Document: Petition of Nicolas Verleth to be appointed commissary of imports and exports

To the highly esteemed lords director general and high councilors of New Netherland.

Nicolaes Varleth, resident of this city, makes known with appropriate respect and obedient reverence how on this date has remained vacant the office of commissary of the outgoing and incoming goods in the honorable Company’s warehouse here, having previously been filled by one Adriaen van Tienhoven; and as he, petitioner, would be most inclined to serve your highly esteemed honors in the aforesaid capacity, he reverently requests [several lines lost] awaiting your honors’ favorable decision, remaining (written lower) your honors’ humble servant (was signed) Nicolaes Varlet (dated in the margin) Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 29th of March anno 1657.