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On November 21, 1731, merchants Abraham Colasso and Salomon Colasso appeared before notary Adrian Baars in Amsterdam. They stated that they had conducted various business dealings with merchant Raphael Dias Brandon. The Colasso brothers declared that Brandon had fully paid all outstanding debts owed to them, and they had no further claims against him. The document was witnessed by Laurens Strandiger and Mes Catijne.

On June 16, 1694, Catharina Brandon, widow of Jorge Dias Brandon from The Hague, was currently in town. She declared she would repay Anna Susanna de Weuwville, widow of Egidius van den Bempden, through Sr. Ida Henricx Henriques at the city bank. The amount was 3,400 guilders plus interest.

She also reclaimed her obligations from the East India Company (number 2089, worth 1,000 guilders) and from the office of receiver David de Wilhem (worth 2,979 guilders and 4 stuivers). These had been held as collateral. Although she couldn't provide the receipt for these items, she declared it void. This was witnessed by Moses Senior Henrique and Daniel Coren Lamcha.

On June 29, 1694, Jacob Nunes Henriques, a merchant in town, tried to get Pieter de Clercq to accept a bill of exchange from Riga dated June 4, 1694, worth 936 guilders. De Clercq refused to accept it.

The same day, Johannes Bilderbeeck, secretary of Schorel, and his wife Doetia du Rieu sold an obligation worth 2,000 pounds to an unnamed buyer. Doetia had inherited this as one-fifth heir of Henriques du Rieu, former preacher at Schorel.

Also that day, Juriaen Steenkuijl and his wife Marijtge Macare sold two obligations worth 500 pounds each to Jacoba Bors, widow of Ab Oort. Marijtge had inherited these from Hester Macare, widow of Jan Deenen.

On March 11, 1676, Jacob and Aaron Brandon, sons and heirs of Diego Dias Brandon (also known as Diego Abenjacar Brandon) from this city, appeared before notary Adriaen Lock. They sold and transferred to Samuel Pallache, also a resident here, 5 separate original bills of exchange and 1 assignment from Recife de Pernambuco, specifically:

• 525 guilders drawn by Benjamin de Pina to be paid by Josua de Pina to Diego Dias Brandon
• 636 guilders drawn by Isack Pacheco on July 21, 1644 to be paid by David de Selis to Isack da Costa, who endorsed it to Diego Dias Brandon
• 681 guilders 10 stuivers drawn by Abraham d'Azevedo on July 19, 1644 to be paid by Gabriel Lopes to Moijses Feres, who endorsed it to Isack da Costa, who then endorsed it to Diego Dias Brandon
• 1,086 guilders 2 stuivers drawn by Isack da Costa on July 21, 1644 to be paid by Baruch da Costa to Diego Dias Brandon
• 196 guilders 8 stuivers drawn on the same date to be paid by Abraham and Joseph da Costa
• 838 guilders 14 stuivers assignment passed by Duarte Saraiva on January 25, 1647 to be paid by Abraham Serfarti to Diego Dias Brandon

The Brandons acknowledged receiving full payment from Samuel Pallache for these bills. They also gave him power of attorney to collect debts from their father's estate, both within and outside the city, and to handle any legal matters that might arise from these collections.

On August 29, 1742, a legal agreement was made in Amsterdam before notary Daniel van den Brink. The agreement was between merchant Jean Estienne Fiseaux and Jean Pierre Voullaire from Geneva, who was about 39 years old.

Voullaire would travel on the ship Alida Galey, captained by Fredrik Enkes, to the Barbados colony. His passage would be free. There he would serve Jean Estienne Fizeau or his director Pierre Rebotier as a sub-director or slave overseer, or in any other required role, at the two plantations named Concordia. These plantations belonged to Jean Estienne Fizeaux and Paul Renouard.

The contract was for 4 consecutive years, starting from the day of arrival at the plantations. Voullaire had to serve with complete loyalty and diligence, following all orders and colonial customs. In return, he would receive free lodging and food, sharing meals with other white servants.

In Haarlem on January 1867, several members of the Voullaire family, including Bertha Cornelia Voullaire, Anna Antonia Voullaire, and Marc Add. Voullaire, appeared before a notary to authorize the sale of property that belonged to the estate of J.A.B. Voullaire. The property in question was a house with grounds located at the Oude Graan market in Haarlem, plot D number 1152, measuring 1 rod and 80 feet.

The document was signed in the notary's office at Groote Houtstraat number 599 in Haarlem. Wilhelm Jacob Cornelis Carba and Pierre Iosué Louis Hoek, both notary candidates, served as witnesses. The registration fee was 180 guilders, with additional charges of 68.40 guilders, totaling 248.40 guilders.

On May 8, 1860, a legal document was drawn up in front of notary Pieter Mabé Junior in Haarlem, North Holland. Anna Antonia Voullaire, wife of Reverend Marc Woldemar Voullaire (a minister in Gothenburg, Sweden), gave power of attorney to her sister Bertha Cornelia Voullaire who lived in Haarlem.

