Document: Note of David Davidsen to Jan Snediker

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I, the undersigned, acknowledge that I am indebted to Jan Snediker, shoemaker:

First, for one piece of duffel, 40 ells long; and another, 32 ells long; at 7 quarter-ells for one beaverAlso, for four beavers' worth of axesAlso, 32 pounds' weight of kettles, amounting to 8 beaversAlso, 36 beavers' worth of various goodsTotal 89 beavers, payable at the first opportunity ingood beavers, amounting in guilders to the sum of fl.712.Anno 1649, August 13. Was signed: David Davitsen

Endorsed:

I, the undersigned, Abraham Planck, acknowledge that I have received on this account forty-three beavers. Done in Fort Nassau, this 16th of July 1650, on the South River of New Netherland. Was Signed: Abraham Planck. I say 43 beavers.

After collation the above note and the paymentmade thereon as aforesaid are found to agreewith the original, signed and dated as above,by me, the clerk, with Claes van Elslant and Hendrick Gerritsen, as witnesses, at theManhatans, this 4th of May anno 1651.

Claes Van Elslant
Hyndrich Gryyers
Jacob Kip