Document: Contract of Thomas Hall and Thomas Goodman to construct a rain fence for Jan Damen

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_106
Description

Contract. Thomas Hall and Thomas Goodman to build 200 rods of fence for Jan Damen, who is bound to ride the posts and rails from the shore at Juffrow's valley or thereabouts. [1644]

Document Date
1644-03-26
Document Date (Date Type)
1644-03-26
Document Type
Contract

Translation
Translation

This day, date underwritten, before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary in New Netherland, appeared Tomas Hal and Tomas Goetman, who acknowledged that they had contracted to set up for Jan Damen two hundred and fifty rods of posts and rails, the posts to be placed from eleven to twelve feet apart, five rails one above the other, so close and tight that hogs, goats and other cattle can not pass through, all good and strong work, which must be completed before May. Jan Damen shall cart the poets and rails from the strand of Juffrau's valley, or thereabouts, to the place where they are to be put and in addition to the hauling Jan Damen shall pay for every rod aforesaid thirty-five stivers in current payment at the rate charged at present in New Netherland. In witness whereof this is signed by parties. Done the 26th of March A°. 1644, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Thomas Hall
Thomas Goodman
Jan Jansen Damen
Willem de Key
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_106.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
Jan Jansen Damen (ID: 1,660,045)
From Party 1
From Party 1
Thomas Hall (ID: 1609,000,229)
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Thomas Hall
From Party 2
From Party 2 Text Unlinked
thomas goodman
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Box
2
Volume
2
Item
106
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11098