The power of attorney allowed Bertha Cornelia to sell a warehouse and property in the Warmoesstraat in Haarlem (Section D Number 1065), which the sisters had inherited from their father Jean August Benjamin Voullaire. The property was to be sold for 1,200 guilders in cash.

The document includes the following costs:

• Purchase tax at 4%: 48.00 guilders
• Gift tax: 10.00 guilders
• Notary fees: 22.04 guilders
• Total costs: 80.04 guilders

The document was registered in Haarlem on May 10, 1860, volume 72, folio 138.

In 1316, a notary and witnesses in Amsterdam recorded a legal testament. The document was signed at the notary's house located at the corner of Kloveniersburgwal and Nieuwe Hoogstraat. The testator declared this to be his last will, made of his own free will without persuasion from others. He wanted it to be maintained and followed after his death, even if some legal formalities were not observed. The document was witnessed by Pieter Tatum and Cornelis van der Meulen, and signed by Abraham de Smet Hooft, Pieter Tatum as notary, and J. van der Meulen.

On 1218, a legal document was written in Amsterdam at a notary's house on the corner of Kloveniersburgwal and Nieuwehoornstraat. The document states that when either spouse dies, their possessions can be freely inherited and used by the surviving spouse without having to pay anything to anyone else. This testament was declared as their final will, made of their own free choice. The witnesses were Diederick Lemsen and Pieter Tatum, residents of the city. The document was marked by Clement Hendricksz van Deel, Pietertje Dircks, and Rederick Kemper, with Pieter Tatum acting as notary.

In 1544, a legal testimony was recorded in Amsterdam about dealings with Lindenbergh. During various conversations, witnesses were asked to testify against Lindenbergh, and Scheele was questioned about payment for his testimony. Scheele responded that Mortier wanted Lindenbergh removed and would pay for it. Scheele had received 50 guilders for his testimony and for getting another weapon engraver to testify. He continued to receive substantial favors daily. The testimony was witnessed by:

• Hendrick Ardinois
• Pieter Tatum
• Marretje Pieters (who made her mark)

• Brothers beyond those previously mentioned
• Sisters
• Children of brothers or sisters
• Other blood relatives, either full or half blood

The text appears to be an administrative record from the Dutch East India Company containing entries about various personnel and business matters. The entries mention several key individuals and locations:

• Gerard Beekman served as a prosecutor in The Hague
• Willem Boreel and Gillis Coijmans were company directors
• Gerrit Hoofft was postmaster in Texel
• Gerbrand Prangen was a ship captain who returned from Guinea
• Hendrik Veldtman served as a lieutenant in Curacao
• Hendrik Denijs worked as a clerk in Suriname
• Helena van der Burg was the widow of preacher Ludovicus Adama who served in Guinea
• Hendrik Vroon was a surgeon on the ship 'Good Success' requesting payment of 1490 guilders

The document records various requests for payments, appointments, and administrative matters across the company's trading posts in Guinea, Curacao, and Suriname. It mentions correspondence between officials, appointments of personnel, and financial transactions.

On July 17, 1754, Jan Hendrik Tatum, a legal adult living in Utrecht, appeared before notary Hermanus van Heel in Amsterdam. He represented both himself and his sister Elisabeth Anna Tatum (through power of attorney granted on July 3, 1754 in Utrecht). They were the only inheritors of their deceased brother Jacob Fredrik Patum. All three were children of the late Hendrik Patum.

Each sibling was entitled to receive 2,000 guilders plus interest from an inheritance left by Anna Spoor in her will dated August 16, 1742 in Utrecht. After Anna Spoor's death, Hendrik Jan Paauw, the executor of her will and administrator of underage assets, paid inheritance taxes. He paid taxes on Dutch assets according to a receipt dated May 4, 1749 in Amsterdam, and on other assets in Utrecht per receipt dated December 30, 1747.

In Amsterdam and other Dutch cities, several financial transactions took place involving bills of exchange between merchants and officials. The primary figures involved were:

• Jan Hendrik Ducaijlas, a city council member, who wrote three bills of exchange to Isaak Penij of Middelburg totaling 24,615 ducatons and 5 schellings
• Willem Timmers, a former senior merchant, who wrote two bills of exchange to Hendrik Tatum and Wijbrand ten Poortinge in Amsterdam for 15,384 ducatons and 8 schellings
• Jacques de Laval, a merchant, who wrote a bill to Pierre Balguerrie in Amsterdam for 6,153 ducatons and 11 schellings
• Anna Sonnenberg, wife of ship captain Claas Schoute, who wrote a bill to Joan Cornelis Radermacher, treasurer in Middelburg, for 530 ducatons
• Jan Hendrik Ducaijlas who wrote another bill to Cornelia Adriana Schuijl, widow of David Graswinkel in The Hague, for 153 ducatons and 11 schellings
• Elias Wargaren, artillery officer, and Adriaan Willijns, junior merchant, who wrote a bill to Anthonij Jan van Muijden in Amsterdam for 3,076 ducatons and 12 schellings

