Document: Judgment in the case of Allard Anthony vs. Abraham Planck

8 February 1656, Tuesday.

The director general and councilors of New Netherland having reviewed, read and reread the papers and documents submitted at the session by Abraham Verplanck as father, guardian and spokesman for his son Gelyn Verplanck, plaintiff, and Sr. Allard Antony as defendant and plaintiff in countersuit, now an appellant against the sentence of the burgomasters and schepens of this city pronounced as result of the papers submitted on 27 July 1655, because of a certain dispute concerning fulfillment of the apprentice contract made between Sr. Allard Antony and Abraham Verplanck on behalf of his son Gelyn Verplanck; having examined and everything deliberated everything that might bear on the case; therefore the director general and councilors of New Netherland order and determine, as they hereby do, that Gelyn Verplanck shall serve out his contracted time with his master, Sr. Allard Antony, and if he refuses to do so that he shall then pay him the expenses incurred by his master during his apprenticeship without claiming any further charges; and if his master refuses to accept him that he shall pay to Gelyn Verplanck the full wages promised upon completion of his aforesaid apprentice contract.

Concerning the book debt held by Gelyn Verplanck and that which his master holds contrary thereto, also on behalf of the expenses incurred by the proceedings, the director general and councilors conform with the pronouncement of the burgomasters and schepens. Thus done at our session held at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, ady ut supra. (Was signed:) P. Stuyvesant, Nicasius de Sille, La Montagne. 8 February 1656.