On this 16th day of December 1682 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in New Albany, and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Barent Harmensz of the' one part and Jacob Caspersz of the other part, who hereby acknowledge that in all love and friendship they have agreed and contracted in manner following, to wit: Said Barent Harmensz acknowledges that he has sold to said Jacob Caspersz the half of a boat belonging to him and Jan Adriesz Douw jointly, to each a half, to wit, of the whole boat with all that belongs thereto, as they sailed the same last summer; likewise half of a canoe which belongs to her (excepting pots or kettles, bowls and spoons); and the seller promises to deliver said boat to the buyer at Albany as soon as the same can be brought out of the Kill next spring and to have four bunks made in said boat at once; for which the buyer promises to pay to the seller the sum of sixty-eight good, whole, merchantable beaver skins but said beavers may be paid in good winter wheat or silver money as the market therefor shall then be at beaver's price, to wit, in two payments whereof the first payment (being the just half) must be paid in the middle of next May 1683, and the second (being the last payment) in February 168[4]. Hereto the aforesaid contracting parties bind their persons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, and have subscribed this with their own hands (in presence of Jan van Loon and Dirck Albertsz Brat, called as witnesses hereto), in New Albany, dated as aforesaid.
This is the mark BH of BARENT
HARMENSZ, made by himself
JACOB KASPERSE
As witnesses:
Jan van Loon
Dyrck Albertse Brat
Quod attestor
ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.
Early Records of the City and County of Albany Colony of Rensselaerswyck. Volume 3 (Notarial Papers 1 and 2, 1660-1696) translated from the original Dutch by Jonathan Pearson. page 548-549.