RegisterofPSVol2

Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642 – 1647 ׀ 158
and declare that they lay in garrison at Jochim Pietersen’s when his house burned down, at which
time his servants stood sentry, there being in all four soldiers and five farm-hands, two of whom
were threshers. Jochim Pietersen had gone to the Manhatans and had taken with him two soldiers.
All of which the deponents have confirmed on oath before the fiscal, the 29th of November 1644,
in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.
This is the X mark of Marten Ael, sergeant
Abraham Newman
[Bond of Hans Hansen to Cornelis Maessen
for wheat delivered to him]
[136a] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Hans
Hansen, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses acknowledges that he is well and truly
indebted to Cornelis Maersen, 216 residing in the colony of the Hon. Patroon Renselaer, in the sum
of two hundred and fifty guilders, arising from the purchase of one hundred schepels of wheat
delivered to him, Hans Hansen, by Jan Damen, before the execution hereof; which aforesaid sum
he, Hans Hansen, promises to pay on the first of April next anno 1645. For further security and
the performance hereof, free of costs and charges, he, Hans Hansen, binds his person and
property, movable and immovable, present and future, submitting the same to the control of all
lords, courts, tribunals and judges. In witness whereof this is signed by Hans Hansen and the
witnesses hereto invited, this 9th of December anno 1644, in Fort Amsterdam in New
Netherland.
Willem de Key, witness
Acknowledged before me,
This is the H mark of Hans Hansen, made by himself
This is the X mark of George Rapalje, made by himself as witness
Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary
216 Cornelis Maessen, the ancestor of the Van Buren family. See Van Rensselaer Bowier Mss., pp. 181, 807.
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