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• Receiving payments and debts.
• Issuing receipts and discharges.
• Performing all necessary legal acts related to the debts or sums of money.
• Substituting further authorized representatives under him.

• Claim, demand, receive, and collect all sums of money, debts, goods, wares, actions, accounts, and other claims.
• Act on behalf of Cohen in matters related to the estate of his late father, Eliezer David Cohen, in Suriname.
• Deal with Joel Gompert and Isaac Emanuel in Paramaribo, Suriname, who were managing the estate.

On 17 September 1784, Jeanne Alexus Dietens, widow of the late Arg Westmaas, appeared before Iohan Eerst Berkhof Hafftenberger, sworn clerk and secretary of the colony of Suriname and its rivers and districts. She presented a sealed and superscribed will, made by her late husband and herself before the sworn clerk Iohannes Adolp van Claveren and witnesses on 20 December 1781.

She requested that the will be opened again due to her husband's death. After the seals were confirmed intact by the clerk and witnesses, the will was opened in their presence. The superscription read: In dorse A. The will followed.

In her will, the testator states that the following items belong to her: a writing desk, a cabinet, and all other goods in her son’s room. She requests that after her death, these items be left to her son. She specifies that her executor should not interfere with these goods, as they are not part of her estate.

She respectfully excludes the involvement of the Lords New Weermeesteren and Commissioners of the Unadministered Estates of both the Sooden and Caristeren Kamer of the colony, as well as any other places where her estate might be settled. She politely excuses these commissioners and officials from any involvement, thanking them for their efforts.

The will was read aloud to the testator, who confirmed that she understood and approved it as her final testament. She wishes for it to be followed exactly after her death, whether it is considered a testament, codicil, or any other legally valid form, regardless of any omissions or defects.

Finally, the testator declares that she does not possess 5,000 guilders in assets.

The document was signed in Paramaribo on 1784 in the presence of witnesses Anthonne Cmbert and Daniel Fernander. The clerk Jan Feynander also signed, along with CB Weden, Copen Athone pibeff, W Coser, and gesw Clercq.

• She revoked all previous wills, codicils, or other acts of last will.
• She requested her body be buried according to Jewish customs.
• She bequeathed 5 guilders to the poor of the High German Jewish community of the colony.
• She bequeathed 5 guilders to the poor of the Reformed community of the colony.
• She named her son Emanuel Iacob Levij and her children David Cohen, Simon David Abrahams, and the children of her daughters Clara Juda and Rachel Juda as her sole, universal heirs to all her remaining property, movable and immovable, including credits and rights.
• She appointed Emanuel Iacob Levij and Zadok Zoerman as executors of her will, guardians of her minor children and grandchildren, with full power to manage her estate.
• She declared that her son Emanuel Jacob Levij had received his father's inheritance and, with the consent of his guardian Zadok Soesman, had purchased a named Porcia and started a small shop or business with his earnings as a smith. The goods in this shop were also bequeathed to him.

• Collect debts from Eliaser David Cohen's debtors in Suriname, including those acquired in the future.
• Receive and sign for all payments owed to Daniel Salomons.
• Settle accounts, liquidate, and close debts.
• Negotiate, compromise, or arbitrate disputes.
• Sign and execute necessary legal documents.
• Arrest people and goods, pursue arrests, and release them.
• Appear in all courts, serve legal notices, pursue judgments, obtain and enforce them, or appeal unfavorable ones.
• Collect deposited or seized money.
• Choose a place for legal actions.
• Provide security for seized money, other funds, and legal costs.

• 6 pieces of Tiux boat wood at 126, priced at 8 stivers each, totaling 1 hous.
• Kisie sperm candles, 324 lb at 36 stivers, totaling 58 hous, 20 stivers, 50.
• 1½ d=m English planks, 1166 at 3 stivers, totaling 174 hous, 18 stivers, 28.
• 1 Istux boat wood, 21 at 1 hous each, totaling 25 hous, 4.

