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1662. Aug. 21. La Chair, as attorney for James Mills, summoned Hendrick Van der Wallen in his capacity of surety for Joseph Swet.
1662. Aug. 23. Jacob Mensen Van Emden, tailor and burgher at New Amsterdam, confers power of attorney upon Reynout Reynoutsen, master shoemaker at New Amsterdam, about to go to Holland. Said Reynoutsen is to attend to vari- ous matters for his principal, also to receive for him from the Directors of the West India Co., at Amsterdam, what is com- ing to him as corporal while serving in Brazil. Witnesses, Pieter Casparsen Van Naerden and Cornelis Gerlofsz Visscher.
1662. Aug. 24. Daniel [sic] Estel signed a note in favor of Nicolaes DeMayer, amounting to 58 guilders 17 stivers.
1662. Aug. 24. Marten Claesen, carpenter, signed a note in favor of Nicolaes DeMayer.
1662. Aug. 25. Notary La Chair, in the presence of Pel- grum Clock and Adriaen Van Laer, settles accounts with Wil- lem Doeckels, who still owes him eleven guilders.
1662. Aug. 25. Note signed by Andries Messenger, in favor of Nicolaes Meyer.
1662. Aug. 25. Contract of lease between administrators of estate of Jan Jansen Hagenaer and Willem Doeckes.
1662. Aug. 26. Note by Roelof Marters of Amersfoort, in favor of Nicolaes DeMayer.
1662. Aug. 26. Harmen Thomassen of Amesfoort, living at Beverwyck, at Fort Orange, for his wife Catelyntie Berck, late widow of Dirck Bensingh, decd, confers powers of attorney upon Jan Knoet of Nuwenroo, about to depart for Holland. Said attorney is to attend to business for his principal regard- ing his wife's inheritance from her deceased father and mother, Samson Berck and his wife, who had lived and died at Amster- dam in Holland. Also his wife's share in obligation passed March 8, 1658, by Willem Hendrick Berk ; also his wife's share in inheritance of her decd brother, Willem Berck, and money coming to said decd Willem Berk from the West India Co. Said Jan Knoet is also empowered to demand of Adriaen Harmens, principal's paternal uncle, living at Amers- foort, what is coming to him from estate of deceased Wendeltie
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Harmens, his paternal maiden aunt, who died at Alckmaar in Holland. Witnesses, Jacobus Vis and Adriaen Van Laer.
1662. Aug. 30. Pieter Jillesz of Amsterdam, about to de- part for Holland, confers powers of attorney upon Pieter Loockerman of Beverwyck, at Fort Orange, for the purpose of collecting for him money due to him at Fort Orange, Wilt- wyck, New Amsterdam and on the South River, and further to attend to Jillesz's affairs. Witnesses, Thuenes Pietersen Tempel and Robbert Roelants of Berlin, burghers of New Amsterdam.
1662. Aug. 27. Jan Eltingh issued a note in favor of Nic- olaes Meyer.
No date. Settlement of accounts between Jacobus Vis and Jan Schryver. Vis is indebted to Schryver to the amount of 652 guilders 9 stivers.
Copy of account, dated Sept. 26, 1661, between Meyndert Andresen, dealer in pork, and Harm Janse. The total amounted to 290 guilders 10 stivers in beavers or seewan, equal to 161 guilders 7 stivers 8 pennies in Holland money. Lubbert Harmens was the son of the above Harm Janse. Had also paid out for Pieter Reyerse, for his passage to Holland, 99 guilders in seewan, or 33 guilders Holland money.
1662. Aug. 29. Lysbet Hendrix paid : guilder 10 stivers, for a copy of Lubbers' account. Also 3 guilders for a letter containing three pages to Aeltie Van Schuler.
1662. Aug. 30. List of debts to be collected by Pieter Lookermans for Pieter Jillesz. From Dirckjen De Vears.
5₺ beavers 44 guilders.
