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J. VAN DE WATER JAN H. STELMAN
HENDRICK BOSCH
Quod attestor: WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Pub. Engrossed copy hereof given to the wife of Cou- turier on the 26th
To-day, the 21st of August 1663, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Sieurs Hendrick Huygen and Jacob Swenson, living on the South River in this Province, to me, the Notary well known, who as attorneys of the well- born lady, Armgart Prints, according to power of attorney, executed before Godefridus Struys, Notary Public at Leyden, Holland, and witnesses on the Ist of August 1662, shown to and read by me, the Notary, who, because of the departure of said Sieur Jacob Swenson by the ship Arent (Eagle), now ready to sail for Holland, declared that by virtue of the clause of substitution in said power of attorney they substitute herewith in their place Sieur Isacq van de Water, merchant at Amsterdam, Holland, to demand and receive, in case said Swenson should die or otherwise be prevented from reaching Holland, from Mr. Joost de la Grange, also living on the South River and intending to sail for Holland in the above
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named ship with said Swenson, the sum of 4030 fl. Holland currency, which the abovesaid lady, their constituant, has to receive from said de la Grange in deduction of a larger sum for the purchase of lands, houses and cattle on the South River and for a pro- tested letter of exchange, given by said de la Grange, according to vouchers thereof, copies of which are to be given to the substitute attorney : to give acquit- tance for all he receives, to guarantee against future demands, to obtain, if possible, said moneys amicably and if not to make and have made all necessary pro- tests, attachments, detentions and suits against per- sons, moneys and goods, to sue everybody required, to substitute for this purpose an attorney ad lites and to do in defending of the suit at law all, that is necessary, having obtained a favourable judgment to call for its execution, transferring to that end to their substitute such ample power and authority, as to them, the present constituants, is given by the above mentioned power of attorney and as they, were they present, ought and would exercise, promising to ratify and uphold, what under this power shall be done and performed by their said substitute and to indemnify him for it, under bond according to law. Thus done etc.
HENDRICK BOSCH HENDRICK HUYGEN
PIETER VAN DE WATER JACOB SVENSSON
3 pages Quod attestor:
WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
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To-day, the 21st of August 1663, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Sieur Daniel van Donck, merchant, about to sail for Holland, who declared that he constitutes and em- powers in the most binding legal manner as his attorney Sieur Reinier Rycken, merchant, living here, to demand and receive in his, the constituant's, name such sums of money, as are due him by divers people here in this country, according to vouchers thereof, to give acquittance etc. etc. etc.
HENDRICK BOSCH DANIEL VAN DONCK MYCHGIL TADENS
Quod attestor: WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ. Copy hereof given to van Donck on the 23ยช, to Reinier Rycken, Septbr. 4.
To-day, the 21st of August 1663, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., the worthy Sieur Hendrick Huygen, merchant, living on the South River in this Province, on behalf of the Noble, Wellborn Valiant Johan Prints, his Royal Majesty's in Sweden Gouvernour over the District of Jennekioepingh, Stadholder of the same fortress and Commander of the garrison there, at Gunnela. bergh, Skaffestadt and Langh Erff, late Gouvernour of the Swedes on the South River, and with him on behalf of his said Honour's daughter, the Noble, Wellborn Lady, Armgart Prints, having power of attorney, under the hand and seal of her said father, executed on the 29th of July, 1662, O. S., at said Cas-
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tle of Jennekioepingh, for the sale of his said Honours farm of Tennekunck on the South River, which power of attorney was shown to and read by me, the Notary ; he appeared further with Sieur Jacob Swenson, on behalf of said Lady Armgart Prints under power of attorney, executed before Godefrid Struys, Notary Public of Leyden, Holland, August I, 1662, shown to and read by me, the Notary, and the worthy Sieur Jacob Swenson, also merchant living at the South River, now about to sail for Holland, with said Sieur Hendrick Huygen attorney for said Lady Armgart Prints. By virtue of their said powers of attorney and on behalf of their said principals they demand from Mr. Joost de la Grange of the South River, such sums, capital, interest, ex- penses and losses, as he owes, according to a pro- tested letter of exchange, given as purchase money of the aforesaid farm of Tennekunck and dependen- cies, more fully described in said power of attorney and they, deponents, declared, jointly and severally, that said Jacob Swenson, for the service of his con- stituants and in order to obtain payment as aforesaid from said la Grange, who for this purpose is going with him to Holland, is obliged to go to Holland in the quickest way and that therefore the passage, the disbursements, the board, the legal expenses, the loss of time etc., in this case so far and to come, must be for account of the constituants; likewise the sojourn and delay of Sieur Hendrick Huygen here in this country are necessary expenses on behalf of
