Document: Power of attorney from Jan Golsten to Hendrick Antonissen to collect money from the Groningen chamber of the West India Company

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_153c
Description

Power of attorney. John Golsteyn of London, to Hendrick Antonissen, to receive money from the W. I. Company at Amsterdam. [1646]

Document Date
1646-12-05
Document Date (Date Type)
1646-12-05
Document Type
Power of Attorney

Translation
Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Jan Golsteyn, from Londen,[1] who sailed in the ship Groeningen in December anno 1644, and in the presence of the undersigned witnesses declared that he appointed and empowered, as he does hereby, Hendric Antonissen to ask, demand and collect from the honorable directors of the General Chartered West India Company, chamber at Groningen, the sum of one hundred and seventy-six guilders earned by him on the ship ’t Amandare; also all such sums of money as are still due to the principal from their honors for services in Brazil, as will appear from the account thereof heretofore handed by the principal to Sicke Gillis; on payment of which account by their honors he may execute a receipt therefor, the principal holding valid whatever shall be done in the matter by the above mentioned attorney. The original record hereof is signed by the principal and the witnesses hereto invited the 5th of December anno 1646, in New Amsterdam, New Netherland.

Jan Golsten
Cornelis van Tienhouen

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Probably intended for Lunden, in Dithmarschen, Holstein.
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_153c.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
Hendrick Antonissen
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Jan Golsten
From Party 1 Entity
Individual
From Party 2
From Party 2 Entity
DWIC - Corporation - Dutch West India Company (DWIC)
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
153c
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11273