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In Suriname, a legal contract was made about money lending and property rights. The document gave authority to Van Jever to manage payments and divide larger sums into smaller amounts. These transactions had to be registered at the Suriname Secretary's office. The clerks and secretaries of the colony were given permanent authorization to handle these registrations. Once registered, these smaller obligations would have the same legal power as the main mortgage document.

Before notary Pet Johannes Ulenberg in Schiedam, several people appeared:

• Cornelis Keet and his wife Anna van Schie from Delfshaven
• Jan Breetveld and his wife Maria van Schie from Graafweg near Nieuwerkerk
• Arij Kool and his wife Trijntje van Schie from Overschie
• Jan van Schie the Younger from the district of Kool

All the women were assisted by their husbands who authorized them to appear. Anna, Maria, Trijntje, and Jan van Schie were all legitimate children of Jan van Schie the Elder and his wife.

This is a formal letter from the Dutch States General (parliament) to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark and Norway. The Crown Prince was Eactatiaan, who was also Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Ditmarschen, and Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst. The Crown Princess was Sophia Magdalena, who was born a Margravine of Brandenburg. The letter was written from The Hague and contains formal greetings and blessings, asking God to protect their Royal Highnesses.

• Hans Hendricks from Drage near Fredrickstad as head farmhand
• Hendrick Holst from Heiligenhafen in Oldenburg as farmhand
• Pieter Jansz from Schien in Norway as farmhand
• Claes Hous from Daijlingh as a boy helper

• Hans Hendricks: 40 rixdollars
• Hendrick Holst: 36 rixdollars
• Pieter Jansz: 24 rixdollars
• Claes Hous: food and clothing for first 2 years, then 15 rixdollars per year

On January 11, 1658, several people appeared before notary Reynier Duee in Schoonhoven. Christoffel Ridinger represented his mother-in-law Janneken Pottaij, who was the widow of Gerbrant Cornelisz Bonman. Jacques Pistolle de Larch appeared as the husband and guardian of Dieuwertge Pottaij, and also as guardian of his minor sister-in-law Maria Pottaij. Cornelia Pottaij, an adult daughter, represented herself. Harmanus Coeck appeared for himself, while Cornelis Jansz Egmont acted as guardian for the unmarried Aeltgen Jan Coeck. He also represented Geurt Ringenbergh, who was in Venice, Italy, and his minor sister Neeltgen Ringenbergh.

All these people were heirs of sisters Aeltge and Lijsbeth Pottaij, who were sisters of Janneken Pottaij. Both had died some time ago in the city. The heirs declared that they had divided all movable and immovable goods left behind by Aeltge and Lijsbeth Pottaij in a friendly manner. They confirmed that each had received their rightful portion of the inheritance and that nothing remained to be divided between them.

On June 4, 1639, Marine Jacobs van Braders from Holstein appeared before Jacobo Westfrisio, a public notary in Amsterdam. She was the mother of Jan Jacobs, a soldier who died in the Indies while serving on the ship Salamander. Together with her husband Jacob Janssen, the father of the deceased, they were the legal heirs to their son's possessions.

She appointed Louwerens Andriessen, an innkeeper living in the English Alley in Amsterdam, to collect wages and monthly payments owed to her deceased son at the West Indies Chamber.

On June 6, 1639, Jacob Pieterszen, a cheese buyer from Medenblick, about 17 years old, appeared before notary Jacobo Westfrisio. At the request of Jan Harbertsen Haeskoper from Alphen, he declared that 17 pieces of white cumin cow cheese, weighing 316 pounds, which he bought at the market, belonged to him and his mother-in-law Anne Aeriaens, who lived in Medenblick.

On January 1, 1632, around noon, Jacobo Westfrisio, a public notary at the Court of Holland residing in Amsterdam, recorded a will. Aeriaen van Hoeck, a shoemaker and citizen living in the Loijers Dwersstraet, and his wife Janneken Cuijsten appeared before him. Both were sick in bed but still had full mental capacity and ability to speak. They were thinking about human life's fragility and how death is certain but its timing uncertain.

This document was witnessed by Jan Jacobs and Tijmen van Schoonhoven. The will was meant to be followed obediently by everyone and would be valid as a testament, codicil, or donation among the living, according to the customs of the land.

