Translation
Order referring a dispute between Jan Jansen Veryn and the town of New Utrecht to commissioners
1st December 1673.
On the petition of Jan Jansen Veryn, requesting that he be allowed to repair his old
fence around his land, lying near the village of New Utreght, which the inhabitants
of New Utreght had forbidden him,
It is ordered:
The Magistrates of the town
of New Utreght are directed to allow the Petitioner to proceed with the repairs of
his old fence, or else show cause within thrice 24 hours wherefore they prevent the
same.
On the complaint of the Magistrates of New Utreght that Jan Jansen Veryn is encroaching on their bounds, the Governor-General hath therefore resolved to refer the examination thereof to Mr. Cornelis van Ruyven and Schout Jacob Strycker who are hereby requested and authorized to inspect the land in question and to hear the arguments on both sides and to examine and if possible reconcile parties, if not to report their decision to the Governor.
Done Fort Willem Hendrick, this 8th December, 1673.
By order of the Governor-General of New Netherland.
(Signed), N. Bayard, Secretary.
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.
The New York State Archives is part of the Office of Cultural Education, an office of the New York State Education Department.
To report technical problems with this web site, please contact the New York State Archives at ARCHINFO@mail.nysed.gov