Translation
Appointment of Anthony Lodewycksen Baeck to be city jailer
Tuesday, 6 February.[i]
To the highly esteemed honors the lord director general and councilors of New Netherland.
Your highly esteemed lords.
As the [ ] aforesaid schepenen of the city Amsterdam in New Netherland have considered and concluded the service, which Antony Lodewicksen Baeck, provost of the [ citizenry ] of this city, has performed during his stay here; thus we have conferred on him the office of jailor of the citizenry at an annual salary of ƒ150; requesting therefore that your highly esteemed honors be pleased to approve of the same and confirm him in the same office, for which we have no doubts. (lower was written) Your highly esteemed honors’ obedient burgomasters and schepenen of the city Amsterdam in New Netherland (lower was written) By order of (the same, was signed) Jacob Kip, secretary (dated in the margin) Done this 6 February 1657 at Amsterdam in New Netherland.
After due deliberation it was decided to allow and approve the petition. Dated as above. [several lines lost]
Pieter Tonnemans.
Notes
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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