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In the presence of us, the undersigned, Marinus Lucassen has opened a certain package of money, given to him at Fort Orange by Abraham [      ],^[1] carpenter, to be delivered to skipper Jan Jansen Bosschardt, in order to be by him handed, according to the address, to Janneken Barents, the widow of Master Jan Hartmen, on Elant street, in [ the sign of ] "De Barbiers," at Amsterdam. It was marked X and therein was found the following specie:

7 [ gold guilders ] at 28 stivers	fi. 9:16
1 and 2 half ducatons at 63 st.	6: 6
1¼ at 50 st.	3: 2½
145 at 6 st.	43:10
2 at 4 st.	-: 8
6 at 2 st.	-: 12
1 bad shilling	1: 6
	Total fl. 64: 0½

The receipt of which sum of fl. 64: 0½ from the hands of the said Marinus Lucassen, in the above mentioned specie, I, Jan Janssz Bosschaerd, acknowledge and I promise, if God grant me a safe voyage, to hand the same to the widow of Master Jan Hartman, residing at Amsterdam, on Elant street, in “De Barbiers." Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 1^st of June anno 1655.

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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.