Financial transaction records show several money transfers involving people in the Dutch Republic and Dutch East Indies. The major transactions include:

• A payment through Cornelis van Gaasbeecq, president of the Justice Council, to Philip Fredrik Vegelin van Claarbergen, a deputy of the States General
• Executors Lambert Ramoe (head cooper) and Martinus van der Linden transferring money from deceased Simon van Ijsden's estate to his sister Catharina van Ijsden
• Ship captain Duncanus Lauclan transferring money from deceased mate Ian Bosman's estate to his widow Maatje Belle living in Vlissingen
• Military sergeant Ian Adolph Rave making a self-ordered transfer
• Former senior merchant Willem Timmers and merchant Willem van Tichem each sending money to Mr. Hendrik Tatum and Wijbrand ten Poortinge in Amsterdam
• Reverend Jacobus Cantervisscher transferring money to the guardianship chamber in Utrecht for Wouter van Westreenen
• Claude de Chuij, member of the orphanage board, sending money to merchant Jacob Mounier in Middelburg
• Sara Sem, widow of Pieter Rijk, transferring money to merchant Ian Potjes in Amsterdam

In this financial record, payments were made to various people and institutions. Johannes de Hartog, who was chief merchant and administrator of the company's medical shop, and Jan Abraham van Limburg, a junior merchant, made transactions with Hermanus Schut and Jan Oortman in Amsterdam. Cornelis Hasselaar, an ordinary councilor, sent money to Wijbrand ten Poortinge and Hendrik Tatum in Amsterdam. Francois Roos, who was a member of the aldermen's college, made a payment to Isaac Ketelaar in Rotterdam. Deacons from the city made payments to their counterparts in 's-Gravenhage and Amsterdam. The transactions involved:

• 8,739 European gold ducats
• Each ducat was worth 2¼ rixdollars or 108 stuivers
• The total sum was 19,662¾ rixdollars or 47,190 guilders and 12 stuivers

• The groom would contribute 200 guilders as the first and most readily available inheritance goods
• The couple agreed to have their marriage solemnized and confirmed as soon as possible
• Both parties promised to fulfill the contract completely

The document records that a legal transaction took place in Amsterdam in the presence of witnesses Pieter Tatum and Hendrick Tatum, who were residents of the city. Hermanus Holthuijsen was also present, and a notary named Doots recorded the document.

• Harmanus Goutsteen on October 11
• Henrico Mathias and Philippe van Huisten on October 20

• Hendrick de Scherper and Tamberter Bennigh on November 30

• Hendrick Rosa in November
• Hendrick Roeters on January 28
• Jacob Leuw on several occasions

• Joan van Honde and Mattias de Spreet on January 11
• Jacob Claesz Enaden and Pieter Pietersz Brulle
• Jan Claesz van Dijck and Claes Cornelisz Hooghaet with others on multiple dates

On May 22, 1661, Pieter van Buytendijck, a public notary, was asked by Johan Van Ewijck, an advocate and canon from Utrecht, to visit the house of Daniel van Beringen. Van Ewijck was married to Anna van Beringen, who was an heir of the late Thielman van Beringen.

The other parties involved were:

• Abraham Wilmerdorcq, an administrator of the West Indies Company
• Johannes Baillij, both executors of Thielman van Beringen's estate and guardians of Jan van Beringen
• Cornelis van Heerskerck, who was married to Johanna van Beringen

Since none of these people were home, the message was delivered to Daniel van Beringen's daughters, Wilmerdorcq's son, and Baillij's servants.

The notification stated that despite several friendly requests, Van Ewijck had not received all the letters, papers, and documents relating to the lands he inherited from his father-in-law. He also had not been given access to view all the books and papers of the estate. Van Ewijck demanded immediate delivery of all these documents and requested access to view all books, charters, and papers related to his father-in-law's estate at a neutral location. If refused, he warned he would take legal action.

Several meetings took place in Amsterdam on July 28 and 29, August 25, September 21 and October 25, 1688 before notary Johannes Boots. The meetings involved various family members and their legal representatives:

• Thieleman Beens representing himself and his children
• Charlotte Eck
• Jan Bourgeois representing his wife
• Abraham Beens, a tax official residing in Haarlem
• Isaac, a former alderman of Gorinchem
• Catharina van Lint, an adult unmarried woman
• Arnout van Meegen, secretary of Zutphen, representing his wife Elisabeth van Lint
• Pieter Donna, a broker, married to Elisabeth van Beeringen
• Pieter De Ram, married to Elisabeth van Ewijck
• Dirck Helmans, a lawyer, married to Anna Catharina van Ewijck
• Gerrit Swam, married to Elisabeth Elias
• Jacob van Mercken, married to Lucretia Elias
• Joost Elias as guardian of Pieter Elias