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Appointment of militia officers for the towns of Midwout, Amesfoort, Breuckelen, Utrecht, Bushwyck and Gravesend

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The nomination made for Militia officers of their respective towns being delivered in to the Council on the part of the undermentioned places, the following are elected from them:

For the Town of Midwout:  
As Captain, 
Lieutenant, 
Ensign, 
For the Town of Amafort:  
As Captain, 
Lieutenant, 
Ensign, 
For the Town of Breuckelen:  
As Captain, 
Lieutenant, 
Ensign, 
For the Towns of Utrecht & Bushwyck:  
As Captain, 
Lieutenant, 
Ensign, 
For the Town of Gravesend:  
As Captain, 
Lieutenant, 
Ensign, 

which election is transmitted to Schout Jacob Strycker with authority to administer the oath of allegiance to the newly elected, and to install them into their respective offices.

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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.