Document: Power of attorney from Claes Jansen de Kock to Michiel Paulissen to receive his share of the prize ship Tobasco

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V3_056a

Description

Power of attorney. Claes Jansen d'Kock to Michael Paulussen to receive his share of the prize Tobasco. [1649];Deed. Peter Wolphertsen van Couwenhoven and Elbert Elbertsen, curators of the estate of Claes Jansen of Emden, deceased, to skipper William Tomassen, of a part of a garden lot on the island of Manhattan, opposite the five houses, and adjoining the Wooden Horse; with receipt for the purchase-money. [1649]

Document Date

1649-08-17

Document Date (Date Type)

1649-08-17

Document Type

Power of Attorney

Translation

This day, date underwritten, at the office of the secretary of New Netherland in his absence before Jacob Kip, his clerk, appeared the worthy Claes Jansz d'Kock from Amsterdam, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Michiel Paulisz, a resident here, to ask, demand, collect and receive in his, the principal's, name from the honorable director and council here, or whoever shall distribute the shares, in case the prize called the Tabasgee, which he helped to bring in here, be declared a good prize, such share as may be found coming to him. On receipt thereof he shall have power to execute a formal discharge therefor, which shall be valid; he, Claes Jansz aforesaid, holding valid whatever shall be done and performed in the matter aforesaid by his above named attorney, or his substitute. Thus done and signed together with the subscribing witnesses, this 17th of August 1649, in New Amsterdam.

Claes Jansz
Peitter Gilles
Jan Louresen Appel

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_056a.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.