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Agreement of the guardians of Jacob Wolphertsen van Couwenhoven's children to the court's order

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The above written, communicated to us underwritten as uncles and blood guardians, concerning the minor children left behind by Hester Jansz, deceased, in the presence of the assigned co-curators and orphan masters, we, underwritten, declare that the provisional exemption of half of that of the father, assigned to the children, also has been our advice and consent; all the more because for the time being we [      ] not

[several lines lost] Amsterdam in New Netherland anno 1657.

Pieter van [      ]

Govert Loockermans

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Translation: Gehring, C., & Venema, J. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 8, Council Minutes, 1656-1658 Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press: 2018.A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.