Document: Power of attorney from Rev. Samuel Drisius to Eduard Man to receive salary due him from the West India Company

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A0270-78_V3_118
Description

Power of attorney. Rev. Samuel Drisius to Edward Man, to receive certain money from W. I. Company at Amsterdam. [1654]

Document Date
1654-10-09
Document Date (Date Type)
1654-10-09
Document Type
Power of Attorney

Translation
Translation

On this day, date underwritten, before me, Cornelis van Ruyven, appointed secretary in New Netherland for the General Chartered West India Company, and before the hereinafter named witnesses, appeared the Reverend D° Samuel Drisius, minister of the gospel in the city of New Amsterdam in New Netherland, who declared that he appointed and empowered, as he hereby does appoint and completely empower, Mr. Eduardt Man, merchant residing in the city of Amsterdam in Holland, specially in his, the principal's, name and in his behalf to collect and receive from the hands of the honorable directors of the General Chartered West India Company the sum of one thousand Carolus guilders, once, on account of the principal's earned wages and monthly pay, promising to hold firm, binding and valid whatever shall be done in virtue hereof, all under binding obligation according to law. Actum in New Amsterdam, this day, the 22d of September A°. 1654, in New Netherland.

Samuel Drisius
P Stuyvesant
Johannes Megapolensis
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_118.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.

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Eduard Man
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
Samuel Drisius
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
3
Volume
3
Item
118
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/19275