Walewijn van der Veen

Walewyn (Walewijn) van der Veen, was born in 1617 and died sometime after 1679 in New York. He was one of the first lawyers and Notaries Public in New Amsterdam 1662–1664. The Register of New Netherland 1626-1674 by E.B. O Callaghan LL.D, Page 123.[1] He succeeded the lawyer Salomon LaChaire 1661–1662. In 1664 New Amsterdam came under English rule and the named changed to New York. Walewijn van der Veen petitioned the provincial council for admission as Notary Public on October 27, 1661, and was officially sworn in on January 19, 1662.[2] His workplace was in the old Town Hall or Stadt Huys built in 1642.[3] The building was situated in Manhattan, on the corner of Pearl Street and Coenties Alley.

  1. ^ O'Callaghan, E. B. (Edmund Bailey) (June 22, 1865). "The register of New Netherland, 1626 to 1674". Albany, N.Y. : J. Munsell – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "The iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909 : Compiled from original sources and illustrated by photo-intaglio reproductions of important maps, plans, views, and documents in public and private collections". Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  3. ^ "Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost 1641 Stadt Huys, Broad and Pearl Streets". 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-12-30.