Document: Receipt of Gerrit Vastrick for fifty beavers from Marten Kregier to be sold in Holland for his account

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_119f
Description

Receipt of Gerrit Vastrick for 50 beavers from Marten Cregier, to be sold in Holland on his account. [1644]

Document Date
1644-07-15
Document Date (Date Type)
1644-07-15
Document Type
Receipt

Translation
Translation

[ Before me ], Corneli[ s ] van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Gerrit Vastrick of Amsterdam, supercargo on the yacht Prins Maurits, who in the presence of the hereinafter mentioned witnesses[1] acknowledged that before the execution hereof he had received from Marten Kregler, residing in New Netherland, fifty good and well conditioned beaver skins, on bottomry and risk of the sea. The aforesaid Gerrit Vastrick promises, if God the Lord grant him a safe voyage, to pay for the aforesaid beavers in the city of Amsterdam the sum of five hundred Carolus guilders, which moneys he, Vastrick, shall put out at interest for the benefit of the above mentioned Marten Kregler in a good and secure place where he, Kregler, will be able to get the money at his convenience. For the performance whereof and as security he, Gerrit Vastrick, binds his person and property, movable and immovable, present and future, submitting the same to the jurisdiction of all lords, courts, tribunals and judges. Done the l5th of July A°. 1644, in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland.

Gerrit Vastrick
Cornelis van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts
[1]: The witnesses are not named.
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_119f.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
Gerrit Vastric
From Party 1
From Party 1
Marten Cregier ( Kriger, Creiger, Krieger) (ID: 1,660,043)
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
119f
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11123