Document: Contract of Wolphert Nys to serve Evert Pels and his wife for two years

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_061a
Description

Contract. Wolphert Nys to serve Evert Pels for 2 years. [1643]

Document Date
1643-06-15
Document Date (Date Type)
1643-06-15
Document Type
Contract

Translation
Translation

I, Wolphert Nys, from the bishopric of Vol,[1] hereby acknowledge that I have of my own free will and deliberate choice bound and hired myself to Evert Pels and his wife, residing in Renselaerswyck, for the term of two consecutive years, commencing on the date hereof. He, Wolphert Nys, promises while in the service of the aforesaid Evert Pels to demean and conduct himself diligently, honestly and faithfully as a faithful, honest and decent servant is bound and ought to serve his master and mistress, and that in such work and employment as Evert Pels shall please to command; for which honest and upright service he shall annually have and receive as wages the sum of one hundred and fifteen guilders, whereupon I have already received from the above mentioned Evert Pels the sum of one hundred and ninety guilders, nineteen stivers, ten pennies, which he shall deduct from my first earned wages. In testimony whereof this is signed by Wolphert Nys in presence of the witness. Done the 15th of June 1643.

Wolphert Nys
Adriaen van Tienhoven
Cornelis van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts
[1]: uyt t’Stift vol. According to a contract in volume 3, folio 135a, the bishopric of Vol lies in Hessenlant. It is probable, therefore, that Fulda is intended.
References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York.  https://www.archives.nysed.gov/  

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A0270/NYSA_A0270-78_V2_061a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 2, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.

To Party 1
To Party 1
Evert Pels (ID: 1,660,135)
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Wolphert Nys
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
061a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11015