Document: Release of Jan Jansen Damen as bondsman of Hendrick Jansen for the payment of the purchase price of a house and land

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V2_046b

Description

Release of Jan Jansen Damen, as security for Maryn Adriaensen, for the purchase-money of a house and plantation on the island of Manhattan. [1643]

Document Date

1643-03-29

Document Date (Date Type)

1643-03-29

Document Type

Release

Translation

I, Hendrick Jansen, [ tailor ], do hereby declare for myself, my [ heirs and assigns ], that I hereby release and discharge Jan Jansen Damen from all liability as surety on a bond signed by him at the request of Ma[ ryn ] Adriaensen, to wit, for the purchase of a house and land on the island of Manhatans, releasing him hereby, now and forever, from all future demands in the matter aforesaid. In testimony whereof this is voluntarily and of his own accord signed by Hendrich Jansen in the presence of the subscribing witnesses. Done the 20th of March anno 1643, in New Netherland.

Heyndryck Yansen
Thomas Hall
Adriaen van Tienhoven
Hans Stein Mallius’
Cornelis 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_V2_046b.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.