MEMORANDUM, the publick Seal of the Province of West New-Jersey, was affixed to this Writing by Sir Thomas Lane, Knt. Paul Dockminique, Esq; John Bridges, Thomas Skinner, Esq; Robert Mitchell Mer chant, (the Persons impowered by the Society of West New-Jersey) to strengthen and confirm the particular Act and Deed of the abovenamed Persons, and to no other Intent or Purpose whatsoever. Thomas Lane, Paul Dockminique, John Moore, William Hammond, Francis Minhsall, Obadiah Burnett, John Bridges being a Committee of the West New Jersey Society. Authority from the Proprietors of East and West' Jersey to Rip Van Dam, to receive from George Willocks or John Reid the amounts collected for Arrears of Quit Rents. [From the Original in the Library of the New Jersey Historical Society.] [Endorsed] The Proprietors to Rip Van Dam ton of London Merchants and Others whose Names are hereinunto subscribed and seales affixed, Proprie 1 Although not mentioned in the body of the Instrument, the West New Jersey Committee, as will be seen, signed it, as they had signed the authority to George Willocks.-ED. tors of the Province of EAST NEW JERSEY in America of the one Part & RIP VAN DAM Merchant of the City of NEW YORK in America of the other Part. WHEREAs the said Proprietors by an Instrument as well under their hands & seales as under the Common Seale of the Province has Com'issionated & impowered GEORGE WILLOKES of the Province of East New Jersey Gentleman & in case of his Death John Reid of the same Province Gent. to Adjust and get in their Arrears of Quitt Rents now Due and growing Due to the Proprietors from the Planters, or others holding Lands within the said Province, and likewise to sell & Dispose of, the said Rents to the said Planters and Land holders, and to pay the Moneyes he or they shall so Receive and Raise in Specie unto the hands of such Person whom the said Proprietors shall appoint to be their Receiver thereof and to take Securities for such Moneyes as he or they shall give Creditt to any such Planter or Landholder in the Name of such Receiver and to deliver the same to him in Trust for all the Proprietors, or Sharers in Proprieties of the said Province who are or shall be intituled to the same in Proportion to their respective Interests therein. AND WHEREAS the said Proprietors amongst other their Instructions to the said George Willokes and John Reid have for the better Direction of such Receiver how and to whom to dispose of such Moneyes he shall Receive Order'd them to take out a Certificate from the Deputy Secretary and Register of the said Province (for the time being) an Exact Lyst of all the Proprietors and Sharers in Proprietyes, and of the Respective Proportions of Proprietyes, and deliver the same to such Receiver, and also a perticular Certificate from the Secretary and [Register to be taken out by Each Proprietor and Sharer in Proprietyes to be produced as a Testimony of their tytle and Shares Now [. ] These Presents that the said Proprietors above named HAUE Constituted and Appointed and by these presents DOE Constitute [and App]oint the said Rip Van Dam their Receiver to take and Receive from the said George Willokes or John Reid all such Moneys as they shall Respectively Pay upon the Accompt aforesaid or either of them AND DOE hereby Order that all the securitys for such Moneyes to be taken by the said George Willokes or John Reid aforesaid shall be taken in the Name of the said Rip Van Dam & Delivered to him upon the Trusts nevertheless and under the lymitations and Provisions hereid after Expressed: That is to say upon Trust that the said Rip Van Dam shall from time to time as he shall Receive any such Moneyes give his Note to the said George Willokes [or to John] Reid in case of the Death of the said George Willokes for the same acknowledging his Receipt thereof for the Use of the Proprieties [of East] New Jersey aforesaid and shall also from time to time signe a Declaration under his Hand and Seal that the securityes taken in his Name by the said George Willokes or John Reid upon the Accompts aforesaid or either of them are so taken in Trust for the said Proprietors and shall also permitt and suffer the said Proprietors at their owne costs and charges to put all or any of the said Securityes in suite in the Name or Names of the said Rip Van Dam his Heires, Exec or Administrators (as the case shall require) for Recovery of the Moneys intended to be secured thereby the said Proprietors Indemnifying the said Rip Van Dam his heires Executors and Administrators from all Dammages that may Accrue to him or them thereby, AND the said Proprietors Partyes to these Presents DOE hereby Authorize and Direct the said Rip Van Dam his Executors and Administrators to pay out of the Moneyes which he shall Receive for Arrears of Rents such Debts of the said Proprietors as they shall by any Order under the seale of the said Province appoint to be paid Observing such course in Payment as shall be Expressed in such Order And the said Proprietors doe further Order, Direct and Agree and Declare that the said Rip Van Dam shall and may out of the Residue of the Arrears of Rents & out of the Ready Money to be raised by the Sale of the said QuittRents (and after the Delivery to him of such Certificate and Accompts as is Appointed to George Willokes) pay to the said George Willokes and John Reid Respectively their Executors Administrators & Assignes FIVE POUNDS p'cent for all such Ready Moneyes as they shall raise by the said Quit Rents and shall also Assigne to him and them respectively for their owne use at his or their Demand such and so many of the said Securityes to be taken in his the said Rip Van Dams Name as he or they shall Choose and as shall amount to the rate or Value of Five Pounds p'cent for all the Moneyes intended to be secured by such securityes as a Recompense for their care and Paines in making such sales & also the said Rip Van Dam shall & may DEDUCT & DEFALK thereout to his own use One Pound] & tenn Shillings p'cent for all such Money as he shall Receive in Specie and shall pay out again in Specie to the said Proprietors or their Order [And] the said Proprietors doe further Order and Direct that after the Payment of such Debts as aforesaid & Deduction of such Recompenses & Gratuitys to the said George Willokes, John Reid and Rip Van Dam as aforesaid the said Rip Van Dam his Execc and Administrators shall pay the Residue and Remainder of all the Moneys which he shall Receive Either for Arrears of Rents sale of Rents or upon any Securityes for Money to be taken in his Name as aforesaid to the Proprietors of East New Jersey who shall be Named in the Certificate herein before mentioned & directed to be Delivered to him in Proportion to their Respective Interests to be Expressed in such Certificate or to the Exec Administrators thereunto Lawfully authorized and who shall Promise a Perticular Certificate from the Deputy S[ecretary] & Register of the said Province of his or their tytle as Proprietor or Proportion in any Proprietie to be compared with the General Certificate to be left with the said Rip Van Dam. AND the said Rip Van Dam for himself his Heires, Executors & Administrators doth Covenant and Agree to and with the said Thomas Hart, Thomas Barker, Joseph Ormston, and Walter Benthal on behalf of themselves & the rest of thPe roprietors their Execs & Administrators That he the said Rip Van Dam his Heires Execs and Administrators shall & will faithfully Performe all & every the Trusts herein before Reposed in him according to the true intent & meaning of these presents, And it is hereby Declared by the said Proprietors that he and the said John Reid shall not Act in & about the Premises during the life time of the said George Willokes, nor be entituled to any of the Recompense of the Five p'cent hereby appointed for the sale of the Quit Rents which shall be sold by the said George Willokes IN WITNESS whereof the Partys to these Presents have Interchangeably set their hands & seales the day and year first above written W DOCKWRA Secr & Register THOMAS GORDON THO: COOPER THO FOULERTEN✪ PETER SONMANS JOSEPH ORMSTON JOSEPH ORMSTON✪ Attorney for frances Arent Sonmans JOHN BURNET For my Fath' Robert GILBERT MOLLESEN Attorney for Robert GILBERT MOLLESEN WALTER BENTHALL Wm BINGLEY Attorney for Anthony AB CAMPBELLO |