Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 258 (part 4)
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Jan Evertsen Bout, formerly in the Company's service, went over the last time in the year 1634, in the ship the Eendracht, in the employment of Hon*"'^ Michiel Pauw; resided at Pavonia until the year 16-13, and prospered somewhat; and as the Hon'"'" Company purchased Mr. Pauw's property, the said Jan Evertsen got on right well in its service, it having acquired M' Pauw's interest. And as his house and barn, at Pavonia, were burnt in the war, which he seems to make a pretext for his complaint, 'tis proper to observe here, that the Hon'''' Company having paid fl.26,000 for Mr. Pauw's Colonie, made a free gift to the said Jan Evertsen, long after the house was burnt, of the land whereon his house stood and of the bouwerie, which produced good wheat. Michel Jansen purchased that farm and a poor, unfinished house, with some few cattle, for fl.8000.