Vastrick, Gerrit

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Vastrick, Gerrit			Nieuw Nederland	1648

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See also Barent, Govert. Gerrit Vastrick was a merchant and had his own ship. He traveled between The Netherlands and their settlement in Nieuw Nederland. It is believed that he lived in Beverwijck, a Dutch Village on the American Frontier and did fur trade until 1664. The Director (Kief) of the Dutch West India Company ordered Gerrit Vastrick, merchant to bring with him one case of guns, which is known of, for thepurpose, as it was said, of supplying the Indians sparingly. They set about with this case of guns so openly, that there was not a man on the Manathans but knew it; and it was work enought to quiet the people. The Company had written to Stuyvesant on April 7, 1648: "It is our opinion that the Natives within our conquests should be governed with lenity - a concusion fomed from our wars with them, which we believe are the cause of their anxiety to provide themselves with powder and ball for use in hunting which we consider nothing but an artful pretext. Yet as they urge in with such earnestness, that they would rather renew the war with us than be without these articles, and as a war with them, in our present situation, would be very unwelcome, we think the best policy is to furnish them with powder,and ball, but with a sparing hand." It is true that a case of guns was brought over by Vastrick by order of Director Stuyvesant, in which there were thirty guns, which the Director, with the knowledge of the Second (Vice Director, Dineklagen) and Fiscal, permitted to be landed in the full light of day, which guns were delivered to Commissary Keyser with orders to sell them to the Netherlanders who had no arms, in order that in time of need they might defend themselves, which Keyser has done; and it will appear by his accounts where these guns are. If there were any more guns in the ship it was unknown to the Director. The Fiscal, whose business it was, should have seen to it and inspected the ship; and these accusers should have shown that the Fiscal had neglected to make the search as it ought to habe been done. See Library of Congress, U.S.A. The Representation of New Netherland concerning its Location, Productiveness and Poor Condition, presented to the Sates General of the Unitde Netherlands and printed at the Hague, in 1650, translated from the Dutch for the New York Historical Society by Henry C. Murphy and published in 1849 by Partlett & Welford, New York. The original work, a tract of forty-nine pages is titled of Vertoogh van Nieu Nederland Weghens de Ghelegentheydt, Vruchtbaerhydt, en Soberen Staet Desselfs. A second edition was of 100 pages and appeared in 1655 with the sacntion of the Campber of Amsterdam. An third edition was published in the following year. Director Stuyvesant, when he came to New Netherland, stopped the contraband trade in guns, powder and lead. "Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Martin Crigier, late a sergeant, now a freeman, who appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Mr. Gerrit Vastrick to demand, collect and receive in his, the principal's, name from the honorable directors of the General Chartered West India Company, at the chamber at Amsterdam, the sum of twelve hundred and seventy-one guilders, nineteen stivers, four pennies, earned by him, the principal, from their honors in New Netherland, as appears by the accompanying account. On payment of the aforesaid sum by their honors to the attorney, or his substitute, he may execute a receipt in full therefor, which shall be valid, he, the principal, holding valid whatever shall be done and performed in the matter aforesaid by his attorney Thus done in the presence of Adriaen van Tienhoven and Jacob Kip, who with the principal have signed the original hereof in the record, the 4th of August A° 1649, New Amsterdam, New Netherland. Martin Kregier. See New York State Archives, Power of attorney from Martin Kregier to Gerrit Vastrick to collect from the West India Company money earned by him in New Netherland. "Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Jan Foppen from Haerlem, who came out in the year 1643 as a seaman on the ship Swol, and who appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Mr. Gerrit Vastrick, merchant on the little ship Prins Willem, in his, the principal's, name to ask, demand and receive from the honorable directors of the Chartered West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, the sum of ninety-three guilders, sixteen stivers, earned by the principal on board the ship Swol; also the sum of ninety-five guilders, six stivers, ten pennies, earned on the yacht De Liefde, as appears by the annexed accounts. On payment of the said moneys by the above mentioned directors to the attorney or his substitute, he shall have power to execute a receipt for the same in due form, which shall be valid; he, the principal, further holding as valid whatever shall be done and transacted in the matter aforesaid by his above named attorney or his substitute. Thus done and signed in the record by the principal and by Jillis Pietersen and Jacob Kip, as witnesses hereto invited, the 5th of August 1648, in New Amsterdam in New Netherland. Power of attorney from Jan Foppen to Gerrit Vastrick to collect wages earned by him in the service of the West India Company

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See also Barent, Govert.

