Document: Bill of sale of a yacht from Thomas Hall and Jan Pietersen to Hendrick Jansen and Jan Martensen

This day, date underwritten, before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Tomas Hal and Jan Pitersen, both inhabitants here, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses declared that of their own free will and after mature deliberation they transferred and conveyed in true and real ownership their yacht De Hoop, at present lying before Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, with her standing and running rigging and further as they, the appearers, convey and deliver the same to Hendric Jansen and Jan Martensen, which persons may take possession of and use the said yacht as they might do with other, their own and lawfully acquired goods. They, the appearers, promise to deliver the said yacht, as they do hereby, free from all claims which might be made or set up thereto by any one in the world. In witness and proof of the truth this is put in writing and signed in the record by the appearers in the presence of Aryaen van Tienhoven and Jacob H. Kip, requested to be witnesses hereto, the 11th of December anno 1646, in Amsterdam in New Netherland.

The payment for the yacht must be made immediately in two pieces of duffel at four guilders the yard and the rest in sewant.

Jan Pitersz
Thomas Hall
Adriaen van Tienh[ oven ]
Jacob H. Kip