• 1½ d=m English planks, 90 at 3 stivers, totaling 131 hous, 51 stivers.
• 49 vs Luss.

• 1000 Bolletrie Zingels at 48, totaling 29 hous, 9.
• Philadelphia planks, 284 at 241, totaling 39 hous, 1, 2.
• 32 Bijlhout at 8 hous each, totaling 15 hous, 7.

• 185 Eng planks at 2¾ stivers, totaling 28 hous, 8, 1.
• 2 Vaet Kakk at 2 vaeten, totaling 36 hous, 1.
• 19 cement at 3, totaling 1.

• 36 Copie Vloer Planken.

• 4 Kisie sperm Paersc, 294 lb at ½ hous, totaling 1773.

• 270 on the street with a Verwulf, 170 in lime cement, the root with stone on its edge.
• 10000 new English stones at ƒ30, totaling ƒ300.
• 6000 Hollandse at ƒ40, totaling 240.
• 7000 Sooude as broken at 10, totaling 70.
• Hous at ƒ610, totaling 2 ƒ366, 28.
• Vaeten Kakken cement hous/14 at ƒ392, totaling ½ 235, 4, 10.
• Wagon Schulpen at ƒ2 each, totaling 20.
• ½ at 12.
• Eerbijts zoon so to the Neeger of Limes and the Neeger of the Weed, the Wilde at hous ƒ230.
• Total for Suriname on 4 1774: ƒ3531, 3.

• A receipt for Kraaijvanger totaling 666, 11.
• Total for Suriname: ƒ5157, 14.

• For ƒ2000 court money, paid in 6 weeks, third exchange, first and second unpaid to N: d: belichet & C:J: De Roiners or order, two thousand guilders and stuivers court money.

• For ƒ1500 court money, paid in 6 weeks, third exchange, first and second unpaid to N: O: Pelichet & J: I: De Raineval or order, fifteen hundred guilders and stuivers court money.

• Attested by H Andrae geswoor Clercq.

• 1104 pieces of wood at 5 guilders each: ƒ27
• 19 pieces of wood at 6 guilders each: ƒ5 8 22
• 70 pieces of wood at 10 guilders each: ƒ42
• 61 pieces of wood at 8 guilders each: ƒ36 12
• 2 flesh mothers at 18 guilders each: ƒ1 16
• 2 barrels of coal at 10 guilders each: ƒ24
• 4 pieces of wood at 8 guilders each: ƒ24
• 22 pieces of wood at 8 guilders each: ƒ10 11
• 1 barrel of cement at 15 guilders: ƒ18
• 1 barrel of chalk at 2 guilders: ƒ2
• 2 barrels of chalk at 15 guilders each: ƒ36
• 7000 English stones at ƒ20: ƒ280 15
• 8000 base beams at ƒ26: ƒ249 12 22
• 60 pieces of 1½ English banks at 34 guilders: ƒ211 1
• 4000 base beams at ƒ26: ƒ124 16 7
• 10 pieces of 1½ English planks at 3 guilders: ƒ34 10
• 16 pieces of wood at 8 guilders each: ƒ65 15
• 127 pieces of wood at 8 guilders each: ƒ60 19 22
• 9 pieces of wood at 8 guilders each: ƒ23
• 3 pieces of wood at 24 guilders each: ƒ67 4
• 2 pieces of wood at 16 guilders each: ƒ40
• 110 pieces of wood at 56 guilders each: ƒ67 4
• 24 pieces of wood at 10 guilders each: ƒ24
• 2 pieces of wood at 18 guilders each: ƒ26
• 2 pieces of 1½ English planks at 2 guilders: ƒ72 27
• 8 pieces of wood at 8 guilders each: ƒ19 28
• 2 pieces of wood at 8 guilders each: ƒ21 171
• Transport of beams: ƒ1542 6

On 6 April 1782, Joseph Jacobs Polak, living in Paramaribo, appeared before Johannes Adolph van Claveren, the sworn clerk of the colony of Suriname and its districts. He declared, renouncing all legal benefits, that he would act as guarantor and principal debtor for Unico Wilkens, who was acting on behalf of Daniel Salomon van Rotterdam. This was to secure any sum of money owed to the secretariat of the colony.

