Records of New Amsterdam, Ordinances 1647-1661
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Title
Records of New Amsterdam, Ordinances 1647-1661
Subject
New York (N.Y.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Dutch Americans
Economic history--1600-1750
Description
This is an edict from October 10, 1658 on the conversion rate between wampum, beaver, Dutch silver, and household commodities like beer, wine, and bread.
Creator
Unidentified Author
Source
New York City Department of Records and Information Services
Date
1658-10-10
Contributor
Tracy McFarlan and Kaitlyn Tanis
Rights
Public Domain
Format
JPG
Language
Dutch
Coverage
New Netherland (1609 - 1664)
Manuscript Item Type Metadata
Citation
Records of New Amsterdam, Ordinances 1647-1661. Manuscript. From Municipal Library Collections, New York City Department of Records and Information Services, New York. http://www.archives.nyc/newamsterdam/dutch/. (accessed November 2016).
Files
Citation
Unidentified Author, “Records of New Amsterdam, Ordinances 1647-1661,” Creating Digital History @ NYU, accessed September 17, 2026, https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/items/show/12.
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