Document: Declaration of Jan Pietersen from Housem that he delivered certain logs to Lambert Clomp

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_028b
Description

Declaration. Jan Pietersen respecting the delivery of logs to Lambert Claessen. [1642]

Document Date
1642-08-17
Document Date (Date Type)
1642-08-17
Document Type
Declaration

Translation
Translation

Before [ me, Cornelis van Tienhoven ], secretary in N[ ew Netherland appointed by the General Chartered West India ] Company, appeared Jan Pietersen from [Housem,[1] who at the] request of Mr. Smit[2] [ testifies and declares ] that he, the deponent, owed Nan Beets four logs, which logs she, Nan, assigned to Jan Pietersen, alias [ Jan ]maet,[3] and which were [ delivered by him? ] to Lambert Clomp,[4] his [ brother-in-law? ], which he, the deponent, offers to confirm under oath. Done the 17th of August anno 1642, in New Netherland.

Jan Pietersen
Cornelis van Tienh[ oven ]

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Husum, in Schleswig.
[2]: Thomas Smith, who married Nan Beets, the widow of Thomas Beets, or Beeche.
[3]: O’Callaghan’s translation has: “alias Comrade Jan.” “Janmaet” is a familiar appellation given to a sailor, corresponding to “Jack tar.” This Jan Pietersen came from Amsterdam. He is also referred to as “Borsje,” or “Borstje.”
[4]: Lambert Huybertsen Klomp.
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_028b.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 Text Unlinked
Lambert Clomp
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Jan Pietersen
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
028b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/10942