Translation
Assignment by William Smith to Fredrick Jansen of his wages due from the West India Company
Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Willem Smit, of Schrepseker,[1] who hereby assigns and makes over to Fredrick Jansz, of Flensborch,[2] his pay earned by him at Fort St. Louis de Marinhan[3] in the service of the honorable directors of the West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, amounting to the sum of two hundred and twenty-one guilders, due to him according to the annexed account. The appearer acknowledges in the presence of the undersigned witnesses that he was fully paid and satisfied in regard to the aforesaid account before the execution hereof, wherefore, whenever the honorable directors shall have paid and satisfied the aforesaid sum to Fredrick Jansz above named, he releases them from all further demands by himself, his heirs, or successors. In witness whereof this is signed by the appearer and the witnesses hereto invited. Done the 10th of March 1645, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.