The guarantee was related to a specific accounting to be provided in duplicate by Unico Wilkens in his capacity as plaintiff, defendant in convention, and defendant in reconvention against Eliazer de David Cohen. The case involved a revision mandate issued by the high authorities on behalf of Daniel Salomon van Rotterdam.

Joseph Jacobs Polak promised that if Unico Wilkens failed to pay the aforementioned sum, he would pay it himself upon first demand, as if it were his own debt. To ensure this, he pledged his person and property, submitting them to the jurisdiction of the Honorable Court of Civil Justice of the colony.

This took place in Paramaribo in the presence of witnesses Moses de Samuel Robles de Medina and Daniel Fernandes.

In a written response from Eliazer David Cohen, born in Norden, to an accusation made by Josen Wertheim on July 1782, the accused expresses deep offense. Josen Wertheim had accused her, without prior warning, of unlawfully keeping his wife, implying she had done so against his will.

The accused clarifies that Josen Wertheim's wife was brought to her home at the wife's own request. This was arranged through the intervention of Moses Abraham Devries and Aron Emanuels, leaders of the High German Jewish Nation, and with Josen Wertheim's prior approval. The purpose was for the wife to stay for 6 months to recover from an illness. Therefore, the accused argues, her actions cannot be interpreted as unlawfully detaining the wife, as Josen Wertheim suggests.

Instead, the accused states that the marital conflicts between Josen Wertheim and his wife have deeply affected the wife's health. Far from improving, the wife remains in the same poor condition as when she arrived at the accused's home. The accused notes that Josen Wertheim could have visited his wife or consulted a doctor to learn the truth but chose not to.

The accused strongly denies the accusations and protests against any costs, damages, or interest that may arise from Josen Wertheim's unlawful actions, both past and future.

In their role as representatives for Daniel Salomons from Rotterdam, the plaintiff in the main case and defendant in the counter-case, against Eliazer de David Cohen, the defendant in the main case and plaintiff in the counter-case, the Gouverneur en Raaden van Civile Justitie der Colonie Curaçao sent the documents of the aforementioned legal process, as it had been handled and decided by their court on 27 April 1780, to the Hoog Mogende Heeren. This was done in Paramaribo on 17 August 1782 by Mauanaies Jeelhans Calboth and Ambtolun, who identified themselves as the humble and loyal servants of the Hoog Mogende Heeren.

The document was signed by Den Gouverneur en Raaden van Civile Justitie der Colonie Curaçao, G. vier Dan Bruijn, and Frans Sattin Sentes, and it was sent on 4 April and received on 23 July 1783.

The Gouverneur en Raaden van Civile Justitie der Colonie Curaçao reported to the Hoog Mogende Heeren that, following their order dated 23 September 1776, they had recently allowed three marriage proclamations to take place on the same day for three officers from the ships ss Lands Scheeppen, as the Hoog Mogende Heeren had permitted at the request of the Heeren Staten Generaal der Verenigde Nederlanden in Den Haag.

On 11 December 1783, the court in Paramaribo, Suriname, read a request from the orphan masters of the High German Jewish Nation, managing the estate of the late Eleazar de David Cohen, who had lived and died in Carama. They were defending a legal case as defendants, following a revision order with an injunction against Aron Colak, a merchant from Amsterdam, acting as executor of the will of the late Daniel Salomons from Rotterdam, who had also lived and died in Amsterdam. Aron Colak was also the guardian of Daniel Salomons' minor heirs and administrator of his inherited goods, and the plaintiff in the case.

The plaintiffs had responded on 11 November 1783, and the defendants were ordered to reply within 10 weeks after notification. This notification was done by the court clerk on 15 November 1783, but the defendants had not yet responded.

