Document: Bond of Richard Smith to sail direct to the South River and to return with his cargo to Manhattan

I, the undersigned, Richert Smith, master of the bark named De Willecom, do hereby bind myself after my departure from this port for the South River in New Netherland not to touch at any other place or to take in any more goods than are entered on the fiscal's list; also, after my safe arrival at the South River not to unload these or any other goods, nor permit them to be unloaded or traded, before and until I shall have exhibited my commission, clearance and invoice of the lading to Andries Hudden, the commissary there. Also, after having finished my trading at the South River, not to depart before entering my full return cargo and bartered peltries with the aforesaid commissary and not to alienate, land or send away any of them before and until I shall exhibited a list and invoice thereof to the director general or his agent here at the Manhatan. All without fraud or deceit, on pain of forfeiting my bark and lading or the just value thereof in acknowledgment of the truth I have signed this with my own hand this 29th of May A° 1651, New Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Richard Smith