Document: Power of attorney from Jan Labatie to Adriaen van der Donck to manage the affairs of Harmen Bogardus, deceased, growing out of his interest in the yacht La Garce

On the 10th of November 1648, at the office of the secretary of New Netherland, before his assistant, in the secretary's absence, appeared Jan Labate, a resident at Fort Orange, who in the presence of the subscribing witnesses appointed and empowered, as he does hereby, Mr. Adriaen vander Donck, an inhabitant here, in his, the principal's, name to transact and execute the business between Mr. Harmen Bogardus (whose widow he married) and Christiaen Pietersz, deceased, on account of the share of the yacht La Garce, as well as some other matters touching him, Jan Labatie, as more fully appears by the written order given to the attorney, who shall have power to settle the affairs either in or out of court, to carry on proper legal proceedings, to hear judgment pronounced and to appeal therefrom, doing in all things as the case may require; he, the principal, promising to hold and cause to be held valid whatever shall be done and performed in the premises by his above named attorney or his substitute. In testimony whereof this is signed in the record by him, Jan Labatie, in New Amsterdam in New Netherland, date as above.

Jan Labatie
Dirck Jansz
Jacob Kip