• Gilis van Enigenburch, the groom's brother-in-law from Alkmaar
• Elbert Roelofsz
• Jan Adriaensz
• Elisabeth Jans van Alckemade, the bride's sister
• Simon Jansz van Alckemade, the bride's brother

• All property brought into the marriage by either spouse would remain in their respective family lines
• If either spouse died, their property would pass to their children
• If the children died without legal heirs, the property would return to the original family
• The surviving parent could not inherit from their children
• Clothes, jewels, and books would return to the family they came from
• Profits and losses during marriage would be split equally
• If Mr. Adriaen Vredricksz died before Catherina, she would receive 1,000 carolus guilders from his estate

• If one dies without leaving legitimate children, the surviving spouse inherits everything
• If Huijch dies first:
  • His nephew Adriaen Vredericksz gets 3 of his best books
  • His nephew Willem Jacobsz vander Meer gets one of the best books
  • The hospital in Egmond aan Zee gets 200 guilders
  • The hospital in Alckmaer gets 200 guilders
  • Gerrit Jansz, son of Jan Claesz Decker, gets 100 guilders
  • Their maid Lijsbet Stevens gets 6 guilders yearly
  • His legal heirs get 7,000 guilders, two silver bowls and two silver testing bowls with his coat of arms
• If Brechgen dies first:
  • Lijsbet Stevens gets her daily clothes and 6 guilders yearly
  • Her niece Griete Frans gets 30 guilders yearly for life, then passing to her daughter Trijn, and after that to siblings Frans and Diewer Harmans
  • Her brother Dirck Gerritsz Langedick gets her gold rings from her first marriage or 40 guilders
  • Her sister Aeltgen Gerrits gets her best fleece, skirt and bodice
  • Her legal heirs get 2,000 guilders

On November 8, 1629, in Amsterdam, Annetgen Isaack, widow of Jan Backer, appeared with her brother to make a declaration about inheritance matters concerning her daughter Margontgen Backers and Joannes de Witte.

On November 9, 1629, Jeuriaen Bierts, a merchant in Amsterdam, declared at the request of Coenraed Engels that 5 marked bales among 29 peeled bales sold to the East India Company belonged to Engels.

On November 10, 1629, Jacob Jansz, a 70-year-old sailmaker who served with Captain Otto van Vollenhove on the ship "den haringh", gave power of attorney to Griet Jans, wife of Jeuriaen Jacobsz, to collect his wages from the Admiralty.

Two brothers, Hendrick Dommer and Cornelis Dommer, made an agreement about their inheritance. Hendrick would receive a house on the Rockin near the long bridge, valued at 12,000 guilders, in exchange for paying 8,000 guilders already paid and 4,000 guilders still to be paid for their mother's estate.

On November 15, 1629, Harmen Jansz Slotemaker agreed with Marchelis Pietersz about renting a house on the Coesgraft near the new apple market for 105 guilders per year, from May until May 1630.

On November 12, 1629, Annetgen Isaack made a final declaration about abandoning certain inheritance rights, while maintaining her right to recover funeral expenses and other debts.

The document ends with a detailed list of household items including:

• 4 sleeping sheets
• 6 men's shirts
• Various clothing items including collars, aprons, and stockings
• Silver items including a finger ring and an ear iron
• Copper bedpan
• Various head coverings and accessories

• Each partner provided a signed list of their own property to the marriage
• If either spouse dies, their property will go to their own blood relatives
• If they have children who then die, those children's inherited property returns to the family side it came from
• The surviving parent cannot inherit from their deceased children
• Personal items like clothes and jewelry stay with the side they belonged to
• Profits and losses during marriage are split equally
• Inheritance is not counted as profit

• Cornelis Willemsz Dommer (groom's brother)
• Jan Ysbrantsz Commer (groom's uncle)
• Dirck Hendricksz Steencop (groom's uncle)
• Jan Adriaensz Roest (bride's father)
• Weijntgen Adriaens (bride's aunt, widow of Sijmon Boutt)
• Adriaen Vredricksz (bride's cousin)

On November 10, 1783, David Ribeira Furtado, a resident of Amsterdam, declared that he would cancel the powers of attorney given to Gabriel fils Desparnau and company and to Isaac Ribeyro Furtado, merchants in Saint Eustatius. He would then give power of attorney to Judah Benjamin, who also lived in Saint Eustatius, to manage Furtado's house and property there. Benjamin would also need to request financial accounts from Gabriel fils Desparnau and company, Isaac Ribeyro Furtado, and their deputy John Pakwood regarding their management of the house and property.

