Translation
Oath of office of Jacques Corteljou
I, Jacques Corteljouw, appointed by the director general and councilors of New Netherland as surveyor, promise in this capacity to obey and [ ] the honorable high and mighty lords States General of the United Netherlands and the directors of the Chartered West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, [several lines lost] as a good and loyal surveyor ought to do; and to measure all lands upon request to the best of my knowledge without favor or respect of person on the one side or the other, SO TRULY HELP ME GOD ALMIGHTY.
References
Translation: Gehring, C., & Venema, J. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 8, Council Minutes, 1656-1658 Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press: 2018.A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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