Document: Power of attorney from H. Jansen to A. Herrman to collect debts due in New Netherland

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_151b
Description

Power of attorney. Haye Jansen, skipper of the ship St. Jacob, to Augustyn Herrman to collect debts due him in New Netherland. [1646]

Document Date
1646-10-20
Document Date (Date Type)
1646-10-20
Document Type
Power of Attorney

Translation
Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Hay Jansen, master of the ship St. Jacob, who appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Mr. Augustyn Heerman on his behalf to demand payment of and to collect all such debts as he, the principal, has outstanding here in New Netherland, according to the particular instructions to that effect handed to Mr. Augustynes; also, if it be necessary, to carry on legal proceedings, whether as plaintiff or defendant, and to prosecute the case to the end, with power to substitute one or more persons and on payment to execute a discharge, which shall be valid; he, the principal, holding as valid whatever shall be done in the matter by his aforesaid attorney. This day, the 20th of October anno 1646, in New Amsterdam.

Hay Jansen

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_151b.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.

Location
Locations (Unlinked)
New Netherland
To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
A. Herrman
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
H. Jansen
From Party 1 Entity
Individual
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Box
2
Volume
2
Item
151b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11255