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Honorable, highly Esteemed, Wise, Prudent and very Discreet Lords, the Honorable Director-General and High Council of New Netherland etc.

Cornells Mourits and his wife, Styntjen Pieters, residing in the colony New Amstel, petition, with all due repsect, that they be bequeathed, according to the testament of Elmerhuysen Cleyn who died in their house in December of 1660, all the livestock, together with all the clothes - linens and woolens - including those on the body of the deceased, for all their service, faithfulness and extraordinary pains shown the deceased during his severe illness; also, the deceased owned the petitioners by advance	f [ blank ]
Due to Marten Rooseman by advance from the same estate	f [ blank ]
Due to Frans Cryger the sum of	f [ blank ]
The deceased owes Mr. Willem Hollgwoort[1] via Slodt[2]	f [ blank ]
Mr. Daenjel Daenjel for etc.	f [ blank ]

Item, Cornells Moutrits, Styntjen Pieters, Frans Cryger and Marten Roosemondt also show that Mr. Injossa threatens to impound the whole estate until the guardians and executors have given him an account and the rest of the clapboards because he says that the effects [      ] the aforesaid wood was paid out of the [      ] was received by the deceased [      ], because of these threats and other obstructions it is very difficult for the executors to pay any burial costs or make necessary expenditures, much less pay any wages or collect outstanding debts, although we know that it has been requested of the court here several times by petition. Therefore, the estate is in great danger of suffering, from one [ source ] or the other, complete loss of capital, and becoming insolvent; whereby they, the petitioners could be interned, so that the guardians and executors find it difficult even to take charge of the estate. Therefore, they say that they want an advance, and then some people would be paid or some outstanding debts would be collected so as not to endanger their own private means. Thus they find it necessary, for these reasons and many others, which they can better state themselves, to request, with all due respect, of your highly esteemed Honors in an open letter that a privilege of inventory

[ be granted ].

Thus they, the petitioners, make known in their capacity [      ] as executors and debt-collectors of the aforesaid house of the deceased, that they collectively petition, with all due respect, your Honors, the director-general and high council of New Netherland, to give all possible assistance to the guardians and executors, and to grant them [      ] writ of prerogatives and [      ] to confirm this on our behalf; and to grant wages according to the will of the deceased; to appoint two persons to value the moveable goods and to instruct that they be sold in order to pay for funeral expenses and all other expenses related to the estate; collecting all outstanding debts [      ] if necessary compelling payment justly for the maximum profit of all creditors, executors and orphans of the deceased. Requesting, with all due respect your Honors assistance herein etc.

Cornells Mouris Bout
Frans Crigier
Martin Roseman
D: de Haert

Done in the colony New Amstel in the South River of New Netherland, 22 Feb. 1661

The following was paid by Cornelis Va[      ]

Feb.	23	Andries Swenschen,	7 ells red duffel	[      ]
	24	Hans Moensen,	1 anker anise	[      ]
			20 ells red duffel	[      ]
	25	Olle Laersen, Olle Stil	30 ells linen	[      ]
		Juriaen Juriaensen,	10 ells linen	[      ]
		Nelis Juriaensen,	10 ells linen	[      ]
		Juriaen Juriaensen,	1 pair of stockings	f 3
		Nelis Laersen,	1 pair of stockings	f 3
			2 pairs of shoes	f 10
		Juriaen Juriaensen,	1 pair of shoes	f 15
Mar.	2	Thomas Hoppens,	½ alm anise	f 140
			3 ells red duffel	f 3
	12	Elmerhuisen Kleyn,	for 2:88 ells duffel	f 352
	13	ditto,	for 1:43½ ells duffel	f 3
	14	Baes Joosten,	1 large earthen jar	f 4
	15	Thomas Hoppens,	½ alm anise	f 140
	18	Jan Justen,	2 jugs of Spanish wine	f 6
Apr.	4	Jan Henricks,	20 ells linen	f [      ]
	3	Elmerhuisen,	20½ ells duffel	f [      ]
	11	shot freighted from the ship de Sonne		f [      ]
	12	for loading the ship de Sonne, paid etc.		f [      ]
		Hendrik Vinn	f 88
		Andries Enkhoren	f 20
		Andries Homman	f 105
		Swen Swenschen	f 35
		Ole Swenschen	f 40
		Andries Swenschen	f 28
		Matthys Martsen	[      ]
		Jons	[      ]
		Laesse	[      ]
		Brinx	[      ]
		Moens Brinxen	[      ]
		Jan Justen	[      ]
	[      ]	J. Nelisz	f [      ]
		[      ] Andisz	f [      ]
		Hans Hopman	f [      ]
		ditto	f [      ]
		Rein. van Eist together with Skipper Adolf	f 6:[      ]
		Jacob Swensen	f 20

L The following [      ] has received [      ] Lord-Director.

1657

Dec.		Jan Justen	[      ]
		12 ells Moscow cloth	f 12
		2 pairs of blue	f 6
		1 pair of shoes	f 5
		2 shirts at f4½	f 9	f 32

1658

Jan.		ditto, 20 ells coarse linen	f 20
		4 pairs of shoes	f 20
		5 pairs of stockings	f 15
		20 ells of duffel	f 80
		2 blankets	f 32
		4 ells of cloth	f 36
		2½ ells of duffel	f 20	f 213
Feb.	2	Swen de Molenaer
		1 white blanket	f 16
		5 ells of linen	f 5
		12 ells of duffel	f 48
		1 pair of stockings	f 3	f 72
Mar.	16	N.N.
		2 kettles, 7 lbs.	f 16:16
		50 ells of linen	f 50
		8 ells of linen	f 18
		9 ells of cloth	f 72	f 156:16
	30	Oele Fransen
		6 ells of linen	f [      ]
		3 pairs of stockings	f 9
		40 ells of white linen	f 42	f [      ]
April	20	Maes Hansen
		20¼ ells of duffels		f 81
	19	Erik Martsen
		1 pair of stockings	f 3
		1½ ells of duffels	f 6
		32 ells of linen	f [      ]
[      ]		Eskil Annersen
		2 pairs of shoes	f [      ]
		1 pair of stockings	f [      ]
		[      ] ells of duffel	[      ]
		20 ells of linen	[      ]
[      ]		Paulusen
		1 pair of shoes	f 5
		2½ ells of duffel	f 10
		20 ells of linen	f 20	f 35
		Evert Finn
		2½ ells of duffel	f 10
		5 ells of linen	f 5	f 15
May	2	Jacob Swenschen
		1 anker of anise	f[ blank ]
	11	ditto
		3 anker of anise	f[ blank ]
June	8	Oele Laersen
		1 anker of anise	f[      ]
Dec.	9	Mattys Brinksen	f 30
		Moens Laersen and Samuel Pie[      ]	f 18
		Oele Fransen for linen	f 120

General Expenditures Relating to the Wood:

