Document: Appointment of magistrates for Elizabethtown, Woodbridge, Shrewsbury and Newark (N. J.) and Mamaroneck

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1881-78_V23_0025
Description

Appointment of magistrates for Elizabethtown, Woodbridge, Shrewsbury and Newark (N. J.) and Mamaroneck

Document Date
1673-08-24
Document Date (Date Type)
1673-08-24
Document Type
Appointment
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Translation
Translation

At a Meeting of the Commanders and Honorable Council of War of New Netherland, holden in Fort Willem Hendrik the 24th August, 1673.

From the nomination presented by the inhabitants of the Towns of Elisabets Towne, Woodbridge, Schrousbury, Middeltowne and Mamarneck, the following are this day elected Schepens of said Towns:

Of which election a formal certificate was sent to each of said Towns, and 'tis ordered that those elected shall come hither on the first opportunity to be sworn in.

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
25
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51734