Document: Power of attorney from Edward Agerd to William Harle to collect his pay earned as a soldier in the service of the West India Company at Curaçao

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_025b
Description

Power of attorney. Edward Agard of London, soldier, to William Barle of Middlesex, also a soldier, to receive money due him by the W. I. Company at Amsterdam. [1642]

Document Date
1642-08-05
Document Date (Date Type)
1642-08-05
Document Type
Power of Attorney

Translation
Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary in New Netherland, appeared Eduwar[ t ] Adgert from London, soldier, who in presence of the undersigned witnesses, constitutes as he hereby does, Willem Harle [ from ] Middlesex, also a soldier, [ his attorney ], with power in his name and behalf to demand and collect from the honorable directors of the General Chartered West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, the sum of two hundred and sixty-nine Carolus guilders and six stivers, due to him, Eduwart Adgert, by their honors aforesaid, as appears by the account from Curaçao hereto annexed; which aforesaid sum being paid by the above named honorable gentlemen to Willem Harle, he, the attorney, shall then have power to grant a receipt for the payment, which also shall be valid, he, the principal, holding as valid whatever shall be done in the premises by the above named Willem Harle. Thus executed in the presence of Adriaen van Tienhoven and [blank], witnesses invited hereto. Done the 5th of August 1642, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Edward Agerd
Adriaen van Tienhoven

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/A0270/NYSA_A0270-78_V2_025b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 2, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647 (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.

Location
Modern Location
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Locations (Unlinked)
Curacao
To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
William Harle
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Edward Agerd
From Party 1 Entity
Individual
From Party 2
From Party 2 Entity
DWIC - Corporation - Dutch West India Company (DWIC)
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
025b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/10938