Document: Power of attorney from William de Key to Jeronimus La Croix, Jr, to collect money from the West India Company

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_126a
Description

Power of attorney. William de Key, late supercargo of the Neptune, to Jerominus la Croix, to receive money due him by the W. I. Company at Amsterdam. [1644]

Document Date
1644-09-20
Document Date (Date Type)
1644-09-20
Document Type
Power of Attorney

Translation
Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Willem de Key, late supercargo on board the Neptunes, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Jeronimus La Croix, the younger, residing at Amsterdam, to demand and collect in his name from the honorable directors of the Chartered West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, the sum of one hundred and sixty-six guilders, five stivers, earned by him on the ship Neptunes, Jan Symonsz, master; which aforesaid sum being received from the above mentioned directors by La Croix, he is empowered to execute a discharge, acting therein as he, the principal, could or might do, were he present, [ the principal promising to ] hold valid what shall be transacted and performed herein by the attorney. To this end[1] the original record hereof is signed by Willem de Key and the witnesses hereto invited. Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 20th of September A°. 1644[2].

Translation Superscripts
[1]: Apparently intended for: In witness whereof.
[2]: Not signed.
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_V2_126a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 2, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647 (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
Jeronimus La Croix, Jr
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
William de Key
From Party 1 Entity
Individual
From Party 2
From Party 2 Entity
DWIC - Corporation - Dutch West India Company (DWIC)
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Provincial Secretary register of the Provincial Secretary (Series A0270 _ 1642-1660)
Box
2
Volume
2
Item
126a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11139