On November 10, 1783, David Ribeira Furtado, living in Amsterdam, made a legal statement about property in Saint Eustatius in the West Indies. He declared he would cancel the powers of attorney given to Gabriel fils Desparnau and company and to Isaac Ribeyro Furtado, who were merchants in Saint Eustatius. Instead, he would give power of attorney to Judah Benjamin, who also lived in Saint Eustatius, to manage his house and property there. Benjamin would also need to request financial accounts from Gabriel fils Desparnau and company, Isaac Ribeyro Furtado, and their substitute John Pakwood regarding their management of the house and property.

On September 7, 1784, Isaac Hendriques deocastro Davidsz granted power of attorney on behalf of his company David Hendriques deocastro and Sons in Amsterdam to David Mendes and Judah Benjamin, who operated under the name David Mendes and Company on St. Eustatius. They were authorized to collect payment from Noble and Lindos on St. Thomas, or from their representative Ephraim Lindo there, for the balance of their account regarding goods shipped on various vessels.

On September 7, 1784, Isaac Hendriques Deocastro Davidsz granted power of attorney on behalf of his company David Hendriques Deocastro & Sons in Amsterdam to David Mendes and Judah Benjamin, who operated under the name David Mendes & Company on St. Eustatius. This authorized them to collect payment from Noble and Lindos on St. Thomas, or from their representative there, Ephraim Lindo. The payment was for the outstanding balance of goods shipped on various vessels.

Several financial and property transactions were recorded in 1629 in Amsterdam. The documents detail multiple obligations (loans) from different years including 1610, 1612, 1615, and 1619. One notable loan was to the administrators of the East India Company dated July 2, 1619 for 2,000 guilders with 5% annual interest.

The document records a division of property between heirs. Cornelis Jansz van Sinderdorp appeared before a notary on a morning in June 1620 at 7:30 AM, being of sound mind and body. He confirmed his previous testament made with his late sister Lijsbet Jansdr on September 3, 1610, and a codicil from August 2, 1619.

The inheritance was split between two groups of heirs:

• The children of Neetgen Cornelis received:
  • A house and land in Sinderdorp
  • Two pieces of land of 2.5 acres each in the Broecker meer
  • A small piece of land of one acre in Sinderdorp
  • Various annuities and a boat with sails and oars
• The children of another Neeltgen Cornelis received:
  • Several pieces of land in Sinderdorp, including the "Roomsche Ven" (2.5 acres), "Corn. Reijers" land (1.5 acres), "Aertse Ven" (2 acres), and "Roode Vennitgen" (1 acre)
  • Various annuities and life-rents from the common land

This legal document from Amsterdam details financial transactions and inheritances involving several parties in the early 1600s. Key elements include:

• A property called "Wine Donkey" in Liesdel, owned by Jan Adriaensz, worth 2,268 guilders
• Various rent letters and obligations involving properties in:
  • Sevenhoven
  • Vuythooren
  • Heijnsbroeck
  • Obdam
• Debts owed by the States of Holland and West Friesland
• A life annuity from the city of Delft for Dirck Martsz Hoeffijser, due on March 18
• Multiple obligations due from Pieter Hoeffijser dated:
  • May 29, 1619
  • July 1, 1619
  • September 1, 1619
• An obligation from the East India Company dated July 25, 1619
• An inheritance agreement between Catherina Hoeffijsers (widow of Marten Jansz Hoeffijser) and various other family members, including property divisions and financial settlements

