16610821UNS00
1661, August 21
Unst
Quittance of David Murray for Bremen merchant Jasper Hackeman, for excise paid on salt which he imported to and used in Shetland.
Created for and published on the HANSdoc website of the German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, by Bart Holterman in the context of the research project Between the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea: interdisciplinary Studies of the Hanse. Licensed CC BY.
B1
Bremen, Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen
2-W.9.b.10 (Auslandsbeziehungen England)
One leaflet
20,5x13cm
Paper
Modern foliation in pencil, 5.
All quittances (also the German versions) written by the same hand.
Translation
High German
Note on the back: Copia von David Murray seinen quitung von saltz-accise zu Jasper Hackeman anno 1661 and in another hand Lit. D.
B2
Bremen, Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen
2-W.9.b.10 (Auslandsbeziehungen England)
One leaflet
20,5x16cm
Paper
Modern foliation in pencil, 6.
All quittances (also the German versions) written by the same hand.
Copy
Scots
Note on the back: Copie of David Murray his acquittance of salt accise to Jasper Hackeman, anno 1661.
Facsimile not (yet) available
Scots original
Received from Jasper Hackeman the soume of tuentie four dollers and tuentie sex stivers for the accise of tuentie aught bolls one furlett great salt imported by him and made use of in Zetland since the 15 of november last anno etc. 1661 at Unst the 21th of august 1661. I say received tuentie sex dollers and 18 steivers - David Murray.
Transcript of B2 by Bart Holterman, 2017
German translation
Entpfangen von Jasper Hackeman die summa von zwantig vier r(eichs)th(a)l(er) undt zwantzig sechß stüverß führ die accis von zwantzig acht bolls ein furlett groff saltz durch ihm anhero gebracht, undt von ihm in Zetlandt gebrauchet worden von den 15 novembris letzt anno etc. 1661 in Unst den 21 augustii anno etc. 1661. Ich sage entpfangen 26 r(eichs)th(a)l(er) 18 stüver.
David Murray.
Transcript of B1 by Bart Holterman, 2017.