It wasn't too long ago that I asked a similar question and didn't get a chance to thank those who responded. I'm still on the same subject, but from perhaps a little different angle. If one boarded a ship in Texel, and paid for his own trip and had a contract for specific services, for a specific time and wage to van Rensselaer, it is my impression that this is a contract as it is called but not an indenture. A second party, on the same ship, has his passage paid but by whom is unknown. He may have paid his own. The next mention of this second person is when he draws his wages from the colony. Contract or indenture? or is it possible to tell? Any help is appreciated Elizabeth