Research

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Creator:

New Netherland. Council

 

 

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This series consists of ordinances, laws, and regulations enacted by the Council of the Colony of New York to govern and maintain order in the communities of New Netherland. The records, written in the Dutch language, address personal behavior; community standards in such areas as fire prevention, construction, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New Netherland. Council

 

 

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This series contains administrative correspondence, in Dutch, of Petrus Stuyvesant during his seventeen year term as director-general of the colony of New Netherland from 1647-1664. The bulk of the series consists of incoming letters from the directors in Amsterdam and the governors of neighboring colonies. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New Netherland. Council

 

 

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This series contains letters, minutes, and other administrative documents, in Dutch, created by the West India Company during its struggle to dominate trade and establish trading posts on the South (Delaware) River. The records, generated in the Delaware region and sent to New Amsterdam, largely relate .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New Netherland. Council

 

 

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The Cura?ao records, in Dutch, document the West India Company's activities in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century; supply information about the administration of affairs on Cura?ao; and depict the commercial relationship between the islands and New Netherland. The series includes administrative .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives