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',*#^''' (4 '#'* DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO TUB COLONIAL HISTORY OP TUB STATE OF NEW- YORE; PROCURED IN HOLLAND, ENGLAND AND FRANCE, BT JOHN ROMEYiX BHODIIEAD, ESQ, AOENT, OF THE STATE," PAB8ED MAY 3, im ai. uiaiuKr JUlLlBRtD OSniR ANB IV tlRTHK Or AM ACT fir Till' t F( Sr iTrnr r- " CERTAIN DOCUMENTS RKLATINa TO THK Cdl ONIAI l'llsr,l'l,v nf Im/I'.^ ''^V ''" '""^ ^'^ TRnviDE r ^S TIIK rCEi-lsmni, OF T..ED "AN ACT ,S „E,.AT,ON TO T„E CO:::::^,"ulZ^\J";^,:':;^/^ rAS,En MaRC,.30, 1849, AN,, AN .CT ENT- T..EK.,,,," vl\n\,Z 1T185; '"" '""■"""''' -^^ "-«iBUT>ON EiJiTEi) nr E. n. O'CALLAGIIAN, M. 13., LL. D. VOL. XL ALBANY: WRKD, PAIWONS AND OOJIl'ANy, I'lUNTEKa. 1858. Volumes III., IV., V., VI., VII. and IX. of this work were published under the direction of the Go\'EBifOR, Secretabv of State and Comptkoller of the State of Now- York ; and the publication has been completed under the autliority of the Recests of the IJh'ivERsnr, in virtue of the Act of the Legislature to that effect, passed April 12, 1856. The Documents in Dutch and French were translated by E. B. O'Callaohan, M. D., LL. D., who wa» employed for that purpose, and to superintend the publication generally. ,..:f?^^ TRANSCKIPTS OF DOCUMENTS NOR, leted ffoct, I WM n TBI ROTAL ARCIIIVE3 AT THE HAGUE; IN THE STAD-HUTS OF THE CITY OF AMSTERDAM Avn rv -rm, OFFICE OF THE SKCRETARy OF STAT^ ALBAiYTNEW-ToS ^ ^'''' "" ^^ HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : VIII-XVL 1657-1678. .«l|*^'r' - CONTENTS. -i urn. January 3. MomoM»l of n„„ F.tovan oru„,g a subsidy of 10.000 guiMors for New Netherland , J.nunry . . Re.„,u,i„„ o' the Sutes-Ocnoral npon tbe report of tl,„ abo.ename IcommiUe'e" 'aI I January 25. I.tlcr of tbe Statcs-Oonorul to Director Stuy vosant, thereupon ' ' 9. Kesoh.ti„„ of 0. CVn,,.,on Council of Amstenlam that a Clergy™a':'.;;"30o';;ionUU;;Vent";:'i;; '"'"'"« '" New Netberland, and art.OdO eniM^r^ndvancod Apr! y- ulz 1 v" "T"":" "T"'' "' ^""'"'''"" '° '^'-«""-«t"y--'t'„'; ti.omaueVof"G.n.Vdo;;";"": J Apiil I... Letter of Vicc-n.rector Alricbs to the Commissioners of the cilv'. Colonic on th« n„l.w./ May 7. Letter of ViecDirector Alrichs to the Burgomasters of Amstenlam ' " ""-• ' " " " * M«y 8. Letter of V.oe-Director Alrichs to tbe Commissioners of the city's Colonic ,! May 8 li.u,d for Nino Thousand guilders borrowed for the C^lonie on the Delaware" riV'eV ,« July 4 ;:l'r. ^''^:"":"'"'^ ^" ^"- »- "'« ''on.n,i.,ionors of the city's Colonie on the Deu'waVe' ;;;;r; J July ■«■ K«'-'l"l'"n authorizing a further subsidy of (1,000 guilder, for that Colonie " August ,0. Lc.^„f Kvcrt^me™., se,.o,ma.t« to tbe Commissio;;; ;;;;; c;.oM;-;;-;be " August 13. Letter of Vice-Director Alrichs' "to'thV Commi.iion'cVs'Jf "the Colon"iVon"thV Delaware II September V.Kc.,u.n. the Connmm^.^^^ 1» October ,3. Resolution of th« Common Council of Amsterdau, to adva'ucV Iwo g'uiideVsVoVtUtC;^,;;;:;:::::; H Al-ril 11. TJcolutlon for a further sub.sidy of 20,000 guilders for that Colonie •'"I""''" ■•'^''"i"et»t''e»ft«o of Jan OaiUardo and his Negro Slaves- Tm. '"• '""""'""' ^■""*'>^'"" Chamber of tbe West Indi. Company to" tl.eState..Genor.1 43 October .a Letter of --or Stuy. ant .d the Council of Kcw Netberland to tbe Stat.Gener. . reply to I66<1. '* *" * • , ^ ^ ^ 00 Sep,en,ber « PetiUon of Jan Gaillardo to the Director and Council of New NetherlanJ ,, April 10. IVclnration of Jan Gaillardo before a Notary ^' ir K:sr/ztzt,:irr;:ir"'''"'^-"''"'''"' •« 8.n.«b., . !'"""^'^■~•;I^•"''"^•~l•'l'•~»"'lu...J».o,■lll.^j,,■.■;;,';,fc■,;:■■■■.■ " i VI CONTENTS. October 2^ Report of the committee on the cnao of Jan Gaillardo .a 1682. " July la. Declaration before the Dutch CobsuI at Cadis!, Ac, 44 /uno 10. License from Director Stuyvesaut to Carsten Jerocnsen, Captain of a yacht, to go to Curasao, Ac 44 June 24. Instructions to Skipper Jeroensen, ' .. 1667. May 26. Letter of Skipper Jeroensen to Director Btuyvosant, ,. 1C68. April 20. Keaolution of the States-General referring the foregoing documents to a committee, Ac 47 May 3. Kcsolutiou of the StatosGeneral referring to 1. committee a letter of the West India Company" 'respect- ing the ratification, by the Knglish government, of the Provisional Boundary agreed to at Hartford, 47 M»y 31. Resolution of the States-General referring to a committee a petition of the West India Company praying that the exportation of arms and ammunition to Now Netherland may be prohibited 43 June 6, Resolution of the States-General upon the report of the abovenamed committee .'.".'."'.'.!.". . ." '. 43 July 18. Account of moneys borrowed for the city's Colonie at New Netherland, at interest to dat'ei !.'.".".'."".'." " 48 October 10. Letter of Vice-Director Aliiohs to the Commissioners of th3 city's Colonic on the Delaware, ......... 49 October 19. Resolution of the Common Council of Amsterdam referring the condition of its Colonic to a ooramVtto'ol 66 December 20. Resolution of said Council upon the report of their committee to alter the articles Ac ' *•» 1669. ' ' February 13. Letter of the Chamber at Amsterdam to the Director and Council of New Netherland js Remonstrance of the Commissioners of the city's Colonic on the Delaware reco.Timending'a modifica- tion of the CondltionB, March 10. Resolution jf the Common Coimcil of Amsterdam upon the above remoustranoei ............... . . 69 Apiil 22. Letter of the Commiiwioiiers of the City's Colonic to Vice-Director Alrichs !".".!!!!'.!!.'!!!"." 60 Jnna 25. Letter of Vice-Director Alrichs to Governor Fen lull, of Maryland ' M Jane 27. Calculation of expenses, Ac, for the transportation of 100 persons to New Netherland, ............. «6 August 13. Letter of Governor Kendall, of Marylnnd, to Vice-Director Alrichs, m September 23. Extract from the proceedings of the XI.\. of the West India Company^ "respecting New "Netherlan"d" ' " ' 7a September 9. Protest of the Vice-Director and Council at New Am.Hel against Lord lialtimore's claims, .'. . . 73 September 20. Letter of Vice-Director Alrichs to the Coinujissioncrs of the city's Colonic ' ' . ] 70 September 21. Letter of Vice-Director Alrichs to Burgomaster Cornt-lis do Graeff, '. 79 September 30. Resolution of the Common Council of Amsterdam to surrender the city's" "colo'nie "to" "the" West India Company, ^^ September 30. Order appointing a day of General Fasting and Prayer, ][][[ », October e. Vindication of the Dutch title to the Delaware river, or Declaration" aJd "M"«"n"i,"j8"t" on" "belmlf "of" the Director-General and Council of New Netherland, delivered to the Governor and C uneil of Maryland Extract from Lord Baltimore's patent, October 17. Observations of Messrs. Heermans and Waldron on Lord Baltimore's patent* gj October 17. Letter of the Governor and Council of Maryland to the Director and Council of New Netherllnd" " " " 86 October. Journal kept by Augustine Heermans of his embassy from New Netherlaml to the Governor "and Council 0." Maryland, October 21, Letter of Messrs. Heermans and Waldron to Director Stuyvesant, 99 KoTcmbar 8. Resolution of the Common Council of Amsterdam to grant a further subsidy "of l"2",00o"gu"iidera" for" ilia city's Colonic on the Delaware river, IToyeniber 18. Return of loans effceted on account of the city's Colonic at New Jfetherland," atiu'terest" "of" si"p"er cent, to this day November 1& ExtraeU from the records of the Vice-Director, Council and SchepenB".if the'coioni"o"at"N"e'w'Am'8tel. 103 Letter of Sheriff Van Sweringen to the Commissioners of the city's Colonie on the Delaware river ' loft December 8, Letter of Sheriff Van Sweringen on affairs in the city's Colonic "" jqs December 12. Letter of Alexander d'Hinojosa to the Commissioners at Amsterdam, together with sundry accounts" 109 IJeoember 12. Letter of Vice-Di,-ector Alrichs to the Commissioner, of the Colonic on the Delaware river ija December 24. Letter of Skipper Jacob Janscn Buys to the Commissioners of the city's Colonie, dated on board tho galiot JVeid ^m»(f/, lying at The Ferry at Manbattuus, ,,4 % •t A A u 44 46 49 47 47 48 48 48 49 66 67 68 68 69 60 64 66 67 73 73 78 76 78 78 80 84 85 86 88 09 CONTENTS. 1660. ^» August 28. Rt solution of llio Common Council of Am«t,.P^„m ./ • . Pao» >ff.lr. of the Colonie. . . Amsterdam referring , memori.l of the Commiuioner. on the Governor Feudal and hi, faotL'rMarW:'; """"""'"'^ "" '" """ ^"^ «»"'-- 'K-n" September I. Answer oi the Board of the XIX of the W«,t l„ 1 r ' 119 Septomber 30. Letter of Skipper Jacob Jansen Huvs to h r ■ ^'""'""'^' '" ^"P""" ^eale's protest, JJ November 6. Letter of ij'. ^,t Inl CompanyL ,1 Ll^r'"":? "f "" ^"'""'^ "" "'« DeL.re rive, JJ November 6. Deduction respecting the di.rerenL„"t bI?"" J" ""^ "'"''■'''"''"' °" ^-^ 2^ November 6, Memoria, of the We!t India C mp ny to tL St' rOef " T " r "'""'""' ' » river with Lord Baltimore. Ac.. . . . . ^"""'•O*"""' ■•"epectrng the differences on the South Deduction, or Brief and clear Account .Vtho" eiVuation of Now mi{JZi,'^' "\ '■ "' ers and settlers. Ac., and the unseemlv »„ 1 i . , Netherland ; who were its first diacover- Und. within the W.t IndU crpan^^Vit . . Z' ' '' "" "'''^'"'"'''^ ""«""'■ "' "'o _ • ,,. Jjg April 9. Submission of C„p,ai„ D„„i„, ,.„t, -^.^ ,^ ^,_^ jj^^^^,_ 144 April ^ «. r.„,est of Director Kieft against Robert Coghwel. about to proceed to the South river. „, May 13. Commission and Instructions to Secretarv V«n T; ni and vagabonds who have landed onYonlTsJl' '" '""''' "'"''''' ""^'^ ^-^'g-" M« I.!' f '""''"'"°"' "f '"--« i^nglishmen taken on Long I'sVanj" "* M.y ''•'•^g--ont of said Englishmen to abandon Long Wand '" *'• 160 ipni ■•■f'"»''«'~iTk.™r.if.,„„,i.j I. „,.„,,,;„, "';■;;■■;■■■■ >•« ' » 161 •v. y% '^ i 1167. CONTENTS. LetiT of Dirootor Stnyvesant to the Magistratos of Gravcsenil, L. I., ordering thorn to send liim tlio loiter BililriMSod liy I'l-oteclor Croinwi;!! • letter 183 1827. Befitcmlior C. IGCO. MuTombcr C. Noveiubtir !>, Novonibor 10. Irtfil, Jaiuiary C. March fl. July U). Augi.ai 18. November 9. Ordor of King Charles 1., in Council. «n(i2. April •liX June y. Soptcnil.cr Ki. Sepli'inbfr 1(1. Novoiiiber H. Novfliubcp H. 1M3. February 9. February Mar.h 10. March 1(1. July. Au|;. Anguit 10. Atiguit li). Oa.ibir in. October 2'. Cocerober 20. Resolution of lh« Slutea-Oenoral to write to their Auibassndora ot Londof, and to Bind the foregoing papers to Iheiu, etc., > l^ettor of the Stiitos-tieneral to their Arabiissiiuors at Loudon, thereupon, . . Rcjolutiou of the C-jmnion Council of Anislurdain, appropriiiting il,(iOO guilders for tliu presaing ncces- cities of the Colouio oa the Delaware river, ito Posolution of the Common Council if Amsterdam, {^rautint; ft furlher sidi-Idy of iri,2.'i1 guilders Report of the Comminaioncra of the city's Colonic to the IJurgonimtcrs oT Aiusterdaui, concruiug alterations in the conditions, er to that city, ,to., Rcs(dntion of Ihe Coiiiuon Co"ncil of Amsterdam referring certain matters afTocti.g Iho city's Colonie on tile Del ware rivor to a commit tco, Ardam, . Resolution cf the Coiiiinon Council of Amslenlniu lo lend a ship to the city's Colouio on the Delaware river Further proposal uHi,h April 21. Letter of the Chamber at Ain.stordan, to the Director and Council of New" NetheriaiiV "n"""- ^^^ about to proceed to New England to install Ilishops there ' Co,nn.ss.oners the Eluci.lation conlauied in the Treaty of Elbing " Juno 19. Resolution of the Stntes-Oenera! thereupon ^^^ '""' "■ "Tier ":^r ''"""■"'■ ""^^ " August 15. Kesnlutio,, „f the State«-Ge„eral upon ,),. .nemorials of the Sw.. li u T ' "• ^^^ August 15. Letter of the H.ates-Cieneral t„ .he An,st:rd m C a mb L f uTe W / 'T T' "''""""T""' ''' Aug.. ,„. Ke.,ution of the states-Genera, upon the :::;::;;irs;::n,;;:^rr^.r "'"'" :;; ^;neri;s::::;— ^^ Liii,'lii'h and urging a capiluhition .. k»'" i r.sisuiig me September fl. Articles of capitulation on, h., reduction of" N;w"N.;h;;und'b;',h;;:,^ii;,;;;;:: Ill .Se pteniberia. I-etler of Atnbawailor Van (i....b I.. s.,„,„i.,.„ 1) i • . -'^' is reduced bv.h„Enr,l,,;; "''"' "">"'' "'^-"'""^ "" -*' "'"^ ^"- ^>therl.nd O,..o.,or 0. ^■ori llip hubjcpt of llip roHliliitioii of N<^w NctlicrlBml, iinjnall; iind viciliiilly liikfii liy t.'ii' Kiiij; of l')ii^liiiiH(Ji'ni'nil, fiiillic'r iimhuctiii); AiiibiivHiiilor Vim tiogli ill regard to the alfnir of iVi'W .Ni'llii'rlnnd, Ac 27(1 October !il. l.olUrtif lli.' SlntcH-Oin'riil to Amliiuwudni' Viui Ciogli tlierc'ii|ioii, iiiclanin^ copy of the West liulis ('iiiM|nitiy'H nMiM;i)8irfiiiou 277 Novi'iiitiir 7. I.illi'i' i>r AnibiiiiKiulor Van (ioijli tniiinmittin); Rii nui.'i>iiiit of liiii niidii'Dce willi King I'linrltH II. on tliii I'liliji'ct of llu' tiikinj; of New Ni'llii'iliiml, ilc '2,'il NoviiiiliiT (i, Mi'inoriiil mldresKed liy .\iiilmi'«udi)r Vim (iogli to tlio Kiiii; of ICiiglnnd on tlie nuhjeel of llio luii{liHli Hirjiri'M.HionM in Now Nt^iln'rliin. l!e«olii(ion of llie Slale«lieiieial referring ihe fore;;oing ineiii.nial lo n eoiniiiinee, ite. Jul DciemliiT ;il. Ue»oliiliiin of Ihe Siali « (leiiernl lo write lo tho KingH of Swe.len and Denimirk lo the name purport «« lo Ihe King of I'ranee on the IStli Deeemlier, re«peeling Ihe eondint of the Ijiglish, .le,, SuS .janiiiiry 7. 1!- "oliilion of Ihe Sla'i e-IJeneral referring Iclleni fioiii lli.ir Ainbamiador at London to a coniliiillee, . . 3i)6 Januiiry .s. Secret re»oliitioii of the Slatex (ienerni to write to their Aiiibax^ador at I'arin re»pectin(t """ accomnio- dation of the dilfereneen with Kngland, the rculilntion of New N 'Ihcrland, .le ,to> JaiiiinrT 30. Uenolulion of the Suien-tiencril to write lo ihe dilfei.^nl Itourdu of Admiralty, .le,, Ihiil the Stat*« arc .dilig. il lo eome to all open rnplure «iih Tnu'liind, .1" and .laniiarv r.O. I eii..r of Ihe Stale" (ieiieral lo llie \Ve.| Imliii ("onipany ri'«p>>, tiiig reprisal* ngainut Kngland, Ac ;ma b'.biiiiiiy (\ Ue'ojnii.iii of Ihe .'Malei.li.'neial anlhori/ing Ihe U e.t India I'onipaiiv lo do nil Ihe barm tbey can lo I'nglitlld. Ae. «(,)Y V'.b'iiary 7. I^porl In the sialeii (icneial of ii ilrall of a I'ediieiion or aimwer to Ihe nieinorial of Sir (li'org* Downing, the KiiudiHli Aiiibii«b-"i rvnliona Ivi. lies ■liitioii reCerrinir to a conimiliee the >ul.jii t of iha oliligalioiin of the eil\ of Ainnlerdam for Ilia t'ohiiiie on 111.' Delaware rivi'i- [Utfl May ii'J. I.eller of Amban'mlor Van liogh to Secretary Bnyneb, reapeeliug the dilfercncM with Ibe Eu(jliiili about New Nttbvi Un I, .le g-IS CONTENTS. XI 1066. M.y 25. Memorial ,„b,nitte,l by Amba»„.lor V«n Goph to th« Amba,,«aor« ..f Franco in E„gIa„.I a, mediator, ^""^ r..,,oc.,n, M,„ .l.nvrcn,.,. Lotwoou the SUt,«.(i«,K.ral an,! the Kln^ of ..rn.t lir^ ' „„ June «• ^>'tt.T of AmU„«,lor Van (J„,-l, ,„ s,.,.ret»ry Uuy-eh "^ ""tain 339 ;: ;;: p::';:^:p:-zi:^:z-:~^ ■■:■ ■■ ■■' ^ A„sw..r«. ,1,0 Ki„«„f „roat Hrlfain ,0 ,1,., F-..„ob AmLassacb,;, „. .«.,i;ut, rel;;ii;;;;r'in:"' i;|; s -::::rjrr:;;rs::rr:"::;:;::z::!;:::- » Aiimisf 10. r.p||or of Amlmisailor Van Hcnnlnm-n to S..,.,-,....,,. p... 1 ."■ ', "'^ --- -• ;:•" ■ ^ --'-- .^::;::;::r.t;;r r;i;::r;:;;r "" - ^'rmM::'!:::':::::::":.'^'"^ '" '"" " •"" '"■" "^ '^■'«"'»-ue««n.i;.« ;,i:;,in;;e:;:; Au... ...K..„„,|onof,bofo, „orA„ ..an., t,,:; tlJ in,.a.l"or':::;;;:j ,;;„;,- ''' U;l to tl,^ ■' lliiryor Hwlit " of thnt.ity " aS 'J A;;:;;:r;;;;;:.';r;::rv::s:"ir' " :"'<''^;^r'"«'--^- A"^':a.a;,;;r\;-;B;;.i;«;„;:: ;:; "'"'"" "^'i'" "' f'lii-'liiiiil to tliP |ir(i|ifisillivn of 111,. Kiii.r ,,t |.',.anr.. At-uust i!!.. I<..ol,„io„ of .b. S.a,..s.(i..„on.l „,.,,„ tho pr.-cMli,,. ,,..o|, i;,,^ ,„.. HtatoJ;; l^illa,;; ^.l Z .o„te,nb. 1. "--;; ;;| ..;;. -;.:^.... .■,. , .■ ,„„„. , „ „„; 1; ^ ;;, . - 8«pt,.,„bc,-7. i.,.„p,.of A ..«.,io,. va„(iom,,o ^,.,,.,Ma,.y Knysw,, ■,;;;,;.;.;i;;, N,; Ni.iiieH.j.ira,;,;!;, '&,: ^!? Ot ob..r 7. l...t,or of A,„bassa,.o,. V,o, .lo,b ,o .S.,.,.o,a,v ,.,,..„, „po„ th ,. s„l,i,.,., ' ' ! "" ■ "■■ '"":;:;;: ;;-• "f;: •■'>• •■■ ""• '-"-- ■■" ■■". .b/arriva, «,•;,.„„;.«;;;..«;.; ' MuvM'saiil, loieii.Mly liir,M;lor of .Now NVtborlaml ().lol«,r in. Uo.,M,Ho„ „f „„.s,„„., (1 ral. onlcri,,. Mr. Stuy;.sant;;;n,;.k,."bi; n-i-orUn^ritinV '&. 't!, October „. Ko,. ,., of .„., „ .,.,„„ ,. ,., ,..., , ,„,„ , „„. „,, ,,^ ^.^.^ ^._,^, a ^ u'-e ca^e; «bi..|, lo,l to ||„. Mirrotalor of tb.it o.aii.trv to tbo Knijli,!, „ (MolMM- VX Moniohalof Mr. S(„.vvosa„t to It,.. SLilos-dpnoral. ha.b.l,,. bi, r,.|V„', T. I-.M ,„ |,„,„.r, „l,i.l, Mr. .St..yv..,«nt batb .l..|iv..r,.,l i„.M,|,porl „f |,i, r,.|,..rt o-n July 8. r,..|l..r(.f nir,...|or Stiiyve^ai.t lollio offli-ers at Fort drnn.... „ Jul)- II Annnorof Ibooitl.-rsat Fort (Iratm.. to l»ir....t..r SMivvo-anl A.iuu.t 'Jil. I,nii,.r.,f |.|r,..-lor mi..vvp,n„t to ib„ „il|,...,., .u Fort ('.rm,..p "'' B..pi..ml>cr a. AiisHcrof 11... olIbwHof Foil itrai.c.. Ili..r " ''"' ll'.iNi. ;!73 Ooiob..r 1L-. rorlilba,., of Il..n„a„ Ma^t,.„^, „ va„ ,lo„ Il„„.b n,„l hirk Loot.-,, VMM, * • • • • 3i.i " " " '";:';;i;,':;.,;':;;r":;:.:;,' ■'"■-*'"""• »'••"•""■■ ■■" "■- ■ - ■ -u. «:;;:: s:;:::;!;r;:rr::::;:::::::^;: "■'■'"'■'--" ""'-"'■- S lUiii'i. Ji'fi L .'.t. : .'■"""""" '". ""■ """•"■" "'■""*" ■"■"''"« '"•■ '""""'"'"'« """-"« '-' » '• """".itto., &o :-8 '^ '"' '■'■ "*T;;;:;:,r ;r '•":■" '-' ••• ^ ""■ "- ^ -• ■"» ^i- -»".i. ■ *:h«";v;:,:.;a ■' '■'.N-« N.-ll,.-rbi,Hl, to tl...\V,.st India .■„„,panv. . II"' r.mrn ^ •"■'■'"•" ''■ '"""^"^ 'i-«-«...s,i ai , •,,„„„„.,,, A,n,„M,bn:,';ia:r;;,;::; ;;:" I>.c...mb.r M. U..joi...l,.r of ,1... Sl<.tc.Mi..u«ral to S,r tiuorg. l>o«...n«', reply of tl... IT.'hAp^ii; lOtw;; I. ■.■;.■ .':.■.' ;;.■.' ,',7; M Xn CONTENTS. 1651. „ September 29. Letter of Messrs. Willet ni.d naxter, respecting tlie nepotintioii of tlie Treaty at Hartford 384 1CC3. Kxtra;t from tlie Journal of the Dutch Oejiuties to Boston ggj Octolwr 20, Journal kept by Messrs. V.iii Ruyven, Van C\.rtlant and Laurence, delegates to the General Assembly at Hartford, nor ' oo5 December. Record of the proceedings with Captain John Scott on Long Island : Letter of Captain John Scott to the Honorable Peter Stuyvesant, " General of the Dutch on the Manhattans," q„, ICM. • •'•'•' January 11. Report of the Dutch Commissioners sent to discover Captain Scott's object, 394 January 11. Letter of Director Stuyvesant to Captain John Scott, callhig for his commission, 3;)5 Letter of Director Stuyvesant to Captain John Scott, infoiniing him that the Dutch Commissioners will ""■"""'" 33G January 12. Commission issued to Messrs. Van Ruyven, Van Cortlant, Steenwyck and Lawrence, to treat with Captains Scott and Young gcjg Letter of Director Stuyvesant and Comicil to Captain John Scott, by the aforesaid Commissioners, .... 3% January 14. Memorandum of instructions for the aforesaiil Commissioners, ,1(1!) Janu;iry 15. Rejiort of the aforesaid Commissioners sr .'^tnvvcsaiit \v) January 12. Resolution of the States-Oenernl, referring the foregoing documents to th-'irconin'iijlee'&c .p.') April 2. Meniorial of E.^^-Director Stuyvesant to ,1,.. ,K,a,... GenernI, praying fur a cpv of .1,.. observations Ac .|", Apnl 2. Resolution ,.f the States-General referring the foregoing memorial and accompanying pa|.ers to their ri»iiimittt*p, April 1;. Resolution ..f the States-General, ordering copy of the observations of the WeVt India Company li. be given to K.\-director Stuyvesant, &c ' ,.,. Octobei 20. Answer „{ K.x-Directur Stuyvesant to the observations „f the We>t India Coiiipany p"- Octol*r 29. .Me,n,.rial ,.f E.v Direct.r Stuyvesant to the SlatesGeneral, prayi.ig that the doiuments' and "answer " submitted by liim to the Slates-lirneral may be considered sunirient fur his jnstiflcation, Ac. and that he be (MTmitled to return til New Netherlaud ,.i^ October 21>. Re.olution of the StatesGeneial. referring the fmegnhig docuni"nt's, ...."..."......... \]- November. Letter of Ex-Director Stuyvesant to the committee of tlie Slutes-General, ..!! .(47 November. Li.st of the pai«.rs submitted by Ex-Director Stuyvesant 1.1 the Slates General,!!!. !! ,,„ Letter of ExDireclor Stuyvesant p. th,. Chamber at AmMerdani, will, a . .I'.v'of hi,,' a!,Mver''ai!d'n mmule of the Directors' reply retei ring him to Mr. De Win. lirand Peiisi,,„ary . ' 4;i IfiSR. *'^"""' "'''""'" "' ''""''''''' '■'■"■"''"'' ^"'' ''M't'lidcd in New Nethcrland, liom UM to' lii'oV, !!!! !!!!!!! lOiJ October. Declaration of A'^ihUm Luyck and others, that there was not po«dereni.ugh to defend Fort Amsterdam, Wo August 17. Letter of Mr. Crnelis ,„„ Ruyven l„ Ex Di, odor Sinyvesani, expresM,,. „f ,!,o sense he entertains of his services, aii>l fgrcHing the perseinti.ui towhiih he is snb- •, i,.,) |-., August 17. Declaration of Messrs Van llnyvcn and Itaynrd. lespecling the elH,rt's' liiade'bv' Mr! Sluuesaut to obUin proviilom in New Knglund, _,-, J i * A $ A III ^ ■■« Oi 1 (.»( $ fl.' i (Ic CONTENTS. 666. ^ Sundry otl.er papers showing tho efforts made to obtain provisions and .h„ „„„v , „ ^^°'' 1668. '"'"■ P'"''""^ '^ ""-' <^«"""e "'• "- K„«li.b,... „.'... ."'"''"'" °f ^°^' ^""'o^- November 2, Renionstrance .,f tbo Burgomasters and Schepens of New Amsterdam and of .. Z ad.onn.. .uteb towns, to tbe Di.ectors of tbe West India 0^:; 0,1^: "^^O^ "^ ,,, Janjm'y. I,iversdec.arationsrospectingtbevio,entconductofCaptainJohnScottonLo„gI^^^^^ '.... ,,, November 10. Letter of Director Stuvvesant to tbn rinmi,„r „. . . , L~.b.,K "r,:;:; : ',:::;:;::; ;:: s": t- °: ?" ;•':"""""■ •■"'- '"■• '"»• '-"-i- ». Nov..,,,ber 10. Uequi.sitiun for warlike stores for New Netl.erland ,U ""' ./ ,'• ■ ■' C07 Mmi, li r,iiu,„, „r E..i,i„,,„ „„„„,.„ „ ii,;;;„;,;;i;,;;';;,'i,';-„;;;;;„;;„:--,. ■. wa M..„ . „.::*,":; rsi;^;; ::;r;:::',;-; -? '«-' ■•• '-"'" • : ™ : ". "'• ... „ >'-;'-7 '" ■•■•' ''^^:::i^"riTszzT:;;c::::T '•"'" "■•" """ """• "■ "'~;;:r;;;:;;:::;:r:r:!,;;rt'''»''"— "«- - March 25. Ursulution of tlio Htat™ „f Ilollnn,! ni„l u-..'.rivi"'i '"'. \ OU April 2. Further resolution of „... S,„, • , , ", 1 ■^"""' """" '"" """'' """"^ o July 13. Letter of the States of I'tre It t' t.^e r , "'"".' " ""■''■■' '"' "" "'""' '""-^"' *'^ 1 5 Van d..r fapell., ko.! . ...!;..""":" "" '"" «'-'-«'"-»'. '" -hulon to the ca.,c of .mV. Instniriion to il,e Dm, h l'I.Miip„(,.ntiarieJ ut llr..,i,."rl!,i,' "■•'"■,■ '^l''"' A..gu»t 5. ll..,.,|,„i„„ ,„• „„. s,at,., ,!..„. ™, e^ „r .1 "'""f "'" ''"'"'"' "' ^"^ ^'-"-f'""'! 617 .o tl„.ir ,„i,„.e. *.■.,....!... "'"""""' '''■""•"'' ''-^ '"" """""«" f^'"" Utreoh, (!r,.i..tvl,l..ryol.iain,.di., tlie Virginia!^ f'17 Kn«li,h ships i„ Virginia,. ;;_";""" ^■•'""" "' <'""r ronnnmee r..s,«etin« the capture of the sr ;?• .r"T^" ";• "•■'"" "' '^" ->■ " -i-"i^.:"ri,'''' ■ ^- ^1 ! i XLV CONTENTS. 1C68. p January 14. Letter of the Dutch Ambassadors at London to the States-General 628 March 10. Resolution of the States-General upon tlio memorial of the merchants trading tc Now Netherland, complaining of the proceedings of the West India Company, &c _' 524 March 10. Letter of the States-General to the West India Company, thereupon, 524 March 20. Answer of the Amsterdam Chamher of th i West India Company to the States-General,'. !!!..!..'.!."! 525 March 22. Resolution of the States-General referring tlio above letter to their committee &c 525 1673. September 8. Letter of the Corporation of New Orange to the States-General, 52G October 24. Letter of the Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam to the SUtes-Genoral' respecting the proceedings" of Commanders Everlsen and Benckes, in New Netherland, &c., 527 October 25. Resolution of the States-General upon the receipt of the foregoing letter 528 October 24. Letter of II. e ,.oa«es,io„ of M.ZX.. '""'"""""'" ^-''-" -'» Benckes for pern,i»sion to contin;; September 4. Order on preceding petition, m June Juno June June June June June Jnue June June June 25, 1073, 1674, XV Paob. 668 669 659 660 661 1673. Augnst August August Auj^ust August August August AuKust August August August AHgu.st August August August August August August August August August August 4. Resolution of the States-General referring the memorialists .« .h« ir- . ^ their Amhassador^ at London to second theiTapp ^ 1"^ ^'"^ "" ^"^'-O' -^^ '-'-=«•>« ■ S:: :; ^r ^r^r"' '^ ">- embassadors at Iondon,t^;;rdingVy 1. Letter of the Ambassadors at London to the States-General stetina tZI' '"." "^ that the West In.lia Company should write to Vewl! . 1 ""^"^'^ Coventry had desired Mightinesses respecting its evacuatk„r ^""'o^'""-!. to second the orders of their High 5. Re.soluti(m of the Slates-Oeueral, thereupon 502 5. Letter of the Stat^,.Ge„eral to the West India Company, 'tLe'reupon ^'^* 14. Letter^tl. An..rdan.C..a.b. 665 15. Resolution of the States-General thereupon 506 25. Resolution of the States-General, thereupon",".".'..".'.'. ■■■■.■■/.■.; '.;; 507 660 nana belonging to the Kings of "E"n«iand"and 12. Orders to sundry towns in New Yarsoy, 13. Orders to sundry towns on Long Island 16. J;"'"i"ation and oa.l. of the n.unicipal '''m^'<'^^lra:eciiy:r'r:^Oran::- 7. I cian,a„on «lU.ring the f,>„,. of governn,o„t in the eitv of Vo« O^ "e H. N - "at.on of municipnl offloers for ,he Dutch ,o„„s on Long IsTud 18. 1 roclan,a„o„ se,,ues.rati„g ,he propor.v in New Ne.her r ranoo anil their sulijeils, 18. Non,i„a.i,m„fM„gis(,atesfi,r;he"townof"lierg;n 578 !•'. Order to the towns si,„„,„ at JfhI.r Col/ ' 578 £ r^uL::;;:;:;:::; ~;;r "•^-'-■^"^'- -- ;;-Long isi„nd;:::.-:::.":::.-:::;:;- •• ^" ^4. t.rder.horeupon,...".... ;..;'''"';■;'''''"''''"''■'''''''''» ""«"» on the Kast etui of Long UlaLd, ." l 7. Letter of the Governor a.,d Assem'l.iy o'f'ronnei-ii"^,"! • • • • C84 -4. Answer of the ComtnandetN „nd .•nun,-il of .Vew Netl,;."ria„,i" th^„', ^'^^ 25. .Vominathm of Magistrates for ..faten M„,„, '' """"'" 6K5 20. .Voinination of Magisirnlos f„r Pis.atLawav 680 28. Order for the wmding up of the Into ()„v,. 28. Conlisrnlie.n of .shelter Island •"> Nomination of Magistrates f. " einnr Lovelace's estate, 671 672 574 5 576 677 581 581 682 583 587 587 ^.■H.'n.l.er 1. Point, »,„„„i,„.,, ,,, „,„, „„^„.^_. ,,, ^,^^ for Westchester, Flushing, Ue.ustede, '&c ''"'" npil'*, **•'* , , respectively, »V n„a.,t „,„ ,,„, Va!'"' ''"""'''''' ""*» ^"'^ '''-'^^ ^^<^<^<^cU^iu'u>'uc^M, '"' fntch towns on Long Island 620 1. Order for Ensign Sol, Major of Fort Willeni llendrick 622 4. Extract from tho Dutch articles of war to lie read to the garrison at Fort Willeni llendrick 623 4. Instruction for the Commissary of Fort Willeni Hendrick, 625 C. Appoiniment of odireis for the several towns at the Eso|ihs gofi 6. Appointment of ofHeers for Willenistadt ami Uensselaerswyck, 627 7. Letter of Governor Colve to tlio Magistrates of Hempstoud, 628 7. Letter of Governor Colve to Sohoui Laurence and the .Magistrates of the several towns in his district,. 628 9. Letter of Secretary Bayard to the Magistrates of .Swaenenliurgli, 6.30 11. Order respecting the guard 'ansliip of the late Uieliard Morris' child 631 14. Letter of Governor Ci.lve to Sellout (igilpii, C;{3 16. Proclnmation ordering the removal of sevoral houses in the immediate iieighborlifKid of Fort Willem llendrick, q^q October 10. Valuation of the houses and lots in the immediate vicinity of Fort Willem llendrick which are ordered to be taken for public use ggg October 18. .\ppoiiitnieiit of Magisirnti's for Fordhaiii C;lg October I'.l. Ilcporl by Caplnin Knytl' and Lieutenant Malipart, of their mission to the East end of Long Island,.. 639 October 2.'. .Appointment "f military ollieers fur the Dutch mwiis on Loiil' Island 016 October 30. Conlnli8.^ioIi of Councillor Steenwyck and others, sent to bring too towns on t lie East end of Long Island to obediiMH'e PU^ October 30. Iiistniciinn to Couneillor Steenwyck and the other commissioncrti, 04!» ^..ct"ller 31). Commission of Isaac Gieverac>t to be .«ch.iutof Esop.is, Qjy November 1. Commission of Balthazar Bayard to Uke possession of two-thirds of tho estate of the late Uichard Mo^i" 660 October October October October October October October October October October October October Paoh, 600 601 601 602 602 608 GOl 604 606 607 608 609 609 610 610 t 611 612 613 613 614 014 615 615 615 616 016 617 618 618 I 620 620 622 623 625 626 627 628 628 630 631 633 633 635 038 639 016 OIH 641» 649 660 CONTENTS. xni 1678. November 2. Commission o^ ^ .„, „,,^^, ^ ^^^^,^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^_^ ^^^ Qovernor "'"• October 21. I-elter of the Governor, &c.VorConn^«curtoGoverno^^^^^^^ f" November 5. Answer of Governor Colve to Governor Winthrop, of Connecticut November 8. Instruction for the Schout and Magistrate, of Willemstadt and nens";elae;sw;;k fro November 0. «'— J^^'^-;/^^^^^^^^ from New OranXheBa;; end of-Lon^ ''' November 15. Proclamation for a day of Humiiiation and Thanksgiving ^^ November 16. Commission to Captain Ewoutsen to proceed to Nantucket' to recover n vl.'lV "^^■' u ^^^ ""■""•' '"■ '"it;;;:;;;."'.* '•"""■ " - "" ""i'^ '"•i-. ">""^ »- ■>.™.„v ;; b,co..;..d;; November 28. Appointment of Magistrates fur the Whorekill,".." "^^ November 30. Letter of Lewis Morris to Governor Colvo, applyinir for"a pMs' ''^^ LTnT '«■ ^°"^''""'"f ""' f»" N^'^ ^"«I->'J ''etches capt;red by Commi'nd'e'r'Ew^u.;;;, Zt December 8. «-tonc; of^Francis Brado for creating a public disturbance a,, and threaten;g"the-i;h:;iVant;-oV. '"' Decemberl2.Pr..ia^aU„norder;^gaU;;^^.tod;;:rUhe'p;;;in^ ''' w ^ „, °'''""'''^'S"s, and interdicting all correspondence with New England "'e nameo November 25. LeUer of Edward Rawson Secretary of Massachusetts, to Ooverf Ir 'cl; demandVuV -the^^ii;;;; '"' ' of the ketches captured by Commander Ewoutsen aenvery d™,w ,,..,„,,„,,„„_ .., December 15. Commission of Captain Willem Knyff, to be Fiscal of Now^N^/therland" Tl December 19. Or..o.ov..eac_^^^^ 668 ?:::i: 2;- Letrtf^o"' "^ Tr "^ '"^ """"" -^'"^ ^''^ ofN;w"o;ang";;;;d';heVr-nan;e;;:;.-;::: S December 21. Letter of Governor Colve to Schout Lawrence, enjoining on him and the Magistra «, of h , dVs'trVct n , oo n . "' '" "'"'■■ ''"''■ «"'" ""' '» •''' '''^^''"•'"l by ill-minded spirits ^„ December 22. Order prohibiting the exportation of provisions from New Or^ge ^° December 22. Commission cf Cornelis Steonwyck, heretofore Cant-.in nf hnJ '." ' k 'n ' ! " " ' V '^^^ «'---n«yardtobeLieutelt;andLbHe,Ew^ ,., December 22. Letter of Governor Colve to the Schout Ac of ll«r„»n '"'=" """^^^"f. 671 December 2,rOrderof Gov. Colve. furloughingoetMnloVelc^l^^^^^^^^^ "'^ December 27. Letter of Governor Colve to the Ma.^, r tes of tl . ^TT" " '"'' """" '° ''''" ^"'"^'' «73 D^er27.0rdersissued.rthepreservat::'rr;:;:5r;:^^^^ - January 1, Commission of Jacobu., van de Water to be M.-yor, &c of New Oranm> January 1. Commission of Francis de Bruyn, to be aue.olr'of the d:': toZon LongU 'land S January 1. Letter of Governor Colvo to the Magistrates of achoneetadn ®'^ i=i I. 'i2:::«.::::z:::::';:i:~xrr"" ■"-■'••'■«■•»---;;.;;■.;■.«;,::: Zl January 10. Instruction for the offlcrs of the militia in the Esopus ®^* January 10. Instruction for Captain Vonck of the ketch U„«f ''^'' January H. Oath taken by Allard Anthony, an admitted notary "" January 12. Instruction for Jacobus van .lo Water, Major, &o , 'of New Orange ''' ^ January 14. Proclamation to the people of the .South river on n„ inf„.i r ""^ Maryland ' """" ""^ """"' '"""'* ^'^ »"•"« Englislunen from January 15. Instruction fo'r the .Scl.nVt,""n,;;g,;masto;; a"„d s'che;,;."nVc;;N;w' Orange' '^^^ January 16. Order ,,f Governor Colve on the ren.sa, of the nnr^omasters, *o.. ::\;k;w Cap^ k;;;.' to p^^ae' al '' the meeting of the Common Council at New Oranae g ■ ' 680 m i -4, i i xvm CONTENTS. January 22. Comiiiissioiiof Mrasis, Van Uuyveii ami Epestoyii, to iiivngtigate cerl'iiii complHirils brouglit ngainst tlio Si'lioiU of Statoii Islaiul gj^j January 22. rroclanialimi a-jainst furrjisliing xlrmin drink (» tljo suliliors iif llm (jarri.-iiin of Fort Willeni lloiulrick,. C82 February 1. Cunnnission of persons appointed to make a rolurn of all estates in New Orange exceeding in value one thousand guilders, ggg Feliniary ll. AVrit in a suit of appeal issued by flovenior Colve, gj^Q February 20. I'roelauiation ordering the e.xrlnsive use of the weights and measures of Amslerdaui C88 February 2.S. Commission of Direk van Clylf and Walter Welily, aulhorizing them to regulate the estate of the late Uicliard .Morris gijj \ INfanh 1. Order in the matter of the marriage of Kal|ih l)o.\y and Mary Harris 002 Mareh 1:1, Order to the male inhabitants of the Duleh towns to appear armed at New Orange, CO(J March Hi. Order forbidding the citizens of New Orange to pass the night out of that city without leave, CU6 March 17. Order tailing in a loan to jiay the expenses incurred in p\illing the Island of Manhattans in a thorough slate OcUiber S. Uesohlion of the States-Geueral, lo write to the West India Companv upon the sidijecl of the abovo ^ , '"""•- 735 Oclobor H. Letter of the States-General to the Amsterdam Chamber of tlie West India Com|iany on the same BUbji ct -^Q November 1. Letter o:' the West India Coiuimny to the States Oeneral, in reply, 730 December 0. Resolution of the States-Getieral referring the above IclUT to a committee, Ac, 738 CONTENTS. 1076. ^^^ March in. Potiti.m of U„tcl, Burghers ia Ne^^Vo^k' i^Qm^r'nor' Andros ^«« October 12. Besohition of the Stat...<.-OeneraI to sen.l Pm,i„, -,f .1 , 740 .ith o.,ers to e...t .henii rh^voTr r:::^;^ ^ " ''-'" ^"'''-''-' ^' ^-'-■ October 2. Letter of the Statc-Genora. to their Ambas,ulors at L^ZltZon ^** Noven,ber 1 5, Letter of A.ubassa.lor Van Be,.ni„ge„ to the Secretary of t^^ tZZn' " ' "; • '*^ December 21. Memoru.1 of the West India Com,,aV to the sT„,n7 n «^'''«^-a«"e™l. ■" reply -^5 fron, New.york &e States-aenoral, respccth.g an impo.,t upon goods to and December 21. Reso.ntion of the ..ates-Oenera,. ^ '^o^..-;^-^; ;^ ^-^ ^^^^ ^ ^ -. 74C KT^ =::;r =:::;- rrz^^^^ 7« -'• '~;i:;:]r::2r""" ^^-^ -'^ — ■ -- --j;;eneral-;e;pect^„,-;,;e ^" Juno 2t. nosolmionof thoSt.-,te.saener.il, thereupon 751 »o„:SS;;:;:;;i:^;;rsrr;:;;2:;;r''"'"""--°"-'~"'»-^ - J'"'"**- ' 754 tr? ivM::;::;;!::r;;::;:"t;2\!n;r?^^ ™ January 20. llesohuion of the S , r , ''" ^'""'"""' '° ""^ States-General, in reply,.. . 755 c!::,;;:n; &; """^'^-«'""-""' »'"--"« «-- -^l-tion of duties. &c., .ado ^: «,« we'; I^dia January =«• ^-^ o^he S.tes-Genera, to the r;.idhi« Cha;d;;;or.^; W^t'lndia Co,;,^^^^^ ^^J Ai'i'Kxnix i8r.a .,^ "1 "■"^S.r^T'";;;;:,;;:,'?;:',:::':".^ .....„.=..,„,„.,„. „,„:„::„:.;; " 759 702 HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: VIII-XVI. Don E^tevan. Campen (otherwise named Coeurt T^ ;> on hef/ ' "T^" T '" ^""'^"'*"'' "^^ -» to send them hither ,e.. .,., i„ ord^r ^'Ji ^ Zt LlV ^C^^^^^.^ --^^> -^ on several of the subjects of the Kincr hi. 'f ♦ • , "v''*'^ t*^"^ their piracies committed Gallardo ; also, to catse t 1 ne™ ' nil I' '" 'T "^"^ """•^' ^"' ^^P^'^''^''^ «" J-« the property of Antonio de R v ra t T ' 7' ? ^l '''''''^ '" ''•"• ^''^ ''' '^ «thers. bad been taken by aid ptatf w o s^d .h'" "'"J °" '"' ''"^'''^' ""'^ -»^«tever else he is in the habit of r ari^g^^h His i s' "wl '" ^^ "^''"*^ " ^'^''^ '^"""'^^ -*-« thither, in the belief that theirLon shC L ^''"^"P°" ^'"« P""-" "''»". '"^ving proceeded the said negroes and presented the n! 7 " ?"''' ^' '^'^'^' ^"'^ ^^''^'S discovered hereunto, f^r restitutl Tr at st' a t^^^^^^^^^^^ Lordships will find annexed all the fatigue and expense of so 1^1,157. ' ' ^""''^ "° ''^''' ^«"^«t from than the illusory resoLirns o ft Dir l/ ^^ cLLu^f^'^' "".' '""^ ^" ''' '''">"-' hereunto), who, thei: Lordships will p roe /e acted w^^^^^^ (-py whereof is also adjoined to examine the witnesses he wis w llinlT / '" '""''' P"'"'"" °' ^^■*'" to refuse of the pirnte's commissio dug wh^ ' v id'^t" '" 'T '^'^"'' ^"^^ "^^'^^^ '^"''^-^ year, n burgess of Amsterdam hshe a ,1,' '"^"' ■* ^"''J'^'^' "' 'his State and for thirty 2 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRiiTS. and Council t n^akt restitution, without any furlh-jr excuse or subterfuge, of the negroes aforesaid, as they are bad prize, and, moreover, to command said Director and Council, as well as the Governor of the Island of Cura^jao, to arrest the pirn'e above mentioned, with his Lieutenant, and to seize his ships and edVcts, whenever ',e ahall rt-jair, according to his custom, to 3aid ports; as the Ambassador is informed that he had spent a few months in the harbor of said Island, with two other prizes taken from his Majesty's subjects, whert^by their Lordships will aflbrd manifest proof of the aversion they entertain against similar piracit-s. This he expects the more, as they know that this pirate, having been discharged from prison in Amsterdam, in which he liad been s^^.ne months confined, on a simple caution junUoire (his own recognizante), immediately left these Provinces to evade the chastisement he knew he deserved, and returned to the Indies to continue tiiere his robberies and thefts as in times past; which, I presume, is not theii Lordships' intention. Done at the Hague, 3"' [January], of the year 1G57, (Signed), Gamakra. !• Mewlution of the States -Gemral. [ Frum the BegUlor or Weit India AITitIra, 1G52 — 1()iiS ; lioyil Arl^bivc• at th« Htgne. } Thursday, 4''" January, 1G57. Folio sav Itead at the meeting a certain Memorial of the Spanish Ambassador, to the Spatiisti AiiibuisA- ^ * *""• elfect that the Director-General and Council of New Netherland be again written Ferrari. to, to rcstore to Jean Gaillardo Ferrara, a Spanish pilot, born at St. Lucar de New Ntiiioiund. Caramedn, some negroes taken from him by Captain Sebastiaen Kaef, alias, Martin Hastiaensz", or his Lieutenant, Jan van Campen ; ulso, that the Governor c.ptain Kaeir. pf ,|^g Island of Cura(,ao be instructed to imprison the above named Captain and Lieutenant, and to seize their shipn and eilects whenever they should come tliere, they have been guilty of divers piracies comm-ited against the King of Spain's subjects; which, being considered, it is resolved and concluded to place the Memorial aforesaid in the hands of Mr. Huygens and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of the West India Company, to inquire, examine and report. Jtemtlutlon nf the ('nnnnnn ('ninx'il nf the CItij (if Amsterdam. Ll'rnm Iho titiHjlulun ion '!« VrOfiltohajiit^n. A., 1^'i, In (lie St*t I Uuy^^ AuiatvrOiun. ] 15"' January, 1007. tM,|..nw«m.„u, Oil j,,^. (ipplicalion of tlie Director* of the Colonie in New Netherland for a Houi.iy r.,rih,i |.fn. a subsidy of n!)out 10 th uiiilders for the promotion of said Colonie, it "s resolved niiition »r c<.umi« " c^ i iiiN,»N,ihfr..B.i. that they have authority to borrow 10 thousand guilders from the Orphan Chamber (ush p.lo^ born at St. Lucar de Carameda, the negroes taken from him by CaptaTn Sebas uaen Raeh. al.as. Martin Bastiaens.". or his Lieutenant. Jan van Campen ; also, that " ad h. Governor of the Island of Curasao be instructed to in.prison said Captain and L utenant and to seue their ships and effects, whenever they come there, in order fo7e seu htherH«/>^'/«for punishment, being guilty of divers pirades committed against the k' of Spa-n's subjects. Which, being considered, it is hereby resolved and concluded to com v sT ZV:2Tr' ''' "'"""'' Director-General Stuy vesnnt and the Governo o Cur , I b;;'ai';;r:lr ""^" " " ''- '''-' *- -- '^^^ -'-' «"^ "■« -"- - ^^presenL States-General to Director Stiitjremiit. I Fr,.„, .b. U...I.,„of r.'^„„ mr^.,^ 8...oM„..„h: .u tho .^,,., Areh.,e..t .„„ .,.,„».] To Director-General Stuy vesant : the St'" January, 1C57. Item. Mutatis mutandis. To the Governor of Curasao. TuK States, ktc. |;n.«I"' aIw """'"■»'''•'. ^c. We have resolved to send to you herewith the accompanying .'* Memorial o( the Spanish Ambassador and the papers thereunto belon«in« witJ order and command that if you lind. as far as it concerns you the ca.e as rep es . d in aid Memorial, you shall have to comply, i„ ..„ p,.rt. and to obey the re,, e sT . i d . the above mentioned Spanish Ambassador's Memorial, without faili.^ in „„'„,«! ," J^ you will have to in.orm us what will have been done and effected by you In h;^e. Whereon relying, &c. Done sr,.- January, ig57. premises. NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. lie-solution of the Common Council of the City of Am.ra llio Umunt Mi—inn, IV., in tlia Slad Uiiyt, Anulerdani. J To Mr. V. Stuyvesandt, Director-Ceneral in New Netherland. Honorable, Right Worshipful, Wise, &c. H-iian,! Docuinooi., ^'"" will more fully learn what Johan Guillardo, a Spanisli pilot, hnth .\v.,i*i. represented to us, from his Memorial and iheir High Mightinesses' resolution, which will be exhibited to you, and as his Excellency, Don Kstevan de Camarra, the Ambassador of his lloyal Majesty of Spain, hath, both by verbal and written recommendation, seriously commended his business to their High Mightinesses, and us in particular; we, therefore, request you to let him, said (;aillardo, against Captain Sebastiaen Ilast and his Lieutenant, J. A. i:ampen, or others, obtain (juick and speedy justiio; which we shall reciprocate. Herewith, etc. l'-'"- April, 1G.57. I ICC- //in dor Alrivh-s to tin Conimlssioih r.>i if th< Cnhmli „ii ti,> hdamtn. [ Krwiu ilK. ll,.ndla iaimoi ytncMJ, ,siuHm f,uin,.t,' ,/.■ ( W.,,,.. ran A. A;.irrla„JI, N* iO, In ih» .V(,„/ //„„^ Amal. r.lai.i. I To the Honorable Directors on the behalf o» the city of Amsterdam, CommisHioners for the management of its Colonie in New Netherland. Honorable, Worshiplul, Wise and I'rudenHJ.'utlcnien. i|..M.M.i ihMiunituu, ''^'y '"«' I" your Honors was dated the i.'V' December, lilACi, and was written from tho Texel, when 1 went to sea and set sail m the ship I'luu Xluunti, Mr. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. .rer been m New Nelherland, or freq„e„le,l ii. co,.l. But i,,m„lt\l rl . ,, ^.rtangement. /or In the nisht of the SS" o( the , ,m. e,„n , ,1 .7 I "' "'" large crack or vent in a certain great beam called the Ii her; six or even of theVn ' ? very near being swept overboard at once by a sea. which. h;wever. Tapp ly" fl^r; Ty "L he sh,p was a bad sa. ler. the southern course was chosen. Having reached as far as L ot d gree of Nort atUude on the 17'^ of February, the course was changed in de to e pedTt ou voyage, and land was descried a little south of Cape Romaine, whence we sa I d forwl found. On the third h^v /, r -^ g^ew. nor was any tree or Hre-wood to be ..rt de.. Ia„„g ,„e, „„j e«p.,ie„ced tin. ,„i.l„rl„„e, 1 ,e„l ,,„ I,„li„„ „i,|, ,,,' , J " •■77" f >•" "I'" i«"»,.i„lely .e„t „. „ .„,„„ .|o„p J e f "il :-tr:ir;!;i:;:,:;;;:S^^S^^^ ^=^^^^!S?5^^S?S^S3SBSSE^ 6 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. washed away. ''The other remaining goods are, according to specification, put on board nine craft, both yachts and schooners, with a perfect account of what goods are shipped in each, to be conveyed to the Manhattes, wliere, being come, I have been obliged, and have resolved, for the prosecution of the voyage, to hire the ship the Vcrguhh Bevcr, agreeably to the charter party thereof, and have agreed to pay three thousand guilders, Holland currency, for the freight; whereby the expenses here will be somewhat increased. To meet this, I shall be obliged to make use of some of the cargoes, as these command a higher price here, such as duffels, (ffi. 3^ and @. 4 gl. the ell ; the linen, ] IJ to 30 stivers the ell, and others in proportion. But on the other hand, the freight of the ship rrins Maiirits, for the term of four or five months, with the monthly wages and victualing of the seamen, would not amount to less. I am, Ciod knows, most sorry that this misfortune sliould just now overtake me and all the rest, in the first ship proceeding thither, and superadd, moreover, such labor and inconvenience that, I fear, we shall yet pay dear for it. In the meantime, I trust and will not doubt that Almighty God will bless and prosper the well begun affair of the Colonie, which appears considerable. In regard to the season of dispatching ships for the winter, 'lis better that they be ready, and, if ossible, sail in the last of September or beginning of October, so as to be here in Deceml er, or by the middle of that month, when it is still fair, mild and ordinarily good weathi r, as good preparations can then be timely made for whatever is necessary to be done in the winter, so that everything may be reasonably ready in the spring. Tlie latter part of the winter has been severe, and, up to April, the weather has been cold, rough and disagreeable. The most of that time is now lost, but had we arrived all safely, I could not, at the south, be 10 or 14 days more forward, as the ships, the Gcldersche lilom and the Dci^r, which arrived some 10 days after, would have taken all the month of April ere they could be unloaded and the goods again transhipped ; but by continual, steady, vigorous and unceasing exertions, we have now brought things so far that the ship the Ikvcr is now fully laden. Your Honors will please, in future, to observe, above all things, tlir.t one of the officers of the ships coming hither, whether skipper or pilot, be somewhat conversant with this coast, or hath sailed hither ; many such are now to be found and easy to be got. It will also be most necessary, if not already done, that I be immediately provided with some suitable little vessels, to wit : one or two prims, which are here called, also, scows or rhamimm, a good row boat, a sloop of nine or ton last) and a schooner. The boat is more required ; without it much cannot be accomplished here. As stone and tiles are most necessary, please to supply again, hereafter, at pleasure, materials of which I am now stripped by this misfortune; also, smiths' coals, grindstones, which have remained in the ship; as I expect to be able to get suitable timber here as well as lime, they need not be sent. I understand that pork, beef, peas, etc., are to be had cheaper here than they can be sent from Holland, to wit : beef and pork at 4 ond 6 stivers the pound ; peas, three or 3i guilders the skepel, payable in merchandize, such as dudVls, linen, etc., at aforesaid prices. And such cargoes are of use for the purchase of cattle ; therefore, please remember to send some of these articles continually; as the cargoes are estimated in the purchase of beef and pork, these cannot cost above two or three and a half slivers the pound, or thereabout, a little more or less, according to circumstanceH, »o that many ex|>ehses, witli some freight and risk, can be saved. ii HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. m The ship Bcvcr is now ready to sail with us to the South river. God grant we mav arrive there speedily and in safety. ^ ^^ ""'^® It will be necessary that a proper warehouse he got ready yonder, and set up. and being ngn.n taken to p.eces. be sent, with its appurtenances, by the first opportunHV! as h r! w.thout matenals, goo tools and carpenters, none of tho • sent over as servants being ab e to make anyth.ng good or suitable, it will be a long and tedious job. I shall requ re. Lo a proper young man who is somewhat ready and apt at the pen. to serve me as le k or secretary, and to wrUe down and enter the daily occurring events, and. ireover to coo" what may be found necessary. moreover, to copy In like manner, should more ships and people co.ne here, it will fall somewhat heavy on Comm,ssary feynevelt, as he is already pretty well advanced in years, and about sixty years Should a person suited for the office of Schout offer himself, p;oase make no delay in the matter, as, when more people come here, such an officer cannot be well dispensed with among new and rough people. uinuug firi t- '^""' !rr' T^ '^"'' f"''^ ""^ '"'''' '■^"''"'^'' °" " Clergyman coming over in the first s, p. so that all our work may begin in the fear of God, and obtain the blessing of the Alm.ghty, that t ose who have li.tle knowledge or light may not become backs li L and those who are st.ll weak in the faith may be further strengthened. A learned and aged' man who ath good g.fts and is well acquainted and conversant with church governn ent would be of muc use there. This should not be deferred, as it is a scandal not to'have e t "e" fnZtt' !z ''''\'''rr "' °' ''' ""'''"'"' p^'p'^' '''' ''''" °' ^"-^ "" mtend to settle, come. I, therefore, request that this may be taken into the create t consideration, with an eflbrt to accomplish it most speedily. greatest I learn and understand here nothing but what is good of the lands on the South river. The original deeds o purchase are here and were offered to be delivered to me, but lor greater security have determined that they should remain here in the Secretary's office until fu thl order, taking only au,l,ent,c copies thereof, which are here inclosed, to wit: .V 1 is „ne preparatory to the purchase of the land ; N» •> i« the deed of it. I also send a deed convey g For Casunyr, now New Amstel, and all the lands thereunto belonging. Herewith is a second or other, donation deed or conveyance of some presented lands situate on the east bank, a well as of a port.on of land on the we«t side, whereof no deed has as yet been giv.n ," ■ eiieral .s.uyvesant. because he ha.h no special instruction regarding it fro.u the Doctors • this they can do on some future occasion. ° e " i^iretinrs , There being other good lands which, I understand, are useful to the Colouie, I shall from ..n,e to time, write over about them and about other circumstances. There are a g r mZ people here wo re.,uest permission to go to ,he South river on the conditions granted by the c.ty. I told them they could communicate their desire to „,e in a written applicat n wh u I should arrive at that place, and I shoul.I then make every eflbrt to accomn Idate 1 1 em , much as possible, hut I shall bea, in mind to include therein as many conditions, or a a of my pniicipi,l.H, as can be beneficial and proper. ' In order to prevent disturbances, it will also he necessary that the soldiers be placed on a ce ,a,n a lownice lor ra.ion.. payable to th.-m in kind or in cash, weekly or monthly. I Zl noticed that Ml. 1 IS provisionally fixed at sixty guilders a ye.r, but it must be xp' eted tZ your honors wdl. moreover, be pleased to direct the time when it shall comme. ca d b 8 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. observed. In my opinion, the sum of sixty guilders is too little, iind I think, under correction, that it might be raised to thirty stivers per week, whicli would amount to seventy-eight guilders. But your honors will please to dispose hereof as you will tiiink proper; and I shall pray God, Honorfible, Worshipful, Wise and Prudent Gentlemen ! to bless your administration and to keep your persons in continual health and prosperity. Your obliged and faithful servant. Fort Amsterdam, the IS"" April, 1G57. (Signed), J. Alkichs. I Vice-Director Alrichs to the Jiurgoma-stcrs of Amderdam. [From tlie Bundle omlorscd VertcMil* Stukken raekmdt dt Ooionie ran N. Ktderlandt No. IT, in llie Stad Iluyt, Amslcrilani.] Right Worshipful, Most Wise and Prudent Lords. iToiiand Doeumcnu ^'x '-o^Js. As you iiave been pleased to employ, and, by commission and XV., 227. otherwise to command me to repair to the South river, there to perform my bounden duty to your Colonie to that end I embarked on the 21" Decenii)er, of last year, in the ship Piins Muurits, with one hundred and thirteen souls, including Colonists, free mechanics, soldiers and attendants, together with sixteen matrosses, in all 12J souls, and proceeded with them on the proposed voyage, and after some storm and other obstacles, reached, on the &"■ of March, the vicinity of the Manhattes, and was in daily expectation of arriving there. But the Lord God did not vouchsafe this, for, through ignorance of the skipper and pilot who were never on this coast, and of other oflicers of the ship, having neared the shore in the evening, she immediately grounded, and so shoved, which continued afterwards harder and harder, that we were not, for a moment, sure of our lives, and seeinj^ no escape in the morning, we unanimously resolved to save ourselves on a broken coast, which we, some days later, understood to be Long Island, and then brought the ship as close to the beach a." was possible, saved, with the great labor, most of the goods. These we brought over the broken coast to a little river and, whilst there, sent for nihe several sloops, in order to transport in them wliatever was saved, to be put on board another vessel. An agreement was made to this etl'ect, as by the Charter party, with the skipper of the Iknr, when at the Manhattes or New Amsterdam. I have about 00 persons more, who arrived with other ships, and in order to go to the Colonie, have also taken up witli the ship li>vr,i\ wliicli, having coiiipleti'd her cargo, set sail, on the IG"" of April, from the harbor of New Amsterdam, and arrived iu the Colonie and at Fort New Amstel on the 21" ditto, where 1 have been put in possession agreeably to the deed of onveyance executed (or me by the Dircclor-tJeneral in Fort iN'ew Ain.slerdam. Authenticated and other copies of this deed were sent by the ships Btcir and Gddcite lilum to the Directors at Amsterdam. The situation and quality of the lauds on the South river are good and iiiglily considered, the rather, aa I perceive, that divers other (amilies, from various phices, evince an inclination, and re<|uest permission to remove or to settle on the above named river on the granted conditions. When 1 was at the .M.mhattes 1 promised to accommodate as many as if Hi HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. 9 was possible of them, after I had reached the South river, and if they then would communicate the.r request again and in writing, I shall remember to add such suitable conditions thereto. i^'s'u:;:::':: z:'!: ^'^" '' ''-^ '--^ -- ^"' '^-^ ^^^-^ ^^°"°" ^-'" -^ '^'«^"— ^e Further, 1 have granted to the Colonists and free mechanics here, on their request. 84 or 25 ots for house and garden, each lot about 30 feet front and ISO feet deep , the Colonists and ome freemen are zealously at work; the aforesaid places are mostly all fenced, and pr par d or gardens even wh.lst busy planting, for which it is now the season. As soon as the garden! a e f mshed and the people are somewhat under cover, they will look at the lands, a port on of w .ch w,ll e granted and conveyed to each, then, by lot. Here is still a good eal of fi e and ly ng waste for want of people, who. wi.h whatever appertains thereto, will. I hope b! sent ot by the first opportunity. As I find now. at first, a great deal of one sort d another to do. I have not. as yet, had time to inform myself of divers circumstances. Not one carpente has been sent out ,n service with us. I could not save any stone or lime orsraiths' cods because te sh.p, after she was almost discharged, went into a thousand splinters ad pec' And. as there was scarcely any storehouse. I have been obliged to fix something tent fashion o preserve the goods which, i„ such a manner or with such covering, a e no suffic e 2 C : r ""; "^'"^' '"'- ''""'■""• "^''^««'''"- «- -^--d to be sent h the f^ a large storehouse ; also suitable boats and a Minister, all which are of the greal s necessi v As there was no powder-house here, I have had a cellar constructed under the walls so at" the powder may be preserved in a sure place which is beyond danger. Meanwii he To Bever has been discharged within her ten allowed days. The soldiers wi h tirr„nl ! L.eutenan.. marched overland because there was no'room in thV^:;.: ve I'S" d^"t allow of the.r coming by water. The ship experiencing contrary wind the soldier on .h„! Moreover. I shall, as in duty bound, so acquit myself in my station that you shall be satisfied 0. What elates to tins Colonie. according to further experience. I shall also transmit a lii.l« t.;;T,;; t iTk '"^' •^^t'""^ ""' '^ -'''"'' ^'"^ ^'- -"'^''-" «-• -tei.: i : : !„': grant you. personally, continual health and prosperity. government and to Itiglit Worshipful, Your most obliged and Fort New Amstel. (...haste.) (sl!^!!i?' "T"!' 7"- May. A- 1057 (feigned). J. Alhichs. Vol. Ii'. " " g 10 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. « Vice-Dlnvtvi- Ali-ichs to the Coinmm., ■.y.i. ombnriti'il in hor on the 10"' April, and proceeded from Ihe rond-stend in front of the ^^anhattes to Fort Casimir in the Soutii river where he arrived on the SO"" ditto, God he praised, with about 125 souls, followed on the J" May by 3S soldiers, with whom were some freemen, who traveled over land with the Captain and Lieutenant. On Ihe day of my arrival I took possession of the fort, the keys of which were delivered me by the Vice-Director Jaquet, nnd the place vacated, agreeably to the deed conveyed to me at the Manhattes by the Hon''''' Mr. Stuyvesant, Director-tJenera! of New Netherland, etc., whereof 1 have transmitted an authentic copy. Hut the fortifications nnd all the buildings are in a very ruinous condition, whereby from the want of a store-house, etc., I now tind myself considerably eujbarrassed. In order to unload the goods I, moreover, put up a tent, but in consequence of unsettled nnd rainy weather, have been obliged to arrange mailers here as well i.s 1 can, not as I would. The house is covered with oak shingles which are so shrunk, drawn up, and in part rotten, that scarcely a dry spot can be found when it rains. And as there was no place for the powder, and only from eight to ten kegs in the house, I have thought it best to have a powder- house constructed under the joutheast bastion of the fort for tlie greater security of about 30 or 40 kegs. In addition to this, I uidoaded and dispatched the ship lieuer \n the quickest lime. To each of the Colonists nnd free tradesmen 1 showed and conveyed in fee a lot 30 feet in breadth and about ISO in depth, which was soon fenced or encircled with palisades. The greatest portion of them are prepared for gardens, which, for the most part, are already planted, and am now busy providing each with some sort ot lodging in order to get under cover. So quick as that is done, 1 shall look out for land, so as to distrii)utrt a portion to each by lot. And as I have been wholly deprived of materials such as stone, tiles and lime for llie mason; hrm, wood-work and carpenters; coals and other necessaries for the smith, 1 most biiinbly recpiest your Honors to be pleased to lake sonic trouble to send out a storehouse or necessary materials for such; should the freight be loo high, I shall endeavor to get boards, but these will not be what such work denianda; they will be badly saweii.and not easily had. Of the efl'ects and properly belonging to the Cumpany, 1 have taken the shot and ammunition, furniture {iifmngmdircn), with some necessary cattle which I cannot do without, for hauling palisades and oilier timber absolutely reijiiired for the repairs of the fort; this nnd the gun carriaiies and platforms are in a most ruinous condition, and the biiiiiling greatly out of order; these and much other work arc in great need of improvement and repair. The property made over is s|iecifii'd according to inventory as to be seen annexed. The land here is good nnd fertile, and better and liner in the vicinity. If one, two or more hundred men additional are sent here, be pleased to consiiier whether it would not be wise, tir-t of all, to secure all the lands at present lying within the Company's jurisdiction, or claiinerl am! heretofore occupied, or to be occupied by it, on both sides of lie .*^i>ulh river, so us to prevent many claims or questions which may he set up thereto by private persons in consequence of some right ownership through iiidividual purchase, gilt or other privilege. w HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. XI negnrding the people who are sent hither by your Honors' permission, I think it would be wise thiit the most or greater portion of those forwarded should be males, inasmuch as strong and working people are, in the first instance, the most serviceable in these parts, and can do more thnn those who are weakly. And as some freemen, who do not apply themselves to farming, and the soldiers, most of whom, in addition to their wives and children, have brought over servant girls for their house- work, are importunate, yea, would draw right plentifully from the store ; whilst from many'of them, in my opinion, but little is to be expected in return; and whenever proper reasons are objected to such a course, they become very touchy and make a great uproar, and unreasonably cay, that they have been brought hither and cannot get wliat they require and therefore sufTer from want, &c.; and the soldiers, in like manner, are mostly all dissatisfied, although good rations have hitherto, been issued to them and tiieir wives, and will insist on them for their servant niaids and children, have the goodness, therefore, not to postpone stating how many rations, or for what amount of noney they are entitled to draw, annually, from tiie store, or when their fixed or ap|)orlioned hoi.r.l money shall annually commence here. This, by no means, ought to be in force any longer than the end of the year from the date of their sailing. This, also, ought be the case with all Colonists and tradesmen, if your Honors have no objection, but the Colonists ought to be allowed 12 months after their arrival. In regard to the Day of this river, which is about five leagues wide and nine long, as strange skippers or pilots, who are ignorant of, or unacquainted with it, will find this somewhat serious inasmuch as there are many sand-banks, shoals, and flats which extend to a considerable distance, 1 have conferred with some seafaring people on the subject, in order to ascertain by what means those obstructions could be remedied, or managed so as to insure the greatest safety or least danger. It was agreed that it would be of use to lay five or six buoys there • to sound the shoaU in the most exact manner, and then to write a description thereof for general in.ormation. Vour honors will please to consider of this in such manner as may be ound proper. There is very good lan.I at the mouth of the Bay, where some people might be settled, to the number of one hundred, or at least eighty, men. If many persons were s-nt here in a short time, then a sloop might also sail hither and thither, to drive some trade and. mean« hile. to look out at sea for arriving vessels and then to pilot or bring them in. 1 hnd, likewise, that the greater the immigration hither, the greater is the importation of all - -s of merchandize, especially of strong liquors, such as brandies and distilled waters, as . IS no impost thereupon when relailed by tapsters, tavern-keepers or others. The luence is. that many, for the ,Ae of the profit, seek to sell them, and do sell them to .a., .ins. who, by drunkenness, become very rude, quarrelsome and disorderly. Should your Honors make any objection to putting some impost on this trade for the removal of such evils, I shall, nevertheless, meanwhile, think of, and try to introduce other means, according to circumstances, for the prevention thereof. As many persons repair hither for purposes of agriculture, and also for building huts or houses, some carpenters' tools are required, of which each family hath great need, such as hand-saws, adzes, axes, augers, etc., nails, to wit, double and single mediums, two-inch nails wainscot na.ls. the latter most, and three times as many as of the others, for clapboards, which are U3e.l here instead of tiles for covering ro<.fs ; iron and copper pots and kettles, also, are in much demand here. The agricultural implements ought, bv all means, be of the strongest and best kind, not liable to break or to become loose by use, namely, hoes. axes, spades, 12 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I I il I \n sliovels, etc. Item. We have great need of 10 or 1,200 lbs. of sheet lead, 2 or 3 grindstones, and also a bundle of steel, together with all sorts of measures, skepels and smaller measures, quarter casks, and some of less dimensions, which Corss Janss, says were not put on board ; quart measures, etc., and small weights, few of which were brought here and are difticult to be had. Please, also, not to forget sending some reams of paper. Also, when sending, do not, by any means, forget, if convenient, or when forwarding cargoes, to let us have Pork somewhat plentifully, in order to be able to buy up here, on the best terms, in season, or at the fitting time, all sorts of necessary provisions, which can be »?1 purchased here cheap, as already stated ; and as Salt in this place is worth about 3 @, 3J guilders, of this currency, the skepel, and sometimes a little more, which, being paid for in goods, I estimate would stand in about half in Holland currency, I should like much to have a supply of it especially for curing beef, pork, &c., which 1 shall attempt by the next opportunity if you have no objection; unless it be previously found requisite, inasmuch as it is profitable and most useful, to purchase one or two hundred deer or the venison thereof on commission. These, as I am informed, are to be had, at most, for three guilders and less, because Ihey are shot by thousands here every year. The carcass of each deer might weigh, one with another, in m^^at, at least 60 and 70, 80 and 90, and sometimes even 100 lbs., which] again, is to be paid for in goods ; that amounts to only half in Holland currency, as I shall be able, with full certainty, to advise you by the next opportunity, after further experience and final purchase. The two seins which were sent in the Prins MaurUs are almost spoiled and in part rotten, as the ship made considerable water when it was stranded, and previous to its being discharged, whereby the nets got wet ; therefore, please furnish us with others, by the first opportunity, as they are very necessary and useful for the purpose of making the rations and provisions go further. Herewith ending, I shall pray God, Honorable, Worshipful. Wise and Right Prudent Gentlemen, to bless your administration, and to preserve yourselves in lasting prosperity and health. Your Honors obliged and Fort New Amstel, p„it,,fui servant, on the South river. 8"- May. 1057. (Signed), J. A..R,r„3. Bond for Xine Tho)i.m»d (hiihkr.'i horrowtd for the Colon ie on the Dthware. [ From the Bundle en,|.>, m1 r.r^heid. Stuklun r..ekm,d, ,/, ,Wonfa „, y. y^.rlandl. No 12, In Ih. Stad lTu„,, AmM.rd.o.. J xv.'"ll»°"*"""°'*' ^^'^' ^^^^ ""''ersipned Commissioners and Directors, appointed and commissioned by the Right Worshipful, the Burgomasters and Regentsof this city of Amsterdam to superintend its Colonie established and planted on the South river in New Nt-tlierlnnd, l,er,-hy acknowledge to have fully receiw-d, and to l.« indebted to Margaret!., dn.ighler of (jysi.ert Cornelissen Fuyck. in the sum of Nino thousand gl. in heavy silver money, which aforesaid -€ HOLLAND DOCUMENTS t XV., XVL ,« sum of Nine thousand gl., at Ihe interest thereof at three and a half per cent np- annum, we promise to repay precisely ^ after date hereof to the ah, ■ named Margareta daughter of Ghysbert Cornelissen Fuyck. or the bearer hereof, in heavy silver monTrhp patacoon at 60 sliv. and the ducatoon at 03 stivers), and that under pledge of this Ty's m ani and revenue bemg specially authorized thereunto by resolution of the P- Jlrch past a opted by the flight Worshipful Burgomasters and Common Council of this city, w t L J above named Comm.ss.oners and Directors being hereafter in anywise holden o responib ! therefor euher ,n the.r persons or property. In testimony of the truth whereof, lea oe named Comm.ss.oners and Directors have signed this, the 8- of May. XVI hundred and filty-seven, m Amsterdam. ■■uuureu ana (Signed), Hector Pietersen and Jan Tayspel. Vice-Du'ector Alnehs to the Commissioners of the Cohnie on the Delaware. Honorable, Worshipful. Wise. Right Prudent Gentlemen. iTo!WDoeu„e»^ ^X last to your Honors was dated the 8'" instant, whereunto I refer- nevertheless, I am under the necessity to repeat here, and again herein resoectfullJ to request you to be pleased, should you not have already sent out the ma eriairnecsstv o^ llZT, r^«'^°"^«.'- -" ^-° --P-ters at least, who, without whom we e Jg^ along, and the requ.sUe boat and clergyman, no longer to postpone forwarding then" ^or in onsequence of the heavy rain that frequently falls here in great quantities, wh ch "n L k wi7bf s::Ld ""'" ''"' ' *"^'"'"^"' '-''''' "■"' -'^'''- '« '^y- susceptibi:t dllgt As an apology for, or in place of a storehouse, we have only a sort of hut made of props and boards, and covered with old sails, which I, through great necessity was ohllLd Z ^JJ'"''^ the late sRipperof the Pri.s Mauri., on condition'of p^ing foTtrm^rdtrou l" ^'/h^n credit. I have therefore secured this, as I must close at once with him • 'tis -, l.r„ sail, a pretty fair piece, and e, mainsail, tolerably tight. I had th::'vai:ed b I'^ f L^d:; " Burgomaster, in New Amsterdam, and Claes Willemsz skinner of R u ^^^"'"'"' them at 19 and U stivers the ell, amounting togethl'rt'hrt'Zd::, «:?.: ir^lut of th.s currency wh.ch .s 30 or more per cent, lighter than Holland currency. In exchanl o -s .s de vered to h,m wherewith to support his people from the 1" to the',5.^ of A i 's nl the loss of t e sh.p and s.nce the goods were put again on board a small sloop and sent to he Manhattes ; this was for 16 men. estimated at least at 7 stivers per dnv and „r,^ .T. j. the Manhattes. was delivered out of the ship B... what is sped;';!; an exed 1 cZt" the amount whereof is by guess at my valuation ; it can be again valued there, iramth as the price or what t e provisions cost, is not mentioned in the invoice; they -a t^n t "ff^t against one another. ■' ^" "^ oiiset Agnin, ,h, .ki,.p.,, i„ co,,.e,„roc« of llie ,„i,r„,:„„e „,„ 1,„ „v„.»kr„ ,„ i. i„cli„,d ,„ 14 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. is or should be considered, since, in such misfortune or mishnp, much went entirely to los«. There occurred not only much leaknge in the liquors, but on shore much was stolen in the discharging, &c. ; and how wns it kept or preserved during the night? The sentiiiiels crawled under, drew out in tubs what was found suflicient. Some of the dry goods, entirely scattered about, were wet and injured by the quantity of water in the ship, and the skipper could not resolve on cutting a hole in the vessel to let the water run out; and, moreover, one thing or the other was wholly carried away and lost; amongst the rest, a barrel of hams, smoked beef and tongues, a box with side arms {scdiimen) and a flag. I would have willingly bought his flrtg and have offered to pay him for it, but he will not give up nor surrender it; some tubs of bullets, whole pikes, two newly made tackles, some Spanish wine and oil, also, other goods such as fans, muds, sieves, skepels and other small measures, have been thrown overboard and drifted away, few of wl.ich were recovered, and only about some dozen muds; some of these, again, broken or stove into pieces by being thrown overboard, were swept away. I have therefore resolved, by advice, to have his goods seized, which have been saved and brought to the Manhatfes, in order to bring him to reason, because, also, he has not consented to give me receipts lor the provisions he applied for there, and which were delivered from the ship, rfe /?tcr; hut I have let it be known that he may take bis goods on giving security, and dispose of them to his benefit, according to his pleasure. The matter can be better disposed of in this countrv, where all the circumstances of the loss and misfortune are best known and understood, than elsewhere, and 'twas done principally with this view; whether the proprietors decide on setting up any claim against the above named skipper, or be willing to acquiesce, I expect their pleasure by receipt. In regard to the rations, these are issued according to the annexed table determined on here, except that fish is also used, in order to make the provisions go farther. The rations can* ot well be issued otherwise than equally among the Colonists, free handicrafts men and soldiers, in order to prevent disputes and dissatisfaction, which are of no use here. It is also to be considered that there are many who have heavy families, for all sergeants and corporals have brought over maid servants with them ; provisions must, of necessity, be issued both for their wives and themselves, and for their niaids and children. At the lowest calculation, a soldier who earns twelve guilders a month receives in weekly rations for himself one, his wife one, and the maid and child, both one ; in all, three rations ; and in four weeks twelve, which, in a year of 52 weeks, each ration at least at 30 stivers, amounts, for such married people, to 234 guilders yearly, exclusive of daily necessaries, such as stockings, shoes, shirts, clothing, etc.; this will still run on and ought to be continued until further orders, so as to avoid at the outset much umbrage, and I expect the diminution or augmentation in value thereof, and at what price each species shall be charged ; also, especially the first cost of all the goods, how and at what prices shall these be charged to the people. When the cost of all the goods is specified or marked, about 50 per cent, should, in my opinion, be added for advances, risk, waste, freight, labor and other expenses of packing, etc. But the provisions can hardly bear this, and ought to put down lower, with the full understanding that all be done undersuch limitation and order as your Honors have already made, or shall, as a general basis or measure, still further decide on. Since my preceding letters I have made some enquiry, and taken some information respecting the country and its advantages, also regarding the situation of this fort, and tl e circumjacent lands. I have, accordingly, comprised in a little map the location of Fort New ■« HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVL 15 Amsteland the adjoining territory belonging thereunto; also of Fort Christina, now called Aitona; and in like manner, shown, generally, how near it is to Virginia or the English rivt-r, which can be reached in two days, or even leas. On this road or way, 'tis also said, is a good and rich iron mine, and if so, I shall, at the earliest moment, have a sample brought in. •Tis situate or contained in a certain mountain, near wliich is a cataract or waterfall, on a river that runs past and close by the place, and is adapted to the turning of mills. This river likewise, affords facilities for bringing away such substance in a boat, as can be further seen in the rough sketch of the above mentioned map annexed hereunto, I have, also, drawn up a plan of a city, as is to be seen in the accompanying sketch; the circumstances and situation of the spot are not very much unsuited or ill-adapted for 'such fortihcalion, inasmuch as the place where the ditches of the city are to run, and the two harbors are, but particularly one, in some sense, and apparently suited thereto l)y nature, save that in a matter of such importance there are still many considerations, and nothing will possibly be effected without inconveniences arising against it. I am convinced that the first harbor, by clearing it, could be so made that a large ship could sail into and be discharged and loaded in it; by this accommodation the ships would be protected against, and prepared for, the drifting of ice, which sometimes here, of a winte.-'s day, flows in such masses that no ship, lying in the river could, without danger, withstand it; add to this, that they could then be loaded and unloaded with greater convenience. I shall willingly await other considerations and opinions thereupon, should the matter come, in any wise, under deliberation. No one here is very conversant with engineering on whose survey and judgment reliance could, or dare, be placed in a matter of such great importance. I was obliged to have laid out, as best I could, the hou.e lots and gardens by a man who possesses some trifling knowledge of land surveying. The people were anxious and craving to be under a roof, in order to do somethmg for their own support, which usually is willing labor, for had they gone immediately inland, they would have (o go and settle more apart or separated, at their own risk and to the general insecurity, and could never be brought to dwell within (the town) near each other. And I think it ought to be the rule, not to give land to any person unless he reside here himself, or is domiciled, and have kept or was keeping a man and arms, inasmuch as tis of primary necessity to establish a capital, where a goodly number of inhabitants live together and in good order. The condition of the land on the other side of this river is likewise good and fertile; nor is it bad policy to begin a hamlet or village there, were it right opposite this place or nearly so, in order to completely defend this river thereby, which these lands and pl.nces deserve ; neither can u do any harm at first to keep a strict watch here and there, so as to ascertain somewhat the intentions or actions of the .Swedes. There are many here thoroughly conversant with the circumstances of this place, and they are trying to keep the claim of the Crown alive; that is not of much moment, but neither ought it to be taken too little into account. 1 have also made one drawing of Fort New Amstel, but it is somewhat handsomely sketches much superstructure before it can be rebuilt or repaired. It is, moreover, Bmnil, so that it would afford hut poor accommodation for the Captain and Lieutenant, which, however, it has not yet done for want of materials and carpenters. Ea,h, in particular, has already a somewhat large family and moveables. Wherefore, when at the Manhattes, each of them, knowing the condition and smallness of the fort, did hire a proper house which they occupy and need. For these reasons none can or will, as yet, watch in the fort. 16 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. The storehouse in the fort is much too small ; and when a more suitable one is built it will only make the space narrower or more limited, but the preservation of the goods is most important. The people must be secured thereby, and also by their own good care and attention. I have, therefore, made a sketch of the fort and also of its proximate dimensions, so as to ascertain them and to order everything proportionally; if it come to this, I shall duly consider what course to take, for the disposition and arrangement thereof. The Colonists, free mechanics, civil servants, with the freemen who were here before our arrival, and some few who have come and settled here since, may amount, altogether, to about sixty men capable of bearing arms. They shall and will be placed under burgher oflicers to keep watch and ward, agreeably to the conditions which are thereunto enacted ; tnis IS of use for the security and strength of this Colonic. The gun-carringes, and whatever belongs to them, are bad and mostly all unserviceable- if new ones be ma.ie, the sun and heat will immediately dry them up. and cause them to split and warp (vrrspakn,) nnl.ss tarred, they will be, in a short time, rendered wholly useless. Therefore, a stock of five or six tons of tar ought to be sent hither In like ninnner, tor private houses on 25 new lots, on each of which a small building has been, or will hereafter he, erected. Though country fashion and make, they require a quantity of na.ls espec.lly double and single ones, a good many spikes, and not a few wainscot nails, inasmuch as a great number of these are used for clapboarding. or roofing the houses with wood. Ar. Jan Costing, the Surgeon, hath given in this annexed memorandum of necessary med.cmes, which, he says, w.ll not amount to much. He requests that they be sent out by the earliest opportunity. ■' Herewith I also send a list of the tobacco and peltries, etc., shipped on board the Bever whenever it sails hence to the Manhattes j also, what is likewise sent hence in another yacht called the . . As a beginning, something, 'twill be seen, is to be done here; already some persons have traded a large quantity; this trade, most ,,rol,ablv, will experience a considerable augmentation and improvement, so that it would not be'surprising if a larue quanmy of peliri.s will be sent over as a return cargo in the first coming ships. And as there are many good kinds of timber here, it is a matter of consideration whether tne inhabitants w.ll not find herein, in course of time, a source of advantage and profit moreover, as .t supplies, with tobacco, loading for the arriving ships. And I have heard that some .swedes have expresse.i a willingness to cut masts on con.iition of paying reasonable freight thereon I shall talk with them on this subject more fully and finally on the next opportunity In order that this Heaver country may he the better remembered. 1 also send with this a beaver skin, whi,h. in my opinion, is somewhat of n curioMty. Herewith ending I will pray (iod. Honorable. Worthy. Wise and Prudent Oentlemen. to bless your Honors government, and to preserve your Honors' persons in continual health. I remain your Honors' obliged and , Faithful "ervant. Lower was : / . .. , .... V . . . ('Signed). J. Aluicus. In Fort New Anistel, on the South river, the L'.j'" May, 10J7. Slill lower : Through lack of time, i-.nd as I must .lo almost everything, I have not written to .Me..". !he IJurgomasters. Phase to communicate to them the maps and plans. -i HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XV. 17 Resohdion granting further Aid to tJie Colonie on tie Delaware. [ From tho naolxiUm van d, rro«i,dt„pp„, A., 225, in the StaJ Uu..,a fM «,000 gl., for the advancement of said Col, ie on the credit of the ci v as was done on the ll-^ November, 10-50, in regard to the sum of 25,000 gl., and whereas* 10,000 gl. were afterwards borrowed from the Orphan Chamber on the 15" January 1657 and .30.000 on the 9" March following, without the clause, pledging the propertjof tJ'e e 1 ! they request the op.n.on of the Council whether it were not tacitly understood that the mil and effects of this city were bound for the said 10,000 and 30,000. Which, being considered the Counc,! consent to the required loan of 0,000 gl , and resolve that the revenue and' property of h,s cty shall be pledged as well for the 10,000 gl., borrowed on the 15" January h.st as for the 30,000 gl. raised on 9" of March, the same as was voted on the 11" Novem J A" i056, m regard to the 25,000 gl. ' A'vert Pietermi, Sclicohm-ster, to the Commissioner, of the Colonie on the Delaware. Extract from the letter of Evert Pietersen, Comforter of the sick, and bchoolmaster in the Colonie established by this city. Amsterdan.. on the bouth river, iu New Netherland, dated 10" August. 1057. now,Docuo,.,.u, We arrived here at the South river, on the 25" April, and found 20 families there mostly Swedes, not more than 5 or 6 families belonging to our nation I nd the land hero r,g t goo.i and well tin,l,ered. I have been full 5 or houfs in the nt "or in . woods, and found hue oak and hickory trees: also, excellent land for tillage, and aw nj he lust k.M,l. I therefore firmly I.eheve were we to have 1 to 2 thousand hearty farmers we shou d reap an exce lent crop here, where, therefore, nothing is wanting bu, people. Wharve e .Irea y hud out here and ahnost built , land is also given out already, and'everj ej Za o. T. rU Tr ': " ""' «"""'• '""^ """"" "- "•- i"^— ' that . ^re i n ulerable black walnut timber here to make gun-stocks with ; you can have enqu lie made long tnepi.ces nu. be. and then calculate the profit to be made on it. It costs only the I .hor . . ^ "ur Honors* most obedient servant. On one side was: ,^ , ' ,, l>.'U-.i .he .0" August. ,0.57. ,n Fort New Amstel. ^ ' ^' '"" '''"""""• on the South river, in New Netherland. Vol.. if. 18 NEW- YORK COLONIAL IVLANUSCRIPTS. Vice- Director Alrichs to the Commimioners of the Colonic on the Delatcare. [ From .he Bundle c.dor«d r..«A<,«<, StuUen rudc«>a» de CoU^U ran JK y<^„^.^ No. U, lo th. Stad a,y,, Am.u.,dam. ] Honorable, Worshipful, Wise and Right Prudent Gentlemen. Hoii.ndDooamcnu, My last letters to you were dated the 13'" April and S" and 5"- of May, and were sent by the ships, Bur, Gelderse Horn and B,ver. I hope they have all got safe to hand, and refer thereunto. I had requested therein a sloop and a scow or champan, row-boat, yacht and galliot, but learn that a row-boat and galliot are coming and sent by the Wucg, which 18 looked for with great impatience. But the scow and yacht of 8 or 9 last, are also very necessary here. I e;(pect that a large quantity of material, such as bricks {sUencn), tiles, smiths' coals, etc., will be sent out; they arc much needed here, as we have not a solitary brick in store to repair an oven which is in ruin. We have here only a little oven which is unsuitable, and cannot last longer. Two more must therefore be built, wherefore I expect what thereunto belongeth as well as other necessary materials. Provisions, generally, are very scarce, and the arrival of the ship, the Wacg, is anxiously looked for; otherwise, we shall be in great distress. I have already had SOOlbs. of English pork purchased at rhe Manhattes, payable in Duffles, at 4 guilders the ell. And, as I was somewhat apprehensive, and moreover greatly afraid, that no warehouse would be sent over early, which is the cause of greater inconvenience and injury than can be expressed. I have therefore been obliged to conclude, and have deemed it proper to have a storehouse built. But as we have no brick here, and as it must be constructed entirely of wood, and there is no room in the fort to set up coarse and rough work, and of great dimensions, I have had it located on one side and under the fort for protection of the work, 60 feet long and 25 feet wide, 9 high, with a ceiling, but I cannot get any suitable carpenters ; consequently, it makes little progress. Notwithstanding, I do all I can. Your Honors will please not to omit sending out 3 or 4 of the best carpenters who are well versed in their work. They are the cheapest, inasmuch as they save time, and the work is better made and faster. They will have steady employment here, as there is considerable to be made and repaired. Three or four carpenters only came over among the freemen; one of them is sometimes sick or ailing; the other will not work ; the third demands something better, and so .'"orth, so that it !■ n very troublesome and difficult matter. Furthermore, as a secretary or clerk was necessary for the dispatch of law suits and occurring differences or questions, I have been obliged provisionally to engage Andries Hudde, who also understands somewhat of surveying, in which he can likewise be, in son..- degree, useful ; and, as he hath filled the same office for the company, and is here domicilii, settled and also li.vnsed, I have agreed with him for 30 j^uilders. this .Mirrency. a month, payable here, with rations. Such was the salary and board reiviv,.,] before by him, he also provisionally performing the dutiei of Deputy Sheriff (for which otVue he was proposed and recommended by the Deputies of the Commonalty) foi the avails or emoluments thereof, without having any other perquisite in respect thereto, all subject to your Honors' approval, or until another be sent out. As relates to the deed given me of l^nds for y.,ur Honors' Colonic here, it is only from Iloomljes hook to Christina kill, including also many inferior tracts, of which there are several better here, both in the Uay and on the river. And it were most proper, when this eslablished i HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. 19 Colon.e shall become successful, as is to be hoped, that the whole should be plnced ur-ler one head or governn,ent But so soon as only five or six hundred are here in one place, they nZ be located and spread farther apa.t, as there is still here much excellent and Le land unde the junsd.ct-on of and belonging to the Company. Besides, there are also many Net r ander and other u.habuants ere who, with the consent and permission of the golr me hav" purchased and possess deeds of some miles, or many thousand morgens, of land, whicrco;id be obt,uned eas,ly or a tr.fle or very little. And I think it would be of advantage to acquit y degrees as much as possible of it, because occasions often present themselves to me to pre;en^ any of them hypothecating their right or property to the Knglish or other nations. But w. a the Company owns on the South river must be wholly under your Honors' authority I have understood here that the General proposes to send a Vice-Director to Fon Altona. and ,s ofTermg avorable terms in order to jiaut a Colonie there. Time will determine wha progress it will have. ••cicimiuts wnai Being hitherto obliged to furnish and supply the rations of the soldiers, and also of thoir wives and children, a large consumption was the consequence. Add to this, that a great deal of dry provisions were injured and ruined by water in consequence of the wreck of the shin We are now approaching the end, and are longing for the arrival of the ship JV,„^., with the Gal. t to which all eyes are beginning to be turned, both for those without who intend ,o repa r h ther. as for the encouragement of the insiders; because already many difficulties a e created by reason of the war which, it is reported, exists between the Crow,^ 7ran e „' d us. wherefore t.s feared that the ship or ships may be late in coming, and his m g . th a cause inconvenience here. "ngiu uieo I trust, as I observe from the letter, that the »W^ will supply and bring over everythin,r that IS mos necessary. Besides, I am here in want of all sorts of measures and of w7a "r pperlains thereunto so that I am inconvenienced on all sides. Cors Janse, the Steward hath gme away and broken his troth; he is. therefore, outlawed, his wages co, scaled foTthe' prom o the State, and himself banished for three times seven years from 'h s s thern C^^ Be pleased, from time to time. ,o let the prices of all good,, provisions, iron ware and a l' other necessaries whatsoever which are sent here, be written out with the invoices When receiving and sending people, please to observe that the mo-, of those drawn and sen,, e conversant with farming and accustomed ,o work, so that everything may blmore expertly done and more speedily finished after numbers are sent and have arrived here, and more of the place is taken up ' 20 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. of Manhattan beer for any more than nine stivers which they used to sell for fifteen, and the wine in proportion, to the end that the articles of food which are scarce here, and sometimes not to be had, and which are imported, such as wheaten flour, English loaves or bread, butter, rice, etc., when not abundant here, may be also regulated at a reasonable price, for the good, relief and advantage of all the inhabitanis and settlers. This is a new beginning, delicate in all or many respects, and accompanied by many difficullies ; but hitherto everything has come on well and in good order; every possible effoit will bo made to continue so; the people are v?ell, and well disposed, but the soldiers are sufficiently inclined to be troublesome and importunate. It also sometimes occurs to me, I know not wherefore, that a certain person who is bound especially to promote peace and quiet, seeks to cause disturbance by himself, or by others, in my absence. I thought this was best met by civility and reason, and I avoid, as much as possible, to afford any man the least cause of dissatisfaction. If it happen that any one should furnish any food for misconstruction, please to reflect and fully to believe that such person can well be spared from this place. By the shiprfe Meukn has arrived your Honors' most welcome letter, dated lO'" April, which reached me for the first time on the last day of July. 1 have been much pleased to learn by It that the ship de Waeg was taking in a cargo, together with a schooner and several familiea of Colonists and free tradesmen, etc., also provisions, goods and materials, and a Clergyman ; this affords me pleasure. They were then to leave for this place in about 15 or IG days after the above date, but nothing has yet been heard of them up to this day. I have, also, word from the Manhattes that no news of them had been received there up to the G"- instant. I have understood that the Waeg was to go there first ; 'tis somewhat out of the way. and injurious to this place. The Bay of this river is shallow {Ikht), and such appropriation ought to be made to render it safer and better for incoming snips, that operations may be commenced without delay; this would bring a greater resort, commerce and improvement to this place, not only from thence but also from the neighboring Colonies. The amount of your Honors' disbursements is large at first ; the thing is here for which and to which all was done, and what is still of much greater importance, the result thereof, and what ia to be expected from it remain yet unknown. Were a vigorous policy soon or now immediately adopted and put in force, it will in my opinion, afford proof that such vigor wa« not employed in vain, and without foundation. I have seen the proposal respecting the loading of the ship the Wiug. I should willingly see it sail to its destination from this place, with a fall cargo, and not from the Manhattes. Since I have received your Honors' letters, 1 have endeavored to encourage some persons to bring •ome timber together to freight it. A sort of beginning has been made. 1 fear they will be distressed for want of hands. It would he highly gratifying to me should the first of the ships belonging to the city arrive there direct with a return cargo of timber from this place. I am very anxious for that, and if it will succeed in the brief time that is allowed, I dare assure your Honors at least of another ship load or perhaps two in the spring, unless, as already observed, we come to want hamls to do the work here, which, indeed, is heavy work. As provisions are now rapidly consumed and run low, I have been obliged to discover means whereby I may, as best I can, provide some stock of supplies. J shall write more fully on this subject in my next. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. 21 Should one or two brickmakers offer to come hither in service or else as free men, there is a good opportunity for them ; please engage then, and let them come over in the one capacity or other, at pleasure. 1 have, up to this time, issued such reasonable and necessary rations as circumstances, in any wise permitted, but it has been impossible to excuse the distribution to soldiers' wives, their maids and children; to wit, the women the same as the men, and the maids with the children, each half a ration, as is to be seen in the annexed list-. In course of lime it will be requisite to send out some wax, green or red, as may be proper, with a seal for this place. Herewith ending, I shall pray God, Honorable, Worshipful, Wise and Right Prudent Gentlemen, to bless jour admiuistralion, and to preserve your Honors' persons in continual health. Remaioing your Honors' Obedient and In the margin was : In Fort New Amstel, 13"" August 1G57. Faithful Servant, (Signed), J. Alrichs. Bemlution appointing a Committee to inquire into the affairs of the Colonie on the Delaware. Crrom th* JlMolutiM con rf. FrotUohappm, A., 9M, in Ihe Slad tr»y,^ AiMterdwD. ] 7'" September, 1657. xv!',"!3.'°°"""*"''' *^" ^^^ application of the Commissioners of the Colonie in New Netherland Li'.;;V,l':h?r„: *° '''"'' ""°^*'" "'"'P 'blither, and to be supplied with the necessary funds for l,''rtd"fur''nuffij: '*'"' P^P"'^ ^^ ^^^ '^'^y* li^solved. whereas. it was not the Council's intention to foster said Colonie by excessive and endless expenditure, that Mess" Tulp > Cornells de Graeff", Lord of South Polsbroeck, Witsen,' Valckenier, Van Hoorn and Burgh be oltf T59rAt I": """'<"'"'''•. '*'•«•"' •"'• J^*-?'-" «' A"....r...m. cm. into th. worU In th.t city on th, , Hh of OclolK-r, 1593. At th. .go „f t,.„ly.„,„e, h. w«. oho.,n Scho,..n an,l M.ml.er „f the f„nm„.„ Council in he pl.o. of hi. birth,- WM r^M fi,. u,„«a. bch.p.u. .n.l .ill.d ,h. office until 1«41 In 1054 h. .rrivd .t ,h. ho„or„M . J .n,por,.„t ,,„.t o nurK„n,..t.r. .n,l w., .«.i„ e.ll.,, to it in ,65«. ,e«, .„., ,.„,. ,,. Uu- folh.w.n, ,..r he . " d .nteru...n,.„t to h.. M „w nurgo™..,.„ .nd Councilor, on th. completion of the firti.th ,e»r of hi.V.I„« M, ™W u tU Sr,Zt Th ; T -"''7;77 ^•'•' "' "•• «-"• - P--'«>' -"> • -i'-er n....l, whi.h w., .unl to oon,...en,or U U.. .«„t. Th. f«t,v,t... I„t.d from noon until .lev.,, o'clock .t ni«hU T«ro cu.tom. wor. ob«r».,l on the occion _ . .on,..h.t ,.n.r.l , ,he other, r.th.r r.r. The flr,t w»^ th.t e.ch ku,.. on retiring, took ho,n, „i,h him . 1. p .^ w.. .!i«tIu''T'''"m*''",''«!'''"'' "" "'" ••'" "' '^" '"■«••'" •>"" '-'--li' Wi,..n. and . n.tivc of Am.terd.n,. wher. h. h. S *;i '^-■'"' '" '"^ •"» ""» ""• """ >" •"-"S*- «>• »«- '«" th.l of U..fU,k^, 0. UigU Sh. iff „ 82 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCR1PT3. commissioned and requested to consider and examine said matters maturely and to report their conclusion and opinion accordingly. <'■»■!> Resolution granting further Aid to tU Colonie rni the Delaware. [ From Iho Ri»oluti»«. van d, Vro^tchappm. A , 2S2, In tho 8M Cuv, Annterd.m. : IS"- October, 1657. no,,a„.Docu,„e„,.. The Committee appointed on the 7"- Septemi st, to examine the application ^KS-J^-Se^b": ""^ "'^ Commissioners of the Colonie in New Netherland to be supplied with .r..n,K ICOOO gl. for the equipment and dispatch of a ship, have this day reported : That the Commissioners of the Colonie had informed them that they meant henceforth to promote the work with a yearly outfit, and, as they should require only 16 @, 20 thousand gl. for each venture, not doubting but the good fruits of the planting this Colonie would manifest themselves m a short time, sooner or later; the Committee of this Council, as their opinion, therefore consider, inasmuch as such subsidy is moderate, and would still further diminish in course of time, that the required subsidy ought to be continued and granted sn.id Commissioners, by reason of the notorious appearances of increase in the Colonie. Which report being heard, the Committee is thanked for the'trouble they have taken, and it IS accordmgly resolved that for this once, the required 16 thousand guilders shall be granted, and for the raising thereof the revenue, means and effects of this city, shall be bound, as has heretofore been done, the council reserving to itself, to determine, then, in regard to the future Me-mhtion granting further Aid to the Colonie on tJie Delaware. I From lb* RmAulim tan d, r,o»l^a,,p^ B., Id, In th« Stad n»,., A,n. .rdun. J 11'' April, 1068. Hou.ndDo«,m,„,., The application of the Commissioners or Directors of the Colonie in New j«.iU..„,. „. f„r Netherland to be supplied with a sum of 20 thousand gl. for the fitting out of a the iiil»iinp»menl i>r „i,:,, ,„ 1 „ . . .1 -.i ■ , . O " ' '"^ "lllllg OUl 01 a UriSa"'""" 7 "' ""^''" "^'^^ " ""'"^•^^ °' P^^o"" who offer to go there, for the advancement of said Colonie, having been submitted by Mess" the Burgomaster.. of 11!'; r^T ^'"^"""°"' '■^'""^''•"' '^^' '^' '^•'">°"'' «nd -"otives which led to the prosecution of sa d Co onie, s .11 continue, and from time to time afford more probable tokens of a good result, and . is therefore resolved that the above named Commissioners shall be allowed the required 20 thousand gl. for the next ou.fi.. on like negotiation and pledge, as is exp e, d n the resolution adopted on the 13"- Uctober. 1057. ' HOLLAJTD DOCUMENTS: IX. 28 Sundry Papers in relation to the Ca,e of Jan Gaillardo and Ms Negro Slaves. Received 26tli April, 16S8 . Letter of the West India Company to the States-General, with sundry Appendices respecting Jan Gaillardo, a Spanish Pilot. ' High and Mighty Lords ! Your High Mightinesses having, on the repeated instances of the Spanish Ambassador nstructed an ordere the Company's Director-General in New Netherland not oy to be help ng one Joan Gaillardo ferara. a Spanish pilot, in his petition, according to reason and equity, but to furnish your High Mightinesses with information and communicatL of whatever was done there in this matter, or may happen then again to be done. The said Director General, accordingly, ath sent to us, by the last ships, a despatch drawn up by him oT h L subject and addressed to your High Mightinesses, together with divers docum^nU and inclosures appertaining thereunto, which we have resolved to transmit herewith toTour Hi«2 Mightinesses .a order that you may use the same as may be proper. ^ ^ High and Mighty Lords, Your High Mightinesses' humble servants, Amsterdam, '^^^ ^''''""" °^ '^' ^""^ ^"^'' Company's Chamber at Amsterdam. 26'* April, 1668. (Signed), Ab : Wimerdonx. To the High and Mighty Lords. States-General of the United Netherlands. R«cei^red_26tli April, lf.88. Director-General and Council of New Netherland to the States-General. Right Honorable, High and Mighty Lords ! My Lords. what we shall hLve done a c ompZh \:the Ir ' '" 7"^^ High Mightinesses Mightinesses- letters and orders we Z sm ll^ZIT""' "'"^""'' '° ^'^"^ "'«'' 94 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. at your High Mightinesses' recommendations without correcting the complaint, has troubled and disturbed, not a little, our small occupations. The Ambassador has been very much imposed on by the aforesaid Gallardo, and consequently your High Mightinesses, by the Ambassador, in regard to the merits of the case, in representing that we had demeaned ourselves angrily towards him, Gallardo, in refusing of justice and examination of witnesses whom the said Gallardo was willing to propose. The contrary appears by the papers. •Tis further set forth in the Memorial that one Bastiaen RaalT, alias, Martyn Bastiaensen, and his Lieutenant, Jan van Campen, have taken and brought hither a certain Spanish ship with negroes and other merchandise belonging to the aforesaid Juan Gallardo. The truth of the matter Is, that Sehastiaen IlaafT and Jan van Campen have never been here, at least not in our time. But in or about the last of July and beginning of August, of the year 1052, GuertTyssen, a French privateer, appeared off the Narrows {voor Je hoo/den) with a commission from Chevalier du Poinci,' hereditary Governor of St. Christophers, etc., Lieutenant-General of the King of France in the Islands of America, having with him a Spanish prize ; his ships remaining outside, he came up in person, bringing with him only his commission, executed and signed by the said M. Poinci, in virtue whereof he requested, as a servant of the Crown of France, permission to come up and to supply himself with necessaries for his money or wares. In consideration of the alliance and friendship existing between the said Crown of France and your High Mightinesses, we dare not refuse the request, the rather so as to be able to take advantage of his aid and crew, the most of whom were Frenchmen, in time of need, as we were then in no little dread of being attacked by the English. The aforesaid Geurt Tyssen remained lying here /or the space of about half a year, and left in the winter with the drift-ice, having purchased and trucked provisions and other necessaries, with divers persons, both English and Dutch, in exchange for negroes and other commodities; some of these negroes are dead, others again sold or expoited by the first and second purchasers. The aforesaid Jan Gallardo claims those negroes ai his property, with a petition for restitution With this view he brought with him last year, and now again brings the above mentioned Memorial, and your High Mightinesses' recommendation, together with letters recommendatory from the Right Worshipful the Burgomasters and Regents of the city of Amsterdam, and Directors of the Incorporated West India Company; the last containing an order to send the aforesaid Jan van Campen or Geurt Tyssen j>eJe ligaio to Fatherland and to allow the above named Gallardo to enjoy speedy and prompt justice. The first cannot be done, because Jan van Campen has never been here, nor has Geurt Tyssen since his departure hence four years ago. ' Chovniicr r,E LoNv.LtEtt. Po.ncv. Bailiff »„d Or.nd Cro« of li.e Order of St John of J,ru..lero, Commander d'Oi^mont .nd de Coulour.. Com.nodoro of the KinK-'. .hip, in »ritt.,ny, wm horn in the year 1583. In 1BS9 he w„ .ppolnled Covernor of bt. Chn,to|,her^ la lCi2 ih. K..ij,hu of Malta ,.urcl.,..ed lh,l l.land fiom the French W«t India Company an. I omoy M...„ already very .,ld, w«« appointed I.ieutenant-Oeneral of the I»la.:d, „f St. Chri.topher. St Croix, St. M.rtiii ami S. Uarlho on.ew ,n 1054. Hi, ad„Hni,-r«tio„ was .narked hy prudence and valor; heconferre.l ^reat henefil on the hland *h;eh he fonnd a d, sert, and h.ft full of beautiful builJin,,, well peopl.d and pro,pcro„.. He built, on .he .lope of . verr b.gh and well wo.ded mountain, ubout throe n.ile, from the.e. ,hore, an elegant n.an.ion of eut-.ton. and brick. . de«ription and plan of wh.eh are in IJ„ T.rM, l.,J„ O.ridrut.le. and in U.^hrjon'. J/iMoir, de. AnOll,.. Here he bad a .uite of on. hun.lred trend, .ervant. „„.I e three hundred ne^ro.,, exolu.ive of hi. body Ruard, and lived In almo.t regal .tyle at th. cxpe„,e, however, of ihe Order, for. at hi, death, whi.h oecurr.J on the Uth April. I.ICO, all he left behind bin, con.i.t.d merely of ,he d.bu he bad contrnele,! to .upport |,i, Rovernment. Hi. , bateau wa, destroved, after hii death, by .n earthqu.k.. Labaf. Nouv.au Vvyng, aux l.l,, d, fAm.hgu. ; liocheforl, 4lo, p. 4»: Du T.rlf, ; Jnd,. Ctcidtnlat^ I.. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 25 Secondly, on Ins petition for restitution. Said Jan Galiardo was again last year informed and notified in writing that the aforesaid negroes cnptured by the Geurt Tysen, acting in virtue of a commission from the Crown of France in actual war with his Majesty of Spain, were sold or exchanged here, paid for and again exchanged. Therefore, in our judgment the owners in possession could not be stripped or deprived thereof, unless the purchasers and payers were given proper satisfaction in return. On his second reply, dated 29"" August of this year, demanding the negroes, not from the owners in possession, but from the Company, as Lords and proprietors of this country, or from us their servants who have declared the negroes herein required, to be good prize. With respect for your High Mightinesses, we pronounce this to be false and untrue, and our orders, therefore, not obligatory to pay, on our own or our principals' account, for what we have neither taken nor confiscated, much less issued any order or commission to take or confiscate, but have notified the claiming owner that he must seek his redress either from the captor and seller himself, who is one Geurt Tysen ; but whether a Hollander, a Zealander, or an Overyssels man, we are ignorant, nor is it material ; his commission declared him to be a subject and servant of the Crown of France; or else from Governor Chevalier du Poind, who issued the commission. This, High and Mighty Lords, is, in brief, agreeably to yo^r High Mightinesses' order, the siibstance of what has been done in the matter of the above mentioned Memorial. If your High Mightinesses' most wise judgment doth not quadrate with it, but absolutely orders us, contrary to our expectation and belief, to restore the sold and long since paid for negroes, to the claimant Jan Galiardo, either at the expense of the owners in possession, who have paid for them, or at the cost of the Company or of their servants, who have issued neither commission tor capturing, nor order for selling, your High Mightinesses' will and further recommendation must be law to us. Meanwhile we will hope and humbly request your High Mightinesses in your accustomed wisdom and kindness to your subjects, to be pleased to point out to us a way and a means where and how to seek and to obtain for your High Mightinesses' supplicating subjects, restitution or satisfaction. First, for a ketch belonging to a private citizen of this place, sent, with the consent and commission of the government here for the prosecution of commerce to the Carribbee and Curasao islands, and thence to the Caymanos for turtle, and captured, contrary to the Treaty of Peace on its return by the Spaniards and carried to St Jago de Cuba, and there declared a prize by the Governor and sold. As appears by the dfclaration annexed, letter A. Secondly, for a small ship or yacht, nan .d H Hncnije (the Little Cock), which, on the 15'^ June, 1054. was purchased here for account of the Incorporated West India Company, fitted out and sent under the annexed commission and instruction to the Island of Curacao- on her return, being about the Island of Hispaniola she was taken by three Spanish ships ana carried into St. Domingo and kept there, as appears by the authentic copy of the skipper's letter to us hereunto annexed, letter B. Thirdly, for the loss and damage suffered by those of the aforesaid Island of Curacao, in the sei/ure, by the Spaniards of Coro, of the sloop belonging to the island, together with some ol the Company's negroes and soldiers, the more ample details whereof are in the hands of the Hon"" Company at the Chamber at Amsterdam. We might enumerate many other injuries which your High Mightinesses' subjects have suffered directly from the Spaniards during the Treaty of Peace, were it not that wo fear to interrupt, too much, your High Vol. II. 4 j e> 26 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Al-ghtinesses more .mportant and weightier deliberations. We shall, therefore, conclude, and awa.t your High Mightinesses' further order and wise counsel touching the one and the other. Meanwhile we commend your High Mightinesses to God's gracious protection, and remain Your High Mightinesses' Obedient and faithful servants, Amsterdam, in N. Netherland, n ^ the 20- October. A- 1657. I • bxvvvESANx. nlCASIUS DE SiLLE. Beneath was: La Mont/ one. By order of the Director-General and Council at New Netherland. (Signed). C. V. IIuyven, Sec'. A ppendix 1 : Receive i l 26t i April, 16S8. To the Hon"" Petrus Stuyvesant, Director-General and the Council of New Netherland. ^^rZ^ffrZ , I^^^Pe'^'^^'ly showeth. Juan Gaillardo ferrara, a resident of the city of St. Lucnr rrr..,-ffi '^^ Ba^ameda, at pre-ent in this city of Amsterdam, in New Netherland. that he, rStw^r.:- *l!'. ^'"?""' f'^ '^'"'" '° y""' """"'■«' °" "'« «" i"«tant, the despatch of r;±'',i^"V^w^ ' ' ^'^'' Mightmeises, the Lords States-General, as well as of the Hon"", the 'oii::h\r£LZiZ burgomasters of th., city of Amsterdam, to the end that you may be pleased S:i%^?al3f '° ^^^ Petitioner here to administer just, brief, prompt law and justice • VAi'^'.T^ whereunto the Petitioner hath placed in your Honors' hands some documents.' " "■ among others a sworn declaration, by which it appears that one Geurt Tysen did, in the month of April, 1652.. in the latitude of Cape Morante, unlawfully deprive him, the Petitioner, of forty-four negroes and negresses, and bring the sa ne here. And, whereas the Petitioner n.Uh discovered here seme of said negroes, whose names appear on the subjoined list, all o'' whom, male and female, still well recognize him, he therefore respectfully prays your Honors to give orders that the negroes, whom he has already discovered! and may happen hereafter to find, shall be restored to him and placed in his hands. Further, as the Petitioner is at present a very poor man, he respectfully prays your Honors to be graciously pleased to provide him with lodgings and some ooard money, until a ship sail for Fatherland. Which doit.g, etc., Your Honors' servant. (Signed), Juan Gaillardo. Beneath was ; Agrees with the original in date and signature, as above. (Signed), C. V. Ru wen. Secret'. Ap p«ndi« 2: Refeived 2 gth April, 1668. This day, the tenth April, sixteen hundred and fifty-six, before me, Joachim Thielmans admitted by the Court of Holland a Public Notary, residing at Amsterdam, and the under named witnesses, appeared Joan Gallardo ferrara, an inhabitant of the city of St. Lucar de Baramedn actually within this city, who, by true christian words and on his conscience, in place and with otie. of o=th, b:ith, by the interpretation of F Pathuyzen, who speaks and understands *J HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 07 the Dutch and Spanish languages, who. also, promises in manner as afore8a;j, well and laithfully to perform his office of interpreter, solemnly affirmed and declared, as strict truth : That he. the affirmant, being, in the month of April, of the year 1G52, on a voyage from Jamayca to St. Jago de Kuba, in the ship named St. An,honi, whereof Silvester Peres was sk.pper and bemg come to the latitur', of Cape Morante. was met by a certain privateer ship whereo Martm Janss Rae f was Ca^Hain. which ship was navigated, in consequence" of the Captam « abser .e. by h.s L'-General. Coert Tysen Campen. which privateer attacked, fought, boarded and conquered h,s. the affirmant's, ship and made a pri.e thereof, and proc^edefto New Netherland in the harbor called Manades. and whereas he. the deponent! had a deep interest m sawl sh.p carryng, among other merchandise, four-and-forty negroes and negresses. he. the affirmant, m further proof of his property therein, declares that said black me. and women are branded in manner as i-ollows; Ap To wit: First. Thirty-two of them are marked .yT^ being the name of Anthonio de R.vera and three more are marked J., being the name of Jean Loper. which marks are branded on the left breast.- and then nine more are marked A. being the name of Allonso. «h.ch marks are branded on the right breast. Thus done, in good faith, in Amsterdam, present. Hennck Vericselen, Dirck Tack, as w-tnesses hereunto invited. Beneath was : Quod attestor. ( Signed), J. Thielmans. Not' Pub. \ e, the Burgomasters and Regents of the city o. Amsterdam, to each and every whom U may concern, do certify as true, that before us appeared Joan Gallardo ferrara. who. bv Dtr.„"d S "^ K T '"^^'■P^«''*^'°" °f *''«'" Pathuyzen. who speaks and understands the Dutch and Spanish languages, and he. also, appearing, affirms on oath, as aforesaid, to nave well and truly performed his office of interpreter, declares and affirms the contents of the loregomg affirmation read to him by the subscribing Secretary, to be the truth, and thereby to pers,st: So truly may God Almighty help him. the affirmant and the interpreter aforesaid. „ witness wnereof the seal of this city is hereunder affixed, the 28- April, 1650. [ L. s. J (Signed), N. Nicolai. Appemlii 8: Received 26th April. 16 B8. Extract fronr. the Register of the Resolutions of the Honble. Director-General and Counr-,,1, adopted in their Session on Wednesday. G'" September. A" 1050. The despatches of the Noble. High and Mighty Lords. States-General, being delivered i„ nt the meetmg by Juan Ga.llardo. an inhabitant of the city of St. Lucar de BuLm I with a copy ..nnexe thereunto of an extract from the Memorial of the Spanish Ambassador rl"; the cuse of the above n,med Juan Gaillaruo. a Spanish pilot, wi h and agai s Cnpt^^ .0 n,. D„.e.„,-«.„.„, .„J Co„„dl „„. ,ha,, .„„u,d ,..,c, ,i„d „, en.., l^tiX. "t 88 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. as narrated in the Memorial aforesaid, they shall send Lieutenant Jan van Campen thither, fede lignto, and also to those interested in the matter of the slaves claimed, grant good, brief, prompt and full justice; likewise, having received the letters of the Hon"-" Burgomasters of the city of Amsterdam, recommending the above named Gaillardo, in order that he may receive, in the matter aforesaid, good, speedy and prompt justice. After reading both the despatches and the Memorial of the Spanish Ambassador, it is found that the Memorial presented by the Spanish Ambassador to their High Mightinesses, is very erroneously drawn up and given in, inasmuch as neither the said Captain llaalf nor hia Lieutenant, Jan van Campen, hath ever been in New Netherland, at least not in the time of the present Director-General and Council, but it is found that, in or about the last of July and beginning of August, in the year 1052, there arrived here at the North River, in New Netherland, one Captain Geurt Tysen and his Lieutenant, Pieter Jacobsen, with a commission in due form, from M. Poinci, French Governor of Christophers, beginning: Nou, Poind, Chevallier de Malic, Lievtcnant-Gcneraldu Roy de France dcs lllcs Amerigues el Gouvemeur Hereditaire de Si. Christophere. Signed, Le Chevalier Poinci, and sealed on one side with his seal; which commission being exhibited to the Director-General and Council of New Netherland, and received as good, said Captain Geurt Tysen and his Lieutenant, I" Jacobs, in virtue of said commission as servants of the Crown of France, and agreeably thereunto as allies and good friends of their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, asked that they, with his ship, named the and accompanying prize, may, unmolested, come up before this city of Amsterdam, in order that they may repair, mend and re-victual their ship for their money and merchandise ; who, exhibiting to him his commission as above mentioned, together with special recommendations to that effect from the above mentioned Chevalier du Poinci to the Director-General, he could not and dare not refuse such permission ; which Capl" Geurt Tysen lay here for about the period of three months, and, meanwhile, having given, traded or sold some negroes to oneorpther of the inhabitants, subjects of this State, for wages, provisions and other effects, sailed again towards winter from this place, and has not been here since ; some of these negroes are already dead ; some have run away ; some are still on hand here, with divers inhabitants, as bond slaves, purchased and paid for, but most of these have been two, three or more times re-sold, and have changed masters. In consideration whereof, the Director-General and Council cannot, at the request of the aforesaid Juan Gaillardo, deprive the owners of any negroes thut have been bought, and bought over again and long since paid for, but it is resolved and concluded to inform the High and Mighty Lords, States- General and the Hon'"' Directors of the Incorporated West India Company precisely of the circumstances of the case, and to await their High Mightinesses and Mess" the Directors' further advice on the subject; meanwhile, to allow said Gaillardo copy hereof. Done in Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland. Ady as above. Was paraphed P. Stuyvesant. Beneath was : Agrees with the aforesaid resolution. ( Signed ), C. V. Ruyven, Secret^ Appendix 4; Reteired 26th April, 1668. Before me, Cornelis van Ruyven, Secretary in the employ of the General Incorporated West India Company in New Netherland, appeared Adriaen Jans', of Saraaskercken, which is a HOLLAND DOCUMENTS i IX. 89 village in Zealand, who. in the presence of the subscribing witnesses, at the request of Gallardo ferrara, a Spaniard, declares, attests and testifies that what follows is true and truthful : That m the year 1051, about the month of June, sailing in a Spanish advice boat bound from Carthagena to Campeachy, and from Campeachy on a full cruise in New Spain, the said boat was in the neighborhood of Cape St. Anthony, boarded and plundered by one Geurt rysen. with his ship and crew; further, that the deponent, with the boat aforesaid, on board which Captain Geurt Tysen had placed his Lieutenant Peter as Captain, came here in New Netherland, before the city of New Amsterdam, in the year 1G54, in or about October, loaded with mahogany, copper, and some canella; that on the voyage hither in said yacht, he heard from the sailors who were on board, that Captain Geurt Tyssen had taken a vessel with negroes on the coast of Jamaica, without knowing or hearing how many negroes or what other cargo the vessel had ; declares he cannot furnish any more special information or description of the aforesaid vessel. All which aforesaid the deponent declares to be true and truthful, and is ready, when required, to confirm the same by oath. In witness whereof he hath signed this with Daniel Polyn and Cay Swart, hereunto invited as witnesses. N^^ Amsterdam, in New Netherland, the 1" November, 1666. (Signed), The mark /j y of Adriaen Jans', Lower stood: made^^ by himself. Daniel Polyn and Cay Swart. Beneath wae: In my presence, and signed, Cornells van Ruyven, Secretary. Agrees with the Protocol. (Signed), C. V. Ruyven, Secrt\ Appendix (?: Reteiyea 26th April. 16i5 8. John Galliardo ferrara, burgher and inhabitant of the city of St. Lucar de Barnm.,l„ • and says, in answer, that the Governor did claim and' require thl I strive' t'": in orma.ons from Spain wherein are clearly mentioned the names of the private rs or pirates whom the Governor named ; and the reason that thev are not di,.in,.fi„ «„ •« T ^ ^ . in the Memoir is that the principal privateers Of theVhirmt^rhf/J^^^^ Jans, de Rafe and his comrade, de Cortisen, who hath confessed and declared hi nan e t e pI: Ve?e"7"' "':" "' •"'°""'^'°"' ^°^''^^" ^"'"P-- -'^ ^he Lieutena w.sn med Peter Vereyde, corresponding m age. station and appearance; and it is true that privatee'ror pirates carry no fixed names nor certain flags; your Honors, therefore, ought not to Z ire further, for the plundered negroes are found here, and further in ,h A ^ ! ,^ A...e,d.,„. b,r„,e ... „„„o™..e„ or .h.. eU y, l^^/T^Z^'^ZZ Til marks ol ll,e negroei , and. ia order to di.co«r Iho irulh. your Honor, r.„ 1.1, h ' . thereof both f,„™ hnrgher, and inhahit.nt, of thi. pl./e and h.^l, , 7 °'"''''' negro.., who, ., .oo„ .. the, heard of „e. caf f™L:. .y" „' , " fl" an'dl recognized them as well as they me, and said negroes sought m/f i . the, found ,„e, diver, p.r.one ling pre.ent, IZZ'ZTi ZndTe arof'L^Co'rtr,"' who, wthon. .„, .olieitation on „„ p.rt, a,.d. a declaration c„nt^ni„rnr Ih.: the ro'e' 30 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. contents of my informations, saying, therein, that they received five thousand pieces of eight exclusive of .!,« manufactured silver-ware, and two strings of large pearls, and that there were sixty negroes, 20 of whom were females and 40 males, and this is what the aforesaid sailor declared before the Commissary at this place; one Cooper, an inhabitant of this city and place, bemg also present; and here are two Dutchmen, to whom I am well known for they were comrades of the others who also plundered me and helped to take me prisoner': so that I say, should your Honors please to take other informations, they can easily he had. I shall wlimgly name the sailor, if your Honors require it, whom you can interrogate under oatn, touchmg the truth, referring myself, further, to my informations, which are just, real and true, and the aforesaid informations are directly presented and exhibited to your Honors that you may examine them and discover the truth from them ; and as I have found another seauKm, born at Flushing, who hath, these two years past, sailed with the Spaniards out of the Campeachy country, on the Indian coasts, whom said Cortisen took and brought into this per , loaded only with logwood, copperas and some parcels of cinnau.on. and being, meanwhile .n the pnvateer, he hath, divers times, heard the crew talk of my imprisonment, all of whom were very much rejoiced and glad of it, and wished heartily that we had all been killed- on the.r s-de, only one man was missing, aud eight of ours were killed, when the ship was captured. I request and pray your Honors to be pleased to attach and arrest said negroes, according to the Memoir and list thereof furnished your Honors, which contains the names of the.r present masters until the Lords S.ates-Ueneral shall have heard n,y suit, aud shall have ordered and answered your Honors in the premises. When I delivered your Honors the letters and documents of the Lords States-Oeneral. you said and answered, that said negroes could not be delivered to me, but that you would attach and arrest those at their masters unt.l further order; and whereas I request th.3 same to be done with all the remaining St. m.ss.ng negroes, to the nun.ber of GO. which is the number that was in said prize, w.th three thousand minted pieces of eight, also a pack of rouuaan worth one tho..sand p.eces of e.ght, together with one hundred a..d lif.y ounces of wrought or manufactured s.Iver-ware. such as d.shes. &c., used at table, and in eating, which were delivered up to me by he pr.souer when I .u.prisoned his Lieutenant at A.nsterdan.. I also request evidence of the tru h from the negroes belonging to me and the pilot nau.ed Antonio de Itiveras. and that the declarat.on „,ay be n.ade and the marks noted and taken down in my presence. 1 also request your Honors' answer to .ny notice, and this my Memorial, in order to .ieliver it to the btates- .enera and to reply again, in proper time, to your Honors; and if your Honors deu.and a bark, a, stated in your answer, and it. master use the same .iiligence as I have done (where.,, I have spent three years) to recover the pirate or his property, and. like me do h.s best, t ey will, without doubt, have good justice and law admini.to;ed .0 tni^' frpam, although .t .s quite notorious that the Spaniards do not like pirates nor live thereby .u.d .they happene-i to receive one. it may he because he ran into a harbor in India agninsi .sw.ll.ort utapTute was driven there by contrary winds, otherwise the person receT i g hun must defend and v.ndicate his act. or must pay for him. Therefore you have no exc ! or not restor.ng n.y property, which I see daily before my eyes, and I pray and beseech yo r Honors to be pleased to have pity aud con.passion on n.y poverty and that of n.y wifeC ch Idren. who must be in want of ,ny presence. -T.s an a.t of mercy ,0 grant me n"lre U : :s^^ Z ""' """ "'"' ""^ "' '"^ ""'"" '' "" '"" ••-•"- """''■ '•' - '"-- " HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 81 Copy of the L.St of Blacks which your Honors demanded of me. saying that you •ntendo attach the Negroes aforesaid in the handaof their ma'tefs so tZ the sa>d Negroes may not be alienated nor sold out of this country until further order, as stated. vuuuuy uum A. Francisco, who belonged to me, and is now in the possession of Thomas Hall ""l" Gasmte, who belonged to the pilot, and is now the Company's, '" " ' 7 '^Tw'rir'' ^''""^'"^ '" ' '^'''"^""' '"*^ '' "''' "'"' '^' '"'**" "^'^°"««""« «*'«^ Diego, or Jacob, was mine, and is now in the possession of NeeffiVsl ] G' or John, was mine, and is now with Verbets Barbara was the pilot's, and is now in the possession oV Jan Ma"r,'e"nV, ! Christopher was the pilot's, and is now in the hands of Oloff Stevens ! tbo"."^!^"'! .".".''" '"°''' ""' "" " '" ^"^' '''' --"belong';; Fernando was mine, and is now witV VeVslemVn ^r Be^Jkman"..' ? Balthazar, who belonged to the pilot, is now the (Jeneral's ! Manawasthe pilot's, and is now Augustine's or Vcrlet's 't:,::::,"t,.°:':'..''':.:!".':'::'.."'™ '"'- -^ "«""-»»i:^"ja»-b;;h, ' Mookinga was the pilot's, and is now at Fo"rt Orange', ^ John was the pilot's, and is now (Joverfs, ^ Maddina, «i>ciiin<'nt, tuprir, p. I. ] HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 33 tten answer, jsses' letters, I lawful and f France, in rtue of said tlierefor, and the negroes ioner, unless 'chasers and id the same le exhibited urt Tliysen. 10 has been Eindise were laid, is also any further her specified seed therein r, according hat Jan van , or can be pursuant to Secretary's s or seaman issioners, to ises. Netherland, s paraphed land. , Secrel^ Appendix?: ncneivetl 2r)f,li August, IB58. -g Extract from the Register of Resolutions of the Hon"" Director-General and Council of New Netherland, adopted in their Hon"'= Assembly, ou Friday 24"' August, A" 1G57. ■' '' In answer to the Exhibit of the Ambassador of his Spanish Majesty, presented to their Ili^h Mightinesses, the States-General, dated 3^ January, 1057, we say that Jan GaifLdo ferefa the Spanish pilot, hath furnished his Excellency, the Ambassador, with very erroneou information, to wit. that the Director-General and Council of New Netherland hT.rZ towards him from passion in refusing proper justice, or the examination w^^^^^^^^ the aforesaid Gaiilardo was willing to offer. The witnesses brought by him to tie ZeTarv" ofhce made their depositions there, copy whereof was furnished him. No more witnesL then appeared, certainly not before the Secretary of the Director-General and Coundl who ex-olfico. does not refuse to receive and record any person's testimony ' Jy t"" T ""*"'' °^ Ihe Ambassador's Exhibit or Memorial, as well that dated ^^. January iC>o7, as the previous one dated IV December, 1G55. presented to their Hi„h M . ! '''^' imp.ying that Captain Dastiaen RaalT. alias Martyn B.Lr en and is ." !tena f ^^ =;rs:;;\-rj;iLttr-j;-^ are again, claime.' by the aforesaid Jm (J. Il-.r,)„ n« i ■ "'"^,^/'""'"°' S were last year, and 10 ro»i,» proinpl, ....k-k ami lull i,..lic,.. Tl,« lir,t ,.„,,ir„ M, , """"'"'' T,.,„ »„, no, l,„„ i„ ,|„™ or four ,,,,„ .i,,c„ L , ,^1,, T'' """"'""'' "' "'"" I'i— ■■■-' <' ci, ,„ ,jz ; : t/;^: ic „r:r:i ;:;:;:''7::;': '" "" M:::i:;i: ;::: ,:^;7::':,;';r ;" "- —^ - t"- -^ '■»- -•"^^^'«:'^:. 84 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. thinks pnper. And in order to prevent llie aforesaid Gaillardo's sinister accusation, and to avoid any furtlier blame, tlie Director-General and Council hereby appoint and qualify Councillor Peter Tonneman,' the tvvo ruling Burgomasters and the presiding Schepen of this city, to be judges between the aforesaid Jan Gaillardo and whomsoever he shall summon before the said Commissioners, and with them. Secretary van Itiiyven to act as their .Secretary in the matters aforesaid, and to have a casting vote in case opinions happen to be equal. Thus done at the meeting of the Ilon'"-^ Director-Geiieral and Council, liolden in Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland, the 21"' of August, A» 1G57. Agrees with the aforesaid resolution. C. V. [luvvEN, Secr^. Appotnlix 8 : RccoivoJ 2 0111 August, lf,5& Copy of the Answer and Reply of Juan Gallardo ferera, a Spaniard, burgher and inhabitant o' Lucar de Berrameda, translated into our Dutch language from the Spanish, so far as the same can bo rightly understood and comprehended. I, Juan Gallardo ferrara, burgher of St. Lucar de Berrameda, do say that I have submitted my right and my just cause in law to your Honors in the Memorial annexed hereunto, as I had already exhibited it to you last year. A" 1050, which I again present to your Honors; and to your Honors' assertion and answer that it is not true that I brought the two sailors, who were then ready and prepared to liave their testimony of the truth taken down by the Secretary (I say), that it is, nevertheless, true that I did bring them before the Secretary, to be examined and heard under oath, which aforesaid Secretary then said, and gave for answer from your Honor, meaning thereby the Hon Director-General, that he was forbidden to examine or to liear the persons aforesaid; wherefore I communicate and exhibit herewith to your Honors their declarations and evidence in French. Your Honors say and answer that I must seek the negroes in question from their masters or owners, or wlierever else I please. I have not to seek them from them nor from any person other than your Honor, who is Governor of this Province and place, and the Council iv/io l„n-c Jn/dial said nrgrois hncin Jaiuii,lai.,l in IMfl, ,i.„l i. f„ui,.I, in Jaiiimry. lf,57, « ,n.mlwr of th.i Su|.r.m.. C.un, ■I ..f N,.w .N\.|lu.rla.i,l. On tl.u 5ll. A..KU.I, l(l.;u, l.e w«, H«,,rn .lurili' of tlio c.ly of New An.HU.i-.lHn.. II.. wa« tl,c tir.t ,„Ts..n m till tlu.t ..lli,.,., ,.n.I .■untiu 1 in It uniil Ih., r...lu,.ti..n oflho ronnlry in l.ifll. Me (nok Ih,. ,mil, u, il,., K„«li,l, i„ (i,inl,..,. „f timt. y,nr, nn.l in K.^.tnln r f..|l..«inir .ail,,! f„r IIuII.d.I in til.. .Inp V^ili,. acall„!,/„m; Jl„'ury of Nm A',lh,rUnd, 1I„ a71, 371, rri; XroVork CMni^t DocumtnU, III., 7(1; .\«w-l'i/ri (Jintral h'nlrii; I., 76. — Ku, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 85 and tln-ther whereby I have lost considerably, have contributed to the great injury even of mv Dated at Manhatan, the 20'" day of the mouth of August, Anno 1G57. On one side was : (Signed), Juan Gallahdo ferkara. (Signed), Pieter Tonneman, Joseph d 'Acosta. ^^Aft^r collating this with the translation from the Spanish, it is found to agree C- V. RuYVEN, Secret'. Ap penili» 9: lUwhei 2Bt!i Ap ril, 1 «68. grave censure of themsTr and t W o l"' "" I'^'T T ""' '"^"" '"'^'•''"-'«' "> ^''" tl^e lir.. place, to vin.ii. i eml C „m T ti' " T 1 '' ""."""" "'« "^''•^^^''y' "' ^•"I'^'^'^tion. as the above m 2 o , . ' r P'»ce. to demand some justice and Knowledg.:. decide. "^ Commissioners shall, in equity, according to their ''--:.! and Cou ™n u , r ;r' .f'"" """'T'^^' ""-'y- '""t the Direc.or- -l l-.Hnu o( wit ess w^^^^^^^^ ""' '" """ '" ''-'y'"« J-'^l'^'e or iu not examning August, thai ihc Socrelnry wasLl il; 1 \ ?"] .'" , """"" ""'' '"'''^ "'" "'« ^'J'" Inx i..l.-.'lH.ud UMl wi, k . ''"'"''"'.''''•" ''>■ "'*■ l"rc-lor.(icnerai to h-ar his witnesses. This, c:u ..uir :„;'.:: :;;;:':: ^r-t- «■" >- "- i-a-pbie. , m.... z |M..i(SL lo i.ilu- tli.> Iruubio to hour and examine — 86 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. first, Secretary Cornelis V!in Ruyven, nnd to ask him whether the Director-General and vyouncil ever forbade him to take any evidence, and especially that which Jan Gaiilardo ferrare was willing to produce. Secondly, tlie witness himself, whom Jan ferrare hath produced, or is willing to produce, and it will be found that one, having given his deposition and declaration, it was recorded by the Secretary, who furnished him, ferrare, with an extract from it. Thirdly, if you will please to examine and to hear the accuser himself, as to the language and expressions the Secretary used when he stated that the Director-General had forbade him to hear his witnesses, that falsehood will be sufficiently evident if Mess" the Commissioners will please to observe that one witness being heard, and the other not having anything else to testify, what advantage or damage it could be to the Director-General whether this other were heard or not. Certainly this falsehood demands a special proof or correction. In the second place the Director-General and Council declare to be false and untrue the assertion of Jan Gallardo that the Governor and Council of this Province and place declared the negroes herein demanded, good prize; these are his own expressions. This point demands special proof or else due correction. The Director-General and Council have never troubled themselves, nor have had any cause to trouble themselves with confiscating or declaring, as prize, any ship or property of any other prince or potentate which hath arrived here accidentally. The Director-General and Council never inquired whether the Captain was a Hollander and the prize a Spaniard ; it is, therefore, not gainsaid, and in their opinion it is a matter of little importance. The commission by virtue of which Captain Geurt Tysen said the prize was captured, was exhibited to the Din .or-General and Council and appeared to be a French commission, granted and signed Chevalier du Foincy, and on the face, Consulier and Luytenant-General of the King of France for the islands oi America and Hereditary Governor of St. Christophers; the continuation of the commission empowering Captain Geurt Tysen to do as he had done, and the Director- General and Council presume that in virtue of the t.-eaty and alliance then existing between his Majesty of France and their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General, they could not refuse what they granted to a Captain coming here with a French ting and commission, although he were a Dutchman or a person of any other nation whatsoever ; to wit : to repair before this city and to depart when he pleased ; meanwhile, to pur-'huse, for his money and wares, whatever he may require, which, as the Director-(!eneral and Council are informed, is not refused to any Frenchman or to any one coming, or who have heretofore come, with a French commission, into any ports within their High Mightinesses' jurisdiction ; therefore, we cannot refuse it unless their High Mightinesses he pleased previously to give, or to send, us orders to the contrary, which we, then, as dutiful subjects, shall observe nnd obey. Here the Director-General and Council mention nnd say, as they have already stated in the previous and last answer, dated St"" August, until bitter informed by other laws or order, that they cannot conceive their subjects, much less themselves, as Director-tieneral and Council, to be bound to restore to, or pay Jan de ferrere for, any negroes or goods sold or bartered by Captain Geurt Tysen to the Company or any of its subjects, unless the first, second or third purchaser or present owner in possession be satisfied therefor, which Jnn Gaiilardo de ferrare seems to demand in his last answer or reply, date!)"' August. The reasons to that ell'ect alleged by him are too frivolous to merit scarcjly any reply. 3 leneral and 1 Gaiilardu to produce, et'orded by nguiige nnd ade him to sioners will ing else to other were untrue the ce declared Thia point I any cause irty of any eneral and iard ; it is, ;ommis8ion )ited to the and signed j; of France inuation of 3 Director- etween liis not refuse ithough he pair before and wares, nu*d, is not h a French we cannot a orders to ateil in the order, that d Council, artered by nd or third de frrraro liiat tlU-ci HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : IX. 87 Admit ed and granted that Geurt Tysen is a Hollander, a Zealander, or a native of Overysse the question is: Cannot he or any other Dutchman seek service and commission from another chr.st.an prince or potentate? The Director-General and Council, until better nformed and advised in the premises, apprehend that he can. This, or the contrary being he case, the above named de feirare. as plainMff, hath no cause of action against the ofrector' General and Council herein as defendants, but against Geurt Tysen alone, whom n I nclusion of his writing, he says he had a long time in prison in Amster am ; or again plaintiff s allegation, with some French commission. ^ (ienlTaroTlTted^N'T',''!'*' "'fl""; '''' ''''' ''''' ^^■S'^''-sses, the Lords States- .eneral of the United Netherlands, and the Burgomasters had commanded and ordered such res tution of negroes, is alleged by him under an absolute mistake. Quick dispatch and full jas ice were and are never refused to the plaintiff. It is impossible for the D^or-Ge iJ and Council, pursuant to the aforesaid orders, to send over Geurt Tysen, ,..;. lij, beauT IS absent and has not been here in o years. And the plaintiff- says, fn hisl-oncluC that I e had h.m or his Lieutenant. Geurt Tysen. a long time in prison at Amsterdam; wher ore was he not holden and prosecuted in due form of law. wnereiore was The expenses and trouble of his voyage over and hither, the plaintiff" must charge to himself and consequently not impute or attribute to, much less deman I of the DirectorSener ^a d Council, who now, for the second time, cannot alFord him any quicker or othe comn emenr f justice, answer or satisfaction than was given him last year w'hen the expensesTfirbo rd arn^r/^H V" ^'^*^'^'-«'^--' -^ Council, and his passage was^. ^^.re t ^ «„ j The Director-General and Council offered the plaintiff- or Petitioner, ferrare i„ th.i. meeting of the 24th of August, not only a copy of L Memorial a'r apert but e L ';': originals, as they were transmitted in duplicate, but he refused to accept "hem. Ihis being what the Director-General and Council have .ieemed expedient, at this time to rejoin to the answer or reply of Jan Gallardo de ferrare. they authorii and o der hi F Jc a to make use o the further provisions of law against him. and to proceed agains s sini e fnvoous and false acx-usations before the Commissioners, accord ng to thf statu Done Amsterdam, in New Netherland. as above. swuuies. uone. Agrees with the resolution aforesaid. C. V. IJuvvEN, Secretary. Ap|wi,lix_10^:_H(-r■'■"•' I''""'""*' ""«■ »' "■« country u ,s, a„d who own ihuii, ,„.,„,„cl, ;„ ,|„., ,,„„,„ ,„,„, „, , ,_ 40 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. the owners mny npply to those who have declared the prize good, or to him who sold them, who is a Hollander, and has a brother named Jan van Campeu in the city of Anisierdam, a Captain of a ship of war bflonging to the States. And as I say, that a year has expired since I have gained my cause without being able to enjoy my just right, and I have neei of no further delay or postponement, so Mess", the Commissioners, will please to decide according to jquity; and should such bo against me, I appeal now, henceforth, to higher judges or courts, who most agree with my right, and I demand copy of this, my Memorial, authenticated and signed by the Secretary, who must, above all, be believed ; and I also demand copy of my other Memorial dated 21)"' August, Oi" this present year. Done in the city of Manhattans the li)'" September, 1G57. (Signed), Juan Gallardo feuuaka. We, the undersigned, by request, and as deputed herein, have, to the best of our understanding and comprehension, translated from the Spanish into our Low Dutcli language this preceding answer of Jan Gallardo, a Spaniard, conlra, the Hon'''" Director-General, I'elrus Sluivesant and Council, and in heir name against the IIon'''<^ Directors of the Incorporaicd Weril, ICifiR. To Mess" the Commissioners appointed and qualifitd in the matter f Jan Gallardo ferrare, a Spaniard. Hon'''' Sirs. Whereas, I loam from the Meniuriai presented by the Ambassador of his Majesty of Spain to their High Migbiinesses the Lords States-General dated 0'' January, Ki'j?, that Jan Gallardo f.'rrnre hath grossly misinlornied his Excellency, the said Ambassador, and sinisterly accused me of having declined recording tiie declarations of persons whom he, (iallardo, hath brought before me, which he repeats, (k novo, in the writing he gave in yesterday at your Honors meeting; wherein he further adds, that 1 answered him, Gallardo, that I was forbidden by the Director-d'eneral to hear the witnesses, or to sign their deelnralion. In the first place, I declare as liie irutli, Hint I have n;'ver been forbi9 luve neeJ of ^•^[ le according r judges or itlienticiited 1 copy of my ihattans the 1 FEnUAIlA. H est of our 1 :h language eral, I'elrus 1 acorporalfd and and to 1 lonors will S red, which, S le hsreunto '^B the hest of 1 Unsterdam, 1 NNEMAV, ^B LCOSTA. :|aH HOLLAIifD DOCUMENTS: IX. 41 Saij Jan Gallardo brought before me, in November. 1666, one Adriaen Jansen of Saraas^ercken, and requested me to sign his declaration, which I immediately did, and h n.'lec Gallardo a copy of sa.d deposition. After that, Jan Gallardo returned with ^ne N cTe nernaerd . ^re..chman, and asked me to record his declaration also. Whereupon had N.colaes Dernaerd told by a soldier speaking the French language, to re -^n on he „ex Sal wuh an Interpreter, in order to understand him thoroughly ^,1.1 to mj knowledge ever p ei^'T.: r: tv r""^';?°'"^ ^^^"-^^^ "^"'"- ^-^ - -'^ Bemaii is :ti your Honors '' "'" ""^ ''''''''' ''''' '^'^ '"''^ '^ --""^'l «"d a«ked by JimSlhll^""'""' '° ^'«" "^ ''^'='"^"''°" "'^'^" "« --'^ -^'^e at the request of G^:X':nit::^:r,t;;- ::;:;; '- -^^^ ^ ^-'--- - - ^-- -^ ^a„ ob^!:::^;!^'^::::^;: rziir "^""'^ ^^^"^^' -^ '^^ ^^'^" ' ''°^^' ^^ ^^-^^ '« Your Honors' servant, C. V. RuyvEN. Appendix 12: necolvea 26th^pril, 1BJ8. Extraordinary Meeting holden at the City hall. Amsterdam, in New Netherland on lues ay afternoon, the fourth September. 1657. Presen e s" rhrH:'e^Diri"t''r''' ^r'^v';°""^'"^"'^"""^^"-'» thnim rf Oil the requisition of the Hon. Cornells van Ruyven. Secretary of the Hon- Director-Generol and Council of New Netherland, is sumnioned Nifo " Bernardt, to answer truly the following questions : First. Did Cornells van Ruyven, Secretarv nf tha v i r. ir,.„- Dir,c,o,-Oe„eria„; cZ 7,r n1 J^^fZZ'Z'' T"?'"*"' "" """'"«• N«l,„,l„„d, ,.ru,e ,0 .is ^i„„,„„. i,Z S°,",T'Zcl° """T' """ •"" ..»u'.. ,ieci„„„i„„. w„io„ ,. „i.,„„ „ „„^, ,„r 3' ;, ^oTziu::'^ '°-°"°" ^ lit the request o( Jan Gailliardo ? ^ aeciaration. Secondly. How often was he to the aforesaid Secretary Answers • He wn« «ni . . to make a declaration, at the request of Fan tnrt T \ T ^ """"^ '° "'^ ''^^"^- early, to-morrow, as aforesaid. TlIIRDLV. Did IR. return on the following day. as the No. toocretiiry Imd appointed / Vol. H. q 42 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. The foregoing being read substnntinlly two several times to him in French, in presence of the above named Commissioners, he declares the same to be true and truthful. In testimony whereof, he hath subscribed this with his usual mark and confirmed it with solemn oath, at the hands of the Fiscal, Nicasiu. i Sille. Done the day, year and place as above. Beneath was : The mark of Nicolaes Bernardt, made by himself, in presence of the aforesaid Commissioners. Lower stood : To my knowledge, Timotheus Gabry, Secretary of Amsterdam, in New Netherland. Upon collating, found to agree with the original. (Signed), Timotheus Gabry, Secrete Appendix 13: ReofiTcd 2Glh April, IfiSR^ Whereas, the Director-General and Council of New Netherland have been pleased, by their Resolution, dated 24"* of August last, to commission and qualify us as judges between Joan Gallardo de ferrara, inhabitant of the city of St. Lucar de Berrameda, and those he would cite and summon before us in the matter of the negroes claimed by him ; we, in the quality aforesaid, have considered and read the exhibits, documents and papers produced by the above named Gallardo, as plaintiff", on the one side, and the writings in answer of the aforesaid Director-General and Council, as defendants, on the other side, and find that the plaintill' demands restitution of some negroes traded off here in the year 1652, by one Captain Geurt Tysen, which negroes he, by his writing in reply, dated 29"" August, says he demands, not from the actual owners or possessors thereof, but from the Hon""'' Director-General and Council aforesaid, who, as he alleges, demanded said negroes here, and have declared the same good prize. Which being replied to by the Director-General and Council in date, 4"" September, they declare it to be false and untrue that the Director-General of this Province required here the negroes in question and declared them to be good prize; that, in August, in the year 1G52, a French privateer named Geurt Tysen came up to the Narrows here, with a commission from Chevalier de Poinci, bringing with him a Spanish prize ; he, as a servant of the Crown of France, requested to be allowed to provide himself with necessaries for money or goods, which, they say, they dare not refuse him out of respect for the alliance and friendship between the aforesaid Crown of France and the High and Mighty Lords States-General. This Geurt Tysen, after he had provided himself here with necessaries, in exchange for some negroes and other merchandise, sailed in the forepart of the winter, as is more fully set forth in the above mentioned rescript. Demanding, therefore, that the plaintiff prove his assertion that tne Director-General and Council of New Netherland required the negroes here, and declared them good prize. Whereupon, the plaintiff", Jan Gallardo, being this day summoned before us, was asked, through Moses de Lucena, the Interpreter, how could he prove that the Director-General and Council of this Province aforesaid, had required here and declared the negroes good prize, as he hath alleged in his above mentioned writing. This was at first denied by him, saying tliMt he did not so state or write, but, after reflecting a little, he said that he at first did not clearly presence of 1 testimony oath, at tlie e aforesaid iherland. , Secret'. 3d, by their ween Joan le he would the quality y the above e aforesaid he plaintiir )tain Geurt imands, not ind Council same good September, quired here year IGSa, lission from ! Crown of lods, which, etween the eurt Tysen, 8 and other the above n that tne id declared was asked, ieneral and good prize, saying that not clearly HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : IX. 48 comprehend the meaning, but that it was true that the General and Council had required the negroes here, and declared them good prize. Whereupon he was again asked what proof had he of it? He answered that the negroes themselves said it was a Spanisli prize, and that the General ought not to allow him to come up, as he was a Hollander, and the prize Spanish property. And, further, had the General not declared the prize good, that the negroes had not been found here. Whereas, the aforesaid the plaintiff's answer is little or nothing to the purpose, it is by us resolved and concluded, before delivering definitive judgment on the matter in question, to cause the plaintiff, Jan Gallardo, to be notilied and informed, that within the space of 14 days or earlier, if possible, he shall prove that the Director-General and Council have required the negroes here, and declared the same good prize; which being done, or in default thereof, judgment shall then be pronounced according to the exigency of the case. Thus done in the city hall of this city Amsterdam, in New Netherland, the 22°'' October, A° 1G67. Reconsidered and agreed to the 23'' ditto. (Signed), Pieter Tonneman, Allakd Anthony,' P. L. VAN DEii Grift,' Hendrick Janssen van der Vin. Upon collating this with the original subscribed as above this day, the same is found to agree. C. V. RUYVEN. At the meeting of the above mentioned Commissioners appeared the Hon'"' Nicasuis de Sille, who ex-oHicio demands that Jan Gallardo shall be ordered to remain until he prove that the Director-General and Council of New Netherland had required here and declared good prize the negroes by him claimed. Which being taken into deliberation, the demand is found consistent with justice, and accordingly the same is allowed and granted to the Fiscal, and Gallardo is ordered not to depart before he hath complied with the request of the Fiscal therein. Thus done in the city hall of this city the 23'" October, A" 1G57. Upon duly collating the preceding it is found to agree with the record of the minutes kept in the Assembly of the above mentioned Commissioners by me. C. V. RuYVEN, Secref* ' Allakd Anthony was a merchant in New AmatorJam. He filleJ the oflico of Schepen in li35a ; of Burgomaster from 1C55 to IGti) ; uud of eity Sohout or Shcrilf from ltiii2 to 1673. From one cause or another he was very unj.opular with the mnjority of the citizens, am\ in the execution of liis duties as Sheritf was so exaotin^' and eevcre that omong th« lower classes he went by the name of The IJ.in^iuan. Ho died in 1085. Valentine'H IJUtory of A-ew-Yuri; 1)7. M'MLis LuKNDtKTZKN VAN BKB Giiii-T wa. a property-holder in New Amsterdam in H;44. He' afterwards sailed from Holland in eoromand of the West India Company's ship the Or,at Girrit, on Christmas day, UlIC, and arrived at the Manhat- tans 11th May, lt;47, with Peter Stuyvesant, tlio new Uoveruor, by whom he was appointed naval agenU Ho next became • trader ; served us Schepen in ICSy, lOJl, and Hurgomaster in ltiS7, 1068, 1001 and 1004. Uo resided, in New Amsterdam, ou the west skle of Broadway, in the vicinity of what is now Trinity ehureh. his properly running west to the river; his place of business was in I'eail, near Uroad-street He remained in the country until 1671, when he returned to I'urop'e and his agent, disposed of his property in the eity of New-York. O'CaUaghan, Uittory of K.w X th„UnJ, II.. 21. 5S3 j Nf«-York OouH 0/ Auiie, 020 ; V'atcntint't A'ete - I'ori-, 101. — Ed. ■% :* 44 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. AppeiiJi» A : Reeeiytd 26th April. 1656. We, the undersigned skipper and seamen, declare tliat on this day, the IS"- of July of thid present year 1652, we presented ourselves before Consul Jacome van den Hove, residing, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, in this city of Cadis, and have reported to the -•-' Consul that we, whilst navigating a ketch, with a permit from the General of New Neti.erland, from said Province to Caymaynos, to fetch tortoise, which having taken in, we proceeded on our voyage to St. Eustatia, but being come about 10 leagues above St. Jago de Cuba, were taken by a Spanish ship and carried into St. Jago aforesaid, and there made prize by the Governor and sold; and so forth by Carthagena and Havana have come here. After having reported the foregoing to said Consul, he gave us the following answer, that he hath taken legal advice hereupon who say, that nothing can be done in the matter here, but it must be justified in his Royal Majesty's court iind in his Council for the Indies. And whereas we, coming from a lost voyage, have neither means nor time for such purpose, said Consul considers it best to forward us to Patria, and to notify the same to our interested friends, so that the case may be managed and concluded by their High Mightinesses with the resident Ambassador of the King of Spain. Thus done iu Cadiz on the day and year aforesaid. Subscribed with divers hands and marks Skipper Dirck Dircksen, William Ely, Tliis*|*is the mark of Hendrick Bevert, This Y is the mark of Jan Mores. Beneath was: Agrees with the original. (Signed), J. V. Hove. 4 Upon duly collating this it is found to agree by me. C. V. RuYVEN, Secret^ App«n<1ii B. Pbtuus Stcvvesant, Director-rieneral of New Nelherland, Curasao, Bonayro, Aruba and the dependencies th.-reof, on the part of the High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, and the Hon-"' Directors of the General Incorporated West India Company : To all those who shall hear, see or read these, Greeting: Be it known that, for the advancement of trade and commerce betw.en this, our intrusted government and other neighbors, \Ve have thought proper and nec.-SRary to equip and prepare and to send direct from this place to the island of Ourns^ao, the yacht named the Hum, whereunto we, first '.f „||, requiring a fit and proper peison to command said yacht as skipper and chief, and to navigate her; Therefore, We, on the good report and infnriiation furnii.hed of the person of Carsten .le..K.n«en, of Amsterdam, having been heretofore in our service as pilot of the ship Print mUm, in which h^ hath given us full .atisfaclion, have commiisioned and appointed hitn for HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. munitions of war as she requires „Tri„n /' " '""" ""'^ ^° P^"^''^^ ^'"' ""c^ n>anned and fitted out. to procld on a v„v„ 7/ " '''"'° '^'•■'^°'' '° "«' ^^'^ when so and thence hae. here'. ^Z^tZ: IStlra ror^d ^l^it^^^'^^^ .^ '"7^^°' that the European di.ere„rihtS^etet;r„^^^^^ being required only to stand on self defencP W *'°"\"'*' °"« '"'^ «"""ged nnd settled, subjects, and have requested and entreated ain'.i J ' "T'"''"^^ ^'" ""^^ require all our acknowledge and recognize the aforesaTc^^^^^^^^ T"'"' ''°'""°" ""^ ^"P'-"^ »« not to hinder nor obstruct hi or h" w a J^^^^^^ '" "^' " '^ '^ ^-"^^^ ^l-'i^ed. to be aiding and helping. i„ everZif ntt "." ^'"""^'""^ ''^'^'^^S, but rather done in our regard, we shall, on shnihT^ccasion ^'^ " '"''^"^ ""'""*"' ^'^'^^ *'«'"g usual hand and seal, this IG- June a' ICsTin Amr7"" T' "*""• ^'^^" ""'^^ «" The original was signed, ' ^'"«'«^''«'"' '° New Netherland. P. Stuyvesant. u.le„ obliged o, f„,„d, „,,i.t ,„, , °;;2 ^■'^'™;j°"'""8 "' •"■y <"'"' i'laud. or p,„.., n, ":r;r, ::rj5i' ztrr::, rr- r" "-i' ■" »- -- « -«■ -« .. go a.l,„re before ,bo.e ret.rn on bor, T',, 1 "^ '"'" " ""«'" °"'" »"» »' }'<" crew »belh., friend, or .„e„,i.. .re duelling 1"' ' °""""'" ""■"""' "'" '°"<- '" '>'"■ •"■! -;;. .^. .... „. eo„„„,e„„ ,..d, KeeX".:.iS:'::;o*d" LI: .Td-iir:: »nd 1» no cn„ enter ,h„ „„„ nnlil le 1^ 'n ' f T ' '":'''" "'" "'''"•■■"'■I '"I' .■.».pie.' l.l.nd 1. ..ill oeeupied l,,Lr pe pte ' "'"' '"'""''••»"' '-'"■' "'"• "" f". on .!» 46 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 6. After delivering our despatch to Vice-Director Kodenborch, with the accompanying grain, he shall get ready, without any delay, to return hither, and request Mr. Kodenborch to have the vessel quickly discharged and loaded with timber or salt, the last in preference, as it is greatly needed. 6. He shall not leave any of the people who accompany him, on the Island of Curasao, except by their absolute consent, and with others in their stead capable of navigating the yacht oa her return voyage ; nor sail from Cura9ao to any other places, nor suffer himself to be otherwise employed, but return hither in the most speedy manner, as the knowledge of the state of the island is of particular importance to us. Dated Amsterdam, in New Netherland, this 24"' June, A" 1654. (Signed), P. Stuyvksant. Honorable, Valiant, Prudent and Right Worshipful Petrus Stuyvesant, Director-General of Curasao, New Netherland, and their dependencies. Sir, It will be agreeable and pleasing to me to hear of your health. Thank God, mine is good. The case is, that I was sent, with the yacht the Ilacn, under your commission and instruction, and by your Honor's order, to the Island of Curagao, where I arrived in safety, and on my return voyage was captured by three Spanish ships, and carried to St. Domingo, where I, in your name, protested in the strongest manner for the loss of my voyage, the violation of my Lord and master's advice, and all lurlher losses and damages, and for whatever else I might happen to suffer until I should arrive in safety at New Netherland, to communicate my complaints to your Honor, and that your Honor may proceed further therein as you may deem proper, which complaints I 'lavo laid before the Directors. Secondly, alter my arrival, I cannot report to your Honor how their Honors shall order, whether they will demand satisfaction from the Ambass idor at the Hague or from the King of Spain. Should it succeed, I shall let you know with ail Jiligence. I shall conclude here, and commend your Honor, your Lady and children to the prol-ction of the Most High. Always your afftctionate servant, (Signed), Carstkn Jkkobnssm. Datod 25"" May, A» 1057. Amsterdam. Found, upon collating, to agree with the original, dated and signed as above. C. V. lluvvKN, Secret'. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX, 47 [YVESANT. Resolution of the States-General. t From lb. K,gi.te, of W«, Indl. Affair., 1663- ,6«8, .„ «,. Eoy.I Archlvo, .t U>. ll.g„,. j Friday, 26"' April, 1668. ro,.. ,ei. Received a letter frr^ the Directors of the West India Company Chamber at Amsterdam, wntten there the 26- instant, and with it a despatch of the l^S GenTra and n,„e.«. Of N.W Council of New Netherland, dated 20'" October hst wirh k ^ Neihfri.nd. ;„ i . '-'i-iooer last, With and besides some inciosures in answer to their High Mightinesses' letter of the 25'- JanuarTof last year, and, consequently, information on the subject of a certain Memorrnl nf m o ^' / r-General of ■^ ■■ ♦ ..».. BH0SNS8M. Resolution of the States-General Friday, a"* May, 1058. it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid letf.rnnH, \^'^'''^'""««=«n'"dered, H„,,.„..„a .he, „i,„ ,,ig „.,.. crrorr. *i::"3 x:tr c::"- •"" *•'•■«' "' » - "•• " I... ... ~.. h,r. »u ~ .^^^ ?"""•"•"' "■ " " •' .1.1 n. „.i •■. M„„„,. „i.™, .„ „,„ .^„,...',.„„, ' , ^ ,"uJl , ^;; L""'"'' "'™"" "•"•'' • J'" 48 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Jiesoluiioii of t7i£ States -General. t From tbo Be^later of Weat Indls Affiiln, 1W3 — 1063, In the Bojral Arobirea aUhn Hapio. ] Friday, 31" May, 1C58. Folio 208. Read at the meeting the Petition of the Directors of the West India Company, erS. praying that the exporti.tion and sending of arms and munitions of war from this country to New Netherland, may be prohibited by proclamation. Which, being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid Petition be placed in the hands of Mess" Huygens and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of the said Company, to inspect, e-xamine and report thereon. lie-solution of tiie States -Gen^ml. [ From Ihe UoifinUir of Waal India Affalra, 1083 — 1008, la Uie Rojal ArchlTM tt Iho Hague. ] Thursday, G"- June, 1668. Folio -21.3. Heard the report of Mess" Huygens and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the aflairs of the West India Company, having, agreeably to their resolution of Arma lo Now Ntt- ^''^ •"^" '^'"y '***'' '"spectcd and examined the petition presented on the same day ihoriand. ^^ j|,gj^ jjj^j, Mightiucsses, in the name and on behalf of the Directors of the West India Company, requesting that their High Mightinesses will prohibit, by proclamation, the exportation of arms and munitions of war from this country to New Netherland. Which being considered, it h resolved and concluded that the relroacla in the matters aforesaid shall be examined. Return of Loans effected on account of the Oolonie on the Delaware. [ Frnm llie Ilundl* ladonwl Vtrm>uiU4 SIMsm rtMiwiMfa it OoUmit tan If. \iltrkm4t. No. 18, In lb* Slad Uuyt, Amalrrdkni. ] iioiiMid nocununia, Moueys received on account of the City's Colonie planted in New Netherland, ^^'^"' on iniorest at 3i per cent., whereon a year's interest has accrued. A" 16fi7. I" April. From Burgomaster Cornells van Vlooswyck, fl. 3,000 " Agatha van Ousthoorn, widow of Mr. Iloelotf Bicker, 3,000 O"" May. From the Superiulendents oi Orphans, for account of Margnreta, daughter of Gysbert CorneliMen Fuyck, fl. 9,000 Andries Boelissen, 3,(i(i() 12,00(t Amount curried forward, fl. Ib.OUtt ia Company, rar from this lonsidered, it as" Huygens y, to inspect, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS J XV., XVI. aq Amount brought forward -, ^ (>"■ June. From the Superintendents of Orphans, for account of CoVneHs'ReVndrs ' ' son of General Carel Reyniers,.. , * 12 000 lO'" July. From the Superintendents of Orphans, on account of Mr." vanSwieten's daughter, 1668. 6'000 Sl«June. From the Managers of St. Peter's Hospital ^qqqq IS'hJuiy. From the SuperintendenU of Orphans, on account "of* Symon van Neck, fl ^ ooo Arnout Hudde '_ ' 3500 Pieter Pietersen Deeckencnmer's child 4-500 Tlie year's interest due on this sum amcunU, at Hi per cent., to 10,000 fl. 66,000 ■ IWIIBIIIII.M fl. 1,960 Mightinesses' resolution of lie same day ectors of the roclamntion, ind. Which oresaid siiall )are. ' Netherland, ued. . n. 3,000 3,000 ». lO i(> 12,000 . a. ib.ooo Vke.Director Alricl>^ to the Co,nmu^ie,'e of the Cohnie on the Delaware River. Honorable, Worshipful, Wise, Prudent Gentlemen. j.o,,.„^d Doo™™,.. My '"'to y""/ "1"°" ^'" '^«'«'J th« Se- of June, and went with the ship the wn« ^ ,«i : '^ 1 S"«»^ AdolffWyngaert, skipper, whose departure, notwithstanding he 3 he arred" T, * T "P"""« ""' '*'"»• '° -"-q-"- of his disabled conSftion when he arrived, was delayed over U days longer by unfavorable «ind and weather I hone :r ^ t:; thet it^.'°^^ ""™^'^ -^'^ "" ^-« -^^-^ -^^-^ ■- '- — ' wnrrd 1. The provisions brought over, from time to time, by tb- ardv'n. vessels are berom« vpr, snuce. through great consumption, let alone the fact t'hat in the rln " nrof herrat wa« required for the soldiers a,,d civil officers was little thought of. ' \onr Monor. had heretofore ordered that Beeckman should be employed in the purchnsin. 01 .'rov.s,ons at the Manhatta.-s- He is now placed at. or in Fort Alt nu' as . e-Di or '^ i.:.n :r W;t;:':v'^V''":"r": -"PP-'^q^i-P'enty .. .he Manh^Cu.nt so th. we sh., be sorely distressed in ^::!:^:' n.^:^::^^ :^'^:::z Vol II. "•"**"'°""« P'*"^' ^"^°»her producU which grow here, we may have ba.i so NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. years by a short crop, the worm and other ill-luck, excessive drought, continual rain, severe sickness, etc"., for it has already occurred here that the worm has appeared in vast quantities and seriously injured the crops and gardens; much grain has been ruined by long rains, and in consequence of severe and general sickness, srarcely COO skepels have been saved, where 900 have been sown. Rye is worth here at least nine guilders the sack, which is equal to 334 guilders the Imt. White peas 7J or 8 gl. the sack. Little or no butter is to be had here ; cheese, less ; and whenever any one is about going on a journey, he can hardly get anything more than dry bread, or he must just carry along a pot or kettle to cook some food. This, frequently, time does not permit. Therefore, once more, as a reminder ur repetition, it were well that some rye-meal, groats and cheese, etc"., were sent in all the ships. 3. [ have appointed Mr. Inojossa to go to the Manhattans; I shall, by this occasion, demand the original deeds of this place ; also, learn what is to be done for the purchase of the lands at the Whorekill, and speak about the price of 8 or 10 cattle, including 2 horses which were received with the fort, but never sent for and were given out on halves to the Swedes. Therefore, as horses are necessarily required here for agriculture, means should be devised and the opportunity of vessels seized, to obtain a good supply of horses and salt from that place. 4. The buoys will, on the earliest opportunity, be laid down, as soon as possible, in the most suitable parts of the Bay ; hut stones are wanting, which will be looked up and prepared for the purpose. In regard to the fort, 'tis, with whatever is on, or in it, in a great state of decay. I cannot any longer postpone its removal, but have been obliged, for the storage and delivery of goods, and for a residence of the Commissary, to resolve on building a house of plank, about 50 feet in length and 20 in breadth; also, I caused to be repaired ^ of the house in which I have been lodging very unromfortably, the greater part whereof is still so leaky, that it is with the greatest difficulty anything can be kept dry. The rept remains stilt unfinisiied, until we receive more brick, lime and tiles, which are much wanting hero. I have also had a new guard-house built, and a new bakery, 30 feet long and 20 wide ; the lower story 9, and tl-e second Gi feet high ; iialf of it remains still unroofed for want of tiles. We shall be obliged to pull down and rebuild the soldiers' barracks immediately, and afterwards the fortification itself, a considerable part of which is washed away outside on the river ; therefore, no change of site can be made here in regard of the building that has been done, and, since it is the first place where possession was taken in your Honors' behalf, it must remain the oldest and lowest, as the alteration entails, besides, much labor, time and expense. I shall therefore let it stand, and not attempt the least change of site in this case. The ship de Mriilen has, God be praised, cafely arrived on the 27"' ult", after a voyage of 13 weeks, and experiencing great want of water, to such a degree, that for some days it was impossible to cook. The people sulFered considerably from sickness, and 10 or 11 died. When the vessel reached this vicinity, with much contrary wind, it was obliged to seek a port, and on arriving here, caused us a great deal of joy, although it brought many mouths without bringing with them a mite of any sort of provisions, and the season being now advanced, heavers or peltries can, with difficulty, he bartered. Dufll-=i, also, are scarce, though in (leninnd, particularly at this time, and even constantly. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVL 51 5. I had expected, at least, the aupply of some provisions, such as rye-flour, groats and some cheese. The gaihot must also be provisioned ; there is a set of insolent fellows on board her, who, when she is laid up, will not lay a hand to work; if there be anything to do, and there IS never any want of work here, they will not stir for less than a rix dollar or 3 guilders a day. Carpenters, masons and other mechanics earn 4 guilders ; this amounts to considerable in extensive works, but it is, on the other hand, to be borne in mind that this country currency 18 also very high, and that an ell of dulHes costs 4 guilders in wampum. 6. There is no reason or plea for declining or refusing to supply the old or first inhabitants jrom the store for their money. There is no merchant's store here, nor scarcely any one that hath provisions for sale for the daily supply of the inhabitants ; nay, not even bread, although there are over tiOO souls in this place. Whoever has anything will not sell it, and whoso has not, cannot. Things here are in their infancy, and demand time. Many who come hither are as poor as worms, and In.y withal, and will not work, unless compelled by necessity. This gives great umbrage, and to keep all matters straight affords plenty of occupation. In regard to the timber, which you are surprised, has been sent hence as freight, whoever has anything here to load ought not to be repulsed but encouraged, and such is necessary here ; li things are to succeed, we must operate in that way. Therefore, I shall much rather animate the people to labor than discourage them. It is not to be wondered at, if the work, a rst be not so perfect and profitable. Practice renders the people more expert, and 'tis belter to do something good than to be employed uselessly or unprofitably. The timber was sent that labor may be supported. Though at present discredited and brought into disrepute, .t will soon surmount the difficulty when improved, and faults or accidents are remedied o; removed. Ihat the ship should have arrived sooner home, 10 or 12 days were employed in taking the timber m; ,t lay on the bank alongside the vessel and the crew undertook to haul nnd load it for 200 gl or thereabouts; it was the finest weather that could be expected, so • ha It can easily be determined whether this could be effected sooner, in half the time It ought not to be l-^'J to my charge if others wasted the time at the Manhattans and on the Ze'd "hv T fij ''"'' '''' """"' "' "" '''y' ''"^ ' »™ "»' -P--'« for delay, caused by others. In like manner, the ship Je Sonne took a month, or a little more, to load, in conso<,uence ,.t having been in a damaged and bad condition and requiring considerable time to be caulked About 130 iron bolts were made and used in her re airs, exclu:ve of spits &c. 1 hough the heavy freights absorb all the profit of the timber, yet it is better that the peop e who ar. inclined to be industrious, should be accommodated, although they derive no proht, than that they he depru.d of the smallest opportunity to send otfthei" goods' for which no manner of reason can be given.. "'"i-ii The wise resolution which has been adopted to annex to this place the Whorekill nnd the country from Boomt.ens hook to Cape Hinloopen is advantageous and excellent. It will be no sooner purchased than I shall hasten the conveyance, and take immediate possession, of it • bu send hen in the spring or in the ships sailing in December, a good number of strong and' hard working men. Should they not he forthcoming so speedily or promptly at the time. . y can be supplied by boys of 15. 1« or 17 years and over, bearing h, mind! particularly tZ t ey e rooust. Whatever is to be accomplished here must be ex'pected fr^^ [^ ' 's ako care to l.u.ld a redoubt or stronghold in the most favorable position, but I desire much to have a small vessel also, similar to « Wiering galliot of 10 or 1. L. We nre not yet in a 52 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. condition to build such n craft here; one thing is wanting and then another, and the work does not progress. The slowness and interruption are most injurious and damaging. Resort to New £ngland and Virginia : Every prudence shall i)e made use of in this regard ; I know it is required, and I shall, with all circumspection, observe whatever the service and necessity here will happen to demand. 7. The fruits or products thereof by cultivation here : Whatever is possible is done in this matter. But a young or unwilling horse must first be taught and broke in, so that he may be fit for the bridle or for draft. It is even so here for the most part with the people, and also with the soil which has first to be cleared of small and large trees and other brushwoodi then broken up, as opportunity offers, and ploughed and sowed in due course; then the whole remains to be fenced and so ordered, that wild and domestic animals may not destroy or trample the crops or render all the labor fruitless. The children sent over from the Almshouse have safely arrived and were in sufficient request, so that all are bound out with one and the other; the oldest for 2 years, the others, and the major portion, for 3 years, and the youngest for 4 years, earning 40, 60 anu 80 guilders during the above period, and at the end of the term will be fitted out in the same manner as they are at present; the conditions are no worse, but rather better than were prescribed in the form transmitted. Please to continue sending others from time to time ; but, if possible, none ought to come less than 16 years of age and somewhat strong, as little profit is to be expected here without labor; but from people with large families or many small children, little is to be expected. When the men die they do not leave a stiver behind. The public must provide the coffin, pay all the debts, and feed, or maintain, those who survive. 8. Respecting the sloop to be built here : No persons ever came over acquainted with such business and willing or able to work at it. We have no sawyers ; one articled smith, little iron and coals for heavy work ; free smiths are extraordinarily scarce, and it is not advisable to get much work done by them; saild, ropes and many other indispeusable necessaries are long expected from time to time before anything can be finished. 9. The materials are arrived but no tiles, quantities of which are much needed here. The brick-maker is dead. Iron padlocks, scythes, sickles, thatchers' knives, adzes, saws, crosscut- saws, picks, iron pots and kettles, G.OOO lbs. of iron, smiths' coals, fire-brick, lime, steel and powder are required ; therefore, please make some room for them when sending, a!no for two- inch nails, were it 100 thousand, but 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9-inch, not until demanded, as there is but little heavy building here as yet. Do not forget plenty of carpenters' tools, mostly hand-saws, crosscut-saws, adzes, augers, etc*. 10. In regard to contraband goods : I could not help what happened in the previous matters for reasons which you will please to consider, but since there is a change in that service, I shall see that proper attention be paid in future. Uespec .,ig whot came in de Waeg, on seeing and noticing that the goods were of that description, I had them removed to the store and after they had remained there some months, was requested to take them on the city's account, at the original cost in Holland. This was refused and not listened to ; wherefore, at Inst, the case was opened and found to contain five-and-thirty guns, which 1 seized and delivered to the Ensign of the Uurgher corps for distribution among the men coming over who are under the Company's jurisdiction and not provided with any arms, which was done. If any person HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVL S8 prefer any claim to them, it should be proved before the Sheriff or Fiscal, who will then be Ob hged to protect the public right; and in my opinion, under existing circumstances, nothin* further ought to be done .n this matter, for the reason that, first : I do not desire to dig up any old questions or disputes ; and. secondly : because on account of the small profit reaLd m this trade, there w,ll be no inducement to traffic in such goods any more. Besides, he is not the man who hath origmated it; 'twas brought on him by friends who believed that they could pass unobserved under his clonk, which now, most assuredly, they have missed. Were any further trouble to anse therefrom, it would be to the prejudice of the person and a scandal and annoyance to h.m where he resides; this would be of no service to us ; peace and quiet are of much more benefit to us. » i «» u ^uiei, 11. In respect to the Swedish nation and their lands, which are now partly vacant and partly occupied and cultivated by them : There are two parcels of the best land on the river on the west bank, the first of which is above Marietiens hook about two leagues along the river and 4 eagues ".to the interior; .he second, on a guess, about 3 leagues along the s^e .ncluding Schuylki , Passrjonck. Quinsessingh, right excellent land, the grants or dee5s whe eof' signed in original by Queen Christina. I have seen; they remain here. I bel^ve h ' ZZo7[:' r «'y'«;''--'-«' - 'f'o- who hold .he'ground-briefs. would willndy dispose of them for a trifle, according to their value and worth. In like manner, there fe some old inhabitants here, sworn subjects of this Province, who. in the yearslTflS a„d LT purchased, with the consent of the General, from the Indian nation, about 2 leagues on tl'e' e s bank of this river, just above old Fort Nassou. and then a second tract of fijleag ! o tafn i:.ri"' ""^rT'^"' •''"'' ---^^ -'• «- >-«!. -hich it womd also be wdl o obtan; but I can easily understand that this title is not perfectly dear and could LI k considered as pretences or claims; first, although the Comply tthfu' author t^^^^^^^^^ the Swedes possess, and also shows the people that it will use it for ,>, Zl T 7 Which the Genera, considers to be the most 'expedient. ne'veTtheZ. y wit rrr^gteTeuf r" of do ation. the claim from without would cease, and the propriety or pretendTtitl wlud be extinguished by a conveyance to be executed in addition to their fo be suendered deeds Respecting the Dutch, the case is : In the troubles, when the Swedes came here they wire aw. mentioned preten^d P^^^^:!!- Z^;: Z! ^ ^dtr IT some money or merchand on tn nrit «« _ i /■ ^ """"'" uesire it. y ur mercnanaise. to wit. on a league of country or thereabouts 60 fin nr in 54 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 12. The cattle purchased here and distributed among the Colonists on halves: The renson is this; None of the Colonists wanted any of them entirely at their own risk; first, because winter was approaching, and they were unprovided with hay or forage ; secondly, because the land, being wild and full of trees, thr^ ca'itU; easily ctrayed away or got lost, and might be killed by the Indians; thirdly, they ihjfct* i ..vi could not agree, under such insecurity or risk, to embarrass themselves with their share or half, especially as the cattle from Virginia are accustomed, for the most part, to run wild and are hard to be managed. Notwithstanding all this, 1 was obliged to buy in the cattle, for had not such been done, no person would ever be willing to bring an animal or anything for sale here. 13. For the city I have considered, were these to be given on credit and people to have a perfect title to them, then much trafBo and changing ther^-of v*ould follow, to the great prejudice of the Company, and whenever a man comes to hang his head, becomes sick or unable to work, then there is not a penny to the good, and everything must be remitted, and in addition, women and many little children, are to be supported. 'Tis, as yet, somewhat too soon to send many women and a multitude of little children here; it will be more advisable and safer when crops are gathered and abundance prevails, and everything is cheaper; therefore, the people ought not to be so much trusted, and consequently less loss would accrue. The season now being bad, raiwy and unhealthy, rye is held at 4 guilders the skepel ; but the usual price here is 3 gl., and I have never bought it for less. I wish I could get it now for that, which is 324 gl. the Itist. 14. The Virginia trade might be ea?'ly cultivated, were there plenty of goods here ; and when brought a little into shape, reputation or rank, there will be private persons enough to lay hold of it, to whom it can be given up and left. As to what concerns some fugitives who came with two boats from Virginia, rod were stranded on Cape Hinlopen, there was nothing secret in the matter, which was simply thus: They have been here one, two or three months, and on further inquiry, mostly left this place for the Manhattans and the north, except one whom I arrested and sent back. 15. But, meanwhile, I perceive they have an eye to land lying on this side the Virginia river; it will now be included in the district between this place and Cape ^inlopen, to prevent which the largest number of people possible ought to be sent out, but provisions ought particularly be sent with them until circumstances here shall be in a somewhat better and more favorable condition. What has been granted to Mr. Alexander Hinojossa on his Petition for some brick, shall be transcribed according to order. Jan Barents, late chief boatswain on board the Prim Maurits, now deceased: I had given him a certificate that he was employed here, in order that he may rt^ceive his wages on his departure in thedc Wac^, but it was not my intention that he should receive such pay on board the ship. In future I shall so enlarge on it as to prevent such persons receiving more than of right belongs to them and they have earned. He was an industrious and diligent man, who endeavored to act faithfully by those whom he served. One of the miners that came over is sick, which already discoarages the other. I shall endeavor to cheer him up, and in time, also, supply him with what they and I desire, and may be consistent with the public and city's good. I have received the |)olice and law books which were sent out, consisting of 2 parts, and a duplicate of each; they will be a great coavenieuce to ua and we shall make use of them ; HOLLAND DOCUMENTS J XVL The renson rat, becnuse because the d might be naecurity or otn Virginia en done, no le to have a the great mes sick or mitted, and mewhat too re advisable is chenper; ould accrue. >el ; but the it it now for J here ; and s enough to 1, nnd were imply thus: ft this place the Virginia ■inlopen, to t provisions what better ick, shall be 1 had given rages on his •ay on hoard lore than of t man, who ler. I shall re, and may parts, ant Doetie Jacobs, daughter of Geertruyt Braems, whom the skipper is authorized to take over with him, is, according to such authority, at the orders of said skipper. But I shall hardly be paid by Jeuriaen Symens, who brought her over, for the passage money and the years provisions. &c.. delivered from the store; he is frequently sick' and unable I work; thus people become impoverished fast. Therefore, send only, for the most part, men or servants, or young, growing, strong people. When these die, we do not inherit heavy burtheni and maintenance with a small estate. William van Rasenberg. who came over as Surgeon, puts forth sundry claims against people who., he attended on the pnssa,. inasmuch as his wagen did not run at the time and o,. the voyage, and he used his own provisions. There were on board the ship considerable sickness, accidents, and hardship in consequence of a tedious voyage. One hundred souls \Z2 1 , T ' Tr""' " '"" "' '^""'^^ "'"« ""'^ °- °f ^'•-^' -^ « tub ; prun 1 ad also to be furnished for refreshment and comfort to those sick of scurvy and suffering from ow that death f, owed, which is a pretty serious matter. Here, on shore, I see clearly that he poor, weak, ..ck, or indigent, sometimes have need necessarily of this and that to supnort em, which one cannot easily, or will no., refuse; though it bJ sometimes b a sZ'u ctl en '7,"7P'^"' \''"^ *- -"" f- ''-^ he hath a wife, servant an. child or "r to that ff t P "'\ f '■'''\"' "" "P"'" '' ""' '''y' '"^ «'-" ^« "'^'ig-' «o hLow a Zt be ac tld ' ""'" " ^''' '''' '"'''' ''''''' ''' ''>--" P-«*' fie NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Franoia Gunde owes 22 gl. to Stymie Jacobs io the Princenhoff, or to the wife of the man servant in the Princenhoff. It will be entered and charged to his account. I might enlarge this further, but time does not permit, and the sloop is ready to sail for the Manhattans. J must, therefore, abreviate, wherewith concluding, I shall pray God, Honorable, Worshipful, Wise and Right Prudent Gentlemen, to bless your administration, and also to preserve you all in continual prosperity and health; remaining, (Signed), J. Alrichs. On one side was : In New Amstel, lO'" October, A" 1658. Beneath was : Having written this in haste, and not having any time to read it over once, please excuse all imperfections and omissions. Re-mlution of the Common Council of tlie City of Amsterdam. C rtom ths RMohiUm km dt rntdtcAapptm, B., p. OS, In tbe Stad auf, Aautordam. ] ID"" October, 1658. noii.nd Documonu, The Burgomasters have submitted to the Council, and shown by account, that To coDBider how t^e retums brought hither from the South river of New Netherland, have net the New Nelher- , , , , , , wdT'^^'oTa'atii". P"""""*^^" ^° """*=" ^8 would meet the expenses incurred, but have fallen short Mpeiuo. about 7,000 guilders. And upon deliberation, it is agreed that the Commissioners of the New Netherland Colonic shall borrow a like sum of 7,000 gl. from the Orphan Chamber, at interest, to defray with it the remaining expenses; and 'tis, moreover, resolved to request and cominission Mess" Cornells de Graeff, Baron of South Polsbroeck,' Nicolaes van Loon,= and Gorneiis Geelvinck' to consider in what manner the aforesaid Colonie can be advanced at less cost than heretofore, and report thereon to the Council. ' CoBKiLis EB Graaf wm the ion of Jacob de GraaC who filled ths offloe of Burgomatter of AniiUrdam from 1628 to 1687. Coi-nelis became Burgomatter in 1043 and filled that office, worthily.nine tiraea, to the year 16«1. He wai employed in divers i>ublio serTicea, which prove the great couliJauce the SUts of Uoilaiid repoaed ia him. Kok'i Vadtrlandt€k Woordenbofic, XVIII., 561. • Nicolas v*n Loon belonged to a family originally from Brabant, which fled to Holland to eacape religioua peMeoution, and took up its abode in Amsterdam. Ho was the oldest son of Ilaua van Loon and Anna Ruyohaver, and was born on tha 14th Jane, 1602; filled the offices of Councillor and Schepen of Amsterdam from 1658 to 1664, and died on the 29tb Decem- ber, 1676, in the 7Sd year of his age. J bid, XXIX., 141. " CoBNKLia Gklvinck belonged to an ancient and respectable f.iniily of Amsterdam which supplied that city with many eminent rangistratea. Ua was Commisaary in 1646, Councillor in 1662, Schepen in 1667, and BurgomaaUrin 1678. Hid. — Ed. of the man i sail for the » and health; Alrichs. snce, please !count, that ii have net alien short imisaioners he Orphan !r, resolved Lt' Nicolaes jnie can be from 1628 to wa» enipIoyet« {• iupplicl from i|,e origin.I l«tur iu XnYork CJunUl V.. Albtuj, Ntw -Vurk. — £0. yiriipli, Iu llie cinic uf lli« Sterrlir; of HtaU>, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV., XVI. 59 alteration your Worships have been pleased to make in the public conditions offered to all who might go to the said Colonie in New Ne«herland. have remarked therein still something which, under correction, they think ought to be changed ; and nnmely . In the 23* and 24'" articles, which, by this change, remain the 22- and 23- articles, whereby the Colonists and other Ire.men w.thout distinction, are bound to address and consign to this city all products and n,erchamJ.8e that they will send thence, to be by its Commissioners disposed of and converted into cash for the best advantage of the owners, and the proceeds thereof remitted back in such goods as the wners shall order, etc. This has t e appearance of great slavery and restriction, very offensive to the people, and there.or« we have been willing respectfully to submit to your Worships whether, for the advancement of population and agriculture a distinction ought not to be made, and the rule be applied alone to those who are found in debt to the city, in order, when such debts are discharged either by the consignment of their property here, or to the Director in that country. they may be at liberty to send and consign their agricultural products, suited and dried fish, together with whatever is to be obtained there by industry, to such persons as they please. not only here in this city but also to other countries, such as Spain. Italy, the Caribhee islands, etc.. and such principally, because we understand that the West India Company are resolved to grant the like provisionally to their inhabitants in New Netherland (under such conditions as may be seen in the preceding extract), such freedom and liberty being considere.i the on,y means to encourage the people to the cultivation of the soil and to make them more ...dustrious, whereby the lands may be necessarily improved ; by this means also will the city obtain much honor ... the payment of its disbursements, because every one will strive, by the d.scliarge of h.s debt, to arrive at that freedom and liberty, whereas, on the contrary, by re»us.ng .t. all w.ll eventually leave that place lor the Manhattans in the Company's district. In the SO"- article, which is now the -2!)-". enumerating the benelits to be enjoyed by those who discover n.inernl. crystals, precious stones, -tc. In case this article must be understood according to the letter' and as it reads, vu'.. that one-lO'" part of su.-l, discovered minerals must be paid to the Lo,Mpa..y. we are ol opinion that it had better be wholly omitted here, when it can be a^ain .ns..u..d in ttie general conditions having r.-lation to this particular. In which place vour Worships may then insert su.h ,anum lor this city, .n addition to what the discoverers n.ust pay to the Company, us you will think proper. crrUry of Stat.', litsohUkm of tht Common Council of th« City of Am^tmlam, 10'» March, IO.'jD. n.-,i.MD.K«n,r,.u, «»" tl"' INMnonstrance of the Directorn of the rily's Coloni- in New Netherland recorded u, Muniment K.-gisler M.. lol. 20. respecting the eucouragement of ■■f«%i 60 NEW- YORK COLONIAL ^LiNUSCRIPTS. whpre thn Colo, said Colonie, submitted by Mess", the Burgomasters, to tlie Council, it is •rrami m»7"p''" fcsolved and concluded that article , concerning the bringing over ail the products of said Colonie to this city, shall be amplified in manner as follows : That the Colonists who will have paid tlie city their board and passage money, and discharged their otlier debts, shall be at liberty to bring into such harbors and kingdoms as they consider shall be for their greatest advantage, their wares, products or merchandise raised in the Colonie, except beavers and other peltries; r.lso, all other wares and goods, under whatever name, which shall be destined for Netherland, the east or the north, and they shall be bound to bring them to this city, to pay the public and the Company's duty thereon, and generally to conduct themselves precisely agreeably to the regulation granted by the Company to the inhabitants of New Netherland. Accordingly, authorising the aforesaid Directors to alter the articles conflicting herewith, and to arrange them conformably to what precedes, It is, moreover, also resolved and concluded that the article respecting the discoverers of minerals, marbles, precious stones, etc., shall be wholly erased and expunged, and said Directors a.e likewise authoriEed to agree with said discoverers for t'lo best advantage of the city. Commm-kmerfi of the Cohnie an the Ddnware Hiver to Vice -Director Alriclis. { Fmin Ibo nunilic In.iimjd VtrtctifUt Stukkm r-ukmat lU CXilontt mm Jf. Niitrlandt, No. S4, In ihe aiod Wtf/t, Amittrdini. ) Honorable, &c. )i..i.n,iuoeon..i.u, I" <»"• I'lst. tl'ited the IS"- February, lOOf), dispatched by the private trader xu, 80. j^ Truu, proceeding to the Manhatans, duplicate whereof is inclosed, we liiivo advised you of the came of our neglecting to answer divers letters and papers re(;eived by the ship ih Sonne; and though they are now taken up, yet the sudden and altogether unexpected departure of this vessel halh allowed us no lime to do so us requisite and |)oiut by point. We, therefore, have undertaken to answer the aforesaid letters only generally, and in some of their |)rin(ipal poiiitH, without conlining ourselves to any order, us you will he able to perceive Iroin what follows: It alTorded us pleasure to learn th,. good disposition evinced by the Governor of Virginia to encourage and establish trade between both nations, and couse(|uently cannot do otherwise than recommend the promotion thereof, particularly, to you. Hut as that (iovernor is not absolute master, but dependent on the Lord Protector and his government here i>i Kurope, you must proceed in the matter with such circumspection and prudence, that you there will avoid any eniburrassment, and, consecjuenlly, this city, any loss and damage. It is not strange tha. the p'ovisions in the store there are scanty since scarcely any went over, ijr in truth it had niuch to bear seeing that agriculture is progressing so slowly, not so much, we believe, on acrount of the building (,| houses and the general sickness wliieh hath prevailed there, as from the abviueol all regularity i'l the cultivation ol the laiids, or from the people not huving been coiiHtrnined thereunto. 1'his might well have rome to pass, the rather as some of them were (jiving out that they would not put li.eir hand to any thing during the 4. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVI. q-. Blessed year, as they called the year when they were provisioned, but resort to the store buch persons should really have been forced to work, by close-fistedness ; for though the previously otfered Conditions are herein couched in general terras and unconditionally, vet l.vmg experience ought to have taught you what this stale of things required, and, consequently. you ought not to have allowed the good intention of this city to have been abused in this wise. In order, then, to prevent the recurrence thereof hereafter, the city hath resolved to expunge the whole of the 9- article from the said Conditions, and, furthermore, to make such alterations therein as you will be able to learn from the copies annexed. Every person, instead, is now permitted, for the discharge of his indebtedness to this city, and for the Later encouragement of agriculture, to send his crops, etc., to such countries and parts as he will thu k proper As to the provisions and clothing which may be found remaining in the store gTe :s::r; ;r: r'l^^^r"^ -t^*^''" -'- -^^--^'^^^^^ - dispose of aiuhein^;:: greatest advantage of the city, so and in such manner as shall be (ound expedient. We are much pleased to learn the improvement of the church and congregation and approve the purchase of the house in which service was performed, but not th a sessm't and deduction prescribed there for all real estate (.aJgoc,l.r.n), inasmuch ns we Ze esolve that, agreeably to the practice in this country, the 4U'>enny shall be Tdu d from a„ voluntary sales of real estate, and the SO'Mrom those by execution. „„d tlerete only i per cent, and no more, for the Secretary, besides his fees for writing and Ispatch fi thlrTl". r*'';'' " "'" ''' P"'^'"" '" ''" ^°^^^"-"^ °f '^^ Manhattans. As tTC^^at' further rlates to the invenuon of such burthens on the commonalty, you are onJe red an, instruc ed, in uture. not to resort to such proceeding without our know edge, u less hm imperative and extreme necessity in this regard cannot admit of any delay. ' Ihe bold undertaking of the Swedish f.rson to preach in the Colonie there without permission, does not greatly please us. And as we will assure.llv ttS ! . arijue, nut. ini-i.rwln u it nii f..ii .1 . . v ■•• "^>'jf, wb snaii not reKulate yourself aocordinll^ ' """'"'"'"' *'"""" " ^■"«'^' >•"" '--- tl-"- to lor the soldier., bakery, guard-l.uu... watcl.-huu.e (or the burgher corps, etc! 68 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. But as the expenses incurred by such buildings and public works must be met by the city, rOi indeed, circumspection ought to be used herein and economy studied as much as possible ; for it is yet too premature to attend to the ornamenting of such and other public works, and to neglect what is most essential, such as the pushing forward the cultivation of the soil, which is the principal, yea, the sole object wherefore this city hath established this Colonie. This, then, certainly ought to huve the first place, in order to confirm and improve the good opinion this city entertained thereof when it, too imperceptibly, suffered such general charges and expenses. Such, then, ought to be introduced and practised. We, on our side, will not fail, henceforth, to direct our attention, as far aa possible, to thti sending thither of a larger number of Boors conversant with agriculture. On examining the draft sent over of a deed of lots which have been conceded yonder, we find omitted the bond whereby the grantees of such lots oblige themselves to build on it within i. We have, therefore, resolved that the aforesaid draft shall be amplified by the following clause, namely : That he, to wit, the grantee of such lot, or his assigno, are bound and held to build, or cause buildings to be erected, on the lot or lots within 6 months from this time, assuredly to make a beginning thereof, on pain of forfeiting the aforesaid lot or lots, and paying, in addition, a fine of 25 guilders, together with becoming subject to all such public charges and duties as are already or may hereafter be imposed. With this amplification, we thus approve of that draft, as we also approve of the method you use in the issuing of provisions and other articles to the soldiers and Colonists, debiting them therefor in their accounts at the same price as they sell at the Manhattans. This plan must h-i followed and observed under similar circumstances, in order to keep pace, as far as posoible, with that place. We readily believe that thjre are still many inhabtants there who earnestly solicit the privilege of having some cattle, on the previous plan and condition of half the increase. As we fear, by thai .irrangement, such contractors will shear the sheep, and this city the hogs, you ought to have truly and fully mentioned what reasons induced you to contravene our orders in this matter, a' coiiNiileration. We have all been ])lea8ed with tiie formula of the oath taken by those persons who arrive yonder, and with the placurdii anl>tiiinfi(i ami be at liberty be able to HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XVI. ^1 63 We hav. been parlieulariy plea,ed 1„ learn (hat everything i, goin, on neaceablv an,) ana mote n future. That ,uch ma, continue, w, niuel ecntinuallj consider bv what mean, thence, no, .„,/t he':.;: ^f 'Z hiv tZlTcr * ■ b 'T ""■ " "" "'" "f"""""'" and re.o,„tio„/„hi,h Le hi p LTdTri ^y'u r. b.!t r;"d "" ""'/ ''"^'"" Statement and account of vonr «Hmi„! » , " "'"^ especially a periinent mustnotbeanyrgectorevaso't r ,;• '" "' '°""''^- ""^'"' P">-ti-''»rly. there not be favorably' im! preted or expi^ "^ "^.:; '"'"'"« ^'"^ -• ""'^ consequently would Thus much briefly a da f r s "! Lt^ " . T- '""' ''" "'" '"''''''' '° P^'^-"' ''• letter received. Since then and now re. V""' '" """"" '' ^"" ^"^""^ «"^ ««""«* probability of minera s big d Iv^red Ne'w I n ? 'f"''f' '"""' "'"' "^^^^ '« ^ ^^''^^^ ..as come f.om thence, ha. aloZe: 1,^1 tol ror;.*:^' H '"" ""'^ '^"''f'" "^'^ "''^" we have examined Claes de Uuyter an .Wd l! T' ■' "' '" ""!'"'" '""''"■■ '^''«"' ''' whom we have learned thus much Ih the Tr"''''' ""'"''"""' '' ''"' ••"""•^:^' '-'» river, but that a crys.d mou„.Hin ''T '"^P" """' ^""^ "°' "«'' °" "^« «»'"'' whe.ofhehimse;ra:,:Lh ;;:::::::; :r '/"r"'""" ""^^ '"•' ''"""«""'- gold nn„e was apparently Ire L .J I "^ T'"'' furthermore, .hat the acknowledged high up the river rndTbouH.; ' '''"""« ^''^ ■'°'"'« «»"'« ''"•« with the Indians living to'be foLd the: , Oftet^^^^^^^^ "'"^ ""^-'-'^ '-" 'hem that ,uicksilver was for a certainty, that minerals^ e „ ' S I;^^ ToHr'tl "'; '"V"" ' ''"' ' '"''-' inquire preci.. |y !„,„ .;•, .natter there a^.d „!' •,. r"''"'" '"■''"'^ recommended to truth of the report. T, . - n!^ vou 1 ' "f " '''"'* ^°" '""^ ''" »^'« '" '""•-'»"*» »'« ^He company! ^^i^M,:.;;^ I '°:' '^ ^7 ti: :" '""''-' "^'--" '^'^ -"^ ""' ---.thsuchdi^ersofmineralsint^rdtr:^^^^^^^ 64 NEW. YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. the 10 per cent, to the company, at least one 20"^ part of the n^t proceeds thereof to the city, or as much more as shall be agreed on for its advantage. We have judged it necessary to preadvise you hereof in this letter, to the end that it may be henceforward put in force when occasion present. You will learn from the accompanying list what families or free people are going over at pr.?sent, whom we have consented, at their request, to send out in advance by one of these *hips named de Bever, which is going to New Amsterdam, as tlieir circumstances did not permit them to wait any longer. Herewith . . . Honorable, Honest, Dear, Trusty, &c. Dated Amsterdam, the Sa™* April, 1669. 7 Vice -Director AIrich.9 to Governor Fendall, of Maryland. [ From tlio Bundle InlorBcJ y^mcurlJe ntakkmraetmdt ilt CblonU van Jf. Xtdtrlandl, }}o. iO, la iho Stad ttuj/i, Amitcrdun. ] Honorable, Worshipful, Wist- Right Prudent Sir! H..r»n.i nccuthtnu, Havliig understoou here that some delinquents and fugitives from this place svi., i;5. jj^g harbored and sk:; H ; g within your jurisdiction, domain or district, we have therefore resolved by this, our letter, to make declaration and give notice who those per«ions are, and how named, to wit: Hans UoelofT, of Stockholm, Andries Thomasen, of Jutland in Denmark, Cornells Jurriaensen, of Winseren in Sweden, Jacob Jansen, of Antwerp, Jan Hinger, of Utrecht, and Eveit Brants, of Amersfort, all soldiers, who have enlisted in such service for a considerable tinie. Some of them have deserted from here without a pass, in conrpquence of bad conduct, others throusrh rebellion and wicked disobedience. And, being informed that they are skulking within your Honor's jurisdiction, we were unwilling to neglect to greet your Honor herewith by the bearer of this letter, and also respectfully to request, for the maintenance of justice, that those persons, as w*'ll as all such who, to get rid of tlie payment of their debts, have absconded from lience, wlu .ii we shall, from time to time, make further known, may, at our expense, bo sent back, as we have heretofore done by the Governor of V'irginia, on his Excellency's lecjuest, who hath also promiseil to reciprocate; for which reason we trust that e(]uity Jind the policy proper to maintain neighborly friendship, have a place in your Honor's breast, and thai your Honor will condescend to grant us this request. We further ask, in order to prevent such desertion, that henceforth none of our nation may be permit ed to come (roin this place wilhm ynur Honor's jurifxliction, ex(!ept such as can exhibit a passport or free leave under our hand ; on this, our special frien e cond>t.ons whereby the city offers to pay the passage money by way of advance calculated for the space of J at 6 stivers a day, ^ ^ l ^700 ml Goods to trade for cattle, which are most necessary, as wi^h'o'u't'them" "tl".; " cultivation of the land cannot be promoted, the sum of, , ,„„ „„ Clothing and goods for the store, etc., which, at least, mu^t "bJ'fumiVh'ed";; the soldiers on account of their monthly wages, at an advance of 50 per cent for this city, according to the Company's custom, the sum of, , onn no Materials ammunition, and other small matters necessary for the construJtb,; of^public and other buildings, and for the def.ace of the inhabitants, the Freight o'f a sh;p"foV;;;'v;;i"„"g VhV pVopi; vja • „;;;;;,;•;; >;; v --;;^ '•'''■'' II. 900 per month, ^- 5,400.00 fl. 13,900.00 .eti-rr :-;rr;;;;r .:r/zr^ ;:^zr--'' ^ ?:.ltr;r„;:rcrr'x:^"^"'''" "-•-■»» Clothing and articles for the store, etc., as abo.e, ... L^i^O.OO Materials and ammur'Mon. as above, l.SOO.OO Freight for conveying the aforesaid goods' over ^'^'^^ " ^^ ' 1,200.00 fl. 10,000.00 • - Anno 1063: Ady 27'» June, in Amsterdam. List ^of Good, to be bartered for Cattle required to promote the cultivation of 200 pieces of white Flemish linen, measuring, in all, SOO ells at 10 «Hv«™ 300.00 Amount carried forward, " ■ ■ Vol. II. "J »1. 700.00 66 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS Amount brought forward, 24 nnkera of Annis water, and 7 ankers of bitters { Borsiwater), amounting, together with cooper• " " W^15 " 37!lO 100 bolts with staples, assorted, (a^. i^ •> jo jq 12 large crosscut-sawn, longest size, (uj Q guilders, CO.OO Carpenters' tools, assorted, _• gy (jo 100 good pick ,j^ oij giivers",* lio'oo 60 iron pots and kettle.. (^^ 3 guilders, 150.00 6,000 Iba. iron, Hat and square, (j^ g u 510 (lO Amount carried forward, fl. 1,140.00 § fl. 700.00 350.00 2G2.10 1S7 10 fl. 1,500.00 lislied to the HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVL Amount brought forward SOO lbs. steel, 5 ]' \' 12,000 tiles, or somewhat more, according lo 'circumVtancJs, .'! @, 18 guilders "' 100,000 hard hrick,.. .-^10 guimers, - - (a). 4. 11 20 hogsheads of lime, ^ „, 1,000 lbs. powder, !!.'."."'."..".'!! [^' -3 10 chaldron of smiths' coals ^* fl. er 1,140.00 76.00 210.00 400.00 65.00 430.00 174.00 i,600.00 400.00 00.00 32.10 ISO. 00 125.00 72.00 50.00 72.00 10. IG 350.00 7S.00 130.00 90.00 iJ7.i4 fl. 1,800.00 particularly fl. CO. 00 45.00 45,00 37.10 12.10 GO. 00 80.00 110.00 150.00 640.00 1. 1,140.00 r Governor FmdaU to Vice-Dlredor Alrichs. H..,.„,^nocu.™u, I receaved a letter from you, directed to mee. as the Lord Baliemores The address was: ('"^'g'ltd), Josias Fendald'. To the Honorable Jacob Alricke, at Delaware, these presen fehury,« Q : D : G - .o;:::rz^;;;;it ::::r .;:;;::r';rr.:;.;:;:::r "^" t-t '° ->-- --^ - >-. or ... l..n. ... ..,n„i„ quiet. !,« r.i,e.l a„„f,,„ H„u.xce J Z^T *""""'• '" ""'''^' '"'"' »"'"'' ""' •''- «tta,.l,„K.,U to hi- Ur,I.l,i,, ,.„,, „ot from.elfi„,e,.I^; ;,,:/' 7' "''■'•'"r "'"^ '- -«• --« from ,,n„oi,.le .,h, turn..! a,ni„.t hi, ,,«„„„. (,,„,„, , „,^ „. /" " "''>■"'" F-'-nu-ry. loss; but, in M„„h. 1689 (O. « ). h, ...i tr.a,.h..ry. Th.,fic,i,.n .,f ,1,.. r.,pi,h ,,1.„ i,,„, ll,,.! . , f ^ ^^ '«•*'—"? ?-" -f.r, l.y .„h..r „tri..,.« The 4bo», l„t.,r w« written 8d Au«u.L ,«m O S i r ,- . „ T' ■:%■- 1 m 68 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Vice -Director Alrtchs to Burgomaster de Graaff. [ From Iba Bandls Indoned Ytrtchttdt Stvkkm rattmd* (ft Ctlm<< tan If. ITitlirlandt, Ko. B(, In lh« Stad Buyt, Amiterdam. ] Honorable and Right Worshipful Sir. Sir, nop.nd D(«uni.nti, Mess", the Burgomasters and Regents of the city of Amsterdam, having resolved ivi., 106. gj, J concluded to plant a Colonie in New Netheriand on the South river, ani having appointed Commissioners and Directors in your city for the advancement thereof, in order that everything requisite should be regulated in the most suitable manner, the ship the Prins Maurits was accordingly first dispatched with about 35 Colonists as free Handicraftsmen, among whom were some few workmen and some future servantmen, but the major part were tradespeople, who did not learn their trade very well and ran away from their masters too early in consequence of their own viciousness. There were, alsc, 47 soldiers and 10 civil servants, with 76 women, children and maid servants. Some others followed in dc JVacg, dc Sonne and de Meulen, but of no good repute ; scarcely three good farmers were to be found among the whole lot. The total that came over amounted to about 137 tradesmen and servants; 70 soldiers and civil servants, the crew of the sloop included, in addition to about 300 women and children, and the maid servants of the married freemen, soldiers, etc., and who alone came here single women. From time to time I requested and recommended successively, in divers letters, that only men and stout, growing farm servants be sent out, and many women and children, be omitted for the present, as agriculture could not be advanced without good farmers and strong, laboring men. After the loss and wreck of the ship Print Maurits, the goods, by extraordinary labor, were mostly saved and brought hither, possession having been taken of this place. I also found the government to consist of a Military Council over the soldiers who were here of old; the ancient inhabitants being about 12 (S^ 13 families, whose disputes or differences were decided by the Commander and two persons as schepens and one Secretary thereunto authorized by the General on behalf of the West India Company, wliom I informed, at the time, that this place had come under other masters, to whose orders they had to submit, whereupon they alleged that although such was now the case, yet they expected, nevertheless, that they might be permitted, fjccording to the Conditions offered, to continue under municipal government, as was ordained on behalf of the Company and the Director- General. They were allowed to continue in order to decide all differences which might arise between burgher and burgher or '"reemen and inhabitants. Ai for the rest, the Council and I disposed of all public affairs and whatever concerned the military and militia; questions between the servants of the city, such as civil officers and freemen, misunderstandings arising among and received from the schepen or burgher [court] until the arrival of the ship Je Wiie>r, when 7 Common Councilmen and from them three new schepens were chosen ; also, another Secretary and Schout, Two Elders and two Deacons, But before, and immediately on, my coming, lots or grounds were distributed and shown to every one, in order to their being regularly built on and fenced. ■16.'- HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVL 69 Lraiterrtim. ] 'ing resolveil ', aou having in order that ip the Prins dicraftsmen, or part, were masters too md 10 civil te ; scarcely came over the crew of 'vants of the 'B, that only , be omitted end strong, labor, were •8 who were disputes or e Secretary I iiilorined, they had to y expected, to continue le Director- might arise ncerned the officers and her [court] a three new id shown to A d before I had been n month here, I proposed to all those inclined to agriculture to look up land themselves for their satisfaction, which they did. Moreover. I allowed to be measured out to every one as much land as he required and marked, as more fully appears by the written record sent to the gentlemen at home. Fun ermore, I found here few or no houses; therefore, since all goods were to be secured ngamst the rain and from beinu: taken away, 1 had first built a large store, 26 @, S7 feet wide, 6t feet long, the first story 10 feet high with a loft under the roof above, for a dwelling, a su„ehouse and other necessary conveniences. And as the fort was small, where the married soldiers with their wives and hildren were not well sheltered and would not live, I had erected, right under the fort, a iong barrack, 16 to 17 feet wide and 190 feet in length, the room 9 feet hig, md covered with reed, also, divided into 11 copartments ; likewise, inside the fort, a guard-house 16 feet wide, 20 feet long, covered with boards. Afterwards, in the square, a bake-house of about 18 feet wide, 31 (& 3 feet long and the first story 10, and the second 7 feet high, with a garret under the roof which was covered with borrowed tiles. I had, also, one-third of my dwelling raised and improved with a square loft covered with tiles in order to be lodged somewhat dry. As a dwelling for the Commissary for the distribution of the rations, I bui' house of square timber 21 (& 22 feet wide, 60 feet long the story about 9 feet high and garret, the roof covered with boards for want of tiles' Moreover, outside the fort, I had repaired, according to exigencies, the Clerg- man's house and that of the smith. lum; had a burgher watch-house built of logs ; it is about 20 feet square the first story 9, the 2d 8 feet, and covered with tiles. Other public lots were, likewise, set off in the square, so that this settlement is now pretty wtil looking and convenient ; with 110 houses built, which, at first, afforded plenty of employment, the rather, as not many brought either money or means with them, for which reason they were obliged to perform heavier work almort alone and with but little assistance. Meanwhile, agriculture was not neglected, but attended to as much as possible, according as circumstances permitted. But. on the other hand, there came a general sickness, attended by burning fevers, etc., which sorely fatigued and oppressed the people, and made them groan. In consequence, house-building for the commencement of a city, and the tillage of the land for a suitable harvest of grain, went forward but poorly, and not so much progress followed as was desirable. The second year was so wet and unseasonable that hardly grain enough for the people and the cattle could be saved; add to which a multitude of new cases of sickness again broke out with such severity, that nearly the tenth part of the people lingered and lived in misery under continual sickness, fevers and languors. Fully more than 100 persons perished in consequence and a great many cattle were lost. By this means, most of the labor was at a stand-still ; this gave rise to scarcity and dearth ; most of what the people had saved was spent in their poverty, whereupon a severe, hard and long winter followed. This summer, or the third year. I undertook a granary or barn and a new stable for the cattle; also to have the lands fenced, because the people were without means, and could not accomplish this of themselves. I began it on an advance, and allowed between 400 and 500 rods of fence to be made ; Iian, enlarged by one-half the church or place where service wa, F .rformed on Sundays, borne considerable victuals were given on this occasion, for. where everything is done voluntarily or by free labor here, one must attend to, run after and keep all -.hings la view where many works are meanwhile going on for the improvement of this place. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) ^ i^ LO !fi^ II 1.25 Mi Uk ^ 1^ 2.5 M 1.8 1.4 V] ^. /i V .> *#- >> -(^ '^.*'» ^ '> 7 J ^^ Photographic Sciences Corporation ^ V 4^ \ \ ^ V 23 WIST MAIN STREET WEItSTER, NY. 145S0 (716) ITJ^JOa ^^■^1% 'W^'^ ^ O^ 70 iii!n#i; NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. ^It:'::::^:^^^^^ ^'^ P-P-^ -- «^- ^-mUe herein, ana are have no assistance. Zft' ZZllllV^Z^r: '''^ '"T'' '^'°^' «"'^' «« ^''^^ -"^ wages, as these are very high here thev aTvlf 7 ""'^'' '" '"' '"^^"'''' °^ '«''°'"''' not well understand the wofk and have thi ^ r? "/ ""^^'^''^"^ ^^* "'°"«' f" ^^ey do this puts many in arrears """"^""■'""^ °^ ^°^ °' '*° """^hs' sickness. All b2: Mr::s;:^:^i:;^^„;;:;^:^r «; ^^.and. ahove Virg^ia. whereor Lord to his district. The fbove na":? Io;;B ^I^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ''^^. P'^-"^ -X '' appertains hereupon to Al' Jonjas Pendal. who governs MatlanT?' ^k'°" '^"'P ""' "'"^^ °^''«" inquiry and examination resp ctin« T bounl? .'" ':"/'"'«"««• ^^ ""^ke a minute countries, to give notice thereof ,0 summon / """^ J»"8diction of his district in these his power an5 the conju tJe t aff" 7 Tr " ""^ *° t^^P'^y ^-'^er means according to "ncertaintyandtroubleimo g hep^^^^^^^^^^ Aimo7 'i. " °' ''"""'' ^""^ «=«"- '"-'^ and every one is trying to rernovllnt J TV^'"'^ ''•''' '^^^^^ oerious, yet it is seized on a a preL't bv n^' "f T''' '" "^ °P'"'°"' *'"' '"■ -^ - any prospect of ever being able to pay o^„ T"' ' ""' '"' P^°P'^' "°"^ '' -'^°'" ^ave continue to be supported fron the stoV ^V'^r^^'^"""'' they pretend that they ought .till assert that such sZu\l\ :S-^^^^^^^^ ^eendJs; they they report, better land and abundirce ' f ^tol ^'l k"!' ^^ '^' ^"S"^''' »'-»"-• »« of tobacco per annum can be e „Te/cluTve 7 ll . ^V'r '' "'"' ''""^ °' ''''' ''"• continued to be sent, as u ZTSeJ^l'Tr'^- T '^'^ '''' P^"^'"-"' -^ ''e coders, in consequence of had yl^^d Ich si:;!: "'" '^ ''^ °"^ '"^«^''""'« ^ "- itw::t;tsirrpre:rtrti;r:r^^^^^^ Manhattans in the fall and before t fro taswlteT; "'""'^ '=°"''^ '« ""^^ ^-" "- The Commissioner, and Directors cnntn 7 '" °" "' '"'^'^'""'y «"'^ ''"^'y- but no work was done btZ :!:;:„ " T.f '""T"' '"' '''^'^'^ ^^' —-7. by the city to some .5 or more a 5 y l" ' " ""' """"' '^ '"""^'""^ '" ""' P'"- •twill cause many to go idle who must f^klw^eri":' " 'T " ""'^" *'•' "'"PP^''' order to earn their living, as now happens wleneveranv "" " u" "^'■«'"""-'"« P'"ce in the Manhattans. ^'^ whenever any remove to the English and even to gre'tt^ir,::;" t;::::^!-;:;"' '-''' r^-"-'-' ^-•^ "•'« p-^-ming "gainst it and to deprec ate' us to In T,:;:"' H^" ""'' '" '""" '" •'^'^'^« P^J"*^'- labor here being too severe for d ve^.re htn n" " • '" "•"" '"'"'' """'• '°^ "^''^ tailors, shoemakers, button-makers, e, and tvb V" T " '"'""' ""^^ "^^--"' having nothing for them .0 do and t ethav ' 'l ' """'""'« '" ^""^ "' ''' ""'^ 'f'" «=*ty about; for. in consequence of In.ine 7 thev ^ "' '"'"^ ^"""" " P^'"''^^' ^^ '°"«"« from them. ^ '"""' "'"^ """^ P'o»P«r. and no payment is to he expected HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XVI. The enlargement of this Colonie has hPfn nffanj»j * new fortification and settlement were Lde at the Who; 'TJ"''""'"' ''«'"^- t^"*'. « been daily visited. It was. therefore exoeetei ^L7 u " ^"=^°«y«'"'=ks kill, which have it being now late in the ye;r. and nol e/pecL ll 7 """' '"" ""^^'^ ^" '•>« «P""«' this, the maize crop. etc. is now inTured bv h" ^^ '^'«'=°r"^""'"' ''"^ «"«"«'^- ^dd to robbed and bread ta'ken o'ut of th! Z whi wetlTV" '"" """^^ '"« '^''^P"''^ *» The West India Comnanv nr» .i=„ T weakness, cannot prevent. fun exemption fro^'C/l^pl ^ tn^ Th^ n^' ""; '^ ""^ '"'^^ ^''^^ P'^- ^''^ to the disparagement of this place. I y^t ho^e on tha "'""^"'' '' '^"''^y ''""'^'^'^ and to arriv. from day to day Should^rh„nr' .u •°''°""*' *""' ** ^^'''^ '^^P «" «t hand "P; it will daily declL and\eXd 7:rrt:::r u^ ^ proper to point all this out. respectfully, to vfur H„n„r,^ . considered necessary and and so ,0 direct the management of hie ilnv th^ k . Z"' '° P""''""* ""^ """'^ 'l»'"«ge. These lands and conveniences ar^ maava„H ° '^ Here, consequently, it woul be'^My/ec ssar TJ ' To" '''' "'"^"""^ "««'''-'• or of superior rank with offices annexed as Z h« H 1 •"■ ' "'"''"* «' Councillors, establish everything regularly and on a ^oid ba^ ^'"'^ ""' ^''P^'^'^"'' ^" "'^^ '» or expected J «his Gtate is not worse but to erlh, ' 7''^^ ^^'''^ it is supposed a little scum still gets on the sSe^ t is 1 ad^M ""' ™"'' ''""*'"'" '* "-' "''^-^gh the patronage of all. which I full^ex^ect ^ ' ""'"'"""^ ""'^^ ""'''' ^ '•^'^""""^"d it to dis!:^:r t;:;:i!:::::;r:s:ri;':;:;r r.'-'^ '''-' ^--^ °"*«'-<' "*» should command at the Sickoneys nT k 7 in order' T , f'7 ^"' '''"'''' '^''^« --""^ firmly there. But. as things app a to \omewhlt /""r'^'r""''"" """^ «-"""-"» Hinoyossa, shall return home in'the prnV o ma aTf '."' '*""• ' ""^'^'^ '''' '-' ^J' letters cannot he answered so readily h on 1 Trri , uu '"^'''' °" everything, and. as satisfaction on every point. Fin ly I sha , „ Ip 7* ' T ' '" "''' '" «'^« '"'■''™''^'°" ""^ to preserve your Hoi in continual^^arX^Xit; rZ^^^^^^^^^^ «-""■»- ^ Itour Honor's obedient and Faithful Servant. At the Ride was : (Signed), J. Alhichs. In New Amstel. the 16«» August, 1G59. Beneath was : Honorable Mr. C. de Graeff.' •Supra, p. M, not* — Eo. ■I "^^ NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Proce^inga of the XIX. in regard to Nm NetherUnd. Extracts from the Minutes or Resolutions of the Assembly of the XIX., of the West India Company, holden at Amsterdam, from the 21« AuKust to the 22^ September, 1669, so far as they relate to New Netherland. Monday, the SS"- August, 1659. th«t?hl V ^^n^ ^'■"''''"''' ^"P " «'°'" '"'^ ^""^ ^°'''*' ''l«Wnen enter, who represent and j; -nTZu? "" "' '"""' "^^ " '''" ''"^' '"^'^ "^^P-'^"^ ^'"^ »° «-» »»>•• Assembly 1. First. That they had learned that varxoru «cts were residing in New Netherland. namely and the Souk r,vcr, who were propagating their doctrine there, requesting that provision be made therein, and their conventicles prevented. provision De „JV^;Tf^' ^''' ''"°"^'"* *" '""'" ''"'" *''•' ''"''''«° •■" New Netherland. some Dutch ZJf TT r™ uT'"'^ '''•''"• '''•'y ^'"'^ ""^ "'I"*"* '•'«» th'" Assembly, in support thereof may adopt a favorable resolution, and provide the place with more Ministers. ^ 3. Thirdly. As three clergymen have died some time since in Guinea, and in the meantime the congregation are without any. they submit and propose to this Assembly, in orde^o wiZ^eT """"'"^^t" '" '"' *" """'" '''' congregation there always, as L as p iTble' :;o\redtr::i*t?hr' ^ '''-'' ""^^^ -^ '^ -- ^^^^^^ - ^^'-^^ - ^-^ -^-i-; 4. Fourthly. They demand payment of the arrears of the salary earned by D- Tolhemi^ » at present a minister in New Netherland ; also, that ileverend AssteUen's widow, who has be^i referred to this Assembly by the Zealand Chamber, may be paid what is due. Which beZ considered, and question bei.g put. it is resolved and concluded, and told to the aforesaid D«* who. being without, were again invited in. namely, that the first and second par of iL; a oresaid proposal and request concerned the presiding Chamber of Amsterdam, whose delegat being at present at this meeting, had undertaken to communicate the same to their principals at proper order may be taken thereon. But what regarded the third division of the^rl e ' I ■• h r 7w 7 ' '"'°°' P""''" '° ^"'"««' *''''' '"^'^ Assembly considers one Minil.e enough for hat place as there is but a small congregation there, and those from the FouTthlv'th : 'iT""' *°^'""" ^° ^' ^"""•-'^ «"-''«'J « «bove named persons, to witness proprietor, would receive entire r„dnirarV, 'I ^'"'^ " "'^- '" '"'''' -'-"»"« deliberate and to give order, on aMthna^'r *''^"'y ''"°^' ^^at pa„e, here, so a, to pleased to establish more spe d 7 a ^asT edn l"n ^ '*°"°"^' "^^« ^"^ *° ^« correction, that 20 or 26 families.'^of good al^^^^^^ '7"" P^°j«'='' ^ '^^-^' -der conversant with the keeping of cattle Td whl! ""'"' '''" «<''J"»'"t«d and offered, in the first place'. 30 o 40 tws (more o 7 " "°''"T' ''"^"''''' ""»»" «-»> ^« milch cows, the remainde somewhat vrunr«nH T ""'"'".'^"'^ '" circumstances), mostly 6 years, on condition that, on the e' irat fn of s' Tt" "" " °" ""''" '^ ^''^ ^^"" °' ' «' have died, sprayed or been lost be first 17 k k'™'' '^°'" "^ "^^ *=«"'« '■"'«*«''«d that of the increase ; the remainder of thl *T ''^ '^' P™P''^'°' '"'■'"" ^''^ best and oldest half for the rar;er.Vni:s:ror L b, rftl?: Jd b' "^''t '''' I'' ''' '''''^''°' ^^' for the behoofor profit of the proprilorTh^^^^^^^^^^^ be annually got from each milch cow well that they should take effe^on thTin '1 ^^ '°^ "°"'' ^' °^'"'"«''' '' -""''^ ^e of milk and butter at a chearrate Hereu„T ^^ "'"'' "'"'' '"""' '" ''""''""'^^ morgensoflandormore. The purchas^anT ' ^T "'""^ ''^ allowed two hundred here, demand 40 (a 60 thousand /uid/at T" '' " ''''''"^"' "ead of cattle to be brought grey Osnaburg linVn. a part b eache a J bTo'd ^'l "'«"'',°"^-' -"-''"« "^ b-ad Dufffi ,. and distilled liquors in o„ke rand ha f a^^^^^^ T" '"^ ""*'*' '"'^ «'^''='-' brandy divers sorts, ^hat are most" deman herTir JuS* . o "'T "' ""'"'' "°'"«"« °' and then, from time to time there ou.h, Zt . I' ^ ^^ ^^'"^aburgs and strong liquors, should arrive every yea 26 .r/f * V"°' "''*' "" '^^ "'"P"' "f ^^ich two at leas considerable employment' here' ItS' To "" "" ''' '""'• ^^'^"'"^ '^'^ ^"-'be people, accustomed to Iabor.ro t of wh^^hT^' T^'"* '"' *''™'"''"8 '««!"''« "^ong Having written thus far «- T. , "''^' '"' '^"' "» P°"'ble. be men. * long dreLed ^d p'rl^L" tSlT^^ 't '"■"" '^"^!;' ''''' '''' ^"^-*' ^'^ "itherto dissatisfaction that I Engl ,h Cnt unl wf H " 7""' "" ''^ ^'^ '"'''"'' "-""^'y- t"^" '•*■ 'J'. ^ , 78 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. lhe,r unfounded pretence and proposal, a written Protest, which is transmitted herewith.' We here ''""• ^' ''"/"•""f-'-ate on account of the contentions which have annualTy oo^urred Zlr J ^^''^^.'"^^'^"g" ^l^er messenger to the Manhattan, overland, but no one oin ge through as the Indians there have again killed four Dutchmen. A messeng r, who had bee^ ZTl T K^'"" """""^ ^^'''="''"« »•" ""«'"«"■ W^- *"« English' cite 1" was at the Manhattans, where she still remains, so that we have been oHiged to charter anSr.!?/ """'" ""'■ *'°' '='™^ "'«"•=« **>« '^y ''«^-« y«-t-d«y. to -end a fetter wth the annexed documents, to the General. I expect that a distance .ill speedily arrive. wh^rGod grant, to whose gracious protection I commend your Honor. I remain. Your Honor's obedient and On one side was : *'"'t''^"' ""^«"'' New Amstel, 21" September, A" 1669. '^* Alrichs. Hon""' Mr. C. de Graeff. < i« » 11 » Jie,olutio>i of t?^ Common ChuncU of tU City of Amsterdam. I r™« U,. Sm4,UI^ <*, n»«*«*.pp«. B.. p. Ml, ,n tt.. aad aw,., AB«U,rt,m. ] SO"" September. 1669. 5^,.^Do.„„.n., Mess", the Burgomasters, having notified the Council that experience hnth 3SF- ZlZ^'coZ '.^"'°"«^^"'«^-™ -^ "- ♦»'«' the plantin'gof the N^ r.urn is recJ^r :t^iz :;=r::z c u ^r::::^:^;::^'z's: cty ,s to look for any considerable profit from the continuance of that workT :r;r =■„:; r^r 7rr e:::^= cr^r ^^^^^^ •» ~ ^ '« > ■■ » Or^r appointing a day of General Fading mid Prayer. [P^mU.. Bundle .ndo,.^, V^.c^ s,^ ro,^ ^ ^^„, ^, ^^^ No. «. .. U., «^ ^„^. .™u,..„. , Honorable. Dear. Faithful. n.,.„.^r.«,„„u. Although the most merciful God, rich in grace and compassion, hath, notw.thstandmg our unworthiness, watched over us hitherto and dailv ^ivP«7 abundant cause to proclaim His praise and to bless His .ugust name L the .I'umelb" us e ' Supra, p. 78. — Eiv HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVI bestowing a bountiful harvest, havinrce tainTv bll«! T u . '^" '""""■^' '"' ^«" " *« wherein his goodness and l^enUZZ'^lTl^lZuS' "'^' "' ""''' ""'^ "'"^ "^ ''^«- pr^^:::;"^ t; ir :r ;^:^t^r- --^ - -- inhabitant, or thi, also, that His kindled anger and uplifted hand thri,^' V"*"'"^ ''''''"''^' ''"*• -""^^ver. especially with a devastating IndTan war ^'i h sT ".' "T ""' '"^" punishments, visitation ofourGodforourenormoussins J; unbrLHT,' "'°" " J"" P"nishment and His holy „a.ne. desecrati g the Sabbr drunken "","'".'"«" '" G-"^'" «-vice, blaspheming lies, fraud. luxury, abuse ^of God^ S and rar^h""'""""' "'°"'^°'"' »""«• ^^^ counter to God in our sins. God in Ml 1! f ^ . ' m.qu.ties. And because we run we turn to Him (whom, h our ^ ' i ^ Zf T r^"' ""' P"'''^^'"-'''- — contrition of heart that He may turn al 'hi! wrath ^^^^^ ""*="« ''""'""y «»« ^«'fare of it. ae^ t r;;;^^:^:;: r^^uti^r ■ r: ^-'^t^ -' '-'^^^ ^-'"« '''-^ ploughing and sowing, and. moreover a 1 o^her,^? ? , '■' ''""■P'«y'"g' hunting, fishing. on pain of the corporeal co rect on a„d „ ° Lh„ ""T/"' P^"^'"*=^«' «"«='' "« 'l''=«' drunkennesf. are all servants of the DivineTord r 'Z * ""'° "l""'^ ^''^ iniike manne; their preaching and prayers to this end government, hereby admonished to direct BeJtX:ri"65r'"'^' " °"^ ^°""^'"' ^^ ^-^ A-^-^^-. >» New Netherland. the 30* Beneath was, (Signed). P. Stuyvesant On the side was: (Signed). c. van Ruyven, Sec^ Delivered .1,. „ri„„g ,. D,.,„e Wellu. „„ .„» ,„. „f „„. oe.„^, ,„„. 80 NEW-YOHK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Vindication of tJie Dutch Title to the Delaware River. Declaration and Manifest delivered by way of a Speech to the Honorable Governor and Council of the Province of Maryland. Chesapeak bay. from NethfrZd Governor-General and Council of the Province of New rx"!!SJ?2-vTrJ?: Tr-^K'^IT','^"* ^"^ ''"™'"°'"' **•« «'•'«''">' "ght and title the subjects of the nfth„ r A .'ff"''^''8''*^*''^^'"*"-G«"«''''«fthe United Provinces, under the proprietary of the Lords of the West India Company of Amsterdam, in Holiand. possess to th, P ovTd of New Nether land which stretcheth itself along the great Ocean, from 38 to abou 4X e^ and thence .nclud.ng all rivers, islands and Main continent) northerly up unto the S Canada. hav,ng on the west side Virginia and now Maryland, upon the great Bay of Chesapeake worllf a""' ^?'""" ' ': "'*• ''^' '"^'^ "«•'* «"'' '•»'« *° 'ha? part of'th new lyTu^d world of Amenca, partly come down to them, first from the King of Soain, being at the time h,. subjects or vas.als, as the first discoverer and founder of thai New' WorL wVo in t ose Uni L r" Z r ..'"o" ""«'' ''°' P^"''* '=°"'='"'^«'^' ^'^ ™"-°- and give over unto the dominlonras the"/ ^'''" ''"""n" ^'•'"^^*'^' ^" ""'' "^^' ^^' *'"« - -«=»> count" „d InTZTu "''\h"7' "• P^°<'«" °f time, conquered and settled in Europe, America and elsewhere, wherefore the above said Province of New Netherland the istnl r f:z:;r^^'' '''-''" '^ ^^'^ -'-'' '^« -- n-p- inherit:roTi^Du.t"i;: Flfrrtin? wtre'lt '""'"I- '""r""'; "''^ "'""*'''• '^ '""' J"''- «^« ^erazzano. a J lorentme. were, in the year ot our Lord God Almighty 1624. the second followers inH f rem"'" T'r '"'" "' '''^ ^"''''''- t'- -™« «"»'he English and Dut n hke manner, and took possession of the parts we are now in ; for since the year 1G06 orl fi07 o about 18 or 20. the English established only this Colony of VirTniabrd stfnct '«„. f^m 34 to about, 38. the Dutch the Manhatans. from 38 to 42. a„d\ew Lgla d frrr42 LicoXTu' Braird 'rr •" r't'"' '"''''' ^^"•''^"' «P'"' '^^ We. Indies of Eur ' i h ^ '""' " "^'^ ^''^ ^"''•^ '^'^''^«'^ a^^ng't the Christian Princes ;lon P ^y .^""""""'cation of each other's Ambassadors, to that effect, mutually agreed a under «1^? ?' "'^ ^"«'"'' ""'^ '•'^ ^™^'""« °f N««^ England should remain was .old r'.r'n'T'r "'""" ''' "^'""'^^ ^'''^ ^P"^-" °f "^b-' « hundred leagues, w h the nJm of Th T T P'""'"""-' '"en called by the general name of Manhattan , after the name of the Indmns, who first inhabited the same. And here 'tis to be noted that he'oaTuT ' T r r"' "'." "'" ''''"'"^ ^''^ ««--' "-« "^ Manhattan aforesaii to the part,cular c.ty wh.ch ,s only built on a little island, as already stated, it signifies tie whole country and Province, or at least the same particular place in the P ovince A fo^ example, .t ,s frequent, with many, still at this day, to say-to ko to the Mlnhat.fn: Z to come from the Manhattans- when they mean the';hole P^ovLcf. aMhey dX rnZ • Th. tr.n.I.Uon in tho New-York HUtorio.1 Coll«=tion. i. „ incorrect „ to b, .Imct enUre.y u«,e«. -Eu HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX, XVL llZliy'-'"'' '-' ''' '"'-^- -- ^-^ i- -er aa^ed the ^ra„ha«a„s. Z aSore within the south cape. JedZwH^^^^^^^^^^^ th ,ir States' arms and a iltt e Ztthl^^r T" ""'° ""' '^'y- '^*'« »"^'» had erected tin., all slain and murder^by e iTLns Vjr'r " *'^'"^/-"*^^' •>"' --. after so J first, was in its infancy sealed with he blood of , f '"'"""'"'" '^ '^^ '''''' ^"^"^ '^^ '^^7 1«23, Fort Nassou wL built a ou 6 ea "1 uHe "" Afterwards, in the year many ou.er places in process of time bv the D"*'-^ .1""^"" '*"" '""'«'■" '"'"^«' ''««''1«- there, until the Governor-General rdCouica Zn' \" .."''. ^'''^ ^^"^'' »«"'«'' ^^^^ »««1 said Fort Nassou. in the year 1650 down ii .Tck ! " V'u°"^'^ '"''' ^° '^^-^ ^"^ as it is at this day. without any Z7 frlL \''\''S^'"; ""d there Gx a town or village, pretence against it' We say ^urtheTmore tL I'lt ^^ '^"'^'""' ''" ""^"'"^ P^'"^ "^ of the whole river and of all ou aZve s*a Proviner '^^ 'T^ '"' ^'^ ^'«^* ''''' ^'^'^ from the Indians, the native proprietor, e pedallv th . ' "•'''"'"''^ ""'^ '^8""^^ '><'"«ht have purchased, from time to time to tl da « ^ " ?.'""'" "^'^ ^*''«'' ^« "^'"t^in we farther than, our line and limirie as vet tx't „d 7 7 '° ''' ""^ "^^ ^^^ «"• ^-"^ ^-h and the right and title above mentionJd "11 '''' ' ""^ ^''*"« ^^ «» ^"ich. always maintained and defended and win f Tc '! '" P"''""'^ '""''^" *» this day. and obstructors. ' '"'^ ^"' '^"'•^^«'- '^«f«°'' ^^e said river, against all usurper everywhere maintained fdendly and i Ibo^nT'"" "' '^."'"" '"' ''"^'^'''^ ^f"--''. - very proper to be noted.'^in the fast Zn"'"'T"' ''''''"' '^"'^ --'Which molestation one against the other- until. noLr uT'. '^'"'°"* ^"^ P^"'«"'=«' *"J«ry or 1059. Colonel NLanielUt « cal '^^^ r^ ^^^^ "^ September, this current year. Delaware bay), into the tov^: and For^ ZtZT '"f . '"^ ^'' '''' ""^"^^ -""^ and without arvy special commission or lw.!u' '" '"''^*'' '" ^he year 1650. Parliament or Gler„ment.o„;b7pLe:f'ra:d'' 7!;'^'^' J"™ ""^ State. Prince, from Philip Calvert. Secretary.'^written wTthout veL or H '" '"" "'"" '"'"''"" nor sealed by any State. Prince Pa Ilnt^rr ^ '^.' "^ "'""" "^ P'«'^«' "^''^er signed in a strange way, that the SA? """"""*•'" *"°'"'"'»"'^'"g'n»nner required. Mary.and.LbeI;it o':;^\^;; ,j;2^^^ ''^^^f *'«,'>«'--e^ "P to the Provide of the inhabitants into a revoralinJh f'T '^''''" *'°"''' *° '^«"«« '« '^^^w and seduce IVovince. threatening, in eal of ri'e^r'; ""'"' '"^'^' ^"^^^^'S"'' Governor and a«ai„ and bring the eople thereto b;rcerar::r:L"'"'r'^^ °'^'^'^"'^' *^ '^«- company or multitude were exoresdv Tl. f «word. whereunto he saith agreat Maryland would rise anHle to t^j^ T. '" ""'". ^"^' ''''^^ '*•« ^''"'^ P^°^'°'« «f their houses taken from th m. nd so fl "V ^'^ 'Jey U.en should be plundered and proceedings the Deputy Gov:.;" a„/: gistrafeT: I af"'"";"' ^"'"""^ ^"'^ '"'•^™' protested and answered under the siena.rp ^f H . /'"^"^ "'" ""^ ^°'°»'« have 1059. last past, insinuating t ,a th! Sir °/ ''-";.«-» h-^s. dated the 9- of September. <'icl belong and must be refe r^d to th L n"^P °' '''"' ^'''' ''"«'"««'' •"" ^^''"-'l^ence IVovince of New Netherlaud of whom Governor-General and Council of the whole Vol. II. ^' °^ ''''°™ "" ""««•«' '"'ght be expected within three weeks' ti.ne 8S NEW-yORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. V t Who, after having furnished aid and assistance to their subjects in the aforesaid river have sent us he underwritten Ambassadors and messengers with aii speed hither to" / e Ho„^^^^^^^^^^ Governor and Counc.l Assembly, or whom it in any way may concern, in he Provin e of Maryland m Chesapeake bay. to declare and „,ake known by p.wer and author ty of our commission, whereof we herewith deliver a duplicate: ^ Jjuu 7^c^- '*\\^^'"'''''^ '"J""°"« -^cts ar3 done not only against the law of nations neighborly friendship and common e.aity. but also directly contrary to the ami ^^ confeSerr; and peace, made and concluded in the year of our Lord 1654. bo.ween the two . a Zs of e reaclare d ttb T^ !' ' ' ''. !' '" '^"' ''' "'""'^ ^^ P"'^'^'" "^"^ '"^^ -'-^ -"'^ -^ cTmZI T ""? '°'«""P'ed by the said Nathaniel Qlie or his principals of the Province '•• tue? thll'"'"' the Province of New Neiheriand aforesaid, and'there'fore protest, a " bv ,h«T ^ I ^^'' *'''' ^''°''"°' "f '^^^ Netherland and their subjects have already by tiie aforesaid injurious proceedings, suffered, or hereafter may come to sukr. ^ becondly We demand that all the Dutch and Swedish peoole, subjects, runaways and fugmve.. who from time to time, especially this present year (for the most ar^d plyTndeb d c r sZTi t ZT ""''' ""' "" ^""'''"^^ '" ''' ^^^°^'"^« "'■ ''-y'-' ^« -"'-^ and i„i iou H ^h"""' "\"' '"""^'^ ""''^'''^'^ '^'''' '■"=''«'' ^^^ '''« "^ove said odious HonZh p '!"'«"• hey are thereunto encouraged from hand to hand. Declaring that the HonoraWe Governor-Genera! and Couucil of Nov. Netherland are in readiness to do the like bv -end.ag back to Maryland all the runaways and fugitives who may come nto e r jur s c ion and government aforesaid ; with notice, in case of refusal, that, according ,o the law of ret lit I the Honorable Governor-General and Council of New Ne herland aLesalJ hold 1 1 Z constrained, necessitated and excused to publish fi.e liberty, access and recess to a i o unlrs »ervan« negro.,, fugitives and runaways who. from ti„!e to time, may con e It oJt 1' Jurisd.ot.ou of Maryland into the jurisdiction of New Netherla..d.aforesaTd And (to say something, by way of remark, to the a.pposed ch.im or pretence of mv Lord B th.mores patent unto our aforec.id South river or Delaware bay^.'we u e ly .sown .je . and deny, that any power and authority (except peace breakers'a .d the ^^,o Z.' pub.,^ ene,n.es. who rest only upon their strength .„d self-will), may or can legally coml o who I ave been forty years unden.ably. jueHv and lawfully possessed and settled as above said' M.l..lst on t e .ontrary. Lord 'Jaltluunore's patent is oi no longer standing and le.n t' han about 2^- or ;i7 years, and does not contain a:.y narticular expressiou or sl=H ^ "^^^^ ake that river of Delaware bay fro.n the Dutch ; nay. „„. so n.uch L Sr. i dl P ! t - ormer ime. would n.ake us believe he had. when it was afterwards proved and ' ^u hat he. ad only subret.vely and frauduientiy obtained something to that purpose wh I w. nval.d. And assumi.., that the said Lord lial.an.ore or any other person ha h . y e^, ig Utla to rhe aforesaid nver or Delaware bay, then his Lordship, accordi « to the 3Uth a l" oV e peace and confederacy, should have repaired l.efore tl.e'ls'^ of May.- lo... to I o..o ab a Co.nm,ss.oners appoMUed by both Suites for ihe determina.ion o( ..' , and hJl e . e a- m.ght have anse„ or occu.ed between the two nations i.. dis.an. p.rts oi the wor.;! bet;:: ' Jo ^Outlier dgjijr Uiu d»ta ii llit SOtli of M»y. — Kp, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVI tlieyearlCllandthelS«''ofMav 1G52. nfwK • . ^^ prohibited and proclaimer. that then n^t'h T^^^^^^ ms obeyed. To prove the true mean ng and i t It ;a;''"%"'r'^ '^ ""'"'■"•'''• "^^^ ^ *» 1 palpabie examples and by .vidence'o yo r orerr ' ? ^"^^^ ''"'''''' "'''^'^ ''y^- of England, we say- that when New C an7i„ fo'!; T "'f''' ""''^''"'y' »"« ««P"»"- .nterest in our limits, and the Lord Protector' * hi^T "' "'""''' °" ''" ''''' «"° -™« the aforesaid Province of New Netherland U e InZ "'''" "'"Z ^"' "«"' ^'^'^" *° ""^ue when peace was concluded, and went aVa 1 1 P T""""'"'^ """^ "^«"'^°"«'^ ^heir design nntion have unto their Province of N Xthe andX '' '^ T i'^ "^'* ""'^ ^'■"•' »^« '^^ '»• forever, more .nd more confirmed and ra itd ^t L 1 h "" """' '"^ ''"« ^"^ «-"» ..ow made of our western limits, and we have hefp^' ? '"'""*'" ""^ 'J"^«^'''" "™ of Chesapeake, in the uppermo t pmUuZof 7°'' ''"'"'"'' '""'' '^"P'^'^' '^-' ^he Bay our line about Sassafrax'a'n d E k. Ire/heTJfo T "T' '^ ''^ ""'^^"^^ ""'^ -"" '"'^ "t may exist, in case of disagreemen to ho o; 7 ' "'"""'" *" "'"^ ""^ '''"■--'- •>..th «ides; but. in the meanwMle. J .^' IZ^J^^^T ^ """'«"" '" ^"^"P^' "" •■'"<1 determine; so that the Honorable Jovp 1 r f "'fract.ou on each other to cease •.'■ing hereof assured, further ch, ^esa 1,, Zj' ""' ''""'"" "' '^^^ '^'"^"'""'J are kept ' there only ,o defend their iCi.Zcir";-""" ?" """^ ""''^'"^ '""^^ -''» ...ny be. on both sides, maintained, a he t ,S 2 T"'' .""' " '"'^ -despondence « ?'«"'"«« (except the before heirs and successors. ^ °"'«'"°*=' ""'^ »°^«"'8° dominion due to us. our ^"" 'rJir ;Tm°e' ^'^ '"^ '"''"'^"•' ^-'-^ °^ *"« ^-'- 0. Maryland. (Signed), Ckcill Langkokd. 1? ^ ■■ * 11 fc 5-"~"™' Cp,.„ „,. SI,,,, ,„, View „,r Wi,o,. „.„.„„„, ,.,„,. ,„. , , ®® NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. V T.° 7- ^TZ'^ °°''' ""^"^ **'" "°''' G°»^er-Generale and Concel of the Nevr NetherlMa the behalf off Ou' Lords proprietors and Souveraignes. the high and m,ght.e States-General off the United Province might have to alleadge againsJIt \nZH 7T' T^ ''''u'^' °"' ''°™" ^««'"«t''«" «»d manifestatio^e. the Sixth off this tud sap t:lZ7- "'° ''' """"""^ ^°"^^"°^ '''' ^°""^«"« °^ '''^ ^--« of Ma^yaidt! thaT mI^^Vr fr" ""t ^""^'''°" ""■ '^' ''■°'"^*' P"*^"' "'^^^^t'-' «»«J -""ked appear r„. 2/ H 'i;'"' ''"''' '° "'' ^°^''" *^"J««"« "fi" England petitioned for a Count y.n the parte off America that was not seated and taken in before, one lie inhabited as hee saith by a certain barbarous people, the Fndians, uppon w- ground li.s Royall Majesty, did grant and confirm the patente. Inghsch surnamed delowar. was taken in. appropriated and purchased by vertue off cornm.s8,one and grante from the high & michty States-General off the United Provinces long before. Iherefore, [.t was] in his Royal Mayestyes intention and justice, not to have given maSLi f;' " '^'^^ States-General of the United] Provinces as is declared and mamfe ted heretofore soo that the clayme Mylord Balthamore's patent speaks off to Delawar baye or a parte there off >n severall other respects and particulars is in valide. off which we desire that notice maye bee taken. Actum as above. Gm^emor and Council of Maryland to tU Director, tfr., of New Nethcrland. r .™. ..B„.,...„„.a ^.,. ...„ -— ^::— .^rr"°- '•• '" ^' — — — Honorable Gentlemen : n,n.„,n,oc«n..„... We have received your letters of credence by the hands of Mess" Aucustine XVI., i™. ,T ■ ,. . J " ■■uiiuo wi hicub .nueustine Heerman and Resolved Wald'on. your Ambassadors, wherein, as we find many expressions of love and amity, we accompt ourselves obliged to return you re I t ank, n «n d.ng t e cause which, as it seems, hath been the reason of your astonishmen . nd al t ^ niatter shall permit, give you that .alisfaction which, with reason, you cnn expec and wh ch we hkewise sha exact from you in the rendering to us as substitutes of the ighi I „or e Cecn.us. Lord Baron of Baltemore. Lord Proprietary of this I'rovince. &c., th part o b Lordship's Prov.nce lying in Delaware bay. to us entrusted, and by you. a, it eems in urlslv seated in prejudice to his LordBhip's just right and title. '"juriously fNathanie! Utie was by us, ... pursuance of a command from the RiRht HonorabU T „r^ rop^etary. ordered to make his repair to a certain people seated upon ntawarly I U were r I '"'h '■ 'f'"'' '"" ^'" -'''"""""' ""^- '" '-^ '"-" ''-w Jat thej were residing within our jurisdiction without our knowledge, much less our license, without HOLLAND DOCUMENTS- XVI grant of land from, or oath of fidplifv tn i,;= r j u- cooditiona of plantation and law 'S^ ^ tZZl To T'h'K-? "''f "^ ^^^^^^^'^ ''^ '- and. further, to offer unto them such condZn i^ to nhabU. conditioned and enjoined ; ourselves enjoy. But in case of r^usal and 1^ ^ ^^ '"''"'^' '""''^ '° ^'^^ «« ^e use lawful means to reduce them tolatobedi^^^^^^^^^ '*'' ^'^"^ ^now we should are bound to yield unto us intrusted w'^rXr' ' ^T'^ "''''" '*"« '^^^^- Baltemore. sole and absolute Lord atd pro eta'; V^^^^^^^ 'l '"^^ «'«'^' "-"-ble Lord of England, bearing date 20- of June in the ve J"/ r '"!>'' ^ ''"''"' ""'^'^ "^*' ^'^"' ««"' Parliament confirmed (a copy whereof we Lvb «h T"" ^"""^ ''"'^ ''' ' '-""^ «'-« ^^^ ««' of you. by your writing as we^as by "r A,n assT! 'h" "•' ^'"^--'^«")- And since in Delaware bay is seated there, by an'Tundt vour t'^' !""T '''' '''« ^^"'^ ^"'-y them and you. as against all other'pe s„na ei hT nr l^r ' "t '" ''"''''■ '" "''" "^^'-^ upon our bounds and confines, in order all damt. ^7 °' "'"'"•'" '" '^« ^'''''^ '"trusion means to recover which we either h e'ZlZ 'IrlT " '"• "'"''' ""'^ '^ '»" '-^"' well as the place so seated within our bounds „d 'its H • ""f '""' '"^^^'^^ «"«^^'"' '»'• The original ri.^ht of the Kings of ZLd to^hU ^-^""^ '^ ^°" '■^'^'"«'^- endeavor to maintain, not our disburse tlnt,overrori°n"u', ""' '""'"^ '""^' ''^ °" as being that which we can neither accept f om Z ot L "" """"'" '° "''" ""' authority, without the consent of our Supreme mZ. T^"" ""^ '""'"'^" '° ^^^^ "'her of England, though we cannot but emind! „ fh' rH;^^;.- T''''" '" ''' «°^""-"* nullity of your pretended title to that part of thi Prol f '"" '"""'"" '° «^°«^ '^e utter now. if at all. for the first time owned by lia^dMil.r! ''""''"'"'' ''''' "'>" "« bay. by their order and authority, and that vour n". .^r7 T' '° ^' '''''^ '" ^«'«^"'« Genera, of the United Provinces.'i;::.:!^:^:";^:!;!^^: '"^ ^°^^ '°™ ^^« «'^^- inst::Li;;;;rr;:rMh:;::::::;':::i: ^^^ -'^ -•-- -«--«• -tie, so much take notice of as being subscribed by ,« Secre a' ':Mhis"p '""' °'""^ '''°^'"'^«' -«^^ '° give them or he make use of them Neitl^ ^1 . ri""^ '° no other did we General, &c., do think or will now own ,1 p p,rat dI" ''''' "" ''''''' ^'"'- their authority, since they have heretofore p o Isted o t e^ "" "^ '" '^ "'"" «'^'»'«'' ''>^ not to own their intrusion upon their terrZles and ll '"'"" T"''''^ '"" '" '^"«''""^- any be here that are to you eL«ed our cour « ^°"""'«"«- As to indebted persons, if none that shall demand it of u'wh thi I T" T "" J""" ^'"^''^' •^"" '^->-' "> the self ,an.e course we take, and rhe olrlm , ' " 7\ " "'"' '" ""^''"' '' -''"'-'■ ""'^ and our fellow-subjects an. brethre.o ;,; J^ ZTuoJ Z ""'«"'" "^^"'""^ °^ ^'^^'"''^ the consequences of your actions, we res. in ex e;.aUoro T'f '7 "'" "'""^'^ *^'^«'' g.ve yourselves imports having .aught us to sXrIbe olrl?;:' ' ""''"'"""' " '" ^'^''^ ^^ Your affectionate friends and neighbors, Beneath was : (-"^'gned), Josias Fendal. Signed in the name and bv ordnr nf »l,» n Maryland. [October 7-, 106y, o hJ ""' ""'' ^°""^" °^ •''« ^''"-'"'^^ °f Lower was: Philip Cahert, Sec». Agrees with .!.» copy. (Signed), C0HNEU8 Van Gbzkl, Secr^ 88 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANl/SCRIPTS. i«^j.i ¥ Journal of the Dutch Embassy to Maryland. [ From the Original In N«w-Tor*:CoIonlal ManniorlpU, Boeietary. Offl.-e, Albany, XVIII. ■ J Journal kept by Augustine Heermans during his Embassy from the Right Honorable the Director-General. Petrus Stuyvesant and the Supreme Council of New Netherland, to the Hon"" Governor-General and Council of Maryland, touching the pretensions set up by Colonel Nathaniel Utie to the South river. 1659. September 30'\ Tuesday. Set out on our journey from New Amstel about noon, accompanied by Resolved Waldron and our attached soldiers and guides, and, after traveling aboi.t an hour, arrived at a small creek which comes from the hunting country. Our course as we computed, was W.N.W. About four miles and a half further came to a little creek ox run of water, which we suppose flows from JaegerU (the Hunter's). Our course was due west, and, havmg traveled about three miles further, came to another run of water flowing southwards where we must encamp for the night, as the Indians would not proceed any farther. Nothing occurred on the way except hearing a shot fired to the north of us, which the Indians doubted not was by an Englishman. Whereupon we fired 3 shots, to see if we should be answered, but observed nothing. October I", Wednesday. la the morning, before sunrise, proceeded on our course W. by S and so directly South again, crossed two little runs of water, branches, as we surmised, of the feouth nver, and some dry thickets. „e country afterwards became hilly, and again low about 9 o clock, came to the first stream that, the Indians said, flowed into the Bay of Virginia' where wa breakfasted; we computed it to be about 5 leagues from New Amstel. This' stream, the Indians stated, is called, in their tongue, Cimamus, which signifies Hare river because the whole of this point (/wecAHs so named. From this spring we proceeded S.W. and W.S.W. straight across the woods, without a path, and about 1 league or somewhat more, struck, as was presumed, the same kill; following it along to where the tide come.i up. we found the boat which the Indians mentioned, hauled on shore, and almost entirely dried up. We embarked and dismissed our 4 guides, but Sander Poeyer. with his Indian, accompanied us; shortly after we pushed off', the boat became half full of water, whereupon we were obliged to land and turn tho boat upside down; we caulked the seams somewhat with old linen, our people having left t.d.ind them the tow which had been given them for that purpose, and thus made it a little lighter, but one was obliged to sit continually and bail out the water Jn that way, we came with the sau^e tide a good league and a half down Elk river, and found ourselves at its east branch, where we built a fire in the woods, and proceeded with the night ebb on our journ:^ with great labor, as ih^ boat was very leaky, and we had neither rudder nor oar, but merely paddles {v<'mi\jcn^). October 2", Thursday. Having paddled down KIk river almost the whole of the night, came about 8 o clock to Sassafrax river, where we stopped during that tide at , on the ,.uiidTuWr!"„''r' ^•""""'^ -^^'- ■♦'• "-« -ly ■«- "I-^tracV i. oa.iU.J, .„J the Journal i. tran.I.UJ .nj jmoiiihed eiiUrn from tlic original, iw shore oredit..,!. -ICo. tou^rEnKiirnr '"* "'""•' '" "° ''""" ""^ '^ "'"""•" ""• -^ *'"'■'' '- """'"""'> "■ "-' '-"•••""- ^ »•• ""-' ' jajojrrt i« the Iroquoil irord fcr "p»Jai«.' i'ruyoa. m^ HOLLAND DOCUMENTS plantation of one Mr. John Turripr Wn,<. ™ r j ., . away from Christina with a D h woZ a dTho.n h'T ''\'''"' ^ "''"^^ ^''^ ^^' -" him the General', pardon, in case he won ,'ret r^ ^N 1^ M •?'' "''"• "^^ °«'«^«'^ he then be unwilling to reside at thrnll h mT ''*^ "'"'"" ^ '"""'''«' ^"'^ should The woman acceptel these con, i in h'av ni 3 mTn t '' 1""^^ *° ^° '° ^"« ^'-'-"«-- But the soldier raised many objS 's w" „ "Tl T" *° '""''' ^'^^" ^'^^ ^""''^ ^«turn. us a pair of new oars. We seSde'po. ^^^^f^'^' ''°«^«V". «» far on him. that he made not learn anything, as the on L es^^^^^^^ away in the tLeo Governor Prirrr^'V""' ^'''^'' '"^ '^'""«' ^f'« had run we prosecuted our cour we h 7onlf 2 ^ '"' ' '.'"'^ '"'' '""'' '^^ ^'^« ''-"g ^-°-bie, followed us With one MarcuT U^e Fin' i„' „ ea„of H " m"'' "'^" ''' ""'^'^'^^ ^''-^am the boat. and. notwithstanding we a sued the" L?!""' T'''' "' ''''' "« '^^^ '""-«'J they forcibly held on to us. and thi Zcu drl 7 ''^°"" '"'' *'' '"'''' °" °- '«'"-' would not stop. They had. besides w , sL„h " ^''''''^t-P'''''" ^""^ threatened to fire if we deal a.io. On leaving'^the r e w ehel " . « " "' "' '"' "' "'''"" ""' ' ''''' called ^ ^hic we Zln . 7 """^ "" ^°'°"«' ^^''«'« *«la"'^. otherwise mingled with music. ' ^i islaL' ntT: LT'^ ."7 '""'''''"' '^""^ ''^ °^ «« '-" ' 't w to go to the South river. On looking a^ld „V "r "' ""^"'""' ^''^^ "^^« '"«^'"? '-^7 plantation on our road, where pople had "- 1" T"' ""' ^'^'^''^-'^''^ f°""d an infant but the carpenter, whi was onTof mvacZinr "T '"' ""'"^ '""" ^""''" ^^ « ^ouse. it might possibly be some feast ng or Ll T He rvi't d"" r,' "'"' *'^ """^ '"«»"^' ""'- through the night, as there was not anot ler house oh"'' .""' ''' '° "'""■" "'''' ''"" but we proceeded on our course an go I agrfa.lie; "' ul ''" T' ^^"' ■«'•''"'^• au Indian, could we have got one to carrvlnr. • J "^ ^'^^^ ^'"'^'y ''''Patched Swedes with the boat, but w Zed o fed ^^T '" ^'"^ ^""^'^^ ^"'^ *° ^«'"^" to the Poeyer would have do'ne his d:ty ^n thl: ol'sf ' " '"" ^' ''' "° ^""^^ ^"^ «-^- the woman said she came doJn witT the L. er r V" Tl'^ "^'"" ''^""' '"^"^ P'-« as this river, but no farther, belse t is 1 ^ ■- '^T"""^ "'"' «'"■•''" ^°"''' ««'' "P «« Tar Kik river, which is c,uite IlXw ''""''" """^ ""^'^^^'^ "»'>' ^^ «'-P«. e^ecially p^ is::d;:;;eh^:^z;e ::r '-'-^ rv"; -^ "^^ -'^^^ ^-^ '^-^ "-'" -pn-^- west shore, and we passed with our leakv hnJ I .7 ^'"'"^'■"' """''• ^' "'''' °" the the way except that there wa noZ Iwir o Vl f"' T, "f' ''""' °'""""^ ""^'^'"^ °" We arrived, towards evening, at the rUend , ^ " , . '"■^"" '"'™ ""' '^^"' '^''-x^' ti.»e -.gainst us. and being fafig e we to k " 1 J . "' • :'r' ""^'"^ "^ ^'^""^ """'> resi.ieH on the point and .s one of I e 3 mn.i 7 . ? . " '-'"^ ^"'"'"" ^V"^'^' "'ho l.im, we could h-arn nothinror,! '""^T'?"-^ °' ''"^^ '«' ■"'»• letting into discourse wi.h time, of invading th lu 'r ve ItTha , I" ''"'. 'T ''"'''' """^"^^ '"'^- "P '« t'- tlHTwerehoundhyengagVmetoadL ;'*■"'""' ^''"^ '^ belonged to Maryland, and -"' title. We repMe,! r e con.r "'"'"'r""^ ""^ '^"^'^ nal.hamore's patent, or right •..'longed to us o 1 and J; I! ""' ""1' "" 'T^' '" "'"'' '" P^"^"' '-^^ '^e rive of arms, wrest it fromT- hut ,h ? ""■■ '''"""'' ^'^'' ^^^ '"''^•' '"', must, hy force l.ad already „rr Led 'f, ," n "' '" " """"'"^' "^^*' P^''^'^^^''' ""<' '""t ^0 soldier y fully 100 more were expected, to defend the river to the last ma" 90 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, But we hoped that the English, with whom we had lived so long in neighborly friendship, would not try to get another man's land and rights, and thereby cfmmencf an op'e n war etc! Mr Wr tlTTn 't *"''°'"' '" '"*"" "'"' '^ ^'' ^^"^'^ '■^«'" ^^^- Bnteman, which Mr Wr.ght. the Ind.an Interpreter, had brought down to Accomacq, from above the Bay. that Zr\l" "" ^l''"" f'* ""^'""' ""'^ "^^ ^"eli3h were at present waging againi one mulrtie% rh' "'^rZ'^'^'i ""* ''^^""^ '"'^"^'^ ^^ "'^ ^"''^'^ of fhe'wSorekill to f^th h„H H ''%'^'^°f " «"•! *°'*1 '^''" 'h«» »'« '"tended to kill a Dutchman because his hlrK tn ? u t^ ''"'" ^y """• ^hereunto the Dutchman answered, that his father had been killed by an Englishman and not by a Dutchman, and therefore that he should revenge himself on one of the latter. Thereupon the Indian went off and slew an Englishman. and ,n this way the war commenced. It was suspected that the Dutch had not only secretly fomented it. but had furnished the Indians with powder and ball and guns, with which they were most abundantly supplied, a circumstance that the English took very ill. At first denying, then extenuating the case. 1 inquired the name of the Dutchman who had given the Indian such counsel ; but he answered, he did not know; in such matters no witnesses were called publicly, but in secret, so that he could not be persuaded to the contrary. . .^* .I''*'" '"'l"'™'l/«' « boat to convey us thence to the Governor and back, as our little Bkiff could not be used any longer, and was, also, too small. He offered us his own, but inquired what security he should have that he would get the boat back or be paid for if. as he had frequently before been deceived in that manner. To which we slated, that we could not giveh.manyothersecunty than our words and credentials, and that we should draw for securify and payment on Mr. Browne, who, we presumed, wac arrived with his ketch at Seavorn. And so we agreed at 20 lbs. of tobacco per day for the boat, and 20 lbs. tobacco for one man to accompany us. which was the lowest terms we could agree on. Otherwise, we should have been greatly perplexed, as we could not learn of any other opportunity here. We found here int»n^ 1 ♦ f ., 'I *'''*u ^^° "'''^ '^* ^"^ '"""^ ^"^"y ^''*' ''*"• husband's consent, as he .ntended to fdlow her; but when we offered her pardon if she were willing ,o return with us. Captain W.kx complamed that she was so lazy that she did not earn her salt ; whereupon we observed, that it was easy to infer from this, that she had run away from the South river through Jazmess and unwillingness to work. October .1". We .ailed or rowed over the Seavorn to see if Mr. Browne had arrived there and would accept the draft, but he had not come. Captain Wicx wished ,o lodge us that n.ght at Colonel Lt.e's. who, we understood, was at his plantation at Seavorn, but we declined •ay.ng that we believed he was above on his island, as .here had been so much firing, and sti we took up our quarters, it being dark, at the house of Mr. . f„,her.in-luw orc;odtlVied Harmer, the ndian trader, who. only a few days before, had gone up to his plantation ; but h.s wife and chHd were at home. We gave the former to understand that our nation attrihuted great blame to Godtfried for enticing and transporting our fugitives from New Amstel. and hat he would, therefore, do well to get the runaways back n^-ain there. Whereupon his father-in-law and mother-in-law excused him, saying that they had come, from time to time, to h.m, and had eaten him so bare that he would scarce have food enough for hin.self for the wmter, and that he could not get the people to return nor could he refuse them a night's lodging. with many other excuses and complaints that the majority of the people they had seen, and even a poor, old man, with his wife and child, whom they had received in the greatest misery were utterly idle and la/y. and not worth their food ; nay, that they were too lazy to wash HOLLAND DOCUMENIS. their own spoons nnd the plates which thev ate off W« «„»! . i it was evident enough from this that 'he nLnl x, ^ °°^ ""'"'•'" '° ""'»^«'-' that of the place, nor on^ccount , " L'.le £ ^^^^^ " '- "-""■" """"' "' ''' '"'""' do anything for a living and had le o Vi;.il '"l"' ^"'^ "^«'^*=*«'^' '' '^« »""«. «« replied, with all that, '.any had d Td h '" Vn^dTe lei "hVk'"^"^"- ^"* ■' ^"« money, etc. To this we again replied Zt t^i! the people had been refused bread for Nevertheless, even had they suffered anv Ir I "°* ^' ""P?"'^'' *° »>« true. Council of New Netherland and^ run LIsTr'' ' """' '""P'"" ''^ *"« «-"»' -^^ th..t the Director in the South rive h"d ^efu d '', ""'""• ^ "'*'^' ^''^^ '"'"^« — • other debates, too long to be he tated t « 1 " 'r^V' '''" ^^""^^ ' "'^^ ^-^ the General and Council of NerNeZLd ehoulH nt'"''"'^ ""' '"""^ "« '■•"'"-^ That reestablish himself, and that tie c „d it o„ of t ?,"''"' 1 «''"«^»' ^'^^'^^ - '•'"t each .nay Will not remain there but wis to to the a ntta^T '^''Tt' """^ ''"' '^°«« -"» Who is a farmer and husbandman, romile^ to ac om^ i; ^Sl ,^^^^ ''''' "'' '"^"' to remain in the Colonic, which wis all„«,»,. u 7r ^ Manhattans, but not many in Seavorn who hi rd Ll ve: nT hei "chiir ""'"''°"'' """' '""^ ''^'^ -"" they be notified to return. "''"•^'■'" *' ''"^''"•''- ^e requested that October 5: Sunday. Rising early in the morning, gave a draft on Mr n Captain Josias Wiks. on account o, G e'iefa S uy ant i NewTetLn "T so much of his goods for the hire or use of the boat, to h va^ lo^ , " f one man to accompany us. al«n on ik. „r.„u__.. .. ^ """"^ °' ^0 lbs. of T"" 25. tobacco, and for one man i o ;;;:,: ooTbf. ^ ""l' '' ''' ^'""^ °^ ^« '^«- "^ be stated on our return, and rein.bTsed ^ eaVers « oth "r "",' ' " "T°""* "'"^°' «'^""''^ this was not sufficient for Captain Wils e made " «■ """k, ' "' "" *^''"^»««"«- «"* his boat safe at his house, pay therefor I'sooTbsotr "" 'f "°" »»'«'-« ^''""'d deliver good in brandy at the ManhaU ns Beint 1 . '"' *' ®''''°^" °^ ^«"'' «' """ke it Utie was at home at is nl ntluo * and cf„, " w'T ' "' '""^"' '"'^"•"^^''^^ ♦'^«' Colonel we answered that we are ot 1 e\re oonC'" ^' r' '"T^'""'' "^ '' ^'^ ^'"^ » ^'«'^- »"* to the Governor required dil.t a d^;^^^^^^^^^ 7»"^-- ^"'^ ^^'"t our message As it was Sunday, it would too p ol".b v retlrH J^ T '"'"'" "' ^^°'" ^""^'"8 ''''"• and th«s. with such like excuses we L.h "'" "'' ^'' ^"'='' ^« '°"^' "°» «"««'er. weather, which brou u^ toTa'rds e nh to^V" Tr'] "'' ^ ''^'^ '^^^^'« ""'^ «"« e.ma..be ^^^ ^^o. .J^^/^J^ ^l^::^^^ observed that Co e U ie^had"":: II o^M". "" '"' f ^" '''''''' conv^rsatio'n's, 3 was seated within their ii:i;ra;::Lm : Z::::^:;^ :L'r 'r' r ' here that „,; Lord I t In 1 - e dLLT '" ""''" '''' ^ ''''''''''' ^« "'^ '-"'«'« we answere^d that our pateJ:::- r^; '^T 'Xl:::: l^e/T "!f ' '^ J^'"^^ theirs originally from Sir Walter Ilalegh since the venr 1«^l ^^^ ^ "''^ '° '^'"''^ '■r iii ^2 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. _^ctobe,^^ Tuesday. Left our boat there and marched a-fool overland nine English miles, Septembers?, to he Secretary's. Mr.PhilipCaivert, and Mr. Coersy conducted us full 3 Enalish wo sent two of "''^^'''^'"ShtToad. Reaching Mr. Calvert's plantation early in the afternoon. Zr\ ^ ^^ '" "'''""'' '" """"""''^ °"^ "PP'°'"^'» ^"'^ 'hat we could not forbea; paying h.m our respects, requesting passage across his creek to Mr. Overzee's. with whom we EZ sel frl^!;'' r '"''°" ^; '""''' "' '"• ""'^ "^'^' «"'"'"""" ^« '"'■°™«'^ •'- "'«' -« had CrneilnfM , !, ''"^'""'''' ""*^ Council of New Netherland to the Governor and toZ n r'^ r ""r^^'^ "^"''■''' '■''^"''"'"S ''''"• 'h"«''«'-e. with all speed, to be pleased ecol f f""' '\"'"'' '° "" ''°^"""'"' ""° '•"'"' *^"S"«h miles farther up.'and to 2TZT ^% "' "° '"'^ ""'^'""^ ""'^ '''«P"''=h. We then took our leave, crossed the c eek and arrived at Mr. Symon Overzee's. to whom we were very welcome guests. ucto^er 8: Wednesday. Mr. Overzee having invited the Secretary, Mr. Philip Calvert, September 28. '° ^'"«' ^e came, being the next neighbor, early in the forenoon to visit us' whom we again requested, in Mr. Overzee's presence, to inform Governor witho .;!? r^ ''^ P°«f' .«' "f"""- <=«'"!"«. «o that we may have an audience and be dismissed without delay, as the business was of great consequence, and caused daily great expenses not only as regards ourselves individually, who had, in addition, at our cost, a boat with a man at Inlt kT '''' ^^' ''"' P^^'^'P^'ly '» ^^g^'^J to the military and other preparations and expenses, which were expressly awaiting our return with over 100 soldiers who had come from the Manhattans. Thereupon he promised to do his utmost, but that nothing could be eftected S"ran7:nTvr-'''^^T'°'""'°" °^^'='°^^'- We then conversed about Nw m„v hp? f , ^ * • \ '" ^°°^«"'««<=«» of both being considered, he wished Maryland maj be so fortunate as to have cities and villages like the Manhattans. And hereabouts we gave him to understand that Manhattans signified the entire country, having preserved tie ancen name of the Indian nation among whom the Dutch had first settled. l„d in th s way Zl lo'Io ; "r "";" f^ "'' ^'^^^ ^'^ '^^^y'^"'^ patent extended alon, the sea T H . .t '^•'Srees wherein Delaware bay was also included, and so across to Pamans slan and thence to the source of Potomax river. To which we observed, that the 38^ o tint In t'l^cT^' be understood [to apply] only to the upper part of Cheseapeak bay and rn\l-A ? rV "■^""' "''"'^^'^ '^"'" ^^« '°^" P"' "'■ 'he said bay to the "„ To th, he rep led: Not so; and that it was expressly stipulated that they should ext Id unto ^ew England, whereupon we inquired: If they wish to .ouch New England w J would New Nether and be in that case? He answered: He knew not. And we s 17. therefore, we both of us. well knew that such was a mistake; that our people werj' possession of New Netherland and had settled on that place several year's birLod Ddthanioer had obtained his patent; furti.er alleging, among other things, that S E.I, 1 loyten I .d. ,n former ti.ies. set up a claim to Delaware bay. and that, therefore one dZ must be as good as the other. Whereunto he replied that I'loyten had had coZi and lay i„ jail in England on account of his debts, relating tl.at he had soli Ited I,; xLrrV T T '"'' ''"'«• '"' " ^"^ '^'"«'^'' him, and he thereupon applied he Viceroy of Ireland, from whom he had obtained a patent, but that it was d' no alue TZ7Zn: ' ^'■"'''^'' own words, and said, that it was not certain ^.et C Z hnn 1 ^f''""'"'' *='«'"! '° ^'^'^-"'•« bay. should he have any. was not obtained by fal hood and misrepresentation, since it was very probable that the King of England woul J nut ave 'lone anything against us, a« he once had knowledge of. and consented to D plantation of New Netherland. and had most expressly ordered and commanded those of Virg 1 HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. conclusion. ° maiiers sooner to a speedy OctoJ^O^ Friday. Again, nothing has occurred, except that we heard th« ^ . September 30. hns communicated our arrival to the Governor bv T? u I !T "^ October ... srr: 'v° '"''T "^ '-'-' - toTnro^s::; r '' '-^ the 2'eLV;t::!:f • ^'"'" """-« ^''^^^"' '^^ ^-^"^'- ^« -« ^-patiently waiting for discoverer of the'oreat bay of C e laL o V 1.7' '^,^^^^'°" °^ Captain Smith, the first at Amsterdam, at the time^f Lord Ba 'ro J P^^^^^^^^^ w T"' ''T' "'^° ^^ '' '"^'^' manuscript one was drawn. All differed o„e from '«-H T °"' ^^ ^'^°'" °' ^^''' '^' the extent of Lord Balthamoor's boundaries butTenhr T ""':' '° ''"^^ '''°'" '"«'" that if Chesapeake bay ran, above soornnll 1 . . u "°""'"^' '''"^"'^ ""'^ maintained Within our .i^e. To '^^C.llZ^^^^^^^ -'^ -me so far possessed all these parts. Thereunto wp .nl aL? u r! ^"^ *""' discovered and our parts t..an they in theirs To whir Tep led t^aft; T\T.^^ '''" ^^^"" '" Walter Raleigh; and we said we derive o.rn7f' u 7 '""^ '^''" ^^^inning from Sir you were not ye a free and ndepend nt na i ' „ ""^ ''.' '''"« '' '^P"'"" '^"»' »"« '«torted. at the time of the discovery J Wi^r al' !" ''^" '"" ''f '''^ ^'"« °^ «P- was as they were the sul.jects'of theXg or RepTbl c of EnJC "^ 7"'?"' "'^'^'^'^ obliged to take up arms, and achieved !ur 1 bertv the Ki ^ r « afterwards, when we were in full propriety, by lawful right and ,i7e ail h ^mg of Spam conveyed over, and ,o. us. America. ToLsf he said hat th Ki .' o So l""" ^"7"'"''"""' '*''"'^«'" ^"^"P^"^ far to the north, and that th C^sh Ze he'h tTs'c' ' '" 1'^, '^''' '"''"' ''"' "°' ^ the contrary could be proved frfm Cni!h ,''"'-;«'•«"• And we again observed that French had! in the yea 1 04. '^Z S hfm"r 7 ''""".'"' ""' '"'° ''"" ^^^ '^« L.dOelaw„re.vercametoV;r^;a;::^t^^rrw:^^^^^^ 'ProviouslyofNowtown, Long Island. (See tuDm I qos » ti- , u . in 16U9 was constituted C,,,.«io.Geuer.l of .11 tl. Co onl^H T ? ."""'' "'"' '""■" "^ •'"'"'^» '• '° "■« "'™»e; «nd sailed ,hc .„„„ ,e„ ,,.„ .Lee ...ip. .nd n ,'; 7^ "' '\ ^ P'"'^'' ^ Virgi--. for whicl. count'ry he 161H. ...e„ he i, .aid to have .r.,.Lu,„. JviS ^ J ^e'di ^ " ,7' '" ^"^"""''' '^""'^ ''^- ''"'^'"'' "'"'' « I.«.«,n of a noble and gen.rou. di.po.ition and e Zded „. K • '""""'''' "" ""' '"' '""''• ""«• "« -«• Pcrag,; Uolmu- A»naU -Ev. "^ ^ '"'"='' '" P"™»""g tl'O oolonJMtion of Virginia. CMin,' i » a ■;• i^. ' 94 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. l7Z. ^"S'^'*"'';^''" '^"" '^' Hollanders or the Dutch, to the New World -America? But these and suchlike disburses, running highernnd higher, were left off, he said he had ZlJTi " ^ ': "" '''''"'''' ""' ^»'--^™'« we conversed on other subjec ,. and parted from one another with expressions of friendship. October Y, Monday. Nothing occurred. October V. Tuesday. This being Court day at Potuxent, and Mr. Overzee going thither, we orreol on ': '"7 " "''""' °"'^ "^^^^"'^'^ '° ^''^ C°-'3 ^- ""dience'and a a" of reception, copy whereof is hereunto annexed. ^ wr^r'^r t:7'i'T'^"^' ^" '^' '"'"'"»• "'^•'"' """««'• ^« '^''^'■^^^ i" «"«wer. an invitation written by Ph.hp Calvert, in the name and on the behalf of the Governor and Council, tha" we should have an audience at the house of Mr. Bateman. sending, with this view, two Morses to convey us there. October Y. Thursday. We took our departure in the morning from Mr. Overzee's for Mr. Baemans, at Potuxen. being about 18 or 20 English miles, and about between 3 and 4 o clock m the afternoon, arrived Governor Josiah flendall with Philip Calvert and the CouncUors W.lham Stone Thomas Gerrard. Nathaniel Utye. Edward Loyd. Luke Barbe. Baker Broukx. who. after h.ving welcomed us. and, after we had complimented them on the part of our D.rector-General and Council of New Netherland. thanked us cordially; and dinner bemg ready the Governor said he would give us an audience after we had dined. And. sitting cILr f « ? ' "' "' '"''^ ''^ """^^""^ °" "'■« '«^' »'«"^' - f"« "ght sa Phil p Calvert the Secretary next to him Resolved Waldron, and so on the other members of ho Councl around the table. During the dinner a varied conversation was held. The cloth having been removed, we were invited to the audience, and after we had awin presented t e r^ndly neighborly respects and compliments of the Honorable D rector Genfral and Council of New Netherland. we delivered, in the first place, our letter, of credence? whTh ranstt r*"' "'T' T1 """^ '"" "^^^ ""^^ ^^'"«" *" ^"'<=h, had Mr. Overzee c lied o ransla e them. Meanwhile, their substance being stated, we proceeded to deliver our speech n English, by way of Declaration and Manifest, which, for this purpose, we had pr vious t committed to paper In order that no mistake may be hereafter' pleaded in the one Tt « other^we gave the Secretary the original, with the rec,.est that he would be pleased o co la « u„I 11 ", r '^'''"""r«"'^ '^'''-'y -"^ ^he duplicate, which we moreover del v red under the seal of our commission, declaring, when we had finished, that that was all we h d to say. and o propose at that time, on the part and in the name of the Director-Ge er!l and Council subscribing ,he same with our own hand, in the presence of all ; and we excha„« d ttm the^tte^^ "^ ""''"''' ""' ''' °^'^'""' ^^"'" ^^ ''' ^P^' "^'^^ ^ returned! tdtft We perceived a great change, for some of the Council, as it seems, had no correct knowledge of what passed; and the Governor, in answer, inquired whether h.s I.(t«r. ^-.ich he had sent apart from, or by Colonel Utie. had not been shown to the C. ... er„l of tl Manhattans? We replied. No: his Honor had not seen any letter r t' t w« ^ d ^ ^' b:?::rou; "; ''' T' ''-:' ''-' '''■ '''-'- '-' -ivr/a^ite^. «;: i';;:';! • W eT u„o„ ih"' r '"' " ''T "'"^ """•'"• ""^^^^"^ ''' «--"• ''"^ -t take any notice' Ir r/ r"'''"r ""'^^ ""*'""• ^^^'^hehad nothing to do with the governmen o S ill in ;;\ ""? ''' '^""""^ *''"'' "^"P"'' ^^'"' ^^' '^'^^y ^-'^-^ themselves wth.^ his limits in b.l.war. bay, to whom they had sent Colonel Utie ; not that he should have HOLLAND DOCUMENTS, communicaled his instruction which had been niven him for hi. -j Wher.u„t„ he again rejolne" ha .h.v Z' . t """"8"')' "f l>"" High Mighlln,,,... Governor i„ dLJSZ°,wT^>17 T" "" "•">""""'' "V b«"e' than tha, the but that the city of Amsterdam own.H ..! ^^ ^ , "'' "'^ "'?"'" answered, .\o; Netherland. which watTmi arl Z 5'',"" ' ^°'""''' ''"'^ P""'^"'«^ '^'^^^-t of Nevv and we had more ^:: :z:2:;z7::;:^:t::r!::: zTr : ^'«'"'" - ^'"^^'""^• to the Coionie of New Amstel. was I sav infli.f 7 .u '*^""''^" '"J"'^ ^«« 'l""" Meanwhile. Colonel Nathaniel Utrb;Lto\iu^^^^^^^^^^ "u" '^'^'^ °^ ^^ N^'^erland. notice at all of this matter; is acts had bee 'h "". '"'' ' ""^ °"^'' ""' *« '""^^ ""^ my Lord Balthamore's Province a d f the P .T"' " '"'"''•' "^"' ^"^^ ""^"'^^^ "''o will again act as ha had do e We re n^^ tZr" f h°""1' "'V^^'" "'""'""^ '^'"^- ^« as he had done, he would lose Thl name of aT / '!'""''' ""^ comported him .Hf the public peac; because a Denutv „ a [ . '""'^°' ""'^ ^' '^«"'* ''^ »« «* disturber of notify the Igis racy and tegenu of L T, "'" """ °°' ""^'"^^ ""^"^'"^ --P' 'o to summon „ place by Te a d s vo^/w 's ,h' 7.'" ? ""'''""' """"" °' »"« «'"^«-y' but this he replied, that he had do Inn h ^ ."'^ ''"^"'^ '"""'y' ^"^ «"'' ''°«''"ty- To To which^e^So„ed ta they h "o:r^^^^^^ »"'' '"--'--• which would cleaJly show how he h ac e-^ And he I "^T' ^ '"'^ ''^°"^^' ^-'^• they had threatened to send him to Holland Hp I uT^^' '"'"'" '"''^' "^"* "^^ '^«"^'l that should he return and act as S^ had 1 ^ Tu^^ .'''^ '"' '^°"« «°- ^e replied. Whereupon he inquired. ho:\ren^:hrd te^l^ ;% ^.T^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^''- t"rnrorrora;:iT;;t^ - '. at the pir::i:rd^:r:: some discourse with himr To wh h we J"""' " I '""'' "'° "''"^^'"^ '° ^-« the place and converse with the reonle ZtT"; ■•*'"°"«^"'''^' '^«' »'« vvas at liberty to see their magistrates. and;:;r:hiti;t:g"Udrdtd^rbr^^^^ willingly surrender. So that these criminaril- ^ " '""^ "^''^ ^""''^ "«* sharply and angrily, especia 1^1 thr^'T ^ ^^ -^^^ being bandied somewhat him. and we were tfbe t ' ex r , ' ^°^""°^ "''« P'-««d to put a stop to we referred entirei;\o''r\;:rsr:;";:ZS trtVlT '""'--^'-i -"-^"-" Uty himself had brought from New Amstel W. f. u ""''''" ^^"'^' ^°'°"«l consideration and thatL frivl^s itrl' bellloZ"'^' '''' "^" ""'''' '' '^''^ '- an.w,„.'"'"' ""y mUchiaf and blo^dld aranllr ,'■. ? '"■.""■""■i"'""". ia order to a.oid further for reciprocal trade Id 'i„ rco„ W? " H T '""'"°"' """?»"'•«"" ""O confederation View, /.t yet t,,ey ,,:e'trc;der::^r;: :rf,r'^rprr'i'tr^ ^f■ =::;::irar;.t:rn''d%^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- - ^'^^:'^!^:::^. . copy tbereon when „e .,1,1":,:^ ,^ We r:'"the:'.i:::'r,'°"- ^ """""" of it our.elve.. Meanwhile the (;„>.„r„„, .. in , ""'"' '° '"»'" °» '"""ct town, whiiat „e, in the In ^ ,:.7 n/ !«:,"; .T' '° """" ""'' ''™" »' "" »«" .he point r,.p.c,i„g the honndary, t; whicr:.d;r;'::c;e;:::';,::e::r:"r''"^ found that It was set forth in the preamble that Lord I .Ith-i J„ ^""«"/«'"'"t'on. For we His Mnjesly for a t.ncr of co-antry in Tn eric whi ""'''""".T '""' "'''''"^'^ '° ""^' P-""""^'^ only inhabhed. as yet. by barbarou Im ii^ l" ' J T''" """^"'^'' ""^ '"""'-'. '"" South river, called, of old. Nassaw r r had T" ^,^7""'«- "« "'-"t-'-l that our purchased by us in virtue ^nrZ:: in': d^:::^,::^y;°r'tn''''''^°^t'^'' """ «tates-Ce„eral of the -Jnited Netherlands, and ther!, tlL^^ an.l justice not lo have given away and cranted thnf n„r, r ^ Majesty', intenl.on taken possession of and settled b^ t^lXi I ;^ """ "-" P-viously General, as already declared an.! den.ons ^ and . . ' . 'f ;""•""" '"^^ '-^'l" ^"'«es. wbere it makes Mention of DeloJa; T y." ^^'J J^' ^ ,;: of "' s "::' """" ^"^ '"^'""" -pects an., par.icula.s. We re.p.es.ed'a no.e L«;? b ' 1 .I^" "h: ^r""" ""'«; Councl returning in the afternoon, and .upper being over we deli e e H.^ „ "'"^ answer in writing, having read the .ame aloud Wll ''•"''v^ed the above mentioned the (iovernor n.ade his dtlence T at on ^^^ Y ''"" '"' P"'''''*"' ""°'''" ^••'""«"' ""«' for the aforesaid patent wa 1, n.el "v'th '^ ' T';- ::. "^«'""'"" "'"^ "''•-" --- i-alid. patent to New Netherland. We answered that I h^;"^':;'.;;:: t:'::: ^Zl Z HOLLAND DOCUMENTS, come for that purpose, but only to prepare a wnv f„r n r * ^^ then to dispose chiefly of that point'a/re ably to^u ill ^f ""^. '' '^P""«' °" ^°^'' ^''J-. Governor thereupon made answer tifatTsvth °'""''^ '"°"'' ^ The from which we concluded that tl^rglt^edVavl^r "°' i° '^ '''''''''''' ''^^ P^'ent saying if that part of the patent wa's irfvaii^ o "h'y ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^P-'' ^^--.ves so far. become vo.d. We replied to that; we wou d no make In' fur,^; \ '" P"''"* ^""''^ '^'^ except so far as it concerned us, and they Z un „ 7- °'^««'-^^tion on that article. Governor rejoined: That Col. Clabborrhad herlf '" °"'" "'"''^- thereupon the Lord Balth.moer in regard to the Island of Kent of t "V^ *"' ''""' ^^'^^P*'"" «?«'"«' taken actual possession before the f^ esaL pat L h"! "^ "" Col Clabborn held that he had and fared badly with him, so that he wa obi id tnU Z '\T^' ""' ''''' '' ''' »°' ^v-'' tins we answered that this was a di Je t e e tha. ' ' '"" "^"^^ ^"'"^^™-- ^o a free, sovereign people.belonging to the Du ^h n'. ""J"'" ""' '"^"'^'^'^ "'' ^"S'-^'^' ^ut as much right to take posaessiL o' a„J ,an i„ wic:'"' " "\'"' ^'""'^^ ^^^'^-'^' ^^'^ again demanded th xhibi^.; „ Z?"' ?°""f ^^^ -^t in order to our dismissal, they answer, that we had not br ugh t wit ts buTr '? 'V'^ '""'' ""^- ^« «-" ^'^^ ^o' on both sides, and we again 'withdraw Tl ey d e-" h«' '"'"' '" '"' "" Commissioners who were called in for that purpose • '^ '"''''^'' "^^''"^ ^^^Y 'ead *o U8 C^"rtrt:::ir:dX-t- rr t"-^ "" '- - ^« ^-- then, again inquired, how we w^ re to -^^^ ' they persisted therein. We, hostility and encroa;hment shruld eaTe Tn L" ''"T:' T/ ^'""'^ ' ^''''^'- "" ^-'^e -Idiers, or whether we must let tL iu iTiJ? Trtu' 7' '"' °" ^""'^°"« """ please ourselves in that matter and nZ , """^ °"«^ered, that we must replied, that we shoul.i. in . ,at se 'r "' -''-y ^^ought best. Whereunto we protested, and that we hoped legless Vtl "■" m"""' "" "^ '"'^ '^'''^'-•''' -"J attack and treachery, as is u u,/ p^ ,^ t 7 ""^ k"' '" «"'^ "' ""^ *^'""'^-''- neighborly and public peace and a 11^' h , °'"^" .^"^' ^"' '"^'^°^Ji"g to the custom in rriend.hip is at an end.' To ::i ;^::::;! Z^^ '"1 'T. "°"" ""^' ^""""« ^""^ most advisable. We further inquired whit wa \ i ^^ .""''^ "'' '^''''^ "« ^""'^ ''« our fugitives, and received for an wer til \h m ' ""''""'""<''"« o" the subject of to pay. but they did not mean to e7d t em bait' ', ""' ''"«" ^""^^ "' "^'^'^ ''^ '^'^' I>elowar bay to be under their juTsdic o" a„ ' "'"" ' 7 "''^ '°"''""^' "^« P^°P'« •" G-oneraland Council of the Man C ta s Wh" ''"'^"'""""r "-"^ "°' '"gitives from the to the /ex ralioni,, in order to act in I ke manner """l "f '"''*'""'' '''" "« '°° "'""''' -1""« our n,ee.i„g and busin-.s. """" '""""^''^ ""-'''• ^"S'''^^"- And thus terminated iw„;^:r"i:':;::::t:::; :t'T' ■— ^-y we named them som our Dutchmen and formerly Zrt , , Z T u T'^'' ''"""'''^ °^ ">-' -- P-'ners o, ».eretoforeco„nived at. until eybe;';l Company's jurisdiction, and had l.e..„ to aeize. in a treacherous manJe . t Fort n!: A.;;;; '," "" ^'^"r^' "°* '° '^'^^'^ ^°-"-y 1 rori ,>tw Amsl.-I, previously Casimier. wherebj tlie Vol.. II. ' Hvo mpr.t, p. (ji). _ |.;u 1!) ■Vf', 98 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. General and Council of New Netherland were compelled and obliged to clear and purge the river, once for all, of such dishonest and hypocritical friends. October Jj^, Sunday morning. Again, having breakfasted, their Honors' answer fairly written out by the Secretary, was placed in our hands, and so took a most friendly leave, as we could not but perceive, that were it in their power they would willingly incline to a friendly agreement, but that they must first have authority to that effect from Lord Balthamoer, or otherwise wait for such order as he may send respecting it this summer ; for I so understood, in private conversation, from the Secretary, Philip Calvert, who is Lord Balthamoer's half- brother, that they expected something to this purpose, though they knew not what ; for Lord Balthamoer had, last year, ordered them to inform him what they had done with the people of Delowar bay, to which they had answered, that they could not yet write anything as to the effect, but that they intended to do so and so. Wo had, likewise, some private conversation on the subject of establishing mutual trade and commerce, overland, between Maryland and Delowar bay, which. I assured him, could easily be carried on, as soon as this question was terminated and the limits on both sides adjusted. I recommended him to notify his brother thereof, in order to engage him therein in all reasonableness, for not only his Province in general, but himself in particular, would be most essentially benefited by such trade, so that an effort might then be made to establish an easy passage by land for mutual intercourse. He also particularly inquired about the Hill, which we had proposed in our declaration for a neutral meeting, where the Sa.safrax river, in Virginia, and the creek which enters the South river behind Reedy island, seem to take their rise ; and we are to institute and make further inquiry respecting that Hill at the earliest opportunity. Finally, we returned together from Patuxen river to St. Mary's, to our quarters at Master Simon Overzee's. October IS-, Monday. Nothing particular occurred, except preparing to dispatch Resolved Waldron to the South river and the Manhatians. October f I, Tuesday. Sent off llesolved Waldron on his return, overland, with the reports papers and documents respecting our negotiations, and I set out for Virginia to ascertain the opinions of the Governor and others there concerning this matter, and thus to create some diversion between them both; also, to clear ourselves, at the same time, of the slander which some people seek to attach to us, that we had excitbd the Indians to massacre the English at Accomacq. God grant that the whole may redound to the glory of His name and the general advantage and safety of us all, and that we may be directed by His T^ivine Majesty. Amen. In haste, AuQUSTy.N Hkrmans. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS- XVI 99 Me.,r.. Ileennans and WaU.on to Director Stuyve.sant. Messieurs, n__,^ We repa^, ,^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ get it disposed of sooner. ^ ' ^^ '°"''' ""' '^'^'^O'nplish the business nor on your part, to the Governor a rCeUa^n^^^^^ ''' ''"'' ""'''^^^ ^"'^ P^'-'^-^. submitted and communicated to them. HereuTon 1 h ^°"""'' ^« ^^" «« ^^e opinion we anything final, as your Honors can seTfrom Z '^'y\^^^'^-r, have not been willing to do cannot be considered anythi g e Ilnrml tr"T«"^ '^"'"' '""^ «"'^«*""- -f'-eof Hid in ^W Amstel ; that it was do elVtreirVuthS^^^^ ^°'°"^' ^''"'^"'«' ^tie rar a., being commanded thereunto by t7eir LorS Rait ^' ° ?"' '^'^ """ ^^'^«'« ''^-«'<'. «» Cohnelis van Cesel, Secr^ *'«»■■ ^ ITolluiil DocunieBts, -W., 81. 12,nilO gl. to b« boi^ mwe.t for tlie a(- falrB nt the Colonie in New Nelhor- lanU ; also tt) con- Bi, AmelcrUiun. ] 8"" November, 1G59. The Burgomasters have submitted to the Council that, pursuant to its Resolution adopted on the SO"- of last September, they had conferred with the Directors of the West India Company, in orde. to surrender, on equitable terms to that company, the Colonie which this city undertook to plant in Now Netherland, but that no agreement could be concluded thereupon, as yet, and that, meanwhile, the city is dunned for the payment of the interest which is due on the moneys borrowed on interest on account of this city, for the promotion of said Colonie, as well as of some bills of exchange drawn on this city for account of that Colonie, amounting,' first, for the payment of interest and exchange, to the sum of about 12,000 gl., to meet which sum, no moneys can be found, except by borrowing. Which being considered, the city consents to the negotiation of the aforesaid 12,000 gl., and Cornells de Graeff, Baron of South Polsbroeck, Sieur Nicolaes Tulp, Sieur Gilles Valckenier Mr. Henrick H.ooft, Mr. Peter Cloeck and Coenradt Burgh are appointed, in default of the aforesaid agreement, to call on the West India Company (which, however, shall not be insisted on), to consult in what manner the city can beat be released from the burden of the aforesaid Colonie. fl. 5,000.00 HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. Accent of Mo^uys lor rowed for the Colonie on tU Delaware River ^ no„ocuo,e... Moneys received on Interen: at 3J per cent, on account of the citv of Amsterdam's Colonie, established in New Netherland ^ A" 1656. 20- November. From Burgomaster Johan van de Pol,. . . 10 December. From Mess", the Orphan Masters, on accou^ro'f': P.eter, son of Pieter Pieterson, merchant- tailor, Meyndert Seivertsen'e 2 childr-'n *. CiaesClaessen Pos' children, Jan Ennesenmugge's 2 children .".' Hilbrand Flory's child. '""" Joost Duyn's child. '.....'. Cornells Cornelissen Coster's 2 children]* ' Christoftel Hoffman's children, Jacobus Ueepmaecker, "*.".".'.".' The heirs of Hendrick Evertsen of Oos't- winde, ___ Adam de Wees fl. 6,300.00 600.00 700.00 1,400.00 800.00 800.00 1,000.00 600.00 3,300.00 2,000.00 3,600.00 1657, lO"" January. 1,800.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 O'" April. !•« May. 9"- May. From Mess", the Orphan Masters, on account of: Mr. Steven van der Hagen, Secretary,.... fl. 4.OOO.OO Ybe rjaers' children, j^qo, „„ Captain Cornelis Stoffelsen Verbeeck's daughter, Cornelis Thomasen's children Jochem Flint's child, ]_* Trynte Jans Hoochsaet, as heir of AeH^en •^""''' '='"''J'-«"' 800.03 From Burgomaster Johan van de Pol Z^^^^q t torn the same on account of Eva Reyniers. Isay Wynant's children, From Burgomaster Cornelis van Hooswyck'."".'" From Agata van Ousthooren, widow of Mr. Itofloff Bicker, From Mess", the Orphan Masters', 'Jnaciount of': Margaretha, the daughter of Gysbert Cor- nelissen Fuyck, ^.^^^^^ Andr.es Boelissen, ^^^^^^^^ 20,000,00 10,000.00 4,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Amount carried forward.. 24,000.00 n. 59,000.00 102 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 1657. Amount brouglu forward fl. 69 000 00 B'" June. From Mess", the Orphan Masters, for account of Cornelia Reyniers, son of Gen' Carel Ueyniers, 12 000 00 10' July. From Mess", the Orphan Masters, for account of Mr. van S wieten's daughter 6 000 00 e"- November. From Mess", the Orphan Masters, on account of Catharina Hendricx' children, g ^qq qq SO'" ditto. From Mess", the Orphan Masters, on account of: Martin Willemsen Schagin's children, R. 6,600.00 The heirs of HendrickJansen vander Kley, 2,800.00 .Ian Claessen Swaeg's children 900.00 1658. " 9,300.00 81« June. From the Governors of St. Peter's hospital, lo.OOO 00 IS'" July. From Mess", the Orphan Masters, on account of : Symon van Neck fl. 2,000.00 Arnout Iludde, 3,500.00 Tlie child of Pieter Pietersen Deecken- c«mer, 4,500.00 19'- October. From Mess", the Orphan Masters, on account of: 10.000.00 Micheil Lunenburgh's children fl. 2,500.00 Abraham van Frison's children 2,600.00 Isaac van den Ende's children 2,000.00 1659. 7,000.00 IS'" November. From Mess", the Orphan Masters, on account of : Alexander Meynen's children, fl, 9,600.00 Grietjin Luyten's heirs 2,600.00 12,000.00 '^°'"'' fl. 132,000.00 On which moneys is already due, and yet to be paid, the following interest, to wit : Onacapitalof fl.5,000, already due fl_ j gy^ qq Onacapitalof 7,000, payable in October, 245 00 Onacapitalof 33,000, payable in November .".'!''.'.'."."'."' 1 I55 00 Onacapitalof 20,000, payable in December 700 00 Onacapitalof 10,000, payable in January, 1CG3 !"..".".!."!."! 360 00 Alreadypaidof 000, payable in April last ,",[ 210^00 ^""'^'P"' fl-132,000. i„„re8t rZ^iT^ HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVI 103 Proceedings at the Colonie on tU Delaware River Phebent— Mr. Hinojossa, Gerrit van Sweringen. . „,.„ Friday, 14'" November, 1659. .nd M.rt,n Krymr, c„d ,„ld |„m lh„, h. ""'°"°" °' "" C»n"i>i>"on.r,, Mr. van R„,,e„ .=d .„ .a, ./af ,L Coll ;.i "w'jr: z: ;: "v™";' •»"' "■"^"*"" coinplaiatorwcommeodaliootomak. .Znij ' """«'°"'' "i"' "''""er bad any Phesent — Thursday, 18«^ November, 1659. d'Hioojossa, G. van Sweringen, Jan Willemsen, Jan Crato. Jan TeuniBsen, carpenter, declares tbat hn nnnii^^ .„ iti soldier, who answered him hereto If voub«a^'M " '"" ""^^'^ ^" ^•"P'°y™««t as a cannot earn much ; you should preVer^^^^^^^ ' t'^ ^T """ "'''"' ''''''^' ^"'^ ''^«^«''°^« employed as carpenter by prTvlTersonn' '"^^f "Rattans as freeman, in order to be ask wages ; whereun.o he' epi Id th he Hid ^^ ^'"yvesant. and as such had only to van Ruyven had recomme deT m tH s wTf ' rj "T 1° ".''' '"''^^' ^'"* "'''' ^'• he should not be sent back here Zll Zr . [\ ^^'. """^ '''^'" ^" '""'« *° *^« Manhattans should not depart out the pVov nc "if ^w t ^ T' ^T Amsterdam were paid. ^ Netherland before this Colonie or the city of Beneath was: (Signed), Jan Theunissen. To my knowledge. (Signed), CoKNELis van Gesel, Secretary. van K^:::::,^;:;::;:^ ::: k:' e:;!;:"^°"' ''- 'r'-''" ''--'-' « ^^'^-^ '° >^^- it. he then, at their i vit tio lath hTm fl '" ''''^ '"*'• ""'^ "'"' "^«" '^^ '--^'l that his wife may be nllowe, t^rle 7v '^ "V T""''"' '" '^' "'°^'' "'""^'^ ««""->«"• .aid gentlemen had ans^r d ^e h ' fhat h r '" " "' ''' Manhattans, to which the' swertd. see.ng that there was no means of doing so. they thought it best 104 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. to see and effect it in the same wise and manner as Maria Wouter. went from here, whereunto the aforesaid gentlemen promised to afford every aid and assistance, - Beneath was : (Signed ). Johannes Scholten. To my knowledge. CoHNELis VAN Gezel, Secretary. Jacob Crabbe declares being heretofore in conversation with Sheriff Gerrit van Sweringen on a part,cu]ar suU decided by this Council, from which he. Crabbe. had previously appealed but .d not prosecute the same at the proper time, and was therefore adju'dged in d"! a'ul . od' could not prosecute h.s aforesaid right any further, that Mr. van Ruyven had said to h m Crabbe, .n presence of the Director: Petition the Director-General and Council to be purged' 80 as to institute your action anew. P"'^gea. Beneath was: (Signed). Jacob Crabbe. To my knowledge. CoKNELis van Gezel. Secretary. Pkesent — Saturday, S.^"*" November. 1G59. d'Hinojossa, G. van Sweringen. b,.I„ . ^7f"'^»'-g' ^'fe of Jan Theunissen, being summoned and asked for her husband, who had broken out of jail at night, and how was she to have gone away with Karreman. and on what conditions, she hath declared that, on the CommisLnersrSome is lid ''''"'T"«' ''' '''"' --« «-'^ g-'l opportunities there to make money and obt „ b ead, as w s to every one of the Colonists also suHiciently well known, and tha^ the entt e peop e had l.stened to the aforesaid gentlemen, and taken into their heads to remove to the Manhattans; wherefore, that she likewise endeavored to go away in this manneVwUh ^::eT:;^t'"'' T'^' '"-' -'- '°^^ "°^ ^»°- ^°- - - -»>- --- »^- ^^ "a ^ :i agreed wuhfek.pper Carreman. but. indeed, that Carreman's wife and servant have had knowledge ou who have helped to put her furniture on board, complaining, now. that t aforesaid gentlemen were away, and she was left in trouble. Thus done inl^I.e pre en e of Jan Juysten and Jan de Barelle. as witnesses hereunto invited. She. Tryntie c'ronen " further declares that whenever she spoke to Carreman about going away with him, he sal^ and answered: Away! away; can't you come on boa.d at n^ht; you must do tha d'eTMl' ^'"' "«;f .^''^^ '•;« ""■"•'^ °f Trijntien Cronenburgh, wife of Jau Theunissen. Jan de Barelle and with the mark of Jan Juysten. Beneath was : To my knowledge. (Signed), Coknelis van Gezel. and CmiUeTh"'' 7"' "' ^''"'"''' ^'"'""^' ''''''"''' ^'"^^ ^^''"-' ^^''-«'""" ^ath allowed permitted her to accompany him to the Manhattans in his sloop; that she accordingly put I HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVT. Manhattans and thi« place were aU one Ind he C ' " """'''' ^^P°'' ^««' "^^^ ^^e do everything, and therefore 'twa the Ime hL w7r'°"" ,""" ""' ""^ ^'"P^^^-^ to Manhattans, went to the Commissioners ^ to 1^.7 '"°'' '' '^ "^'^ ^'■^'^«'' *° «° '° ^^e of Christiaen Libart and Claes An on s invi L „„ T''"'""'"'; ^'"^ "^''"'^'^ ^" P^^^^-^^^ mark made by Lyntie Barents wlof^nitri I? '"'"""y' «'«"^'^ -''»• 'he Libart. as witnesses. . "'"^"'='' ^''"«^"«' ^laes Antonis and Christiaen Beneath was : To my knowledge. (Signed), CoRNELis VAN Gezel, Secretary. ..plied ;j.. h., p„, .„„„ ,, j„t::,?„ ';:z': zj^vl i?r ""--r^^'^" he should mention it to the Captain. Whereunon hlT 7 ''^'■'■'^'' °° ''°''''^> a°d the fort, and coming there, did not find 1 im bTthe unZ C "" ""' '" '^ '"^^ ^^^^^^ •« said to him in the Captain's name that h^L appMed for h ''''■^' '^^'''^'' ""'P''"' ^''^ asked him the next day whether he had aJaSvlrh """"'' aI«o that the same had same by oath. Thus done i„ presence of Hpnl^ ! n "''"""*' °^'''°« ''^ '=°"«™ the Antonisen invited as witness. "'"^""'^ ^'""«^"' C°"'' M«»««"Ser, and Ciae. Hbndrick Gerritsen van Gesei,, (Signed). Jan Pyt. Claes Antonis". Beneath was: To my knowledge, (Signed), CoRNEUs van Gesel, Secretary. Ruyven then hath promised Is T^c shal be n! f ' Tr'' ."' "'' J"'^"^"'' """=*' ^^^ van ».iswife hath delivered over th^t ^ ^P fa"f '" '"' °'"^' ^ ■-' ofTering to confirm the same by oat if ecessa v tZ " '%''" "'' ''^- ^"" ^"y^"' y aui, necessary. Thus executed in presence of Jan van Vol. II. 14 -■^- 106 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Kalcker and Reynier Raven, invited as witnesses, wiio, with the above named Briandt, hath subscribed these. Jan Evertson van Kalcker and R> Ravens. (Signed), Antony Briandt. Beneath was : To my knowledge, (Signed), CoBNELis van Gezel, Secretary Under was : Agrees, (Signed), Cornelts van Gezel, Secretary. SJiei'if Van Swermgen to the Commismoners of the Colonie on the Delaware River. t From the B-,adl. indonwd rtr^Md* atuUcm raOmU d. (MonU tan If. Jfederlandt, No. 68, In tho Stad Buy,, Am.terdtni. ] Gentlemen. iiniiiind Document., ^ Cannot forbear, by this occasion, saluting you and offering you my humble *"'••"*• service. I hope your Honors will be disposed to accept it, on my Petition by the ship the Son, etc., as I have been admitted, subject to your Honors' approbation, Schout and Councillor in the stead of the late Commissary Rynevelt, whose place, as Commissary, I have filled, since his death, to the 26"' November, 1669, only for want of others, as I have never been inclined to continue in such employ, as your Honors will have fully seen per my last. I have, also, verbally told the Director that I was not willing to do so. whereupon he answered me, I shall think of it. This is all that is to be expected whenever anything is asked of him. Some time afterwards, I allowed Domine Welius to request it. He gave for answer : When his house is built ; which he plainly saw could hardly be done in a year for want of workmen, and because of the size of that house, which is, at present, about finished, so that now I am heard by my Petition and discharged for the term of 3 months. Thereupon, Cornells van Gezel hath taken charge of the store by inventory, but I have nothing to say to the specifying of the 3 months, but can well consider that men, on the expiration of 3 months, will not retract and restore me therein and again make an inventory of the store. It appears to be a trick to hold me bound to it, and also in regard that he hath placed his nephew therein, to which Mr. d'Hinojossa is somewhat opposed because they are too nearly related, and for other reasons thereto adduced. What now appertains to the books or accounts : 'tis now, by the hard driving of Mr. Hinojossa, r>9olved that they shall be prepared, but I still fear nothing will come of it, for the Director, as I hear, has to your Honors thrown the blame on us, and that they cannot, therefore, be ready. But I wonder much that so clever a man, who appears to be so expert at book-keeping, should have recourse to such pitiful excuses before so wise a board as your Honors. I should fear being severely reproved therefor. On this subject I have submitted a proposal to him through Mr. Hinojossa, viz.: that the accounts, or what the people have received, both iu provisions and merchandise, in the year HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XVI. 107 1G57, were delivered by him th'oueh th« nrnro.»{^ n i. year '58 is also ready. L same as t .o th ^0^^^^ what appertains to the go on, and I offer to subjoin 1659 also hlTL . 'f he have any denre. can easily made answer: What I have is me' 'hm! T u' " ^°'^''' ''' «""'^«"- ^o this he he treats the Co.n.issary It :r::hra;drni:i: vT L^J: fir^iriitZir-^' ? for, when the Commissary if^ew what hL offi T T^ ''"'' '=°"«''^«^«tion from you, Alrichs for hia instrucio'n, twM h fmvT oTel^r^H him frequently sad. asking Mr. your instruction. Whereupon jrkh''R;n:/u '^ u ' . ^'''" ^°' ""^^^'"^ ^^^ "^'^^^ » instruction followed by the L but th."- - T '^'\'' '''''^ ''' '' '"''^"^^^ °«'' «°^ his that nothing then rem'ainedt b done fnrs^o rtll^ ^T'^^^^ '7"' " '*'^^"'^^ ^^''^^^^ «« his time hen, honestly and vlVsW ILIJ I '''^'".' *'«'^'«'^' ^^'er having accomplished interests of .ne city ; bu the Z^man ht h" '"'T"'"'''' '"""''^"^ '° ^'^^""'^^ ''^« P»hlic had nothing either'here or thefe "" """^' ^^^ °^ '^ '^'^ goodness, so that he wh!r Vi^pirandni^rct^^^^ r dT""'' " ^^" ^^" '' ---^'-^^ ^'- Director-sordl^annotdelive^hra nt r tlttbT;:^:^ T "^ ""' ''"' "" '^« manner the provisions from year to year bufL aInV h !i' u''™' "'""^ °""' '" ''"^^ of him who receives the debt purchal w« IT I' ""^''' ''''' '""^' ^' '^' ''"^'"ess thereof; but disposing of citytmeTns snow g»^^?> ''"""'' '" '""' ""' ''^P°«^« or none except LuL.00O^g:;:ri:^rc;!:ise"a7drhaT^^^^^^^^^ Lr::;rr;:rf:?sr ri^ rrr --"-<-"=- -^ Shoes , the best ;ares a^ diru;rd^o7p o :rVr:redi:;h: ' ''''' '' ^ ""^ were sold by me for Wampam on thp niLt. , °' P'°^"'^'^ '» ^he Sonne many of which orders on me, which, at the end, amounted to so much that iZTf T °' ^* ^"^^ hundred guilders of my own, which I could to any 1 n^ CZ:?' '''''''%' ^ ' whose goods I had on hand, which gave me more and IT ■ '"J"'^ ^'^ '^°«« through all this selling, chaffering ancibaTterrj I H Tf "" '''"'°" '° ^^' '''"'' ^gain. the Director , for confused L o nts nd an eml tr ° """'' """^' *"'° '""^'« -"h his Honor is daily talking of render n"an"r.'? aT^ ^7 " '"'" ^° '''^ ^''«' «"^«' ^^^ his head, but I hold mys f xcuTd'f om h't ""l ' ""f ^ ''"'' ^^"^'"^'"^ ^^^ justification upon myself^or d vers rea on" h as t T.""" '"" "'^""« ^° ''^^ ^"7 detaching the store from our dwe 1/ and' ZvT f .T' °' '^'^ ''''' *" "^« '""^^ ' ^he kept me Against my will. I rave^lTZ ^ t" it^ ^fav'V'"'' "^ " ''^' "•"^• least to give me a certificate that I had serv d sriong he u ed 1^'?' T-'"' ""' and God's Church. "ndertakmg to the advancement of this Colonic Your Honors' obedient and Ever ready servant, (Signed). U. v. Sweringen. 108 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Slieriff Van Stvenngeii to- Noble, Worshipful, Venerable, Wise, Right Prudent Sir! Sir, Ho,..„d^Doc«n.,„ta With due respect and reverence have I hereby taiten the liberty to greet you. through bounden duty of gratitude to devote to you all the days of my life. I hope boTdnt "f T r '^.:. '"'■•«"'«-- °^ -y Pe-n, but excuse the previous' !^d presen boldness of so freely writing to your Honor. andrhnlf"^.^ "" T' ^ '""!!'" "'«"''' ^^'""^^ '° communicate my promotion; about a year and a half af er my departure from Patria, with your Honor's favorable recommendation. I have been appointed Schout ere. subject to the approbation of the Hon- the Principals ; pr vious^ 1 have taken care of the store as clerk, and. after J. Rynvelt'. death, as Commissary, from ma e SecondV 'T .'\ ^'-^^^^B^^' «« I Have, though unworthy, been rLntly made Second Councillor with Joncker Alexander d'Hi.-ojossa, first Councillor and Captain place God help it. The Military were few when the English came down on us. as your Honor will hav, fully seen by the papers in the case transmitted ; the store is empty and repaired^he r thTv' t^'^"""''r°? i'^'^P^^P'^' ^"^ --*' unnecessary expense is incur^ wh Ih down Jl h" T ' ""' "! '°"" '' ^'« ''''' ^^'^" '« "^-^ "°^ - scandalously cried down, might have been preserved, and one debt after the other have been remitted; even the property of the orphans, inclusive, hath been retained, so that the continual craving for ad brrin " 'T' "" ''' '"''''• '^ ""' «'^""«« ' '''' "'^^'^ "- ^^ commence d. but I bel eve all again will remain in arrears. The Director will apparently lay the bl.me. as he daily does, on the death of the Commissary, and now on me. buTi can fn no wi e xcu e il nasmucl. asthe late Commissary being held in little esteem by the Director, the latter .ithheTj hs commission and. on being applied to for it. said : My order is your instruction ; kept t e books of montly wages himself, sent orders only with a boy to have from the store whatever he pleased, so that said Commissary complained thereof to his superiors, who have sent hir.-. a commission conformable to that the Director had belonging to him. Nothing but a journa i^ kept in the store; what came in was by the Director received, traded, etc. f 'twas not for us not rerrnt " " "J'' 'T' "" '" '^""''^'^ '"'^'^ — '' ^»^«-f-' - -uld the m ,H T ZT ll""" ^''' «''^" '' '^' P^^'P'^' ^"'^ ^' ^-'^ '"««"« to balance the credit with the debit he himself must know, for he hath bought all those dear enough. Thus also, we cannot make out that special vindication, for neither Rynevelt ncr I have ever „ nn? ""V?, ^ ■"'"'"" "' ^''«^" "" ^"« '^°"« ^y S^'""- I «"> g^eved to be obliged o put such things to paper, a, still young in this office. I have been the city's unworthy servant; but it pains me that everything has been done so inconsiderately, whereby so noble a city, whereof all the world boas.s. hath been slandered both here and in I;rrou:ding pZ!;: Secondly, ,f thing, become worse. I. individually, am ruined, for I have received here some TaJlTu 7r :T'' ""7'"' ' ""''' '''' ""' '" ^°"««' ^°"- -<» ™"'- C-H. which t me ul 4 (a, 6 thousand guilders. Holland currency ; besides that, I am also marrie ; yet. I hope that the.r light Worshipful Honors will not allow the work to stick; I trus Mr Hinojossa s proposals will serve in this matter to redress everything at trifling cost. \ HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVL fni«t;:7:T:^:u.ttj:rr;4ii3^^^ t «°»- '-- > -- no, JZ Hi«.j...,. „h. a,„i„ ,e.le,d»," 3 1..: '1: T"' °' "'" "'"'■ ' '"" " »>'• coming, he „i|l ,h.„ b^ng .,e,„hi„g c elr Zlh ,1 """""»'»1« ■« yoor Honor hi, your Honor ■„ .ho „e,c,Ld pr'o.^c I: :'. . ,t Hi VoT' . ""•"''" ' '™"""'' humble servant, "*" "'«" ^o**' and remain your obedient New Amstel. S'" December. 1G59. (Signed), G. v. SwEHmoEN. In the margin was : at the Manhattan,. wLch was 1 „ X ^r'The:";'' T' '''' '' "^'^ '^ '^^'-^^ pleased to forward it by a safe hand Therefore. I request your Honor to be m ¥-f city or An,.lo,dan,, ''"'^ °' "" "'«'" Wor-hipfol Borgom»„e„ of lb. Rigllt Worjiiipful Gentlemen 1 S?!'^?'..*""""'^ My last io you wag of IS* Aiiiriist l.» .„^.. r ». . ^^'^ ""• Director-General, which I • ope shal hlv! h"^ f "Rattans, under cover of the now transmit the copy herewith, but the s'ud 'd , rT.^^ T''. "" ^""^ ' «^""'^ Whether this be in order to deprive me of the onnnrT V r "^ ^°^^ ""^ P"'"'' it. i«. I «hall pass over, but with dfffirity h e , VeTa "to J I' ^'""'^ °'- "^^''^''-^ '^ cursorily relate the contents, which i« VeTo; cond t o o h^ cI ' J f^" ''"^'°" '^"^^ also us renewed progress, and what concerns th river Id can ?' ""' ".T ''''' °*='^""«'^ ^ trade which is to be carried on and had here b t I rTfl ^^ P^°'^"^«d 'rom it. and the representation, as I. for certain weightv rea ons' rf ' 1 '"^'''^ ''P''''""^ '« ""^ ^«^bal but prefer verbal communication excpt thTrshln f " , '° T'""« '''' "°^ »° '''^ ?-• liat.a„d hope to give you verba exXat„ ^"^^^^^ ^°"' --^^^'ng to this inclosed interest thereof, less than 7 (ai S and Z u '""°'" "'''''^' ^'^'^""^d with the cattle, and shal, then Hourilh^h I;. e ^ Tod T""'' T '' '"" °^ ^^^'^ ^^ bl«ss them, otherwise are they lost T e Coll fi.^ ^ ; '" '? °^' '"''"^' ^"' ^^'^ "'"^^ who will work the land witrintv of c .t I , ''"''^ '^'-''■'■-" ''>°"««"d «»"'«- fre.ghtor passage money :hc2n;ts:i;:th7''"' '" '1 ""^"'^ «^« y^"' ^'^^ xsr:;:t:n.r:,^!:7zi ^- -- -->« .early. Li .^ j^ f^z:- ^5; h^;:trLr::t^^^^^^^ 110 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. gujiders, and I shall each time give security for the moneys I shall receive, until your Honors have obtained, to your satisfaction, the handwriting of each individual, that he hath had the promised rations according to agreement, and besides what they have done, together with the declaration of the overseers that it is so; all this without prejudice to the Director, simply in quality as Commissary, Captain and Councillor, and that shall be without stipulation of wages, but shall submit to the profound discretion of your Honors, according to merits and your Honors' favor with gratitude and thanks, whereof I have already requested and still crave, so as by your order to be sent for in the spring. But since my last, so much change has taken place here, that 1 think it to be very proper to depart sooner, wherefore I have asked the Director's permission logo in January, by way of Virginia, to Holland, sinply giving him as a reason for my departure, to acquaint your Honors with the low condition of this place. Thereupon answered, first: I cannot spare you from here ; secondly, before I allow you to leave, my accounts must be arranged. Then, on the first point, I said : Should I happen to die, you would have to spare me. 1 inquired, when would the books be ready? He answered the first of March, and that I might go then. But I expect that if I do not leave, except with his permission, I shall wait a long time. Therefore, I shall anxiously look for your Honors' order; also the sending for the galiot, which is running behind — I say running behind, partly because the freights do not pay the expenses, wages and hoard of the skipper and crew, saying nothing of the wear and tear of the galiot, sails, &c. But, more than this, the little freight which it produces is likewise wholly wasted here, and also the exchanges and what the one hath paid the other, the freight moneys of the ship, the (hdde son and thousands which his Honor owes here, so that my heart almost breaks when I reflect on and consider everything, besides my individual loss, which is considerable, as well as tluit of other inhabitants. 1 shall then even draw up what is due here, what he considers to be public debts, that is, what I know, exclusive of what I do not know. Please not to interpret me unfavorably, because 1 am bound by God and the Lords I serve, to do it. And even nowadays, ul! that he can gripe and catch, is he inclmtd for, provided 'tis only to be had on credit, so that, in presence of Gerrit van Sweringen and Cornells van Gezel, his nephew, whom he hath now appointed Commissary, I lately cni-' : I have offered opposition enough, but what his Honor wills, that will he do. Now he. Van Gezel, hath invested bis means in clapboards; he means to keep the weather out of the store; hut what does that avail ? 'Tis too la.e ; the little ham is all eaten, the store is empty, so the' Director requests goods and provisions from the Director-General ; whereupon I said : Sir, how will you pay for them ? Turning himself around in his bed, though sick he was, he answered : Why do you trouble yourself about that ; you are altogether too thick headed I It appears, if his Honor can get a thing, he thinks very little about restitution. He longs much for a ship, but I should be sorry to see it, as 'twould be all wasted. This shall serve for conclusion, that the Regents of the city of Amsterdam should not allow the past to stop so noble a work, but consider the reward they have to expect from (Jod and the thanks from man, and not to look to the expen... of my little plan. But 1 trust that previous disl.ursements which are, as it were gone, will be hereby recovered, and I think that God presents this means, in order that so noble a project should not be smothered in the birth, as such tender and new beginnings cannot be as much ; be pleased to take this, my boldness, in good part, and consider that I am driven thereto for the improvement of my house, and secon.lly. by the duty I owe my Lords and masters. Herewith shall I commend myself to your Honors' good favor, and pray God the HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVL Lord that his Almightiness may bless your administration «n *hof quietly under it. in ail godliness and uprightner Anlr.' ""^ "'^ ''^"^"'''^ ^"' Honorable. Wise, Right Prudent, Itight Honorable, I am and .emain, Your Honors' obedient servant, (Signed), Alexander d'Hinovossa. Debts due in the Colonie. The Director-General, as I heard from his own mouth fl . ono n. To the same gentleman, now anew, fl. 4.000.00 To myself, 8,400.00 To Joost Gooderis '."." ■ 616.00 ITjO . 00 fl. 7,066.00 ?r:;;:,r.°ri:°™'!!!'::' •'"''' '°"^"'''"«-"» 8' "^^ Public baker, 700 gl.; two mVn',"400 gl.', 1,630.00 Hendrick Kip.SOOgl.; Michel Carreman,"8o"gl", 1.100.00 Peter Alrichs, his nephew, 400 gl., 2S0.00 The creditors of Andries Hude, for the church^'.'." .'.'."* ■.■.*.*.■.'.';; ^"^""^ fl. 6,620.00 To me, also, an ox and lOS lbs. of beef; 18 skepel, Indian corn, Wampum. ^^^^^^^^°^ Thi. i» what I know, exclusive of what I don't know, and I believe does not include all. Table of the Rations which I should give for one year for sixty Holland guilder.. Each man, per week, seven lbs. of bread. Meat, 4 lbs 7 ">«. Four pints of peas, per week * * """ Two pounds of dried codfish, .'..'' * P'"^' One quartern of oil..... ^ '^'• Two quarterns of vinegar, ^ quartern. One man can work well a week on this. ^ *^'""' One cow worth 60 gl., Holland currency. Beneath stood : Your Honors' obedient servant. Done in New Amstel, - (Signed), Alkxanper d'Hi.noyossa. 12'* December, 1669. Its NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS Vice-Director Alrich to tlie Commissioner, of the Colonie on the Delaware River. t From .he Baodl. ,ndo««, T>r.c»«y. «^„ „.t«^, ,, ^„^ „„ ^ ^^^,„„^, ^_^ ^_ ,_^ ^_^ ^ ^^^^ Am.^,a«„.j Honorable, Vise, Right Prudent! i...j.„Hi,„ean,.nu. T'lis will Serve to cover the duplicates of the letters transmitted heretofore advise vn„ fT ! ^'^■'■f '^P'^"^''^^' ""''«^ "'« i'"="«'ed previous envelope to the Manhattans, to 3ai dTd t, .' v "'"'■' '^' ''"^"''" ^"'^'^^^"^ '° '■«'"«"' "g'''-' "«• - ^he ships had Daoel r "^ T' ''''^' '' "^">^ '" ^^'^" ^y ^"''^ ""^^'''P^' ''"'^ "'- by the annexed papers v.z the summons of the English, the answer, insinuation and protest against it. which we returned. Whereupon we received the assistance for which we and also Mr. Willem Dlr'e.rr ^''';^''Z'°' T' '^' ^"'"^■''"y'^ """'« in this river, made application to the 1>. ettor-General and Council, under the command of the Commissioners, Secretary van Ruvven dil??^"; ^^V? ^'^^"'' ""'"' ■"''"■ •"''''^*''"8 "''''^ ^''''' °f '''^'"'^ ""'l commission, dispatched two delegates, Jonk' Augustinus Hermans and Resolvert Waldron. to Maryland, to the English Governor, named Josins Fendel, whose Vindication is to be seen annexed iTom the one and the other, an opinion can be formed of our condition, which, in truth, 18 very low, for we now are subject to one an.l another drawback continually, from the beg,„„.„g and undertaking of this Colonie. so that we are in need at once of an entirely new heart, and of people adapted for agriculture, such as we have had heretofore for the most part- besides, the pretensions which the English put forth to this river and territory ought above all things, be removed, in such wise as the Hon- West India Company shall find most advantageous to themselves and to the peace and quiet of the lands, for. otherwise, no man will be willing or can remain here, much less will any person come hither but. on the contrary, private interested persons, who have employed and invested their means here u. houses and lands, will claim indemnity for losses caused by the pretensions of the Lngligh. so that, m uncertainty, such conjectures have arisen in the minds of all and every one, that 'tis unknown how or what at last will come of it. Meanwhile, they accuse the city and proprietors, for, say they, a quiet and peaceable country, to which no man hath a right, was promised them, which damage not only is considerable, simply for each .nd.v.dual, but is of still more importance for the city itself, by the retrogression and stoppage which the Colonie in general suffers, exclusive of the costs already incurred for expenses repairing and strengthening this fortress since the commencement of the troubles with the' English, amounting to over three thousand guilders, on which amount, as well ns for the maintenance of more military, inasmuch us we are obliged and necessitated to enlist as many nr possible of the Colonists to strengthen and preserve this fort, the city's credit is burlhened more and more. We therefore wish, ns has frequently been requested, that the required stores may be sent ov.r. which we all along have expected, and are itill daily expecting. Should they not arrive in the spring, we shall be obliged to allow everything to take lU course ; nevertheless, in order to prevent that, it is resolved and concluded to depute Mr. Hinojossa next spring to your Honors, for the purpose of demonstrating the causes of the low condition of the Colonie, vii., first, the want of industrious people who understand agriculture and the supernbun.lance of la/.y, idle and all-devouring men. who know no more about work and larming than women and children : who are only good to eat and drink, and pertinaciously insist that a year's support wa. promised them ; secon.lly, the inlemperalo air HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVI. and heavy rains, which have caused a poor cron of nil fU forage for cattle, and consequently greTse cL an 'rnT "^ '"Pport for men. and of thirdly, unhealthiness, sickness, disease vU,^ / . '^ '" '^' °°^ ^°^ the other; disorders which have continued ev7y;J't,lrf '"'"'"I, '^'"' ^"'^ °^"" t^'^-- days of fasting and prayer on this account obs^vTr "T """ '^'''- '^'''^ Proclamation of also sent over, are proofs thereof. I I he inhabi 1 ^^ "'-^ '""'" "' ''' ''"'' "' ''^ '''' plagues, but none, however, so seve,- iv s our o" ^Z "'r''^'""' ^" ''''''' "^'^'^ '^<>^- at present, those here are sti 1, for ThTmo oart7 '^ ' T^ '''"' "^^^'l^^'^^^' continue, for. confined to my bed between 2 a 3 mo th ' Z"' ' "^ '' '"^"''' '^^^ ''^«" ' ' ^ "- nothing less than death has been exZ d eve v ot'^H "^ '"T'^' '^ '"''^" '^«"^' ^^^^ «ccordingIy; but now. thank God I be,i„ 17 .'^' f "^ '" '^'"^^ ^^^« '^''^'^''^ begin again to leave the bed for riittle while whi h """'"'"' ^'''''' '' '^'^^ '' P--"^ ^ productive of more trouble to us than To It'her old '."^ k"""""" '"'' consequently been better able to withstand a bad time for bv the .f '"'l'^'''''''' ^'^ ''PP^-tly have been tender plant, been crushed an dolv - ;od'd tZZ '"="""r"^' '" ^'"^ ^"'«"'«' '"'^ ^ a favorable beginning, is all at once thrown t'o a ha'brthr '""' h"'"^' T" """'^^«^*"« E"gl.Bh war. Fifthly, and lastly, the uneasines a d d e„d cr a 1^':!" 'f' «"-!^-'-y-« war. among us and the common people, of being striooed „fT. ^ ''^"^ impending hand, the oHer of good conditions made them by teTn.li'.H'.''" ^'"'"T '"'' °" ^'^« °''^«'- dwell among them ; add to this, their be HntLn ^"^''"^ ^''f "^^"^ '^^^y ^""''^ come and have been the cause that many amo 7th m h " ^T"'"'^ ''^ ''"^^ "'" '^' Manhattans. ;..at this dread would have^UeTdfs e rbT;;:^;',,':^:;' '";'^^ '' ^'' ''''' Commissioners, Secretary Cornells van UnS . ^ reinforcement with the Lave caused as much greLrd "quietude n/lZ """P'"'" '^'""^" ^^y««^' ^"«r««« ^^ey transparent. All whi!h. wUh nT ^ ^./'^^.rbrrl tT""' "" '^ «^^"- ""'^ '' more clearly and fully by Mr. iL^orr af, , V''"""'''"'^'* ''^ ^""^ "«"»» improvement of this Colonie in orcirto d;v" T^ • '"' ^''^^ " ""^'^^^^'^ ^^^ '^e lands, and to that end. help to co' r and t^ ' " *=""*"^"'"'" ""'» circumstances of these profit of the city. ^ ^^ '° P"'"' *'"' '^« '"«""« '"^ "'e best advantage and ...i".« .iu.y t'o oo^.sider. NereS::. we7o^:t^;;;^V ^^"^°"' """^ "" «pringby Mr.IIinojos«a.i„ such form as will iT I ^ ! '"' '" "■""■""'' '^'"" •'" »''« experience contentment and satUfaZ .J . '^ Z:^ Z T7 ""' '''" """°" ^"' nsHistance of servant,, and ,he las,, a ship with dit r 'r ' " " '""'"' ''" ""'"' °' powder, a brew-kettle and such like whi.-h T . ' ' "' "°"' '^''"'''' ''"ck. lime, ror .he common peopie, vi;:;;i:;::::;'';-.::';7^ 7;-;^.^^ vexatious fiicknoss, to live without them nn,H T ' 'mposg.ble, in this »"•> Bbip or ships, but as oTz ^i::^ ^:'^:7 "'^t ^^ '^ ^"-■-'^ ^^ "- --m of of the failure of the aforesaid mate il M ' , ^^^'P'-nl'y experienced. In consequence «t a .tand-still ' "'" ''""'''" *"" "''^ accommodated, but everything i. ¥.ii m Vol. ir. ' *■■» Skipper Huya to the Commiasioiiers of the Colonie on the Delatoare River. [ ProB tb. Bundl. lndo».d V»,cMd4 a*utUn «*m<«. d. a*««. «„ K. JVM«*,*»«, No. M, In th. Stad ^uy^ An-frdsa. ] On board the galiot NUutcer Amiel, lying at the ferry, in front of the Manhattans, 24'" December, A* 1669. Honorable, Wise, Prudent and Right Discreet Gentlemen ! Gentlemen, H«ii«dpooam.nu, As the ship Speramundi now lies ready to sail for Patria, I cannot omit to ' ■ greet your Honors with these few lines. Having returned on the 19'" March to the Manhattans with the galiot, to undertake another voyage to Curasao for the Hon"" Petrus Stuyvesant, and in the employment of the Hon"'* West India Company, and am at present somewhat in want both of cordage, canvas, and also of an anchor, which was lost in the South river whilst I lay sick at the Mnnhatlaus. for the common rope is scarcely good for anything ; 'tis as it were burnt in the manufacture ; at least it appears so. The purchase of new rope here would be very expensive, so that I shall examine it well this time, for I must have 2 or 3 bales for hoisting lines. I have had a new topsail made here ; I am gettmg a new mizzen. I have requested one of the anchors lying at Curasao from Mr. Stuyvesant, who gave me for answr : That I must speak to Mr, Bocx about it. As regards the galiot : If it remain in this country long«r than my time, considerable expense must be mcurred, and everything that is to he purchased here is mighty dear, and if it l)e not ordered to return home by the summer, the goods I have heretofore written for must be •ent out. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVI As regards our new Colonic, established bv rniir Wnn^,» a* and should there be no chanrL, I fear 'twill he L ? . ^'■"""' "' '° ^ '"'^ ''°"^'''°°' private indiriduals. My own lintn i^ Lr „ T ' n " u ''''' ^"' ^' '^""^'^ ^'"^ '^''«" someforVirginia.othersfonhe Zhat ans as if i'' "^'P'^ ^"' ''''' ''''' P'^«=«- of Mr. Alrichs. but I Ieav;that ale b "t V r 7'" . ^""^ ''"'' """''"'^ ''^'^ '' '»>« f«"'t What regards the c amo ^^ "^his w L' nr ^^'°'' '"" *'^ ^^''P'^ ^'^^^ '=°'^'«'"- fully infbrL of what has trt ^ Z. tTetf o:^C"^'^'"'"'•^" ^*" ^« others, but heavy expenses will be incurred ■ h J Mr Ai . ? "'"'^ ^"^ ^"y"«" """^ to the Manhattans, those who came to d In'd the n '.t ' 7' °^ '" "' «'"'°' '' '" « y^'^*'* him to do. it would have made a dXen e f" f ' f r'^ '" '" "'"^ °"^'" P'^*°^^ '"'"""^'^'J the . ause ana pretence which the F Xh ""^.r TT '" ' '^""'""^ «""'«" ''^ ^^is time ; and from some of our own peol "h \ !1"T ".^ '"' "P. proceed only from one Baltmo: English that they couMTaLr;:,:::^ t^^h ir^'r ^" "™'" ~ - intr^rL^utnl^r 'l^fof;^ '^ T^ Reyndert Jansen Hooren. on a contract entered an. peas: As the abov p 3 w as not' naid"' T' ''""^""^' "'^^^ "^ ""^'^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ arrested, and as I had cleared hrretol'^rlr'r u^ '° '°""''''' ^' '''''''^ ^^« g«"°' 'o be the demand, and on com « to he sfu'h ''' T^ "'" ' "''^ "'"'^^'^ ^° «-e security for taking also the protest Xh I h«. ^ ";«"• ' went to Mr. Alrichs and the Lieutenant, answfr he made' the u^t mJI ruX' j^c/ot "T^' ^'i;'"' '''""" ^°"^"' ^'^'^ ^''^ Amsterdam. Neither Mr. AlrSs nor he I T . t"\^""°^"''' ^"'''^°'' « '«'''^-' "^ writing a few words tTiSIr Ve ]" h n ^"' ^'"' '"^'^'"^ '" ^'^^ '^'-«"" -''^Pt extraordinary srss of the Cou 1 1- d ."T '"""^ ''""'' '^'''"' '^« '^^''^' ^o an and oblige Cap Z J-^ JneoM„ n ^ "^ ^"'"'^"^ ''^ ^''^ "''°^«" '" °^der to cite my belly full, but if thev will morfffn„« th r . '"/ ' ""''• ^'""^ ' already had they mJst be respons.blTfor ; . • ' h ir^S' i'r f^r whi^H^r ""'"^^^ ""' ""'" •^°"''"'^''' I do I shall vindicate to my superiors W all .h' fin "" "u' '•^«P°"«'»>"«' -^ what by the galiot and the ... a'nd tre Z/,„ t may e id^T^i:::: '^ ITK'"' ''"'' ""'^ firmly believe not a particle remains and st^ 1 ;«;« in po IT; "Us^'"' '"!' ' condition here at present, as you may suppose. ' ^' '^'"«'' "* '" " ^°^ What regards the building carried on there 'fi. nf lUiu . „ there. I made application for my crew Ti allowed I "'^"'1' '^« «"' ^'"'^ ^ --emained Director's house under cover, "gave 36 davs iTh """ '^" '"'P'"*^"' '" P""'"« ''" pay me as much as he had g .-n fnel« J ost t Th "I"'" T' '''°'' '^ "^""""^^ '° «^;.us_ «ms^ L p. .. i X^;:t:^tT^r^:;:^;^-i:; ' 116 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANTTSCRIPTS. auch report as will prevent any expression of displeasure against me. The death of Everardus Wehus our Mm.ster. who piously rested in the Lord on the 9'- instant, has caused deep sorrow here and especially among the virtuous, who now are almost disconsolate. Also. Cornells Harpersen de Jager was likewise burie-l here at the Manhattans on the 20"' remaming, and there is every appearance of that little being less. H^lT^'u "f7' ^ r^, ^°'^' '^' ^°'^' ^'' y°"^ ^^°"°"' tl^^t He may be pleased your Honors, collectively, m health to spare unto salvation. Amen. Your Honors' faithful servant, (SrguoJ), Jacob Jansen Huys. Resolution of the Common Council of Amstm-dam. I From the Ruolalitn van dt Vrotdtchapptn, C, 60, In the Slad Huy., Anuterdam. 1 26'" August, 1660. A Memorial is presented to the Burgomasters from the Directors of the city's fi^^^^^i f °'°°'«, •" ^JZ ^''^^'^^''^ ^°'- «««i«tance to ics Colonie and an advance of V -A^ , 8'-' ^f'"=b. being considered, it is resolved and concluded to place the aforesaid Memorial, and the papers appertaining thereunto, in the hands of the gentlemen who. by resolution of the 8- of November last, are commissioned for the affairs of said Colonirto examine said Memorial and to report their opinion and advice. Holland Doeam«DU. XV.. 88 ^ Controt'ers!/ between Lord Jialtimore and the Butch, respecting the Delaware River. I rro^ th. Ortgin., in the Roy., Archive, .t .ho na«,.c; ^*,M„ of the S.,.e..Oe„er»,i R«br.ck, H>w ,„*.c*e C»«p„^,>, Xo. «. , Extract from the Minutes taken by the Dep. Vs of the General Incorporated West India Company representing the Asstii.bly of the XIX.. at Amsterdam. Tuesday, l?" August, 1660. Pbksent— Mess" Abraham Wilmerdonx. -| HansBontemantel.Schepen. I Jacobus Ueynst, /-Amsterdam. Anthony Verspreet, Assessor. Willera van der Heyde. Zealand. Nicolaes ten Hove, Maase. Claes Pietersen Boschieter, North Quarter. On the notification of the presiding Chamber of Amsterdam, dated 2!.'^ July last, appeared the member, of the Chambers of Zealand. Maaze and North Quarter (Groningen alone HOLLAND DOCUMENTS • IX 11 7 being absent), and, accordinelv havino- m=^o « commission of the Chamber o^AXdamoM-"^^^^^ "' ^'^ '"'""^' "^'^ *'^« Hans Bontemantel, old Scbepen and Cou„dHor o/.; ^ '""■''^'" Wilmerdonx and One of the chief partners, etc '^"' '"^' '^"'^^ ''^^ 9"- August. A- 1660. onT"^:!S::^rn?mro7c^^^^^^^ ^T"^ ^^°--. ^^ -tar, Crosse, of Baltimore, being produced and read to tri^"'' TT °' "^^^'""^ ^«'-'*' ^aron ChamberofAmsterdam.itis after previn.J '''" "'"'""S by the Deputies of the presiding Notary Crosse and Capt in ;Lt;:r,,*^"r'°"' --'-^ -^ included that the aforesa d and that then a fittin/answer ^^^ to^reru^ nde^ "^"'"^ ^"-"^"""^ '"-"*"^- P . Protkst. threrL'rwlVer'L^^^^^^^^^^^^ Notice and Protest, that on the 1660. I. Johannes Crosse, by t^e Court JTu ^^ !^^"' '" '^' ^^^ "'' °^' Lord God residing at Amsterdam, have, at tLrelt of Ca^o'^N^ ' ^"''^" ""^ P"^"° ^'-y- of the Hon- West India Company within 1« X r .' ' ^T""''^ "^^^'^ '° "^« ^ssembiy Captain James Neale, Agent o^^heShtW T, ?/ .^''' "" '^°'"''*''^' ^'^'^ owner and proprietor o th! en fre a^ of ifnd ^''^',^^'='''- ^^'-^t- Baron of Baltimore, in America, extending, accord n7t the Uml / '"VT- "\""' ^ granted by his Majesty, Charles fhFst rmost 17 ', '" "' "^"''^''P'^ P^'^"^' *« f^"" the 80- day of the month of July, in te 8^ ve.r of h" ZT''' '""^' °'^"^^ ^"'^■■"' - of our Lord 1632, correct copy whereo fl J .J" ""'^ ^^''^'''''' ''^'S"' ^"^^ *" 'he year granted to him, Captain NeaTe. by ht atsairP^' 'T'T "'''''" "^"^^ "-''----" dated at London on the 20- of iprii 1 st I'T. • 'T'' '^' "°"" ^«™" "^ Baltimore, to ask you. the Hon- West India Comp.'vr'T" !T°"'""« ''" ^"'^ ^"P'''''" ^eaie called New Ams.el. lying in de la wTerbav i'„ m" l"!; r^' ''"^ '=""'^'''''°" "'"^he Colonie demand your submissL'and obedLce of L n 1"' 1 "rT"''' '*"' '" '''' ^««' ^^^^ ^^ as proprietor of said country, whereinl « afor m^ T and C •„„;, ,^ ^j^ ^^^^^^^.^ ^ and planted (both which inl ruments a bv me ) ? '""" °' ^'^" ^'"«**'' '« ^''-^'^d Nether Dutch language); also, a "o tee and^ W H "^""" u ^'^^ ^""^'^'^-^ '"'° the All which have been by m^ the Not. "Vf ^^""'^'"8 submission as aforesaid ; one of the Directors of yo'r C;™; T, ;/-;7-«"'- »« patent, acknowledging his Lordship to e 'he rilh' T'^"''"" ^^ bis said Lordship's under his Majesty, dated at Withl "he third 7 7:^ °^ "" '"'"^ ^^°""^« «'' ^'"y'and. above mentioned Notary, transl^d ilVhe NetVn ftT"'" "'' '"'^ "*''' '''"^ ^^^ "-• '"e delivered to you. the Decors afore a . now again an Tr''^" T-^' '''^'^^ ^^ - Directors of the West India Company aforesaTd i . ^be second t.me. ask you. the POB.S ^ion of that district of coun.rrcJiedrw Am ,rr"'^"°""'«^ '"^ '=""'^'"t'°" ""d south side of said buy, within tlJliiiunr ^T ^'""'«'' 'y'"8 >" the de la Waer bay, on the And if yea. he. ciptaiL Ne ,'2 :;e:;i:„i;rir i '.r" '^''''''''''' ""'^"^ "'■ ^'-^'-^• --rdshi,the Baron of Ba.timore.or::;^:;:;:::,rL:t:i:::^^^^^ 118 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSORIPTS. (lemnnd oCyou, the snid Compnny. surrender of the mU\ pinntntion of New Amstel to him, the Bind Lord! iind in ci.se of refijsnl or neglect of RiibinitiHlon, doth declare, in the nnme nnd on the behalf o( hii. I'rincipal, by me. the Notary nforesuid (with duo reverence and respect to you, nd.v.dually and as a Company), that he protests, as I do hereby protest, against you. the said West India Company, tor and because of your unlawful and illegal cultivation, detention nnd possession of sal.! plantation of New Amstel, nnd for all costs, charges, losses nnd interests already, by your illegal cultivnlion> possession and non-submission thereof, had, done nnd suflered. and si ill to have, to do and sufler, with express declaration that his said l>rincipnl shall nnd will, by all possible, lawful and proper means, seek to reduce the said Colonie to nnd under his Lordship's obedience, at such time and place, where nnd whenever he shnll find fitting. Nevertheless, to the end that the whole world may see and acknowledge that his said IVincipal nets in no other wise than is right, and as his just and legal right demands, he. Captain Neale, doth now again and for the last time, oiler and tender, in the name of his Principal, to you, the Directors of the said West India (.\inipany, that his Lordship is willing nnd ready to treat with you or any agent of yours, and to decide and conclude ihe said matter in love nnd friendship, on honorable mid just terms, subject to your abiding there, and hereupon he. Captain Neale, demands your positive and prompt answer. Charles H. to the Governor of Virginia. CHAKI.Ra R. Trusty and well beloved. We greet you well. Whereas, it appears to us by divers depositions, that one .losias Kendall, late Governor under Lord nnltimore. of our Province of Maryland, hath raised n fnction in said IVovince against the right and jurisdiction of said Lonl Piiliimore ; Therefore, we. on the humble pray.-r nnd petition of the said Lord Baltimore, to the end that we him in his just rights, would protect and defend, do charge and command you and every one of you to be a.ding and assisting unto his officers in the establishment of his jurisdiction there, as the same existed last January, according to his patent or charter of the said Province, to him granted by the King, our father, ol blessed memory, whereby you will be doing us a. special service. (Jiven ill our court at Whitehall, on the third day of the month of July, in the twelfth year of our rcigii. Lower stood what follows ; To our Governor and Council of the Virginias, nnd to all ship Captains nnd Skippers trading to Maryland, nnd to all Magistrates and officers nnd others our subjects in those qunrters or countries. Benenth stood : Agrees with the original. (Signed), Edw: Nicholas.' ' Sir Fi.«.,n Nm,o,.„, K„ight. ,fl.r pawing Ihrouyh OxforJ «nd th. Sli.Idl. Temple llr«1 .bou» . y..r in Fr.no. • h. jA^rw.nl. b«.m, H«.r.,.r, to Lord IMw.rJ Zoucl.e. w»r.lon of tl.o Ciu,,,.. porC .mi, noxl to Cor^e Villlor., Fir.t Duk. of !"^*« «'"v"r , '""" •"r*^"'' '"^ •"• "' • •'"'" """'• """"'">■ "< "''• ^ '""/■ A"« •'"' '""-J" of tl,. Duk,. >n UJS. Mr. >uhoU ««UuueJ m ,h, ..m. pUo. wUil,t tb. oflio. w„ In oommi«io», ,nd n.>t *« on. of lb. Cl.rk, of th. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 119 Lord Baltimore to Captain Neaie. Captain Neaie. c.:::;r:^tH::;:;;r:,^^ - ^-n.. or .e we. u.. of country lying i„ the Bay de la Ware on h^ «o. ^h "" "7'"" ""^ P^'^^^-io" of that district patent or grant of Maryland, and irH! ,h . '"^V^ ««id bay. within the limits of my then and in such case, [o detl a L mLb Tthe^^^^'^'! -"^'-''^ °^ -id district! of refusal on theirpart. to protest in mv ZZ u '' P'^"'"''"" to me ; and in case possess or remain i'n o;upa;ion of The same ' ' '""" ""^ ""J"*'^ °^ '"^^^''^ .ailrC^—I^Lt^^Cltyrlr^nrVrr? '- ^^'•-^ course, to the whomsoever hath authorized sad posses!' ta " t " "'^ P°— of the same, or of their refusal to submit to my jurisdTcZ aliZ T ^°" " ^°'"^ ''""'"=• '»"'^ '" <=«»« communicate to my Lieutenanf i M S fofthe t meV" 'T'""' ''"' "'"' '"''^ ^° me authorized to the said service in order^n ! ?""*^' ^'"^ '" ''"^ "'^^^ P«"on by means to reduce those peo^e w"o are s tt ed'oT ^ T ! ""f"" P°"""« «"'» P™P" government of Maryland °" "^ '^"'^' ""'^^^ ^l'" obedience of my them, to allow them to abide under mv.overl comm.ss.on. to grant or accord conditions to -ted in London on the rour-antZSl^r I^^ 7^^^^^^^^ ^ --' Beneath was: v lour very dear friend. Addressed: (Signed), Baltimore. To Captain James Neaie, this deliver: and sealed with hi. I „r,l.hi • impressed on black wax. Lordship's seal at arms 'it'j*l Tr ,n I, Presknt — Wednesday, 1" September, 1660. Mess" Kduard Man, Chairman, Hnns Bontemantel. Coenraet Burgh, Jacobus Ueynst, Willem van der Heyde, Nicolaes Ten Hove, Claes Pietersun Boschieter, ■Amsterdam. Zealand. Maase. North Quarter. m, wh.„ h. w„ ..„„.«,„ by Sir Henry I.enn.tt LTSZ'T TTI ■"''"''• °'" '"'' ^'"" ''™' "»''' »«""'«, in '.ruth, throughout hi. whoU lif^ . p,r.„n of Jl "lit. 7 , """^ ""'''•'ri''"' >"««, ver«d .a h„si„.«^ and w.^ ISO NEW. YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. whom was given the following answer to his presented Notice and Protest respecting the claim to the Colonie of New Amstel situated in New Nelherland; whereof said Captain requesting copy, tlie same is graciously granted : ' The present Deputies to the Assembly of the XIX., of the General Incorporated West India Company m the UnUed Netherlands, having seen and heard, with great surprise, the demand wh.ch you Captam James Neale, make for the behoof and by authority (as you state) of Cec.hus Calvert, Baron of Baltimore, whereby you require that the Directors of the aforesaid Company shall command some of their settlers on the South river of New Netherland, and particularly the Colomsts of the city of Amsterdam, to pay submission and homage t^ the above mentioned Lord or his Attorney, by virtue of a certain grant made to his Lordship by Charles L, of immortal memory. King of England. Scotland and Ireland, etc., offering, to that end. to agree on certain conditions, with the aforesaid Company, protesting, in case of refusal against ah costs, losses and damages done and suffered, to do and to suffer, &c., requestir, thereunto, a prompt answer: 4"""' 5» Have, agreeably to said request, after mf.ture deliberation, resolved to give you, the Protestor for answer, that they have, with good right for a long series of years, the aforesaid demanded place possessed and still occupy under the government of the High and Mighty Lords States- General of the United Netherlands, without the said Baron of Baltimore, or any one else having put forth the lean claim thereto, and that they, accordingly, do intend the same to hold.' the^ settlers m their good right to maintain and to defend against whomsoever it may be. Which we hope th., said Baron will take into consideration; hut. if contrary to our expectation his Lordship shall, to the end aforesaid, resort to any acts of violence, in order to disturb said Company in their just possession, they, the notified Deputies find themselves necessitated to tell yor, that the aforesaid Directors, their Principal.,, will, under the protection of their High Mightir esses, make use of such means as God and nature have provided them with. Finding thcRuelves fortified with much greater reason than you, the Protestor, have to protest not only against all costs, losses and damages on chat account done and suffered, or to be dono End suffered, but also against the innocent Christian blood which shall in consequence be shed among co-religionists and allied friends and neighbors. & Pkesenx — Wednesday, 1" September, 1 060— afternoon Mes8'= Eduard ^fan, Chairman, Hans Bontemantel, Coenraet Burgh, J- Amsterdam. Jocobus Reynst, Jacob Quina, Assessor. Wiilem van der Heyden, ] Francis Moens. J Nicholaes ten Hoeve. Maaze. Claes Pietersen Boschieter, North Quarter. Appeared, &c. Zealand. Present — HOLLAND OCUMENTS : IX. Monday, 6"" September, 1660, All the members. 121 land i„ New Netherland beIo„g:;'o thi^^e ZclThe'r ^'"''''P"^""^ -"'"'^-able tracts of themselves to within 8 (& 9 leagues of he S„ha ta .h 7"?' " "^"' ^'^^^ "^^^ '"^en to not only the inhabitants of this'p.,ate have e etofor^^^ ''^" '"""'«' ^^^--^ also the Company, a trading house or fortress'' '"'"■ ^°'""'^^ ""'^ Pla.itations. but Whereupon Director-General Stuyvesant in ordpr f as much as possible, amicably to hinder t'he sa n/ I" ^T"' ""^ ^''''^''■' "^"••pations, and. 165 , on a boundary ii„e wifh those of New eII T ''1^" °»'"'««^ '« ««-«, in the yea High Mightinesses, without any further el,T in f"'".' 7 l^J "^' '^^" 'P^^'^^^ ^'^ their State there being, on -ceiving'i„«truct ons t "at^S" l!"'""^' ''l Ambassadors'of the Nr^rr\::t:r-''ir:b:::^^^^ - company of the Amsterdam remain in the Company; tZl 'r J'T' ^""^'"'^ ^^ '^'^ Chamber of considered that their High Mightine se • " taU '' "".' '''''"''''' °"' ""'^ '* being therefore, resolved and concludl h ,e otZ A "'\'''°'' '' ^'P''' '^^ ^"g'and, it is! hereby requested, to communica aZa ' "t Tr ^m' ''"'''''"'"' «'^^" "«' - •' '• General, and to request that they wc^^^be p ^ 7/ ' ''•«^^''"-«-. 'he Lord. States- boundary with the Crown of Engfand in ch g' a„d the" "" ^' ^-"assadors the above Whereunto shall be adjoined the business of tfp'^f. ' •""'' '^^'"'"'y *° '^commend; Calvart. Baron of Baltimore, is % g c <: ' " X"!^^ ""',^7 ^'"^^^'' '^ "^'^'^ ^-"-' so many years in the possession of the Co";pTv t .'r/^r '"' ""' '''' ^'^''^ ''^^ ''««■' ".^ntio^d L:;d ^: Smrb:;;:::;:^;: ::it tr v-^"-^' ^^-"^ '^« «^- .8 spent with the aforesaid resolution together with I ^f^^'^y'^'^'S further. This session Tuesday, 7'- September, iCSO I RESENT- All the members. Appeared, Mr. Cornells van Essen, &c. Vol. II. 16 122 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Tuesday, 14"" September, 1660. Prbsbnt— Mess" Eduard Man, Chairman, ] Hans Boutemantel, Coenradt Burgh, >■ Amsterdam. Jacobus Reynst, Anthony Verspreet, Assessor, J F. Moens, Zealand. Claes Pietersen BoschieJer, North Quarter. Gerhardt Swarte, Groeningen. The resolutions adopted on the fourth being this day resumed ; they are, after question was put. approved. Read a certain Deduction drawn up by the Chamber at Amsterdam, touching the unseemly and forcible usurpation of the English neighbors in New Netherland, accompanied by divers appendices in support thereof; also, a Petition to the High and Mighty, the Lords States- General, requesting them to be pleased to instruct and commission their Ambassadors going to England, not only to complain to the King of such usurpation but also to request redress and then to negotiate a settlement of the boundary between us and them in that country Which, being considered and put to the vote, the aforesaid Deduction and Petition are both approved and are to be delivered accordingly to their High Mightinesses in the name of this Assembly to obtain the effect thereof. And further, the Chamber of Amsterdam is thanked for its good services herein, with the request that it will continue its zeal in the premises for the advantage of New Netherland. ar di an H foi at Tuesday, 14"' September, 1660. Presbnt— Mess" Eduard Man, Chairman, Hans Bontemantel, Coenraet Burgh, Jacobus Reynst, Anthony Verspreet, Assessor, F. Moens, Claes Pietersen Bosschieter, Gerhardt Swarte, "Amsterdam. Zealand. North Quarter. Groningen. Aslmbr&c* "^ *^* ^<"=°""'a»^8 of the Chamber of Amsterdam being brought into the Comf Repoi DCM. thei no 8 cone acco Holland documents: ix. 128 Saturday, SS'" September, 1660. Prbsbnt— Mess" Huygens, Swanenburg, Ripperse, Renswouw, Van der Heyden, ) „ , , Moens, \ Zealand. Swarte, Pergens, Burgh, Reynst, Verspreet, Assessor, Ten Hove, Maase. Bosschieter, North Quarter. Groningen. ««emDiy of the AIX., at the Hague, the five-and-twentieth of September, A' 1660. „ , , , (Signed), Jacob Pbrgens "'. By order of the same. (Signed), L. van Sevbnter. 1660. liemhttion of the States -General. I From .he R.^,icr of We.. I„di, Aflkir,, 16f,3 - loftT. 1„ .he K„j-,I Archive, a. the Higne. ] Tuesday, 28"" September, 1660. -»-"" th!*w''"."r/'"r"' °''" *''"■ "'^^^ Mig»'tin««''es' Deputies for the affairs of Repor.„f.h.ba.>. '"« ^^"^ '"<>'» Company, having reported that all the business was resumed ihpir n «'**>«'«»« ""^^ti"? of the Nineteen at Amsterdam, holden here at the Haeue in the presence, by the attending Directors from the respective Chambers, and hati 1 had c:::ZTZZT:\ "h' •'-^--'•^-e'^. their nigh Mightmesse; have reLivS and ::ct?;^o^;reCmTndTenrtEf:^ ^" ''- ''--'' ^-^-- - ^^^^ ^ -^ -^« «-- 184 NEW.VORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Skippor //„!,., fo the (h„mU,iom,'s for the Oolonie on the JhUware lii oer. Hon"'", UiKlu Winn, IVu.ltMil uiul v,.ry diHcr.-H (;entlemmi! n.n....u..„„,„„„^^^ lh„,,„ that ,ny ln«t, 8,...t you per tl.« «l,i,,« 3A„.,«,«« „„d rW«A/« //ertr. tc.g,Ml.or will, n h.rge package of I.ooRh a.ul l.tlerB l,y the ship IMoc ycometo .a„.l , th... written that I .louht...l not .ny discharge .,i J wl IvT : "'• "•'.'";""' """ ' """' "»^ '""' ""♦'''«'•-' ^'--'•. there •«« D vi .^ ^'•'-'^'•'' , » --"t""' i" «•'" Hhip /;,,v!../,„„«. having appointed in n,y pia.-e one I)avil.Io, ,.,n„.,., r I.ng here at the Manhattans, suhject to the njprovnl of Mr. d'/l o 13 »•'.- l..«t lime I was in the South river. I informed Mr. d'liinojossn thereoT he Z for are wi h he N.n h r ver. an.l that he hope.l to receive early information either hy Virginia Ir U.e r. sh.p ..onnng ,rom iMUherlan.l. and that we must have patience until then. We 1,10 WH „,a,le answer. I „,y pi|.,t. we have e.x.vede.l the three years hy three month. Znh« nH.st,ngo„ the.r discharge, so that the two who have now coL'over. ha e^t d l^^^^^^ . arge and o. ers their account, for the three years which have expir d. exclusiv m'e proper nl ' """ * "'' "'""'"" "' ''"^'•' J-'-"-, "an.ed as nl.ove. is „ '" ff--""'";-w:;v:;,:z;;i:;r;:-::::z=^^ the gnhot nnd necessaries. Was answered Ve« I...1 ii »\. 1. 1 ' i».o .heir service, thev will pay no.llg ' ' ' '" '""''""-"""- »-- '" "- --ing i" vil::- .:'':;l:;":;!;r; ^"'••" "--r '"" r^" '^""' ""• ••"«""" '"•"• "•• «»"^ '-^-t -ages all,r Mr M^ K"lu.t is concerncl hu, not for our monthly HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVI IT ' 125 At pre«ent the Indians keep themselves very quiet- F h„„« ..• with them, for this place, the Afanhattans ^1^1^ r '^ now almost entirely over fully over three hundred and fifty hou^ so t Jat i h. f T^u* ""'^ '''"^ "«' ^' P^-^"'. Villages are rising up which areM't go d or « ^ "y '^T f '"h' ""' """ '^^" continue to improve. * ""^ ^'"'' t''« Lord, grant it may so Breaking off. I pray God. the Lord, for your Honors' health nuA Amen. ^ "' "'"'°" health and prosperity unto salvation. Your Honors' Humble, faithful servant. On board the galiot N. Anutd, (Signed). j^cob Jansen Huys. lying before the Manhattans, ao"" September, 1G60. ■■'s% m Th, West India Oc^njHxny to ths Stnt,,. General. To the High and Mighty Lords, the States-Cenera. of the United Netherlands. High and Mighty Lords. -^^=^^::::x::sr^^^ - -et that your nigh may live «. good neighbors in good 1'^^ d.n e i?" "' 'V'" "" '''' ""^'^ "«"- by t,.e deput.... Directors of L O^ZZ^^^^^^Z^^^J^^' "'«^ ""^ ^"«'''^ the Assembly of the XiX.. your High MiKhline.se- „r«r ,"^'"^"• Company, representing requested to order all those papef, to £ t 2 ^ ''^jf^ '" '-"'""«• -"•' respectfully England, with instruction and command to ig , „t terei: f^^^^^^^^^ Extraordinary going to advantage of the West fndia Company. accordinJ.o h P"'''" '""'''' »"'' '"^ «h« this good intention near the ^overLnJntTtirK^irgdt TfrgTa::"'' "'"^"' ""^ '° ^'-'^ This doing, &c. fi'" November. IGGO. (Signed). N. Tbn Hovb. West India Company. DEDUCTION RESPXCTIMQ THE DIFFERENCES ABOUT BOUNDARIES, &c., u NEW NETHEELAND: PRESENTED TO TH« STATES-GENERAL. 6th of November, 1660. f Uk,tkM of ih. 8uu.-0,n.ral, L.tur L. ; DltWoo. r«. In^mH, Ctrnftim, No. 40. J Hi CONTENTS. BV TU. „,MCT0B3 „p T,« .NCORPOMT™ WEST ,»,. ooMpLv TO THEIR m„H MIOnTMESSES, THE STATES-OEMEil ^nTBR ij. l'»per« respecting some hostilities or thn Pn„.ii„>. ■ u. ^^^ •Iso, some rosolutlons about .!,» ;. , . "'**'"'' »«"'"* ""era ; / u™vc8enu, written to the Dircctorg of the Wo.» i„j:. n •nd I'atroons, o™ «i tUe « est India Companj, their Lords L.TTB. a. Protest of the Company's officers and th« «ln.n„» ' V ■ '^3 Island, ....... ""•"' "' """"'' °^ "''' ^"«"'"> °° Long LsTTta II. Three S|)ccial Exhibits, accordinit to irhirl, ilJ ir i u l"^' --.u of this .ate :: rt:^:r trrs rr -vr ''- they were bound, to the Company "^ '"'"' '''"'"' ^^^ ''^ «'"<='> L™ r. Decla^tion "d Manifest agamat th.^e of Maryland':; Vi;^;;,; ''^ L.TTM K. Consent granted to the West India Comn.„ K , „ '"^ , ' 163 Thsra art no lettara from th«M tbr«e nU-''««J by were afterwards the con.equence.lf sol had^rH r^^^- ™ to debauch your High Mightine ses' Tnd the r ' ^V'."?" ■"«""» ""'^ °P«» Practices, them from the oath and obedience th^ the C y, ,„habitants there, and to seduce from the beginning down, n be aee^'nThl a """" '*" ""■'='• '"' '^^ '» ''«PP«-'J thereunto appertaining. ""' "«'=°'"P«"y'ng D«d"clion and the appendice. unHgterur:^^ h^atiie'r;;rrhat'rior:' ;- ''- Tr^ -^ -^--^ -^ -h thenceforth abstained from its so '" - ■ ' i °''«'-""'«''"«d by shame, would have Yet they «..d .h„.. 1:^::^:;^ ::zr;:r : : r/iic ""':; --'' ^r'^'^'^''- ' the North river, with a view to Hi.„„..„. ^ V ^. ' ' " *'"' endeavored to settle on to draw offand des roy ZbIZZT ^Ani 1"^ ^ f^T"^ '" ""'' '''''^'''"'' " "' '-«^ have opposed this, and plainly and! iv tov'^^^^ English in this instance. aLcol;:!'^'^::;,^^^ - the part of tl.I pretences, a. is also .o be seen bv the afore lid D..w! u"? "•^"P"""'' ^^aaions and the l„«t accounts from New Ne'therUd th t^ r": "^^^^'^'«'"'' '^ey have learned by to their design to settle, willing lyt •„:^^ ' ! '^It T' r 1"'" ''" ^"^"^ "'^^"' North river. * ^ "nwuimgly, and to form a Colonic on. the aforesaid .. t'rr :r:rv,s::'i:r.::"cr:r' """- "? "- '■" '"'"" "-^ pre..™.H. », ,hHau.r p„. of 1 1 ', .„ ? ' 'I! '/''" """"' ""'"•"'• ^>"' <""" .r.H. .,., or a™.. j.„,\.,::".:s »:::':;,: clrt:rr' '°"™"""= nl'« WaJestJ the King First— That Baron Baltimore, who resides in England, may desist from his unfounded pretensions and consequently leave our people yonder unmolested. And at least allow this matter to remain in statu until Commissioners on both sides should there make and agree upon a boundary between Merrilant and New Netherland. Secondly— T'lat his Majesty may resolve and order that the Fresh river and the lands on both sides thereof, together with a part of Long Island, unjustly usurped from the Company by the English of the North, may be again restored to it, and consequently that the English who have settled there aud are willing to remain, shall be bound to comport themselves like the other your High Mightinesses and the Company's vassals and subjects there, &c. And thirdly — That a boundary line between the said Northern English and the Company be then made and concluded, as being the only means to preclude and prevent their invasions and usurpations in future. And as the Company will hereby, in all appearance, arrive at a peaceable possession, and the result will tend to the great peace of both nations in those parls, we cannot (with submission) doubt but you, High and Mighty, will make such good order in the premises and cause ,^nch aid to be contributed as the importance of the case and your wisdom shall dictate We shall only add, on this occasion, as King Charles the First, of illustrious memory the' father of his present Royal Majesty hath pleased, on the most humble Petition of the West India Company, to declare and consent that its ships, whether equipped for commerce or war both in the voyage out and home, shall have and enjoy, without any molestation, hindrance and obstacle, free ingress and egress in and from all his Majesty's harbors, roadsteads and creeks, as is more fully to be seen by his act of consent given at Whitehall on the S'" September, 1C27, copy whereof is hereunto annexed; that your High Mightinesses will please to instruct and commission the Ambassadors to procure from his Majesty the confirmation and renewal of the act of consent aforesaid, so that the Company may, on all occasions, make use of It according to circumstances. Which doing, &c, O"" November, IGGO, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : IX. L33 No. 2. DEDUCTIOI^f, ok HOSTILE USORPAXrOV COMMITTBD BV THE ENGLISH NElorOKS ON THE LANDS LYING THERE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE INCORPORATED WEST INDIA COMPANY. ''' New Nethehland is situate on the north coast of America, in latitude 38 to 41 1 A.. n.,.n. of .» HidHck Huiil kl 7 '■," "* """" ""P""' " """ """ "«• '')■ the .er-lc, „f .he toLla^jE^ „ , P '""°'""";. '" '?" ""'P "■" »- ^'«™ »"-. i" =cz =;t £r:ESSr=' ■;•■ "— ^^^^^^ The discovery of this country by Netherlanders is further confirmed by the fact that ail the .sands bays, harbors, rivers, kills and places, even a great way on either sidrrfcLrlH caned^b^ 0. people New Holland, have Dutch names. IhicH wire give^bVo;:! Xt^" Jn lit/'" ?""'"'"/ ?'' '''"""''^y- ""-"^'y '" ^'"«' '»•"« '""^'^''nts again sent a shi, thither g ant to resort and trade exclusively to these parts, as appears by the copy hereunto annexed w A. under I.etter A., to which end they likewise, in the year 161.5. built on the Norlh nver. about .ho NIand Manhattans, a redoubt or little fort, wherein was le ft a si, ga 'i n me pe3ple usually remaining there to carry on trade with the Natives or Indian tZ confnued and maintained until their High Mightinesses did, in the year 1622 nld T country of New Neth.land in the charter oftheV-st India Company.' ' " "'' "" of y"th?::iT^:L!!:: ''*^'";'""' ^"^ ^'-^ ''"'"^^'-^^^^^y --P''^ -^ taken possession .y the said (.ompany. according as circumstances permitted, as is the case in all n.» undertakings. FV which purpose they caused to he huiit there, since the year 6^3 o f^r I^ HMw. and the last on the Fresh river, called The Hope. From the beginning, a garrison has been always stationed and maintained in all these fort., ^ * 'M il 184 HJSW-yORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. The Company had erected theae forts both Southward and Northward, not only with a view ThelZrl 'ZT"'"!''"- f 'T" u''"' '"' "'^*"« "« '■"' "« '"•'' "y °<='^"P»'i- tends. •nd onthe other s.de of the nvers. to possess, to declare as th.ir own and to preserve again, Coio3 °^,'^"rT "'''''"'' "'' "°"''^ ^"•^«"^°' '° --P t^'^ --. contrary to the Company's will and pleasurt. ' the''clmn?„r" T"u ""'^ ''"""'^' ""•^' '" °^^*"' """'' ''^'^''^''^ ^'^ '=°"fi^'" '^eir poasesaion. eso^utZ. J T i """"'' '" P"^"''"'' ''"" '^"^ "'•''°"« "^«'«' «" -" »>« «-" by diver reso ut,ons. deed, and conveyances, many and divers lands situated in vnrious places within the^raforesa.d Inn.ts. whereon boundary posts were erected, to which their High Mightinesses" ^nd pos'sessed " '" '" "'"^ *"'" "''"" '^°"'"« ''^^" '''' '^^ ^-"'^^ '<»« "-Ted The subsequent circumstances of the Company alone prevented the occupation, by forts, of Cape c"d '''* ^'"^''''''^' °'^"^'''' '^""^'^ Sloop's Bay. which are situate behind Which circumstances being observed by the English of New Plymouth, in Ne Eridand. whL '*°M° . o' '""" ''"«""' "^"'^ "'" Company-s fort The Hope, a trading-house of which one Master Pinsen was the first commanJer. 6 «» oi Wouter van Twiller. the Company's Director, duly protested against this in the year 1635, and admonished the said Pinsen l> remove without the Company's possessed jurisdiction who. refusing, placed himself on the defensive. This Pinsen remained, though unlawfully in po«e..on. because the Company's servants were not authorized to shJw any hostility to';; The latter, becoming bold, from time to time, on account of the increase of numbers in their e^un.ry .„ consequence of the troubles in England, encroached Westerly below Cape Cod. o, the Du ch limits, absorbing Rhode Island. Block Island. Mariin's vfneyard. Sloop's Bay howbeit possession had been taken thereof, for the Company, in the year 163G by o.fe' Abraham Pietersa.. of Haerlem. on the Island of Wueteu^s. situate in front .f said\a^ and Pequalors river, which they pretend to have conquered by force of arms from the native, inasmuch as they have wholly subjugated that nation. ' con^ilrued u!ei ■"' """"'"' "'"'."''' '""«"'"« "^"^P"''""^ -'""" 'he limits of New Netherl.nd. r te land t, kT' '"""'-"^'^'"S^' "'"' "-«' -"'-T '" t , law of nations (inasmuch a o ot sts flrdr^"'" T '.''''''''::' 'y ^'- ^-"P-^^ --nnts, and ngainsi a multitude of protests, founded a comely city, called Hartford, about a gunshot from Fort Hope, on the Fresh river, together with divers oth, towns and hamlets. ^ The English, afterward,, .perceiving no co;,.,.quence or obstruction to follow those protests cZcrilerNewH"""' ;;^"^P"''7 -^ 1^-". -X leagues to the Westward, a hrndsome' Long Island, which is encompassed Southwardly by the Great ocean and Northwardly by the East river, is about 30 leagues in length, and was. before the English had any pretension or ever made any claim to it. taken possession of by the Dutch in the name of th' E " ly with a goodly number of bouweries and plantations, the inhabitants thereof being all subject and vassals of the.r High Mightinesses and of the Company. ^ HOLLAND DOCUMENTS • IX 135 on the east end of Lone Island tLutT.m ^ '^^^J"'^ °^ °'^«" ti'"^*) have planted. In like .nanner. in th^K::!*::;' IV wS IZillTr-l ""' 'T'^''' usurped what is called Garnart's Island, belonging to l", I "d 'a"nd71 ""'' ''" ''"' for the cod and other fishery ' *"'* '^^"8 ^"'"y convenient land. .„ Long I.la„d „h d, tre b T„n!^ ""■""' """ """•" '" "• P"'""'''-" •" "" .nd .hough .hd, H ghX irr.' ' 2 1 , ' ""•'",°''"' °' ^"''"" ""'""' '■•"■»''"•■ tree, ,.Mh„ n.Uoo h,,hC o v 'l.'"- d V°'? "' '""'""°"- "«"'' "'"« '» ' '•"•-'•' ... pLe ..ereo, ,o ..^r dt^rrroT/.ttr^^Z'er. "'"" * '°»''" "" '" defie-nx;:;?.^^^^^^^ - -. - «»«.. afo,...id rive, by ikJZ.UuZalV . ^T''"' . '' ""' ""'^ """"' "■• P""'"°° »' "■• P»rcl,..ed, long be ^.Z , c„t„, ""'-".'"'I •»"■• "-"-"erle. be.lde., b„l ,h.t it h.d »ror':i°Tr:'h\trb::?'i7rj'''r''' ?■• °?'" ■="«""'••"'• -"p—r"'. •II °"® *' '"® '""e the troub es between Kina rh.ri^- i r the Dutch all whiH?r ^ t^'",'" '*'"' ^^'^ "^ P"^"'" ''^^•" ^" <^-"« ""'I ^ide among pretences and false arguments to obscure and overthrow the Company-s lawful aims fnd ju.^t r,ght ; afterwards, from time to time, proceeding persistently and even bold y in t. heir :; ztz„rs^:;" '" '°™^^-'^ '-^^ -^ --'^-"- -- tC;:^;^:;;^ wa^mendinVfrj^h"'' "'f '"' "'' ''" '"'"'"'''''' "'"^P"''°"' ^^ '' «PP-" '^eir cupidity pra t"e to diso L • T. '""?' '''' """°" -^^ «'^. «>y sini^r mean, and open pracfces. to dispossess and dnve the Company wholly from that country of America, or at ' Oardntr'i bay. ' Siipra, L, 56«. — Pp. 186 NEW. YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. least to brmg. (8 subjects thereunder their government. These means consisted in debauching and mcit.ng them, and endeavoring to seduce them from the oath they have taken and by which they were bound to the Company ; as is sufficiently apparent, among the rest, by a certain seditious and mutinous letter written by one John Onderhill, copy whereof is annexed L.tt«r D. under Letter D. Whereupon it followed, on the g"- March, 1665, when the difficulties here between England and Netherland had long been adjusted, that some seditioi^s Englishmen, among whom were George Baxter and James Huybert, inhabitants of this State and under the Company, did, in the town of Gravesend, on Long Island, publicly, and before all the world, declare themselves subjects of the Government or Republic of England, to that end setting up its arms there; Letter E. as Can be seen by the annexed copy under Letter E. Notwithstanding these mutinous subjects knew, for a certainty, that the State or Government of England had not a shadow of claim in the world to this village of Gravesend, which was lying, with Heemstede, Amersfort. Breuckelen, Flushing and some others, on Long Island; as can be clearly enough seen by the supplicatory and humble letters which the aforesaid Engbsh and Magistrates of the villages aforesaid, and particularly Gravesend and Heemstede have, from time to time, addressed to the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, as their Lords and Patroons, whereof some copies are annexed under Letter F. Letter F. And although this attempt did abort through the foresight of .he Company's officers, yet that nation did not long lie still, but, as was their custom, continued to encroach on and in our lands and jurisdiction, and, among others, on the aforesaid Long Island, which, although protested against, yet have those who had squatted there dared to give a very strange and serious answer (which was not the first time); as can be seen from the two copies of Protest Letter G. and Answer annexed under Letter G. By these strange and unheard-of proceedings of the English, the Company's officers in that country were greatly embarrassed, being apprehensive that such insufferable action and boldness might be encouraged; wherefore they then have communicated these things, from time to time, to the neighboring Governors of New England, by way of complaint, and besought them that such hostile action and insufferable usurpation be not countenanced, but rather opposed, by them as good neighbors and allies were bound and holden to do. Whereupon many excuses were made, but not such as could remove the presumption to the contrary; which was more confirmed and strengthened when advice was received that thev had sent thence, by way of Boston, to Old England, one James Grover, one of George Baxter and James Huyberl's accomplices, and the very man who had set up the arms of the Republic of England in the village of Gravesend. Which James Grover afterwards came there, in the year 1G57, bringing with him a letter from the pretended Protector, Oliver Cromwell, addressed to the English inhabitants of Long Island, which he afterwards presented to the Magistrates of the village of Gravesend! belonging, as already stated, to the Company's jurisdiction, to be opened and read; as is to he seen by two copies of letters written by the Company's officers there and annexed under letter H. Letter H. This could not tend to any other purpose than to dissuade and seduce the inhabitants of this State and Company from the obedience and oath they had taken and were owing to the same. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS- lY From this mode of proceeHinir \t /.i»«.i backed up and en.u.^d even t;[^Z2':Z '^ZH^r'" '"' ■""''"-" -- New '^^^:i:::zz!r:^^zrr7''r ^'-^-■^-^^ --^ °^ entire Fresh river, ns also from the E ern It ofTon ""I , T' ''^ ''"'"P^"^ '^"^ '''^ they have cast their eyes on the North r e in 1 ne^I f f .' ^^ ""' ""^''^'^^'^ ""'^ ^^^^t. kill, situate between Forts Amsterdam and Or e^^ 'I viet f H •""•" ""^' '''"""■"«'' m tnne. of it; nny. at least to draw off the beavef ". B t"-''""""' ^''^ ^"'"P^''^' their purpose without the knowledge and rnsen „f 1 n ''^'"g ^-'l "bie to effect of them free passage, under color of prantin/rCo ne .h ^"^""^'^ °'"""' ''^^ '^^'^^'^^ be refused them, in regard, particuirr.; ^^ hey sa ^tT'^"'?'"'"';'"^ '^ ^°""^ ^^ acxordmg to a certain patent granted hy the illustrousKLr. ' '\'"^"^««'"'l "^'^'^'ed place. Massachusets Colony. And. although it he o^> e ted U ".to 1" - T "''''" ^''^ '^«-' «'• that,, ven admitting such patent to Le been ^ted t r . 7^' '"' Plninly shown authority of Che High and Mighty Lords StrtelS ,' , r'^I.^'J:. :;;:r 'T '7" ""' subjects hrst discovered that country of America nn,1 n ■ . V . Netherlands, whose taken possession thereof afterwards.VndtcXrTrr'HfrM^ '"■"•""' "'^° "'^ set forth, being long before the illustrious KinrCharle fl . ' '^ '«;"""^««-. «« heretofore first happened in the year 1625. NotwithstZin^ H i '' "T"'^'^ '° ''' '''"«-^°'"' ^-hich from New Netherland that that nation T h ^ ^j ^'eml H " ' ''/ '"' '"P^*^''"' '-^'-'^ to plant a Colonic on the North river aforesaid ''"'''' ^^"' °' ^'"^°"' '=°"''«"t. sori::^:,;r: :;: ^!:r r :: r ^ iTr r ""• -- ---^ ^-« '^- Chesapeak bay. between the Sou ;ivr ^d' " i" '^^''r'"- "^ Me-ilant, situate ia by fire and sword, not only the for res called NewT" ,T^ ' "' P^-umption to demand, where the'worshipful government othecivo. I f •"f'^''^'"« °" ^^e aforesaid South river. Colonie. but and^of a^conse^uence^at^^e Itr/trir^rr t';^;:,T^ T'l '^^'^ menaces, founding their ri«Iit on a certiin nn.an, ■ • ""''^ ""** intolerable had also given to Cecilius Calved 1 r oft nTofe'l: "; 'T'"''' ^'"« ^''"'^ ^• This unheard of and hostile mode of summo oJk^e ComT "' ^ '" ""' '^"«'""'^- surprise, having never expected any pretence or cl 1 ^.7'^""^ « «'^'^«" t»>^^e greatly by be put forth with any sor of found' t n it be " aTl "" T' T'''^ """' ^'^'^ '"^'^^ "°» New Netherland. the' possession of this S th^-r b ^ Z^Jl TlV ''^"^'"^ "^ High Mightinesses' subjects ; for the Comn, 1 *"""«. 't^«"^ «e"led wuh the blood of their the Whorekill. and erected a smafort'he rth'' '" "/^ "'''"^" ''''''"' ' ^°'-'« -"««J Cape, they were all. in course of me me Jrd e'lT T "k ''t '''' ^''''"' ^^« ^-^'^ And afterwards, in the year 1.23, as ^:::^2^:r^Z^^:^''''- Nassau to be erected 15 @. l« leagues up the riv.r n ^ I \"'^"'^°'npany causad Fort With a constant garri.on^ntil th'e yea" i65o ^ < "^ ^"""' "" """'""'' downwards on the west bank was included wLltTe rtZ r^A ''r^' ""' ''' ''^- in like manner, also, some time alter down J 7 ■ ^ ^""'^^^ '' "°^ standing), Bevers rede, was erected on I th^ k^l I th: me^ ^'^1 '"' " ^^'°"'"' ^""^'^ ^'^^^ ^ ' many and divers lands, in order to hold the n„V : '"^ P""""'""'^ ^'"'"^ '^' "«"ves meant, as it doth still mean to have it „1«! '^ T ""'^ ''"''''" conscience, the Company thereto is incontrovertible '"'''"" '° "'^' 'l""''^^ «° strengthened, that its riglft Vol. II. j3 '/ October. 1614. [ ODiilt«er;i:eV:;rwtLrd';:::'r ""'^^"; "°^^-^' ^^^ ^"«"-«^ ««--^ °" of land lying behind Fort Hope "« it w« ^'T P'°"^'""^' ^'"- ''"^ ^°'"P«"y' « Piece Mr. HopLf. or any ofll T.: ^rX:; r^^^^^^^^^ gave for ansxver, that 'twas theirground ilmu f.h i ""^ P'^ce ofland ; who the right owners, and that the Pe' uatoo's neveTowned ^e T'/Vl l^' 'r^'' '' ''""^ chief of the Morahtkans, who dwelt near the Pp„ ? . u ' '"^ ^^ ""'" P^°"« ^^ « to seek assistance from their peon e W ereun^o^ °n ',""' '''' ''' °""^" '^"^ ^^"^ "-•V Company, made answer, that ^^0 ds, m n^y^ts blS^^^^^ ^'^ ""'" T^'' °^ '' ' of, and payment in full made ,o the right owners whit w T ^^"^' "T ''"^'" P°"^««'°° Mr. Hopkins said: Show your right we shai^ho- ■ "'''''"'''^ "'^ ^ friendship with us; which. OpdycTsaid was or ..°"'V "'*°' ^''"^ ''^ «°"ght to deal in have the use of th: land, i belg ur ''oi: T " M T' h' T' ""' "^^""'"'^ ^'''''' *° would never agree. ^ ^° *'"'' ''"' ""P'''""' ^'"J 'he other English, on .h, „„„» c„n,pan,.. „S„„d, wiTo wm l^: ^ ^7! 'C:.a7'; '"•"'°""""« -r. drawing .h, ,,lo„gl,, ,|,a,. Iron, „„or. U„y b,ok. Z ,ol. a f °"?"'"" ""' And wher.a. w. had ,h„, da, no.ified ,h, Cov„l/no:, „ ,:: r^ircr.r"!- opd,;. b.:re.i:;';o'r;irgh^r;:;::r;:;!;d;T:r,:7;t;:^ ;""••: "- '- .0 .ha land , al.o. ,h.. Ltgl, h Zg : a l ! 7' ""'" "" "" """''"'r' ".I. wi,h f„.e. ,ha, .hoaid n.. i »;;:'; u'^rar^tKiTi:;::!''':.';:; ■' t "- oar I'nac, of Oraaga wonid a.. Th.r.aaan. (l.,!,,,, „„,,„k ,! ' "'™ "' bound la .how Iham .nv lilla but if Ih.v ll ,. ' ' ' '"' ""'""' "" "■«• "»' W".i". I., woald f:w.':d i, lo .Ljlo,::. Dfr'Z '° "" ""' ■"°""' """•" "■""""'» ■owing our own land, which wn« nln.,„h-^ \ .. P^^P'"' ""'' """«"' '<> prevent them .he K.^,i.h with „ ha:; ; ; , at ''. wh tr«r"a rr';"" '""' ^"^^•'^'"'"' ^"" •-' with a dub. ,0 that he could no 1'^^ Inn P '^' " ^"f "''"'"" "'"'•'^ ''im on the arm .dxe stuck in a long han.l e o . the .io . ",'' T' ^"^'''''"'^" '" ^"« ^'"'"^ -''^ aa were .reed to dep^t. but'o;;: .^^^ r r^'z^^:::;-!:^'^- """-- - ■'i^i 142 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MAl^USCRIPTS. T c^ ..-M In the night of the 30.- May. one of the Company's mares that was going astray, was taken by the Enghsh and brought in their pound without our knowledge. ^ man can'e after w!rds who told us that the Governor's servant had taken it because th'e ho-se h t^^ If Opdyck would pay the damage, they would restore the animal. To which was an wered that the ground and grass were ours; that they had nothing to do with our horsrs andThould bnng them back whence they were taken. ' "''^ and calf. ,f we won d pay the damage done by them to .he grass; whereunto tirCoZi'ssrry d7n rinTdT ' ?"" ''" '"' ''' •^'^"'^ '•''""^'"« *° -• ^'^y -""^ do so. but Z n:ValgetVbee7d::i'^"'"^^' '' '''' ''' '-''' '''' '^^ "" ^^ P"-^-^ '-^' -^ On the 28.- June, 1610, an English clergyman took a load of the hay which the Company's =r.':Vo:;st:ror '--'-^ --' "'- -'^^ ^ --• - - •- - - On the 15.- of August, Peter Colet, the steward, and other of the Company's servants whilst ht2t tad:'"''? 5^f "• ""^ '"''" "'^ '' ''^ ^"«"«'^' ^'^ -id 'twL t'Jir g in d that they had sown U. Whereupon Opdyck protested at the house of Deouty-Governor HenKst ■ who answered that he had nothing to do with any protest, and that they knew t ^ Pkotest. 1, Willem Kieft. Dire-tor-General of New Netherland, notify you. Captain Daniel Patterick or whom H may concen. that this ground^ which you claim to take possession o f. is w'^,„' the jur.sd,ct.„„ of Nev .N.therland. and belongs to their High Mightinesses, so tha e ea r you may not pretend any cause o( ignorance ; we order and warn you furt er not o a tel any h.n. to t e prejud ce of their High Mightinesses, and in defaultLreof. we prot t aS a I damages losses and mterests which may accrue herefrom. Ady. 16- October. 1640 On the Island Manhattans, in Fort Amsterdam. Answer. We shall not do anything in the least which will contravene their High Mightinesses the Lords States' r.ght to any lands of theirs in New Netherland ; yet,' :n,n L^:.:^::^szr::::::^'" «'«-^-^-'«' ---'«^' wi..e. Kiea, uidenc^ 1641. On the 16.- April. IV.er Colet. Evert Duycking and Sybrnnt Sibol, ploughed and sowed some pea. ,„ the land belonging to the Company, situate i„ the Fresh river of New Netherland, about the house The Hope ; the English came to them in the field, saying Y„re ' HaioM. S*t l, its. ' OrMowic'h, Conntoucul. 'iioistthiog out. — Ib, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : IX 143 smart rellows, to be at work so parlv in iho «,„,„: u . i 1641, 20- May. The following statement, in writing, was made bv FU\. r„. • , of Jan Hendricksen Rochen. in his lifetime Commiss.frv at Fort Hop. ha^tler'rT dwelhng on the Fresh river of New Netherland. did. on t'he 2^ ay T(^', dr e Lu" in ^ ground around s„,d fort, and with rails fenced it off in such a manner tha we could nm u e our own wagon-road, we were, thereby, shut off from the woods and our haTa d «r.in a^d Hereupon the servants of the Hon- Company resolved to pull up the rails ^.dtlfrow Zt nto the nver. wh.ch was at once done. Mr. Wey.ing.- the Governor, being ask Twhvth it? :ir: "''• "" ^"^ '''""''"' '"' '^''^ '"^ '""'J' ->•»■ •- '^-^ ^-^ know ' 041 12-^ June. Goodman Hill demanded of our people on the Fresh river of New Netheriand^whether they will pay the damage done by the hogs in the bush ? To which waT answered, No ; as they had gone on the Hon"" Company's land. ^o wh.ch was IV" ditto. Goodman Speenter was sent to our people from the Council of the English owns, who by order of the Council aforesaid, said to our people, that one of t"l L^at' hogs was sol for nve Fnglish shi gs because it had trespassed on their land ; and gZ man Speenter sa,d : f you will repay the five shillings, the hog shall be restored. To wll ou" people answered, We were not bound to buy our own hunglwllh.hem. '^"' '"'" "" "'"'^"'""" "'"^ °"^ °'' "^« ^"""P^^'^ '-«» ''^^ ^'^^ of 1041. 10- July. Mr. VVeyting and a Captain came and said that they had some of our bogs some t.me at their houses; asking, whether we would not have them back bTfore they w...ld , be of hunger. Whereunto the Hon- Company's servants answered : That i t was no^ a Lhr..t.«„ act to detain and sell other people's hogs, and to let them perish, as th^^ had "".I U,«* .nw. u„.n 1 """V"","' "'"7 ''" '"• ''"""" »'«^'"-'» i" l"*!. ."d i« 1842 i..„urer of h, CI, ,v. Ho AIM 144 NKW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSORlPTa. gnu. not on K„«liHl, Imul l.ut u„ ihal of th« ll«,."'- Co,np»„y ; Mr. w.yli.,K „„,1 ,he r„„f„i„ Huyn.« Uh. c,.u t.U thou, away vvl.ilnt th.y ur., H.il, ul.vo' TluU ni«l.t W Wy L " Z .Irovo ,1.0 hog. h.u-k on .h. h.n.l. hul .h.y w.-r. n«ain .lru«K..| to th.. p.H.n.l. ^ ' ^ Hoher h.uo. now niok. hav. r..i.l..l two y.ar. about (iv« or .ix l«««u«; LI « T^ u t « .„ d h,mi h,y wu i„ ,h«ir lin.i.« a.ul that th.y «houhi no. .ul.Hr any n.u.o , to urn ;:"7' """^ l-vluln«h,.; I wh.r..aH w. have .-..ually p.r.iHtml in o'r^ uu « . « nght to thi. .0,1, „n.l whorm.- vv. nn.l«r«.an.i nothing nhont tho n.ntt.r. and Jnnol any l..n,.r ,r.Hun.o to r.n.ain thn.. on account ho.h of .h« BtriCc, of tha Kn«li.h. , nl^ """""':r """:" ' ""*•' treacherous an.l vi ouh In.li oC whoa. w« h v Z, .urrowlul ox«n,.l.« enough ; Wc. thcrclor.. hetako our.clv.. under the ..rotec.i „ ^ oh e Lord., the S,atc« hi. lli.hucH.. the ITInoa of i)rau«e. and .he VVo.t I dia Con my ' e r (.overuor-( ..nera ... New Ne.herh.nd. ,.ron,iMn«. for the .u.ure. to he laithlul to n . gnat are , ovul -d we he prelected again., our enemie. a« tnuch an po..il.ic. and enjoy ':TT' "":.V'^'^' "«"" "•"' "" •'"— »•■ ^-v Netherhu. ve ohtain^L agr y IX April, I01v», in hort Am.tcrdam. (Siijnedi. Damici !•*■ ■ u vi;. •< . l«i>Mardu.«udJohaune.-A,.,;k„iu.an. i^A.N.u.. 1 a, ..kuk. \VUno».e8; hverardui Mil'irr".*^'!!'*' •''^•'*"'^-*''"'""'' ^'^"''"i-'W '" N«vv N.therhind In behalf of th« High and Mighty Lords. NtatcClcneral of the rui.e.l IVovnu of hi, Highne.s of Orange . a ILm,o a le I .rector, o. the , .rporate.i We.t India f on,pa,.y. .n.fke Known to ':.. , togh«el and your a..oc.a,e.. not to buihl nor plant on th. South river, tying within t e ;::;,:,it;:;:;,,:''::' "" -"• -"' ^ • '"■■ --" •■• i»".*l- . ,' n;l:;.:;t;:;;;' ;;;;:•;:: :.''.' " "• "'"■■- •••••■'" ' -)■ « ■• h,« vv jjupo,. «^"HNiin.s \A\ I iiiKMiovKN. Secretary. «•. la.orporat.d W ..t Ind.a Con.pany. having expre.. o-.ier and command from HOLLAND DOCUMENTS I IX. IIuvo. ,h.,r« Jr«. pursuant rio'ri « '""^ ^^ "^"" "'"' "'' '*'""'- N.th.,rla„.l. which h« haa r S; 1 ! h r' ^ ?f "" '"'"^ '"'""'' ^"^'" '*>« """'• "^ ^'W mi«ht at any tim« elaia I ' , 1 „ "' ^ ""'""T"' "'"^ «" '"«'' ««'»'«" and right a. ha Whid. n(or' 1 1 V„a w r f Home t' ''"T T" ""' ^'"'^«y""'^« '»'«'«of in exi.tenc Behouf. hay. hath „oti,i" i. Z^.Z '""' ' T" "'' "" ''"' "'""'""^ '«"'J' "''""^ •.".I p.-roha/e,! fro,,, him. an t ? "[ T '""''" ^"'^ '"""" "" '^« '""^ '""^ -« - ->t .ai. .,ahon.. h;;;;';,r ;:::;::r :;r r^^tr -''- -'' cp:2::::\;.::i:x^^^ ^;-=. -h. .„ All wi.i.i, „r„„..„i,i „„, „ Z'l, n ■ ","*■' '" "■" ■'•■'' "' '"'"' "•"•■ ' « ." .,Ji«-::l. If 11 ;,;;i; «; i:,;:;:: °"'""" "'""■' '" "">"'• l„.r,.„,„l,., „„| , •°''''"*' '" "'""" »" !■"• given ll,« foll„„|„g ,„,„„„„„ a..,,,-,,,,,,,., „. ,„ p„..,.„, , ,„„„ „„. ,„ ,„„,„, .,„„ ^^^^ pL,' .,,.,.," ' '"" ''""« ur Council, lli„ l;l« Way, A- 10411. "looo.ned. Vol.. II. ij 146 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. the place where the English h,ul ,„ken „p their abode, finding there a small houae built by them, and another not finished. •' They were firatasked: What they were doing there ; by what power or by whose ...thority they presumed to settle on our purchased soil, and told that they must show their commission K.ght men, one woman and a little child, made answer, that they intended to plant there RedTm " " ''"' ^^ " ^'"'"^'""" ^*'° ''"'^ «""^ "'"' '^'" commission to the Secondly, they were asked, for what reason did they throw down their High Mightinesses' arms and set up a fool's face in the stead ? ngnunesses •To which some answered : The escutcheon wa, cut down by a person who is not presenu Tz:^z::':.::::^,'- '- ''-' "— ^^ -'- °^ « «--^-". -^ ^-^ -- a chnr/T."" """V" ^'"«'' '° ^'°" Amsterdam. leaving two men and one woman and a child on the ground to take care of their goods; they arrived on the fiaeenth of May. Examination of divers Englishmen taken on Long Island. On the IC" May, lf,40. at the house of the Hon-" Director of New Netherland, these SIX under named persons were examined, to wit: What is your name ? Where born ? How old are you ? On what conditions did you go to reside on Long Island, under the English or Scotch ? Who brought them there, and who was their principal ? What did they intend to do there, and if more folks are to come t Where did they reside in New England ? Did they not see the arms of the State ? Do they not know who did it? Atuwer. Jop Gears. Amwcr. In flretfortsthier. Answer. Twenty-eight years. Amwer. Under the English, with authority from Mr. Foret. Answer. Lieutenant Houw. Amwer. To plant and build dwellings ; does not know for certain how many folks are still to come there. Aiuwer. At Lin, in Matetusje's bay. 8 miles from Boston. Answer. Saw them when cut down ; was on board when it was done. Answer. Lieutenant Daniel Houw and Mr. Foret did it together; do not know which in particular did it. trnthM ^'''; t"'*; ''V'""'"""''' "f^"" ''''"'• ^' 'l^" '"»»d. Of the Hon-' Director, to be true and truthful, and further knoweth not. (Signed), Jop Sayhs. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 147 Antw(r. North Hamtomschiet.' Answer. Twenty-five years. ^jM.w. Lieutenant Houw brought them thither, and he did not know the land belonged to the States; thoy came there by authority of Mr. Foret, a Scotchman. Answer. They should have lived free under f.heir own laws, and would have been obedi- ent to whomsoever was lord of the land. Ammr. In Matetusje's bay, eight miles from Boston. Answer. Did not uee them when he came with the sloop. Answer. Does not know, for certain, whether Mr. Foret or Lieutenant Houw did it. Ansuxr. He does not know. Declaration of George Wilbe. Where born ? How old ? Who was the chief person that had them brought, and what did they propose to do ? Were they to settle under the English or Scotch, if they remained there? Where did they live In New England? Did he not see the States' arms ? Wherefore did they pull down the arms, and who did it? Does he not know who carved the fool's face in the stead of the arms ? All which he declares to be true and truthful wiih^int l„ hand, of the Hon- Director, confirmed the '^L o„ ol. ' "' '"°"' "' ""''' ''' ''« (Signed), George Wilbe. Interrogatories for John Farmington. Where was he born ? ^ i r. , . How old is he ? ^Z"^'- '" Bo<=kmgamschiet. families should come, and if the land was good they expected a great many people. Answer. English, and they have acknowleged Lord Sterlincx' for their Lord; and if 'twere found that the land belonged to the States they would remain under him. Answer. At Linn, in Matetusses bay, eight miles from Boston. Answer. He understood so. persons more are to come there ? Were they to settle under English or Scotch rule ? Where did he live in New England? Did he come there with the knowledge and consent of Mr. Wintrop. the Governor of The Bay. Did he not see the arms of the State ? Answer. Saw them when brought on board. ' Northaniptouhire. t^ Eo^ 148 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Does he not know who tore them down and conveyed them on board ? Answer. Lieutenant Houw and Mr. Foret brought them on board and he understood that they had broken them off. Answer. No; some of bis people did it. Does he not know who carved the fool's face on the tree in the stead of the nnm ? Declares this to be true ..v. ti Hhfnl, and confirmed the same on oath at the hands of the Hon"* Director. (Signed), John Farington. Interrogatory for Philip Cartelyn Where born ? How old are you? Who was the principal person that brought them there? On what conditions did they come there ; under the English or Scotch? What did they mean to do there? Were many people to come there ? .:/ w: In Bockingamschiet. Answer. Six-and-twenty years. Answer. Lieutenant Daniel Houw. Where did he live? Did Mr. Wintrop, the Governor of The Bay, know that they were going to plant there ? Did he not see the States' arms ? Who tore them off? Does be not know who carved the fool's face on the tree? Answer. Under the English with Mr. Foret's permission, as far as he knows. Answer. To plant and make a plantation. Answer. Some were to come to look at the land, and if they liked it they were to settle there, if not, they were to depart ; the number he did not know. Answer. At Lin, eight miles from Boston. Answer. Did not know 'twas States' land ; thought that the land belonged to Lord Ster- lincx. Answer. Did not see them before they were torn down, but when they were broken off. Answer. Is not sure whether 'twas Mr. Foret or Lieutenant Houw; «>iys that one of the two did it, as he believes. Anmer. Does not know; believes none of the English did it. All which he declares to be true and truthful, and hath confirmed the same on oath at the hands of the Hon"' Director. (Signed), Philip Cartelyn. Interrogatory of Nathaniel Cartilyn, Where was he born ? How old is he ? Who was the chief person that brought them there ? Answer. In Bockingamschiet. Answer. Twenty-lwo years. Amwcr. Lieutenant Houw brought them there with Mr. Foret's consent. '8««IX., 981. not«.-.Ko. What did they propose doing there, and how many people were to ooro^ there ? Where did he reside ? Did he not see the States' arms? Does he not know who hath torn them down? Does he not know whether any of their party carved a fool's face on the tree where the btates' arms were ? HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 149 An«^er. They intended to plant, and if the place was good, a great many more were to come. Answer. At Lin, 7 (& S miles from Boston. Answer Mr. Foret and Mr. Houw went ashore and brought he arms on board. Answer. Does not know who tore them down ; but understood from the boy that Mr Foret and Lieutenant Houw had done it. Amwer. Does not know who hath done it, and 'twas not done by his party. (Signed), Natiianiei. Caktelant. Interrogatory of William Barker. Where was he born ? How old ? Answer. In Cincenschier. Who was the principal person that brought T"^'' 3'.^""'^-''°"^ y««"- them thither, and what did thev nLnHr*,; , "^^ ^'«"'«"«"' Houw, master of the on States' ground ? ' '"' '° '° ^'°? "'*'' '''■ ^-^t'" <=o«-nt ; they intended in nlnnf on States' ground ? Were there not many more people to come? Did Governor Winthrop know that they were to plant there ? Did he not see the States' arms ? Who tore them down ? Does he not '.-.ow who carved a fool's face m the stead of t;. j States' arms ? to plant. Answer. He does not know. Ar^wer. Yes; and he wrote a letter to Mr r oret. Anstver. Did not see them on the tree, but when brought on board. Answer. Heard Lieutenant Houw say that he had torn them down, and that Mr. Foret hath lent him a hand. Answer. Does not know, and does not believe that any of their company did it ofl C-. Dirtlr '° '' ""' °°' """""'■ »»" -"«'- '^' — - ""^ a. ... h„„d. (Signed), William Harker. 150 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Whereas we, Jop Sears, George Wilke, John Farington, Philip Cartelin, Nathaniel Carelant, William Hariter, have, within a few days, come to settle on territory belonging to their High Mightinesses, the States-General, without knowing the fact, being deceived by Mr. Foret, a Scotchman, wherefore the Hon"" Director-General of New Netherland hath had us removed, and requires us immediately to break up and depart beyond the limits of the Hon"" Incorporated West India Company, which we are bound to do, and promise on our word of honor to set about it forthwith without fail, on pain of being punished as perverse usurpers, subjecting ourselves not only to this, but to all other courts in the world. In testimony of the truth and upright sincerity, have we subscribed this with our own hand, in Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland, the xix'" May, anno 1640. Signed, Job Sayres, George Wilbe, Johan Farington, Philip Kartelant, Nathaniel Carelant, Willem Harker. After comparing, this is found to agree with the Book of Resolutions by me. Letter 0. Power of Attorney to the Reverend Hugh Peters. Whereas the bearer hereof. Mr. Hugh Peters, Minister of Salem, is sent, at public request, to England, to negotiate with the present Parliament there about such matters as concern us, which we confide to his care and fidelity, this is to authorize him, if occasion permit him to go to the Netherlands, to treat with the West India Company there, concerning a peaceable neighborhood between us and those of New Netherland, and whatever we shall further think proper touching the West Indies; wherefore, we have agreed and consulted together in a matter of such great importance, God willing, to reduce the particulars to be treated of, to such propositions as shall be presented on coming together. This lO"- day of October, 1641, in the Bay of Massachusetts, in New England. John Winthrop, Gov. of Massachusetts. Joim Haynes, Gov. of Conjecticut. Proposals of Mr. Peters to the West India Company at Amsterdam. I. The Hon"" Company will be pleased to devise some expedient for the settlement of the limits between New England and New Netherland, or at lean define for us their limits. II. That your Honors will wholly abstain from molesting our people on the Fresh river, alias the Connecticut, since we are willing that indifferent persons, if any such can be found, may examine our title. III. That said Company set a price on their plantation, if they have any intention to part with it. ' IV. That if any Englishman remove from our district to the Continent of the West Indies, being provided therefor with all necessaries, except ships and ordnance, which the Company should furnish, what conditions would the latter be willing to require? V. That the Company, knowing that the English in America amount to about fifty thousand souls, may be pleased to inform us in what manner we can be employed in advancing the great work there, being of the same religion as themselves and such as, we hope, may be trusted. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : IX 151 EnJlnZ''t^\?°7'°l'"°''^^' "'•""' '" '" "■'»«• »» ■" '" «l" inhabitant, or Ne» May 20"-. After the birth of Christ, 1653. Vindication of Captain John Onderhill in the name of as many of the Dutch . "o^tltr '-"--—■ which justly i.peU us t'o renounce rin «7''"T"' °; ^«^«^ Stuyvesant over the inhabitants living and dwelling on Long Island, in America. We declare that it is right and proper to defend ourselves and our rights which belon. fn „ free people, against the abuse of the above named government. ^ ° " put their names down^rthe LL T ? """^ ' ''"'' "'^'""'""^ '^"^ '^« himself had IV, He hath unlawfully imposed taxes contrary to the privileges of free mpn • n.,>, i ■ artlufunnn h'" "°'r"" f '"'"'^ "'' ^""-'•--' -^ contrary to hand and seal, enforced VL He hath imprisoned both English and Dutch, without trial, setting them at liberty again er he manner of a Popish inquisition, to their great sorrow, damage and loss of 'm' Va He hatrT ""' '^'J '"" '"'"''' ^'"^ °' ^"«'""'^' ^^« ^'«ht grantor thereof ' VU He hath also imposed general laws forbidding the inhabitants to sell their goods or to brew he.r gram, without the approbation of the government. ^ peace. "'^''''"^ '° '''"«' *^"^"^'' ""'^ ^""''^ '^'°°'^ ^^^^'^ ^^ t''^ I^^ians since the 5f H?b''n.V''''^7""^ T^ undoubtedly conspired, ns proved, to murder all the English. the^;„"\f:i?hrhrf tiL^'cS^^""^ ""''' ''^'"'' '''■ ''-' ^^^"-'-" -' "'« -'- - '?!.•> 152 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. XI. He hath acted treacherously towards Thomas Miton.' for.'notwithctnnding the government hath promised h.m safe and secure conduct, he hath ordered his arrest and extradilbn. XII. He hath been guilty of the unheard-of act of striking, with his cane, an old gentleman, a member of hm Counc.l, and had publicly threatened every freeman who does not conform to his pleasure. XIII. He hath, moreover, imposed magistrates on freemen without election and voting. Th.8 great autocracy and tyranny is too grievous for any brave Eni5li8hman and good Christian any longer to tolerate. In addition to all this, the Dutch have proclaimed war against every Englishman who live wherever he may wish or like. The above grounds are sufficient for all honest hearts that seek the glory of God and their own peace and prosperity, to throw oft' this tyrannical yoke. Accept and submit ye, then, to the I arl.ament of England, and beware ye of becoming traitors to one another, for the sake of your own quiet and welfare. Written by me, Addressed: (Signed), John Onderhill. To the Worthy Mons* Couwenhoven, Mons" Potter, Petres Wolfersen and the Worthy Commonalty of the Manhattens. L«tt«r B. We, individuals of the English nation here present, do, for divers reasons and motives, a, free born Bnfsh subjects, claim and assume unto ourselves the laws of our nation and Republic of England over this place, as to our pernors and property, in love and harmony, according to the general peace between the two States in Europe and this country. (!od preserve the Republic of England and His Highness, the Lord Protector. And the continuance of peace between the two countries. Amen. Publiclyproclaimed in this vil'nge, now named Gravesend, situate on the west of Long Island, this l)"- March, 1665. Old Style. And this being published three times, it wai openly proclaimed, may take notice. The following was in Dutch : Whereof all and every This was done on the date above written, by George Bacxter and James Huyberf, in the G7a3nd 'i'i«"hoven and Burgomaster Allart Anthony, and many inhabitant, of Beneath was : Agrees with the original. To my knowledge. ' 8ie. Ktwtoo Er> (Signed), Carel van Bkuuoi HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 153 L«ttpr P. The Magistrates of Gravesend to the Directors at Amsterdam. Honorable and Most kind Gentlemen, Our last letter to your Honors was by the Secretary Mon«' Van T.„r • i u • declared that we threw ourselves on the wisdom Sj^rlZs'oLJ^^^^^^^ "! JmLT7"^ " "' !T ^'''''^°''' '" " "^""" P«''"°". remonstrated to our above vh c w T' r' ''""""' '"P^'=^'"« "'"'' '^'"g« "» -« --i'iered oppres ive of vvh.ch we cannot say but our Governor was inclined, as far as he was concerned o afford us sat.8fact.on. a. the case demanded. Nevertheless, it appears there wrsomeobLun consequence of somebody's opposition. We understand that he sit he Pem :n^^: request you w.ll be pleased to send, or to order to be sent us. four hundred pou u U of lead ad two hundred pounds o good ..usket powder annually, in such ship or ships as you w M U, nk proper; the sa.d powder and lead to be delivered to the Magistrates of Graese^dfo he t.me be.ng. on cond.t.on that they give honest pay for it in such merchandise as t count y produces, and that they dispose of said powder and lead in such manner as sh tend o' occas.ons. o the necessary public defence and to the individual use of the inha ita, ts ir" hunting and owhng ; whereof they shall render a yearly account to the Govern C^i for .he „me be.ng. so that the whol» of such powder be not sold to the Indians. Ilegunimg ourselves: As we are living under your Honors' authority and that of the Governor by you authorised, so is it our desire ,o acknowledge such, and so^o rem i re, d ng w.t out any change and to evince our submission and lidehty to you on all occasi „s Z shal ons.der ourselves unworthy to enjo, the henefus and ..eedoms kindly granted u, by your Honor. Governors, should we. in the least, desire or endeavor to abridge your r.^h,,^ sTio rT/ "" ".rr^ ''"""' "' '" "''°^'" '''^'""' 'y --« -'- '-- -me hither ifl h,p 1„Hrn.r, „1 ,he particular, of which our Governor will, douhlless. have transm , ed o your Honors ■ for n. the government of the public affair, of this place ha been r s" o u.. the same be.ng only a snndl men.ber of the entire body, so we cannot be otherwise 1 an .en..ble of. and appreciate, the manifold trouble.' which are likely to arise therein, uch a Vol. H. 'Sh.-.Stt. 80 154 NEW-YORK COKDNIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 8ch.s.i^ faction and internal tumults, not respecting the government but trampling it under foot. Iherefore do we most humbly pray your Honors to take the same into your most wise cons.derat'.on in order that a seasonable remedy may, by your Honors' wisdom, be applied thereto, so as to prevent these inconveniences. This, in our opinion, we humbly conceive wll best be done by mamtaining and upholding our present Governor against all malignant persons our superiors in Holland paying no attention to the repor.s of dissatisfied persons; for we have had such experience of his affection for the general welfare of this place and of h.8 carefulness over us, in the execution of the public service committed to him, that we are anx.ous that he be still continued so that we may live under his government; and in case your Honors should please to send over here, at the same time, the seasonable reinforcement ot soldiers to lie ready in garrison in the fort, on all occasions, we doubt not but he will afford your Honors good satisfaction in the management of his onerous charge, for the advantage and benehl of the entire land. * We shall add nothing more but pray your Honors to excuse us in case we have overstepped the limits of propriety, requesting you to ascribe it to our sincere and upright affection for the public weal, as we understand that we owe such to your Honors hv our oath and fealty Uemaining, herewith, your Honors' humble and obedient servants and i'nhabitants. (5?igned), Geo. Baxtek, William Hilkins,* T>., ii. . »r ■ . . , ^ . Nicolas Stilwel, Hubekt. Sellout -^y tho Magistrates and Schout of Gravescnd. *i<^«eiu. ^cnoui Test: John Tilton, Secretary. On the side was : Gravesend, in New Netherland. the 20"- August, 1650; New Style. Addressed : To the Hon'", the President and Directors of the West India Company Chamber at Amsterdam. Beneath was : Faithfully translated from the original this ?■* December, 1G.:0, i„ Amsterdam, by me. (Signed), J. Heyns, Notary Public. The Magistratei of Gravesend to the Directors at AmsterdEm. Honorable Gentlemen. Your Honors' letter, dated the SI" March, lor.l. was handed us by our honored and revered Governor ..greealdy to your Honors' coniinaiwis. and we return you our humble and thankful ocknowedgment for your Honors' care not only of us. but aho ...r the g.„..ral welfare a prosperity of the entire couur.y. it being to us a very great encouragement that we shou d re e.va your favorable inclination not only to hear bur to re.Iress the just grievance, o y„ subject, .„ this Province; also, that your Honors are pleased to .na.ntai us'in our , i: ' " 7'niZlZ% 1 ""• "" "" ""'"'"« ""■"''"•'• "'''"y "'"' -'•- •" .-".- our Lord, lu ju.t7i"eg:, '""'""'""' "' """'•'^" ""' ^•""""^'•^ "'•'■ "' -'•-• - '" oluuu any further ■»f. Wilkin*. — En, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX actual government, beingTartily re 1/ V ^^^^ ''' """'' '" "'"' '" ""'" resolved to support and l^^^:^^r^\Z:r^:j^^'''T''' ^ "^" ^°" "^^ that the frecuent changing a government, or L potLTe.e^t ^ GoTe^nor ' "'"°"f '^ which some among us. as we understnnH .im J , ,' ^'^'""8 *» Governor among ourselves, of our factions an5 variouHp nfon intZch °" ""."' '"'"^*'"" ^^ ^«"-" themselves to any sort of go ve mm" n't mWror T ' """^ "' ''""^ """"""^ '° «"^j-' or by force. untiUhe GoveC; a LTty :« : 7'^: rJ' 7 '"'"r ""' '^ ^""^""'^"^^ despise, scorn or disobev n,.thnn,„ 7 . T *'°"?™'''^ ' '«■• ^'"'h persons will not only whereby the la^s wo 'd beTo"^^^^^ *'"^ ''^" «''"'"P'« ^"^ «"'- persons along' s.reng hening of thi. Toun f . d """" '"'' "'^'^ ^"' "'""' '^""'"•''•^"'''y. to th. their ih pn hir to tin Kpmriiv „„.\ ;«„, . . • , siriiglh nififed by some of p.... ,,/.';„,!;.„ :„':, c :»',:::,: i:jt"- """'; - "-^ '»' "- •"- >" ..«..». ., u,A.„.r „, ,.. ci:;r:,l;;;;;::f :;;:::::;:::':';;:;-r:-:;^ 156 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. passengers and servant men, which we mostly lack, as we are too much fatigued by work ; provided your Honors will consent and permit these ships, and none other, to trade here. In case your Honors will be pleased to consent, for a certain lime, and the Agents, who shall be employed therein, have the liberty to hire or engage servant men who, also, shall be distributed according to the good will and pleasure of the Governor and Council, the masters paying 50 per cent for the expenses of their passage and other outfits, besides yearly wages agreed to with the servant man in Holland, this country will be able to absorb, yearly, five d SIX hundred, whereby it will be greatly strengthened tnd your revenue iticreased. Secondly. We most humbly request your Honors to expend, in Negroes or Blacks, whatever means you. in your wisdom, will deem prudent; for your Honors can best do that, in consequence of your interest in this place, on condition of our paying vou for the same whatever price you will order. We humbly conceive that your Honors will, thereby, have double profits ; first, from what we shall pay for those Negroes ; secondly, from the Tenths. Gentlemen. 'Tis not with us as in our Fatherland, or as in Kingdoms and Republics which are established and settled by long and well experienced laws and fundamentals, best agreeing with the condition of the people. But in our l.ttle bo.^y, made up of divers members, namely folks of different nations, many things occur in the laying of a foundation for which there are no rules nor examples, and, therefore, must be fixed at the discretion of a well experienced Governor; for we are as a young tree or little sprout now, for the first time, shooting forth to the world, which, if watered and nursed by your Honors' liberality and attention, may, hereafter, grow up a blooming Republic. After our humble recommendations and services to your Honors, we leave off and remain your Honors' obedient servants and inhabitants. (Signed), Geo. Baxter, Richard Gibbo»,s, Schout, WiL. WiLKiNs, James Hubbard, Nicolas Stilwil, Will. Browne, Assistants. Gravesend, in New Netiierland, 14'" September, 1651. . , , . John Tjlton. Clerk or Secretary. Address -a: ^ To the Hon"", our special good Lords and F'rotectors, the Lords Directors of the West India Company Chamber at Amsterdam. Copy of the letter from Gravesend, No. 4. The Magistrates of Heemstede to the E'irectors at Amsterdam. Honorable and Right Worshipful. After tendering our love, humble service and due reverence, wo have taken the liberty to inform your Honors that we have received your friendly an,l acceptable letters, dated Amsterdam, 21" March, 1«5I, by which we learn your Honors' care, attention ar.d favor tow "Hs us ; and howbeil we do not deserve such, neither the favors received nor those proffered, whereof nl hough unworthy, yet shall we exert ourselves to be and remain your Honors' honest, loving and faithful friends aiul subjects, as your Honors weie pleased formerly to name and style us. being anxious to obey your commands according to the rules of righteousness, beyond which we are certain your Honors will neither asi; nor order, In regard !o those who have been malignant or malevole.ii towar.ln our rtsp.-.teu Covernor and government, we hopo that your Honors will not include ua among them, ns we have not counte.janced nor assisted them m their complainu or designs. And as we have found liie Uovcrnor to be an honoruble, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 157 upright and wise per«on. of courteous demeanor towards us a: all times, in all places and on all requ.red cccas.ons we request th.t we may have him to respect and encourage as far as n and protect those who are honest and upright, which is a wholesome principle or fundarntal and earnestly hank your Honors for bearing in mind to provide us with powder andTead r quesung. .n ,ke manner, your annual supplement thereof" and we shall end'eavor hones ll tJ t,sfy you w. h such pay as we shall receive. But we cannot forego .abmitt ngto o r and care to prevent U. and it. direful consequences. notwiti,Btanding which our grievances remain unredressed. We mean .he daily and public sale to the Indian, of powd .^d d many men mak.ng such a practice of this trade that they cannot live without th s sp ate affic. Thus U .s probable that those Indians will, in a short time, be the destruction bo h If the Dutch and Enghsh. as such practice renders them powerful and merciless ; so that unl ss a supernatural power keep them under, neither nation will be able to resist them. Mo or ■ nee our last letters to your Honors, wherein we besought a reform in this matt r. Ze nd.ans have been gu.I.y of various :n8olences; hundreds of th.m coming on the Islani have .1 ed our cattle and carried them off to their own plantations to feast on them 'xhe; have also carried the meat to the Manhattaens and sold it there to the Dutc. in place of ven,8on; they have dr.ven out of the pasture, through the swamps, our remain.vr«nd surv.v.ng cattle, over our standing corn, so that we have, this summer een damag a to e extent of more han a thousand guilders. 'Tis a matter of small moment in their ye^ to k 1 a good ox merely or the horns ,o carry powder in ; sometimes they slay a man. some imes a woman, plunder the ouses, pu.loin our gun, ; pry into our alfaifs ; e'ndeavo t drownThe pe pie; str.p the ch.l ren ,n the fields and woods; prowl abroad wi.h mask, or viso slaughter our hogs, and when we demand satisfaction, challenge us to fight, boasting of the ; great number of men and gu .. - .. this proceeds from the daily supply of powder lad aid muskets or guns, by the Monhaens- and Dutch trade. So ,Lt if vour Honor wi ,ot ren.edy .h,s .ntolerable plague and that soon ; for we dread a heavier m.sfortune. Ze" h b rbarous or crue msurrect.on ; we must and shall be obliged, though disinclined, to a don our we hngs and your Honor,' jurisdiction. / nd it sorely roils our English blood tha we hould be slave, and ra.se corn and cattle too. for Indian vagabonds ; .hat our wives s ou^d be so p ed. our ch.dren .U-trea.ed. our substance wasted and endangered, and that all this occurs wnlst our hands are tied and those of our enemies are at liberty and strengthe d by the.r da.ly supphes an.l stores. We trust your Honor, will seriously consider that, in "se we sun-er wrong, .he property of your own nation will, therefore, in Hke n.anner suffer. „I Ih Ka.barou, and inhuman race be encouraged and strengthened. We s.-ek the we ar.Tl ,rosp...ty of the Dutch ; but it is not to be endured that t'hey should obtai t IrT: ::: rofi.. m th,s way the rum and destruction c. themselves and us. and the extirpal o b . .ce.. V, herefora the hu.nble Petitioner, pray us .o request your Honors' a ten o *:.U ... possible exped.fon. to the reformation of the aforesaid, if our lives are dear nd rreH... .0 you, wh.ch. otherwise, will be cut short, yea, possibly beforeTo:. iwl iiU '■ tOc. MsubaUiii. — En. ;:^^- im NEW-YORK COLONUL MANUSCRIPTS, hear agam from us. Our Governor would most willingly redress these grave abuses, but he finds ,t to be a matter beyund his power, and one of great difficulty, as the madness is so general among traders. And whereas your Honors have been pleased to intimate in your letters that neither the Governor nor any other person should so trade on pain of your Z2211 '"''^""';°"' "« '^^^ ^'- "•'-ty to inform your Honors, inasmuch a, d ssausfact.on may anse from misunderstanding, that we have never nccnsed our Governor in Honor ;' r. r' """^ "''"'^ '^""' ^"*' °" '^^ '=°"'^"'-y' ^^^^^^ ^Im before your Honors and say, that we hope and believe he would redress it were it in his power, approving Uie propos.t.ons and applications of our remaining and esteemed friends, who hold dear the ICT . ''*" ' '"^"^'^ ^'"l"^^' '° '^''''' "'''■■ "'"' y--^ Honors would be pleased to send over some servant men, who are here as precious as gold both in regard to our work a,.d to our protection, as matters stand at present or shall hereafter fare with us; on condu.on that your Honors will please to order us to be provided with goods on somev;hat more reasonable ter>ns. which could easily be done and the traders still make a good profit and gam. for at present we are forced to buy supplies at excessive prices elsewhere. Whenever liquors are all out and consumed in the Manhattans. We shall dc our best to make due returns m produce, the proceeds of our servants' labor, viz', in corn, beef, pork, butter, tobacco, staves, or such like wa-*^. ■, exchange for such merchandise as we shall receive for^^.?'/ ^°"' """"".' ^"''^°" ''"'■ ""''"« '" '""^ ^''''''''^ y°"' ^^' thank you most sincerely for al received benefit..; regarding the difficulties already experienced and still to be apprehended, we are nece..;tn.ed to request your Honors' assistance together with the reformation thereof, .f u po..„ly be in accordance with our request, which is'the cause of o'r wrumg so much Herewith we desist from troubling your Honors any further, but wishing you all honor and prosperity, and that the Father of Mercy may be pleased to show mere, to you who are so good to his people. Signed : Your Honors' servants in all dutifulness and good opportunity. Heemstede, September PV, 1651, New Style. This is a true copy, agreeing with the original, which I, John Mookb, Minister of the church of Heemstede, do attest. On the reverse follows : For the Hon"" Mess", the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam. Copy of the letter from Heemstede, No. 4. The Magistrates of (iravesend to the Directors at Amsterdam. Translation of a ct-rtnin English letter written by the English inhabitants and Magistrates of Oravesend, on Long Island, ii> New Nelherland, to the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amfjterdam, dated 27"- December, 1650. Honorable, right good Lords and I'atroons. In addition to the general letter respecting this Province or count.y. -.r ,hity prompts us to write this from ourselves to i„(orm you ot .vhal l„.. occurre.i nere in our town, in order thereby to furu.sh evidence of our lidelity or loyalty to tiieir High Mightinesses or you. under HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 159 in our properties, and inl ITt ^ "d PriveTo/'^'r " '^"^ '^^'^' °^ ''^'"^ '"-'^^'i and cou„try„,e„ of Flushing to n. t en 'a7w.i Lie :"/»"' "1'^' '^ °"^ "^■■^'^''°- appears by the Notice, No. 1. Whereon L 1! 7 Heemstede, at Middleborg; as are aI,o invited. The ti.e of n Lt ;bern Jol """"' ' ''" ''^"'^''"^"^ ^^ ^^--k-e Instructions, a. is to be seen b/ /pi 1 2 No rall^orr '''''''^•" '"" °"^ '°^" -'^ Broockine. and certain propositions were Tubn^Uted 1 7 "'',""'" '^'^"^'^"^ ^^ recommend to the rest of the En^li«l.ni '"^"""^'^' ^"* "" conclusion come to. We and is still our resolutU' t^l t ri:ir?'^T"e'^r'"'''"r^. r '' ''' ^^^ ^^ »^^" the attacks to which we were exposed aU hZT . '''"^ '^"'^ considered, as well a. refusal of ammunition, as b; p S 1 1 'n'Tom'^r ' T ""'°"' *''««^''^^ ^^'^ ^^e what, we apprehend, we have des rted l!' Ih "7^ ""^'^ '''''' '^""'^ "«■ ^""'^'""y to Dutch freedoms) for which we I^h ;:';::/:: °^ ''' 'T'' "^^^""^^ ^^' "-" nation, as all this might have sustainerth II f ""'^^^ '"^'^ ""'^^ °"^ °wn according to the proportion of iTel i;l' whi c^^^^ •"^? ^-^l' ^ ^ ' '^^ acting, and trust that your Honors and all^honorll peopt w keen '7 1 'r' '"' "^ ''°P« may be flung at us. of our intending to rev 1 ffom that i "^ .'• °^ '" '^f^^^'"" "'«^ Honors, as our Patroons. from whatever aurtlrT. "^ 'r"'' "^^''^ ^^ «^« y°"r we have received, we shall do no^ ur; n^wr g Ihri": J^'^'T''^ "'-'^^^'^-' town or place, one of the oldest nlanteJ n! r ^i .'^^ ' '^"'^"P"' '^"^ ^'"'""^ ««• Our which hath been loyal to yo o„ a oc .!„: tnS' '^'""'' ""'^^^ ^"^ "°--' Patroonship. friends of our present GovLnoras h Zse 'ha h r ''""^f °"7 '^"°-' ^'^'" -er been goo'd the confidence which your Honors reZt'r T'^^ acknowledged, seeks to increase population and the sfrength^ Tt ^ "" '" :- inhabitants, as the number'sent toV L beX^ ^ ')"' 7°"' " " "'^"^ '"°- All in the hope and on the firm promise of our f^ ^' '"'"'^"'^ accommodated, town land, which, though eol' ; ^^ J ^ITm,^ obtain an addition of back 7ith expensive delays. ^ ' " '""°*'^'^' ^"'' "^ ""^ ^^^ovv. remained Oo„ .hal, dl,„, you .„o,di„Jo ,4. a,.u;.„ro„ d!. S"!;''' '"°''" "'""•"'°» " ''"":d'L;:':;:;L„:r ""' -^ '°^" ■" '"°™"« -p--. ^»«' h.„o„. .,„.„,. (Signed). Giiona Baxter. On one side was : William VVilkinos, Gravesen.;. in New Netherland, 27'- December. 1663. Beneath was : foMh". sr.r. "' '"•"''' '- ■"^•";^«^. h »*, or ,h, ,„,„ „,„..o..„ve ( 55igned ), JoH.N TiLTON, Public Town Clerk. N. HunBAHT, John Moris. 8chout. IT" 160 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Letter 0. Copy of a Protest served on Johan Levereth, who hath settled on Marten Gerritsen's bay, by him called Oyster bay. Cornelis van Tienhoven, in quality of Fiscal of the Province of New Netherland and legal conservator of authorify and jurisdiction, by commission of the High and Mighty Lords States- General of the United Netherlands and Hon'''* the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company, Lords and Patroons of New Netherland, given and granted to the Right Hon'''* Petrus Stuyvesant, Director-General, and the Supreme Council of New Netherland. Being instructed by the aforesaid Director-General and Council to repair to you, William Levereth,' here and to notify and make known to you and all whom it doth concern, that you have settled within the limits of New Netherland, on land named Marten Gerrit's bay, purchased from the natives, the right owners and proprietors, and paid for and long possessed by the Netherland nation and by the subjects of New Netherland. Therefore do I, in the name and on the behalf of the said High and Mighty, the Lords Stales-General, and of the Hon"" Directors of the Incorporated West IndiaCompany, warn you, on these aforesaid, our long since purchased, possessed and paid for lands, not to proceed with building, clearing, cattle-feeding or hay- mowing, or whatever appertains to agriculture or ftirming, but that, within thirty days after the service hereof, you do depart beyond the jurisdictioij of New Netherland with your people, servants or slaves, furniture, implements, and every article of property you and your nation brought thither, on pain, if you or any of yours, after the expiration of the time aforesaid, be found to have acted contrary hereunto, of my being compelled, against you and whomsoever it may concern, to proceed as circumstances may require. Meanwhile I protest against all damages, injuries, mischiefs and losses which may arise herefrom, whereof I declare, before God and the world, our innocence. This 2'' April, IGflS, in New Amsterdam, New Netherland. (Signed), Cornelis van Tienhoven. ' Reverend William Litkricu w«i graduated at Cambridge, England, in 1628, and arriTad in the a) ,> Janut, at Salem, MaMiichusetts, with Captain Wiggin and compauv, October lOlh, 163a. A Congregational aocioty was organized at Dover, Kew Huiniwhire, in ICHS, for which ho ilficiatcd till IGJto, and wim probably the first ordained Minister tlint prcnched the gospel in that Trovince. He cnnie to liusloD in 1635, was admitted a inciiiber of the church there, and afterwnrds assisted Air. Partridge, at Duxburv, for a short time. In 10,18 he became the first I'astor of tl e church at Sandwich, on Cnpe Cod, and devoted much of his time to instructing the Indians in that ijuortcr. In 1647 ho was employed by the Commiwiioncra of the United Colonies as a Missionary, uml resided, most of h's time, at riymoulli. lie is particularly mentioned by Morton, as among the ablest Ministers in the Colony of Massachusetts in 1042. In April, lfl,'S3, he visited Long Island iii company with some of his former parishioners at Sandwich, and made a punhase of land from the Indians at Oyster bay. Uy th« account* of the Commissioners, presented to the Society for Propagating the (ioapel in New England, it appeart t lat they allowed Mr. Leverich small sums from time to time, between 1663 and iaS8, for his sarvices among the Indians. In 1067 they desired him to instruct the Corchaug and Montaiik tribes, at the cast end of lA)ng Island; but in Ki5S, he was called to be I'astor of the church at Huntington where be continued to labor eleven years. In 106-1 he was admitted a freeman of Connecticut, and in lOO'J accepted a call from Newtown, L. I., where he soon aftt-r entered on his spiritual charge and con- tinued uulil his death, which event took place, according to Uiker, in the early part of 1677 ; according to Thompson, in 1692. An interesting relic of Mr. Leverich cists in the Town Clerk's otiice. Newt. wn. It is a volume of between 60ii and 700 pagea. about one hundred of which are occupied by a running commenlory, in his handwriting, on the first fourteen books of the Old Testament, in part copied from the (.'oinirentary of I'iscati r. After Mr. Leverich'j death, the book was given to the town to record the town busiueis io it. Thompwnt Long Uland, I., 480; U, 143; Biktr't Uittory of Xnf torn, 63, 62, 76, 81, 94, 98. — El>. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 161 ,,'^^l'J"^\''t ^''I"' *'''• ^""' ^' ^'"'" "•'•" E'«'«"'' Court Messenger, by order of the Hon- Kscal. Corne hs van Tienhoven and the Supreme Council of New Amsterdam n New 1 ^ , ^^'^^/««' ; four armed men came to meet me at the kill, demanded what [ Z^ :■' Z'ZeTrT ' '^1; ""'''''' ^°"^^^^ They answered. Yo: shall AlLr/h . ""'^' ^ ^"^ '°''^' ""'^ ^ «P'""g »«hore. Whereupon I and Al ert, the trumpeter, were placed under a guard and warned not to adva^ a foot uriher un .1 he who had the command came to us with a pistol, hol-ling the b rdforwrd n h.8 hand, accompanied by 8 (& 10 armed men more, to who,>^ 1 read the 1^7^ whyTd''„::'the"r^" l'""/-^ 'r' ^'' ''-' '- -'-- ' elrt u'lr tT : Du^tct; in wntmg. But, said he. tnat's no matter; we expect the ships from Holland and vZ a w .ch are to bring the settlement of the boundary. Whether' we 1 to wel h.f ute S .efo E^l"" "w^ '^"'""""'' ""^ "'" '^"' f-^'-™-e. we abide here n der h Stales England. Whereupon we took our departure. They said If we hid . «,.n „f we s ould offer you some ; but we have not an/ And they dUarg d thei g n" 1 oIT I a also .ncl.ned to see their houses and fixtures; also, fhe Parliament's arms wicTe t:f gtr "b^r ^^r ::ir ''-' ' '-' ^'-^ '^^' - ^'-^'- - ^ - - - -^« (Signed), Claes van Elslant. Copy of the Protest against Thomas Pel for having settled at Vreelant. Cornells van Thienhoven. Fiscal of the Province of New Netherland and legal conservator of authority „„d jurisdiction, by commission of the High and Mighty the Lorcls T General o( the United Netherlands and the Hon'- the r>i JL1T,7 . '"'''" I-ulia Company, the Lords and Patroons :f;f:;-;he:iaXiv„'; Hon- l>e.rus Stuyvesant, Director-Ceneral, and the Supreme Council of NW Nelhertnd :' ' To you. Thomas Pel. or whomsoever else it may concern. y.»-. .go pur,-l,.^d by ,h, D,„d, ,„„i.„ .,„, ,.,>„„ p„„...i„„ „f CyL^lfZcT"', ill. i» ;*,.-' •?! 162 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. tl e aforesa.d purchased and long possessed lands, with building, clearing, cnttie-feeding or hay-„.ow,ng. or whatever, ,n any wise, appertains ,o agriculture or fanning, b,a wi'h . filtee., c ay« after the serv.ce hereof, to depart from the lands aforesaid, situate within the junsd.ct.on of New Netherland, with your people, servants or slaves furnitu" "t le mp en,ents. and every article of property you and your nation have brought thi.he . Ln J" , .' f you. or any of you. after the expiration of the time aforesaid, be itund t,- h ve aCe contrary hereunto of my being ohli.H, omcially, to proceed against you, or wh.nsoevei may concern, as crcumstances may require. Meanwhile do I protest against „1, . aTa" njunes n„sch,efs and losses which may arise herefrom, whereof I declare, before God nd the world, our .nnocence. This 19- April. 1055. in An.sterdam. in New Netherland (Signe;), CoRNEi IS van Thienhoven. On the aforesaid 22.. April, 1055. have I. Claes van Elshout. Court Messenger, served ,ho dot not the F.scal wrue Enghsh V then we could answer i . writing; we expect a settlement of t e boundary between Holland and England; until t. at. we .bide unSer the 8tate of ii.nglanu. Done as above. (Signed). Claes van Elslant. Court Messenger. letter n . Director Stuyvesant to the Magistrates of Gravesend. Honorable, Dear, Faithful. We received, quite late, your information that one James Grover had come there with etters from t e Lord Protector to the English inhabitants on Long Island. Z. 1 ns a S Enghsh .nhahuants. outside of our jurisdiction and government, can take and read Z « Therefore you are hereby requested, end at the same time authorized, ,o send said Jame Grover, wuh .s letters, to us in order to exhibit to us in our Council what writing .'eh for ou subjects. AwaUing which, after cordial greeting, we shall commend you to God' protection, and remain, ^ u lu ooa s Honorable, Dear, Faithful, Your aflectionate friends. The Director-General and Council of New Netherland. Addressed: (^'gned). Petrus; Stuvvesa.nt. Hon"", Dear. Failhful. the Schout and Magistrates of the village of Gravesend. Beneath was ; After collating, is found to agree with the original. Amsterdam, in New Netherland, (Siened^ C V W„v„.„ « . 24" August. 1C57. i^'gn^d). C. V. Ruyven, becretary. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IX. 163 Extract from the letter of the Director-General and Council of New Netherland wr.tte„ on the .0- Octol.er. 10.57, to the Directors of the West h^S Company, Chamber at Amsterdam. ^'^ be released i,o,„ the governmen oJ tt D , h / ''u " P'""°" '° "'" ^"^'^ ^''^''''"' "> we, for divers reasons.Too ; " Le . L^,: d "," • '° ' 'I''''" ""'''^ ''' P^^'^^''""' -'-•> on which they build, s the letter of te Lor Ir '.'"" '° '" '""• ""'^ °' ^'"^ ^-"^«'-- in Habi,aing, on Lo g Islnn i A.n L " Tl r ' T''" " ''° ''^ ^"^"^'^'^ ^^^^ ""-•'•^^ f Gn,vesend. the beLr o i J^! "s r/nv "■""^ ''''" ^""« ^^""«''^ '"^« '^^^ tillage seen by the s.U^o.JZ^:'J::^Z':^::'tl ;;';;7;-<^ -'i, -» ^-^8" keep a watchful eye over the matter so 1^1 '7''- ^^^ "S'-"" '■^Quest your Honors to ;.3e.ess to you eithi by sinir :;::;i: r" y r' - th:?-::!;:' '"'^^ -" "^^ '-'''-' by revolt or otherwise, it would be fatal to the Norlh rTve Xl'''^ I '"'T ""^^'^^ thereof practices had recourse to by the Engli' h to th.t end . '""""'' '"^•^^inations and government, and by „o meajl unmisS:bi: tZ s t;^;;^ ^^^7:1:3 '^,^::^"^ °"^ W'lhout assistance of people from Fatherland we tJc\T T' ^ ''^^^^"'•«> • • able to prevent U ; the freemen ^e Ian han.ly c.::.';:!::;:';:. ^"-"^""^ « ^ '«' "« -t Irfltcr I. Decl rat.on and Manifest of the Hon- Governor-Genera! and Council of the rovmce ol New Netherhwui, delivered by way of a speech to t Ho •■ Governor and Council of the Province of Marrylant. in'chesapeake ba" [ Omitted, being » Jujilicato of Document, >up,a, p. 80. ] Letter K. Order in Council extending the provisions of the Treaty of Southampton to Dutch eh.ps. dated Whitehall, 5"" Septcn.ber, 1G27. ^"""'Pt"" to [Omitted, being • duplieato of Doonment, po,t, IIL. 12.] IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) '/ /. ^ {./ V. 1.0 I.I 11.25 '^ BM 1 2.2 1.8 M Itt 6" — V % Sciences Corpordtion iV 4^ .^}< Cit- es \ " as WIST MAIN STRUT WEBSTIRN.Y MSBO (7I«) 873-4503 ^ f-fftT' -^ 164 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Resolution of the States -Qemval: {From tliu Register of the Wosl IndJH Coimmny's Affairs, 1052 — 1003, In tbo Royal Archives at the Hagae.] Friday, S"" November, 1660. Polio s«o. "RaaA at the meeting a certain Memoir from the Committee of the Directors Slo'lnNewNX °^ *'"' General Incorporated West India Company of this country, representing eria.,j. the Assembly of the Nineteen, to the effect that Mess", the Extraordinary Ambassadors of this State to the King of Great Britain, may be instructed to terminate and determine, according to equity, with the said Most Illustrious King, the differences which have arisen respecting the Division of Boundary, &c. between the English and this Nation, in New Netherlaiid. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded hereby to grant the aforesaid request, and the above mentioned Ambassadors shall accordingly be written to to the end aforesaid, and all the papers appertaining hereunto delivered to the Assembly, shall be sent to them. States -General to their Amlamadors to England. (Prom the Register of Uilgrgam Brinen of the States-General, in the Royal Archives at the Ungue. ) The States, &c. Hon'"'' We have thought proper herewith to send to your Honors the annexed extract of our resolutions, adopted on the petition of those of the West India Company of these parts, with and besides the pnpeis thereunto appertaining, an J to the end as in the resolution set forth. Wherewith ending, &c., at the Hague, 5'" November, 1660. Folio 239. liesohttion of the Common Council of Amsterdam. I From till' Itriululicn run de VrunlKhapprn, C, p. 82, In the Stai lluj/t, Arasterdam. 1 ]0"> November, 1660. iMisnii Docnmcnu, After deliberation, it ii resolved and concluded that the gentlemen appointed nJ Neiherund h" resolutioii of the S'" November, of last year, and of the 2'V August last, a, *-"'"""• Committee for the affairs of the New Netherland Colonie shall be exhorted and requested to bring their biisine»s to a close at the earliest period and to report their consideration and advice; and whereas some payments regiirding said Colonic are so prt-ssing as not to admit of any delay, it is consented that a sum of six thoiisami guilders shall, meanwhile, be disbursed by this city to be employed for the aforesaid urgeut payments. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV., XVL 165 Resolution of the Common Council of tlis City of Amsterdam. I From the Raolutim van de Vroedachappen, C, p. 100, In tho Slad Huy; Anute. dam. J G"" January, 1661. Hoiimnd Documenu, Mess", the Commissioners, by previous resolution of this Council appointed for A.u'b8idyof 15,960 ^^^^ &Sa\TS of tliis city's Colonie in New Netherland, have reported that, although t '^New" Ne'li'"r! tliey had not yet been able to render a positive opinion on its affairs, vet thev land, 10 be iipgotl. lli.t.'i' . >J^^ i^iii^y .redbyihoTreMu. could not abscum from representing to the Council that the reputation of the city meanwhile demanded that the Directors of that Colonie be provided with funds for the payment of tho accrued interest on the loan negotiated by them, with the approval of this Council ; also for the satisfaction of the people who have served the city there, and have already long solicited their pay ; whereunto is required a sum of fifteen thousand two hundred and fifty guilders. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that Mess", the Treasurers, shall advance to said Directors the sum of fifteen thousand two hundred and fifty guilders, and to that end said Treasurers are authorized, in addition to the 150,000 guilders, this day allowed, by previous resolution, to be negotiated, to raise the aforesaid sum of fifteea thousand two hundred and fifty guilders, on the like terms, as ia resolved in reRard to the said 150,000 guilders. — «> ■■»■■» BepoH of the Commis.^>'ioners of the Colonie on the Delaware Biver. ( From tho Hundlo l.id.)riod Vfrthdde SlulcJcrn raekinde dt Colonic ran N Nidrrlandl, N,>. 63, In Iho Slad Uuy., Annlordani. 1 Higlit Worshipful Gentlemen. n.,iian.iD<«umeniih 1'''" Comuiiasioncrs and Directors of your Colonie in New Netherland having XVI.. m. ^ received the alteration made in the Conditions, by resolution of the Council, have caused the same to be posted, agreeably to your Worships' instructioiis, and every diligence shall be forthwith used for the advancement of the Colonie, for the greatest benefit and profit of the city; whereunto may God grant his blessing. In order to attain this object, they cannot avoid respectfully to submit to your Worships whetlier it would not be considered, in your profound wisdom, proper to apply to the West India Company for a change of certain articles in the present Conditions, which are not very advantageous to your Wjrships, and are ollensive to many, both Regents and private persons; and the Company possibly, by the removal or modification of them, may bring about a speedier augmentation of tlie Colonie and a more frequent resort thereto. The first article that comes u.aler consideration is tho 13'*, in the old Conditions (which we shall r,.,i.r to ii.nin), providing that tiie Sheriff and, article 15", (hat the Schepens shall bo appointed, in the name of their High Mightinesses and tho West India Compa-iy, by tho Deputies of Amsterdani, who, for that purpose, shall give a power of attorney to the Director. Tiie Commissioners are respectfully of ciiinion that, besides High, Mid.lle and Low Jurisdiction which the Company conferred on your Worships, tho disposal of the offices whereby such must be exercised, namely that of tho Sheriff and other members of the Court, ought also be granted. 166 NEW. YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. ■•'8 i '"M Secondly The 17'- article extends the ju>ient or decision of the Schepens of your Worships Colonic no fartiier than to one hundred guilders; that for a higher sum bein.r subject to an appeal to the Director-General and Council of New Netherlund ; and by article lis'" an appeal is also allowed in criminal cases. The Commissioners are of opinion that the government of your Worships' Colonic ought hnally pronounce judgment, or at least that the sum which men might prosecute should be somewhat increased; in all cases that no appeal be allowed in criminal cases Thirdly Although your Worships have been ^leased, by the enlargin.^ of the 30- crticle, whereby the finders of minerals, etc., were fallowed the propcrt,- thereof, on condition of paying after the lapse of ten years, one-tenth of the proceeds to the Company, fo take the aforesaid minerals on said ,-. ndition from them, authorizing your Worships' Commissioners to write to the Director to agree with the finders for the best a vantage of the city The Commissionei^ are still of opinion that the aforesaid tax ought to be, if not entirely removed, at least rendered as light as can in any wise be agreed upon. And the Commissioners are of opinion that not only your Worships' goods, but also those of all private merchants who are willing to trade to your Worships' Colonic, ought to be allowed to be sent to it direct, and that trade be carried on with it, without being bound to run to New Amsterdam, believing that the Company will not be injured, but possibly derive more benefit from this than from the system which has been hitherto in practice. For : First. On many goods all, and from all the greatest part of the duties were paid here, so that, as little fraud can be committed in your Worehips' Colonic, where they must always keep somebody, as at New Amsterdam. Secondly. 'Tis more profitable to then, to benefit an entire country, especially that which through agriculture, xvhich is cariied on far and wide, must return its profits, than merely one place, whereby Colonists are rendered unwilling to spread themselves throughout the country to cultivate it, but repair all to settle at that privileged place, and lay up goods, which has commonly been the cause of the slow increase, and frequently the ruin of the Colonics of our nation. Thirdly. More duty shall undoubtedly be collected whenever people, will beat liberty to go from here direct to trade to your Worships' Colonic, which is as easy of access as New Amsterdam ; nearer for those who go from Europe, the West Indies and the Islands; of warmer climate and certainly of as good quality of soil. Fourthly. The Company is interested in the prosperous population and mdntenance of your Worships' [Colonic], which, in case of rupture with the English or Swedns must abide the first brunt and be a wall unto those of the North, althou-h tl.ey willingly admit that the communication with the Virginian English hath l.roj«ht the Colonic, up to this time, no loss but profit. Finally The Commissioners are of opinion that the duty on the merchnndi.se which -oo, to New Netherland, amounting to Jli, 12* and 8J per c nt, if not entirely taken o«; as far as your Worships are concerned, ought at least be somewhat diminished; certainly, if the iiierchants seuding their wares to New Netherlan.l are allowed *o agree at a less price such also ought to be the case with your Worships, who. in all instances, ought to be placed on a level with those of New Amsterdam. 167 Holland XV., 87. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. Remlutim of the Common Council of th, City of Amsterdam. I Vroo. the /J„„,u,.>„ „„ ,, K™.rf.,,„^. c., p. 132, in the S.aC Uuy., A^.tord.™. , 9 March, IGCl. Do<=ua,e„,. The Commissioners appointed by resolution of the Council of the 8- onw„a.(ho,„„ ,0 Novembef, to consider (in default of any acreempnt h„!n„ i V ^ also by relation ^n^^.^S^TZ'f ^l^lylf''''T^^ » ""»" """ »' """'"y. '»i»« ii«v, „po„c. .,.., i„ p„„„.r 'nd f fill .'h ':::'*; r:' ''°"'""""'""" ■ ..... ..hc™i„ ,.„„„by ,.,.„ „„ ,™„i„„, cl:,?. ™ ren, e ;':r, " °' ^"""""°" It .. nUo highly i„j„rio„. to the Clonic, thnl, .ccorJing to the 30" article of the Conji.ion. al.,rc,.idCol»,„-c butl..^;jM , , ,"""'.' ""''' ""°"°' ''° '"""y"' ■"'■"' '" ".« ..I..-C bcicgirr.;",;: z'x "'"""'"^ ""^ '""" « "«» ^'"•'«"'«- - ~™ »".- A.ai„.l Z°Z "'°1 "'"'"" °' "'"''"""S ... tboSootl, rivcri,. Iro.n of Ibi.oily', CoTooie. ...p.* 1. ,,° ,X ':T"^"T"'' '",■■• "■'"""'"''■"•'" -y. "»' " »,. Fovi.io,..ly .ibii-i,::"::; .toir" ■ ""'" """■ "•"• ■■ '-*»'""»« '» ■""'»»'= "■• 168 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, And they are of opinion that the af iresaid difference about jurisdiction could be remedied by the Company holding their Director to his duty and sharply interdicting him from undertaking anything contrary to the right of the city's Colonic, instructing him, on the contrary, to favor everywhere the promotion thereof, and to live on good understanding with its officers, to which effect, on complaint made to the aforesaid Company in this particular, very earnest letters have already been sent off to said Director. Against the oppressiveness of the appeal, a provision could also be made, as the Company consented that the Schepens of the aforesaid Colonic shall henceforth pronounce judgment in civil actions unto 600 gl., Holland currency, and in all criminal cases indifferently. Likewise, against the injustice of the aforesaid SO"" article, that the Company allows the contentr thereof to hi taken out of the Conditions; and, as to the 31" article, nothing more was allowed than that, whenever the city is sending off its own or a chartered ship, loaded solely with the city's own goods, such ship may proceed directly to the city's Colonic. This was amplified and changed, so that all ships which the city happens to send to its Colonie, whether they be laden with goods belonging to the city or to private individuals, together with all other private Bhips which are allowed and permitted by the city to trade and frequent the Colonie aforesaid, shall be at liberty to proceed direct to said Colonie v.itiiout first touching at New Amsterdam or any other of the Company's places, and are, therefore, so far released from the observance of the rule, remaining, nevertheless, subject to the same rule in all other points, such as, namely, that the goods and ships aforesaid to be loaded shall, as before, be brought into the Company's warehouse here, for inspection and to be marked with the city's and Company "s marks, by some person on the part of the Company, in the presence of the Committee of the city; and, moreover, that the duty thereupon be paid, agreeably to the tariff; also that, on the arrival of the ship in the city's Colonie in New Netherland, the cargo shall again be opened in a warehouse, in the presence of some person to be appointed for that purpose by the Company and on behalf of the city. Likewise that the differences and difficulties arising on occasion of the privilege of anchoring, together with all others tlint may in future again happen between the respective officers, through propinquity, coulu be removed and avoided whenever the Company shall conclude to make over to the city the lands on the east side of the South river, as far as the city's district extends at present on the west side, all such jurisdiction and rights as said city hath heretofore obtained on the aforesaid west side, and the limits of tlio Colonie shall be extended northwards up to Upland Kill ; ' as the Dire "s of the Chamber here already accorded and agreed to bring the two aforesaid points befor .he Assembly of the XIX., and to help to procure the approbation of the States-General thereto. And as regards the third, communication was sent on the behalf of the aforementioned Commissioners to the aforesaid Directors who had given to understand thereupon, that whenever the aforesaid Colonie was maintained by the city, and serious arrangement was made for populating it by conveying people thither, the Company would not throw any difficulties in the way of the extension of the limits aforesaid. The abovementioned Commissioners consider the means whereby the aforesaid Colonie might be redressed, to be these : Namely: That the military who are in the jiervicc and pay of the city be disu'hnrpod, leaving the Colonists to provide for their own defence, wlicreunto 'tis considered that they 'Now, t'liettor Creek, Uiluwcc couuty, IVuiiiylvanis. — Ko. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XV. will be competent especially when they shall be reinforced i";f :; '"T, ' "'"'""*'' *'^« ""'"^^y -•s^'t •>« induced to distributing lands among them for their 169 with people, which point will be cooperate, without pay, by »h„ „„„M very' willing;; ip." T,;!...!" ' '"'' °°" '^''"'' °' "'"l"' "« t" ^^ '»""'' And for the greater «d»«ncemont of fanninir it « „.,1J k ■ j i. a=S;^oX:Xr"-:rrai'rr'"f '* '-^^^^^^^^^^ Ihat the civil servants who are drawir m return be enjoyed by V in number, and as 80 that there be retained in service only ; an amount of wages as is in anywise possfbC'^ -• "' •"' '■'' " '^" '" ""'"^«'' ^"^ ^ -»»1 Gollden. One Director on a salary of. mn One Sheriff, being Commissar^,: ." ::;;:::: 40 ^"' '' ^"""'^'''''S'' '^ y«"' One assistant 40 15 Gnilden. 300 150 100 75 One barber, being aiso apothecary ,, q^ ^^ One steward and cooper together,.......* 22 One smith @, one guilder a day when employed by the city, otherwise, nothing. One comforter of the .ick, to act, also, as schoolmaster, ^q 80 f..t,:'„"nl!,T!"" • '""■ °' ''•''' <"■"*'• '' -""■""•''• «- "' .11. '» be expended .. 50 snaphance, each 5 guilders, 2,000 lbs. powder, @. 40 " per 100 Ibi.' 250.00 One cargo of merchandise, ' 800.00 Materials for brickwork .'."." .' " 10,000.00 Farming implements,. '• 800.00 Eight months' charter of a ship, 1,000.00 :p^ ...:.>.„«:';;_: ■.';; • 4,800.00 Their food for the entire voyage. One cargo, to be sent this year. 1,('C6.00 "' 3,000.00 24,028.00 Bcrltstd tyZlrT:: 'VV' ''l ''''' '''''''''" "°^ ^"^ ^^ ''^ ^^^ «^«^^^ that th y L rim . o T " ' T ''*'" ^'""''' '"^ "'»"«'''' ''^ ''""^'""^'^ «" -"^•*>- Vol II ' "^'^ """S"*-'' ^"'^ """^^ ^^'''' «^ t''« t.^ofo^io there, and '^fe; 170 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. likewise the cultivation of the soil, that from the proceeds of those cargoes and what shall be obtained from time to time for them, together with the produce of the lands which will bo cultivated by the aforesaid farm flervanta and boys, their salaries or wages, and their board •hall be abundantly provided ; on which condition the principal of the officers offer their services, provided that 2 months' wages be advanced to those only who are to be takea up new. Neither is anything set down for the board on the voyage of the aforesaid free people, farm servants and boys, estimated at 6 stivers a day each for about 2 months} nor for the aforesaid 2 months' wages in hand, as it was calculated that the profits which the aforesaid ship will realize on the outward and chiefly on the homeward voyage, with the outward freight of private merchandise, will be more than equivalent to the aforesaid board and monthly wages in hand. So that, in nil cases, no more than the above 24,628 guilders will be required, once for all, for the redress of the Colonic, which sum should be the less burdensome seeing that whenever it would be concluded to abandon the Colonic on payment of the already disbursed monthly payments, &c., a considerable sum which the city would be then owing must be furnished; that debt will, in case the aforesaid 24,628 guilders are appropriated, be refunded by the Colonie itself. Further, the Commissioners are of opinion, if this Council resolve to maintain the Colonie, that it \yill be highly advantageous for the redrecs and promotion thereof, that the city admit some private individuals to a share of one-half the Colonie, without those persons, however, being liable for any of the expenses which have been heretofore incurred, but only for what is hereafter necessary for its redress and continuation, and therefore to participate in half the gains; with this understanding, that the private persons to be admitted as aforesaid, should be allowed with the Directors on behalf of this city to be appointed for the management of the Colonie, the management and supervision with an equal number of votes as the Directors, provided that the city Directors should preside ; and, in case of an equality of votes, one Commissioner be appointed, on the behalf of the city, to help to urange the difference ; for, beyond all doubt, the work would be attended to with more zeal and assiduity by private persons who are interested, and such also would redound to the advantage of the city. And then, within the time expressed in the condition, the tenths are to be looked for ; and the Colonie being again brought into shape, it is to be expected that the people who have gone away and are impoverished will return thither, and become able, with the prosperity of the Colonie, to repay the city what has been disbursed for them. In addition to this, the probability is, that considerable gain would accrue from the convenience of certain creeks which have been discovered penetrating into the interior of the country, and are navigable for small boats to within a quarter of an hour's distance of the district of the English, with whom a great trade can be carried on from this side, as those who have been there have found to their great profit ; and this, exclusive of the great prosperity which this city would consequently derive in general from the frequent navigation and commerce to this Colonie. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded to maintain and continue said Colonie on the footing proposed by the aforesaid Commissioners, who are thanked for the trouble they bare taken. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XVI, XV. 171 Present — Eemlutwn of tU CommU-sionera of the Cohnis on (lie Delaware River. Extract from the MinuteB of the Commissioners and Directors appointed and named to superintend the Colonic established on the South river, in New Netherland, by the City of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Tuesday, ig'* July, 1661. Mr. Burgh, Chairman. Mess" Boeters, Man, Tayspil. Hn,undiD«...n,.. Meyntie Willems. wife of John Barentsen, late freeman in this city's Colonie » n.rf„- -^ Netherland and there deceased, appeared and delivered to the meeting a certain wnt ten mventory, acte and obligation, whereby Hans Block, gunner in the ser^cf of the aforesaid c.ty's Colonie. acknowledges to have purchased such property as the"^ Inreil:" r '«\''^'^-'^.— ^ '>-'>-^. -ountfng, altogether, t'o about'nin hundred and eighty guilders, he promising thereby to make payment in beavers or other returns or else and in default thereof, to allow the same to be paid here out of his wages ; and as she had received hereupon, after long waiting, only 300 guilders, she requested o^ur iid, in orde that she may make use of the alternative, namely, that the balance, which is now bout s x the d Hansel oc?;* "7- '^.rJ '"'' '^""^ "^^ ^'^''^^ ^'^^-P- ^^^^ --""*" examt ed^M, Block, as entered in the book of monthly wages last received thence, being !bovP .fr ? f . th»t nearly that sum is due him there, yet as not the slightest e^trj^ to above effect IS found, and he consequently might, since that time, have taken up and receled d cl7n??h " '" : "'I" " P"^' '' " ^""^"^'""'y '^«°'-'^' ''ft- qu-tion being put. o .r en P .' T '" f ^ '"''"*=' '"■• '•''' P'-'^^''"*' '^"•J ""*•' '^^ ^-jJ'bit to "0 an original settlement of account of Hans Block's monthly wages earned and due, together with an t:rr;r:crir^ "' ^"°'°^^' ^^^""^^^ '°'" •^^^ *« ^^^ - - -«'-"^ - -^-^-'^ -«^" By order of the same. * ■■ » ■ I » Proposal, for Suhscriptiona to tU Stock of the aionw on the Delaware River. J From Ornor Hfemtriaal, V., M, in tho Slad Huyi, AnnK-rdAm. ) Notice. n„^i.„dDoo«m«.. The Burgomasters and Regents of the city of Amsterdam To all and every cf.V^coa"'""' 7viv? J^'""".? '""''" """"^"^ '^^**' ^^ "-"oJution of the Burgomasters and th« mi.k. nf ff w 7"",*-"' '"" °5.*'"' "'""•"^""•'^ *='^y' " P'"°P" ""'"'>«r of Commissioners from the midst of their Worships' Assembly has been ordered seriously to inquire into the conditio" ■y]W W-' 172 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. .. m of the Colonie named New Amstel, the planting whereof by the city aforesaid has been commenced on the South river; und, in addition, to consider in what manner the above named Colonie may be further maintained and brought to a flourishing state; also, that the said Burgomasters and XXXVI. Councillors, having found, when the aforesaid Commissioners, after laborious application, made a report of their opinions, that provision must be made for divers points tending to the embarrassment of the Colonie ; also that said Colonie must be relieved of divers ordinary expenses ; the clearing and cultivation of the lands sit iated thereabout, zealously promoted, and. in addition thereto, that a goodly sum of money ought to be disbursed for the maintenance of the aforesaid Colonie: Their Worships have, upon mature deliberation, resolved, first : To employ all possible diligence for the removal of said embarrassments, the chief of which have already been put out of the way, namely, that henceforth the Schepens ot he aforesaid Colonic shall pronounce and decree judgment in civil suits to six hundred guilders, Holland currency, and in all criminal cases indifferently, without appeal or reprieve, instead of having, as heretofore, appeals from their judgments amounting to above one hundred guilders, al owed to the Director-General and Council of New Netherland at vast expense, trouble and loss of time to the Colonists, and. in all criminal cases, to the hindrance of maintaining good police. Likewise, that all ships which this city happens to send to its Colonie, whether freighted with city property or goods of individuals; also, all other ships of private persons permitted by said city to frequent and trade to the aforesaid Colonie, shall be at liberty to proceed directly hence to the above mentioned Colonie, without touching at New Amsterdam or any other of the West India Company's places, which could not heretofore be done, to the manifest injury of that Colonie. That, further, for the relief of said Colonie. their Worships have resolved to dismiss the military who are there in the service and pay of the aforesaid city, and to reduce the public officers who receive salaries, to as small a number and as low wages as is in any wise possible. And, to the end that agriculture be promoted, to send over gratis a goodly number of free people and have them distributed on said lands; also to send thither in the city's service some laboring men who are accustomed to the cultivation of the soil; and. finally, as regards the money means, amounting to about 25,000 gl., the aforesaid Burgomasters and XXXVI. Councillors have resolved, once for all. to the end that t'e advancement of their Colonie be encouraged with more zeal, to adjoin to them some private merchants to take an interest for one-half in this Colonie, on such rights and conditions as the Burgomasters aforesaid have agreed upon with the Directors of the West India Company which also are approved by their High Mightinesses, without, however, such private individual being responsible for any of the expenses which have heretofore been incurred, but in such nianner that they shall contribute only one-half of what is henceforth nece sary for the continuance of the Colonic aforesaid, and in return shall enjoy one-half of all the profits • also possess together with the Directors to be appointed on the part of this city, the rnagem t that th r.'' n : "" t7. "' '"''' •''^"^' '" ^"^"^^ '' ^^"^ ^''•-^o- '^'•"--id •' on coS on ha the city's Directors shall preside, and, in case the votes are equal, one Commissio er shall be appointed, on the part of this city, to assist in settling the difference Pursuant to which resolution, the Burgomasters and Regents aforesaid offer to receive all and every as partners, on the abovenamed conditions. Those who are hereunto inc Led C m p ease address themselves to Nicholas Nicolai and M. Wigbolt Slicher, clerks of tZcL J, TJ T^ Z "'"^ ' '"'""'^ '' ^"'""^^ '''' "»'»* «^-- "^^ ^-i-" to take, and at th" same time, obtain more circumstantial information of the condition of the afore aid Colont HOLLAND DOCUMENTS, Done the 18'» Augu8t„lG61. By order of their Worshipa. (Signed), Wigbolt Sucher. 178 the ^ H • ■! » Directors at Amsterdam to Director Stuyvesant. ( N.w.Tork OolonUl M«nu«r.pU, in the Omoe oflhe S«=r.Ury of But., Alb„y, XIV. ) Honorable, Prudent, Beloved, Faithful ^^^^:^^:^^::^^^£:::-^ answer these at present, by the vessel that direclly's , to the to t^ river we horto T '" by the sh,pB which are expected to sail from here in the latter part one 1 th ^ "n 'hi" With which terminating, we commend you to God's protection. Honorable, Prudent, Beloved, Faithful, Your good friends. The Directors of the West India Company Department, Amsterdam. Amsterdam. 9"" Nov', 16G1. (Signed), Jacobus Reyehs. Abb. Wilmerdonk. To the Director-General and Council in New Netherland. ^ , ^w* iWi i9i Proposals of the Commissioners of the Right Worshipful, the Burgomasters of the city of Amsterdam. Extract from the Register of the Reso- lutions of the Directors of the West India Company Chamber at Amster- dam. ( Now.Tork Colon,., M.au«rtp... ,„ .he Offlce of .ho S«cr.U,y of 8U.e. A,b«.y. XIX. , First. That besides the High, Middle and Low Jurisdiction, the city ought to possess the absolute disposal of all the offices, through which such is exercised j namely, that of the With regard to the appointment of a Sheriff, this is granted to the city of Amsterdam in the name of their High Mightinesses and the West India Company, as specified in article 174 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Sheriff, Schepens and other officers of the court, on such instructions and conditions, as they may deem proper. That noappeal from judgments, pronounced by said Schepens, shall be permitted to the Director-General and Council at the Manhat- tans, but only to the court of justice here ; or if great objection bo made to this, or it be impossible, that the sum of one hundred guilders, which the Schepens may now not exceed in their judgments, be augmented to one thousand, or more. In all events, that no appeal in criminal cases shall be permitted; and the Director-General shall be instructed not to give, in future, any reprieve to the inhabitants of the city's Colonic. 3. If any one discovers any minerals, he shall be maintained in the possession thereof without any payment to the Company, but the cicy may enter into an agreement with such individual to its best advantage, or lay such a duty as the said city may deem proper. 4. It is the opinion of their Worships that the 30"" article ought to be rescinded from the Conditions, and in lieu thereof, that the Com- pany allo.v not only the vessels of the city, laden with their own goods, but also all those of private merchants who are willing to trade to the city's Colonie, to proceed directly thither and prosecute trade there without being bound to touch at the city of New Amsterdam, much less to break, bulk there ; which, if duly considered, your Honors will be convinced, will be more advantageous to the Company than the present practice. 13, provided he take the oath of allegiance to their High Mightinesses and the Company. So the Regents of the city of Amsterdam shall be requested to command and instruct their Director and other servants to assist the Sheriff and the Commissaries of the Com- pany's rights. 2. The amount to which the Schepens of New Amstel may give their judgments is raised to the sum of 600 guilders, and no appeal is allowed in criminal cases, and the Director- General and Council shall be instructed not to grant a reprieve, except conformably to the laws of this country. This point remains undecided till such an event shall occur. 4. With regard to the free conveyance of private ships and goods, it is granted to the Colonie of New Amstel, upon the footing and regula- tion sanctioned in this country and at New Amsterdam, with regard to the lading of goods, viz, that these must be carried first to the magazines of the Company and there be marked, provided the duties are paid, as is customary here and in New Amsterdam. I ' > ' HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. 175 5. 5^ Your Honor, win be pleased to consider With regard to the proposal, that the city rthTt; ' -gf^t not to be relieved receive a part of the recog'nitio;s. this can ' of th, great expenses wh.ch ,t has already be granted without prejudicing, seriously, tho llow;;.' »";""'*7«* ;-*'"- to '--. by preceding article; b'ut if the dty deerns't n aliowrg rt to receive the recognitions and advantage to impose any new duties as has ^^t "" ^^''' •" ''"' ''•'""'^^ *" •'^^^ ''''^'^' ^«'^« Manhattans ;rovd order that .t may possess a proper fund to for the expenses, which it already incurred! and which it must yet continue to incur, this might be effected with the previous knowledge and approbation of the Company. pay its 8'.;, nts, maintain the public works. 6. 6. That the duties which must be paid here On the article of diminishing the duties z: rytrLvi^;:;:"'^^^^'^""'^-^ *:?« -- '^ tr -- '^'; ''-- -^'^ y ui,.;,ii auvisaoie. to remain on the same footing as New Amsterdam. Further MUarffement of the Conditiom granted to tJie Cohnie on the DeUware River, ( From the MunimM Regi.ier v«n dn Road, C, p. 26, In the Slad llu^,, Ain.tord«n, J Holland DocamMt., The Commissioners and Directors of this city's Colonie in N. Netherland «.„!?. "•" w^^^T 7''"'""*'"^ ^"^ *''« Burgomasters that the Directors of the Incorporated r .J XT .. , r I"*!'^ Company had allowed those of New Amsterdam and other inhabitants of N. Netherland, on their petition, to export their wares and products which grow there and cannot be profitab y sold here, to other places both in and out of Europe, but under certain limitations as more fully appear by resolution of the said Company, with the request that their Honors will be pleased to allow this city's Colonists to enjoy the like freedom Secondly. That the 30" article, which grants to the discoverers of minerals in the aforesaid Colonio the property of said minerals, on condition that they pay -,^ thereof to the West India Company, after the lapse of ten years, confers no advantage on the city, to which according to the general conditions made with said Company, such minerals devolve and were granted ; and the same ought to be expunged therefrom, and the Commissioners authorized to agree thereon with the discoverers of minerals and such things. It is. after consideration, resolved and concluded on the first, to amplify the conditions with the following article. That: The Colonists who shall have paid their board and passage money, and discharged their other obligations, shall be empowered to bring their wares, produce and goods, the growth of the Colonie, unto such ports and kingdoms as they think proper, to sell the same to the best advantage, except beavers and other peltries; likewise, to bring all wares or merchandise, however named, which they shall destine for Netherland, East or North, to this city, to pay .<^ ^ ^ 176 KFW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. t: n public and Company's duties, and generally to govern themselves precisely according to the .egulation given by the Compuny to the inhabitants of N. Netherland. And the aforesaid Directors are accordingly authorized to rescind the articles contravening this one, or to arrange them agreeably to the instruction of this resolution. On the 2-^ it is resolved to expunge vhe 30"> article of tho present conditions, and the Directors are authorized to agree with t■ FrndKhapptn, C, p. 103, In (l,c Slad Huy,, Amilerdiun. 1 20"" April, ]GG2. iTo.unjiD««m«.u. The Burgomastcrs have also reported that about 25 Mennonist families had ?S"?^.i"un;-7; "«clared their inclination to rp,novfl to and reside in the city's Colonie in New pal 'in 'Z: Netherland, if this city would resolve to assist each family to that end with 200 guilders for once, in addition to the passage money, on condition that such families would jointly and severally bind themselves to repay the same. Whi'-h being considered. It is resolved to loan each family 100 gl. on such conditions, the passage money therein included. to / ContraH for the Conveyance of Meunoni^ts to the Delaware Jiiver. I From ll.i. Orool Mrnuriaal, No. 7U, |p the SlaJ ITuyi, A'.rilsrdun. ) Burgoma8t»>r8 and liegenta of the city of Amsterdam Hnii.rd D«c™«u, Wheroiis we remain, at »!I tipies, disposed to advance this city's Colonie in co„,r.„,wi,hP.u.r f^lew ^.•therl-lnd, t,ier.-lore have we, with the knowk-dgn and consent of t lit, Slir^*^' aXXVI. Councillors, resolved to enter ?yn the following ngrtement to that end with Piatcr Cornelisz Plockhoy, of ;^ierikzce, viz. . He, I'ieter Corneiisz Plockhoy, undertakes to present to us, .,s soon as possible XXMII moij, who, with him, making a Society of XXV. persons, shall bind themselves to .Impart by the first sailing ship or chips to the aforesaid city's Colonia to reside there and to work at the cultivation of the land, f .lii..,g, handicraft, etc.. and to be as diligent as possible not only to the end that Ihcy should live properly by such labor, but that provision may thereby b« mndo for other couilug persons and families. Therefore the afonsni.l Society of XXV. mn)o persons, whether the same be more or less according ns they may .norease or .ii.ninish, shall, for the whole, an.l, moreover, earh member of iaiU society for himwilf in.lividually, have the privilege of selecting, taking up and ; .. .\ HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. appropriating as much land, the property of no other person, whether in the Whorekill or in any other part of the district of this Colonic wherever it mav li. «. fL I n u ,.. SI.gi,trote tliore or here. "ron^ea .Mil be at liberty to appeal to the The aforesaid f ,ciety, and each member thereof In nartieular .h.ll r„. .k r .u ple...re, .„ eo„di.io/cha. . cl . ^ 1 Zld ttZd.T ""^"'" """''■"« "■ not those of hi, wife and ehildren who .hallT ,„ A f '""' """""'' »"'>■■ "'' conformably to the printed C„„d2n, ° '^'"' """■'" "'" '"'""" •" "■'' "'/■ ahe prevously put on. in his place or sell to such a one a, e S cieT; r spect! The aforcMiid Society and the individual members (hereof remaining further hound to observe ,n a I other respe-ts. the aforesaid printc.l articles. In Ilk 'ma "e7 2 the cxp ana , on of whatever should herein be f.und to demand further interpZ;. remain reserved unto the IJurgon.asters of this State. remains In testimony whereof have we, the Burgomasters and Regents aforesaid, the seal of this city alFixed to these presents the U" of June, A» IGG2. Having a hcuI impresst 1 i„ Green Wax. (8'S"ed), Wjqbolt Slichkh. Vol. II. 88 178 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Director Sttiyvesant to tlie MagiMrates of New Amstel t From Ih. B«.dl. lndo»«l T,r.cMd, S,m«« ,„*,„rf, d, Col^ni. ran N. N,d„,.nil, No. », 1p ,h. ««f Huy., Am.Uid.». J Honorable, Prudent, Most Discreet Gentlemen. "vi"^""""'""' ^* received yesterday evening your letter, from which we learned with " ' anxiety the murder of a Dutchman and the burning of a house near the Fortress of New Amstel, and the consequent justifiable trouble and tpprehension of the inhabitants, and also the request of M. d'Hinojossa to send a reinforcement of 12 men at the city's expense- th» request has already been granted by us. But, regarding the passage thither of the trifling assistance demanded, whether it is to be sent by land or outside around; if over land, 'tis an objection that so small a number might very easily be overpowered and massacred on' the march by the Indians, if these be inclined to war; round about by sea would take a long time, and so small a number could not essentially serve and defend both places, New Amstel and Altonae. Having, besides, considered Mr. Becckman's advice and the verbal report of the bearer of the letter, we are inclined to hope that the trouble may pass over ; nay, that it is not so bad and dangerous as the inhabitants of New Amstel apprehend. Wo have, therefore, concluded first to dispatch this with speed by the bearer of yours and Claes Jansen Ruyter, the Interpreter, the latter of whom we have expressly commanded to make all possible speed and haste, and take precise information from all the Indians as to the continuance of the matter remonstrated on ; if anything be learned, to return hither, cito cite. In this case, the required assistance, and. according to the circumstances of his report, a greater number will be sent to your Honors. If he learn nothing of consequence or no news, he is directed to proceed onward and to hand these to your Honors in person, and to bring back speedily your opinion. Wherewith, ending for the present, we shall, after greeting, commend you all together to God's care and protection. Honorable, prudent and very discreet gentlemen. Your affectionate friends. The Director-General and Council of New Netherland. Done Fort Amsterdam, in (Signed), Peteb Stuyvesamt. New Netherland, IG'* Sept', 1662. Director Sluyvemnt to the DireHora at Am^ttrdam. Honorable, Wise, Pr-dent and Right Worshipful. Hniimd iv>«.m« imported by private persons We herlr' ' ! »^ »''*»' "^^ »>ere. as they are not next spring' ^here^ith LtJTy enrj ^^^^^^^^^ Zr taT '" T^'^ "' ""' ^°-"«' Honors to the care and protection of God^ardrema!;, ^ *"**'"«' '^'""'"*"'^ y"""" Honorable, wise, prudent and right worthy. Fort Amsterdam, in ^°"'' '''"^''"* »"*^ ^"'^'^f"' "«"''»*• New Netherland, 16'* T^', A* 1662. ^' ^^"'^^^^nt. ^ ■■ » ■! » i?.<«r» 0/ Monsy, paid for th^ Cohni, on the Delaware River. No. 41. t From th. Dundl. l„dor.«l **„..,„ r„kfM, Neu, Nederlandl, C, 4, No. 1, ) Hollud Dootimenu, XV., 140. ' A* 1669. 18* November. ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto 26* ditto 1660. 10* January, ditto ditto 13* ditto Return of the monthly payments here by the Director, for th. government of xtr ;^ Verier ^ ""-'-^- '- - ^'^ — - To William van Diemen. lergeant No. William van Diemen, .".!.'!!" -« Roeloh" Swenskp, soldier, „ Jan Nanninghsen, boy on board the g'aliot!. .' " Andries Andriessen, carpenter of ditto •« WillJHm V. Hasenburg, surgeon in the Colonic, •' Jan Nanninghten, „ Teter Tergotsky. soldier Claes Antonisen, soldier ChrlBtinen I.ibert V. Fperen. soldier.^ Uoelofl" Swenske. soldier, Amount carried forward,. riorini. *l • • . . 30. 0.0 *( .... 30. 0.0 3i .... 34. 8.8 4, 19. 0.0 6 62.10.0 6. 46. 0.0 ■1 • > > • 82.12.0 8| • • . • 16. 0.0 9| • • • • 16. 0.0 10 10. 0.0 11 8. 0.0 ■ 290.10.8 • it .-'if 20* SO* 180 1660. 15* January, ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto 3"> February, ditto 10* ditto 26* ditto 2'"' March. 23"* ditto 25* ditto ditto 27* April. 23"» June. ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto 16* July. 10* August. 16* ditto 6* September. 7* October, 20* ditto 25* ditto 29* ditto 26* November 9* December. ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto NEW-yORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 17* 84* 27* 30* Amount brought forward, Gerrit Specht, soldier, Jpn Claesen van den Boich, soldier, Theunis Servaes, of Haerlem, cooper de lluyter, of Antwerp, soldier, Jacob Jansen, soldier, Hendrick Willemsen, soldier HansOloffaen, soldier, Cornells Theunissen, smith in the Colonie,.. Michiel Blickhuysen, cadet, Titee Sieversen, soldier Hans Rasmullen, soldier, Hendrick Gerritsen, cadet, Reynier Spierman, soldier, Jan Andriesen, soldier, Thomas Bingen, soldier, Bernard Stodeur, soldier, Jan Barentsen, soldier, ., Jacob Jansen Huys, skipper of the galiot Jan Broers, cook of the galiot, Jacob Gerbrantsen, seaman of the galiot,... Jan Claesen, seaman of the galiot Jan Joch iiisen, pilot of the galiot Arent Korsen, seaman of the galiot, Jan Gerritsen, seaman, late of the ship Prini Mnurits, Claes Antonisen, late soldier, Ditto, Martinus van der Rest, soldi ir William van Rasenburg, surgeon, Michael Evertsen, corporal, Theunis Servaes, cooper, Idem, Corneiis Theunissen, late smith, Jnn Gosling, late surgeon, Theunis Servaes, late cooper, Arent Koraen, seaman, late of the galiot,... Jan Broers, cook, late of the galiot, Jacob Gerbrantsen, seaman of do D" Everardus Welius, clergyman Jan Jochemsen, pilot of the galiot, Andries Andriesen, carpenter of do, Thys Jacobsen, boy of the same Amount carried forward, 5 igg . riorlM. 290 10 S No . 12 16. 0.0 61, 131 Jacob Gerbrantsen, seaman of do " 62,...'. 60 JanStoocker, seaman of do » 63,'...," 187 Evert Pietersen, comforter of the sick, &c.,.. " 64,'!!!' 9''7 16 Bernard Stodeur, soldier, « cr, ""' T«" „„ l!-vertPietersen. comforter of the sick, &c.,.. " 66,.. 66 Idem, ,, ._ " T. ' " «7 142.13.0 Idem, L, no T„„ p . • " 68 190.16.0 Jan Barentsen van Deventer, soldier,. •• 60 ic n « Arent Evertsen, comforter of the sick, &c.,.. " 70,. 60 Jan Roodlier, soldier <. yj^ 68 14 8 Martinus van de Rest, soldier .. 79 ,r'n\ .11 „ '^' •••• 16. 0.0 Abraham van Rynevelt, commissary « 73, ygg gn Hend: van Bilevelt, cadet « 74' "" 360 Barent Odwael Noorman, seaman =• 75,' 72 13 \yillinm van Diemen, sergeant .. 76,'!!!! 200 Evert Pietersen, late comforter of the sick, &c., " 77,' !!!! 75 Arent Evertsen Molenaer, comforter of the sick,.... ... .. ^g 100.0 Hend : van Bylevelt, cadet, wages, « 79 254 1 in Jande Ruyter, ditto « go,'!!!. 6o" Amadis van der Meylen, drummer, «. si 70' o"o Jan de Ruyter, soldier, •< ho ,« „ Alexander d'Hmojossr., director .. 83 7nn nn TUT T. . ' '■•• VOO. 0.0 Jacob Jansen Huys, Pkipper of the galiot,. . . " 84, 2 105 18 Jan Jochemsen, pilot of do ... .. 85 '542' 6 Andries Andriesen, carpenter of do « sr, i-ri c"o rp„„ T L 1 , ' •-•• 171. 6.8 fys Jacobsen. hoy of do ..." 87 69 7 8 JooHt Theunissen, seaman, late of the Prim Maurits, „ gg, . ^ ^ 11 Bernard Stodeur, soldier .. 89,'!!!! 16 AfHries Andriesen, carpenter of the gaiiot, . . '< 90,' . . . ! 12 '•^ '.am Rasenburgh, surgeon, .. 9I, .!!! 40! o!o Amount carried forward 17 677 u 18S 1663. 4* April, ditto ditto ditto aa«* May. as** June, ditto 9* August, ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto 10«> ditto ditto ditto ditto 16«» ditto ditto ditto 11*^ September, ditto ditto 18«» ditto ditto ditto 6* October, ditto ditto ditto ditto 3** Norember. NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 9a, 93, 94. 96, 96, 97, 98, 99, Amount brought forward, Jnn Claeien, leainnn of tl)e giiliot Ko Idem, „ Idem „ Idem, „ Reynier Siperman, noidier .. Haim Dioci(, gunner, •, Jtldier, [[][ .. 124'"^ Total, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, noHai. .. 17,677.11.0 aoi.12.0 138.10.0 101.10.0 138.10.0 390. 6.8 837. 7.0 16.00 741.12.0 163. 3 S6. 7.6 124.16.8 234.19.8 176. 1.8 261.10.8 36. 0.0 140.16.8 16.13.0 30. 0.0 133.10.0 262.13.8 220. 7.8 100. 0.0 46.. 0.0 30. 0.0 32.10.0 20. 0.0 60. 0.0 860. 0.0 176. 1.0 396.18.0 882. 0.0 86. 0.0 88. 0.0 83,398. 6.8 HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XVI. loo £}migranU to ths Cohnie ,000 December 24. To the same, on account of the aforesaid fl. 6,000, 2000 1661. * ' January 18. To the same, for so much received from them accord- ing to the resolution of the Council dated G"- inst., the 2,000 gl., balance of the preceding 6,000 gl., being included in- this sum 16,260 — 19,260.00.00 Amount carried forward fl. 31,250.00.00 for re ad tn. id ;d er HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. 187 New Amstd, on th^ Delaware River ; from 1659 to 16G2. the payment of the accrued interests, monthly wages, &c.. arising from the heretofore venture, afterwards and specially voted for the redress of the aforesaid Polnni/r u u by them delivered to the Kight Worshipful, the Burgoma^trtht iTrv'embriC^'^ ^'^ The Colonie of New Amstel, planted in New Netherland by the city of Amsterdam. Cr. By Ihe rollowing for payments which were made since the last account. and ,n New Ne herland. such as accrued interests, allowances and wages earned by the m.luary. seafaring and civil servants, and all according To h 1669. documents, accounts and receipts annexed, first : ^ November 18. By so much being deficient on last account fl 489 6 00 Barent Jochimsei.. for dried codfish delivered in " ' ' ' " New Netherland. according to assignment of Director Alrichs No 1 Abraham Wilmerdoncx. for a bill "of 'exchange ' ' ^'^^ from New Netherland, „ „ ,„„ „„ November 28. Barent Bidding, for anchor, as peV^Jsig^rnVn't;:;." .« 3.' I o oo oj December 4. Hendrick Camerling. for a bill of exchange from ^10.00.00 1660. New Netherland .. ,^ 3^^ ^^ ^^ January 6. Henry Bartels, for provisions delivered, « 5 3400000 February 3. Abraham de Decker, for salary ;.. ^ J " " Isaac Ipensz, ditto. .. -, . -"".uu .. MarUnVgerVU, dU „ .■.•;;:;•.■ 3'' •°"-°» n . /~ii „ ''• 150.00.00 1 eter Claesen, for services rendered, .. q ,„ „„ „« Hendr.c P.etersen. ditto .. jo. CO.OO.OO Barent Jochemsen, for freight of goods to New Netherland ., ,, „„„ T . . ,, " n, GOO. 00. 00 Justus van de \en, Notary, for drawing up testi- •"""y ..12, 8 18 00 «. Ja» Banning's widow, for printing notices ..13,' 12 00 00 Hendrick Bartels, for provisions, .. 14, 98 IS 8 The same, for ditto .< tr ^ ' ' r,. . .. ' . ' 15, 20.3.00 Christma Bruynings, for stationery, .. ic i 1 1 nn May 20. Hendrick Bartels, for cheese .. 1/ ,,J^^^ December 9. Jochim Bontius, for passage and board of 3 pVrsons ' from New Netherland.... ..,s, 130.00.00 Jacobus van Nootgou, for passage of 1 soldier,.. " 19, 3^ qq 00 Gerrit van Sweringen, on account of disbursements ""■^"K^^- "20, 400.00.00 Amount carried forward fl. 5,248. 17 8 ;(•?'■.■ *;1 188 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Dr. The Colonic of New Amstel. To amount brought from the other side, To balance, being excess of disbursements over receipts,. fl. 31,250.00.00 12,696.00.00 fl. 43.946.13.00 Thus done nnd drawn up by the Commissioners and Directors appointed and them rendered to the Right Worshipful Burgomasters, the U'" day of HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. ngg The Colonie of New Amatel, Ct. 1660. By nmount brought from the other side, fl 5248 17 s December 9. Klizabeth Cla.enius, in part payment of a note of' 2,600 a\ ^, „, 1661. * No.81, 100.00.00 January 21. Abraham de Decker, for one year's salary ..22. 600 00 00 1^'^""' , ^ '""° "23. 26o;oo:oo *^"^'» Hegervelt, for one year's salary ..04 fin on nn February 3. Hendrick Pietersen Meyn. for expenses, . .. Js l^Z 12. Jan BaptistaLieffrinck. for services rendered » 26,' lOoloo.OO ^1. Hendrick Schaeff, notary, for drawing up a charter party, «« 07 March 17. Harmen Barentsen, for lead,.'!'."..".'.""."/! ..28' ^\'\lZ June 13. Gerrit van Sweringen. on account ;;;:;; .. gg,' ^\looZ July 21. Jan Crato, for traveling expenses incurred, .. 30! 80 00 00 fi . K o, ^''«"""' ^"''"sen. skipper, for passage money,.. .« 31, ae'oooo SeptemberSO. Gerrit van Sweringen, on account, .. 33 .noooSo November 4. Elizabeth Clasenius, in part payment of a note of 400.00.00 1662. 2.400guilder ..33^ ^^^^^ ^^ March 5. Christina Bruynings. for stationery ..34, 12 17 OO Jan Dircksen Bergen, skipper, for passage and board of the skipper of the galiot N. Amid, and his crew, „ oc c^-.^ „« OQ ri . • IT J, , 35, 222.00.00 29. Captain Hendrick de Raet, light-house dues, &c.,. .'36, 138 14 00 A„,i , fl^^^^f •" '^^ Decker, for 1 year's salary, ..37, 6000000 April 1. Isaac Ipensz. for ditto, .. 38, 260.00.00 Martin Hegervelt, for ditto, ..39 fin 00 no November 6. The freighters of the ship Purmerland>herck, for ' passage of the city's officers brought from the Colonie hither, according to account and receipt, " 97, 460.00.00 Interest paid on moneys borrowed since 25"' • . *i. 7. 8 November, 1669, to 20'* March, 1662, according to the list and annexed receipts, .. 40, 11,707.00 00 Monthly wages paid to the city's officers who have returned home, from IS*" November, 1669, to S'O November, 1662, according to list annexed, and monthly rolls, numbered, ..41^ 23,398.6.8 fl. 43,946. 13.00 Novemtr"!' J'g! ""P"'°*«"'^^"" "^ '»'« Colonie of New Amstel, in New Nethe7and"^d~by ' ' (Signed). Burgh, Hendkick Rosters, Jan Tayspil. 190 Dr. The 16G1. Octcber ]663. March August NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, Colonie of New Amstel, planted in New Netherland by the city of Amsterdam. To the following, being so much approprinted by the aforesaid city for the redress of the aforesaid Colonie. according to the resolution adopted oa the D"" Way, 16G1, to wit : 6. To the Treasurers so much thereof this day received on account of the ^bove mentioned vote 8.6.000.00.00 S. To the same, for what is received on account of the above,.. 16. To t.ie same, in full for the above vote,. 10,000.00.00 8,688.00.00 N( Amount curried forward,... fl. 24,625.00.00 lam. the 1 oa •ove 1.00 .00 .00 The Colonie 1661. July 19. August 26. September 1. October 4. 14. 17. 80. 99. 9S. 98. 31. November 16. as. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XV. of New Amatel. planted in New Netherland by the city of Amsterdam. Cr. for the redress of the aforesaid Colonie, as well for the payment of the passage and board money of 6. Colonists and other laborinVper" ns wt departed thither on .he 27". November. 1661. and 11-^ March 1662 Jih he merchants, ships .e Parn..rlan,cr Kerke and G„Z..„ \r':t\ ITIT,, bes.des of cargoes, ammunition, farming implements and other necelsades .kewse freight and other disbursements thereupon; all accord „g to he documents, accounts and receipts annexed ; and. first : By Jacob Coutey. for muskets delivered according to account and receipt iv„ /lo « oc Gerrit Schimmel. for snaphaunee de'liJeVed'.:::::: " « mZZ Abraham Volkertsen, for ditto. ... ..44 ZZZ David Butler, for stockings delivered .. 45 ZIZ Warnar Poppen. for ditio ditto "\ .. ' ' f.^Z LysbetJane. for Flemish linen delivered,... ..47' 95400 Isaac Boddens. for fustian delivered. ::; .. 43! sa'oooo Jan Jansen van Dam. for musket ball delivered,.. » 49. 87"l5 00 Albert Jansen, farming implements delivered .<6o' 7219'. 1 Isaac Herling, for shoes delivered .. g/ 53' 10 00 Jacob Jansen, for farming implements delivered... " 62.' 463' 1 00 Hendrick Reael, for 2 mill-stones ..53 62"lo'oo Wyert Beeltsnycier. for spikes, iron and other materials, ,. ,, ,p, ; " 64. 667. 9. 8 The same, for carpenters' and other tools. .. 66. 87.00.00 Jan S.eb.ng. for duffels and blanket, delivered.... .'66, 965 12 8 Isaac Looman. for North English cloth delivered,. " 67. 145' 2' 8 Johan Moors, for one clock delivered .. 68, 133! 4*00 William Harmensen van Tiel, for iron work for a mill. .... • " 69, 667. 6 00 Abraham Jansen Bruyn. for bread delivered .'60 611100 P.cx van derSande's widow, for butler and cheese.. " Gl] en'is'oo Jan Pietersen. for shoes delivered .. go ««"«"«« FieterClaessen. for work done "" ..03 Ta IZ I'ieter Albertsen Kieft. for freight of a lighter to ' ' Texel. „ -. AK,„u ir , I 64, .%.00.00 Abraham Volckertsen. gunsmith, for flints. &c,... '.66, 9 6 00 mTcImT"' '""^r''"''*"^""' " ««• ^a.'oo.'oo Michiel de Marco Chertser, surgeon ..67 77 6 00 Christiaen Struys, for pots, glosses, &c., for the ' cheit, .. ^„ " 68, 8.10.00 Amount carried forward fl. 4,186. 7. 8 M m ■ >rm H ^w ■ "W 192 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Dr. The Colonie of New Amstel. To amount brought from the other side, fl. 24,6J8.00.00 Amount carried ibrwiird,. (I. vi.oas.uu.ou HOLLAND DOCUMENTS- XV • ■ 193 The Colonie of New Amstel, Cr 1661. By amount brought from the other side, . . fl . ,b« , J November 23. Marrhge Gerrits, for old cloth for chest..:::::::; -n;;;-; ' g ''oo Jan Jacobsen cabinet maker, for surgeon's chest.. - 70*. Holoo Jacob van Belcamp. druggist, for drugs .. n H , I Adam Dortmans, brewer, for beer delivered, .. 72' H' I'm Christina Bruynings. for stationery .. l' ^t' t I Guiliiam Beeltsnyder, for medicaments,.:::::::: •' 74' It' J'on Harmen Goyer, for tallow candles delivered, .. 75' 3.5' !"oo Phii.p Steen, oi! and spices.... .. I' „?f- *-°^ 25. Abraham Francx and Company. ropV .. !'" ^ „ •"" 29 Gerrlt Witpaert. flags. penU /cV.V: 7s 72 ^no Decemberl2. Pieter Bilder. wine delivered. '^' ^2.16.00 15. The same, for ditto, nddition^l,: ::::;; .. 2' ^^"'^l^ 16. Jacob vander Keeren and William SchrVyVii,;; ' ''■''-'' for brandy.... 23. JoostAdriaensenKne"vd:..;;.'foV;;p;;s"eV,::::::" :: si* Z'loZ ^^^^ 24. P.eter de Keyser. for beads (,....L) ! .' ,. ^ ^^-^J'J" Jacob Uyffgens, for seeds delivered .. gfi, 17 oo 00 D.rck Aertsen. of Oocklaen. for seeds delivered.. . .. SG 37"?^ 00 5. Arent Jansen Moesman, for victunling the p.L- •^'•"" sengers. 22. GerritKop.,orpi;;h"a;;i;;;-den;;;^i.;::;:;- ::^' ''Z'Tl 2S. Krasmus Forckeubeek's widow, fo. Ii„e„ . g^' 040 ^ ' Anril ^ B^^Pon.aster Hendrick Direxsen Spiegel, for soap,: .• 90.' si' la nl Apr.l 4. Directors of the West India Company, for duties.. ..9, 000 ,00 Abraham ClaesenLeseuter. for wine and vinegar,. ..92 ul'rZ May 16. P.eter Claessen Deucht, skipper, for passage of 13 souls, .... August 8. Jacob Fey.am„.fbr'i;^Vowd:r"dd;;;^:: ii'J' '''-y' STtnnber29. Abraham IWrsen KroocVs widow, for ;owder:' * ■• % 30 ,o-nn .November 0. The freighters of the ship Pum.r,l..k 'KeJX '''■'' freight of goods to New Netherland .. 07 , (,,.. nn ,m 8. I.aac Ipensz. for disbursements,. . . ./'' ^ ■«';^^ • »" ■ »0 8. ^^kipp-of theship««A/„. ^,,,,, f„;7v-,;-;^ ''■ '''-''-^^ goods to New Netherland .. „,^ ,^^ ^^ ^^ Amount carried forward,. ~TT n. 9,900. <». 8 Vol. II. aa I' "^ ' 194 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Dr. The Colonie of New Amstel. To amount brought from the other side, fl. 24,628.00.00 fl. 24,628.00.00 Thus done and drawn up by the Commissioners and Directors appointed and them rendered to the Right Worshipful Burgomasters, the 14"' day of We, the undersigned auditors, have, by order of the Right Worshipful Burgomasters, examined the above accounts and compared the same with the vouchers annexed, and found them to agree. Dated this 12"' day of December, 1663, in Amsterdam. (Signed), Nicolaes Opmeer, NiCOLAES R. VAN CaPELLB, PlETER RaaP. .00 00 HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. The Colonie of New Amstel, 1663. By amount brought from the other side, fl q onr o o' Deficit in the old account, which, for want of 'other means, must be paid from this money, which shall be reimbursed when ,,e resolution of the Worsh. Council appropriating the above sums shall be carried out and fulfilled, i o tqa i ^ n« Balance on hand, . 18,696.13.00 2,024.17. 8 fl. 24,628.00. 00 ind of irs, ind intrusted with the superintendence of the Colonie of Np.- A m.*«i • m xr , , November, A" 1662. ' ^"""*'' '" ^^^ Ne^herland, and by (Signed), LSuroh, Hendrick Roetebs, Jan Tavspil. ,if • .'ajy 196 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. i i; Cfi' C- the aforesaid principal and ™.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ l'^'!^'' ''- *' ^"'^ -^ be hest to order them, to provide a fund to meet thplf . ^ ' ' '"'" ^^^ ^""''^ P'"^'''''' '° «"""""« aforesaid Colonie o exis • nTt,e ntt '" T""" '"""'^^' '''^ "■^^'^'^ P"-'^'*^ '^ «'- the above mentioned Coio'ni"!! Z ? ^'°'" y°"'' ^""^"f« "'" P'--^^^ »« a^mit into possibieand s o^mve" IIiL;"^ "''^^ ^"^°"^''^^'' -"^--'"to it would be vvhich apparently ou. rhe^^^ """^'P""" °^ "'« ^"""^ -- with the Conditions, if you pl'e'ase, dir'e If uLu:::' '"" "^ "'"^""'^' '"°^'«'^'' ^ -'--'-<> ^-^ Worships can. -^:^:'::zz!'xtizj:z::':- """"-'- ^°--^^- orciconicin,or the English, since it is a verv Ir I ^) , '' " '''"' "'" '''^ "^ '^'''"6 "<^'^^P'^^ by of the fiver! ^ ''"' ""'^ ^''" P^^'""^'^ '""^' ''"'^ '-« o" t'- «ea at the mou.l^ Iie.svh,f!on of the W..t India Company, Ch- ™°'"" Honorable and Worshipful. 198 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. for the advancement of your Colonie on the South river, in New Netherland, called New Amstel, recommending that the Company may be pleased, most speedily, to resolve favorably thereon, as you are disposed to push said Colonie forward with greater zeal than has hitherto been done. Whereupon, having heard the opinions of said gentlemen and of Mr. Pergens, as Commissioner of the affairs of New Netherland, they have concluded that your Worships' Memoir consisted of ten articles, on which they have resolved as is inserted opposite each article. 1. First. That the Company shall give and surrender all property in the soil. Together with all rights both of High and Low Jurisdiction which they possess on the South river. On condition of paying said Company the duty, as at present paid on exported and imported wares. The Company would grant your Worships the property of the lands and the distance, as mentioned in the 1", S'*, 9'^ and lO" Articles, the same as the lands which are already occupied, and the Company is willing to give up and surrender Fort Christina to your Worships on this condition: That the owners and proprietors of the lands situate there and thereabouts be not abridged in their obtained freedoms, and that your Worships do immedi- ately send thither a good number of soldiers to relieve those of the Company, protect the Colonists and resist the English and Indian nations, and cause to be cleared there every year in succession one league of land, and send four hundred Colonists annually thither until the farmers shall amount to a respectable number sufficient to occupy such a tract of land; and your Worships shall not be at liberty to alienate the Colonic by sale, transfer or otherwise, either in whole or in part, on pain of forfeiting the exemptions granted by this resolution. That is, agreeably to the jurisdiction already granted to your -Worships, as is co be seen in Art. 8, 3 and 4 of the Conditions arranged apart. This article is according to the list attached to the Conditions published by your Worships. cc re rr fo wl th( illK in^j tile fidf HOLLAND DOCUMENTS j XVl. 199 a The 4'S 5'^ 6'- and 7'" Articles are nothing else than highly prejudicial to the Company, and your Worships will please excuse the Company therefrom, as they have already declmed consent, according to their resolution, dated 21" March, 1661, Article 4, as we had the pleasure to communicate to your Worships. Without, however, being in any wise bound to bring the goods into your Honors' ware- house. 6. Or to be inspected by your clerks. 6. But to be satisfied with the declaration of the Commissioners or Director. 7. Not paying anything at the South river, and the Company not Jaiming any authority there. 8. The jurisdiction and propriety of the country must extend from the sea upwards, as far as the river reaches. g The 8'^ 9". and lO'- points are hereinbefore And on the north side from the h«„Ic f '"'''^''''' '" ^''- ^ ""'' ^' ""^^''^S "^ the the river landward in. ""^ "^ '"'"P"''^ °^ '^'^ '^"^« ^^^^ jurisdiction 10. And on the south side as far as the land extends there to the Knglish Colonie. Friday, IC" February, 1663. co''^^::'::::;rdr;::^^rt^ f l^e l.. iu.ant, to exam^e .he n^rthe. resolution of th^s Leti^g.T 3 on The .M;::; o^; t T''' .^-"---" - the rnd communicated to them, have reuorted Thtf TTT , "'"''""^ gentlemen's Memoir following points: ^ '^"' "'"^ ^^'^ '"""'^ ">« «^'«« to consist of the two wJ^;:;s';i?:;^:^::::':ir;:^;'''V™"- the ^mt-rent of ^ stivers on t.. beave. the city's Colonie. * ""' '" "'""' "" """^ '^•^"'^^^-th to accrue to the profit of 2. That, in place of all goods transmitted from here to the ciivV r,.i • • n- .. >"'d thence hither, being subject as at nr.^.nf „ . J ^"" '" '^"'^ ^etherlnnd inspection of a d.-puty of Z Comn ."v ' T"^'"' '' ^'^ '^'''"^'"^-' n.reement. ,o the li.e part of the citvwho si nil "^ ^^' T" Commissary shall be appointed hereafter on lidel ty to he C I'p,:;" ^'"" '"^'"^^^ '" ^"^^« ^' *"« Company's officer, and take an oath o 200 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Whereupon the opinion of the aforesaid C ;mrni88ioner8 being further heard, it is. after question w«s put, resolved and concluded that both the aforesaid Conditions shall be, as the snme are hereby, consented to, with this understanding, that in all cases the other side shn I comply with the Conditions stipulated by the Company, and particularly that the aloresa.d Con.missioners shall not neglect to observe what was concluded on the 8'" instant in Article 1 of the Commissioners' Memoir. Mesolntion of the Common Council of the City of Amstenlam. I From tho Ktmlutien ran rfc Vrotdn,ha,<,,cn,i:., p. a», In Ihc Utad liny,, AmMordnm. I Sa-' February, 1GG3. iroiumi Document., The Burgomasters have proposed to the Council that they have received coi.1"' In N.,w ars'- Why the city of Amsterdam ought not only to continue, but with great ■ ■ vigor, advance it. 'Tis known to every one and beyond contradiction, that all trade is from time to time falling of^ in our c ■.ntry, also that there is nothing in view from which any improvement is to be • .'o,u,NK, BtAAt^T wa. . n«ti,, of Am.tcrd^n,. ,,„d ,l,e olde,t .on of Willem J.„« Bl.»„w, the colebrafd printer. H« suceeeded h,. f.tber m bu.ine.a in 16.38, «„d. in 16M, w». chosen Schepon .nd one of tl,., thirly..lx etty Cottucillor.. Hi. w..rl.l.ren„w„ed pr,nt,„g ..ublishment, whicl. Mood i„ the renr of the A'.Vu*, Knk, w,, burn, ,o the grut.nd on the 22d Feb,„„rj, 16,2, and tho pUle. nnd letler-prcw of his ccK.brat.d Alia, wor« unfor.nnntelv con.ntnod nt tho ...tno tin,,.. His n " r"°,r,'r"'-"i "' l'^''^^ ^"''^"'^ ^ ^^'^^•''^- "^ ^"^ ""' '""^ •"^^'^« '■^^ m>hnuuc. having dtod on U,. mh UtiCiiBber, 1678. no*. — Ed. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV SOl thia diversion of trade proceeds is notorious TtDrti„„T. . ^J *''"^" °"'>'- ^V''«»<'« .vhich our prosperity has excited amlnra Mhe'po J 1'"^^^^^^ '»>« great jealousy possible obstacle has been thrown in oSr wa^hy C e E^ ,b 7^^' T ''"^'"^ '""' This is so notorious that I think, in order to^voTd^rSv it ""' ^'"'"«"'- minute. The second cause whereby trade h„« """"^ P'"'""'}^' '* '" unnecessary to be Kingdoms, but by the Hanse Towns wh.ch b ol h". 7"''' ""' ""'^ "^ '''« °^°^«-'' ra.e of the convoys both on the 0^1^^^ nd 7 ? """^ ''^"^'"«' " '"^^ ^^''^"'ve considered, since all the Po, n alTluro'e "r'"' ''""'" ""'"'"" ''" '» "" be expected fron, New Netheriand where irieeToTed"" '"'^' '"" '""'='' ''"'' '« '« beyond contradiction the finest country in ^Jor d 7hlr ' "V" ""''^■""^ ""' " ''«'"» is grown in Fance or the Baltic (Oo,L) Z Ih h' «^«^3'thmg can be produced that those Kingdoms together. The S gl 1. al^ ' "" •'" """ "' '""^ *'« "« ^^^^ - "o^h Netherland, which Lm their Colo,^y alone itad "" !°'"""'^« «<■ '^e worthiness of New to the Islands. There is now as Zh ^ "'"'''' ^'' ''"^''' '"'*'^ ^^'^e and small, population with nu.be; of Ln ZlCc^lTT T ^"' T ''''' ^°^ *"^--« ^"^ the E«st. Westphalia and those cou^t es w ;h ^vl h" " "f '"" """"""y- ^^^^y. times, but principally by the perseci7owichhoroVr.';.'^ '"° ''"' '''''' of France, al.o the Waldenses. have been subie.fld k "" "'^""S'^""* the entire Rochelle are already making application!^ «"hjected; wherefore some families from around their own expense.'were t"h! LTtlr ^:Zr!^:T:!'T: " '^^ ^^'^^^'""^ "' the Indians. These expenses for a settlemem of 50 1 ^'^""'^ apprehension of there be an abundanc; of Colonists wTe ^i I bTl ""'^'=-''"- '""g- than until matter taken zealously in hand- and in a rrw T' '" " y^" °'' '^° ^'^re the Amsterdam alone will'be very c n . Lab e wl "JT": \ ''f' '" "^'^^ ^"^^"'-" '"-- and trade will come not only'f.m the cUyVco o • tt "^^^^ p".' ^T ^'^^ "'""^' ' will trade with them, to make a little slit in .hJT "' ' ? "^'"'' '^^*' °«''''- "" «e without having recourse to the pa ' e 1 ea sUnii [^ f/' "" '''"'' '''"" ^^'-'^ Kingdom of England, which will no Mow us ^haT Th /oT '"'^\'^ '""'''''" "^^ '^"^ considerable sum employed by the city is exDend!d »1 l""^' ^""^ ^"^^^^^^ ^^'^X they think such is hereinbefore suffi :;t ; pCed by IZ '" I'" "^ "'"«« ^ P-fi' more usefully disbursed than for this Collnie and th„f n ^ ."'• ^" "^""^^ '^•■•" ^e loan. For calculating * ""'^ ""*' """ *^*^^t«'"'y be only a matter of a .:'^:S:!T'''' ^''' "'" '- ^ ^'^-^^ ^'-'^ ^-^^ P'"- ^- '■- -'-.houses, of boys to ?M:di? Tie ":!;;'':'' 'r •'^'"^'•" ""-' «'°-'^'^ ^- ---^^ there ; -nr!;:dt'ed;;;'^Co:;:;:"^''""" "^ ^^--^^ ^-^- -^^ -- pa/it. and which is KmMrTr;::^::X:^ht::^:r;'"°"'" ^^^ ^"' -- «« '^'^^- if it please ; but 'tis we 1 to Tnde t i; h j tlTV "/^ "" ''''^*" " ^^'-" --g". 't::t erz-::-rS^^-^-^^ -. -=.r --« — ^. Whereof tC^d-; ^Z ^^^^ ^ ^ -3- ^ SOS NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. the Right Worshipful Burgomastera ; for 'tis certain thnt the Colonie of the South river is nigh fallen to ruin, because what has been needed for each equipage, has dragged along In the Council a very long time before any resolution was adopted thereupon, wherefore the ships took their departure, the suitable season was lost and meanwhile the beginnings, for wnnt of being continued, have come to naught; and, although there is no doubt of the good foresight of the members of the Council for the above named fund, yet shall we respectfully submit a plan, whereby we are of opinion it will be accomplished with the least onerousness. Let them please to allow the said Commissioners, instead of the Treasurer, to manage the English post establishment and employ the profits thereof; also, if the post hence to Paris be successful ; likewise, as the Antwerp, Cuelen and Hamburgh messengers do not travel any more, 2 or 3 members having died in each office, instead of appointing .iny new ones, to employ the places of those who are deceased to the profit of this Colonie ; but as the income from this source is slow, and there will be considerable disbursements in promptit, therefore your Honors will please to assist, according as funds shall be necessary, in the negotiation of so much ; then, I think, the city will apparently never again be applied to for money for this purpose, but, on the contrary, I hope, repay it in a few years. Enlarged Conditions for the Colonie on the DeUware River. ( From the Mmimnt Rtgiutr ron tin Raad, D., p. 01, In the Slad //«y», Ani»l»rd«m.l General Conditions agreed to with the Further Conditions made and entered Weg» India Company. into with the West India Company. 1. iiniLnrt Documcni.. Tho West India Company shall What alteration has been made in this approve, as far as they are regulation, shall be hereafter distinctly sei concerned, the annexed agreement, plan and forth, regulation whereon the city of Amsterdam shall plant Colonies. S. Their High Mightinesses [and] the West India Company shall cede to and confer on the city of Amsterdam, as founders and build- ers of the place. High, Middle and Low juric- diction, in order the beUer to maintain the requisite authority. The West India Company hath, on the 12'" February, 1663, conferred on the city the entire South river, and the proprietorship of the land beginning at the sea, upwards as far as the river extends, and on the north side three leagues from the bank of the river landward in, and on the south side as far as the land extends there to the English Colonies, and this upon the same footing and condition, in regard to the law of High and Low Juris- diction, as in art. 2, 3 and 4, hereinbefore HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. 3. The city shall possess the aforesaid juris- diction in form of fief, appointing a person to that end successively on whom the fief shall be conferred on payment of certain 4. The sovereignty and supreme authority together with all that depends thereon, remain- ing nevertheless with their High Mightinesses and the Company, so far as the same is thereto authorized by the charter. £08 «tipulated. with this understanding that the ciy shall send thither a good number of "old.e.a for the protection of the place, also cause a league of land to be cleared there every succeeding year, and send thither 400 Colonists. Sp..,., Co„.Hr.„. f„„ ,,, pH...d „g„,.,i.» „J.„r„ . change h.. ^„,,_ IV Article. The Sheriff shal' be aoDointeH in th„ .,«,,»» ^ of their HighMightinesse'irdlhewtnT col:'; ol'V''^' t'''^ ''^ ^^P""^ Company, by the Deputies of Amsterdam who Schln f T !/"^ '^' appointment of a by procuration shall give hereunto aulTi . and the WelfrH T''"''''^'' ''■■«''^'"-- to the Director. ^ """^ ""^ ^'«' ^"^la Company, on condition of swearing allegiance to the city. 12. ' It shall also have three Burgomasters whom the common burghers shall appoint from the mosi honorable, most fit and wealthiest. 13. And five or seven Schepens whereunto a double number shall be nominated by the burghery, in order that selection may be made therefrom by the Director, by procuration as stated m Art. 11. 16. The Schepens shall pronounce judgments by decree for all sums below 100 gl., but in cases exceeding 100 gl. the aggrieved party Bhall beat hberty to appeal to the Director, Schout and Council of New Netherland. Note. On the 21- March aforesaid the Company increased this sum of 100 gl. to 600 gl. j '^S'' ^-yaa^feltiA ^^1 |g^y| 204 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 16. Said Schepens slmll also decido all criminal cases, but an appeal shall be proTisionally allowed therefrom. 80. If the city of Amsterdam send over any goods on freight in any ships they must, accord- ing to the regulation, go to New Amsterdam, Hnd the city shall submit 'o the same regula- tion as others. 88. The city of Amsterdam shall cause a conve- nient warehouse to be prepared here, wherein shall be deposited all the goods which the faid city intends to send to its Coionie in New Netherland, where they may be inspected by a person to be appointed by the Directors of the West India t;ompttny in the presence of ft person commissioned thereunto by the city of Amsterdam, and marked with the marks of the city and the Company, the duty thereon to be pr.id by the Company according to the tariff. 8. Concerning the C^ompany's toll, the city shall lake care that in time what shall be paid in New Netherland be employed to the build- ing and maintaining of public works. And forbad the granting of any appeal in criminal cases, the Company engaging to instruct their servants in New Netherland not to grant any relief agreeably to the order in this country. On the date aforesaid, the Company granted free trade to private ships and goods direct from here to the South river, on the fooling and regulation in use in this country and at New Amsterdam in shipping off goods, to wit, that they may be brought to the Company's warehouses and marked with its mark and pay duty as is done here and at New Amsterdam. On the IG"- February, 1063, the Comp.iny consented that instead of all the goods from here to the city's Coionie in New Netherland and thence hither, being at present according to agreement, subject to the inspection of one of the Company's Deputies, a Commissary moy hereafter be appointed on the part o( the city who shall inspect the same instead of a Deputy of the Company, and take the oath of fidelity to the Com puny. On the IG'* February, 1GG.3, aforesaid, the West India Company granted that the fjuit rent of 4 stivers on each beav.r obtained on the South river, shall be henceforth for I ha profit of the city. Ht-folvtion of the Common Council of the City of Amsterdam. I From th. «„„(.(„, run d, rro,HKh„,.,„n, I'., j- S4«. In ll>t Slad llof,, Amitirdtia. J 10" March, 10G3. Hoiiti|ji Da«»«,u. !■ also heard the report of the Committee appointed the 2S'"' February lost to consider in what way the city'. Coionie ia New Netherland can best be HOLLAND DOCUMENTS- XV K «. . . 205 Fnn-i. for ths id- oenented, gtating, in substance th-it hnwi.,„ u i .i. v.nr™,mi ,.f ii„ „r .1, r • , U , """'"•""•^^' '"•« havHig heard the op nions or iho ni,„„* Hij'i coioniB la 01 tliB uforesaid Co onin anhmiit^i • • ■ "p'uiuuB oi mo Uirectors "-"''"^ ' Muni,„ent Register 0(008"' "''"' ^" ''' ^"""''" "^^ '^^'^'^'"^^^ "> Colonie be properly sustained o a^:w ea. ' i 7ouT;r .""'' "'"""'" '''"' '^"^' ''' -'<» great trade to this city. „« the land w.^ Lund o lit ^ '"'r^" "'' '"''"l">«"'«. '"rnish present be brought from the Baltic (Zt) ^ '""' "" ''^ ''''"''" -'"'«'' >""«' at demand, to be annually suppiier^f fronc L! "^-^^^'e" "« the good of ,he service may obliged to "Ppiyover'andlrr;; i^t r;:;.!:!"" '"^"^"^ 'hereof, without being' since it appears sufficiently clear and app r „t Z H /'""''"°" "'"^ ""'^'''^ ^''«^«''°^ ^ from the tedious deliberatLns on e si a .d o" "7 P^^-- "^ -i'« Colonie arose the season for the departure of tL ships wasr ^ ZZ "^ ''' ''°"''"''' -"''«'^y> ^'^-^^''7 those subsidies which frequen 1/00" rnr uZ'f ' '""i" "^" "^ '^""' ''^^ '--"y "' always demanded in the Hr'st beginl^s of a CoUie '"^'""^ " '"^"^ "''^^^^"- "" "« negotiated with the DirLors a obtaZ Tom ^,^^ f ^^^ "^"""T' '° "-'— --". ^-n^ boundary line of the district belonging .Hhe Colo ie f "5 ^ """«'' ""'= '^ P^'"''"-' -night execute judgments for the sum of fl (00 ^ , H 7." ' "'''°" ''"' '^'^ ''^'=^«P«'"' »'-« Director-General and Council , New nX de- "l^^ "''""' ""^ '^PP^' '^'"^ '» the the goods going ,0. and coming fro.^ the C ; 1? , k' " '"«"" ^""" "^-i-. that one Commissary .0 be appointed thereun.ytTr^^^^^^^^^ 'rf''' °"'^ ''^ more fully appears by the agreement in wri.lL • . ^""P^'^ °' «"''^ Company; as With which CondLns r^n m teJw r!'7"'^"'"" '" f""'"'""' «"«'»'"■ »•. folio ^l- Colonie would be greatly facilitated '""'"" ''''" "''' »^^''"'=«""'°t of the aforesaid 0fllec::2r:;d";:t:;';;;;::^r' ^-'-^-^i^'-yortheabove mentioned advice and concluded that aasistan'eL 1 .e eonti IdTo tb' '?"^'^ j''^^ "'- t"-^-. it i- resolved Hum of money shall be borroweV 1 be I ^ . r""'' ^"'°"'''' «'««. 'bat « suitable .Ton. .in.eto,Le. in such I;! hey st "red / "^.^^"'«-'-- to .he Directors. 'orasn,uch as the aforesaid sum or fu .1 it7el „„ 7 T " "'"' "'^" '— «ries. And until the next n.eeting of this Cou. d " computation thereof is postponed Jie^lution of th. Chnunon Chu.cU of th. City of A.nster^am. New Metherland ha. been postponed fro.n the tenth instant on account of the '8Mii.|ff«, ji. 20a. — Esk 206 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, tlnnness of the meeting, to the next Council day, and the Burgomasters saw that no greater number is in attendance to-day, their Worships have therefore only proposed whether, in the meanwh. le a subsidy of 25- guild, could not be resolved and agreed to. it being urgently demanded for the dispatch of the present equipment for the Colonie ; also, that Mr, Cornells de Graeff. Lord of South Polsbroeck, be again requested and commissioned with the Commiss.oners appointed for the affairs of the aforesaid Colonie, to resume the conference w.h the Directors of the West India Company, in order to see whether their Honors could not, (or the good oj the aforesaid Colonie, agree to the contents of a certain draft of Conditions submitted to the Council, and here inserted verbatim: Incase the Worshipful Council resolve vigorously to promote the settlement of the city 8 Colonie on the South river, we then, under correction, are of opinion that t leir Worships might and ought to stipulate with the West India Company not only that no appeal should lie to the Manhattans, but also that the duties should be payable not to the Company, but to the city, for the relief of its to be incurred expenses, at the same rate as was paid at the Manhattans, so as not to undermine this Colonie it being noted, likewise, that th. city will occupy Fort Christina with its garrison and will relieve the Company therefrom. Which points being taken into consideration, a provisional subsidy of 25™ guild, is consented to for the end aforesaid ; and the r.bove named Lord of Polsbroeck is appointed anew with the aforesaid Commissioners, to see and try, on resuming their conference with the Directors of *e West India Company, whether their Honors could not agree to and approve the aforesaid Conditions, reporting the result. Re,<>ohtiom of the Director., erf the \V,,t India Comimmj, Chamber at Amsterdam. 1 From ihc N.w.york Colonl.l M»nH■crip^ XIX., Id the S. cr..|,.rr of Sl>t.'> Offlc, Altaiy, N. T. I Friday, 13'* July, 1063. The Committee appointed at the meeting yesterday to confer with the city's Commissioners respecting New Netherlnnd. having reporte.i that, they being negotiating with the gentlemen aforesau, the latter had communicated a written extract from their resolutions, to the effect hat hal the duty of this Colonie be ceded to the city, and. furthermore, that the appeals from their Colonie to the Director and Council of New Netherlan.i be abolished, or else that in the cases from their Colonie. which, hy appeal, devolve on the Director and Council, an appeal may he ,o the Supreme Court here : The whole matter being considered, it is resolved to piace the aforesaid written extract in the hands of the Committee on New Netherland, for immediate examination and report. Monday, 30'" July, 1GC3. The Committee on New Netherland. having made a report on the Memoir of the city's Commissioner., dated 12'" of July, which waa submitted to the meeting on the lU- next HOLLAND DOCtMENTS- XV Tlie Directors of the Incorporated Wpst Tn,i;= n seer, ar,d examined the Memoir ofMellr h; nl?"""'"^' '"'T'^'" '' ^"'^'-'J^'". ''-ving their Colonie in ^.^ Netherland; a d He '^ in r'T ";"' f'"^'"" "' '^'« '^'^^ "P^ place, as at present, according to the Col 17 . f '"^ °^'^° P°'"'^' ^^«'= '^hat in llight Worshipful Burgomastersof tlisotv 7, "x v^'" ''""'''""^ enacted with .he be paid to the Company, the , fores 'id Di L ' ■ ""'■^"'' ""'" ^"'^ '=°"-y« --' grant and concede tiLLe to Zcr^afor " P'""'"" ^''-^^f. -« willing to that the said city may hence o h ab oI,f I '""''"'' "' '"'^ >" '*>« ^^"'•^^^id Memoir, ail such goods aLili'b s^t h e '^:;;^f, -cen. and administer the convoys and duties o^ the aforesaid city keep a prope ace „ Ir ^ T^ '"''" ^'<^"-'-'1. Provided that one-half of the clear proceeds to the Com" Vr''' """^ ^'^"^'■"•^tration thereof, and pay with express restriction ::^ i::^^^'^;::^;^;^:::: 1"^ Tr r '-' '^^-^^^'-^^ greater security of their Colonie in .rp ..i . employed for the advantage and in mZr^de o,:;d :: iTzzzT'' \i ''%'"''''- •^"'' ^--" °^^- ^'-^-'-^. agreement, an appeal ma necZy^J^^^^^^^^ ^''^'^ Colonie, according .o the The above named Dire'c ors a nZ'a ; T f 7""' ^''"^ "'"'''^ ^°""'^>^- weighed on the one hand the r aso ' ivanced bv .^ r"'' !"/° '•°"''"'^""°"' ""'^ ^^P^'^''^^ and, OP. the other hand, the co,^ tUut ' Ini J^ T'""' ^'""•"'««i'>"«" ""d Directors. Mightinesses for the c:!::;:;T:2:'.^::^ ::t: :r' ^"'r ^"""^" ^^ '"^'^ «'«'^ aforesaid city's Colonie, as far as it mav in Z J '""' ' " ^^^ "'^"^•'«''"'' request in favor of the -; "-. - f -est the .ore::;:^ z::^:^ r;^;::: :^:3^-- Xr'r • "" relates to their request, for the receipt and adn.inistration o tTedutv „nH ' '" ' T "' nevertheIess,theComp.nygrantsundconsenlsthatonp!„I r ^"^7 and convoys; In.t. .luty hon. ail .he goods to be sent direct f'omee to t' r' 'T"'""^^ Ne.herland. shall be received by ,he afo es id i.v Z, 7 "'^ ' '^'"'""''' "' ^'^ that the receipt and adnnnis.ra.L of .t d 1 ml 1 ''" T 'f! ''"""^"'"^ >"""' «'' as hi.her.o, wi.hout any change be 1 h/^ .^ 1.^:7^; I".'," '"""'"""^ ^^'"""'• be paid by the Company .o .he city alores-.i.i to . T "'" '"' P'"*^^"'''"' "'"'" the aforesaid Memo', all wi.h :^ :tZ'\nT ^ ""'""'*" " ^'"^"*'"'''" '" .hall also puu,-.ually observe and exe 7 h T- '"'" ""■"""'""' ^''"""''-i«'-" wha. has been by the Direo.ors esXd „ V^'.^IT''''"?'"''' """ ''"'""''' •"P'''^'""y ..tmon, regard ^ing had, on ;;::::: :r;::;z^^^ of the Company's dis.ric.s; and. on ,1,. o.her I ml' ""*'''""'"''" "'''" judgments plonounced in .heir High M h. e ' 1 e .v'":''": '' 7'1' ^""^" "'"' should he sulOec, to corree.h.n and -L^Jm T v:!^ :. CuJI't cl! 7 T" '''"''' SOS NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Friday, 3"" August, 16C3, The Committee on New Netherland having been in further conference with the Commissioners LetVJV M T ' """"■■ °'''' '""■ """""' ^"^ "^^^'"g ^'■'"'^^■•'J'' P^"-ted to the meetmg the Memo.r here.nafter inserted, it is in said report resolved hereby to authorize the Ccmm.ttee on New Netherland to make such further arrangement with the citT'I Commissioners as shall be found most advantageous to the Company. Memoir of the city's Commissioners on New Netherland. The Commissioners and Directors over this city's Colonie in New Netherland having seen Memo r to them delivered on the 12- July last, containing two different points, namely, first, that the cty may be allowed to receive the duties and convoys of goods and merchandise go.„g hence d.rect to the South river of New Netherland, on condition of paying one-ha tl e net procee s t ereof to t e said Company; and secondly, that from the jud'gments pronoun d by the D.recor-General and Council of New Netherland in cases devolved on them by nppeal from said cHy's Colonie, an appeal may also lie to the Supreme Court here; have observed by the aforesaid written answer, on the first point, that the said Company does n fact conce-°-" of the interests .n that quarter; ,hey are. thereforr f "««««««"Iy tends to injure the city's between officers on both siles ^ e 'e "wouLTe"':" ''V" ^''^^ '<> ^^^^^^^ ^^^ 111 should expressly order its officers not o haTbc „n ^ '^'^vantageous that said Company unless provided with proper P^sspoJ'Tj:7e '^^^^^^^^^ Comn,,«,o„ers undertaking to reciprocate nda'tin he ' '"' °" '^^'"«"'^' «-<* To„r;rnri:;:rtrr^^ ^"' ^^^^ ""^^"^ "^-^ August. l.«3. "'"^ '' ''^ Comm,ssio„ers and Directors aforesaid. i„ Amsterdam. 2^ The Commissioners of New TeZlTK """'"' ''''' .•n«tant. in further conference with the ComnMsli'' ^""T^ '" *'"' '■^'°'"^'°" °f 'he 3- the South river, and having made ^^l" rZ"? T, ^^''^'^-^ ^he city's district on add.tmnal Memoir of the aforesaid city's rL!' ' ^'"""« ^'^•'"■'- °P'"'«n« «nd the ncqu.esce therein and it -s herel,y co se, tedto Id'T^r "' '"" •"^'^"'' '' '« --'-'^ '« la. aside d.vers and weighty motives to c lary I" . /" "'""' '""^ ^"•"P''"^' ''-"^ o< the aforesaid Colonic in .he speediest manner. ^' ' '" """""^-^ ^"•' "'Ivancemen! Agrees with the register of the aforesaid resolutions. (Signed), MtcH' Ten Hovb. 16 V 03. iff '41 %«;•/ .», M. aioni, on the Delaware liieer ^'X^r:::,^Z';;;-:^::l,^--ver this ci-ys CoUie in New of August. 10G3. ^^""f.pful. the Burgomasters, submitted the 10* nnlland Donnini. Your VV'orshinii linu.> k„ l "•" Directors ha 'y . lowT , :"'°'"^« '?"""' •'^'" '"^^ Commissioners and o struction and damage inflict ;rc-ei:r "'v'r^^''^'"' -"" ""'^ P'-'-d th <" J"H,cature and that accordingly to obv^^t 1 , ,T ^^'""•'' '''^'''''y '" ''"' -^""r not only that there should he no apnea 1/ ?"'""' """ '^' ^^^"^ India Company t'y the decree of the Schepens o 7 Ji ,.r;"T' "'? '"' *'"' '''« -"o •- deddcj -ivancd to ««o .uilders.'Hol,anl,„,7 ,;;'::;'""'''• T""'" "^ '"" .-'"<^-". H. conveyed the whole of .|,e South river Imh "'' '''""'' ''- «—'--' ""d Vol. II. ''"Z: *"" ''"' •""» "P*"^'^" -o far «s ,ho .aid riv«r 210 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, extends, and on the North side three leagues from the river's banli landward in, and on the South side as far as the land extends in that direction to the English Colonic ; and as the Worshipful Council of this city did, afterwards, on the lO'" March, of this year, request and appoint Mr. Cornelis de Graef, Lord of South Poisbroeck, with and besides the Commissioners aforesaid, to agree, if possible, by further conference with the West India Company, not only to abolish appeals in toto, but also, that henceforth the city should receive the duty on the goods and merchandise going hence direct to the South river, for the defraying of the expenses which are to be incurred ; and as the said business has now finally Leen concluded with the West India Company aforesaid, therefore, not only an explanation hereof will now be given, but also this supplementary report is respectfully ^ io your Worships of the state of the city's iifTairs there, and by what means they car itained and advanced. First. Concerning the abrogation of the appeal, . _ that accordingly from the judgment [pronounced] by the Director and Council of New Netherland in matters devolved by appeal, there shall lie an appeal to the Schepens of this city or to the Supreme Court in this country: It has been considered by the Company, to that end applying ample reasons wherefore it could not be done; the same was then abandoned, as we were not able to perceive how the city or its inhabitants could hereby, certainly not for the present, be prejudiced, as cases exceeding 600 guilders will be of very rare occurrence there. Concerning the 2°" point : The aforesaid Company has granted to the city, for the term of fight years, the net half of the receipts of the duty and convoy of goods going hence direct to the South river, and that for the building and maintaining its public works and supporting the officers there ; aicordingly only half of the duty and convoy of the goods and merchandise which are sent on behalf of the city is paid to the Company, at whose office shall, furthermore, be received the duty and convoy of the goods which will be shipped thither by private persons, but the city, in order to be served faithfully and betimes, shall be empowered to appoint a person there who shall receive the half thereof on its account. Having, moreover, obtained from the said Company, for a like number of years, the toll or duty which is paid in New Netherland both on beavers and other peltries and Virginia or Maryland tobacco, whereof the last pays 30 stiv.rs and the first lOj guilders per 100 export duty (including the 4 stivers per beaver) and whatever additional might be paid on other and all such returns, likewise for the erection and maintaining of public works; which is consequently of such consideration as will hereinafter be mor > fully submitted. And ns the city's Colonic has also heretofore been grievou injured by the running away of its colonists, said Company hath, on the request presented ny the Commissaries aforesaid on this occasion, also promised to introduce strict order to the end that no persons coming from the city's Colonic to the Manhattans without n proper passport, shall be harbored there but sent back again, which shall also be done reciprocally by the city, in order thus to obviate and remove all troubles between the governments on either side. This being thus transacted with the West India Company at a further conference, we shall now proceed to the state or condition of the Colonie itself, and by what means it could be maintained and advanced. Concerning the state or condition of the Colonie iiself, that being considered ns it will be conveyed to the city, namely the entire river, as hereinbefore specified, it is found that the Swedes, Fins and other nations have made and erected there about 110 good bouweries, stocked with about 8,000 cows and oxen, 20 horses, 80 sheep and several thousand swine. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XV. e^!:^i^^'^t^rt::::: '"';''''-' ^°'^ '- ""«^« -^ pasture. ,.!!« for what' Lwn. be Jd p oduc n'" ZZouT "' ' '""1' 'T ""' *'"" "'"'" ^« ^ "« ^"'^ and all «orts of grain, as eTper nl hath T. TW'T'"'"' ""' ""'^ «"''»•"« '""^ -^eat flax; and rice will al o th i^ nd 1^ he Lf/'rf '"'{. ^T"' '"* ^'«° ^^ "^^^P -^ well adapted. A proof of hirlltL "be t7 "w t'hel '/^ '"" «"""'^ ''^'"« '^''^'^ prunes and other fruits. Thus Deolll onl! .k ^^ ^^\^''' opportunity; also of French in farming. No Hollanders but ot£i,r '.' ''"' ''''''' ^'^'^ "« '«''-«"« ^^^ «kill«d this purpose, the Svvedes and rlr who T ". T' """'' ^' '"'^^''^'^ ""'' »«^"«ted for others, h'e reunto part u la "y fiS [nTorZuoZJ 7 ", """""^ ""'"'"'"^ ''^-^' ^ « time expected, as they have be n notified ^v 7 "^ " ''°"''''°''^' "« '"^°'" '''"^ '« good op ortunity there. A ready sol I'L l^^r " ^'^ ^'""^'"'^ ^°'°"'« "^ '"« of 3£ souls, who only are ^l^^fZt^^^^^ / "'T ''T' '""' '"'" ^"^'^^" *° "^« ""'»''" cattle must be given to ther here bv tt 7 ^ ,"/ T ""^ *"'''■•• ^" ^^*^ °'=«««'°» ««•"« of the soil ; thfy will bll'dTo^ t 2:1^ "^t^Z:;^ '''--''' '^« ^''^-'o" years at most, whereby not only agriculture wllh ^ . u ' '""""'" '" '''"'"' * «■• ^ the ci.y will also be thereby benefid Id nn/'""'"^'^ '" ''' '"°^' '"'''"'''''' -''^' f""' with a few farming implements the d'tv tjl^ " ^"'''^' """^^ '''''^' '"g^^her shall be made good in the space' if 3 vl f T'"' '"f" °"'^ '" '*'™ "^ " '°»"' '^'^ '^"'« realize there, and espe ia iJTn . ^ rb ITu ^ °' ''' '""' ^'^^ «'^'^" '^''PP- '« City Will not su.er an^y ^J^^JI^ :'::^Z:^ ^'iZ:^-^ ^"•'^' '^ ^^^^ ^ be':t:ri:X^;:;j;;:?:-;;::-';- -;"'« -.. -« .ss so isle trade which ca„ principally with the'ne ^r "Ve ali" of^M ' T ?'"" "' '"^ '^"""^^^' ^"^ ^'^ -^ the planting of tobacco. ' nd ^e^e t n^ Led 7: sth Tr d """' ''^""'^^ ""''''' ^*^'^ and convenience of the places a^d k U wh h . [ ' "" '*'-"'°'"'' "^ '*>" suitableness a half hour's distance fZ the ot^er On o'e nfT '" 7 ""f °"' "°"^ ''^'"^ '"-« ^»^- -e house in form of a redL^ugir b: ^^.t: iT ifcL::'! tl^Z: ^ ' ^ zt;:^ zrrt^^::r:;z::: rur ^-r--^- - -: for the city, for which reason i ugh .in "^rn't.k! """' ''" "''' ^""' "''^""^"«« accordingly, in the first place now' s^c ; Ig^a sU :^^: ^7T' '" *''« «=""«• -"' sent thither, amounting to 12(a) 15 000 «l not ZJ '"'7''« ^^^ »''''t purpose ought to be profit therefrom. * ' °' •^°"''""« ^"' ''"' ^"i' «"" derive a handsome crr^thMXr^i :;? ':::^^''T r^^-^^ ^^ '^« --^^^ "-^-^ °^ •"« fro.„ which the ci.y or nd v u U tl ere m hM " "'" ^' *'' ''"'''^ ""'' '"^^*''-'' z^^ -'^'--'^^-^■=^^1^:::^':.:::^;:^:^ So that from both these, namely agriculture and trade, the expenses will J,« , f« • , as these consist there only in the construction „n,l m„? . ^^Penses will be sufficiently met. officers; on account of the taki ^up d o c nv L^^^^^ ''' ''"'"'' "°^''« "'"^ '^'^y'' increased by 15 (^ 1« soldiers. S" ,3 tflTci 'lU ,: u!: '''' """"'^^ "^["^ ""'^ "^ defence of this place. "«<,<•,/., «„;,;„„, I)., 20, ,,, ,i,^, 5,,,^ „„j„_ Alntlerjani. ] 10'" August, 1GG3. n«n.nd D««m.„u. Mr. Comelis de Graef, Lord of South Polsbroeck, being appointed by previous resolution of the IG'" of March lust, with the Commissioners and Directors of HOLLAND DOCUMENTS • XV ... . 818 to Mess', the Burgomasters, i thl' 1 ^ Co^li ' "^ ''' "'•"'" "P"^* ^'^'^ day delivered and agreed to by the afor^mentioneTD re o^arth:?^'"."'"'^'' "'"*"" '^"^ condition of the said Colonie and what is tho"! , T^ conierence, also the actual thereof., which written Repor nl e od f^C™7p"^*''' ^'^ and considered, it is resolved a d c „el dej to IT ^T'''' ""■' '"'• ^««' '^-''^ ^^^'^ twelve or fifteen thousand guildrt tfe 1 '/ nT °' '"^'"^'^''"''^^ to the value of experiment, namely, half on acco ''t of iTo t , ?'"""' '' ""' ^''^^'^'^ ^''-^ «^« «" Commissioners and^Directors ; wher „ c ty'a:3 th ' V "^ '"'' *'" "^^°""* ''^ ^"'^ ... .t a.: people of o::^:::^:::^^^^::: :^:^.:!:::: :r r ^-^ i^.r^/... Proposal re^eeti.g the Colanie on tie Delaroare River. I From Mu„<.c„, «,„,„. ,„„ ,,„ ^„„,^ ^ ,^^_ ,__ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^__^^ ^^_^_^^^^^_^^ ^ Draft of a Proposal of the Commissioners and Directors fnr f. but also with son.e cargoes a 1 g.J^'t ," '"'P'"'""'^ "'"""'^ ''"^ "^^^■-"-"1 Purpo.es' and trade, together lik-ewil .la tod ^^Tr ""tP"""'"" '"''' ^' "«''->»"- n-aintain that place in a proper stUe of^ I " ""^""'"«" ^"J '"aterials to bring and speculations as to the expeZ wh c sll t"' "" "J'"^' "^""'^^ '"«'>' -^-tte.i thei.. thereon, are of opinion, under co do It h 'T . '"' '"^ ""'"' ""•' ^^''"* '^'^I-''^^ lor that purpose, viz- • «=«■•' *"^t.on, that bes.des other things there would be required i"":=;!L:i:z^::.^^^^— r.:^ 77/-. -^ ^--nt of their m M.OIIO g„il,k.r,. "I Jleriols and « ],,s J,.pcr, J, thereon, about tlic aum of U .™::ii»t;:'::.rt;-r; iir,::::.;?',;;-"^^"-' '° •"• -■»" »^ ^■"--' a.«.,..„ ucuvy worn, also tor the advancement of agriculture, i 1 ii is' rfifr 214 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. which we, too, can apprehend ; wherefore we, under correction, are of opinion that a contract ought to be entered into with the West India Company here for the delivery of such a number; we think they can be obtained for 230 guilders each, or thereabout, which, in such case, would be for 50 negroes fl.l],500. Your Worships must liliewise be informed that, on the last two outfits, both in the passage money of the persons going over as in freight and averages of the goods sent with them, there was a deficit of about 8,000 gl., as far as can be most correctly ascertained. And, although all this amounts, for this turn, to a large sum, yet the Commissioners and Directors aforenamed are and remain of opinion, after having thoroughly examined and investigated the nature and qualities of these outlandish Colonies, that the outlay which now and hereafter must be incurred, will, with God's blessing, be in its time abundantly repaid. And to show their sincerity in this their opinion, the Commissioners do hereby offer to share one-half the expense which will be incurred after this, in the advancement of the Colonic. Beginning, accordingly, fron. now forward, and with this projected venture, fully understanding that they v^ill then alho shave, they and their heirs, in half of all the effects and rights which the city already possesses in that country, of what nature soever the same may be; on the other hpnd, they, the Commissioners aforesaid, will share not only the half of the above 8,000 gl., but also such debts as shall be paid in that country on account of the city, in this case, th3 profit and loss in the farming, etc., which, after this time, will arise, shall be divided and charged half and half, as the nature and equity of the matter will then determine. And, although your Worships have participated the last time only for Jth part in the cargoes for the common trade, and here would be willing to participate only for a like quarter in the purchase of the required cargoes now to be sent ; nevertheless, whenever your Worships may afterwards so reso've, you will be always hereafter at liberty to enter for the half in this trade and venture, in order to have, in this way, an equal share in everything. And as it has been heretofore noticed that some members of your Worshipful Council have entertained a different opinion respecting the founding and progress of this Colonic, yea even now perhaps not enough will be hereby effected, and your Worships accordingly may resolve to appc' it a committee the better to be informed by us of evei^ thing, we therefore intend to bt aha to give them such an explanation of things as shall be perfectly satisfactory. Only respectfully requesting, as time is passing and the work is of so much importance as not to admit well of delay, that you: Worships would be pleased to allow your resolution hereon to reach us as speedily as possible, and especially that regarding t-ie slaves, for procuring which the West India Company here has a ship ready to sail, but belore' hor departure, which will take place in 4 (& 5 days, a contract must be made with the Company for the delivery of the said 50 head, or else another entire year will have been lost, which would tend to the serious disadvantage of agriculture in that country, as your Worships will be able yourselves to percei - from what precedes, whose resolution hereupon then we shall expect immediately. Mean a jii<; remaining, &c. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XV. 315 Me^olution of th^ Common Council of tU City of Amsterdam. I Prom the Se.o,u,ien ran d. Vroed^ckappen, D., «, 49, 1» th, Slad Huy,, Am.«rdam.) Bnllanil DooameDta XV , 63. ^l"" October, 16G3. The Buigomasters have submitted to the Council some proposals of the ..., K«h,ri.„eard-of of Gravesend. under your High Mightinesses'ZhL^ of December, sent to the town to the inhabitants to induce tLm like tl o of O Z^' ""f "^'""'^ ^"'^'' *° '''^ «» '^^'^^^'^ them under the British grverren tL? f ?^^^ ^'^'' '"'' °^ ''^•^^"°"' ^"'^ ^'•"^ ^ring Flushing. Heemstede anTZtdoTp and he vil "" "Tn P"""'' '"" ^'^^ '"^^ °^J-*' *» your High Mightinesses. This was pTevenldW^^^^ "^T""'' ''" '^'^'"^ P^"- -d- person in very season, for. on the twenty "ou'th of n ""T '" '^T''''^ °' '''' '^'^'^''^'^ and fifty English, on horseback andl2t me 1'^*"* " *'' 'T"'' °"^ '""^^'^'^ Lieutenant Stilwell, demanded him dead or Xrbroketore'h """"';' "" '"^"'"^ ''^ violence. The Company, in consideration of Z' i n ! ""''^ "'^^ committed much Britain and the Statelaenerarhav n daLd ^ ff" *""" *'^ ^'•°"" ''' ^^-^^ first communicated to your Hi^h MUrhtH , ""^. "PP°«'"''"' ^^'^ the matter be which the Directors afor:idtef;CerpIirm""'^''"H ''"' ''^^''"°" '^'^ "'-'^''•^• in consideration of the unrighteouracts o^ J„, ^ "^' ""'■''TV^"*^""'"^^'^'' *^'S'^*'»'^««^«. co»pa„. „„„. .. ,e.. i z;:z rj:iz,::rr .^ r :f l^ ri"" Resolution of the States-General .Pro. th. n.„..er or the We.t I„a,a Oo™p„,-. Afl„„. ,«,_,^, ,„ .,„ ^^^, ^^^^,^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ Thursday. 20'" December, 1GG2. Read at the meeting the Ranon>trance of the attending Directors of the West dia Company of these narts. rn«..n.f;„„ .i.„ ,.. . , . .. °' *"^ "^^^t Compnny, Bound nry. New ^citierland 'Sic. ChrUtie. — Ed. Vol, ir. 88 218 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Chanther at Amsknlain h the Director aiul Coiinci! of New Netherhwd. I Kroi.1 NBW-Yurk (;,.I,m,I,.I Mnn.Mrlpl., XV.. In n.vrrinry „f Hi„t.'. oaioo, Alb.ny, N. Y, 1 Honornble. Prudent, Worthy, Ikloved, Faiiliful. In our l«at. of th« IG" and 30'^ October nn.i November, of tbi. year, whereof the dup en e« to .iMoh wo rofer nccou.pnny thi. letter; the two former beb.g dispatched by the Hb.p .V. I,.,rr nnd the ln«t by the ,hip (iidcon, which (ir«t went to Guinea for slaves, we pronmedyonr Honor*, among o.ber things, an nuBwer to your letter of the 23" August InBt. A. be «inp IMoc haB arrived here since, bringing n letter from the Director-CJeneral and other from t e Counc.l dated .3- September and fi,.t of Ocober of the aforesaid year, tho answer ,0 a, o. them, as ,ar as we have deemed necessary, will be conveyed to you' hereby. 1 e rst th.ng. then, that attracts our attention therein is. that we have been very ..orre.-,ly ,n orn.ed here reha.ve ,o ,be fortilica.ion or defensible condition of the mouth .ff iri::' vl ';;'"•':•;,■""•• 'T' """*'• ""'••"• "•■'■"'•""« '" >•"- -presentation, will o bor ,n an.. Ue shall not d.scuss this, but willingly admit it to be the case on the epre e,,,a>,on of persons who. being .here on the spot. are. therefore, by experience nn.l kuowlclge ,n the pren.ises. better ,ualilied to see and determine everv, .inj. F u y u n" d.n.s erected on both s.des o( ,he month of the river in order to eflect that secnritv bu uc proper and suMable means a.lop.ed as might be considered best and advan.nge u J n, prevent the Knglish occupying those places, which could well be ace pi . u.„ng o on.es. or seUling people, there. Cer,..inly. if the lan.l thereabout he a., w go , and ad p.ed to agr.c.l.nre ; and. i., case i, fai newhat to be so and. consequently no per ^ . • y 7 "" '" '""""""" ' '^ ''-^ """ "'••""" "- "''J-^-' ^^•- l-Hve in view could . rt .^d^ ^our i onors are ,o Judge of this. a.,d are seriously recommended to bestow o It all that altenl.on the .n.porl>...ce of the subject deserves We have already anticipated your Honors^ opinion as to whether our proposed scheme to :i:::':: r,;::?^ T' "" "" '"":"" ••^"'■•"•"' "•"'- "« ""-"' ---.an:: : ^ poor , on,., .on . and therefore have .nl.ma.ed in o.irs of Ihe 37" September last that it shonl.t H. .us,.... ,,H for the present in or.ler to pr u trade being .liver.ed. W I," n-^a t ".•xt p....... V...: ,ha. o.. at.en.p.ing to give the Companys servant, there the benefi mirae,.cahe on account of ,he depreciation of ,he Wau.pum. being, therefore of Zio„ ..a ., was bcM and n,ost proper, that whoever was engaged' in Katherh nd. ..X/a oe yea, when the books are hala.,ced. he credi.e.l not only one-third for . e W m , received, but also one-fourth for .he accepted IJeavers. ,)„ farther exan.ina.ion a .nv..nga.K.nof this nu.tter. we have d.scover.il that we bad heretofore. ::, ™ 1, «>r Ih.s case, .nasmnch as we had ordered. ..v o..r previous let.er of ,he 27'^ Seo.embe ;;;:::;: r "^ ;"•";: -•^-"' "-" «-v""...l'.re shall hencefbrth be^,nZ 't ; " I ..vers valued „, C ,„s,e„d of 7 guihler. a piece ; whereby we consider hat we have t't^^ZC^TT '""""1"" '""'"• ""^ -''--"-•"-.ver. for which .here w I l.t.l., demand here. .. now aga.n beg.nn.ng to in.prove and rise, nnd from all appearance., will Tu nir.cUrU.D.r.1 I'.lru. HtuyrmM .nj Council of X.w N.ih.rl.u.l, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS advance further. In reirnrd to thn \v„ resolved „nd accordingly connen thauTe'T; "V'r '^"T'"*'"" '" «" ^l.e increase, we have .hall, at the end of the year, he crldlL " ? u """'' •'*'"°"'' "" ''"^« ''^-" «"»«geour Honors can, therefore, regulate The chief thing in your Honors' letter that tnnk „ i sufficiently hostile proceedings set on foot hv7h pp. ^^ ""'"''"''^ '^"'' ''^^ *"-g"'- yeo, enpecially put into practice all Id out Lew in "tf ' "f '''"'' "' ""^'^"^'^ ^"'"J'- -«I within the Co.npany'H hounds, viz., the vU aU , Tvl ' 7 7' "' " f''"^*' ""questionahly even afterwards aU .".leavored „ J fve 7r 7 V'^"*'^'''"''"' ^"^"'"'J'' ''"ving Octoher last, by sinister means, to redl aJbrr w M '.' " ''"""^"'^ '"""^ "^ "^ «"' «' villages on Long Inland. All this we cknTw, ^^ ." '^" Jurisdiction of Hartford, other consequence, which, on accou.U '^ Z c'^'^'^^rr/^ rT 1 "^""'^^ '"'' """^'"-•' w.th our State here, was not expected hv us ^0.^. * '"'' '^""' '""'''"'^•"^ "'"' •'«"«''t«^' that they are encouraged fromths id We 1,1 '- """'• of neighbors; whereunto we are someX^er ? f ' """^ ''''' ^''^''''''■•'""""''''"^••^ '"""ifeBted by fJovernor Winter ,p A 'oar"''/" '"''•' '^ ''" '""^'"■"''•^ '-'i""tion O" the supposition that we be "•-• your disposition there. ' ), t " wZan " T'^'^'r """ ''" '"-" "■"' "-- "' -e. The subject i. then a^ ,Cly ^ d' .7: u" t '". 7' '""" ^"''«'' """" ''">" -" way as you will judge best for the 11,7 T, J '"' ""■'"'"' '" •""'' "'"""'''• ""<« opi..ion, not be wUlt adl..:: 1:^ ';::^ ^:;;;': "-' "« -"f '-• «t wm. <„ our manifest, to explain and n.ake known the i 1' . . '^""J""*^-""-"' ""t of all, by written i" "r.Ier ,0 de.nonstra.e to all t Z rl h r"": """" '•"^•""""^^ ""^ "- "-g''l'or.. '-queutly ,l„ue under similar ci urns - "r M """"i"" "'' ""^ '"'''''' "'"''" "^ '— We have observed, from the Cond t m . "d , ' i ':"•,'" ''" ^""^ »«"-"• '"f'Tmatinn. •-;t .ood. nnd household connnodu:: 7 K. ^. r^^ "' 'T '^''"''' ^'"""■""'^^^' «li»teverare imported there by the Fnu ish nlia ,1 f ' "'"'^'^'"'f^ provisions and ...ch duti., a, „r. ,..., ,„.,, i^ ^.^3 -'«'>-. «™ for the n.ost part bur.be 1 with 220 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. returns which come thence consist of these Beavers, and as they are more and more in demand, and are beginning to advance in value, it is our opinion that the toll or duty on such Beavers as are exported to New England, ought, without nffurding any dissatisfaction to the inhabitants, be indeed increased at least id or one-fourth. We hereby, then, submit this to your further consideration, in order that if you agree with us, as we trust you will, it may be put in operation. We regret to learn that so little advantage is to be expected from the free people who, from time to time, have been conveyed thither at the Company's expense ; in regard that the third part are not what they represented themselves here, namely, agriculturists and such like. And, although we shall in future pay more attention to this, and have more care observed on that head, yet we must remark that such inexperienced, lazy and indolent fellows, if they know no other handicraft, ought not only be taught farming, but be held and constrained thereto, at least until they shall have worked out and paid the disbursement which the Company hath incurred in conveying them thither, &c. V7e refer to your own judgment and knowledge the best and properest manner of accomplishing tliis. The complaints which may have been mutually made by the government of the city's Colonie and yourself, ought henceforth to cease on both sides, and a good neighborly correspondence be maintained with one another. We hope that it will in future improve, inasmuch as we believe, the cause for caviling and bickering will, for the most part, be removed, as since that time the entire river is conveyed and made over to the city of Amsterdam. And, as your Honor requests our advice in this conjuncture, on some points which you submit in writing, viz: To wliom shall the Tenths he then paid by the Swedes on the South river? Who shall have the selection of their Magistrates? and various other points. Your Flonors can remark, by the contract in this case concluded with the Worshipful government of this city, and sent you herewith in form of our resolution, that everything is now conveyed to the city or its officers in that quarter, on condition that such and other inhabitants must remain in the enjoyment of the privileges they may have obtained from the Company. And as regards the difficulties you mention, in case the common people along the enure river are exempted from the subsidies and general taxes which may be imposed by you in the Company's name, we cannot see herein such consequences or difficulties ; certainly, none that can counterbalance the expenses and danger to which we might be exposed from those o( Merrilandt, &c., by the maintenance and occupation of that river ; ;.s experience hath heretofore sufficiently shown. Therefore was it thought safer and better to commit the protection and preservation of (hat river to the city, and to have it consequently, as a partition wall between both, than to have the Hnglish Merrilanders, or no better, for neighbors. The Company have enough on itn hands with the English at the North, as your Honors find but too well. Neither is it apparent, for these and other alleged reasons, that people will run hence to the South river, certainly not so long as the city hath reserved the trade there to herself, to the exclusion of all others. This, alone, is sufficient to deprive every one of all desire to go thither as your Honors will, we trust, find by experience. We wish further to charge and recommend you punctually to regulate yourselves agreeably to the aforesaid concluded contract. Am we heard, with sorrow, the deceitful and treacherous conduct of the Esopus Indians in surprising our inhabitants there, so were we afterwards rejoiced to learn, by the Council's despiiti h dated the first of October, the victory wliicli our people have gained over them. In thia connectioD we must praise your Hunori' vigilance iu establishing such speedy and HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. Ml necessary order. Such, then, must be continued and this entire nation, their allies and adherents rooted out. and. if possible, utterly exterminated; in order, at once, to strike such terror and circumspection into others as will deprive them of all desire to attack our people, who thus may be at liberty to possess their property free from danger and in peace. And as some soldiers must have been enlisted there to execute those operations, and your Honors ought to be assisted in paying them, we have consented, on your Honors' reiterated request in the premises, to send in this ship herewith not only the required ammunition, but also, and first of all, the half of the required supply of clothing, as can be seen by the accompanying invoices and manifests. The remainder or greater part thereof will follow in the summer fleet, and this is to serve according to circumstances in the present conjuncture We have paid surgeon Jacob Hendricksen Varrevanger here for the medicaments which have been obtained there from his wife, amounting to the sum of fl.132.4. We have also accepted to pay the bill of exchange drawn by Director-General Stuyvesant on us for thL sum' of fl-124-4, for some silver coin which he required in the journey to Boston, as he hath advised m his letter of the IS"" of September. We have thus, we think, answered your previously received letters in such manner and at such length as is necessary for your Honors' government and information. Dirck de Wolff hath applied to us here to request you, as recommended in ours of the 6'^ December. 1062, to expedite his case in regard to the circumstance of the salt kettle, which, havmg been erected by him on Coney Island, was afterwards removed by you, by judgment on some pretence of the English of Gravesend. And as nothing is known of the case' notwithstanding we had seriously commanded you not only to render us pertinent explanation thereupon by transmitting the papers and documents which were produced there on both sides, but also, in addition, a small Map of the situation of said island, as we were informed that the English ought not encroach any further on that side, we have consented to renew the instruction. You are. therefore, once more recommended not to postpone compliance any longer, but to forward those papers by the first opportunity to us, that we may make use of them in such way and manner as we shall think proper. This letter being drafted and fairly copied thus far, the ship St. Jacob arrived here, whereby we received your despatch and inclosures of the 10"" of November of last year. We have learned with regret, from them not only the fruitless result of the voyages to Boston and Hnrtlord. the former by Director Stuyvesant and the latter by some Commissioners to the Common or General Assemblies at the aforesaid places ; but also that those of Hartford aforesaid were persisting in their unrighteous course, inasmuch as they had detached several more towns on Long Island from our government and brought the same under their jurisdiction. This shows us sulliciently what the object of those people is, vi/,.: not merely to dispossess the Company of the whole of Long island, but of the North river, and consequently. o( the entire country. Therefore it is necessary that they be absolutely estopped and opposed herein by all possible means, both by force and authority, on the part of the S":r.h.i.^ r«' 8«^"n'n«n'- The former being furnished by us. certainly as far as the Company's ""- circumstances permit, at present, with 60 soldiers provided with the necessary ammunition besides what was previously required, as you will he able to see by the annexed muster-rolls and invoice, we hope, when this force and means are added to what you already posses, in those parts, that not only a stop will be put to the matter but restoration «llected, especially when th« Company i. assisted by the second means, and the general hJ 2S2 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. government resents, in this instance, such unrighteous and treacherous proceedings ; as has been the case (according to cur former opinion) with the Right Worshipful, the Burgomasters of this city, who have not only granted the Company favorahle letters of recommendation, but have also appointed some of the Commissioners who superintend the South river (but on their own proposal) a Committee, with some of the members from our Board, to solicit from their High Mightinesses at the Hague what is really required to hinder and counteract so treacherous an action. Those gentlemen will, accordingly, apply first for an Acte or commis-ion determining and confirming the Boundary of New Netherland; our opinion being that It should have the form of a further interpretation of the charter; and, furthermore, a letter vvritten in serious terms to the English towns on Long Island. And as said Committee have already gone to the Hague it may possibly be that the aforesaid commission and letter may be sent by these ships ; they will, without fail, if these vessels be detained there 8 or 10 days longer by contrary winds. Afterwards, urgent application will be made to their High Mightinesses to effect, with the Crown of England, a division of the Boundary, the same being so necessary to the peace of this 8tate and its inhabitants. All which would, indeed, be done if an Ambassad. were there from this State ; the first moment he is commissioned It will be given him specially in charge. The result shall be communicated to you in its time Meanwhile we seriously recommend your Honors to manage this matter and that of the barbarous Indians, so wisely as to render them subservient to the greatest security of the state. ^ We, likewise, have been not a little astonished at the insufferable and hostile action committed by a certain English privateer in attacking and seizing our shi-. '< fFaepen van Amhrdam, on her way from the coast of Cuinea, which he carried, with her cargo of Slaves into Virginia. And as you have sent Councillor Johan de Decker and Commissary Verlet thither to reclaim them, we are impatient to learn their return, not without apprehension that we shall hear by the first opportunity that they either wer« too late, or else were put off with frivolous excuses and consequently will have gone back without having accomplished anything. ^ We informed you in our last letter, now again inclosed, that we had entered into a contract here with Symen Gilde, commanding the ship Gideon, to take in a good cargo of Slaves at Loango, on the coast of Africa, and to fetch then., by way of Curasao, to New Netherland • ' «o, that this city was a partner for one-fourth thereof; as can be more fully seen by the' copies which we have directed to be sent you herewith for your information. And as these Slaves are sent solely to be employed in agriculture, which is the only means whereby this Stale can be rendered flourishing, we expect and require most expressly that the aforesaid Slaves must be sold there to our inhabitants on express condition that they shall not be taken beyond our district, but kept specially there and be employed in husbandry, so that the great expense we are incurring herein may not be in vain ; but the fruits we promise ourselves therefrom be abundantly reaped. That ship may arrive next June or July with about 300 Slaves, according to our calculation. As your Honors will possibly be bravely assisted by this supply, you will, therefore, be careful that the third part at least of the proceeds of the Company's Slaves shall be sent hither in Beavers, in order to be able, on the arrival of said ■hip. to pay the freight or the greater part thereof, according to contract. Otherwise, we shall !j«e all desire to continue supplying Slaves. Your Honors are, then, to pay particular attention to this matter. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS .0 th, Soulh river, ye, SZe .Ib.ZZ^I ? '7 "" """"y""' •' 'he »«?'. Slave, effecUd here by .h.'princ p. „„ tZ U ' m '", ""' 'l"""'""' ""' " '"-'l-l I" 10 wrile u. youp advice and opinion what .„d LI ""W"" J" ""' ""vioe. di.tlnclly then adding the r.a.on. In .„ppo„ Zeorrin I'de, iZ:Z\:T:,l "" °'"'*"' '"' '"" "''""' present conjuncture. "^ ^° '"^'^^ P'"°P''f "se of them in the Hobbe Cornelissen Hobbe and Company have annIi-,1 tr. u r account of linen and charges sent to the Islind of P ! ^°'" P"^"'"' "^ "* "^'^'» Company's account in the years ISCO.nMrr "'^ ^^'■°«'"' ""^^ P"^«=ha8ed there on the have no knowledge here of "he t nsTe o„l'7" 7' "' '^ ''^ *"'='"««'^ ^P^' ^s we we have refused payment, and wish serous v to r " '"T '" """« "^"^ ^^-^^^ ^«b'». debt is still honestlyle. t'o discha ge anT a^i h er:" ''''''' •" '^"^^ ^^^ '^''°- possible. Plenty of opportunities w1„ o.erL^ ;£: t •.: ^^1:^21 tZ '''" '' onl same terms rd^:o^ti=sTor^:^^^^^ month. We hope he, too, will give satisfaction nnH 7 "''^ "''^P'^'^' ^'^■' «• «» « shall be glad to hear in du^ season ''"'^'"="°°' ""'^ f^''^™ «°°d service there, which we ^^::rL:'i'^;z!:z nirih^riri^rpr;: f °r"^'^ "^-- --p-^ latter, as ship-masters a,e again compla ning o "he hi«h itlZ "^""^^ '"' ''^^'^ "^ '''e From the accompany,„g l,st can also be ascertained the payments made 'n thi« . • the last account, on the wages of those in service yonder. In like manner r '"!!"''^ '""'=" invoice can be seen what goods of private oerson, ar- Tn V u , ' '^'°"' "'^ '"*''°««d use, as shall be deemed proper. ^ "" "°"'^ '^'' «'^'P' "" ^^^ V^^r Honors' Herewith, Honorable. Prudent. Worthy, Dear, Faithful, Shall we commend you to God's protection, and remain Your good friends. The D.rector, of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam. Amsterdam, this 20'» January, 1G64. (Signed), Abr. Wilmehdonx, DiRCK SPIEQBI,. ' Equ»llo|lB.20. — Eo. 224 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Memorial of the West India, Company, <&g. [ From tbe Original In tbo Royal Aroklret at tbo Hague ; Filo, Wat Indie. ] To the High and Mighty Lords, States-General of the United Netherlands: The Directors of the General Incorporated West India Company of this country, the Commissioners of the Golonie belonging to the city of Amsterdam in New Netheriand, and the Deputies to the General Assembly {landts vergaderinge) in New Netheriand, respectfully represent: That the above named Directors did, on the 19"" December, now last past, remonstrate to your High Mightinesses against the unlawful proceedings of the English in New Netheriand for some time past, requesting that all possible provision may be made against the same, or otherwise the loss of the whole of New Netheriand was impending. The aforementioned Directors have since received letters from New Netheriand, dated the 10"" November, 1663, wherein they were advised by the Director-General and Council that the latter had endeavored to settle, amicably, the questions which had arisen there, and for that purpose, Director- General Stuy vesant had proceeded in person to Boston, in order there, at the meeting of the Pour United Colonies of New England, amicably to induce the English, if possible, to forbear their unlawful proceedings. The aforesaid Stuyvesant, having arrived there, after divers debates by three of the Colonies, to wit: Boston, New Plymouth and New Haven; the fourth, namely Hartford, was publicly declared in the wrong, in regard to her proceedings against the Company. Being unwilling to submit herself to the decision of the aforesaid three Colonies, Hartford maintained that the above mentioned difficulty must be determined by the Assembly of her particular Colony and not by that of the United Provinces, because the latter had no power to diminish the bounds of her patent obtained from the King of England. Therefore. Commissioners were again sent in the month of October last to the afortsaid distinct Assembly at Hartford, who inclined, as in duty bound, to peace, quiet and union, report that the aforesaid Colony of Hartford declared absolutely. That they knew no New Netheriand; refusing the Director- General end Council even the title now, for about forty years, set forth in your High Mightinesses' commission ; insisting that the place which we call New Netheriand, had been granted to them by his Royal Majesty; and, accordingly, even supposing it were in our possession, it must be surrendered to them, although his lloyal Miijesty very e^ipressly protests, in the granted patent, that those of Hartford shall not encroach on any other Prince, Fotfiitate or State ; that the Company could never exhibit any patent from the King of Great Britain, and that consequently they will reduce all nolens vulcns under their jurisdiction ; uphold the village of Oostdorp and five towns more situate on Long Island, which they had already, for the third time, notified to come under their jurisdiction, and enlarge the limits of their patent to that end, and (according to the Map annexed' ) rob the Company of the whole of New Netheriand, which they invade; pretexting that these towns which came under their jurisdiction, would no longer remain under their Hij;,S Mightinesses' authority and the Company's government, and therefore they should and would support them ; threatening, in case the Company's officers should proceed against those villages, to oppose them with fire and sword ; refusing many fair ofl'ers which were made for adjustment. Thereupon, taking their proceedings immediately into consideration, a General Assembly of the whole of New Netheriand was holden, and things found to be so, that, without * Tbtr* U DQ Mip cguaecUil with thii Memorial in tbe Uolland Documenti. — Eo. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 225 ^1 then delegated huher to represent to the Directors and, if needs be. to your High Mightinesses te sad co„d.t.on to which New Netherland has fallen by such unlawful proceed Cul^^^ ^rq est your H.gh M.ghtinesses to be pleased not to suffer thousands of per ons who. by We ndTT"' 't'T' °r'" P""'" "''"PP"^* '''' -' '" "'^ charter granted to the tire e?u3"'d r 'T'°""'^' Mightinesses' approbation, settled 'their fan^iiies there. «° be rumed and forced to regret having lived in that country 40, 30, 20 more or less years estabhshed themselves comfortably there, and now to be so unrigh teo sly removed a Tl T ' '"■ ?'«'«"«'"»«= Wherefore the petitioners, having endeavored to smoo h everythmg peaceably in yonder country, but without any success, and seeing To a he'r nft r '='^^' f 7^ " "'" ^°"^ "'«' Mightinesses' arms and to consider'you Tou hLi TnTr.r': : ''^""'"^ "^^•^^'^'^''''^ ^° "•^^^^^^ -^^ -- -ore to request you. H.gh and M.gh ty, to be graciously pleased, at length, to cast your eyes once on the procee tngs wh.ch the English have now for many long years been carrying on in New Netherland, and winch have for many long years been complained of to your hL Mi.htinesser We assure you, H.gh and Mighty, that you will find that these congest' so often relmmended by your H.gh M.ghtinesses to the Company, possessed so ..ny years by the Co,Zny a excess.ve outlay, w.ll be torn away from this S.ate by the EnglLf, who L thatZ Hil and M,ghty do no^ trouble yourselves about their proceedings ; whereby not only the Com"a J J..1 be debarred the profits thereof, and lose the expenses' incurred'so man/years rC Netherland on your High Mightinesses' recommendations, but so many thousand inh bital W.11 be obhged to return home to this country naked and destitute, weeping and mourn „! be.ng now ru.ned there by the English in the same manner as those at Bra' i.'had belby the' Portuguese ; unless you. High and Mighty, maturely considering all the aforesaid, take to hea t the compla.nts of your weeping and injured subjects, and in your High Mightin sses' wis ion ha be freed from th.s unr.ghteous oppression. To obtain this, the aforesaid Directors and Hi" Mi";: "" "; ?!!""'