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Bryce Stevens contributed two letters, dated 1731 & 1733. These two letters were written by family members in America, in regards to an inheritance left Simon or his descendants. They were located in the Gouda City archives (file registration number 616), among records of the Gouda Orphans Court, and deal with the estate of Geertruijt van Haesdale. Her will, made with her first husband Pieter Verveen, bequested one thousand guilders to "her uncle Symon Janse van Haesdale, living in Nieuw - Nederland "or to his children". The research and translation was performed by E. Th. R. Unger, of the Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie, Den Haag, and reported to Mr. Gordon van Arsdale of San Jose, California, August 1991. Bryce Stevens posted them to the Van Arsdale Mailing List on Tue, 9 Jun 1998. On Tue, 29 Sep 1998 Charles Vanorsdale provided scanned copies of the two page letter for other Van Arsdale researchers to enjoy. The translated transcription and scanned images appear below. (If using Netscape, right click on the image to enlarge.)
address: to mister Harmanus van Hombergen, candle - maker at Gouda.

Nieuw - Amersfoort, September 22nd, 1731

Dear cousin,

Your letter of May 10th, 1731 has been delivered to us by mr. Hagoort. You wrote us our cousin Geertruij van Aersdal died and that she willed her uncle, Simon Janse Aersdal or in case he predeceased his surviving children one-thousand guilders.

There are four of us yet, we, the undersigned, Cornelis Simonsz van Aersdal and Jan Simonsz van Aersdal, and our sisters Jannetje and Mettie van Aersdal. We (Cornelis and Jan) have been appointed as executors of the last will of our father and administrators of his estate. We understand the money should be collected in 1733 and we will empower you to act for us in good time but please let us know which Orphan's Court it should be addressed to. We thank you for informing us of the legacy and hope this letter may find you and the family in good health.

In case you would write again please direct your letter to Cornelijs Sijmenijs van Aersdale at Nieuw - Amersfoort in the isle of Nassau..

  • Cornelijs Sijmenijse van Aersdal
  • Ian Sijmense van Aersdal

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