Affidavit of the Rev. Wilhelmus Grasmeer concerning Cornelis Melyn
Notarial copy of an affidavit of the rev. Wilhelmus Grasmeer, late minister of the Gospel in New Netherland, that Cornelis Melyn incited the Nayack and other Indians against director Stuyvesant, who was obliged, in consequence, to be attended by an armed guard whenever he went abroad ; also, that the Nayack Indians, being excited by such reports, behaved very insolently towards the inhabitants of Gravesend.
Identifier
NYSA_A1810-78_V11_43
NYSA_A1810-78_V11_43
Date Original
March 26 1652
March 26 1652
Contributor
Grasmeer, Wilhelmus
Grasmeer, Wilhelmus
Source
New York State Archives. New York (Colony). Council. Dutch colonial administrative correspondence, 1646-1664. Series A1810-78. Volume 11, document 43, page 1, side 1.
New York State Archives. New York (Colony). Council. Dutch colonial administrative correspondence, 1646-1664. Series A1810-78. Volume 11, document 43, page 1, side 1.
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