Gerrit Vastrick was a merchant and had his own ship. He traveled between The Netherlands and their settlement in Nieuw Nederland. It is believed that he lived in Beverwijck, a Dutch Village on the American Frontier and did fur trade until 1664.

The Director (Kief) of the Dutch West India Company ordered Gerrit Vastrick, merchant to bring with him one case of guns, which is known of, for thepurpose, as it was said, of supplying the Indians sparingly. They set about with this case of guns so openly, that there was not a man on the Manathans but knew it; and it was work enought to quiet the people. The Company had written to Stuyvesant on April 7, 1648:
"It is our opinion that the Natives within our conquests should be governed with lenity - a concusion fomed from our wars with them, which we believe are the cause of their anxiety to provide themselves with powder and ball for use in hunting which we consider nothing but an artful pretext. Yet as they urge in with such earnestness, that they would rather renew the war with us than be without these articles, and as a war with them, in our present situation, would be very unwelcome, we think the best policy is to furnish them with powder,and ball, but with a sparing hand." It is true that a case of guns was brought over by Vastrick by order of Director Stuyvesant, in which there were thirty guns, which the Director, with the knowledge of the Second (Vice Director, Dineklagen) and Fiscal, permitted to be landed in the full light of day, which guns were delivered to Commissary Keyser with orders to sell them to the Netherlanders who had no arms, in order that in time of need they might defend themselves, which Keyser has done; and it will appear by his accounts where these guns are. If there were any more guns in the ship it was unknown to the Director. The Fiscal, whose business it was, should have seen to it and inspected the ship; and these accusers should have shown that the Fiscal had neglected to make the search as it ought to habe been done.

See Library of Congress, U.S.A. The Representation of New Netherland concerning its Location, Productiveness and Poor Condition, presented to the Sates General of the Unitde Netherlands and printed at the Hague, in 1650, translated from the Dutch for the New York Historical Society by Henry C. Murphy and published in 1849 by Partlett & Welford, New York. The original work, a tract of forty-nine pages is titled of Vertoogh van Nieu Nederland Weghens de Ghelegentheydt, Vruchtbaerhydt, en Soberen Staet Desselfs. A second edition was of 100 pages and appeared in 1655 with the sacntion of the Campber of Amsterdam. An third edition was published in the following year.

Director Stuyvesant, when he came to New Netherland, stopped the contraband trade in guns, powder and lead.

"Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Martin Crigier, late a sergeant, now a freeman, who appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Mr. Gerrit Vastrick to demand, collect and receive in his, the principal's, name from the honorable directors of the General Chartered West India Company, at the chamber at Amsterdam, the sum of twelve hundred and seventy-one guilders, nineteen stivers, four pennies, earned by him, the principal, from their honors in New Netherland, as appears by the accompanying account. On payment of the aforesaid sum by their honors to the attorney, or his substitute, he may execute a receipt in full therefor, which shall be valid, he, the principal, holding valid whatever shall be done and performed in the matter aforesaid by his attorney Thus done in the presence of Adriaen van Tienhoven and Jacob Kip, who with the principal have signed the original hereof in the record, the 4th of August A° 1649, New Amsterdam, New Netherland. Martin Kregier. See New York State Archives, Power of attorney from Martin Kregier to Gerrit Vastrick to collect from the West India Company money earned by him in New Netherland.

"Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Jan Foppen from Haerlem, who came out in the year 1643 as a seaman on the ship Swol, and who appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Mr. Gerrit Vastrick, merchant on the little ship Prins Willem, in his, the principal's, name to ask, demand and receive from the honorable directors of the Chartered West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, the sum of ninety-three guilders, sixteen stivers, earned by the principal on board the ship Swol; also the sum of ninety-five guilders, six stivers, ten pennies, earned on the yacht De Liefde, as appears by the annexed accounts. On payment of the said moneys by the above mentioned directors to the attorney or his substitute, he shall have power to execute a receipt for the same in due form, which shall be valid; he, the principal, further holding as valid whatever shall be done and transacted in the matter aforesaid by his above named attorney or his substitute. Thus done and signed in the record by the principal and by Jillis Pietersen and Jacob Kip, as witnesses hereto invited, the 5th of August 1648, in New Amsterdam in New Netherland.
Power of attorney from Jan Foppen to Gerrit Vastrick to collect wages earned by him in the service of the West India Company