Document: Clearance to Isaac Allerton for the ship Charles, commanded by Greenfield Lerben, to sail to the Curaçao islands for salt or horses

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of the honorable high mightinesses, the lords States General of the United Netherlands, together with the honorable lords directors of the chartered West India Company, director general of New Netherland, Curasao, Bonayro, Aruba, and the dependencies thereof, together with the lords councilors. All who see this or hear it read, greetings. Let it be known that we have given consent and granted*, as we hereby give consent and grant, to Mr. Isaacq Allerton

steadfast, inhabitant of this city of Amsterdam in New Netherland, that he and his partners shall be allowed to send their small ship, called the Charles, for which presently Grinfil Lerben is skipper, to the Curasao islands in order to take on there a cargo of salt or horses, provided that he, Yssaacq Allerton posts bond for the equity of the Company and good payment, for which the skipper of the same shall trade and negotiate with our vice director, the lord Matthias Becx or his successor; for the accomplishment of which, we ask and request of ours that they, upon presentation of this, will let this serve the aforesaid skipper, Grinfil Lerben or his successor on the ship called the Charles, in all due security. Whereof we have signed this with our own hand and seal it with our usual signature. Amsterdam in New Netherland, ady ut supra, 6 December 1655.

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