Document: Affidavit of Joseph Safford and Thomas Read

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0091
Description

Affidavit. Joseph Safford and Thomas Read, of Mespachts kill, that they had been informed by Joseph Fowler, Goodman Beets, Samuel Touw, and his son William, that people from Gravesend had been to Westchester, where they learned the unfriendly feelings of the Indians towards the Dutch.

Document Date
1655-10-08
Document Date (Date Type)
1655-10-08
Document Type
Affidavit
Minutes
Document Type Unlinked
Affidavit
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Translation
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For a complete translation see:  http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0091.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.

From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Joseph Safford
From Party 1 Entity
Individual
From Party 2
From Party 2 Text Unlinked
Thomas Read
From Party 2 Entity
Individual
A1809 Additional Party
Dutch Colonial Council
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes (Series A1809 _ 1638-1665)
Box
3
Volume
6
Item
91
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/52346