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the constituants. In case said la Grange should remain in further default of paying said money, ac- cording to agreement made with him before Vice Director Willem Beeckman at the South River on the 30th of March 1663, the property is to be ob- tained from him either by nullification of the pur- chase or otherwise and Jacob Swenson therefore agrees, to accept out of the first money, received from said la Grange, from Sieur Isacq van de Water at Amsterdam, Holland, 600 fl. Holland currency as pay for the disbursements of twelve months at least by Hendrick Huygen here in this country, to be paid for his account, his claim for loss of time and delay being deferred and submitted to constituants afore- said. Said Swenson also promises to pay out of said moneys to Isacq van de Water the sum of 1400 fl. Holland currency, received by said Mistress Prints on and by order of Hendrick Huygen through or by said van de Water, directed by Huygen to provide for and accommodate said lady in case of default or failure to pay the letter of exchange from la Grange. They request that this may be duly recorded, to be used whenever necessary. Thus done etc.
HENDRICK BOSCH HENDRICK HUYGEN
PIETER VAN DE WATER JACOB SWENSSON
Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
To-day, the 18th of October 1663, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., the worthy Sieur Jeronimus Ebbinck, late Schepen of
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this City and merchant, on one side, and Jan Willem- sen Hooghteilinck on the other side, and said Je- ronimus Ebbinck acknowledged to have let and said Hooghteilinck to have leased a bouwery in the Esopus Country under the jurisdiction of the Village of Wildwyck,* now wholly occupied and used by the lessee Cornelis Barentsen Slecht (until May 1, 1664), namely the first half of said bouwery, nearest to the bridge and said village, but with the express under- standing that, if lessor should conclude that all the bouwery shall be cultivated, the two halves shall pro- portionately be thrown together, as shall be most convenient, each remaining a farm by itself, without lessee being allowed to make objections, without buildings as houses, barns or sheds on it: the lease to run four consecutive years, beginning on the first of May 1664 and ending on the same day in 1668 : as rent of said half of the bouwery lessee, Jan Wil- lemsen Hooghteilinck, promises to pay precisely, without letting one year run into the other, 200 skepels of good, dry well conditioned winter wheat and if it should happen that he cannot bring so much wheat, he shall deliver 100 skepels of oats, which shall be appraised at the value of wheat and that lessor may not suffer any loss in his rent, all said grain must be delivered free of charges on the yacht at the strand, without lessor being obliged to bear any expenses for making and repairing the bridge or otherwise however the same might be called; ex-
* Kingston, Ulster Co., N. Y.
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cepting only when during the years of lease a church may be built in said village and to that end said bowery may be assessed for some land tax, in which case lessor is to bear half of such tax, without being obliged to further outlays: but under this express condition, if, which may God prevent, it happened during these said four years a war should break out in the Esopus in summer-time, preventing lessee from sowing, mowing and bringing in his grain, then he shall pay to lessor for that year not more than 100 skepels of wheat and regarding what is sown on the whole aforesaid bouwery by Cornelis Barentsen Slecht, who has rented it, of that lessee shall take one half for the share by him rented at the appraisal of impartial parties and pay to lessor the first half for the first year, the remaining half the second year ; thus lessor shall then make good and pay to lessee for what he may have sown on that half of the bou- wery at the end of the lease, when he shall leave and if then there shall be found sown by lessee on that half more than upon the other half, not leased by him, lessee shall be bound to sow as much good land, as upon the half, leased by him, is found sown. Further lessor shall besides the said half of the bou. wery deliver to lessee four horses, towit two mares, about three years old and now on lessor's said farm, and two stallions or in place of the latter a stallion and a gelding, without other animals: if it then should happen, that lessor delivers some young heifers, lessee shall be bound to keep them during
