Document: Receipt of Joseph Brewster for 29 pounds of beaver due to his father by Thomas Baxter

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V2_150a
Description

Receipt of Joseph Brewster for 29 lbs. beaver due his father Francis Brewster, by Thomas Bacxter. [1646]

Document Date
1646-10-02
Document Date (Date Type)
1646-10-02
Document Type
Receipt

Translation
Translation

I, the undersigned, Joseph Brusto, acknowledge that before the execution hereof I have been fully satisfied and paid by Tomas Bacxter the sum of twenty-nine pounds of beaver, which the aforesaid Bacxter owed my father, Francis Brusto, according to the note given therefor, which note is torn up and canceled. I therefore release him from all further claim. Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 2nd of October 1646.

Joseph Brewster
Cornelis van Tienh.

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_150a.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.

From Party 1
From Party 1
Thomas Baxter (ID: 1609,000,055)
From Party 2
From Party 2 Text Unlinked
Joseph Brewster
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
150a
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/11243