Translation
Commission of Olof Stevese van Cortlandt, Gelyn Verplancke and Gabriel Minvielle to settle the estate of the late gov. Lovelace
Whereas, Mr. Francis Lovelace hath, on the surrender of this place and his departure
hence, left, both for himself and the late English government, among divers
inhabitants of this government many outstanding debts and liabilities, and it being
therefore necessary for the benefit of the parties interested, that some persons be
appointed Commissioners to regulate the estate of said Mr. Lovelace and the
government, I have therefore to that end commissioned and qualified, and do hereby
commission and qualify Messrs Olof Stevense van Cortlant, Gelyn Verplancke and
Gabriel Minvielle, who are hereby authorized and instructed to liquidate, settle and
arrange with all persons who may have any unsettled accounts against said estate, and
to announce this by notices to be affixed, hereby ordering and commanding all and
every whom these may in any wise concern, and especially the widow, who remains in
the possession of the estate of the deceased Mr. Isaac Bedloo, late Factor and
Commissary of the abovenamed Mr. Lovelace, on sight hereof to hand over to said
Commissioners, under proper inventory, all the books, accounts and papers in any ways
concerning the aforesaid government or factorship; also to render to said
Commissioners due account, proof and reliqua, in like form as said Factor 'was bound
to render to the abovenamed Mr. Lovelace; and said Commissioners are hereby required
and ordered to give proper report and pertinent account of their administration and
conclusions, when order shall be issued as to further proceedings.
Dated Fort
Willem Hendrick, this 2th November, 1673.