Document: Power of attorney from Jan Gillissen Verbrugge to Johannes de Peyster to attend in his place to the affairs of Jan Pietersen Verbrugge and Styntje Raels, widow of Lucas van Kipshaven

This day, the 28th of August 1657, before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public appointed by the High and Mighty lords the States General of the United Netherlands, residing at Amsterdam in New Netherland, and before the undersigned witnesses, appeared Mr. Jan Gillissz Verbrugge, merchant here, who declared that by virtue of the power of attorney given to him by Mr. Jan Pietersz Verbrugge and executed before me and certain witnesses on the 5th of June last past, as also by virtue of the power of attorney given to him, the appearer, by Stijntie Raels, widow of Lucas van Kipshaven, executed on the 17th of May anno 1656 before Notary Johannes Sellerus and certain witnesses, with the clause of substitution, he substitutes in his place, as he does hereby, the Hon. Johannes de Peyster, schepen of this city, especially to execute and fulfil the contents of the aforesaid powers of attorney punctually in every part, to the best advantage of the aforesaid appearer's principals, as he shall consider expedient and necessary; as also to attend to the appearer's own affairs, in trade and otherwise, both in and out of court; promising that at all times he will hold and cause to hold valid whatever shall be done and performed by the aforesaid substitute by virtue of this and the aforesaid powers of attorney, without any gainsay, provided that the attorney shall be bound, if required, to render a proper account of his transactions and receipts Thus done and executed at Amsterdam in New Netherland, in the presence of Pieter Schaffbanck and Jan Gerritsz van Couwenhoven, as witnesses hereto invited, who with the appearer have signed the original minute hereof in the custody of me, the notary

D. v Schelluyne