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Displaying 10 Finding Aids
Title
- Dutch Delaware River settlement administrative records
Series Number
- A1878
Summary
- This series contains letters, minutes, and other administrative documents, in Dutch, created by the West India Company during its struggle to dominate trade and establish trading posts on the South (Delaware) River. The records, generated in the Delaware region and sent to New Amsterdam, largely relate to Swedish activities in the region; the takeover of New Sweden in 1655 by the Dutch; and agreements and terms met during the struggle with Sweden for control over the region.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Dutch colonial administrative records
Series Number
- A1881
Summary
- This series contains patents issued under the administration of Dutch Governor Anthony Colve, and a few private deeds from the same period. In one notable document, Governor Colve granted the Lutheran congregation in Albany free exercise of their religion (September 26, 1673).
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New Netherland Council Curacao records
Series Number
- A1883
Summary
- The Cura?ao records, in Dutch, document the West India Company's activities in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century; supply information about the administration of affairs on Cura?ao; and depict the commercial relationship between the islands and New Netherland. The series includes administrative records and correspondence, and business records relating to trade and shipping. The records were maintained by Petrus Stuyvesant, who served as director of Cura?ao and dependencies during the years 1642-1644, 1646-1664.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New Netherland Council Dutch colonial ordinances
Series Number
- A1875
Summary
- This series consists of ordinances, laws, and regulations enacted by the Council of the Colony of New York to govern and maintain order in the communities of New Netherland. The records, written in the Dutch language, address personal behavior; community standards in such areas as fire prevention, construction, and real estate; and commercial matters like customs, sales, licensing, fees and taxes on goods and services, tobacco, liquor, livestock, currency, ships and shipping, farming, and trapping.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New Netherland Council Dutch colonial land deeds
Series Number
- A1882
Summary
- This series contains deeds, in Dutch, recorded by the provincial secretary from September 5, 1652 until October 15, 1653. The provincial secretary was responsible for recording all land transactions in New Netherland. Most of the deeds document the conveyance of real property between private individuals on the island of Manhattan.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New Netherland Council Dutch colonial patents and deeds
Series Number
- A1880
Summary
- This series consists predominantly of land patents, in Dutch, through which the director-general and council of New Netherland allowed private individuals to take possession of land in freehold, as opposed to the previous policy of only granting permission to hold land for cultivation. Also included are some deeds that record the purchase of land from natives for the West India Company and several patroons.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New Netherland Council writs of appeal
Series Number
- A1877
Summary
- This series consists of writs of appeal, in Dutch, from judgments made by the courts of New Amsterdam, Oostdurp (Westchester), Heemsteede, New Amstel, Wiltwyck (in the Esopus), Flushing (on Long Island), and Fort Orange. Writs of appeal were granted by the Council of the Colony of New York in response to petitions, usually submitted by one party in a civil action. The records in this series also include summonses and writs of mandamus.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Fort Orange settlement administrative records
Series Number
- A1876
Summary
- This series contains legal and administrative records that document the Dutch settlement of Fort Orange, which eventually became Albany, New York. The records, in Dutch, include real estate transactions, such as conveyances of property from one individual to another, conditions of sale, conditions of auction, and surrenders of claims; acknowledgments of debt; inventories of estates; warrants; powers of attorney; and pledges of security.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Dutch colonial administrative correspondence
Series Number
- A1810
Summary
- This series contains administrative correspondence, in Dutch, of Petrus Stuyvesant during his seventeen year term as director-general of the colony of New Netherland from 1647-1664. The bulk of the series consists of incoming letters from the directors in Amsterdam and the governors of neighboring colonies. The correspondence addresses matters relating to the defense, commercial interests, and prosperity of Dutch holdings in North America and the Caribbean.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- Retrieval of records from secure storage is subject to delay. Researchers are encouraged to use digitized versions and/or published translations.
Title
- Dutch colonial council minutes
Series Number
- A1809
Summary
- This series consists of minutes, in Dutch, documenting civil and criminal cases, and executive and legislative matters over which the Council of the Colony of New York had jurisdiction. The minutes constitute a record of such actions as appointments, proclamations, ordinances, charters, and opinions. Included in the records is the Flushing Remonstrance, which was written in 1657 by citizens of Flushing, Queens to protest a decree prohibiting Quakers from worshiping in New Netherland.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.