Document: Power of attorney from Sibout Claessen to Harmen Bastiaensen to collect the balance of the purchase money for a house and lot sold to Joost Teunissen

This day, date underwritten, at the office of the secretary of New Netherland and in his absence before Jacob Kip, his clerk, appeared the worthy Sibolt Claesz, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses appoints and empowers, as he does hereby [ appoint and empower ], Harmen Bastiaensz to demand, collect and receive in his, the principal's, name from Joost Teunisz here, or his order, next May 1650, the sum of six hundred guilders in loose current seawan, being the balance of the purchase money for a house and lot sold by him, the principal, to Joost Teunisz, baker; on receipt of which aforesaid money by him, the attorney, he is authorized to execute a receipt therefor and then to deliver the deed executed this day by Sybolt Claesz in favor of Joost Teunisz, baker, or his successors, but not before. This being done, he, Sybolt Claesz, promises to hold and cause to be held valid the same, binding himself thereto as by law provided. Thus done and the original hereof in the record signed by Sybolt Claesz and [ ], as witnesses hereto invited, this 14th of August 1649, in New Amsterdam, in New Netherland.

Sibout Clasen
Adriaen van Tienhoven
Pieter Cornelis vander Veen