Translation
Appointment of fire wardens for the city of New Amsterdam
The burgomasters [ ]
the high councilors make known [ ]
that the firewardens and [ ]
and that they for [ ]
instructions, had nominated some persons [ ]
the aforesaid high councilors; therefore, it was resolved to appoint as firewarden from those nominated, as they hereby do: Hendrick Kip, Eevert Loockermans and Jan Poul Jacquet.
Thus done at the session of the honorable lords high councilors of New Netherland held in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. Ady ut supra. The 13th of April 1655.
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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