Bill of Sale for York, sold by Theodorus Van Dyck to Hendrick Van Dyck in Kings County, NY
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- Identifier
- NJS-SRC-01091
- Source Type
- Bill of Sale, Invoice, or Receipt
- Author
- Theodorus Van Dyck
- Location Created
- Kings County, New York
- Date
- July 30, 1742
- Description
- A hand-written bill of sale for York, a fifty-year-old enslaved man sold by Theodorus Van Dyck to Hendrick Van Dyck. The document is dated July 30th, 1742, and includes the signatures of Theodorus Van Dyck and two witnesses including John Hastier, a prominent silversmith in New York City who frequently used slave labor in his workshop.
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Know all men by these Presents, That I Theod'os [Theodorus] Van Dyck of the City of New York merch for and in Consideration of the sum of Thirty pounds Current money of the province of New York to me in hand paid at and before the Ensealing and Delivery of these presents by Hendrick Van Dyck of Kings County in the province of New York yeoman. The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and my self to be therewith fully satisfied and paid, and thereof and Every part thereof Do hereby acquit and discharge the said Hendrick Van Dyck his Executors adm'ors [administrators] and assignes. Have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do fully clearly & absolutely part bargain and sell unto the said Hendrick Van Dyck one Negro man Named York aged about fifty years. To Have & to Hold the s'd [said] negro man York unto him the said Henrick Van Dyck his Executors administrators and assignes for ever. And I the said Theod'os [Theodorus] Van Dyck for my self my Executors and administrators and assignes do Covenant promise and grant to and with the said Hendrick Van Dyck his Executors administrators & assignes to waviant and Defend the sale of the above named Negro man against all persons whatsoever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of July one thousand Seven Hundred and forty two.
Sealed and Delivered} Theodorus Van Dyck
in the presence of}
John Hastier
Tobias [? yck] - Language
- English
- Format
- 1 loose sheet of paper with handwriting and wax seal
- Archival Collection
- Van Dyke Family Papers (Ac. 3170)
- Archival Location
- Box 1, Folder: Hendrick Van Dyke ( - 1751) papers 1699-1752
- Record Contributor
- Daniel Dias
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