Document: Agreement of Willem [ ] to serve Mr. La Montagne

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_032b
Description

Agreement of ............ as servant man to Mr. LaMontagne. [1642]

Document Date
1642-09-18
Document Date (Date Type)
1642-09-18
Document Type
Agreement

Translation
Translation

Willem [blank has bound himself out for] the term of [blank years, commencing on the] date [ hereof ], and this [ on condition that he agrees ] to serve Mr. la Montagne [ as a servant ] and [ to perform all such work as ] a good servant ought to perform, [ for which Mr. la Montagne ] shall every three m[ onths or whenever the ] servant needs it pay him his [ wages ], either in beavers or in money. [Done this blank] of September anno 1642, in New [ Netherland ].

La Montagne
Cornelis van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts
Name of servant not given.
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_032b.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.

Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
032b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/10958