Document: Power of attorney from Jellis Jansen to Daniel Litscho to collect wages earned by him and his father, Jan Andriessen, deceased, on the ship Jonge Prins van Denemarcken

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V3_033a

Description

Power of attorney. Jellis Jansen, to Daniel Litscho to receive his wages. [1649]

Document Date

1649-04-20

Document Date (Date Type)

1649-04-20

Document Type

Power of Attorney

Translation

Jelis Jansen from Lantsmoer,[1] late seaman on board the ship De [ Jonge ] Prins van Deenmarcken, appoints and empowers, as he does hereby [ appoint and empower ], Sergeant Daniel Litscho to ask, demand and receive from the honorable director general and council whatever remains due to him for monthly wages earned on the said ship according to the account, on payment whereof by their honors Litscho shall execute a receipt in full. And whereas the principal's father died on board said ship, he, the principal, further requests that Daniel Litscho may also collect the money earned by Jan Andriesz, his father, from the honorable director general and in like manner execute a receipt therefor, he, the principal, promising to hold and cause to be held valid whatever the attorney shall do and perform in the matter. Thus done and signed the 20th of April A°. 1649, in New Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Yeles Yansen
Cor. van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts

[1]: Landsmeer, or Landsmoer, a village near Purmerend, in the province of North Holland.

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_V3_033a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 (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.