer and Hooghland to see, that the bread is made of good material, proper weight and well baked and they are to perform their duties for the welfare of the community and the inhabitants. Done etc.

* Surgeon Hans Kierstede.

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