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the winter without asking pay for it or bring it into his accounts and the same shall run at the risk of lessor until the time that they have calves, when the increase shall be divided half and half between lessor and lessee, provided that at the end of the lease the whole original number shall be returned to lessor: as rent for such beast or beasts lessor shall receive for the first calf eight pounds of butter, for the second and all following sixteen pounds yearly for all cows; the increase of said horses shall also be divided half and half, as has been said of the other animals, and the same shall, at the end of the lease, be returned to lessor in their original number before the increase is divided; if of said horses one is an odd one, then lessor shall have the privilege to take one of the young ones and in its place one of the old ones shall be sold instead of the odd one, and the proceeds thereof be divided as above. If in a war with the Indians any horse or other animal should be killed or taken away and lost, the loss is to be borne half and half by lessor and lessee. It is further stipulated, that lessee shall winter some oxen, which lessor may have received in partition from said Cornelis Barent- sen Slecht, and keep them, at the risk of lessor, until lessor is willing to slaughter or sell them, without charging for it. If lessor or somebody on his behalf comes to the Esopus to settle there, lessee shall be bound to ride fuel for three days and occasionally hand freight to or from the strand from or to said village, likewise without a charge therefor or refus-
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ing so to do. For the observance and fulfillment of the foregoing parties bind their persons and property, real and personal, present and future, nothing ex- cepted, subject to all courts and laws. Thus done etc. LOUWERENS VAN DE SPIGHEL JERONIMUS EBBINCK
THOMAS LOURESEN This is
the mark
of JAN WILLEMSEN HOOGHTEILINCK Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ. Copy given to Sieur Ebbinck on the 19th.
To-day, the 19th of December 1663, appeared be- fore me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., the worthy Willem Kock, Burgher and inhabitant of this City, who declared that in the most binding legal manner he constitutes and appoints as his at- torney, as he hereby does, Aeltie Klaes, widow of the late Michgiel Frericksen, living in the Village of Wildwyck in the Esopus Country, to demand and receive in his, the constituant's, name seven skepels of wheat, due him from Jan Hays van Gelsam, soldier in the service of the West India Company, for a hanger to him sold by constituant : to give acquit- tance upon receipt of said seven skepels of wheat, guarantee against further demands and if necessary to sue etc. etc. etc.
HENDRICK BOSCH The mark Irk + of WIL KOCK
J. V. D. WATER
Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
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To-day, the 30th of January 1664, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., the virtuous Annetie Barents, wife of Jan Hendricksen Steelman, living in this City, who at the request of Paulus Pietersen, living in the Village of Bergen, declared it to be true, that requirant's wife, Tryntie Martens, had lain ill of fever at her, deponent's, house four or five years ago and had then been delirious; when she not only against deponents will run out of the house, but also returning naked and without shame laid down; but she, deponent, has never seen anything prejudicial to said Tryntie Martens' honour or can say anything else, than what should be said of a virtuous woman. Herewith she closes her testimony, offering to confirm it under oath, if neces- sary. Thus done etc.
This is
uan the mark
of ANNETIE BARENTS
LOUWERENS VAN DE SPIGHEL
ALBERT BOSCH
made by herself
WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
Today, the 31st of January 1664, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Sybrandt Cornelis, soldier in the service of the West India Company, now in garrison in this City, who at the request of Paulus Pietersen of Bergen Village testified and declared it to be true, that some time ago, on a Sunday, but he does not remember the
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date, he has heard Maritie Tomas having words with Tryntie Martens, requirant's wife, upbraided said Tryntie, for having called her a bastard and said ' Come, Pietertie, and feel your mother's little kitten.' Deponent further declared to have heard said Maritie Tomas say to Tryntie ' You well know, what you did at Jan Koopal's house,' reproaching her with something dishonourable, without being able to give the exact words; then Tryntie called him, deponent, and Jan Captein as witnesses and he testifies to have no knowledge, that Tryntje ever said anything to the injury of said Maritie Tomas, giving as his reason for knowing it, that he was then in garrison at Bergen Village. Herewith he closes his testimony etc. etc. CLAES BORDINGH SIBRANDT CORNELIS with his HENDRICK BOSCH own hand
Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
To-day, the 28th of February 1664, appeared be- fore me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Sieur Wolfert Webber, as husband and guardian of Anna Walles, daughter of the late Jan Walles, living in the jurisdiction of this City, and Lourens van de Spiegel, as husband and guardian of Sara Webber, daughter of the first and his wife Anna Walles, living in this City, acting on behalf of Hester and Aernout Webber, daughter and son of the aforesaid Wolfert Webber and wife Anna Walles, all heirs of Sara de Pier, widow of said Jan Walles, deceased at Monfort, who, jointly and each for himself, declared that in
