RegisterofPSVol2

Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642 – 1647 ׀ 227
may remain in the aforesaid house until next May; and if it happen, which God Almighty forbid,
that during the time Pieter Wolphersen remains in said house with his family and boarders there
should occur any accident of fire through the carelessness of any of his household, boarders or
himself personally, Piter Wolphersen remains bound to repair the damage, be it great or small, to
the house. For all of which the parties bind their persons and properties, movable and
immovable, present and future, submitting the same to the control of all courts and judges. In
witness whereof this is signed by the parties and the witnesses hereto invited, the 24th of
November 1646, in New Amsterdam in New Netherland.
Jacob Kip, witness
J. Rodenb[urg], idem
Acknowledged before me,
Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary
Piter Woeluersen
Arnoldus van Hardenberch
[Contract of sale from Nicholas Stillwell to Jan Jansen Schepmoes of his house
and lot on Manhattan Island, in exchange for Schepmoes’ plantation]
[152e] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Nicolaes
Stillewel, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses declares that he has sold to Jan
Jansen Schepmoes his house and lot heretofore occupied by Ensign Gysbert de Leuw, situated on
the north side of the Graft, on the island of Manhatans, and promises to deliver a proper deed and
conveyance of the aforesaid house and lot. In payment for said lot and house Jan Jansen
Schepmoes promises to deliver to the said Nicolaes Stillewel his plantation, heretofore occupied
by Nicolaes Sloper, situated on the island of Manhatans, near Gorge Homs’ plantation, of which
plantation Schepmoes also promises to deliver a proper deed in due form; the parties declaring
that they have made and concluded this contract together in good faith, in the presence of the
undersigned witnesses. It is stipulated that Nicolaes Stillewel must move out of the house next
May day. If said house should burn down before May, Schepmoes retains his plantation. Done
the 25th of November anno 1646, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.
This is the N mark of Nicolaes Stillewel
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