• Nicolaes vander Capelle (council member), Nicolaes vander Capelle (alderman) from Amsterdam, and Abraham Poniche, representing Jurrien Schroteringh (a citizen of Bremen), were granted a one-month extension for their appeal.
• Tomas Prentes, a merchant from Rotterdam, requested and received permission to revise his case with the Admiralty College.
• Jaspar Schellinck, a farmer from Neusen, won his case against Francoise de St. Hilare due to the latter's failure to respond.
• Wibe Sallings, a ship captain from Schien in Norway, requested permission to depart with his ship. His request was forwarded to the Admiralty College in Amsterdam.
• Adriaen Woutersen van den Heuvel, a schoolmaster in Alem in the Maasland quarter, requested approval for Daniel Liesselius (his son-in-law) to receive a scholarship granted by Iwen Gerritsen.
• The representatives from Friesland discussed:
  • Military reforms for both infantry and cavalry
  • A general inspection by the State Council to prevent fraud by military officers
  • Several financial approvals including:
    • 9 million for special equipment
    • 36,000 guilders for deepening the Lower Rhine and IJssel rivers
    • 2 million for building 24 new ship hulls
    • 800,000 guilders for army expenses
    • 500,000 guilders for maintaining Lunenburg troops for 4 more months

On March 16, 1666, several official letters were sent from The Hague. One concerned the export of ship supplies and masts requested by the Spanish Ambassador. Another dealt with the exchange of land-based prisoners, addressed to Prince Maurice of Nassau. A letter was also sent to van Beuningen, an extraordinary minister of the State in France, regarding his message from March 12.

On March 17, 1666, a letter was sent to Monsieur de Pradel about moving troops from Bommel to Bergen op Zoom, replacing three companies from the la Ferté regiment, who were permitted to march with their cannon to Bolducq. The admiralty in Amsterdam received a request from skipper Wibe Sallings from Schien in Norway. The admiralty in Harlingen received a petition from Nicolaes Hanse Grus.

On March 18, 1666, correspondence concerned Henrick Jappes and associates. There was also discussion about extending the deadline for a revision requested by Nicolaes vander Capelle, a council member and former alderman of Amsterdam, and Abraham Ponncke. This matter involved Resident Aissema.

In Brugge, September 26, 1654 and October 5, 1656, several legal documents were recorded involving maritime matters. Marrij Verhage, wife of Duilliaene de Groots from Iperen who was working as a cooper in the East Indies, transferred 6 months of her husband's wages to Marritje Hendrix, wife of Pieter Jansz vos who lived on the Zeedijk in Amsterdam.

On October 6, 1656, three sailors testified about an accident:

• Hans Hansz from Stockholm, age 25, constable's mate
• Roeloff Govertsz from Norway, age 40, sailor
• Jan Koerten from Huijer, age 30, sailor

They testified that their shipmate Thijs Evertsz from Stockholm lost his right eye in an accident near Marseille while working on the ship King Solomon, captained by Jan Reijlofs from Hoorn. The injury occurred during cleaning duties and kept him bedridden for three weeks.

Finally, Magdalena Broukhorst, widow of Beuckel van Zanten from Amsterdam and heir to her aunt Elisabeth Bronkhorst (widow of Gerrit Cornelisz de Ruijgh), appointed Theinis Aldertsz from Shiel to collect 249 guilders and 15 stuivers owed by the widow of Willem van Wijkses, former sheriff of Maaswaal.

According to a letter dated September 2, 1690, from Baron Godert van Reidt from Fredrixburgh, nine East Indian return ships, escorted by eight warships, had entered one of His Majesty's harbors near Savanger. They did not leave despite favorable winds, possibly fearing the French fleet near the harbors. However, recent news from Holland indicated that the French fleet had retreated, with most ships entering Brest.

In another letter dated September 1, 1690, Robert Gols reported that two Jewish merchants, both named Abeiseur, one living in Copenhagen and the other in Altena, were trying to continue trade with France. They were putting foreign ships under their names to get protection from the King of Denmark. Letters to Sebastian Poutino in Amsterdam confirmed this, showing that one writer would even swear an oath claiming ownership of ships through false sales documents.

A letter from March 2, 1696, from Hamburg mentions that Captains Jan Stevens and Meurick had arrived. Despite difficulties, they obtained passports for two ducats each. Meurick showed a sales document for a ship purchased in his name in Dunkirk for 9000 French pounds.