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Articles of copartnership of Director Willem Kieft and ten other persons in the privateer La Garce

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Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appointed by the General Chartered West India Company, appeared the honorable Willem Kieft, director general of New Netherland, being in said capacity on account of the aforesaid Company a part-owner in the frigate La Garce, who acknowledges that with all the persons hereinafter mentioned he invests in said frigate a just one-eighth part; Jan Damen in like manner a just eighth part; Jacob Wolphersen the sum of fifteen hundred guilders; Marten Crigier a just sixteenth part; Jacob Stoffelsen eleven hundred guilders; Hendrick Jacobsen Pater Vaer one eighth part; Hendrick Arentsen the sum of thirteen hundred guilders; Captain Willem Albertsen Blauvelt a just eighth part; Cristiaen Pitersen Rams fourteen hundred guilders; Willem de Key one just sixteenth part; Adriaen Dircksen a just thirty-second part. Which aforesaid sums and shares the above mentioned persons, as joint owners, have severally contributed and invested on profit and loss, and this is executed and signed in order that hereafter they may make use thereof and know what each owner is entitled to receive as his profit on the money paid in. In witness and token of the truth this is signed by the above mentioned owners, the 4th of December 1646, in New Netherland.

Jan Jansz Damen
Martin Cregier
Jacob van Coouwenhoven
Adriaen Dircksen Coen
Willem de Key
Christyaen Pyeters
Wyllem Blawfelt
Hendric Arentsen
Hendric Jacobsz p: vaer
Jacob Stoffelsen
C. v. Tienh.

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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.A complete copy of this publication is available on theĀ New Netherland Institute website.