Translation
Appointment of Peter Tonneman to be kerck master of the church at New Amsterdam
The director general and councilors of New Netherland having received the nomination made and submitted by the burgomasters of this city with the request that the director general and councilors select from those nominated be pleased to select a church master (to replace the one church master who is leaving); therefore, the director general and councilors have selected from those nominated for the coming year as church master the honorable Pieter Tonneman to replace the honorable lord Nicasius de Sille and for the present Sr. Govert Loockermans is continued. Dated as above.
[several lines lost] the lords councilors Pieter Tonneman
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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