RegisterofPSVol2

Netherland.
Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642 – 1647 ׀ 299
This is the I W mark of Jan Wilcock
[Power of attorney from Jacob Stoffelsen to Symon Dircksen Pos
to receive money due to him from the WIC]
[162m] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Jacob
Stoffelsen from Ziericksee, 359 who appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Symon Dircksen
Pos to ask, demand and receive in his name from the honorable directors of the Chartered West India
Company the sum of two hundred and ninety-one guilders, which sum is due to him by balance
from their honors, as is to be seen on the books kept in the time of the former director, Twiller,
which money Claes Jacobsz at Schagen was authorized to receive and which two hundred and
ninety-one guilders he is now advised remain yet unpaid. On payment of said money by the
honorable directors to the above named Symon Pos, he is authorized to give a receipt therefor, [the
principal] holding valid whatever shall be done in the matter by Symon. Thus done and signed in
the record by Jacob Stoffelsz in the presence of Michiel Jansz and Jacob Kip, witnesses hereto
invited, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 8th of August anno 1647.
Machghyel Jansz }
} witnesses
Jacob Hendṛ Kip }
This is the X mark of Jacob Stoffelsen, made by himself
Acknowledged before me,
Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary
[Power of attorney from Johannes Riger to Jan Vigne to receive money
due him by the WIC for services in Brazil]
[162n] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Hans Reyger
from Norenborch, 360 a soldier who sailed in that capacity in the ship Bonte Lam, who appoints
359 Zierikzee, a city on the island of Schouwen, province of Zealand, Netherlands; not “Lake of Zurich,” as given
by B. Fernow in Doc. Rel. Col. Hist. N.Y., 14:18.
360 Nürnberg, Bavaria.
New Netherland Research Center New Netherland Institute