Document: Articles of copartnership of Director Willem Kieft and ten other persons in the privateer La Garce

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V2_153e

Description

Similar articles between director Kieft, Jan Damen, Jacob Wolphertsen, Martin Cregier, Jacob Stoffelsen, Hendrick Jacobsen Pater Vaer, Hendrick Arentsen, capt. Blauwfelt, Christian Petersen Rams and William de Key as copartners in the above privateer. [1646]

Document Date

1646-12-04

Document Date (Date Type)

1646-12-04

Document Type

Articles of Copartnership

Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appointed by the General Chartered West India Company, appeared the honorable Willem Kieft, director general of New Netherland, being in said capacity on account of the aforesaid Company a part-owner in the frigate La Garce, who acknowledges that with all the persons hereinafter mentioned he invests in said frigate a just one-eighth part; Jan Damen in like manner a just eighth part; Jacob Wolphersen the sum of fifteen hundred guilders; Marten Crigier a just sixteenth part; Jacob Stoffelsen eleven hundred guilders; Hendrick Jacobsen Pater Vaer one eighth part; Hendrick Arentsen the sum of thirteen hundred guilders; Captain Willem Albertsen Blauvelt a just eighth part; Cristiaen Pitersen Rams fourteen hundred guilders; Willem de Key one just sixteenth part; Adriaen Dircksen a just thirty-second part. Which aforesaid sums and shares the above mentioned persons, as joint owners, have severally contributed and invested on profit and loss, and this is executed and signed in order that hereafter they may make use thereof and know what each owner is entitled to receive as his profit on the money paid in. In witness and token of the truth this is signed by the above mentioned owners, the 4th of December 1646, in New Netherland.

Jan Jansz Damen
Martin Cregier
Jacob van Coouwenhoven
Adriaen Dircksen Coen
Willem de Key
Christyaen Pyeters
Wyllem Blawfelt
Hendric Arentsen
Hendric Jacobsz p: vaer
Jacob Stoffelsen
C. v. Tienh.

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_153e.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.