Document: Pardon of two soldiers who had been absent and now return to their duty

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[ ] consented [ ]rach, alias van [ ] wasser, Willem Jansen van Leyden alias Bacon and Eggs, soldiers of our Company, from which they have absented themselves for a period of time, to return again to the honorable Company at their old salary and service on the condition that they henceforth for two consecutive years, as other honorable soldiers, observe their guard duty and doing the rounds, and obey our and our officers’ orders; upon which conditions they are hereby pardoned and forgiven their previous offences and absence. Given under our hand and seal in Fort Amsterdam in N. N. dated as above.

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