2[      ] Sept. 1657	To the pilot of de Wag for the crew's wages for loading the wood on board	f 68-0-
	1 beaver presented to the same pilot	f 10-0-
16 Oct.	To Baes Joest for spikes for the bridge	f 10-0-
	6 ells red duffel Jan Schaggen's boy on 3 ells ditto duffel Baes Joesten's word	f 36-0-
3 Dec.	When we went to Kinghsessingh and contracted with the Swedes for chopping the wood; for 1½ jugs of brandy; also; ½ barrel of beer, for f20; and food for Pieter Rambo, total paid	f 38-0-
	Paid to Jan Tiboet for bringing over Jan Schaggen's oxen	f 2-0-
	Paid to Gerrit d'Schmidt for three saws with 4 saw sets	f 5-0-
	Paid to Baes Jost when he went to Kinghsessinge to set up the workshop for the workers	f 10-0-
	Paid to the same Schmidt for a branding iron	f 3-0-
	To Baes Jost for going upriver to oversee the wood-cutting; for brandy	f 5-6-
	Paid to Gerrit d'Schmidt for a saw set and for setting a saw	f 2-9-
	Paid to Gerrit d'Schmidt for putting 3 rims on the wagon	f 1-16-
	To Cornelys Tonisen for a wooden mallet and for setting a pit saw	f 1-12-
29 February 1658	Baes Jost for brandy when he went upriver	f 5-6-
	When we went with Pieter Meyer to look for masts; for brandy taken along	f 8-6-
8 March	4 lbs. spikes for the rafts	f 3-6-
	Baes Jost, for brandy taken upriver	f 5-6-
	Ditto, for money	f 10-0-
	Paid to Gerrit d'Schmidt for 4 hooks, 2 rings and 2 staples	f 7-0-
	Paid to the poor when we made the agreement with de Soon[3]	f 5-0-
	Baes Jost, when he went to Kristina to submit a petition to the general	f [      ]
	Paid to Pieter Meyer for use of his canoe	f [      ]
	Total	[      ]

General Expenses for the Wood:

	For feeding 2 oxen over the winter		f 70-0-
	Expended on beer, wine and food for the Swedes who cut the wood at my place, before and after		f 20-0-
15 May	Baes Jost, for brandy when he went upriver		f 3-15-
16 May	Paid to Baes Joesten's son and others for hauling 27 loads of wainscotting to d'Sonn		f 15-0-
27 May	Sent to Baes Jost with his son		f 12-0-
	Paid to the drummer for announcing the need for men to load goods aboard d'Sonn		f 2-0-
2 June	When Mr. van Gezel and I went upriver to see what was being loaded aboard d'Soon; 1½ jugs of brandy given to the ship's crew		f 6-0-
20 June	Given to a Swede for a canoe used with the rafts		f 5-0-
23 June	Paid to the smith for 8 wood axes		f 8-0-
	Paid to the supercargo and the pilot; 2 beavers		f 20-0-
	Paid to Pieter Meyer for his troubles while we cut the masts		f 8-10-
	To Cornelis Maurissen for piloting the ship, d'Soon, upriver and back again; for 6 days, each day f4		f 24-0-
	To Lucas Dircksz at Manhattan whom Baes Joest, paid in beavers		f 138-0-
		Total	f 332-5-
		Total from the other side	f 255-12-
		Sum Total	f 587-17-
		Elmerhuysen

6 January 1658, I paid Jan Jossen^[4] and his co-workers for cutting wood, as follows:

Paid to Reiner van Heisch	f 11-10-
To Jan Jossen for 2 ankers of anise	f 140-0-
16 skipples of peas at f 5 a skippl	f 80-0-
2 skipples of salt	f 10-0-
Paid to Jan Staelkop on behalf of Jan Jossen	f 34-0-
To Hendrick d'Finne, one of his co-workers, received:
½ anker of brandy	f 50-0-
2 lbs. of gunpowder	f 5-0-
6 lbs. of buckshot	f 4-4-
f3,12 paid to d'Jager for yarn	f 3-12-
For sewant, received	f 42-8-
Paid to Dr. Jacob Crabbe	f 6-0-
Mat Matsen, 1 adze and a pair of stockings	f 7-0-
Paid to Jan Jossen on behalf of Andreas Klemmersen	f 4-0-
Paid to Andreas Hoeman	f 28-0-
½ anker of brandy for Andreas Hoeman and Hendrick Finne	f 60-0-
Jos Jossen, received	f 58-0-
Andreas Hoffman, for duffels and sundries	f 54-0-
Hendrick Finne, ½ anker of brandy and 4 ells of duffel	f 62-0-
Jons Jossen, as Andreas Hofman received 6 ells of duffel from him	f 24-0-
For sewant, Jan Jossen, 30 April	f 10-0-
Paid to Jons Jossen, Total	f 692-14-
To Renier van Heysch for 2 masts	f 49-8-
3 ells of duffel at f4 an ell	f 12-0-
Total	f 754-2-
Pieter Rambo, debit 17 June 1658
23 ells of duffel at f4 an ell	f 92-0-
½ anker of brandy	f 42-0-
Total	f 134-0-

Elmerhuysen Klein

16 March 1658, Jacob Schwenschen received for cutting the wood:

2 ankers of Spanish wine at 12 beavers	f 94-0-
Sugar	f 10-0-
Spice	f 17-17-
Total	f 121-17-

For chopping the bark off the clapboards, advanced

to Eskel, 6 lbs gunpowder	f 15-0-
to "Little" Hansen's brother-in-law	f 10-0-
Total	f 25-0-

Elmerhuysen Klein

23 February 1658, Schwenne's sons, received for cutting the wood:

	3 skipples of peas	f [      ]
	25 lbs. of lead	f 12-0-
	1 anker of rosa solis[5]	f 70-0-
	30 ells of duffel	f 120-0-
1 April,	4 adzes	f 17-0-
25 April,	1 horse	f 30-0-
12 May	For drawing the wood and loading it aboard the ship	f 24-0-
	22 lbs. of lead	f 11-0-
	Total	f 299-10-

PIETER KOCHQ, paid for cutting wood, as received by Oly Fransen.

30 ells of duffel	f 120-0-
Paid to Jan Hendricks 1 adze	f 5-0-
17 5/8 ells of duffel	f 70-0-
Paid to van Diemen on behalf of Pieter Kachq	f 34-0-
Paid to Dr. Aldertan in duffel	f 162-6-
Pieter Kochq in sewant	f 4-1-
A rug, Pieter Koch	f 6-0-
	f 401-17-

Elmerh[ uysen Klein ]

Ewert Finne received in duffels [      ] in sewant, gunpowder and lead; I have settled with him for the sum	f 16 [      ]
Ewert Finne's workers, Erick Marsen:
3 skipples of salt	f 15-0-
1 adze	f 5-0-
Received by Eskel's workers:
3 skipples of peas	f 15-0-
1 adze	f 5-0-
Mons Paulisen's workers:
4 skipples of peas	f 20-0-
1 adze	f 5-0-
Total	f228-0-
To Laessen for cutting wood, paid to Mr. Willemsen the sum	f 50-0-
For sewant	f 27-0-
For more sewant	f 25-0-
1 pair of gloves	f 4-0-
Total	f106-0-

	Jorgen Jorgensen, 24 February 1658
	½ anker of anise	f 3 [      ]
	3 adzes	f [      ]
	1 adze	f [      ]
	Total	[      ]
	10 April 1658, paid to Mans [      ] Mons Monssen on behalf of Hans Mons [      ]
5 May	37 5/8 ells of duffel at f 4 an ell	f[      ]
	1 anker of anise and a rug	f[      ]
	20 ells of duffel at f 4 an ell	f[      ]
	1½ red cloth, paid to the brewer in beavers	f 10 [      ]
15 June	26 3/4 ells of duffel	f 107
	Total	f 477 [      ]
	LANGE NELYS, received for cutting wood, in duffel, 4 ells	f 16-0-
24 Feb.	1 anker of anise	f 70-0-
	2½ ells of duffel	f 10-0-
	2 skipples of peas	f 10-0-
	1 adze	f 5-0-
	2 lbs. of gunpowder	f 6-0-
	5 lbs. of buckshot	f 4-0-
	3 adzes	f 15-0-
	Total	f 136-0-
	Vly Stiel, 27 Sept. 1657, indebted to me [      ]
24 Feb. 1658	½ anker of anise	[      ]
	3 adzes	[      ]
	2 skipples of grain, as he owed me.	[      ]

Notes

References

Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. 18-19, Delaware Papers: Dutch Period, 1648-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1981).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.