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This day, date underwritten, before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Dirck Cornelissen from Wensveen, as husband and guardian of Marritjen Jans, daughter of Tryn Jonas from Masterland, in her lifetime midwife here in New Netherland, and in said capacity as heir of the above named Tryn Jonas he, the appearer, declared that he appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Everardus Bogardus, minister, to demand, collect and receive from the honorable directors of the General Chartered West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, the sum of two hundred and forty-five guilders, two stivers, eight pennies, earned in her lifetime by the above named Tryn Jonas of their honors above mentioned, as appears on the Book of Monthly Wages, No. F, folio seventeen. On receipt of the above mentioned sum by Everardus Bogardus, he is authorized to execute a discharge therefor in the name and on the behalf of the above named Dirck Cornelisz, in the capacity above mentioned, and guarantee their honors against future claims, he, the principal, therefore promising to hold and to cause to be held valid all that shall be done and transacted in the case by the said Domine Bogardus, who shall also have power to substitute one or more persons with like authority. Thus done and signed by the above named Dirck Cornelisz in the presence of [      ], as witnesses hereto invited.

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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 the New Netherland Institute website.