Document: Order on application for payment of a balance due corporal Arent van den Berch

Received and read the petition of Jan Tomassen requesting payment of ƒ668:9, being the balance of the account of Arent vanden Berch, former corporal, transferred by the said Arent to the petitioner.

It is resolved, the petitioner must show first that the principal account remained unaccepted and unpaid in the fatherland; once that is done, closer attention will be paid to his request. Dated as above.

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/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V08_0836a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (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.