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Receipts and orders of John Carr for property belonging to Andrew Carr

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Albert[1]

Deliver unto James Sanderlins one bull of Mr. Andrew Carrs and this shall be your discharge witnesse my hand.[2]

Opland 22nd
October 1672

John Carr

Received of Albert of Tinicum one Oxe belonging to Mr. Andrew Carr I say by me receaved this 19th of October 1672.

John Carr

Capt. Carr hath received from mee on the Account of Mr. Andrew Carr the somme of three thousand six hundred pound of Tobacco I say received of mee

Sassafrax River in Baltimore County Marty
10th 1672/3

John Gilbert

On the backside of a Peticion from Jufrow Armigaert Prince was written thus vizt.

I do attest that Capt. John Carr is full procurator for Mr. Andrew Carr to answer all that shall bee demanded of him in his absence wittnesse my hand

Will Tom

Ick ondergescreven bekenne schuldigh te wesen aen Mr. Andris Carr volgens myn bill gedaen Vierteen hondert lb. goede leverbare toback. waer van twee Oxhovden van Capt. John Car [  blank  ] syn ditt gedaen synde voor ondergeschreven getuygen inde[3]

A bill in dutch signed by Mons Andries of fourteen hundred lb. Tobacco that he is indebted to Mr. Andrew Carr

Andies Pietersen
Jan Boyer

John Martiall received of mee Axell Stelle by the Order of Mr. John Carr eight hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco and Cask which was due to Andrew Carr testifyed per me.

March the 11 1672

Axell Stelle

Albert[4]

Deliver unto James Sanderlins one bull of Mr. Andrew Carrs and this shall be your discharche wittnes my hand

Opland 22nd
October 1672

John Carr

17th of October 1672

being present Capt. John Carr Mr. Peter Aldricks Bayleffe William Tom Mr. Hans Block The Sherriffe being present itt was ordered that Capt. Cantwell bee payed the somme of nyne hundred seaventy and three guilders eleeven stivers which he has disbursed for the publick out of the publicke [      ] [5] for Carriages and publick worke.

vera copia

Will. Tom

283-10 paid Mrs. Cousturier for the duffells given by Coll. Lovelace by C. Cantwell.

[ Verso: ] 6417 paid by Capt. Cantwell hee to bee paid by the Gov. at Delaware.

[ Endorsed: ] An Order for Payment of 973 Guilders 11 Stivers to Capt. Cantwell, for what hee disburst. 17th October 1672.

Capt. Carr hath received from mee one the account of Mr. Andrew Carr the somme of three thousand six hundred pound of Tobac[      ] I say received of mee:

John Gilbert

[ Verso: ]

3600 
1400 
850 
5850 
800 
6650 

I the undersigned acknowledge to be indebted to Mr. Andris Carr, done according to my bill, for fourteen hundred lbs. of good marketable tobacco of which two hozsheads were from Captain Jan Car. This having been done before the undersigned witnesses in the province of Maryland. The 10th day of March 1672/3.

Andris Pitersen
Mons Andrisen
Jan Boeyer

John Martiall received of me Axell Stelle by the order of Mr. John Carr eight hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco and Cask which was dew to Andrew Carr testified per me March the 11 1672

Axell Stille

Notes

Albert was Andrew Carr's "husbandman" on Tinicum Island. See the memorandum at the end of 20:41.
These receipts were copied from the originals which appear as 20:42b, 43b and 43c.
This bill is not completely transcribed because the clerk apparently had difficulty with the Dutch handwriting. See 20:43c for a translation of this document from the original.
Albert was Andrew Carr's "husbandman" on Tinicum Island. See the memorandum at the end of 20:41.
Word crossed out.
The first receipt is written in Dutch. See 20:42a for an incomplete transcription which was made for a copy of all receipts concerning Andrew Carr.

References

Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. 20-21, Delaware Papers: English Period, 1664-1682 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1981).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.