Document: Discharge of Hendrick Loeft, a soldier

[several lines lost] [ ] N: Netherland

Hendrick Loeft, soldier under the Company here, respectfully shows how he, petitioner, in 1655 with the honorable lord director general’s consent accepted to serve out the contracted time of Jan van Bommel, a soldier at the time, for which a few months were still remaining, as can be inferred from the enclosed request, because the said Jan van Bommel had served already for three years then. In order to serve out those few months, the petitioner has been serving for three years now as well, together adding up to six years, so that the contracted time of the said Jan van Bommel has expired for a long time now, and whereas the petitioner cannot maintain himself and his family very well from the soldiers service, he respectfully requests that your honors be pleased to discharge him, which doing, [ he ] shall remain, (lower stood) Your honor’s faithful servant.

After deliberation it is resolved: fiat quod petitur, and the commissary is ordered to settle the petitioner’s account. Dated as above.

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