Translation
Order releasing Nicholas Varlet from half the cost of the company's ship
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The director general and councilors being sufficiently aware of the reasons presented in his petition, relieve the petitioner of half of the damages of the foundered schouw; however, the petitioner shall employ all possible effort [several lines lost] of which [ ] councilors accept to pay and satisfy half to the petitioner or the seller. Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 24th of April 1657.
Nicasius de Sille Pieter Tonneman
References
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.
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