Document: Declaration of skipper Ridder Eversen about a cask of merchandise which he was obliged to throw overboard

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_086d
Description

Receipt of Capt. Evertsen for a case of goods delivered him by Oloff Stevensen van Cortland, public storekeeper, and which he was obliged to throw overboard in a gale of wind. [1643]

Document Date
1643-11-13
Document Date (Date Type)
1643-11-13
Document Type
Declaration
Document Type Unlinked
Receipt | Declaration

Translation
Translation

I, Ridder Eversen, master of the yacht Real,[1] acknowledge that I received from Oloff Stevensen, commissary of the store, a cask of merchandise, to carry the same to Jan Jansz,[2] commissary at Fort Nassau, which cask he, the skipper, declares he was obliged in a violent storm to throw overboard with many other goods. Done the 3rd of November anno 1643.

Ridder Eversen

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Probably so named for Reynier Reael, one of the directors of the Dutch West India Company.
[2]: Jan Jansen van Ilpendam.
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_086d.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.

From Party 1
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skipper Ridder Eversen
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
086d
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11051