Document: Note of William Welles and others in favor of Director Kieft

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NYSA_A0270-78_V2_052b
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Note. William Wells and others, in favor of director Kieft. [1643]

Document Date
1643-04-29
Document Date (Date Type)
1643-04-29
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Translation
Translation

We, the undersigned, acknowledge that we are well [ and truly ] indebted to Willem Kieft, director general of New Netherland, in the sum of five pounds, ten shillings, English, for freight[1] for which the director has made himself responsible, and also in thirteen guilders, ten stivers, for thirteen and a half schepels of salt received from the aforesaid director; which aforesaid sum we, the undersigned, promise to pay free of costs and charges in grain when it shall this year be mowed and threshed. In testimony whereof this is signed by us, the undersigned, under submission to all courts and judges. Done the 29th of April anno 1643, in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland.

William Welles
Williame Harcke
Robert X Terry
Cornelis van Tienh.

Translation Superscripts
[1]: vracht: which may mean either freight, or passage.
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_052b.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.

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