Document: Order to pay Rachel Vigne a certain sum due her husband Cornelis van Tienhoven

30 July.

Rachel Vingne, wife of Cornelis van Tienhoven, former fiscal and receiver of New Netherland, appeared and showed that so far her husband’s account has not yet been credited by commissary van Brugge with the sum of ƒ450:–, which was granted to her husband according to the resolution of the director general and councilors of 11 July 1656 for three years’ house rent at 150 guilders annually, and whereas she haer voord [several lines lost] to have paid [ ]

Pieter [ Tonneman ]

Regarding the above petition lord de [ Deckere ] recommends that one should not pay money on [ the ] account of Cornelis van Tienhoven before his account has been examined, and it is discovered that something is coming to him after all.

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