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Lambert Van Valkenburg: His Life in the New World as Revealed in Court Documents and Other Primary Source Records From 1644-1664 researched and compiled Part Three: 1660-1664 ~1660~ 27 May 1660: Petition. Jan Dircksen van Bremen, Arent Jansen van Hoeck, Jan Harmsen, Rem Jansen, Lambert van Valckenburgh, Jan Jansen van Eeckelen, Peter Winne, Cornelis Borgardus, Philip Hendricksen, Hendrick Roseboom, Wynant Geritsen van de Poel and divers others, praying that Dutch as well as Indian brokers may be employed to trade with the Indians. [p. 169 Fort Orange Records Vol. XVI provides a full account] 17 June 1660: Order on the above petition, permitting the petitioners to act as in their discretion they may think fit, as some of them had openly avowed their intention to do so whether it was allowed them or not. [p. 171 Fort Orange Records Vol. XVI provides a full account] 26 June 1660: Proposals of the Mohawks protesting against the employment of Dutch brokers in the woods, and complaining that they beat and otherwise ill treated the Indians [p. 172 Fort Orange Records Vol. XVI provides a full account] 28 June 1660: Advice and opinions of the several magistrates on the above proposals [p. 173 Fort Orange Records Vol. XVI provides a full account] 28 June 1660: Ordinance. Prohibiting the employment of christians as brokers among the indians in the woods [p. 175 Fort Orange Records Vol. XVI provides a full account] [Source: Calendar of Historical Manuscripts in the office of the Secretary of State, Albany NY edited by EB O'Callaghan] "Minutes of the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck 1657-1660", translated and edited by A.J.F. Van Laer, Vol.2, Albany, 1923: Page 257: "Ordinary Session held in Fort Orange, June 1 Anno 1660 "Present: La Montagne Sander Leen[dersen] Anderies Herpertsen Evert Jansen Wendel
"Abrahm Carpeyn, plaintiff, against Immetie, the wife of Evert, the baker, defendant. The plaintiff complains that the defendant took linen and other goods from the house of Lambert van Valkenb[urg] that belonged to him. The defendant says that she took it on account of debt. The court condemns the plaintiff to pay the defendant and also orders the defendant to return the linen." ~ 1661~ "List of the following obligations and accounts delivered by Jan Bastiaensz to Mr. Jeremias van Renselaer on the 13th of September Ao. 1661 at Fort Orange in New Netherland: No. 34 [of 43 names]. An obligation of Lammert [sic] van Valckenburch. fl 41" [Source: Early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Rensselaerswyck, vol. 3 Notarial Papers 1 and 2, 1660-1696 translated by Jonathan Pearson, revised and edited by A.J.F. Van Laer p. 114] ~ 1664 ~ "List of debts which Mr. Arent van Curlar is to collect and receive for Gerrit Hendricxsz van Reis according to the above-written power of attorney: Of Lambert van Valckenburch [sic], for shoes delivered, in beavers.....20 gl.. [guilders] There are dozens of other names on this list of debts. Although it is not dated, the power of attorney mentioned is dated 10/20 October 1664. [Source: Early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Rensselaerswyck, vol. 3. Notarial Papers 1 and 2, 1660-1696 translated by Jonathan Pearson, revised and edited by A.J.F. Van Laer p. 304] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * The Olive Tree Genealogy * The Canadian Military Heritage Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |