Translation
Appointment of Jan Lubbertsen to be clerk
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Whereas Jan Lubbertsz, soldier, who arrived aboard the ship, de Beer, on [ ] July has competent handwriting and promises to apply himself diligently; therefore, he is hired as clerk with a salary of eighteen guilders per month and one hundred guilders annually for board. Done in New Amsterdam, 8 September 1654.
References
Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 5, Council Minutes, 1652-1654 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1983).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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