Document: Bond of Thomas Baxter and John Oyen as sureties for John Brant

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NYSA_A0270-78_V2_034b
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Bond. Thomas Backster as security for a debt due by John Brent. [1642]

Document Date
1642-10-03
Document Date (Date Type)
1642-10-03
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Translation
Translation

[ Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven ], appointed secretary [ in New Netherland ], appeared [ Thomas Backster and John Oyen ], who [ in the presence of the ] fiscal and T[ homas Willett ][ , as witnesses hereto invited ], voluntarily bind [ themselves ], as they do hereby, each one as surety and principal, for Jan Brent, and that for all such sums of money as he, Jan Brent, owes [ to the ] honorable Company and Mr. Heyl, which Company shall be preferred over all others, and in case the said Brent shall run away, they, the sureties, shall be bound to pay the honorable Company and Mr. Heyl, free of costs and charges, as much as the above named Jan Brent owes. In token of the truth we have signed this the 3rd of October anno 1642.

Thomas Backster
John Oyen
Cornelio vander Hoykens
Tho. Willett
Cornelis van Tienh.

Translation Superscripts
Cf. 2:l47h and 4:157.
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_034b.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.

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John Brant
From Party 1
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Thomas Baxter
From Party 2
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John Oyen
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