Document: Petition of Philip Pietersen Schuyler to be credited with the amount of an account against the company assigned to him by Jan Bembo

[several lines lost] Philip [ Pieterse Schuijler makes ] known how he, petitioner, gave and [ delivered to Jan Bembo, ] soldier, certain merchandise, which Jan Bembo, instead of paying the sum of ƒ454:0 cash to the petitioner, assigned and referred to the Company (on balance coming from your honors to the said Bembo), as appears from the enclosed records, and whereas the petitioner on account of the recognition fee will have to pay your honors some pennies, he requests respectfully that he, on account of Bembo, may be credited for the said sum in order to settle it at some time towards the recognition fee; which doing, I shall remain your honors’ servant (was signed) Philip Pieterse Schuijler.

After deliberation it is resolved, the account handed by Bembo to the petitioner is correct and will be reimbursed at a convenient time from the honorable Company’s treasury here, or otherwise, in the fatherland. Dated as above.