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Account of the fines received and expenses incurred at Fort Orange from 4th October, 1656, to 28th March, 1658
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Account of the fines that, according to the court record, have been imposed from the 4th of October Anno 1656 until the last of December Anno 1657.[1]
Receipts
Page 2 | Henderick Hendericksen Backer is fined | ƒ68:- |
Page 4 | Egbertjen Egberts is fined | 300:- |
Page 6 | Willem Hoffmeyer is fined | 500:- |
Page 8 | Dirckjen Harmens is fined | 300:- |
Page 23 | Tomas Chambert is fined | 150:- |
Page 63 | Hans de Vosch is fined | 300:- |
Page 70 | Pieter Bronck is fined | 100:- |
Page 77 | Frans Barentsen is fined | 100:- |
Page 102 | Jacob Loockermans is fined | 300:- |
ƒ2,118:- | ||
Of the above fines, by order of the hon. director general, half is appropriated to the honorable magistrates of Fort Orange and the village of Beverwijck, amounting to | ƒ1,059:- |
Expenditures
Magistrate Rutger Jacobsz has received from Henderick Hendericksz Backer | ƒ68:- | |
The magistrates have agreed to advance payment of the fine of Egbertjen Egbers because her husband worked on the church | ƒ300:- | |
1656 October 21 | ||
Paid by order of the magistrates to Tomas Janssen Mingael and Willem Bout | 50:- | |
1657 April 7 and 17 | ||
Paid by Jochim Wesselsen for Willem Hoffmeyer to Jan Roelofsen and Stoffel Janssen for wages earned on the church | 150:- | |
August 10 | ||
Paid by Dirck Bensick to Francoys Boon for freight of the pulpit and the bell | [ 32:- ] [2] | |
August 15 | ||
To Philip Pietersen Schuyler by Willem Fredricksz Bout for an Indian the sum of ƒ60:-, so that the magistrates are bound to pay | 30:- | |
October 6 | ||
Paid by Pieter Bronck on account of the fine of Hans Vosch and Pieter Meesen for wages earned on the church | 100:- | |
December 27 | ||
Paid by Philip Hendericksz to Stoffel Janssen on account of the fine of Hans de Vos | 100:- | |
Total | ƒ830:- |
Receipts
Carried forward from the preceding page which is due to the honorable magistrates to wit, half of the fines aforesaid. | ƒ1,059:- |
Also paid to their honors, due to me by balance of accounts | ƒ112: 18:- |
Total | ƒ1,171: 18- |
Expenditures
Carried forward from the preceding page | ƒ830:-:- | |
1657 August 18 | ||
Paid to Willem Fredricksz Bout for tavern expenses when the magistrates made an agreement with Mayndert and Carsten Fredricksz about the place where the house of Jan van Aecken stood | 75:-:- | |
November 15 | ||
Paid to Symon Janssen Romeyn for nails for the church | 7:10:- | |
1658 January 18 | ||
Paid to Jan van Aecken on the order of the magistrates for the sum of ƒ209 earned at the church, which order is signed N.I., the sum of | 80:-:- | |
ditto | ||
To the same by the wife of Jacobus Loockermans on account of the fine imposed on her husband | 68:-:- | |
ditto | ||
To the said Jan van Aecken by cash in payment in full of the sum of ƒ209:- earned by him at the church | 11:8:- | |
Frans Barentsen has given the magistrates a note payable out of his honorarium for the amount of the fine due by him | 50:-:- | |
Pieter Bronck still owes the court on account of his fine | 50:-:- | |
Total | ƒ1,171:-18:- |
Account of the Fines
Debit
1656 October 14 | ||
By order of the honorable director general and council of New Netherland granted to the deaconry one-sixth part of the said fines, amounting to the sum of | ƒ353:- |
Account of the Fines
Credit
1657 February 15 | ||
To the deaconry paid by Jan Michielsz | ƒ80:-:- |
1658 March 2 | ||
To ditto by Jacob Loockermans | 52:-:- |
ditto 6 | ||
To ditto by ditto Loockermans | 68:-:- |
ditto 28 | ||
To ditto by Dirck Bensingh | 100:-:- |
To ditto by Jan Martensz | 24:-:- |
To ditto by Pieter Bronck | 16:-:- |
ƒ340:-:- |
There remains due by balance of accounts | 13:-:- |
ƒ353:-:- |
Notes
Page 123 is blank.
The amount, which is in a damaged portion of the page, has been reconstructed from the
total.