The orphan masters requested that the court order the plaintiffs to reply to their conclusion within 3 weeks after notification, under penalty of default. The court decided to order the plaintiffs to reply to the defendants' conclusion within 3 weeks after notification, under the same penalty.

On the same day, 11 December 1783, the court also considered the conclusion for replication from Matthys Hendrik van Son, acting as attorney for Jan Hendrik de Lannoy from Curaçao, plaintiff in a case involving a revision order with clauses of relief and injunction. Additionally, there was a conclusion for duplication from S. Stenfert, attorney for Margaretha Kemmel, formerly the widow of Michiel Alpeters and later of Johan Godfried Scholtz, acting as mother and guardian of her minor daughter Anna Barbara Alpeter, and Anna Barbara Alpeter herself, also from Curaçao, who were defendants in the same case.

After deliberation, the court decided to consider the matter settled and ordered the parties to proceed according to the legal style.

On 73, an agreement was made in Paramaribo with the power of substitution. It was done in the presence of witnesses Cares Fredrik Ludwich and Gerardus Marinus Peneux. The document was signed by EeuroosS Schen, C.F. Ludwig, Van Caveren, GR Ceneux, and Gesw: Clercq.

An agreement was made in the presence of the community of Conthoraalen members. The parties involved accepted the prenuptial conditions completely. To ensure compliance, each party pledged their persons and property, submitting them to all courts and judges, specifically to the Honorable Courts of Civil Justice of the colony of Paramaribo.

This was done in Paramaribo on 59 in the presence of Iacobus Dieulafit and Otto Frederich Seewich as requested witnesses. The document was signed by Wlren 77 Dieulefit Levy, JF: Segvect, Nan Claveren, and Gesw: Clercq.

• Rachel Juda, a minor, is entitled to 833 guilders and 14 Hollandse stuivers, her legitimate share from her deceased father. This amount will remain with the groom until Rachel Juda reaches adulthood, marries, or achieves another approved status. At that time, the groom must pay her the sum.
• Emanuels Iacob Levij, also a minor, is entitled to 2,711 guilders and 14 Hollandse stuivers, his inheritance from his deceased father. This amount will also remain with the groom until Emanuel Jacob Levij reaches adulthood, marries, or achieves another approved status. At that time, the groom must pay him the sum.
• There will be no community of property between the spouses regarding the capital they bring into the marriage. Neither will be liable for the other’s debts incurred before the marriage. However, any profits or losses during the marriage will be shared.
• The ketuba (Jewish marriage contract) will have no effect in this marriage and is considered pro forma.
• If Rachel Juda marries or seeks another status that incurs additional costs, her legitimate share of 833 guilders and 4 Hollandse stuivers will cover these expenses.

• Eliazer David Cohen would bring into the marriage:
  • 39,016 guilders (after deducting 435 guilders for his son Abraham Eliazer Cohen's inheritance from his late mother)
  • all gold, silver, jewels, slaves, and other possessions he owned, as listed in an inventory made on 14 June 1723.
• Beletie van Norden would bring into the marriage:
  • shop goods, slaves, claims, book debts, jewels, silver, gold, and other assets
  • 5,235 guilders, 14 stuivers, and 4 pennies in cash
  • an additional 833 guilders and 4 stuivers.

At a meeting, the request of Daniel Salomons van Notterdar, residing in Amsterdam, was read. He asked for a royal order of Nevse regarding a sentence from the Court of Suriname dated 21 April 1780. The sentence was in the case of Unico Wekens against Eliazer de David Cohen. The court decided against Eliazer de David Cohen with an injunction clause. After deliberation, it was decided to issue the requested royal order of Keirse against Eliazer de David Cohen with the injunction clause in the proper form.

