Document: BOND of Petrus Stuyvesant concerning the purchase of provisions from the commissary on Curacao

I, Petrus Stuyvesant, director-general of the Nieuw Nederlandt and Curacao regions, certify and acknowledge to have received and bought from the commissary, Michiel Vrijmoet, in provisions as well as other things, the value of two thousand eight hundred and four guilders, fourteen stivers; which sum of 2804,14 he has contracted and promised to pay here in horses to the aforesaid Vrijmoedt to whoever may appear in his name, provided they be brought from the island of Aruba; however, if the opportunity does not permit to bring the horses here in payment for the aforesaid sum, or to have them brought here, I pledge my person and goods, nothing excepted, to make payment in good negotiable specie of the aforesaid amount to the honorable Luycas Rodenborgh, who has my power of attorney, or his order in Nieuw Nederlandt or Amsterdam through Mr. Nicolaes van Lith, after the expiration of eight months from this date. In acknowledgment of the truth, three of these have been signed by my own hand; when the first is paid, the others are void. Issued and concluded the 9th of June in Fort Amsterdam on the island of Curacao, 1655.

Below was signed:

If the presenter of this, whether now or afterwards, might have the opportunity to fetch or have fetched some horses for the above bond stemming from provisions received for the island of Curacao, the honorable vice-director Beckx is hereby ordered and requested to have it done from the island of Aruba, demanding or accepting a receipt upon delivery; and if he might have the opportunity to ship more than the sum amounts to, he may do it either on the account of the lord vice-director, Lucas Rodenborgh or otherwise contract with the receivers according to circumstances. Done in Fort Amsterdam on the island of Curacao, Dated as above.

Below was signed:

Pr. Stuyvesant

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