Translation
Assignment by Jacob Hendricksen to Seger Teunissen of his claim against the West India Company
Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Jacob Hendricksz, from Benschop, a soldier of Captain Johan de Vries’ company, who in the presence of and before the undersigned witnesses assigns and makes over, as he does hereby, to Seger Teunesz, master of De Eendracht, his account [ of pay ] earned by him [ in the service ] of the honorable directors of the West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, at Fort St. Louis de Marinhan, amounting to the sum of two hundred and twenty-one guilders, for which sum the appearer acknowledges that he has been fully satisfied and paid by Seger Teunesz aforesaid in cloth, linen and other necessaries. Wherefore he, the appearer, respectfully requests the honorable directors that their honors may be pleased to pay the said two hundred and twenty-one guilders to Seger Teunsz, who is empowered to give a discharge on receipt of the same, the appearer promising nevermore to trouble their honors for the above mentioned sum. It is further agreed, if the honorable directors aforesaid refuse to pay the said sum, Seger Teunesz shall retain a lien on the monthly pay which the appearer shall receive in New Netherland. Thus done and signed in the record by Jacob Hendricksz, together with Gysbert de Leuw, ensign, and Willem de Key, the 11th of April 1645, in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland.
References
Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 2, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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