Document: Promise of Hans Pietersen to satisfy the contract made with Paulus van der Beeck to serve him for one year

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V3_127d
Description

Contract. Hans Pietersen, of Norway, to serve Paulus van der Beecq one year. [1655]

Document Date
1655-03-02
Document Date (Date Type)
1655-03-02
Document Type
Promisory Note
Document Type Unlinked
Contract | Promisory Note

Translation
Translation

Hans Pieterssz from Comhel in Norway promises in the presence of the undersigned witnesses to satisfy the contract which he made at Amsterdam fair in the year 1654 with Poulus vander Beecq, as an honest man is bound to do, to wit, that he would serve him from Amsterdam fair 1654 until Amsterdam fair 1655, for the sum of two hundred and fifty guilders. Done at New Amsterdam in New Netherland, this day the 14th of February.

Hans Pieterssz
Arenoldes van Vlierengen
Cornelis van Ruyven

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_127d.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.

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
127d
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/19292