Translation
Order of the sheriff of the Breuckelen district to have a hog restored to Dirck Volkertsen
The honorable lords high councilors of New Netherland having seen and examined the material submitted concerning a certain boar in dispute between Dirck Volckertsz and Pieter Cornelisz living on Long Island in the jurisdiction of Breuckelen, find, according to the decision of arbitrators dated 19 Dec. and additional documents presented to us, that the aforesaid boar belongs to Dirck Volckertsz, and therefore order Davit Provoost, as schout of the place, to notify the aforesaid Pieter Cornelisz to restore and return the boar to Dirck Volckertsz as owner, with expenses.
Done at New Amsterdam in New Netherland, ady ut supra (was signed:) Nicasius de Sille, Cor. van Tienhoven.
References
Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 6, Council Minutes, 1655-1656 (Syracuse: 1995). A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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