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Before me, Jacob Kip, in the absence of the secretary appointed by the honorable director general and council of New Netherland, appeared the worthy Michiel Jansen, an inhabitant here, who, after revoking and recalling all such power of attorney as he gave on the 15^th of November 1649 to Jan Gerardy, declares that he has appointed and empowered, as he does appoint and empower hereby, Joost Teunisen, at present about to depart on a voyage to the South River of New Netherland, to ask, demand and receive in the name and capacity aforesaid from one Reynier Dominicus, house carpenter residing at the South River aforesaid, the sum of seventy-five Carolus guilders, due to him, the principal, by the said Reynier, as appears by the accompanying note. On receipt of the aforesaid sum by Joost Teunisen, he shall execute a receipt in full therefore, which shall avail him [ Reynier ] as [ evidence of ] good payment; he, Michiel Jansen, promising to hold and to cause to be held valid whatever shall be done and transacted in the case aforesaid by Joost Teunisen. He requests an authentic instrument hereof Thus done and the original hereof in the record signed by the principal, this 24^th of May A° 1651, at New Amsterdam in New Netherland.

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