Document: Indenture of service of Maria, a young Negro girl, to Nicolaes Coorn

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_111b
Description

Indenture of Maria, daughter of Big Peter, a negro, belonging to the W. I. company, to Nicholas Coorn as a servant. [1644]

Document Date
1644-05-25
Document Date (Date Type)
1644-05-25
Document Type
Indenture

Translation
Translation

This day, date underwritten, before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Nicolaes Coorn, residing in the colony of Renselaers Wyck, who acknowledged that he had accepted and this day received from the Hon. Willem [ Kieft ], director general of New Netherland, Maria, daughter of Big Pieter, being a young Negro girl belonging to the honorable West India Company, for the term of four consecutive years, during which said time the above mentioned Maria shall remain in the service of the aforesaid Nicolaes Coom, on condition that he shall provide her with food and clothes. At the expiration of the aforesaid four years, Coorn shall be bound to restore the aforesaid girl, If she be living, to the honorable director above mentioned, or to his successor. In witness whereof this is signed by Nicolaes Coorn. Done the 25th of May A°. 1644, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.

N. Koren
Cornelis van Tienhoven

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_111b.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
Nicolaes Coorn
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Maria, a young Negro girl
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
111b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11106