Document: Bond of Richard Wraith to skipper Meyndert Swart for the payment of the purchase price of a Negro woman and boy

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V3_137a
Description

Note. Richard Wraith to skipper Meyndert Swart, for the sum of 525 guilders, being the purchase-money of a negro woman and her little son; John Bateman security. [1655]

Document Date
1655-10-12
Document Date (Date Type)
1655-10-12
Document Type
Bond
Document Type Unlinked
Note | Bond

Translation
Translation

I, the undersigned, Richard Wreath, acknowledge by this my signature, that I am indebted to skipper Meyndert Swart in the sum of five hundred and twenty-five guilders for a Negress and a boy purchased from him, which sum I promise to pay at the appointed time in the promised specie. For the greater security of the aforesaid skipper John Betman offers himself as surety and co-principal in solido and promises, in case Richard Wreath should fall to pay, to tender and pay the aforesaid sum without any gainsay, in such specie as is agreed on. To this end he binds his person and property, present and future, submitting the same to the control of all courts, tribunals and judges Actum, Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 8th of September anno 1655.

Richard Wraith
John Bateman

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_V3_137a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 (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.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Meyndert Swart
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Richard Wraith
From Party 2
From Party 2 Text Unlinked
[Negro Woman and Boy]
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Box
3
Volume
3
Item
137a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/19319