RegisterofPSVol2

Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642 – 1647 ׀ 300
and empowers, as he does hereby, Jan Vienje, residing at Utrecht, to ask, demand and receive in
his name from the honorable directors of the Chartered West India Company, chamber at
Amsterdam, the sum of eighty-five guilders earned in Fort St. Louis de Marinhan in the service of
the said director, as appears by the account annexed. On payment of said sum by their honors to
the above mentioned Jan Vienje, he is authorized to execute a receipt for it in due form, [the
principal] holding as valid whatever shall be done and transacted in the matter by the above named
Jan Vienje or his substitute. Thus done and signed by Hans Ryger with Jacob Kip and Andries
Tlmmelinc, as witnesses, the 8th of July anno in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland.
Jacob Kip, witness
Johanes Riger
This is the H D mark of Andries Temlyn, witness, made by himself
[Power of attorney from Hendrick Jansen to Geurt Servaessen to collect
at Amsterdam money due him by Jan Jansen from Rotterdam]
[163a] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Hendrick
Jansen, smith, who appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Geurt Servaessen, residing in
Papenbroeck alley at Amsterdam, to ask, demand and collect in his, the principal’s, name in “The
Three Peddlars” on Calver street, Amsterdam, the sum of one hundred and eight guilders, five
stivers, by virtue of the note and order given therefor by Jan Jansz from Rotterdam, cooper, dated the
2nd of August anno 1647. If the said sum be not paid in “The Three Peddlars” he, Geurt Servaessen,
is authorized to apply to the above named Jan Jansz, cooper, and demand and collect the full
payment. Also if need require, he may sue at law and prosecute the case to the end. He may
likewise, if necessary, substitute one or more persons; he, Hendric Jansen, holding as valid whatever
shall be done in the matter by his above named attorney or his substitute. Done in Fort Amsterdam
in New Netherland, the 9th of August anno 1647.
Jacob H. Kip, witness
David Provoost, witness
Acknowledged before me,
Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary
Heindrick Jans
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