Document: Indenture of service of Robert Cook to Arent van Curler

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_076
Description

Indenture. Robert Cooke by his guardian, Abraham Newman, to serve Arent van Curler for one year. [1643]

Document Date
1643-10-09
Document Date (Date Type)
1643-10-09
Document Type
Indenture

Translation
Translation

I, Abraham Nieuwman, guardian of Robbert Koeck, bind the aforesaid Robbert Koec to visit[1] for the term of one year, commencing on the date hereof, for which service, if faithfully performed, the boy shall receive as an annual wage, over and above his board and clothes, the sum of forty guilders. He, Robbert Coec, promises to conduct himself diligently and faithfully in the service of Arent van Curler. In witness whereof this is signed by him, Abraham Nieuman, and by Robbert Coek, the 9th of October anno 1643, in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland.

Abraham Newman
Roburtt Cooke

Translation Superscripts
[1]: At this point the words: “the colony of Rensselaerswijck and to serve Arent van Curler” seem to be omitted. The original reads: ben verbindende den voors. Robbert Koec om te besoecken den tijt van een jaer, which Dr. O’Callaghan translates: “bind the aforesaid Robbert Koec as an errand boy for the term of one year.”
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_076.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
Arent van Curler
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Robert Cook
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
76
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11040