Document: Power of attorney from Annetie van Beyeren, wife of T. Feecx, to A. van der Donck to collect inheritances in Holland

On the fourteenth day of the month of August in the year sixteen hundred and forty-nine, at the office of the secretary of New Netherland and in his absence before Jacob Kip, his clerk, appeared Annetie van Beyyere, widow of the late Daniel Patricx, now married to Tobias Pecx, at present residing at Flushing in New Netherland, who before and in the presence of the undersigned witnesses declared that she appointed and empowered, as she hereby does appoint and empower, the worthy Mr. Adriaen vander Donck, at present on the eve of his departure for the fatherland, in her, the principal's, name, in the capacity aforesaid, to inquire and to use all diligence to find out how her affairs stand in the fatherland in regard to property which in her absence might have devolved upon her by the death of any of her friends or blood-relations, or any others. Having discovered where any of her goods, effects, or lands may be, he shall by virtue hereof have power to collect, demand and receive the same and execute a receipt in due form therefor, which shall be valid, and then to bring to her in this country a portion of the effects or goods and secure the remainder for her and her heirs; with power also to substitute one or more persons, to take legal proceedings if necessary, to hear judgment pronounced and to appeal therefrom, in all things doing as the case may require. She, Annetie van Bejere, promises to hold and to cause to be held valid all that shall be done and performed in the case above mentioned by the above named Mr. vander Donck or his substitute, provided that he, vander Donck, or his substitute, remain bound to render an account of what he may realize by his administration. Thus done and signed in the record by Annetie van Beyyere and [ ], witnesses, this 14th of August 1649.

Anneken van Beyeren
Jelis Pietersz
Adriaen van Tienhoven