Document: Assignment by William Smith to Fredrick Jansen of his wages due from the West India Company

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_143a
Description

Assignment. William Smith to Frederick Jansen, of a certain claim against the W. I. Company at Amsterdam. [1645]

Document Date
1645-03-10
Document Date (Date Type)
1645-03-10
Document Type
Assignment

Translation
Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Willem Smit, of Schrepseker,[1] who hereby assigns and makes over to Fredrick Jansz, of Flensborch,[2] his pay earned by him at Fort St. Louis de Marinhan[3] in the service of the honorable directors of the West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, amounting to the sum of two hundred and twenty-one guilders, due to him according to the annexed account. The appearer acknowledges in the presence of the undersigned witnesses that he was fully paid and satisfied in regard to the aforesaid account before the execution hereof, wherefore, whenever the honorable directors shall have paid and satisfied the aforesaid sum to Fredrick Jansz above named, he releases them from all further demands by himself, his heirs, or successors. In witness whereof this is signed by the appearer and the witnesses hereto invited. Done the 10th of March 1645, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Willem Smith
Robbert Onferre
Willem de Key
Cornelis van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Shropshire, England.
[2]: Flensburg, a town in Schleswig, Germany.
[3]: São Luiz de Maranhão, Brazil.
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_143a.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.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Fredrick Jansen
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
William Smith
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
143a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11198