At the meeting, the request of Anthonij Joseph Boraval, residing in the colony of Essequebo, was also read. He stated that on 15 November 1780, he was forced to initiate legal proceedings. He requested a royal order with a clause of grace and injunction, as well as a civil request with a writ to the High Mightinesses. This was against Hendrik Milborr, council of the aforementioned colony, and Daood Dancel Chanqui, a merchant in Amsterdam. They were acting as guardians over the underage heirs and executors of the estate of the late Jan Baphst Struys, who had lived and died in the aforementioned colony. The case had progressed to the point where a conclusion for a declaratory judgment and response to the civil request had been drawn up by the requester. This was submitted by appointment of the High Mightinesses on 13 October 1780 and served to the other party by the chamber warden J. S. Dandell on 18 October 1780. However, the other party failed to reply to the conclusion for a declaratory judgment and response to the civil request. Therefore, the requester asked for an appointment by which the other party would be ordered to still reply to the aforementioned conclusion, under penalty of default, with the possibility of purging within 3 weeks after notification. After deliberation, it was decided to order the other party by appointment to still reply to the aforementioned conclusion of declaratory judgment and response to the civil request within 3 weeks after notification of this, under penalty of default.

At the meeting, the request of Johan Gustav Bekreken, residing in Paramaribo, was read. He acted as guardian and stepfather over the underage children, dated 15 November 1780.

In the presence of witnesses, the parties involved declared they had the authority to act, even if a more specific power of attorney was required. They promised to uphold all actions taken by Caveren Gesw: Clercq, who was authorized to act on their behalf, including the power to substitute in legal matters.

The document was signed in Paramaribo on 1782-09-01 in the presence of witnesses Moses de Samuel Robles de Medina, D=bd Fernandes, and Iacob Juda Junior. Additional notes include the mention of Isaac Emanuets as a guardian and a reference to Loupanande P Handalaveren SCS in 1784.

• If the united Dutch or their appointed lords were absent, excused, or deceased, P. Bosveldt would replace Sulling and Cornelis Theernij de Bije would replace van Sou.
• If the last two mentioned were also absent, the remaining present lawyer or prosecutor would choose someone to act with them.
• Their role was to represent the interests of the Heeren Comparanten in legal cases, including:
  • A case before the estate of the deceased Eliaser David Cohams in Eijsschers in first instance.
  • A revision case before Her Highness as defendant, involving Daniel Salomons van Rotterdam as plaintiff in Rotterdam.
• They were to:
  • Assist in all appearances before Her Highness or another authority she might choose.
  • Attend all legal days and terms, make necessary requests, and hear judgments.
  • Request and hear sentences, enforce judgments, and use all necessary means for effective execution and full satisfaction.
  • Do everything else required by the cases and the Heeren Comparanten in their capacity.

On 5 August 1782, before Johannes Adolph van Claveren, sworn clerk of the colony of Suriname and its rivers and districts, appeared the witnesses. The gentlemen Jacob Iuda Junior and Isaac Emanuels, orphan masters of the High German Jewish Nation, representing the estate of the late Eliazer David Cohen, residing in Paramaribo, declared that the aforementioned Eliazer David Cohen had been summoned by U. Wilkens, as authorized representative of Daniel Salomons from Rotterdam, before the Honorable Court of Civil Justice of this colony. Cohen had been acquitted by sentence of 27 April 1730, but the opposing party had lodged an appeal. On 26 July 1780, Cohen had passed a blank power of attorney, or with the name of the constituent left open, before the sworn clerk and witnesses. The original was then sent to the fatherland to use it, if possible, to prevent the revision mandate obtained by the opposing party from Her High Mightiness with an inhibition clause. Since these papers likely fell into the hands of enemies and thus did not reach their address, the appearing gentlemen declared to first revoke and annul the aforementioned blank power of attorney. Furthermore, they requested to newly appoint and authorize the Honorable Mr. Hendrik Justus Witte van Oldenbarneveld, also known as Tullingh, as advocate, and Matthijs Hendrik van Son Hendriksz as prosecutor, both practicing before Her High Mightiness the Lords States General.