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In 1673, Adriaen van Ostade created a drawing of a courtyard showing a woman cleaning mussels. Later, in 1813 and 1814, Daniel Kerkhoff made two drawings of a courtyard in Amsterdam. These artists, along with Hulswit and Lamberts, all lived in the same rented property at different times. Hendrik Stokvisch (1768-1820) also lived at this address, number 199 on Korte Leidsedwarsstraat, but only from 1818 onwards.

Hulswit and Kerkhoff were close friends and colleagues who specialized in Dutch landscapes and city views. They had known each other since their youth when they were both apprentices under Pieter Barbiers Pietersz (1749-1842). Lamberts, who was 10 years younger, was a good friend and late student of Kerkhoff. It was common practice among this small circle of artists to inform each other about upcoming moves so they could take over each other's rentals.

All three artists were inspired to draw the picturesque courtyard behind their house. They were likely influenced by van Ostade's colored drawing from 1673, which was part of the De Vos Collection and was well-known through a color print made by Jean F. Janinet in the 18th century. Kerkhoff's first drawing, now kept in Hamburg, shows the courtyard from ground level with a wider view.

The text describes the valuation of various items from an estate, performed by multiple experts. Pieter Barbiers assessed paintings, drawings, and art collections:

• Various paintings valued at 176.50 guilders
• Art collection A: drawings valued at 494.45 guilders
• Art collection B: drawings valued at 114.95 guilders
• Art collection E: drawings valued at 25.10 guilders
• Portfolio with prints: 37.05 guilders
• Another portfolio with prints: 12.30 guilders
• Another portfolio with prints: 8.00 guilders
• Final portfolio with prints: 15.20 guilders

Pieter François Bohn valued the books:

• Folio format works: 98.00 guilders
• Quarto format works: 57.60 guilders
• Octavo format works: 215.85 guilders

The valuation process took place from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM, during which time gold and silver items were weighed and valued, and all items were inventoried. All items remained in the possession of the original requestors, who acknowledged their responsibility to maintain and account for them.

• Brought the following items into the marriage:
  • Household silver, linen, bedding, and furniture worth 1,200 guilders
  • Pearls, jewels, and personal ornaments worth 370 guilders
• Had the right to:
  • Reclaim all her original movable and immovable property that she brought into the marriage
  • Claim compensation for any sold property or repaid capital
  • Receive compensation for items that were worn out through age or use

The document discusses inheritance arrangements. The main points are:

• The mother would receive only her legal portion of the inheritance
• If Laurens Kuyper, the first-born son, was still alive and working in the painting and glazing business he was being trained in, the business should continue
• The business should be run for the estate's benefit under supervision of appointed guardians until Laurens Kuyper reached adulthood or married
• When Laurens Kuyper came of age or was capable, he could take over the painting and glazing workshop, including the house and all materials and tools, after valuation by two neutral persons
• Jansje van Bommel Arendsdochter (the current wife) was appointed as:
  • Executor of the testament
  • Supervisor of the funeral
  • Manager of the estate
  • Guardian of any minor children from the current marriage
• Additional guardians appointed were:
  • Jan van Bommel Arendszoon (brother-in-law)
  • Pieter Barbiers (a good acquaintance), who was an artist living in the city

In 1831, a legal document was drawn up by notary AEgidius Walaardt Sacré in Haarlem, northern Holland. Pieter Barbiers Bartholomeuszoon, an artist and drawing master living at Small Houtstraat, district 3, number 107 in Haarlem, acknowledged receiving money from three executors:

• Willem van der Vlugt, a broker
• Johannes de Witt, a bookkeeper
• Johannes Bender, a goldsmith and silversmith

These executors were appointed by Wybrand Hendriks, an artist who lived at Old Canal, district 4, number 1010 in Haarlem. Hendriks died on January 28, 1831. In his handwritten will dated May 26, 1826, he left 300 guilders to Barbiers. The will was officially registered on February 1, 1831, with registration fees of 2 guilders and 40 cents, plus 80 cents for naming the executors, totaling 4 guilders and 32 cents with the 35% surcharge. The registration was signed by D.F. Crommeleng.

The art collection owned by Pieter Barbiers contained several items. A portfolio included drawings by van Oorde worth 20 guldens, one by Hendriks worth 30 guldens, two by Waterloo worth 14 guldens, and one by Lune worth 10 guldens. Various other drawings were valued at 74 guldens.

The collection also included:

• An art book marked "Lester A" containing various drawings worth 117.50 guldens
• A red leather book with prints worth 51.60 guldens
• A portfolio with prints worth 1.02 guldens
• An art book with prints worth 18.80 guldens
• A portfolio with prints worth 8.45 guldens
• Two leather art books worth 5.50 guldens

At the time of death, the cash holdings included gold coins worth 2,945 guldens, one piece of 14 guldens, one of 7 guldens, and one of 5.25 guldens. Silver coins totaled 2,884.51 guldens. The total cash value was 5,855.76 guldens.

