Document: Agreement of the guardians of Jacob Wolphertsen van Couwenhoven's children to the court's order

The above written, communicated to us underwritten as uncles and blood guardians, concerning the minor children left behind by Hester Jansz, deceased, in the presence of the assigned co-curators and orphan masters, we, underwritten, declare that the provisional exemption of half of that of the father, assigned to the children, also has been our advice and consent; all the more because for the time being we [ ] not

[several lines lost] Amsterdam in New Netherland anno 1657.

Pieter van [ ]

Govert Loockermans

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