Document: Substitution by Gerrit Douman of Govert Loockermans as attorney for Elke Jans to collect money from the West India Company

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary residing in New Netherland, appointed by the General Chartered West India Company, appeared Gerrit Douman, sergeant here, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses substitutes, as he hereby does, by virtue of the power of attorney given him on the 16th of October anno 1645 by Elke Jansen, of Veenwolde, hereto annexed, Mr. Govert Loockmans, merchant of the ship De Jager, to demand, recover and collect in his name from the honorable directors at the chamber at Amsterdam the sum of two hundred and sixty-seven guilders, fifteen stivers, earned by the above mentioned Elke Jansen on the island of Curaçao, and in addition sixteen guilders earned by the same on the ship De Blauwe Haen, as appears by the annexed accounts, on payment of which sum by the honorable directors at the chamber aforesaid, the above mentioned Govert Loockmans may execute a receipt therefor, which shall be valid; he, Gerrit Douman, holding as valid what shall be done in the premises his above mentioned substitute, and in case it happen that the matter require more special authority than is herein set forth, the above mentioned Loockmans may further act therein as he, Gerrit Douman, were he present might or could do, who promises to hold and cause to be held valid whatever shall be done herein by the substitute. Thus done and signed in the record by Gerrit Douman, and by Adriaen van Tienhoven and Jacob Kip, as witnesses, the 17th of September anno 1646, in New Netherland.

Geerrit Doman