Document: Power of attorney from Andries Roelofsen to Jan Laurensen Appel to collect beavers from Adam Roelantsen and Jacob Jansen Flodder

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V3_051a

Description

Power of attorney. Andries Roeloffsen to Jan Laurensen Appel, to receive a lot of beavers from Adam Roelantsen and Jan Jansen Flodder. [1647]

Document Date

1647-08-13

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-08-13

Document Type

Power of Attorney

Translation

This day, date underwritten, at the office of the secretary of New Netherland and in his absence before his clerk, appeared Andries Roelofsz from Masterlant,[1] who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses declared that he appointed and empowered, as he does hereby [ appoint and empower ], Jan Laurensz Appel, to demand, collect and receive in his, the principal's, name from Adam Roelantsz, residing here, seventeen whole beavers; also, from Jacob Jansz Floder, five beavers, due to him by balance of account, as appears by the accompanying account and note of hand; on receipt of which he may execute a discharge for the same, which shall be valid. He, the principal, promises to hold and to cause to be held valid whatever shall be done and performed in the matter aforesaid by the said Jan Appel, or his substitute. In witness whereof this is signed in the record by Andries Roelofsz, with Jan Schepmoes and Adriaen van Tienhoven, as witnesses, this 12th of August 1649, in New Amsterdam.

Andries Roelofsz
Yaninsen Scepmoes
Adriaen van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts

[1]: Marstrand, an island off the coast of Sweden, formerly belonging to Norway. See Van Rensselaer Fowler MSS., pp. 56-57.

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_V3_051a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 (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.