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original, the 10th of April 1645, by me,<br />

Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642 – 1647 ׀ 182<br />

Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary<br />

[Power of attorney from Pierre Malenfant to Seger Teunissen<br />

to collect his wages from the West India Company]<br />

[145a] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Pierre<br />

Malenfant, from Reen 249 in Bretaingne cadet in Captain Johan de Vries’ company, who in the<br />

presence of the undersigned witnesses appoints and empowers Seger Teunesz, master of the<br />

yacht De Eendracht, in his, the principal’s, name to demand and collect from the honorable<br />

directors of the Chartered West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, the sum of two hundred<br />

and thirteen guilders, sixteen stivers, due to him, the principal, by their honors according to the<br />

account hereto annexed, earned by him at St. Louis de Marinhan; for which above mentioned<br />

sum he, Piere Malenfant, acknowledges that he received before the execution hereof from the<br />

above mentioned Seger Teunesz clothing and other necessaries to the above mentioned amount.<br />

Wherefore he, Piere Malenfan, requests the honorable directors above mentioned to give and pay<br />

the above mentioned sum to Seger Tonisz, who then shall have power to execute a discharge<br />

upon receipt, he, the principal, holding as valid what shall be done and transacted by his attorney<br />

in the above mentioned matter. Thus done and signed by Piere Malefan and by Gysbert de Leuw,<br />

ensign, and Willem de Key as witnesses hereto invited, the 11th of April 1645, in Fort<br />

Amsterdam in New Netherland.<br />

Pierre Mallanfan 250<br />

[Assignment by Jacob Hendricksen to Seger Teunissen of<br />

his claim against the West India Company]<br />

[145b] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Jacob<br />

Hendricksz, from Benschop, a soldier of Captain Johan de Vries’ company, who in the presence<br />

of and before the undersigned witnesses assigns and makes over, as he does hereby, to Seger<br />

249 Rennes, capital of the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, France.<br />

250 Other signatures destroyed.<br />

New Netherland Research Center New Netherland Institute

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