The inventory and valuation took place from 11 o'clock in the morning until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The items remained in the possession of the previously mentioned requesters.

On April 9, 1872, a contract was signed in Haarlem, North Holland, in front of notary Dirk Hendrik van Zutphen. The contract involved Willemina Roobeek, an office manager in Haarlem, who was previously widowed from Johannes Maas and now married to Willem Wernik. They had a marriage contract from November 1868 that allowed her to manage her own property under the business name "widow J. Maas."

The contract concerned a number exchange between two men who had been drafted for National Military service in 1872:

• Jacob, who drew number 5 in the municipality of Rrsem
• Pieter Barbiers, a sawmill operator from Amsterdam, who drew number 7

Pieter Barbiers voluntarily agreed to exchange his number 7 for number 5, accepting all legal obligations that came with this exchange, including any required military service.

On September 29, 1837, a legal document was signed in Arnhem concerning several parties. The first party was Jacobus Mons, a pharmacist from Haarlem, who acted as representative for Abraham Benedictus Zynen, a Knight of the Prussian Red Eagle and Police Commissioner in Arnhem. Zynen was married to Helena Francisca Barbiers.

The second party was Johann George Liernure, a Lutheran minister in Haarlem, who represented Pieter Barbiers, a professor at the Royal School in 's Hertogenbosch. This representation was established by a document signed in Kampen on September 14, 1837 and registered in Haarlem on March 21, 1838.

The third party was Pieter de Goeije, an artist from Amsterdam who was married to Maria Gertrui Barbiers.

• Gold and silver items
• Precious objects
• Cash
• Legal papers and titles
• Movable goods
• Real estate (which they valued themselves)

• Take back all her original property that she brought into the marriage
• Claim compensation for any sold property or paid-off capital
• Receive compensation for movable goods that had deteriorated

Two notaries, Willem Arnoldus Haselaar and AEgidius Walaardt Sacré, both living in Haarlem in the northern part of Holland, were asked to make an inventory of possessions. The items to be listed included furniture, pearls, jewels, gold and silverwork, other precious items, money, titles, and papers belonging to the requesting couple.

The couple promised to show and declare everything without hiding anything. Three experts were appointed to assess the value of different items:

• Johanna Vereeken, who would assess the household items and furniture
• Cornelis van Oeden, a gold and silversmith, who would assess the jewels, gold and silver items, and other precious items
• Pieter Barbiers Bz, an artist and drawing master, who would assess the paintings

All three experts lived in Haarlem: the first two in Grote Houtstraat (district 3, number 54 and district 4, number 95), and the last one in Kleine Houtstraat (district 3, number 109). They took an oath before the notaries to assess the items fairly at their current value, without inflation.

In the Eerzaal (ceremonial hall), various household items were appraised by expert Pieter Barbiers. The items included:

• Dining items:
  • 6 Rhine wine glasses worth 2 guldens
  • 35 wine glasses and a goblet worth 12 guldens
  • 2 crystal salt cellars worth 6 guldens
  • 2 cream-colored roasting dishes with 8 plates worth 5 guldens
  • A carving knife and fork worth 1.50 guldens
• Furniture and storage:
  • A mahogany sideboard table worth 35 guldens
  • 2 black lacquered dessert boxes with tray worth 2.50 guldens
  • A brown wooden yarn winder and small chest worth 3 guldens
• Art and documents:
  • A portfolio marked Number 42 worth 4 guldens
  • A portfolio marked Letter L-Cato containing 109 prints and drawings worth 160 guldens
  • A portfolio marked 54 with portraits worth 7 guldens
  • A portfolio marked G.12, empty, worth 8 guldens

The total value recorded in the document amounts to 4,201.20 guldens.

A list of items being appraised by Pieter van Olpen and Pieter Barbiers includes:

• Robertson's works about Charles V in Greece in 9 parts
• Spiess' works, 5 guilders
• Verwey's works on hours and evening of life, 6 guilders
• General and Patriotic Magazine in 15 parts, 9 guilders
• Gydeman's Mnemosyne in 7 parts, 4 guilders
• Van Kampen's works in 16 parts, 20 guilders
• Hebrew Bible by Athias, 7 guilders 50 cents
• Velleius Paterculus and other classics, 7 guilders
• Leusden's Greek New Testament and others, 3 guilders

Additionally, various paintings and drawings were appraised in different rooms:

• Upper front room: 3 prints for 11 guilders 50 cents
• Book room: 2 paintings for 28 guilders, 25 portraits behind glass for 12 guilders
• Second upper room: A family portrait for 50 guilders, a market scene for 25 guilders, 2 landscapes for 10 guilders, 6 various paintings for 16 guilders, 2 prints behind glass for 5 guilders
• Bedroom: 2 drawings in frames behind glass for 7 guilders
• Third upper room: 5 prints behind glass for 12 guilders 50 cents
• Side room: 6 prints behind glass for 38 guilders
• Inner room: 4 prints for 21 guilders
• An art book with French binding containing various drawings

