Translation
Appointment of magistrates for Elizabethtown, Woodbridge, Shrewsbury and
Newark (N. J.) and Mamaroneck
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At a Meeting of the Commanders and Honorable Council of War of New Netherland, holden
in Fort Willem Hendrik the 24th August, 1673.
Present — |
Commander Cornelis Evertse, Junior, |
Commander Jacob Benckes, |
Captain Anthony Colve. |
From the nomination presented by the inhabitants of the Towns of Elisabets Towne,
Woodbridge, Schrousbury, Middeltowne and Mamarneck, the following are this day
elected Schepens of said Towns:
Magistrates or Schepens of Elizabets Towne:
|
John Ogden, Senior, |
Samuel Hopkins, |
Jacob Melyn. |
Magistrates or Schepens of Woodbridge:
|
Samuel Dennis, |
Sworn 1st September, 1673 |
Obadiah Hoits, |
Stephen Kent, |
Magistrates or Schepens of Shrousbury:
|
John Hanoe, |
Sworn 1st September, 1673. |
Eleakim Wardil, |
Hugh Dyckman, |
Magistrates or Schepens of Newworke:
|
Jasper Crane, |
Sworn 1st September, 1673. |
Robbert Bond, |
John Ward, |
Magistrates of Mamarneck:
|
|
John Busset, |
Henry Pisbrou. |
Of which election a formal certificate was sent to each of said Towns, and 'tis
ordered that those elected shall come hither on the first opportunity to be sworn
in.
References
Translation: O'Callaghan, E.B., trans./ed., Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, vol. 2 (Albany: Weed, Parsons: 1858), pp. 569-730 (vol. 23, pp. 1-270 only).A complete copy of this publication is available on the
New Netherland Institute website.