Claes Van Rotterdam (note 1)
5
74
58
66
Leendert Philipsen (note 2)
8-ł
¥
38
66
Marten DeWilt [the Savage] (note 3) Ent Jacobs .
I
8
Dom Paulus (note 4)
II
6
16
Cornelis Wauters.
8
66
64
66
Jan Mangels
I
8
Jochum Ketel
I
8
Frans Pieters, alias Kind van Weeld (note 5)
5
40
66
Hendrick Marselis (note 6)
7
Willem Schoenmaker.
22 guilders 22
Harmen Douse
41 beavers 34
Man Labate
2
16
Total
606
66
40
88
66
Aert from the Esopus
2
Luyckas, the tailor
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66
56
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1662. Aug. 31. Pieter Amylius, captain of the ship "De Hoope," settles with Nicolaes DeMeyer, concerning 40 hogs- heads of French wine, consigned on July 19, 1661, to said De- Meyer. Also in regard to a consignment of French brandy,
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belonging to Daniel Coppens. Witnesses, Pieter Andriesen and Claes Van Elslant, Jr.
1662. Sept. I. Immetie Dirx, widow of Frans Claesen, decd, late shoemaker at New Amsterdam, confers powers of attorney upon her son Claes Fransen, about to depart for Hol- land, and to her brother-in-law Hendrick Jansen at Amster- dam, Holland, to demand of Jan Jansen, retail merchant in cheese and butter, what has been received by him by virtue of a power of attorney conferred by principal's husband on March 12, 1655, of the estate of Aefjen Jans. Witnesses, Nicolaes Boot and Jacob Vis.
1662. Sept. 2. Nicolaes Boot, merchant and burgher at New Amsterdam, confers power of attorney upon Nicolaes DeMeyer, who is about to depart for Amsterdam, and also upon Abra- ham Grevenraet, merchant at Amsterdam, to demand of Willem Schyven, merchant at Amsterdam, payment for Virginia to- bacco, shipped to-day to said Willem Schyven, by the " James and John," master John Warnar, with destination to Edam, Holland. Witnesses, Hendrick Obe and Dirck Keyser.
Copy of receipt dated May 24, 1661, by Willem Schyven, to Nicolaes Boodt, for settlement of debts.
Copy of receipt dated June 4, 1661, by Willem Schyven, to N. Boodt, for 21 hogsheads of tobacco and 41 oxskins.
Copy. Syvert Dircksen and Cornelis Dey or Bey were wit- nesses to a contract dated June 9, 1661, between Willem Schyven and Nicolaes Boot.
Copy of bill of lading, dated June 5, 1661, signed by John Warnar, master of the James and John, for tobacco shipped by Nicholas Boatt of Virginia, to Edam in Holland.
1662. Sept. I. Wolfert Webber owes 2 guilders, for going with him to Michiel Tades' regarding the difference between said Webber and Ysbrant Dircx Goethart.
1662. Sept. 2. La Chair went with Jacob Vis to Eghbert Van Borsem's for purpose of receiving a declaration.
1662. Sept. 2. La Chair wrote for Asser Levy four letters to Holland, each containing two pages, for which Levy owed 12 guilders.
1662. Sept. 4. Jacob Jansen Moesman, as guardian of the minor children of decd Frans Claesen, during his lifetime schoolmaster at New Amsterdam, confirms Immet Dirx as attorney.
No date. Inventory of papers to be produced by Jacob Vis in his suit against Pelgrom Clocq.
1662. Sept. 4. Hans Dreper, burgher of New Amsterdam, for himself and for Barent Erndop, confers powers of attorney upon Tobias De Koningh, Jr., at present commercial agent on the ship " De Trou " about to sail to Holland. Said attorney is to receive 151 guilders 3 stivers of Adriaen Campen, sail- maker at Hoorn [in another place named Arent Van Campen]. Witnesses, Willem Bogardus and Geleyn Verplancke.