• 500 guilders to Jehanma
• 200 guilders to Alida Huygens, wife of Frans Marinus de Vries van Heegst
• 200 guilders to Pieter Barbiers Barth
• All her clothes to be divided between her sisters Elisabeth Charlotte Guepin and Catherine Aldonce Guepin
• The remainder of her estate to be divided into four equal parts between:
  • Her mother Aldonce LaLaude (widow of Jean Matthieu Guepin)
  • Her sister Elisabeth Charlotte Guepin
  • Her brother Jean Pierre Guepin
  • Her sister Catherine Aldonce Guepin

The seven children and sole heirs of the late Pieter Barbiers, an artist, and his late wife Maria Geertruij Snabillie from Haarlem, came together to settle their parents' estate. The inheritance consisted of:

A mortgage bond of 1,000 Guilders at 5% annual interest, issued by Willemijntje Warmerdam, widow of Pieter Jacobse Kroon, living in Zuidschalkwijk near Haarlem. This was secured by property including:

• A house, yard, and garden with stables in Zuidschalkwijk (Number 6)
• Various pieces of land in the main polder of Zuidschalkwijk, measuring 22 morgen 82 rods (old measure) or 18 bunders 85 rods (new Dutch measure), including:
  • A meadow called "Grieterstukje"
  • Two pieces along the Great Forest
  • A piece called "Molenstuk"
  • Five pieces called "Huiskamp"
  • A piece called "Zevenhondje"
  • Three pieces called "Zaagmolenland"
• Two additional meadows along the Spaarne river, measuring 5 morgen 178 rods (old measure) or 4 bunders 52 rods (new Dutch measure)

This arrangement was formalized by deed on January 3, 1821, before notary Willem Arnoldus Haselaar.

In this legal document, the surviving spouse is given responsibility to raise and educate their children as they see fit. When children reach adulthood or get married, they receive an inheritance at the discretion of the surviving parent. This inheritance represents their legal portion of the estate.

The surviving spouse is appointed as the executor of the will and sole guardian of the children and their property. If the surviving parent remarries, they can choose other people, either friends or strangers, to oversee the children's inheritance. The inheritance stays with the surviving parent without need for security until the children are adults or married, as long as they provide proper care for the children.

The document specifically excludes the orphan masters of Amsterdam and other places from having authority over the estate.

If the testator dies first without children and their parents (or one of them) are still alive, the wife must pay them their legal portion. Similarly, if the wife dies first without children and her mother Aaffje Jacobs (widow of Willem Verbeek) is still alive, the husband must pay her the legal portion.

The will was signed in Amsterdam with Pieter Barbiers from Aujeliersstraet and Pieter Wallings from Princegragt as witnesses. The testators were Johannes Renars and Anna Verbeek.

On April 10, 1872, a legal agreement was made in Haarlem stating that one party would pay 200 guilders to the other party for a number exchange. The payment would be made in installments: 50 guilders immediately, 25 guilders when Pieter Barbiers was approved and enlisted in his corps, followed by monthly payments of 2.50 guilders starting from June 1 that year. The remaining amount would be paid when Pieter Barbiers returned home on indefinite leave after serving one year.

The document was witnessed by Henricus Anton Nicolaas van Harmelo, a notary candidate, and Hendrik Kuyper, who had no occupation, both from Haarlem. The agreement was signed by D.J. Mans, P. Barbiers, N. Warmil, H. Kuyper, and notary D.H. van Zutphen. The document was registered as volume 97, folio 177, section 6, with a tax payment of 6.90 guilders collected by receiver Eekhom.

On January 3, 1821, a loan agreement was signed in Haarlem. Willemijntje Warmerdam, a widow of Pieter Jacobse Kroon and a farmer living in Zuidschalkwijk number 6, borrowed money from Pieter Barbiers, an artist living on the Kleine Houtstraat in Haarlem. She acknowledged owing him 1000 Guilders, which she had received to her satisfaction. The document was drawn up by notary Willem Arnoldus Haselaar, a public notary in the northern province of Holland.

In 1801, a painting of the drawing room at Felix Meritis was commissioned by Cornelis Sébille Roos, who was both an art dealer and print publisher. Before this, in 1797, Jacques Kuijper and Pieter Barbiers created a drawing that would later be used as the basis for a print published in 1801.

An earlier scene shows conductor Joseph Schmitt (1734-1791) yielding his position to Jean Henri van Swinden (1746-1823), who gave a speech from behind a piano lectern in the oval concert hall. Behind van Swinden were orchestra and choir members, while board members and honorary members stood in front. Four members shown in the painting had already died by 1800, including Schmitt, making their portraits posthumous. Three of these posthumous portraits were on the bottom row of five portraits, possibly on canvas added later.

