RegisterofPSVol2

Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642 – 1647 ׀ 286
This is the X mark of Jan Jacobsen, made by himself
Jacob H. Kip, witness
[Bond of Jonathan Brewster of New Plymouth to Willem Turck
for duffel cloth delivered to him]
[160l] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Mr. Jonatan
Brewst, residing at New Plymouth in New England, who acknowledges that he is well and truly
indebted to Mr. Willem Turck, merchant, at present residing here in New Netherland, in fifty-one
whole and one half good, merchantable, winter beavers, arising from the purchase and delivery of
one hundred and three ells of duffel cloth, the receipt of which from the hands of the aforesaid Mr.
Willem Turck before the execution hereof the said Mr. Brewst acknowledges. The aforesaid Mr.
Brewst promises to pay and to deliver the said fifty-one whole and one half beaver skins here on the
island of Manhatans, free of costs and charges, without contradiction or exceptions, on the first of
November next and as security for the payment of the aforesaid beaver skins the said Jonatan Brewst
binds his person and property, movable and immovable, present and future, submitting the same to
all lords, courts, tribunals and judges. In testimony whereof this is signed in the record by the
aforesaid Mr. Brewst, the 29th of July anno 1647, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.
By me, Jonnatha[n] Brewster
Acknowledged before me,
Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary
[Power of attorney from Rev. Johannes Backerus to Jacob Jansen Twiver or in his absence
Lambert Cornelissen Scheltes to collect salary due him by the WIC]
[161a] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Johannes
Backerius, minister here on the island of Manhatans, who appoints and empowers, as he does
hereby, Jacob Jansen T’wiver, residing in the Wieringer Waert, or in his absence to Lambert
Cornelisz Scheltes, residing in the Heere Huygewaaert, 346 to ask, demand and receive in his, the
principal’s, name from the honorable directors of the Chartered West India Company, chamber at
346 Wieringerwaard and Heer Hugowaard are both polder districts in the northern part of the province of North
Holland, Netherlands.
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