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1662. Sept. 4. Nicolaes DeMeyer agrees to order from Holland a quantity of leather and shoemaker's tools for Pieter Jansen Schol, shoemaker at New Amsterdam. Witnesses, Hendrick Jansen Been, wheelwright, and Jan Knoet [who signed himself Johannes Clute].
No date. William Benfield owes notary La Chair for various services, 18 guilders 15 stivers.
No date. Jacis Coussiau owes notary La Chair, for various services, 8 guilders 5 stivers.
1662. Sept. 7. John Barker, Englishman, declares at re- quest of Elsie Tymes, widow of Pieter Cornelis Van der Veen, decd that four years ago her husband, in company with Hen- drick Jansen Van der Vin, bought of him, Barker, an ox, for which he has received full payment. Witnesses, Jacob Vis and Jochum Backer.
1662. Sept. 5. Edwart Leake owes La Chair for transla- tions in his suit against Josep Whitson, and for other services, 3 guilders 10 stivers. Sept. 12, 4 guilders 10 stivers.
No date. Reply made by Claes Claesen Smith, living in the village of Utrecht, defendant, against Fiscal De Sille, com- plainant, regarding the accusation that the defendant had sold strong drink to the savages. Denies it in toto. Was, at the time alleged, out on the street near Nayak. Rutgert Joosten's wife declared that she loaned a pitcher to a savage. Huybert the cooper alleges that he saw the savage enter defendant's house. Huybert Stook says that he first saw the savage leave Rutgert Joosten's house.
1662. Sept. 13. A power of attorney for Jan Rutgers, in favor of Adriaen Post, concerning Bartel Lot.
1662. Sept. 14. Wolphert Webbers owes 2 guilders 10 stivers for going with him to Dirck Siecken's for the purpose of taking a declaration there.
1662. Sept. 14. Hendrick Van de Water, brewer and burgher at New Amsterdam, engages to work for him in his brewery, Johannes Van Kouwenhoven, son of Jacob Van Kouwenhoven, also brewer at New Amsterdam. Witnesses, Geleyn Verplanck and Jan Roelofsen.
1662. Sept. 16. Fredrick Gysberts owes 2 guilders for ex- amining accounts between him and Jan Gilles.
1662. Sept. 13. For a declaration made for Thomas Jan- sen Mingael 2 guilders 10 stivers.
1662. Sept. 15. The above owes i guilder for going with him to Jeuriaen Blanck's to learn who were Jochum Backer's sureties. Said sureties were Hendrick Backer and Jeurian Blank.
1662. Sept. 18. Fredrick Gysberts Van den Bergh signed a note for 118 guilders 15 stivers in favor of La Chair, to be paid to him for the account of Jan Gilles De Jongh.
1662. Sept. 18. Michael Spycer, under arrest at the city hall, owes La Chair 4 guilders, for translation into Dutch of prisoner's protest, and other service.
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1662. Sept. 20. M. Spicer, Sam. Spiser and Mary Tilton, under arrest at the city hall, owe La Chair I guilder 10 stivers, for translations.
1662. Sept. 20. John Tilton owes La Chair 2 guilders for translating for him the fiscal's demand.
1662. Sept. 20. John Bouwen owes 3 guilders for trans- lating the sentence of the high council.
1662. Sept. 20. Mary Tilton owes 2 guilders for translating her reply.
1662. Sept. 20. Sam. Spicer owes I guilder 10 stivers for translating his answer.
1662. Sept. 20. Michael Spicer owes I guilder for trans- lating his appendix.
1662. Sept. 22. Geertie Jans, widow of Reynier Stoffelsen, decd makes will ; names as heir or heirs, child or children of her daughter, Tryntie Reyniers, wife of Meyndert Barents Kuyper. Said Tryntie to have usufruct until said child or child- ren shall be of age. In case of demise without heirs the estate to go to the deaconry of New Amsterdam. Witnesses, Everdt Duyckinck and Hendrick Obe.
1662. Oct. 2. Cornelis Steenwyck indebted to LaChair to amount of 3 guilders 14 stivers for an English conveyance, for the bark (berck) of Fred. Lubbers.
