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The New York State Archives holds the surviving records of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which encompassed the earliest European settlements that became the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. These 17th-century records concern the full range of government functions including relations with native inhabitants, particularly the Mohawks, Mahicans, and various groups around New Amsterdam and the Delaware River.
Extraordinarily detailed, these records contain a wealth of information about the people of New Netherland, with great potential for biographical and genealogical research.
When using these records it helps to understand the Dutch system of recordkeeping as well as the organization of these records. Visit our guide to using the Dutch records to learn more about how to use this remarkable and unique resource.
This online collection was made possible through a partnership with the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, the government of the Netherlands and the New Netherland Institute. You can learn more about the project and our partners on the About the Project page.
The table below organizes the records. You can browse the documents themselves, read through the indexes or view the English translations. Or you can simply search the entire collection through the keyword search option above.
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This volume was burned in the 1911 fire. Vol. 1 was translated before the 1911 Capitol fire; a transcription of the Dutch text is available.Published Translation Image:
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Published Translation, Register of Provincial Secretary, 1638-1642Volume Number:
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Finding aid to New Netherland Council Dutch colonial land deedsFinding Aid Image:
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Digital Collection of Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647Translation Image:
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Published Translation of Register of Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647Digital Collection ID:
5504Volume Number:
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New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes Finding AidFinding Aid Image:
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Digital Collection of New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council MinutesTranslation Image:
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Translations for Volumes 7, 9 and 10 are not yet available online.Published Translation Image:
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Published Translation of Register of Provincial SecretaryVolume Number:
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Finding aid to Dutch colonial administrative correspondenceFinding Aid Image:
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Digital Collection of Dutch colonial administrative correspondenceTranslation Image:
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Document translations of Dutch colonial administrative correspondenceNotes:
Translations for Volumes 13-15 are not yet available online.Published Translation Image:
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Published Translation of Register of Provincial SecretaryVolume Number:
Volume 16, pt. 1Finding Aid Link:
Finding Aid to New Netherland Council Dutch colonial ordinancesFinding Aid Image:
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Digital Collection of New Netherland Council Dutch colonial ordinancesTranslation Image:
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Published translation of New Netherland Council Dutch colonial ordinancesDigital Collection ID:
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Volume 16, pt. 2 and pt. 3Finding Aid Link:
Finding aid for Fort Orange settlement administrative recordsFinding Aid Image:
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Digital Collection of Fort Orange settlement administrative recordsTranslation Image:
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Volume 16, pt. 4Finding Aid Link:
Finding aid for New Netherland Council writs of appealFinding Aid Image:
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A1877Digital Collections Image:
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Digital collection of New Netherland Council writs of appealTranslation Image:
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Finding aid for Curaçao recordsFinding Aid Image:
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Digital Collection of Curaçao recordsTranslation Image:
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Volumes 18 and 19Finding Aid Link:
http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=ead/findingaids/A1878.xmlFinding Aid Image:
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http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/collections/5502Translation Image:
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http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/research/online-publicationsDigital Collection ID:
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http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=ead/findingaids/A1879.xmlFinding Aid Image:
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http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/collections/5487Translation Image:
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The individual transcripts for documents written in English are not yet available online. Published Translation Image:
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http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/research/online-publicationsDigital Collection ID:
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http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=ead/findingaids/A1880.xmlFinding Aid Image:
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http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/collections/5513Translation Image:
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http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/research/online-publicationsDigital Collection ID:
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Volume HH, pt 1Finding Aid Link:
http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=ead/findingaids/A1882.xmlFinding Aid Image:
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http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/collections/5498Translation Image:
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http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/research/online-publicationsDigital Collection ID:
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Volume 23Finding Aid Link:
http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=ead/findingaids/A1881.xmlFinding Aid Image:
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http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/collections/5468Translation Image:
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http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/research/online-publicationsDigital Collection ID:
5468Digital Collection ID:
5501