Document: Power of attorney from Hendrick Jansen to Gillis Pietersen to look after his affairs during his absence

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_047c
Description

Power of attorney. Hendrick Jansen to Gillis Petersen, to act for him in his absence, and to deliver a house he sold to William the cooper, but not to do anything without the consent of his (Jansen's) wife. [1643]

Document Date
1643-04-01
Document Date (Date Type)
1643-04-01
Document Type
Power of Attorney

Translation
Translation

I, Hendrick Jansen, hereby declare that I have empowered, as I do hereby, Gillis Pietersen[1] to do and deal in my name with my property as he shall find expedient, also placing him in my stead [ with ] full power to act in all things as if I were present, whereof he shall render account at his convenience; giving him further authority to make delivery of the house which I sold to Willem, the cooper,[2] and to demand the money according to the contract of sale. All of which [ being ] done, [ I shall hold as valid ], but he shall not be at liberty to do anything without the knowledge and consent of my wife. Done the first of April 1643, in New Netherland.

Heyndryck Yansen
Cornelis van Tienh.

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Gillis Pietersen was Hendrick Jansen’s son-in-law. The power of attorney was given to him in view of Jansen’s expected departure from the colony under sentence of banishment rendered by the court on November 27, 1642, for calling Director Kieft a villain. Jansen, however, did not leave until several years later. On June 17, 1643, he was given permission to remain in the colony to settle his affairs. He sailed in the summer of 1647 in the ship Princess and is supposed to have perished in the wreck of that vessel
[2]: Willem Adriaensen; see contract of sale of November 24, 1642, N. Y. Col. MSS., 2:37b.
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_047c.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.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Gillis Pietersen
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Hendrick Jansen
From Party 1 Entity
Individual
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Item
047c
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/10987