1662. Oct. 4. Volckertie Jans, wife of Jan Jansen Van Hoesem, living at Fort Orange, declares that Geertie Broeders said that 140 guilders worth of her white seewan was missing. Some time after when the former was in the act of selling her black seewan to Pieter Van Hael which Barentie [no name] had removed from a string of black seewan, she [does not specify clearly who] took up the black string and said it be- longed to her. Witnesses, Henderick Obe and Nicolaes Boot.
1662. Oct. 4. Ryck Hendricx, woodsawyer, grants to Dirck Claesen, pastrybaker, a lot East of the "Princegraft " bounded on the North by the lot of Hendrik Van der Walle, East and South by the lot of Fiscal De Sille, West by the aforesaid "graft " [canal]. Witnesses, Huygh Barentse De Kleyn and Paulus Van der Beeck. The document was also subscribed to by Weyntie Roelofs, in the absence of her husband [Dirck Claesz] who subscribed to it afterward.
1662. Oct. 7. Eduart Leake owes 2 guilders 10 stivers for translating his agreement with Gemoel [?].
Fredrick Gysberts owes 2 guilders 10 stivers for making out power of attorney to Jan Gilles.
No Date. Petition by Edwart Leake, English merchant at New Amsterdam to Director-General and Lords Councillors of New Netherland. In this petition he says that on May 23, 1662, he made a contract with Nicolaes Boot, who at the time was staying in Virginia, by which the latter agreed to send to Leake a cargo of 20 hogsheads of tobacco. Said Boot only discharged 8 hogsheads of petitioner's tobacco. Then went
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North, and in returning his ship went on a rock in " Helle- gat " near the shore of the Barents island. Petitioner's tobacco was spoiled on account of the inrushing water. Avers that he is not responsible for the freight [part of the petition missing].
No date. Petition. Nicolaes Boot says that owing to loss of his ship and merchandise he is in no condition to answer before the Court the summons and accusations of the fiscal. The repairs of his ship necessitate heavy expenses. Requests his case to be adjourned till December, next, and to permit petitioner once more to sail and make good his losses, before appearing before the Court .- Nicolaes Boot owed La Chair 3 guilders for writing above petition.
1662. Oct. 10. Pieter Jansen Van Werkendam grants Hendrick Hendricks Van Doesburgh, house and lot in the "Slycksteegh," to the East lot and garden of Joahnus Wit- hart, to the North Daniel Verveelen's, to the West Engelbert, the tailor, "Slycksteegh " to the South. Said lot is the just half of the lot formerly bought by said Engelbert of D.º Joan- nes Megapolensis. Witnesses, Christoffel Hoogland and Gerrit Jansen Roos.
1662. Oct. 10. Richard Hincksman, of Boston, owes La Chair 14 guilders for bill of sale to Bonne, and other trans- actions.
1662. Oct. II. Nicolaes Boot and Eduard Leake have settled their contention regarding freight and loss of tobacco, through the mediation of the arbitrators, Salomon LaChair and Warnar Wessels. Leak owes Boot 120 guilders for freight. Boot owes Leak 150 guilders for loss of his tobacco and skins. Each is to bear one-half of the expenses.
No Date. Fragment. Nicolaes Boot, about to depart for Virginia confers powers of attorney upon his son-in-law Cris- toffel Van Laer, shoemaker, at New Amsterdam, more especially regarding supervision over Boot's houses, renting of same, re- ceiving rents, and also his claim against Willem Schyven of Amsterdam, when Nicolaes De Meyer shall return from there.
[Here the register ends. Some pages missing].
WALEWYN VAN DER VEEN'S RECORD.
TAKEN FROM A TRANSLATION BY DR. E. B. O'CALLAGHAN.
