Document: Petition of Adriaen Hegeman for writ of benefit of inventory in settling the estate of the late councillor Van Dincklage

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To the honorable lords director general

and councilors of New Netherland

Adriaen Hegeman, dwelling at Midwout on Long Island shows with all due respect how he, petitioner, with the ships presently arrived, [ was requested ] [i] by the minister d o. Johannis Hanius—as father and guardian of his nine children from a former marriage, procreated by his deceased wife Margarita van Dincklage, deceased, heirs ab intestato of the late lord Lubbertus van Dincklage—to accept the effects and remainders of goods left here by him, and to make them a return payment and send [ them ] over.

And whereas he, petitioner, is finding out that several debtors or creditors of the said lord Dincklagen are revealing themselves here, seemingly of more weight than the aforesaid effects might be worth, the petitioner would not very much like to accept these goods other than under benefit of inventory. Therefore, the petitioner requests from your honors letters of benefit of inventory to the honorable court of the city of Amsterdam in N: Netherland in communi forma; doing this, etc. (lower stood) Your honors’ subservient servant (:was signed:) Adriaen Hegeman.