NORTH WARD

City of New York. } ss.:

I Christopher Bancker Esqʳ Alderman of the North Ward of the City of New York Do hereby Certifie (Pursuant to a Warrant unto me Directed by the Mayor of the said City) that this Day between the Hours of Nine and Twelve in the fforenoon the ffreemen of the said Ward being Inhabitants and the ffreeholders of the said Ward Did assemble and meet together within the said Ward at the time & place by me appointed, and then and there by the plurality of Voices or Votes Did Elect and Choose the persons hereafter mentioned (being ffreemen or ffreeholders Inhabiting within the said Ward) to serve in the Respective Offices hereafter mentioned for the said Ward for the Year Ensuing or untill other fit persons are Elected and Sworn in their Rooms or places, as by his Majesty’s Royall Charter Granted to the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York is appointed Directed & Required (vizt)

Christopher Bancker Alderman
Wᵐ Vreedenburgh Assistant
Isaac Stoutenburgh Assessors
Jan Van Arenham
Stephen Bourdet Collector
Peter HendrickseConstables
Arent Van Hoek

Witness my hand in New York the twenty ninth day of September in the thirteenth year of his Majestys Reign Anno Dom 1739

Chris: Bancker.