No year. 20th Christoffel Hooglant becomes surety for Nathaniel Green, English merchant at Boston, for 2000 guilders in tobacco. Benjamin Gilliam is to send an agent for the purpose of settling with Jeems Mils. Witnesses, Louwer- ens Van de Spiegel, Jacobus Van de Water. Nathiel . . . of Boston, names as his attorneys Daniel Van Donck and Chris- toffel Hoogland to represent him in his suit against Jeems Mills.
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1662. May. Egbert Leninck, of New Amsterdam, declares he owes Dirck Jansen Van Oldenburch 420 guilders, for mer- chandise received. Witnesses, Cornelis Van Langhevelde, J. Van de Water.
. 20 . . . Francoys Gay, a soldier of the West India Company confers power of attorney upon Jaques De Payeur, for the purpose of receiving for him in Holland such moneys as are due him. Witnesses, Jaques Hugues, Bernardus Stardeu and Jan De Ruyter.
1662. June 15. Cornelis Van Langevelde declares to have sold to Jan Arcer a lot of land, and to have bought one-half share in a yacht, the other half of which belongs to Albert Albertsen, for £15 st. New England money. Witnesses, Ger- ret Gerrets, Jacobus Van de Water.
No Date. David Machoro, a Jew, declares, at request of . Bentfield, that said Bentfield ordered of William Louw- rens, Schout of Flushing, a quantity of liquors, and upon his question about the excise, William Louwrens answered, "You need not trouble yourself about that; I shall make that all right." Witnesses, Tomas Lambertsen, Pieter Van de Water.
1662. Aug. 21. Juriaen Blanck and wife Tryntie Klaessen make joint will. The survivor is to have everything. She had a son, Simon Barentsen, by a former marriage with Barent Symonsen, decd. Witnesses, Pieter Jacobs Marius and Jacobus Van de Water.
1662. Aug. 23. Johannes Van Brugh and wife, Catharina Roelofs, make joint will. Survivor sole heir. She was with child, and had two children by a former marriage, with Lucas Rodenburch, which children were named Elizabeth and Lucre- tia Rodenburgh. Witnesses, Johannes De Peyster and Jaco- bus Van de Water.
1662. Sept. 2. Anthony Van Aelst, merchant, about to leave for Holland, had received power of attorney of William Har- toch, merchant at Amsterdam in Holland, May 10, 1662, to administer affairs of Harmanus Hertoch, deceased, brother of the above William Hartoch. Said attorney now transfers his above powers of attorney to Thomas Lambertsen, burgher of New Amsterdam. Witnesses, Sybrant Janse and Jacobus Van de Water.
1662. Sept. 4. Cornelis Van Langevelde, as husband and legal guardian of his wife, Maritie Jansen, daughter and heiress of Jan Cornelissen decd, of Rotterdam, alias Joncker, who had been murdered by the Indians in 1643, appoints as attorney Andries Jeremiassen Spieringh, merchant, about to depart for Holland. In said capacity said Spieringh will demand and col- lect whatever is due to deceased's estate from Cornelis Pieters Willemsen, residing in the village of Goudriaan, near Thien- hoven, in the Alblasserwaert, brother-in-law of the aforesaid Jan Cornelisen of Rotterdam, and from Grietje Adriaensen, widow of Adriaen Cornelissen Joncker, widow of the brother
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of said Jan Cornelissen, living near Gorkum, in the hamlet named the Haes. Witnesses, Jacobus Van de Water, Claes Van Elslant.
1662. Sept. 15. Ariaen Simonsen, about to depart for Hol- land, acknowledges to owe Jeronimus Ebbinck of New Amster- dam 50 guilders, Holland money.
1662. Sept. 13. Jochum Wesselsen, baker, of Beverwyck, appoints as his attorneys Hendrick Willemsen and Jurien Blanck, for the purpose of conducting his case against Tomas Janssen. Witnesses, Cornelis Van Langevelde and Jacob Van de Water.
1662. Oct. 14. Tomas Lambertsen of New Amsterdam, appointed by Anthony Van Aalst, attorney for Willem Hartogh, to act in his stead, confers powers of attorney to represent him in said capacity, upon Nicolaes Boot. Witnesses, Jacobus Van de Water, Hendrick Bosch.
