Translation
Commission of Nicholas Bayard to be secretary of the province
Commission of Nicolas Bayard to be Secretary to Governor Colve.
The Honorable Council of War over a squadron of ships at anchor in the North river of New Netherland, on the behalf of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, &c.
To all those who shall see these or hear them read, Greeting:
Whereas it is
highly necessary to appoint and commission a good and proper person to serve the
Honorable Anthony Colve, Governor-General here as Secretary and Register of the
Province of New Netherland, we therefore, on the good report made to us of the
fitness and capacity of Nicolas Bayard, Secretary of the city of New Orange, and late
Clerk in the time of the West India Company's government here, have commissioned and
qualified, do hereby commission and qualify said Nicolas Bayard to be Secretary and
Register to the aforesaid Governor Colve, to execute the duties of said office and
whatever thereunto appertains, and further to pay attention to and perform everything
as a good and faithful Secretary is officially bound to do by the oath hereunto by
him taken, furthermore ordering and commanding all our officers, justices, and
magistrates, together with burghers and inhabitants of this Province, and all whom
these may in any wise concern, to acknowledge the above named Nicolas Bayard as such,
for such have we considered to be for the public interest. All, however, subject to
the approval and rejection of our Lords Principals.
Dated Fort Willem Hendrick in New Netherland, this 20th of August, Anno 1673.
(Signed), | Cornelis Evertsen, Junior, |
Jacob Benckes. |
[ Note in the Original. The above commission was omitted to be entered at its date, which, therefore, is done here. ]