Document: Power of attorney from Pierre Malenfant to Seger Teunissen to collect his wages from the West India Company

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Pierre Malenfant, from Reen[1] in Bretaingne cadet in Captain Johan de Vries’ company, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses appoints and empowers Seger Teunesz, master of the yacht De Eendracht, in his, the principal’s, name to demand and collect from the honorable directors of the Chartered West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, the sum of two hundred and thirteen guilders, sixteen stivers, due to him, the principal, by their honors according to the account hereto annexed, earned by him at St. Louis de Marinhan; for which above mentioned sum he, Piere Malenfant, acknowledges that he received before the execution hereof from the above mentioned Seger Teunesz clothing and other necessaries to the above mentioned amount. Wherefore he, Piere Malenfan, requests the honorable directors above mentioned to give and pay the above mentioned sum to Seger Tonisz, who then shall have power to execute a discharge upon receipt, he, the principal, holding as valid what shall be done and transacted by his attorney in the above mentioned matter. Thus done and signed by Piere Malefan and by Gysbert de Leuw, ensign, and Willem de Key as witnesses hereto invited, the 11th of April 1645, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Pierre Mallanfan