1662. Oct. 23. Annatien Dircksen, widow of late Pieter Kock, declares to have sold, about three months ago, to Hendrick Jansen Spieringh, twenty five morgens of land, on West side of North River, next to land of Dirck Sieken, being one-half of the land granted March 25, 1647, to Klaes Kars- tensen Noorman. Witnesses, Piter Johanssen, Bartholomeus Van Schel.
1662. Oct. 23. Annatien Dircksen, widow of late Pieter Kock, declares to have sold to Willem Jansen Roome twenty- five morgens of land, on West side of North River next to lands bought of her three months ago by Hendrick Jansen Spieringh, East of Lubbert Tysen's land, being one-half of fifty morgens of land granted on March 25, 1647, to Klaes Karstensen Noorman. Witnesses, Piter Johanssen, Bartholo- meus Van Schel.
1662. Oct. 26. Dirck Jansen of Oldenburgh, burgher of New Amsterdam, declares to have sold to Deliverance Lam- berton, English merchant at Newhaven, New England, a certain sloop named "the Hope," for the amount of 2000 guilders in tobacco. Executed Nov. 5, 1662. Ritchard Cod- ner, Jacobus Van de Water and Jan Jansen Bosch, witnesses.
1663. Jan. 2. Jeronimus Ebbinck of New Amsterdam, declares to have conferred powers of attorney upon Gerardt Hamel and Jacob Van Wisselt, merchants at Amsterdam, in Holland, to receive money due to him by Aldert De Decker. Witnesses, Jacob Backer and Jacobus Van de Water.
1663. Jan. 5. Johannes Van Brugh revokes powers of attorney conferred by him Aug. 31, 1658, before Mateus De Vos, upon his uncle Gillis Van Brugghe, residing in Amster- dam, Holland. Appoints in his place, Gerrit Arentsen Zuyck, merchant at Amsterdam, in Holland. Witnesses, Johannes De Peyster and J. Van de Water.
1663. Feb. 7. Cornelis Van Langevelde and his wife, Maritie Jansen Jonker, alias Van Rotterdam, make joint will.
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The survivor to have everything. Have two sons, Cornelis and Jan Van Langevelde. She is now pregnant. Witnesses, Jacob Teunissen Keay and Jacob Van de Water.
1663. Feb. 15. Maritie Tomas, formerly widow of Jacob Verdon, and afterwards of Willem Ariaensen Bennet, at present the wife of Poulus Van der Beeck. At request of her two sons, Tomas Jacobsen Verdon and Willem Willemsen Bennet, she makes a declaration about the property contributed by her to her third husband. In the Indian War of 1647 her house had been burnt. Witnesses, Jacob Sam and Willem Bogaerdt.
1663. Feb. 17. Maritie Jansen Joncker, widow of late Cornelis Van Langevelde, submits an inventory of the debits and credits of the estate.
1663. Feb. 17. Maritie Jansen Joncker, widow of late Cornelis Van Langevelde makes her will. Has three minor children, Cornelis, Jan and Aeltie Van Langevelde, for whom she appoints as guardians Pieter Jacobsen Marius and Jacob Teunesen Kaey. Witnesses, Jurien Blanck and Jacob Van de Water.
1663. March 18. Samuel Edsal declares to have leased his farm with everything pertaining to it, in the village of Bergen, to Jan Cornelissen De Rycke for five consecutive years. Witnesses, Louwerens Van de Spiegel, Jacob Van de Water.
1663. March 21. Jeronimus Ebbinck and his wife Johanna De Laet, formerly widow of the late Johan De Hulter, make joint will. Have a "little daughter" Maria Ebbinck. Wife is now pregnant. Has four children by former husband, decd - namely Johannes, Johanna, Samuel and Paul De Hulter. Witnesses, Jan Wouters and Jacob Van de Water.
