Document: Contract of Jan Karstensen to serve Remmert Jansen as a blacksmith

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_070a
Description

Contract. Jan Karstensen to serve Remmert Jansen, as blacksmith. [1643]

Document Date
1643-08-16
Document Date (Date Type)
1643-08-16
Document Type
Contract

Translation
Translation

[ I, Jan Karstensen ], acknowledge that I have voluntarily and deliberately hired and bound myself as a blacksmith to Remmert Jansen for the term of eight months, beginning on this date and ending the sixteenth of April 1644; for which he shall receive twelve guilders per month, promising to conduct himself faithfully and diligently in his work as a blacksmith. Done the 16th of August 1643.

Jan Karstensen
Ren Yansen
Cornelis van 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_070a.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.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Remmert Jansen
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Jan Karstensen
Related Ancestors
Cornelis van Tienhoven (ID: 1,660,205)
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
070a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11028