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the most binding legal manner they constitute and appoint, as they hereby do, as their attorney Anna Webber, daughter resp. sister-in-law of the constitu- ants, to demand, assisted by Jan Jillisen Gouverneur as her chosen guardian herein or by whom ever she may think advisable to choose, in their, the con- stituant's name, copy of the testament, inventory of the estate etc., left by said Sara de Pier, their mother- in-law and grandmother, further to receive and take all such effects and goods, as are coming to constitu- ants either ab intestato or in virtue of a testament, codicil etc. as their share of the property, left by Sara de Pier, nothing excepted: to give acquittance and guarantee against further demands. Wolfert Web- ber separately authorizes his said daughter Anna Webber, assisted as before, to demand and receive in his name, as father and guardian of his children Hes- ter and Aernout Webber, from Sieur Jan Selyns Hen- dricksen of Amsterdam merchant, such moneys and rents as he has received and has in his hands, accord- ing to vouchers, for which he gives special orders: she, the attorney, is to give acquittance, guarantee against future demands and do everthing, as he, the constituant, would do it, were he present. etc. etc. etc. WOLFERT WEBBER the elder
HENDRICK BOSCH LOUWERENS VAN DE SPIGHEL PIETER VAN DE WATER
Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ. Engrossed copy hereof, two pages, given to Lou- rens van de Spiegel Febry. 29th
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To-day, the 28th of February 1664, appeared be- fore me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., the Worshipful Adriaen Heegeman, Schout of the Villages of Amesfort (Flatlands), Breukelen, Mid- dewout and Uytrecht on Long Island in this Prov- ince, who declared that as husband and guardian of Cathariana Margits he constitutes and empowers in the most legal binding manner as his attorney, as he hereby does, the worthy Sieur Joseph Margits, his father-in-law, living at Amsterdam, Holland, to de- mand and receive in his, the constituant's, name as aforesaid, from the Lords Directors of the Honble East India Company, Department of Amsterdam, such moneys, as are due to his said wife from the estate of her deceased brother Joseph Margits, who died in East India, according to his testament and other vouchers, and which are in the hands of said Department: to give acquittance etc. etc. etc.
HENDRICK BOSCH ADRIAN HEGEMANN THOMAS LAMBERSEN
Quod attestor: WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not Publ. Copy given to Hegeman this day.
To-day, the 10th of March 1664, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Jan Nagel, soldier in the service of the West India Company, in garrison here, to me, the Notary, well known, and of sufficient age, who at the request of the Worshipful Tielman van Vleeck, Schout of the Village of Bergen, declared it to be true, that in the
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month of August of last year 1663, not recollecting the precise day, he has heard Douwe Hermansen in said village berate and scold requirant's wife, stand- ing in her house, as a vagabond, and that said words were spoken by said Douwe, when requirant was sick abed. Herewith closing his testimony he offers to confirm the same under oath, if required. Thus done etc.
HENDRICK BOSCH JAN NAGEL
PIETER VAN DE WATER
Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ. Engrossed copy hereof given to-day.
To-day, the 4th of April 1664, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Jan de Wit, who declared to have sold, as he hereby does, to Klaes Jansen van Langendyck, who also appearing acknowledges to have bought, half of the windmill, as it now stands upon the plain outside of this City near the Fresh Water, with half of the lot, on which it stands, measuring 20 rods square; half of a frame, on which were the sails; half of the ropes, used to turn over the mill stones; half of four new sails, of which purchaser shall pay for two and the Company besides one half of the two old sails, belonging to the mill from of old; half of two . . . and all apper- taining to said mill, movable and immovable, on con- dition, that purchaser takes upon himself one half of what is due by said mill to the Company, to-wit
weekly to grind for the Company, when there is any
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wind and when required, 25 skepels of grain. Pur- chaser shall also have half of the horse and cart with what belongs to it, now in use at the mill, the half of a millrod, already made, but still in the woods and two pieces of a rod, lying at the mill ; all for the sum of 1325 fl., payable in good, deliverable, strung wam- pum in May next, on condition, that at the payment seller is held to deliver to purchaser said mill and what is belonging to it, as aforesaid and give a proper deed for it. If in the meantime the rod should fall off, then the seller shall be bound to de- fray half of the expense for a new one and to help in putting it up. Both parties promise, each for him- self, to observe and fulfill the foregoing under bond according to law, Thus done etc.