1663. May ... Isacq Grevenraet, widower of Elizabeth Juriaens, and Maritie Janse, spinster, have contracted a Chris- tian marriage. Make an ante-nuptial contract. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch and Jacobus Van de Water.
1663. March 30. Anthony Jansen Van Fes, alias Van Salee, leases his house in the New Bridge Street, between the houses of Hendrick Kip and Hendrick Jansen Smit, to Egbert Myndersen. Witnesses, Resolvert Waldren, Jacobus Van de Water.
1663. Apr. 20. Klaes Teunissen, of Manhattan Island acknowledges to owe Harmen Van Hobooken in his quality of Deacon on Stuyvesant's bouwery, 200 guilders in seewan, money advanced. Witnesses, Isack Grevenraet, Hendrick Bosch.
1663. May 8. Sybrant Jansen, Tomas Lambertsen and Jan Gerritsen Van Buytenhuys, baker, make a declaration at the request of Isack Grevenraet, concerning the purchase of a house then belonging to Michiel Tadens. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch and Pieter Van de Water.
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1663. May 8. Augustyn De Caper, free negro, has hired for one year Maritie Hendrick, wife of Jan Owen, who is absent. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Claes Van Elslant.
1663. May 11. Guy Jacobsen, about to depart for Holland, declares to have shipped for Jacob Leisler a lot of merchandise, consigned to deponent's cousin, Artuy Le Breton, living at the Hague, in Holland, in the latter's absence addressed to Charles Bailon, merchant at Amsterdam, in Holland. Witnesses, Lou- werens Van der Spiegel, Hendrick Bosch.
1663. May 12. Jacob Leisler appoints as his attorney, for the purpose of attending to his business in Holland, Corne- lis Allertsen Van der Veer, and in case of his death, said Van der Veer's son-in-law Jacob Coiture. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Claes Van Elslant, Jr.
1663 May 12. Claes Van Elslant, Jr. makes a declaration at request of Hatton Atkins, Englishman of Boston, New England, regarding a commercial transaction at the house of Jacques Cousseau, as he, deponent, had heard from Mr. Baly, French merchant. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Jacob Leisler.
1663. May 12. Herry Petefar, Englishman, and Jacob Jansen, Dutch sailor, make a declaration at request of Peter Alrick, commander on the South River, that without his and the people's assistance no goods could have been saved from the bark "King Charles," stranded on April 12, last, near Cape Hinlopen. Witnesses, Jurien Blanck and Michiel Tadens.
1663. May 24. Hendrick Jans Spieringh of Gemoenepa, makes a declaration at request of Jurien Hanel, regarding commercial transaction with Christiaen Pietersen, and a con- versation regarding the same with Hans Diedrich. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Louwerens Van der Spiegel.
1663. June 16. Jonas Magry of Mespath's Kill, acknowl- edges to owe Daniel De Haert 912 pounds of tobacco. Witnesses, Jacobus Van de Water, Hendrick Bosch.
1663. June 30. Albert Albertsen of New Utrecht, on Long Island, appears with Jan Ariaensen Van Gent (young man). Said Jan Ariaensen agrees to serve in Albertsen's stead in the present war against the Esopus Indians. Said substitute, or in his absence his cousin, Jacob Teunissen Kay of New Amster- dam, is to be paid by said Albertsen, at the next harvest, 38 schepels of good winter wheat. Witnesses, Louwerens Van der Spiegel and Cornelis Mychielsen.
1663. June 30. Pieter Jansen, mason, about to depart for the Esopus, confers powers of attorney upon Claes Gangelof- sen. Witnesses, Albert Albertsen, Jan Aeriensen Van Gendt.
1663. July 10. Sybrant Jansen, Adolf Pietersen, Tomas Lambertsen and Jan Hendricksen Van Bommel, carpenters at New Amsterdam, declare at the request of Pietertie Jansen, widow of Klaes De Ruyter, that her house near the North River, next to the dwelling of Lodewyck Pos, is worth one
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