Document: Power of attorney from Sybolt Claessen to Reyer Stoffelsen to receive money due to him by the West India Company

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V3_014b
Description

Power of attorney. Simeke Jacobsen, skipper, to receive moneys due him by the W. I. Company at Amsterdam. [1648];Power of attorney. Sybolt Claesen to Reyer Stoffelsen, to receive moneys due him by the W. I. Company at Amsterdam. [1648]

Document Date
1648-09-12
Document Date (Date Type)
1648-09-12
Document Type
Power of Attorney

Translation
Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, residing in Fort Amsterdam, appeared the worthy Sybolt Claesen, carpenter, residing here, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Reyer Stoffelsz, a freeman, to ask, demand, collect and receive in his, the principal's, name from the honorable directors of the Chartered West India Company, at the chamber in Amsterdam, the sum of one hundred and twenty-nine guilders, sixteen stivers, 8 pennies, due to him, the principal, by their honors, as appears by the annexed account. On payment of this above mentioned sum by the honorable directors aforesaid to the above named Stoffelsz, or his substitute, he shall have power to execute a receipt therefor in due form, which shall avail their honors as [ evidence of ] good payment. He, Sybolt Claesz, promises to hold valid whatever shall be done and performed in the case above mentioned by his attorney or his substitute. Thus done and signed in the record by Sybolt Claesz, with Jacob Kip and Johannes Rodenborgh as witnesses hereto invited. Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland this 12th of September Anno 1648.

Sibet Clasen
Jacob Kip
Cor. van Tienhoven

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_014b.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.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Reyer Stoffelsen
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Sybolt Claessen
From Party 1 Entity
Individual
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Box
3
Volume
3
Item
14b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/19006