In 1807, De Lelie requested the work back to make changes, only returning it in 1817. The additional strip of canvas may have been added during this time. Some other faces in the original canvas also appear to have been added later. The women and some unidentified men in the painting were likely orchestra and choir members who were not official members of Felix Meritis.

On August 21, 1811, Pieter Barbiers, an artist living on Kleine Houtstraat in Haarlem, appeared before Jacob Scholting, an imperial notary in the First District of the Zuiderzee Department. In the presence of witnesses, he declared his last will and testament. He stated under oath that he belonged to no higher property class than indicated by the seal on the document. He revoked all previous wills and testaments. He declared that if he should die without children, his wife Maria Geertruwe Snabilie would inherit all his possessions, as far as the law allowed.

On August 21, 1814, Maria Geertruy Snabille, wife of artist Pieter Barbiers, appeared before imperial notary Jacob Scholting in Haarlem at the first district of the Department of the Zuiderzee. She lived in the Kleine Houtstraat in that city. She declared her last will and testament in the presence of witnesses. She stated under oath that she belonged to the tax bracket corresponding to the seal used on the document. She revoked all previous wills and testaments. She declared that if she were to die without children, she would leave all her possessions that she was legally allowed to dispose of to her husband Pieter Barbiers, making him her sole heir.

In May 26, 1826, in Haarlem, Cornelia Hendriks made several financial bequests. She gave 1,000 guilders to the women's and St. Anthony's hospital, and certificates of debt to the Children's Church. Pieter Bouman from Heemster received 200 guilders, with provisions for his wife after his death. Amarentia Roosenbeck would receive 50 guilders annually if she continued to live in her residence. Margarita de Moaij would receive 100 guilders if she continued her position as seamstress. Pieter Barbiers received 300 guilders, and Elisabeth de Nijse, widow of Gerrit Harmsen, received half of the remaining estate after the other bequests.

Three estate executors were appointed:

• Willem van der Vlugt, a broker
• Johannes de Wit, a bookkeeper
• Johannes Bender, a gold and silversmith

The document was signed by Wybrand Hendriks and registered in Haarlem in February 1831.

• The doctor would receive 4 guilders for examining both a barber-surgeon and their medical chest
• The surgeon would receive 3 guilders for examining both a barber-surgeon and their medical chest
• Both examiners would receive half these amounts if they only examined either the barber-surgeon or the medical chest alone

On June 11, 1823, Pieter Iadema, a public notary in canton Aekrum, met with Gerrit Keimpes Kuipers, a former farmer from Burtum who was now retired and living in Oldeboon. Kuipers received payment for a previous transaction (number 33) from May 7 that was registered by tax collector Wielandt in Heerenveen on May 16. The amount was 1,705 guilders and 75 cents, after deducting various fees and taxes. Kuipers signed the receipt at the notary's office. The document was registered in Heerenveen on June 13, 1823, with 59 cents paid in rights and increases.

This is a record of a public auction that took place in Akkrum on May 16, 1823. Various items were sold, including:

• Several cattle (including spotted cows, young cattle, and a bull)
• Pigs
• Parcels of hay
• Farm equipment (hay wagons and a cart)
• A black mare
• An old pig
• Several calves

The buyers included:

• Tjalling Jacobs Dijkstra
• Bonne Hijlkes Hijlkema
• Wigle Barteles Terpstra
• Jochem Aukes van der Goot
• Adam Jans de Groot
• Johannes Douies de Haan
• Murk Johannes Bottema
• Auke Sytzes Tijtema
• Ynse Seerds Oedsma
• Ruurd Arjens de Boer

The total amount raised at the auction was 1,846 guilders and 85 cents. The document was witnessed by Cornelis Sijbrens Mulder and Rinse Jelles Siesma, both police officers from Akkrum. The document was registered in Heerenveen with a tax payment of 50 guilders and 79½ cents.

This appears to be a Dutch auction record from the 19th century. The document lists sales of various items, mainly cattle, and their buyers:

• Many black and blue-patterned cows were sold at prices ranging from 24 to 69 guilders
• The main buyers included:
  • Jentje Freerks van Es, a merchant living in Nes who was planning to move to Bustum
  • Theunis Lieuwes Brouwer, a farmer in Oldeboorn
  • Bartele Wigles Terpstra, a farmer near Nes
  • Jochem Aukes van der Goot, a farmer in Ground
  • Bouwe Hylkes Hylkema, a farmer in Boekum near Nes
  • Tjalling Jacobs Dykstra, a farmer near Aekrum
• One cow (number 21) had died on the day of the sale
• The total value of the transactions came to 1,251 guilders