Records of Henri Couturier and wife 1662 - 1663
MINUTES OF THE ORPHANMASTERS COURT OF NEW AMSTERDAM,
1655 - 1663
MINUTES OF THE
EXECUTIVE BOARDS OF THE BURGOMASTERS
OF NEW AMSTERDAM
AND
THE RECORDS OF WALEWYN VAN DER
VEEN, NOTARY PUBLIC,
1662-1664
Translated and Edited
BY BERTHOLD FERNOW
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Executive Minutes of the Burgomasters, page 17
Friday, June 12, 1663, at the City Hall present
Messrs. Marten Cregier, Olof Stevenzen van Cortlant
and the Officer Pieter Tonneman.
The wife of Hendrick Coutrie appearing, she is
told, the Burgomasters had learned, that she sold in
retail; therefore she is bound to purchase the
Burgherright. She answers, it was given to her
husband by the Director General : asked, whether
she had not given something: for it to the General,
she says, her husband has painted the portrait of his
Honour and drawn pictures of his sons.
Dirck Keiser is told, as he has been absent from
here four consecutive months, he is bound, agreeably
to the privileges of this City, read to him, again to
purchase the Burgherright. He answers, that he
has had the lease of the house until now, paying
heavy rent for it. Taking this into consideration
the Burgomasters allow him to pay 20 fl. and keep
the Burgherright.
Jan Hendricksen van Baal is informed of the privileges
of the City and says, he has a clerk at Fort
Orange, who keeps there fire and light during
his absence, which he offers, if required, to confirm
under oath or to give other information
about it.
Pieter Sinkamp appearing is told, that, as he has
given up his office, he is bound to pay for his Burgherright;
then he is allowed to have it for 30 fl. in
wampum, with which he is satisfied, promising to
pay it in fourteen days or thereabout.
page 57
To-day, the 19th day of July 1663, appeared before
me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc.,
Monsieur Jean Baly, merchant, who declared, that
he constitutes and empowers as his attorney, in the
most binding manner, as he hereby does.
Monsieur
Hendrick Couterier, living on the South River, to
demand and receive in his, the constituant's, name
from Sieur Augustinus Herrmans such a quantity of
tobacco, as is due him according to vouchers, to give
acquittance therefor, guarantee against future demands
etc. etc. etc. (as in former given powers of
attorney,) cum potestate substituendi,
J. HUGUES
JOHN BALLEY
HENDRICK BOSCH
[The Notary Public was a high official of the courts of law. Augustine Hermann
was the lord of Bohemia Manor Md. by 16xx and had produced the best map of the colonies available
by 1670]
To-day, the 23rd of July 1663, appeared before me,
Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Jan
Hendricksen Steelman, living in this City, who
acknowledged to be well and duly
indebted to Sieur
Hendrick Couturier, merchant at New Amstel on
the South River in this Province in the sum of
1114 fl. 10 st. in beavers, a balance for divers goods by
him received; which said sum of 1114 fl. 10 st. he
of the City of New Amsterdam. he
promises to pay to said Sieur Hendrick Couturier or
his order in May, June or July 1664 with interest at
10 per cent per annum until payment in goods at
beaver price according to the market, under bond
etc. etc. etc.
J. VAN DE WATER
JAN H. STELMAN
HENDRICK BOSCH
Ouod attestor: Wal. van der Veen, Not. Pub.
Engrossed copy hereof given to the wife of Couturier
on the 26th
Executives minutes of the Burgomasters page 140
Friday, June 2, 1662, at the City Hall present
Messrs. Olof Stevensen and Paulus Leenderzen van
der Grift.
Pieterje Jans, wife of Claas Jansen Ruyter, summoned
by the administrators of the estate of Sicx
van der Stighelen, appears and the administrators
demand from her payment of what she owes to the
estate. She answers, she has paid it and confirms
her assertion by oath at the hands of the President.
Hendrick Coutrie, summoned by the administrators,
appears and they demand payment, whereupon
he produces a counter-account, which he has
sworn to and it is found, that there are still due him
by Sicx van der Stighelen 4 fl. in beavers, 3 fl. 4 st.
12 p. in wampum and 12 fl. in silver, which the
administrators are ordered to pay.
Hendrick Aarzen, alias Spaanjaart, summoned as
before, is asked by the administrators for payment
of 36 fl. I St., whereupon he says, he has to receive
from Sicx 10 fl. in beavers for board and passage
money and 3 fl. in wampum, which he agreed to pay
for Jan Hendricksen Steelman. The Burgomasters
order Hendrick Aarsen to pay the administrators
14 fl. I St. and to prove, that Sicx had agreed to pay
8 fl. for Jan Hendricksen Steelman.