Document: Agreement between the director and Peter Rudolphus whereby the latter is to deduct the amount of certain accounts from his bill of freight

Whereas we, director general and councilors of New Netherland, on behalf of the ship the Waagh, had urgent need of the foodstuffs listed below, we bought the same from Pieter Rudolphus, to wit: one small keg of oil of 64 mingelen, and promised to pay for it ninety-two guilders; four hundred ninety-two pounds of butter at 7 stivers per pound, being ƒ172–4– and have promised as we hereby do that they may deduct as much in the payment of the foregoing freight. Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 10th of June 1656.