Document: Bill of sale of a horse from Cornelis van Tienhoven to Jeuriaen Hendricksen

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V2_039b

Description

Bill of sale from Cornelis van Tienhoven, to Juriaen Hendricks, of a horse for 200 guilders. [1642]

Document Date

1642-12-06

Document Date (Date Type)

1642-12-06

Document Type

Bill of Sale

Translation

Jeuriaen [ Hendricksen ][ from Osenbruch ] acknowledges [ in the presence ] of Huych Aer[tsen from Rossum[1]79 and Claes van Elslant] that he has purchased from Cornelis van Tienhoven [ a stallion ] in his second year, [ which said stallion ] shall be fitted out by van Tienhoven [ at his ] expense and be at [ said ] van Tienhoven’s risk, and must be delivered [ by ] the vendor on the first of May 1643, when Jeuriaen shall also be obliged to receive it; for which horse the purchaser is to pay the sum of two hundred Carolus guilders on delivery, to wit, on the first of May aforesaid, with the express stipulation that the purchaser shall give the vendor an order on the honorable director, with which parties are satisfied. Done the 6th of December anno 1642 in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland.

Jeuriaen Hendricksen
Cornelis van Tienhoven
Claes Van Elslant
Huych Aertsen
Cornelio van [ der ] Hoykens

Translation Superscripts

[1]: Rossum is a village in the Bommelerwaard, province of Gelderland.

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_039b.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.