LOUWERENS VAN DE SPIGHEL JAN DE WIT
THOMAS LOURENS CLAAS JANSEN
Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Pub.
This day, the 8th of April 1664, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., the worthy Jillis Pietersen of Fort Orange, who declared to have leased to the worthy Hendrick Bosch, cutler and Burgher of this City, who also appearing acknowl- edged to have rented, a house and lot on Pearl Street in this City, between the houses of Egbert van Borsum and Wil Kock, for the time of four con- secutive years, beginning on the first of May 1664 and ending on the same day in 1668, for the sum of 250 fl. in good current strung wampum a year, one
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half payable half yearly. Lessor promises to deliver said house to lessee, when he enters upon the lease, in good repairs and keep it so during the years of the lease, while lessee promises on his side to occupy the house decently. Both parties promise, each for him- self, etc. etc. etc.
LOUWERENS VAN DE SPIGHEL JELIS PETERSEN
J. V. D. WATER
HENDRICK BOSCH
Quod attestor: WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
To-day, the ..... of June 1664, appeared be- fore me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Jan Roelofsen, Burgher and inhabitant of this City, who declared that in the most binding legal manner, he has constituted and empowered as his attorney, as he hereby does, his brother-in-law Frederick Jeroni- mus, living at Amsterdam, Holland, to demand, col- lect and receive in his name and behalf such moneys, as are left and due to him, the constituant, from his late father Roelof Luycassen and mother Aeltie Her- mans, deceased at the City of Ootmars in the Prov- ince of Overyssel, as inheritance and childs share, now in the hands of his brother Willem Roelofsen, living in said City; to give acquittance for what he receives to guarantee against future demands etc. etc. etc.
HENDRICK BOSCH YAN - ROLFFSEN JAN GERRITSEN VAN BUTENHUSEN
Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
EXECUTIVE MINUTES OF THE BURGOMASTERS.
EXECUTIVE MINUTES OF THE BURGOMASTERS.
Friday, February 11, 1661, at the City Hall present Messrs. Allard Anthony and Paulus Leen- derzen van den Grift.
Before the Board appeared the Honble Marten Cregier, Old Burgomaster, and Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt, late Treasurer. Mr. Cortlandt renders account to the Burgomasters of his administrations of the City's revenues and delivers all the account books and other papers concerning the City, which are turned over to Mr. Marten Cregier, the Treas- urer for this year, according to inventory.
Friday, February 18, 1661, present at the City Hall (as above.)
Pursuant to the order of January 31 (II?) of this year 1661, on the petition of Schout, Burgomasters and Schepens concerning the travelling about of Scotchmen, it has been decided and resolved to inform thereof the Burghers and inhabitants of this City by handbills and Secretary Nevius is therefore ordered to draw up such a notice: also, at the request of the churchmasters of this City, to issue two orders, one for Claas van Elslandt the elder, the other for Jan
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Gillisen Koeck, about ringing of the bell and burying the dead and what pertains to it.
Friday, February 25, 1661 present (ut supra).
Before the Board appeared Alexander Carolus Curtius, the master of the Latin school, who was told, the Burgomasters had heard, that he took from his pupils one beaver each quarter, which is against the order concerning his salary, as fixed by the Director General and the Burgomasters of this City, also that he does not keep strict discipline over the boys in his school, who fight among themselves and tear the clothes from each others bodies, which he should prevent or punish. He answers about the taking beavers, that at the beginning of school the parents of his pupils came to him, urging him to teach the children well, which he promised to do and has done more than usual, but he must therefore also have more than was allowed him, for which they have promised him one beaver ; concerning the dis- cipline he says, his hands are bound, as some people do not wish to have their children punished and he requests, that the Burgomasters would make a rule or law for the school; it is also necessary, that his school (house) should be enlarged.
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