• '"'•' ^""''^^ """«^''«")' - ^'-«^°^-« -P--nted to your H.gh M.ght.nesses.cons,dered the surest means to be the negotiation here in Europe of a Boundary between both nat.ons. and therefore most humbly request you. High and Mighty, to be graciously pleased once more, so to d.rect the matter, that the aforesaid settlement of L Boumlary may be oncluded forlhw.th. by such n,ea..s as your High Mightinesses, in your accustomed wi'sdonT w.11 deem best And as. .n consequence of the dissoluteness of the English, it looks as ' hey w,ll not forbear .„ the Province of New Netherland, whilst the afores^d settlement of the Boundary ,s prosecuted here in Europe, but will push on their encroachments, the result of which m.ght be that the Company would be stripped of everything before the Boundary could be settled, therefore, some means should, at the same time, be provisionally employed to stay those proceedings, to prevent the designs of the aforesaid English and to retain your High M.ght.nesses- subjects within their duty. The aforesaid Directors are. at the same tinfe. necessitated to request of your High Mightinesses, first, your opinion whether or not the Co.npany shall have to oppose the said proceedings by force.and if yea, that they may be provided w.th adequate assistance thereunto by your High Mightinesses; secondly, that your High M.ght.nesses. in regard to your subjects, and in order to retain the.n. meanwhile, withi.. the obed.ence of th.s State, may be pleased to grant to the Company an Ac.'c under the (^reat Seal. > OL. II. gy ' if; 226 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. whereby your High Mightinesses will please to fix the limits of New Netherland according to the ancient computation, to wit: along the coast from thirty-seven and a half degrees unto forty-one and a half and, furthermore, landward in as far as men can travel; and, besides, distinct letters to all the places and towns which, having been under your High Mightinesses' obedience, have already repaired under the authority of the English, and to those which are notified to do so by the English, to the end that the former may return under your High Mightinesses' authority, and the latter remain within their allegiance ; otherwise, that your High Mightinesses will enforce the aforesaid letters with the power of the nation, and accordingly constrain those people to their obedience, and hold and punish them as the case may demand ; thirdly, that your High Mightinesses may be pleased to communicate these proceedings to his Royal Majesty of Great Britain, to the end that he may issue orders in America for the immediate restoration of the places invaded, and their preservation from all usurpations during the negotiations for a Boundary line. Which doing, &c., (Signed), Mich' Ten Hovb. Indorsed, 16\Hi. Memoiial of the Directors of the West India Company. «. 21" January, 1664. ^ .» » ■■ » Folio 8. Wftl laillt Com- p.ny. Kew Metheriand. Hemlutiou of the States -Genei'dl. [Fromlhs BegtsterofWeit India Alhlr«,16M — l<( InUitrlir Cmniuignir, No. 67, ^il UlvUlnii. ) HonornblH, Wist', l>ru(l<-nt niul Kiglit Honorable. We (iiid unnnswHred by us your HoiiorH* letlers, the first dntt'd 8S'* of June of Inst yenr, ■ent Willi the goods shipped on board the Verf^ulde Star, wli«rein nothing further remains to lie nnsworpd thiin that the few goods that vessel contained on the Company's account, according to tlie invoice, were duly received. To our great inconvenience, and the greater disaccommodation of the almost bare and naked soldiers, wo have seen nothing of the cloths and stutfs from ('ura(,ao for the clothing of this garrison, which were expected according to advice. .Secondly. Wo received from the South river, on the 82'' December lost, your Honors' letter by the ship the I'urmi rlnmlcr Kerch, dated II"' September, wherein you have been pleased to communicate to us the conveyance of that river to the Worshipf" government of the city of Amsterdam. The condition of the conveyance, viz., that no one is to bo at liberty to tfado there for the future, hath e.xcited no little commotion among the inhabitants of this city, and no less, as we afterwards were informed, among the people there, both Dutch and Swedes, who have lived in those parts n great many years. (Jod grant that no further troubles and commotion result therefrom, for reasons submitted to you- Honors more fully and circumstantially in our long despatch dated t>a'' August, and forwarded by the ship Ilooseboom. The present embarrassing position in which we and these good people ore placed, does not in ony wise permit us to indulge in any discussions, pro or ron., aboul the matter, but to commend the result to the most gracious (Jod, heartily praying that it may turn out well. Your Honors' order for the conveyance and cession of that river has been punctually followed and obeyed, certainly, os far as the winter season bath permitted ; ond whatever deficiency may have occurred on occounl of the winter, was without fail made good at the proper time. Shortly alter this we received your Honors' favor of the 27"' Septeml)er, dispatched by the ship SintijH, which contains, for the moat part, whot you hod recommended in the foregoing one respecting the conveyance of the South river; but is extended somewhat further by your Honors' speculations on the complaints of some Nelherland merchants niready, as we are informed from another (juarter, referred to your Honors and which were to have been referred here also, in case matters of greater importance, the total ruin of this your Honors' Province and 80 many hundred families, did not supervene. That also is the reason, then, of our postponing, for the present time, any answer to your Honors' letter; wherefore we do not anticipate nor apprehend the least dissatisfaction from the Itight Worshipful government of the city. Deferring, then, this ond many other matters of minor concernment to a more favorable time and opportunity, we shall, to be brief, come, in process of time, to your Honors', however acceptoble, still to us critical, letters of the Iti'* and yo'^ October of lost year, received some 8 (^_ 10 days ago by the ship St. Vieter, after having premised sonie short but needful information relative to the continuance of the proceedings and encroachments of the English on this your Honors' Province. In our Inst, by the ship St. Jacob, duplicate whereof accompanies this, we have stated and plainly shown, among other things, that although we should cede Westchester and the English towns on Long Island to the Colony of Horiiord, it would not satisfy the lotler. The proof HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIL 881 nnd eflVct hereof man.feMed then,,elve8 .horlly after the dispatch of our letter; for, some K„glu.h both from the Ea.t end of Long Inland and from Grave.end. did Hecretly cVo s ov r the North r.ver to t e Newe«ing«. lying behind Rens.elaers hook, and there e deavored « purchase a tract of land, which they did afterward., contrary to our express comZd buv rom t e natives, according to the declaration, of themselves 'and of somT d an. : h Z ■ rm determ.nat.on of settling there, contrary to our will „„d pleasure, also, notwi hZd « the most and best o the land had been bought and paid for by' us over 10 i 12!". ago a^ appenrs by t e authentic deeds thereof in existence. What we have don^ in opp iS to thos encroachments, your Honors can learn from the Appendix. N» . „nd furtTer pe ceive y^ " Zh^^ soZTi' tv"":";"r'f T' •"""•^ -«-'-' -^ '- « "--• onan^i o dtioo ;... r . ""..''""'" '""' '"'•'" «'^"' ''^•"" ''>""-'y «" »'"»» account, on condu.on tha they should not sell any land here to others than your Honors' servants, which The rfi;' ,' r ""'T^r'^ "*'" "'«""'"" "•""" '" ^•^"^^ "■ P~ °f divers wLIs^es he aforesaid Appendu [contains] the declaration they made and their subsequent demand your Honors correctly consider these, you will be able to understand and perceive Lm th fn n rtZT'"" '"",^'' '"^""'' ""^^"^ '"°«« «^'" ""P"-'--'' '»"'«. unless tLe; 7 bouVuooo7" "" ',r -^^o «^ «-<»«. "-rted a. they ask. amounting to the .urn and II '! u "V"'" " •""■''■ ""^ '""•^' '•'« ''''' "f ^^'^"^ '•«'' »>««" °>'«ady bought h t wicic n """?*","' '" '' '' '"'■•"■"'• '" ''''''''' '' °"^«^ '"J""°"« consequences, how wickedly the barbarians are stirred up against us and what injurious practices have Urrcrquel^" ' °" "'«''"" '" °"" ^°"' ''°""" ^"'^ ^"- ^-'^ -''J-'^ ^- tZ If your Honors will further please to allow your eyes to run over the Appendix N- 4, which 8 a daily record, with the addition of a Deduction and Remonstrance of the Dutch towns on fZ it" ; ""/ '"r ''"f """""'° ^^'"'«'"^' "^""""^ '^° -"'^"'^^ °f ""« Captain John bchot. 1 res dent, as he styles himself or allows himself to be styled, of the rebellious troop o over 6 orse and foot, your Honors will be able clearly to conclude that, not coate t wi , tIeLngUs towns on Long Island only, but coveting all Long Island, yea. the entire Pro^nle of New Netherland. their intolerable menaces have no other object than to get our blood and tha of our people up. and in a manner to drive us to some immediate opposition and resistance. or to have but one of the.r men wounded, imprisoned or in any way ill treated, in orde them of all their property; all which more fully appears from the aforesaid daily record and papers annexed thereunto. We judge a duplicate account thereof to be unnecessary, and shall once more merely request and beseech your Honors to be pleased to take into serious consideration what your faithful servants have so repeatedly in many and diver, letters, for a great number of years, but especially last year by the Rooscloom and Bontekoe, remonstrated advised, requested and prayed on this subject, and not only your Honors' faithful subjects.' but a so your oyal subjects, now again make known and request, to wit: Prompt and immediate settlement of the Boundary, or effectual and immediate reinforcement of ships and men. of such quality and quantity as your Honors, in your more clear-sighted judgment, w.l deem proper, sufficient and f.t to oppose the neighbors' threatening force Otherwise we shall once more hold and declare ourselves, before you. Honors and all whom it may concern, blarneys, and guiltless of all further damage, mischief and losses consequent hereupon, if we your Honors' faithful and obedient servants, are not, upon such reiterated remonstrances ^i aa^..-i»L?- 282 NEW-YOKK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. ■/, )ettera and petitions, sonsonnbly seconded niid ndvised liow we are to govern and comport ourselves, in this critical conjuncture, against such violent usurpers. Up to the present time, God be praised, not a drop of blood lias been shed, but little damage done, and we have not been deprived of anything, nor lost a foot of ground which an equal force cannot recover and retrieve, if no worse mishap be apprehended or looked for. And this, then, alone was and ia still the chief reason why we have exhibited so much patience in the matter, certainly nntil we should hear and understand from you. 'lonors what assistance we have to hope and expect, under God, from your Honors, or on your solicitation from their High Mightinesses. We are sorely perplexed by your Honors' two last letters received by the ship St. Pieter, first, in regard to not answering our previous letter, transmitted by the ships Purmerlnndir Kerch and Eychboom, under date 14"" May, nor the last, dated aS"* August, sent by the ship llooicboom, both duly received as your last intimates, your Honors excusing your not answering them and deferring doing so to the next opportunity, on account of the want of time. This grieves and perplexes us, yea, makes us almost despair of any aid or assistance, and renders us utterly hopeless, the rather, as the ship Purmerlundcr Kerch, by which your Honors, yourselves, say the necessary settlement of the Boundary has been so repeatedly recommended, had arrived home about 14 (^ 16 weeks before the dispatch of your last, as appears by your Honors' letter bearing date 27"" September, received by llie s\\\\^ Siatijn. And, in regard to our very long letter dated the 23 ' August, which went hence by the Itooseboom, it is to be inferred, from n private letter dated 23"* November, written by a member of your Honors' Board to the General by the ship St. Pieter, in answer to his; also, from the report of the passengers who have arrived, that the ships Rooscboom and Gulden Arcnt had reached home about 7 weeks before the St. Picier had sailed. During that time some reinforcement, were it but 26, 30 ^ 40 men, assuredly some supplies of necessr ry goods and munitions of war might have been prepared and sent; at leant one letter of advice and counsel been dispatched as to how your Honora' faithful, forsaken and almost hopeless servants and subjects should govern themselves in this so perilous a conjuncture, and whether they had to expect any aid, assistance and consolation to animate and encourage them. Yen, your Honors certainly intimate, by your own expressions, dated Tho«.r.ibciro»n ^ '"■ November, by way of the South river, per the PurmrrhmUr Kirck,\\x.: Af; -r the conclusion of the peace between this State and England had prevented the English executing, by force of arms, their design as to the contjuest of New Netherlnnd, which had been disclosed for h;;'!V.' years past, we co ild for a long time perceive tliat they have resorted to other means, such as creeping in, (rom which they were rut of!" by the aforesaid peace, &c.; ns well as by the langiiiige which follows, besidfs many other expressions that your Honors, in addition to our s.i repented re;non8tninces, solicitations and informiitions, have hail sutlicient time and notification regarding the threats ngaiiist us, and what we had certainly to expert from that quarter, and on that account alone was it siifliciently requisite and necessary to send some relief to anxious and almost dcrpairing subjects, and Home advice to your Honors' faithful servants, whereupon to depend or whereby to regulate themselves. Of no less importance and anxiety is your Honors' advice and postscript regarding the secret expedition fitted out in Sweden under the command of the Swedish Vice-Adniirnl, Hendrick Gerritsep, a person well aci|uainted with the const of New Netherlnnd, inasmuch ns he •a'bs employed hero in the year 1(541 with the ship Neptunii from Curasao. And from this ronsiderntion, the more important is it that what your Honors reeommend and order us about the delivery of the Company*! cannon which consists of only 2 (^, 3 small pieces capable of HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIL 233 domg but tnflmg execution, should be carefully attended to on the South river; and that the warnmg of the city's servants circulated all around both by land and water on the first fair weather but we are fearful it will avail but little if matters turn out as your Honors advie V.Z.. that there ,s a Swedish ship of 32 guns and another of 8 (^ 10. manned, in addition to' he customary crew, by 200 and more soldiers who were taken on board in pas ing the Sound there w.ll offer but feeble resistance to that force, augmented by the Swedes and Fin. . heretofore settled there and recently arrived in the PurmerlanJer Kcrl. who. we a e Tnforn^ d number, mall about 200, at least 160 able bodied and resolute Carls; when the latVer ar^ re.„.rced k, .ho other 200 and the usual crew of the ships, because we are already fl " to our sorrow, of some new troubles and dissatisfaction between the city's servants and the old colomsts. wh,ch we for reasons, omit particularizing. From the aforesaid and many ot er c.rcumsta„ces t,s greatly to be feared, in case both those ships have a design on. orhereafte a.n™ at that r.ver that the Hon-" Company will be dispossessed of that fertile part of Nw Netherland and the Worship" Regents frustrated in the expenses they have incurred wh.ch may the All mercful God forfend. .„ case the unexpected attack be undertaken and the worst happen, we run the more danger of or malignant neighbors of the North being the eX and more encouraged to commence their intended machinations against us from the other lXllT?r ' ". ' ""' '"'"• "•' "''>"''°"^'' ''^' ''" "^'P '■-'" ^'atherland. which the best affected are apprehensive of and others hnve sufficiently belled around in the worst vvay. Yea, u excites ,n ourselves a strange emotion that your Honors and the Worshipful Commissioners over the city's Colonic have had such long and particular knowledge and .nformatu... o. t ,s meditated expedition, and did not. conjointly, immediately and instantly sTZntIv "" f ■" ?; '-^^-^the Admiralty, residing at Amsterdam, fof a man-of-wr! sufficiently powerful and ht to counteract so ruinous a design ; the rather as we have heretofore on this and similar occasions, frequently observed and clearly shown to your Honors- Whosoever ... master of the river by water, is. consequently, or soon will be. master of it. weak fort and garrison. Your Honors have an instance of this in your own viRorou. expedition m the year lCo5. in the ship JVurgh, when we were recommended and ordered to recover possession of the river; 40 soldiers were put on board that ship, carrying 3i guns the ordinary crew of which numbered between 60 and 60 seamen ; about 160 (& IGO militia were added and distributed among 3 (fil 4 smaller craft. The object was accomplished without bloodshed, and the subject is here referred to merely in proof of the proposition : Whoso i. master of the river by water, is easily master of the fort, unless its garrison is seasonably supported and relieved by an equal naval force. This country affords no means for this: and consequently it is to be apprehended and feared, should the said Swedish ship, come there and encounter nothing but the almost crumbling fort, that the warning already given and still shortly to be repeated, will avail them but little; which may God forbid. From what is thus far stated, your Honors will please to observe how miserably we are . tUBted here. If we are to be surprised on the South river by the Swede, according to your Honor, notice ; troubled on Long Island by malignant neighbors and Kngli.h vas.al., and on the other side by the barbarous Indians; between three stools one falls to the ground, as the proverb ha. it. In regard to the first warning your Honor, gave u« to be on our guard, we thankfully acknowledge and shall attend to it a. much as i. in our power. A. regard, the Vol. H. 30 r o . »>T7lTy m 234 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, 4 other advices and recommendations, in your Honors' despntcli, dated 27'" September, received by tiie ship Stufi/n — that the lines and places allotted to your Honors by the I'rovisionn) Boundary concluded at Hartford, must he maintained, and all undue usurpations an(J encroachments of the English neighbors resisted, and that the barbarous Indians, of whom your Honors write in your last received by the St. PUlcr, must now be utterly rooted out; you omit sending, on our so oft repeated requests, any reinforcement of men, ammunition, or other necessaries for clothing. This we again earnestly demand may be done without any delay or postponement. We forgot, in the regular order, what ought to have been remarked, and appears more fully under an Nli. at the end of Appendix No. 4. Among other observations, John Schot stated anci aaid : "That only one way and means remained open to put a slop to the commencement of the Knglish claims on Long Island, viz., to see and come to an agreement, as soon as possible, with tiie Duke of York, inasmucli as lie knew, for certain, that his Majesty had granted that Island to his Hoyal Highness, and that some had informed the aloresaid Duke that said Island rould produce yearly several thousand pounds sterling," etc. This statement of his corroborates a certain letter in form of commission, written in favor of the aforesaid Schot to those of Long Island, copy whereof ' eing handed to us, I have thought it necessary to annex it to the Appendix, N" 5. If your Honors will please to read this through and further to compare it with the above Narrative, you will be able to perceive, to your lull regret, that not only Long Island but aUo the islands adjacent, whereof .Manhattans and Staten Island are the nearest, have been fully given away hy Knglaud's Majesty, and that he has ordered them to be forlilied in his name, NB. for the security of his subjects and to prevent the interdicted trade, which, to the diminution of his Majesty's revenue, this place carried on in Barhadoes and Virginia tobacco, the execution and eidbrcing whereof is deterred to the pleasure of his Majesty's brother, the Duke of York. Ifight lioiiorable Gentlemen. If such palpable proofs cannot move you to remeiiy and remove such pretences by etl'ecting, to that end, a settlement of the Boundary for Uio comfort and relief of so many i.undred alHicted families, the good people will finally be obliged to submit, if not to loss of life and property, at least to be stripped of their lands, cattle and nu)vable8, if they refuie to become subject to the Knglish government, as is more fully to bo seen (rom the Appeu lices, to which, (or brevity sake, we refer ; and thus ending, we shall commend your Honors, after cordial greeting, to God's care and protection ; and remain Dated Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland, the last of February, A" 10G4. I'er the ship Ik Virfrulik Slant. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XII. 235 Vhimha- at Am.,ter(hm. to the Director and Chwwil of Xeio Kelherhnul Honorable, Worthy, Dear, Faitiiful. Your eoinplaininft letter of the last of February of this year, by the ship S:,■ WJB. ■*: 1*.'^; 236 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. causes, will not give us, henceforth, so much trouble, and will prefer to live under us with freedom of conscience, rather than risk that in order to be rid of our authority and then again to full under a government from which they formerly fled. These two reasons, we hope, will serve your Honors for speculation in the disposal of our forces and aid greatly in executing our intention and maintaining our conquests by means of the above force, without any difficulty, until a final agreement shall be concluded on. The settlement of the Boundary itself, so long attempted, begins now also to put on another aspect, partly through our efforts and partly through other circumstances and actions between the East India Company and ours, which happened with the English some tFme since on the const of Africa and in the East Indies. We and those of the East Indies having had various engagements with the English on account of the trade to one place and the other, their High Mightinesses have been importuned by the English with divers complaints, yea, and threats. These being brought forward in the Assembly of their Noble, Great Mightinesses, the Lords States of Holland and Westfriesland, were referred to and examined by a Committee, who have reported that their High Mightinesses will be always troubled with such questions unless a general settlement of Boundaries between both nations, in all parts of the world, be agreed upon. This being drawn up on the S** or 4"' instant, when our Commissioners, then at the Hague, afforded all the assistance in their power; their Noble Mightinesses adjourning on the 6'* to the 29", on account of the Easter Holidays, the matter will be brouf ht in on their re-meeting and supported at least by evidence wherever practicable. We shall then press it with all means in our power, so that we hope, in a short time, your Honors will be relieved from threatening danger. Meanwhile, we heartily wish that we had here authenticated copies of all contracts entered into with the Indians regarding the property of the lands, in order to be assisted thereby in the discussions on the Boundary question ; howbeit wo are perfectly aware that in the case of a dispute de limiiibtu imperij, it will, for the most part, be decided, especially as far as our discovery and occupation will be substantiated, that whosoever, be they English or olherb, shall purchase property from Indians or others within the limits of our authority, are even so subject to our jurisdiction ; and, accordingly, the English under our nutboriy, settling on their own purchased lands and residing within the limits of our jurisdiction, ■hall be constrained out of those documents nlone, to afford us satisfaction. The Swedish expedition of Admiral Hendrick Gerritsen Zeehelm, being wonderfully obstructed by the hand of God, relieves you from all apprehension and dread of his arrival, and us from much trouble in carrying out your advice. For said Admiral having sailed from Sweden in the month of , first ran aground before Landti croon;' having miraculously got off, he pHBsed the Sound and with his attendant ship struck on the island of Anont,' where the smallest vessel was wrecked, with all her stores. The larger having touched the reef a little, 'twas found necessary to run for (iottenburgh ; her compasses being unshipped by the aforesaid grounding, she again ran ashore on this voyage. But finally being dismantled at Guttenburg all the hands were discharged. So ended that voyage. In case he resume it we shall take good care, according to your advice, to request the ship-of-war from the Admiralty, Having now answered your Honors' letter of the Inst of February, as far as time permits, we shall take the earliest opportunity to have the pnpers received by us with the aforesaid despatch translated, examined and answered, insomuch as this has been omitted herein, and ' Nur Ildtinbtirg, tu Dtomuk, •( iht north totriDc* of tb* Svnnd. * Sit. Qa*r«t Aniiolt — E& HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. ggy then communicate what we. in that regard, have resolved to lay before their High Mightine««e., and what we have accomplished. nHiuiueBBeB, Wherewith, Honorable, Worthy, Dear, Faithful, We shall commend you to God's protection, and remain Your good friends, The Directors of the Incorporated West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam. A * J .u- o. . . ., (Signed), Cornblis Clerk, P. F. Amsterdam. th.s 21.. April, 1664. Abr. Wilmehoonx. Ohai-lts 11. to the Governor.'i of New England. Extract from the letter sent by his Majesty of England to the government of New England, beginning: "Charles Rex: Trusty and well beloved, we greet you well. Having taken very much to heart the welfare. &c. Subscribed : Given at our Court, at Whitehall, the 23- April, 1664, in the XVI'" year of our reign. Beneath was: By his Majesty's order. (Signed), Henrt Bbnnbt. That we may protect our subjects of our several plantations from the invasions of their neighbors and provide that no subjects of our neighbor nations, how allied soever with us may possess themselves of any lands or rivers within our territories and dominions, ns we are informed the Dutch have lately done, to the prejudice of our good subjects of those our plantations nnd to the obstructions of trade, which, in time, may prove very mischievous to our good subjects there. And, therefore, we cannot but be confident that when our Commissioners have imparted unto you our pleasure in this particular and the benefit and advantage which, with God's blessing, mun accrue to yourselves from the sanie besides the preventing many growing inconveniences to your peace and prosperity, you will join and assist them vigorously in recovering our right in those places now possessed by the Dutch nnd reducing them to an entire obedience and submission to our government. In which case our desire and pleasure 18 that they should be treated as neighbors and fellow subjects, and enjoy, quietly, what they are possessed of by their honest induitry.' ' For the ibvT* Utt«r ia foil, («^ pou. III., «i._Ki>. 238 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Resident AppeBoom to tlie States-General. [ From till' Orl;">' '■'S-'^^ Denmark, but tlfat artic e has bel' extended by the late treaty of Elbingh, against all others, and his Royal M y I^^ been since attac ed by the Muscovite, the Emperor. Denmark and Brande.; urg h pr m d subsidies must also be regulated and multiplied by the number of enemies ^ 3" The third point opposes the Dutch Sound dues (Vajlgdt^), which .eing imposed on Baltic wares and trade, mostly oppressing the kingdom of^ Sweden, Iheir Higlf S nej were requested also to abolish the same, as it was not fair that one aily should be t indirectly aggrieved by the other. ^ "'"^ 4" Furthermore, I hereby hold, as renewed, the request of good and prompt expedition reparation and satisfaction in the complaints heretofore so frequently made, Id again ted m regard to the Royal Swedish American and African Company and tl,e nfatter o t e Groo^a., &c Conlldent that their High Mightinesses will at onL issue order, f Te remo of all sucii like unfriendly acts. removal Dated at the Hague, lO'" June, 1004. (Signed), H. Appelboom. He-^ohitioii of the Statci-Oenn-nl [ rrom 11,,, HcgUler uf Wc.l InUh, AmUr., im - ■ 1070, In tho Itoy.l Arcluvo, .t tho Il.goe, ] Thursday, in"- June, 1004. Ko,„. ,^ j^p^^ j^ ^,^^ Assembly a certain Memorial of Mr. Appelboom, -.ident of the Kingof Sweden, and n certain other writing exhibited with it and addressed to Me.s" Huycens and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the aflairs of Sweden, setting forth, in nnoiuntMsX ,"'"' ^"'i •«'"•■'"-• ">^^«"I"eJ lu.T>Helf .n comparing tho ,,„l,|i,l,e,l edition, of the Lati. J-oct. with the r «i S V i^ , : ; r"' '/" ''"'"''""■ ^••■"" '''' -^ »•'■-■•■"-• "-'''-'t '.V .1.0 State,. Xm i th« fl . V r r ' '';;"'■" >-^»"' '"■ '"l"-'-' I" l'"!'"'-' «»'l »et.le,l at Vian.n. «l,.ro he di,.,I in the year v: ": ": ,^ : i^;*^ , '^r '" 'V"^: """'^'' '^^^"'^ ■"■"' "■■ '"" """^' «■ '''"• «'-•»""• ^'«'-- •^•-- ^ ij>» Jftur«i.u«(Ao*, .\.\., ci„), „||ioh nl.-ioeoiilttins hisiiorlrHit — Kn .honrf: ul^rTZ "'"'■ *"*-";":"""" '>^''"-"' """ "" •'■'■" «»•' — «oi„« fr„m KolUnd to the Baltic and coming .d of w . ''">'"••'•"'•'""• "' P^-l'Ttion to the .«ll, levicl in tho Sound \,y tl,o Kin^ of I,enn,a.k, the nr„ o..d. of wh.ch w,.„t to .upport tho rteot maintained U the protection of Dutch trade to ,.,at .ea. Ai<„ma. 4 to. X 8 /tffi '»■".> li'ir-"' I'. S40 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. substance, the points whereupon he desires a conference with them, according to foregoing resolution of the committee {resolulie commmoriael) ', the first, respecting the Elucidati-rn on the lately concluded Elbing treaty ; the second, the payment of the subsidies promised by the treaty of the year 1640; the third, the Dutch Sound dues {reylgelt)', the fourth, and last, the reparation and satisfaction of the complaints heretofore made in regard to the Royal Bwtdiih Anericu Swedish American and African Companv* Which, being considered, it is and AMctn Com- '^ ' ' o i»"7- resolved and concluded that the relroacta in the aforesaid respective anairs be looked up by the Agent de Heyde, and when afterwards written out, shall be handed to the said Deputies of their High Mightinesses, to be used in the aforesaid conference according to circumstances. Resident A'ppihoom to the States-General. t From tbs Origiiul in tha Eoyil Archlre* it the Hague ; File, DuUichland. ] The undersigned Resident of his Royal Majesty of Sweden hath many years ago, and namely on the 22*^ March, of the year 1666, by express command of his Royal Majesty, made known to your High Mightinesses that those of the West India Company of this country had, the year before, attacked unexpectedly and with force of arms, the Swedish Colony planted on the South river of Florida, in America, sacked their forts, expelled their inhabitants and thus thoroughly stripped the Swedish Company of their district, which they had purchased on the aforesaid South river from the natives and rigRt owners of the country, and possessed optima jure et titulo several years in peace. Which information and complaints have not been followed, as they ought, in justice, to have indeed been, by any satisfaction or redress, at that time nor since, nor up to this moment ; therefore, the aforesaid Resident doth now, on further instructions from lii& most excellent Royal Majesty, hereby renew his previous complaints, and consequently amicably requests your High Mightinesses to be graciously pleased to order the aforesaid West India Company to restore the aforesaid wrested lands to the Swedish Company in integrum, and reimburse it all losses and damages it has suffered, and that so much the mor<^^ srnd the speedier, lest his Royal Majesty's subjects may experience still further prejudice in their rights and properties, as it was understood from that side that the said West India Company of this country were themselves now questioned by others in those parts. As this will be conformable to equity and mutual friendship and alliance, so doth his Royal Majesty indubitably expect it from your High Mightinesses. Furthermore, the aforesaid Resident doth also rt juest a speedy and desirable answer on the points by him now recently handed in to your High Mightinesses' Deputies, and whereupon they, without doubt, will make a report to your High Mightinesses' assembly. (Signed), Harald Afpblbooh. Done at the Hague the 27'^ June, 1664. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 241 Further Memorial delivered by his Swedish Majesty's Resident, to their High Mightinesses, m support of the good and complete right of the Swedish Crown and its subjects to Nova Suecia, in America. I Altiema; SaacJem km Statt m Oorlegh, V. !4T ; «to. XI., 498. ] Summarily to deduce the said right, agreeably to the said Resident's Memorials of the 22- March, 3656, and 27- June, 1664, the fact is. that the district of Nova Suecia, lying on the west side the South r.ver of Florida, in America, was not taken, purchased nor bought from any Netherianders or Hollanders, to whom it never hath belonged ; but from the Indians hemserves whose property it was, and at a tunc when it still lay wild, vacant and waste, and umnhabued by any European nation. Which Indians, as the right owners of that country, delivered up and conveyed the same to the Crown of Sweden and its subjects after due purchase and treaty, and fixed and established the limits thereof by erecting the Swedish arms as the same appears by the thereon executed documents and acts signed and ratified by thJ rue owners and proprietors of those lands, who, though Indians, have among themselves their form of government, justice and policy, whereby they, after their manner, retain each his own; and they be.ng master and lord of their own country have. also, consequently, the power to sell and ahenate the same as they think proper. The Crown of Sweden having acquired, then the aforesaid country by good title, its possession thereof has. therefore, been lawful, wuhoutaffordmg the West India Company here any pretext for saying that it has been injured ; the intention having never been to disturb the same in its property It appears by the published maps of New Netherland, that the aforesaid West India Company are :n possession, on the South river, fifteen leagues up, of a fort called Nassau, which Th« W M . r '" "^"""T ^"'' '' '^'"^ °" '^' "PP^^-'^' «' «»«t^r" bank of the river. The West India Company may deduce their right therefrom, but said fort can, by no means give theni any jurisdiction over Nova Suecia, which is altogether separated from New Netherland by the aforesaid river, and lies on the west side thereof, where the Crown of Sweden caused Fort Christina to be built, which was the first fortification erected there after the acquisition of that district, where the Royal Swedish Governor has always duly maintained the respect and jurisdiction of the Crown of Sweden, and even preserved good understanding Tnd neighborhood with the Hollanders on the North river, in order the better to exclude, by united action, other nations. It were to be desired that this union continued, and that the West India Company could have been content with what they were possessing. But the said Company seeing that the west bank of the river, on Nova Suecia. was the best land, and that the Swedes had purchased the same from the right owners, and held t\m ju„o titulo, had recourse to divers expedients to obtai - a foothold on the same side of the river, but having been informed by the inhabitants how far the Swedish limits extended, could not weU accomplish their purpose, so long as the Swedish Governor maintained his right. They took eir residence far down in the Bay and acted with the Indians in wild disorder, who would repel their violence with similar violence, but were unable. renL'theri " °"'" "'^!''' '"'' '^' ^^"' ^"^" ^""'P""^ "^'-wards. from time to time. LirlnH "'"' "'"" '^' ^'''^"'' ^«P^^'""y '^^ ^'-^ Swedes had experienced some delay and inconvenience m the transportation of their ordinary garrisons and , .>ople. Thi. Vol. jI. o-j 949 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. gave the advantage to the West India Company, and they, pressing forward in Nova Suecia, forcibly tore down the boundary marlis and Swedish arms far and near, and constructed a fort two leagues below Fort Christina, on Swedish territory. The said place was afterwards wrested again from them, but the Went Tniiia Company thereupon sending a ship from Amsterdam thither, with ammunition and 'roop;,, th'i'y daJ recourse to such extreme violence and hostility that they seized on the vfi.ule of riivu Suecia; stripped Fort Christina of all its guns and ammunition ; forced the Swedish Colonists in those parts to swear fealty and homage, and, regardless of right, dragged everything after them, wherein they still persist, and strengthen themselves more and more; debauching not only the Swedish inhabitants who happen to be there, but even drawing and conveying from Finland and Old Sweden, additional inhabitants to be employed in thfir service in New Sweden, n^ th.^ Sw^'Hish people are more conversant with, and understand better than any other nati jn, the cultivation of pasture, wood and tillage land, fishing, hunting and fowling. His most sacred Majesty could not observe, without resentment, such proceedings and enormities, and hopes that they will be regarded by their High Mightinesses with such indignation that the West India Company of this country shall be constrained to render due restitution ann satisfaction in all these premises. For, hath the Crown of Sweden acquired Nova Suecia justly? Was the same in lawful possession thereof? Hath the West India Company here deprived the Swedish Crown thereof by force and violence? Doth the said Company still persist in its injustice and wrong? It is, then, proper and highly necessary, that provision should at once be made, that the aforesaid Company be brought to reason, and restore back what they are unjusti/ occupying, with indemnity for all caused loss and injuries, which his most sacred Majesty expects from their High Mightinesses without further delay. lieaoluthn of the Skites-Oeiieral. [ From Ui* BegljUr of Weit India Athln, 1(M — 1670, In the Sr• o^o 0" tie <»^« «! WiJIum IIL, PMDoe of Oraage. Jtok. — Ea 246 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, that the abovs mentioned assistance, for the protection of the countries there and preservation of this city's Colonie, may be facilitated and granted according to both the aforesaid Memorials enregistered in the Muniment Register, E., foi. 1, et seq. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that on the part of this city all assistance and good offices shall be contributed, to the end that the aforesaid Company be aided with the ships and soldiers required, to serve as a convoy of the said Company's ships ; also for the garrisoning and preservation of the forts and places belonging to this State in Guinea and further coast of Africa ; for the reinforcement of New Netherland and resistance of the violence designed against the countries there. In this wise, however, that said ships of war and soldiers be not employed in the recapture of Cape Verd, or whatever else might have been taken by the English on the coa«t aforesaid, nor in any other offensive acts. In like manner Mess" the Deputies will please facilitate and further the payment to the Company of the above mentioned quota of Holland, in the said 60,000 gl., in order to its being employed both in the transportation of the aforesaid •oldiors and in the purchase of ammunition of war and other necessaries. roiia is. Bvodcii. Heaolutioii of the States •General. t From Ui« Btflittr of Weti Iwll* Atfttn, 1M4 — 16T0, m tbe Bojil ArcMTM tt tb* Hogw. J Friday, 16'* August, 1664. The two distinct Memorials respectively delivered by Mr. Appelboom, Resident of the King of Sweden, on the 19" and 27'* June, to their High Mightinesses and their Committee, are again brought before the meeting, requesting, among other things, that good and prompt expedition, reparation and satisfaction be at once given on the complaints iw«n.„rtAinfri. heretofore frequently brought forward by those of the Swedish Royal African «no..B.p.», Company against those of tlie West India Company of this country; also that the Swedish American Company be reintegrated in a certain Swedish Colonie, having occupied the South river of Florida, in Aii-erica. whence they were driven by those of said West India Company of this country. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that Resident Appelboom was, on the aforesaid, first informed in a verbal conference with .Mr. Van Braeckel and other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of Sweden, and afterwards by written answer, that their High Mightinesses were ready, and had also fully authorized their Deputies to treat and conclude amicably upon the aforesaid African and Guinea differences with his Majesty or those authorized by him. And, regarding the second point, as their High Mightinesses will have need of further information as to (he alleged violence committed by those of the West India of these parts on the Swedish nation in America, at the South river of Florida or elsewhere; that, therefore, Mr. Appelboom's Memorial mentioning it, shall be sent to the Presiding Chamber of said West India Company of this country, in order that it may communicate information thereupon, to the end that, on receipt of such information, and the same being seen by the Assembly, furlhtr resolution be takea thereupon as to the exigency of affnrs may appertain. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 247 Stafes-Gen^ral to th^ Director, of the West Indiu Company. tP™« *. E.^«K„r Vli,^„, *i««of U.. 8U..^.n«,. ,a,-. Eoy., A,cM,«.t to. H.p..., To the Presiding Chamber of the West India Company of this country ; 15- August. 1664. The States, &c. . . . <="■"« certain oweaisn Colony, occunvine thn Snuth n-o.. „f v\ j America, whence they had been exoelled h„ .h„»/ r .i «r , !■ '^ Florida, in Mesolution of the States-General r Fron, th. Reguter of We.t ludl. ABklr.. 1M4 - 1670. In the noy.l Archlv.. ., tU H^n* ) Tuesday, ig"- August, 1604. Fouow. On consideration, it is resolved and concluded that their High Mightinesses' Deputies for teaffdrs of Sweden here present, shall, notwithstanding the le Le oHore ApHW »' "'« Committee, proceed to a verbal conference with Mr. Resident Appeiboom an:7port tbeTeipT '"" ^^"""'^' '" ''''' "'«' ''*«^''-"-' '"°'""- "^ ^'^ ^^' ---• Hesolution of the Stat^ -General. I Tna th* »HlMr iiaii.r. ITalrl or OuliiM >n 10. he not capable of lodging all e so diers »h^ n '"' ""' ''"' "' '^'^ P^^'*""- '^ '^e fort some houses capable to receive them B-gomaster. by his oflicers. ahal, appoint The Dutch here shall enjoy their own customs concerning their inheritances. re^L^t :;?::e^;;:s: ::po;:r:r^;^ zr: ''- t^t-- °^ -^ p-p'«- - ^'>« they are, and such writ ngs as part.cnr; ''.! '^"[f' ""y ^ept by .hose i„ whose hands sen! to them. * "^ "'" "'^ '^°"'=^^'' ''^^ States-General, may, at any t.me, be 13. l«.v» i,.„„,, hi, ,,„„,„ ,„,h°oo,l„l'7r?'"'' °' "'"■ "'" '"'''»»'• l'« >l>«ll ...d lihm, .0 do .0 ' " """""'" ""' '" '• " "" """i"" T -hi. Pl»., 253 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 16. All inferior civil officers and magistrates shall continue as now they are (if they please), till the customary time of new election, and then new ones to be chosen, by themselves, provided that such new chosen magistrates shall take the oath of allegiance to his Majesty of England before they ecter upon their oiHce. 17. AH ditferences of contracts and bargains made before this day by any in this country, shall be determined according to the manner of the Dutch. 18. If it does appear that the West India Company of Amsterdam do really owe any sums of money to any persons here, it is .-agreed that recognition and other duties payable by ships going for the Netherlands be continued for six months longer. 19. The officers, ni"tary and soldiers, shall march out, with their arms, drums beating and colors flying, and lighted matches, and if any of them will plant they sliall have fiO acres of land set out for them, if any of them will serve any as servants, they shall continue with all safety, and become free deb'-.ens afterwards. 20. If at any time hereafter the King of Great Britain and the States of the Nethcrland, do agree that this place and country be re-delivered into the hands of the said States whensoever his Majesty will send his commands to re-deliver it, it shall immediately be done. 21. That the town of Manhatans shall choose Deputies, and those Deputies shall have free voices iu all public affairs, as much as any other Deputies. 22. Those who have any propriety in any houses in the fort of Orange, shall (if they please) slight the fortifications there, and then enjoy all their houses, as all people do where there is no fort. S3. If there be any soldiers that will go into Holland, and if the Company of West India, in Amsterdam, or any private persoiis here will transport them into Holland, then thry shall have a safe passport fiom Colonel Richard Nicolls, Deputy (jovernor under his Royal Highness and the other Commissioners, to defend the ships that shall '.ransport such suldiers, and all the goods in them from any surprisal or acts of hostility to be done by any of his Majesty's ships or subjects. That the copies of the King's grant to his Royal Highness and the copy of his Royal Highness' commission to Col' Richard Nicolls, testified by two Commissioners more, and Mr. Winthrop to he true copies, sliall be dci'vered to the Hon'"'' Mr. Stuyvesant, the present Governor, on Monday next by eight of the clock in th-i morning, at the Old mill. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. S58 On these articles being consented to and signed by Col. Richard Nicolls, Deputy Governor to h.s Royal Highness, within two hours after, the fort and town called New Amsterdam, upon the Isle of Manhatoes, shall be delivered into the hands of the said Col' Richard Nicolls by the ■ervice of such as shall be by him deputed by his hand and seal. John de Decker, Robert Car-i, Kick: Vehleet, Geo: Cartwright, Sam: Megapolensis, John Winthrop, Cornelius Steenwick, Sam: Willys, Oloffe Stevensen KoRTLANr, Thomas Clarke, Jaahs Cousseau, John Pincheon. Ambmmdor Van, Ovtjh to Secretary Jiuyseh. K ftom a» Orlilnil In tki Kojri AkcIiIifm tt Uw Ut(u^ DtTMon, BngdMid ; Swthkat B., Ukit L., No. IM, l« Ka, F, LokH 0, No. 4. J Sir. I received, by the last post, at the regular time, two duplicates of their High Mightinesses' resolutions of the 27'" and 28* of August, with the accompanying papers, of which I shall, with all submission, make use, on the proper occasion, as I have more fully stated in my last. Yesterday, one Claes 3ret of Graft near Amsterdam, skipper and pilot, as he declared, of the ship de Slerre, belonging to Amsterdam aforesaid, being come to the Exchange, related, that on the first of June last the aforesaid ship, the Slerre, having obtained n full load in the Virgmiat in the name of an English skipper, he dispatched her homewards, and proceeded, in person, in a ketch to the Manhaitcs and thence by New Naherland to the Island of Jersey ; having sold his load of tobacco, he came, in person, thence hither. That, being at New Netherlund, he had understood that the English had taken Long Island from the Dutch by one Captain 8chot, with a number of people who were impressed on the aforementioned island and elsewhere, by orders ard commission from the Duke of York, an the aforesaid Captain had qiven out. Further. It was reported by the English there that as soon as the fleet, which they were expecting from England, should have arrived, they intended to attack and, if possible, to master the city of Amsterdam and other places thereabouts, maintaining that such places, of right, belonged to them, and that the Dutch had no right in the world thereto, and that they had occupied and settled them in bad faith. Furthermore, fiat General Sluyrcsiinl, having been informed of the aforesaid, had already issued good orders for che defence of the place, being able, ai h« declared, to enrol a good number of people from among the inhabitants thereabout, to the nu7iber of two thousand men, who were already appointed to keep watch on alternate nights. The preceding Declaration being brought to me, I have made everj effort to speak with the aforeuiid skipper, in order to lake fuller information respecting everything, hut could not succeed by reason, as it seems, that he could not find any time for such business whilst preparing for the voyage to Netherland, and was intending to proceed in all haste thither. 254 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Wherefore, whenever suid ship shall have arrived in Fatherland, further knowledge will have to be sought there as to the truth hereof. The officials, appointsd by the King to congratulate and to further introduce foreign Ministers, who have paid their respects to their High Mightinesses' Ambassador on his arrival here, have not, as yet, been presented with the fees thereto belonging. T wish their High Mightinesses would please to have the goodness to bear this in mind, and that I were, therefore, acquitted on that head. They are many in number, viz', the Master of the Ceremonies, his Deputy and also the clerks of the King's Secretary, and some others who write and are daily kept busy with translations, etc., all to the end that more willing service may, therefore, be expected from them all round and on every occasion. In regard to the minor officials, such as the Masters of the King's barges, coaches, &c., who have been employed and engaged in the said introduction, they have been already satisfied by me. Whereupon, with all submission, I shall await their High Mightinesses' pleasure. The present composition of the equipments here on the river and in other ports; also the design, wliich it is pretended, is in view, in order to be set to work on the coast of Africa, are communicated to their High Mightinesses in a separate despatch, hereunto annexed, which is of such importance that I have thought I dare not risk the security of its delivery exclusively to the ordinary post, but will dispatch an express in order to assure as much certainty for the aforesaid delivery as I can in any way think of. I hope their High Mightinesses will please to approve this, as it is done for the public interest. And your Honor is most earnestly requested to manage the communication thereof with all possible secrecy. Herewith I remain, Sir, Chelsea, /j September. Your humble servant. Received lO"- September, 1664. (Signed), M. Van Gogh." West India Cof)ijxi)i>/ to flie State'i-Geneml, [ Fran Uu OrtgtntI, In the Bo;il ArobiTM >l tha HaKue ; Flla, Sngtlaiul. '] To the High and Mighty Lords, States-General of the United Netherlands. High and Mighty Lords. The Directors of the General Incorporated West India Company, of this country, having received your High Mightinesses' letter dated the 25"' of August, inclosing certain Memorial delivered on the same day, by the King of (ireat Britain's Extraordinary Ambassador to you, High and Mig'ity, with some points; in order to prevmt all inconveniences and 'MiCHAiL VAN Goon w«« txirn at Flu«liing, of which city he wa* ufwvwiirile Perniiuaary ; in IflBO w«» Deputy from th« I'rovi.ice of Zealand lo the litkinkamer or Board of audit On 22(1 July, 1600. he wa« appointed Ambassador to the Court of England, where he arrived on the l»t Novemlicr following. He returned to Ilollnml in l«n2 and was again snnt Arcbawador to London in 16fi4. He tailed from 8cheveningen on the 17th of June, and reached Kngland a few days afterwards. Ho was reciilled in Dcceintier, liiB6, and arrived at the Hague lllh January, 10(10. In 106" h« was appoinled Councillor of Klusliiug, and died in the ytsr 1660. Kok'» Vndcrlanduh Woordtnbotk,W\\\., im. — V.D. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 255 m.8under8tand,ng between the East and West India Companies of the respective nations w.th,n the hnuts of the.r respective charters, we could not omit, in obedience tS the aforesaid your High M.ghunesses' orders, submitting these annexed Observations to you. to serve your H.gh^M.ghtmes8e8 for mtormation. respectfully requesting that the same may be favorably „ , , Which doing, etc., Read 6"" October. 1664. o > /cj- j. »,,,„„ uucr. 1004. (Signed), Mich' Ten Hove. Observations of the West India Company on Sir George Downing'e iMemorial. High and Mighty Lords. • t ' » *"'*'"?" "'' ""^ ^"'"^ Extraordinary of his Royal Mnjesty, the King of Great Britain, in h,s Memorial of the aS". August, appears to aim at the removal of all misunderstandings which may arise between the respective Companies of both nations, and. on the other hand, the West India Company of this country has, notwithstanding heir just complaints, always been inclined to contribute everything to be relieved in one way or the ether, within the limits of their charter, from the proceedings of the English nation for some years past, so please you. High and Mighty, to be assured that the West India Company of this country will be extremely rejoiced if any means can be devised whereby the above mentioned trouble can in future be obviated. And therefore willingly proceeding, with all submission, to the examination of the points which are proposed by the Envoy as ingredients of the regulation between both Companies, the Directors of the aforesaid Company will, before coming to the examination of the particular points, first of all humbly request your High Mightinesses to be graciously pleased once more to object to the Envoy the unlawful proceedings which the English have, for some years, had recourse to in America against the West India Company of this country, and those executed a few months ago on the coast of Africa, without the least appearance of justice; and accordingly that the lands, fortresses, towns and jurisdictions, with their dependenries also the ships and goods which the English have taken from this State and Company, both in America and Africa, by no other right than vict armatamanu, shall be restored, before fixing and concluding a rule by which each side shall have to regulate itself, and therefore that the King's orders to that edect may be dispatched by an express boat, and the Company allowed to send some person therein, in order to resume possession of the captured places ; and that, when proceeding to the aforesaid regulation, regard be had. not only to the extent of the charter granted by his Royal Majesty of England to the Royal Company, but also to the contents of the charter given by •your High Mightinesses to the West India Company, and that, accordingly, the regulation may not only be reckoned between both Companies for so much as their charters have given respectively m the »ne and tlw other country, but against all those of the English nation who. within the lim.u of the charter of the West India Company of this country, carry on trade, traffic and have planted any Colonies. . -.der .fecial patent from the aforesaid King. and. above al! things, that to this end a Boundary line be « the same time specially fixed in America. where the English, for some years past, have now done nothing else than dispossess the Company of one place after th- other; the letters now received by the Company from New Netherlan.i. most expressly importing that the Duke of York hath, agreeably to the complaints made to your High Mightinesses by theCompanyol this country, finally, by means of his soldiery, brought under Kngland the whole of Long Island, whereon are nine (a. ten considerable villages, and hath sent additional force from New England to attack Amsterdam, the capital, and thereby m i>' 856 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. to erase the name of New Netherland from the map, and to cause a loss of millions to the Company. And herewith, coming to the first point of the draft of the above named Envoy, reflecting, as It appears, on the question in termiiU, occurring between the respective Companies, your High Mightinesses will please to consider that the Directors of the West India Compni)} . so far as regards their district and the kingdom foiind therein, are, under correction, of opinu i that, in order to conclude such a point, great distinction must, above all things, be drawn between tiie places situate in Europe and those found within the limits of their charter, i nsmuch ns all the places situate in Europe can be invested by land and water. Another reason in their regard is, as in the places situate on the coast of Africa, which, on account of the insalubrity of the country, can be invested only by water, and as, consequently, what can be sustained in regard of the places in Europe, is not wholly applicable to those, and therefore, in order, simultaneoualy, to accomplish what appears reasonable in European places, and practicable in African, it ought to be agreed that one place, being invested by one of the Compar ies by water and not by land, the other Company shall be at liberty to trade by land with the in ibitants thereof; and if the place be besieged by land, the other Company shall vice versa be at liberty to come by water to the beleaguered place, it being, with submission, very unreasonable that the one Company should be allowed to pass forces to a place which the other had, as it were, closely blockaded. Your High Mightinesses, yourselves, also appear to have nearly perceived this in 7"" article of the Marine Treaty concluded with the King of Spain, which forbade all commerce in a place which shall be besieged, blockaded or (qmdnota) beset. The second point being agreeable to practice, and introduced by divers treaties between the Potentates of Europe, mutuo consensu, almost as a law of nations, might be agreed to; only in order to obviate many inconveniences, the ships wherein such articles of contraband are found, must also go to the place where those who seiaed the above mentioned contraband goods, will discharge the same, without, however, being subject to confiscation, unless in case of resistance ; the above named Directors referring to your High Mightinesses' profound wisdom to dispose of this article in such wise as shall be found best, as it concerns the maxims of the State more than the interest of the Company. The third point being restricted agreeably to reasonableness, might also be passed, provided that there be. accordingly, added to it — unless those who had erected a fortress on any coasit, possess, at the same time, the jurisdiction or property of the lands, or had privately contracted w'.th the Chiefs of the country for trading, and in all cases, if none of these conditions be found attached to such fortress, those who will trade shall not be allowed to rfepair within range of the cannon of the fort or to any further distance than may be allowed, which is the practice observed by the English in Barbadoes, Jamaica, New England and Guinea. The fourth, when regulated according to a reasonable distance, can be also practiced. The fifth article, being a case which never occurred within the limits of the West India Company, except it may be applied in future to what is laid down by the Company in the 3"* point in regard to private trade, it may, under correction, be enacted that one Company having prosecuted trade with a nation which was obliged privately to trade with the other, shall not be incommoded on that account, but when found in actu, may, indeed, be prevented continuing 80 to do ; and, above all things, the contracted merchandise, or goods not yet delivered, may be seized; especially if the contracts entered into privately with the nations, continue, so that the Company which hath contracted shall be empowered to prevent all trade with its inhabitants within its jurisdiction. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 257 On the 8,xth article, winch concerns, principally, this Stale, the Company submits it again to your ILgh M.ghlmesses' profound wis.lom, since it is directly con.rary to the condUioL entered ,„to by your High Mightinesses with the King of Spain in t'he 13'" arUcle of the t' el of Marine; and there are other examples that proceedings have heretofore been in this country m conformity to Mr. Duuwnlngh's Memoir. "u««iry The seventh is altogether reasonable and without stipulated conditions, necessary. The eighth „ also agreeable to reason, being not only practised within the limits of the tTu^'o 7"t"1 "" 't" ""''^' ""^ ^°"^ "'^"^ Mightinesses- placards of the years otitis State a, d fh ' '. I '" '""'' """" ""^ '"''''''' '''S^'"^' '"« -^'J-'^' "'habitants of Uus State and those who, having served the Company, engage in the service of foreign The ninth article, explanation only being given respecting the Captains or Commanders who are not in the Lngl.sh service in cont, venlion of the above mentioned placards, might be agreed to in so far as they and their ships belong effectually to the English, and are not fitted out here contrary to your High Mightinesses' placards and express resolutions; but further explanation ought to be given of the words (or to any nation or people with whom each Company trade.^ or hereby it is understood that one Company being at war with a nation which IS at peace with the other Company, should not attack the ships of its enemy because they had a pass from the other Company ( which appears to be Mr. Downingh's intention) ; thus twould be in the power of the one always to protect and defend the Company's enemies. rhe tenth article is also, under correction, reasonable whenever the following conditions are added o It. to wit: First, that the ship, of the West India Company of this country shall be at iberty, free and unimpeded, to make use of all harbors within the limits of its charter, and of all the harbors of Great Britain, Ireland and circumjacent islands, without being subject to any smure by any person or for what cause soever, but that those who have any claim against them, must address themselves for justice here, without incommoding its ships on that account, in their going out or returning. Secondly, that the ships of the one Company which come, on the above named occasions, into the harbors of the other Company, shall not be at liberty, in any case, to pursue trade or barter there, on pain of confiscation. Thirdly that the number of ships be proportioned to the strength of the harbors which they enter, and shall depart as soon as the necessity shall have passed away which drove them into port. The eleventh point concerns the Kast India Company. As the first part of the twelfth concerns the West India Company of this country the above named Directors will humbly request your High Mightinesses to be pleased to remember that the West India Company, on the sa" of August, when answering a memorial of Mr. Douwningh o( the 14- of August, informed your High Mightinesses, that the notice given by Director-General John Vakkenburgh was merely to save the right which the Company thought It had. without any insults being offered to the Crown of Kngland. which, if ofTered would indeed be ground to demand redress: but yet, when two parties are disputing about the property of a thing, it must be considered as unheard of. that he even who was in the wrong shoul.i be ordered specificially to recall the reasons alleged in support of his right. In any case, this is not a point on which a place should be summoned wherein the object of the thing can be reached without such recall. And if ever any Notice, Protest or Declaration ought to be revoked, truly 'tis that of one Selwyn served on the above named Director- General on the 14'' June, l(i64. not because the reasons adduced in support of his right should Vol. II. 33 VA ;f^.,; IMAGE FVALUATION TtiST TARGET (MT-S) 1.0 I.I 1.25 (50 ""^ us 40 2.5 22 M 1.8 1.4 1.6 '>^ <^ /a *> c^ # 'W on. 7W Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WIST MAIM STRUT WHSTIR,N V MSSC (716; •73-4503 #/^ fjjt 258 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. demand it, but on account of the scnndalous insults therein perversely inserted ogainst the profound respect of your High Mightinesses and the reputation of the Company. Herewith trusting that ycur High Mightinesses' intention and orders have been fulfilled, the above named Directors most humbly request your High Mightinesses to be pleased to pay favorable attention to the above recited considerations, and chiefly to the restitution of wliat has been previously demanded, and to maintain the Company, by the strong arm of the nation, in ita just right. Which doing, &c. * , . , (Signed), Mich' Ten Hovb. Indorsed : West India Company. Exhibited G'^ October, 1664. Totiota. Hemluiion of the States -General. [ rrom the Regtotsr of W«»t InJii Afcira, 16«4— 16T0, In the Box»l ArehlTci tl ibe Hague. ] Monday, (S^ October, 1604. Read at the meeting a certain Memoir oi the Directors of the West India Company, with which they, in compliance with their High Mightinesses' letter of the twenty- fifth of August last, exhibited their written information and considerations on the Memoir presented on the same day to their High Mightinesses by Mr. Downing, Ambassador f^m^Ttv^f^ Extraordinary of theKin>,^ of Great Britain, with the points aocompnnying the same, *.r.iotheii.ji«. for obviating all inconveniences and misunderstandings between the Kastnnd West India Companies of the respective nations within the limits of their respective grants. Whidi being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid Memoir and informution shall be placed in the hands of Mess" Van Ommeren and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputita for the afiairs of Ei gland, to inspect, examine and thereupon to report. recei Weat India Compuny to the Statis-Otneral. [ rrom th* OrlflDtt, In Ihe Rnj.l Arohlni M Iha Uagtir ; Kil«, WtM Indtt. ] The Directors of the (Jeneral Incorporated West India Company o( this country having ceived your High Mightinesses' special letter, dated 15"- of August last, to communicate to you information respecting a certain Memoir of Uesi.le.it Appelhoom, say in obedience thereto that they have laid before you already, in the year IGCG. intorn.alion on the complaints made by the above named Resident, on the Sa"-" March of that year, and then communicated to your High Mightinesses that the Incorporated West India Company of this country hath, in the year 1620, taken possession of the South river, situate in New Netherland, in the Northern part of America, and said possession having been, with consent of the natives of that country, peaceably HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. and quietly continued until the year 1«3S. when some private inhabitants of this State for^ettin. the duty .hey owed their Fathe: land, engaged themselves to some subjects of he Crown o'f Sweden and thus co.nb.ned. succeeded in obtaining a commission from th aforesa d C^owrbv v.rtue w ereof they d.d settle down together on the above mentioned South rive theZe of a Swed,sh Company, notwithstanding divers protests of the servants of the aforesaid WeZdia Company, wh.ch they minded so little, that they not only have from time to il , more and more land and grounds, purchased and Lu pied 'for :a;ryiryLrr;n'dT Company, but usually comported themselves in such wise, that the trade for L nhTb n.stf th ^tate was spo.led, navigation obstructed and divers bouweries and plantations ntonce rui ed ^a hteTlTei: i"? T' '^T ^°'"^""^' '''''' ^' "^^--^ intoirble." have those of the West Ind.a Company been unw.lling to oppose by force, in order to avoid gmng any occasion for difficulties between both nations. But that was not he intention of t e nforesa,d ^wed.s Company, which, designing to make itself master of the ent S u "h r ver and be.ng e,nbold.ned by the patience and peaceableness of the aforesaid Weat India Com ny d,d .ndeed dare to put ,ts scheme into execution in the year 1654. in violation of the7w o^ nnt.ons for w-^,en ,n the month of May of that year, a new Governor came there with sle people to the feouth r.v.r on the part of the aforesaid Swedish Company, he immediately seZ he fortresses of th.s State, stripped the West India Company's soldiers of their arms and d ve em away and compelled the people to swear allegiance to him. or to leave. This, coming c the ears of t e D. rector-General of the aforesaid West India Company residing in the city of New Amsterdam, he. on the first opportunity, caused restitution thereof to be demanded. But rece.v.ng nothing but menaces in return, he finally could no. help resenting the received wrong Accordingly ,n the year ,055, he departed with his forces for the said South river, and again reduced. u.,der .he obed.ence of this State, what it had so u-ijustly been robbed of. And, I it 3 sufhc.en,ly apparent therefrom that no improper proceedings were resorted to by the We India Company, ,t therefore trusts that your High Mightinessea will perceive that these compla.n.s are renewed after a lapse of eight years more, for form sake, and because the Compa,,y were se.zed, justly or unjustly, of all sides, than because it ha.h committed an injustice. and will accordingly, from the above named grievances excuse the Company, which, having ceded to the c.y of Amslerdan. all i.s right on the South river, doth no longer posses, .he place Which doing, etc. 9* October. 1«04. <^'«"^'^^' ^"-; J- "ovk. 10 fa 04. JtemJudon of the Statet-GeneraL C tnm Ih* Begldirof Wwt India Afflilr.. \m - (iro, la lh« Rot.i Archira ti Ui« Htfi*. I Thursday, l)"" C)c.ober, 16«S4. FoiioM. nead at the meeting, a certain Memoir of the Directors of the W.st India Compar.y of this counlry, communicating, in obedience .o .heir High Migh.inesses' letter of the 16'* August last, i.iforniation on the memorial presented to their High Mightinesses by x.-ii.h AfHr.0 M""- Applehoom respecting the affairs which occurred in the South lliver, situata in New JVeiherlund, in the Northern part of America, between the ofticers of CaiuiiiBji. m. y' '■ 260 NEW.YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. said Company and those o( the Swedish African Company: Which, being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the information aforesaid shr.ll be placed in the hands of Mess" Van Ommeren and the other their High Mightinesses' deputies (or the affairs of said West India Company, to inspecti examine, and then to report on them. ;t « Tollo T52. Xngltnd. Memlution of t?i^ States-Oeiieral. [ From Ihe B«glit«r or the Reaolntlont of tbe Blatn-Oencnl, Ib the Kojal Archlrn it the Iligiis. ] Thursday, 9'* October, 1664. Heard the report of Mess" Van Ommeren and the other High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of England having, pursuant and in obedience to their or ihn KtD(*a«Th« Committee resolution dated the fifteenth of August last, examined and weighed memoir of Ambu- , «dorv»n Ooch. Certain answer to the King of Great Britain to divers memorials presented, from time to time, by M. Van Goch, to His Majesty on various matters; the aforesaid answer being annexed with a certain letter of said ambassador Van Gogh of the sixteenth. And the said M. Van Ommeren, in the name and on the behalf of the said their High Mightinesses' Deputies, exhibited at the meeting and had read a certain writing containing divers matters, which their High Mightinesses' deputies, aforesaid, were of opinion ought, for further information, be represented to the King on the aforementioned his answer, in manner and form as the aforesaid writing which is annexed hereunto, is inserted, word for word, as follows : The States-Gkniirai. of the United Netherlands having seen, examined and weighed the contents of a certain written answer given by the King of Great Britain, on divers points submitted to him by their ordinary ambassador at his Majesty's Court, etc., etc. Thus done and enacted at the Assembly of the Lords States-General at the Hague, the 9'* October, 1664. [ Her* followt ■ French trsneUtioD of the two preocding parigmplu. "] Which being considered, their High Mightinesses fully approve of the aforesaid draft for information as above, and accordingly hold the same as enacted^ They, also, have hereby resolved and concluded that an authentic copy thereof be sent to the above mentioned Ambassador V»n Goch, with order and instruction to communicate it, verbally, to the King, with all earnestness and emphasis, and subsequently, also, to deliver the aforesaid in writing. Furthermore, that a copy thereof shall l)e communicated by Agent de Heyde to Mr. Downing, the King's Envoy Extraordinary, with a request to second, to the best of his ability, their High Mightinesses' good intention therein contained, near his Mnjesty and also wherever the same may avail. In like manner, copy thereof shall he handed, hy said agent, to Count d'Estrades, Ambassador Extraordinary of the King of France; likewise to Mess" Appleboom and Charisius, respectively residents here for the Kings of .Sweden and Denmark, with request that they will represent most favorably to their .-expective Lords and Masters, their High Mightinesses' upright audsinct-re intention for the maintenance of all good correspondence with HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 261 with 1 m'' 1 T": ""^ '■" ''' P"'^'''^ °'"'"'^"'=« °f »»^« treaties entered into with h, MajeB.y; an authentic copy thereof shall be also sent to Ambassador Boreel.' to Residents Hems and Le Ma.re respectively, to make use of it to the end aforesaid, as is proper and further to serve them for information. proper, States-General to tlie King of England. [ From lh« MlDUl. «n '.h. Rojal AnhWei >l tho lUguo ; File, Sngiland. ) Deduction drav^n up for the Information of the King of Great Britain on divers points contained in a certain Answer given in his Majesty's name to the Ani4,a8sador of their High and Mighty the Lords States-General of the Lnited Netherlands. The States-General of the United Netherlands having seen, examined and considered the contents o an Answer' which the King of Great Britain has given in writing on many pointi fnTb 7 /n ''" ""'"""^ ^"'""'"^ ''' •"» ^^"'J^'-'y^ C"-' ' which'answer inc u " in substance, the following points and articles : "i-iuues, First. The reasons and considerations which have obliged his said Ni i.esty to arm and sTd'shipTto'ser''' """"" °' "'*''' "' ""■ ""' '° ""' ""■"•' *''"' '° dispense with sendillg Secondly. That the said Lord, the King, since his happy restoration, had no sooner been advised of some particular matters wherein the subje-ts and inhabitants of these United Provinces might have been injured, than his Majesty gave orders to redress them in he speediest manner, without subjecting them to the ordinary delays and formalities of the Courts and that, on the contrary, this State hath never given the least satisfaction on the complaint^ h.s Minister has made here at the Hague; but. on all occasions, hath had recourse to a 1 sorts of delays, which can be looked upon only as an absolute denial of justice. On which accoun' the Parliament had. likewise, very urgently presaed his Majesty, on the cries of his entire people, to employ an extraordinary remedy for the reparation of the damages and injuries which the subjects and inhabitants of these United Netherlnnd Province, are daily infl clin^ on his subjects by continual depredations on sea. both in the fndics and elsewhere ; wherein also, are some circumstances of such importance touching the declaration of Domein and the possession of trade contrary to the law of nations, that all the Princes and Potentates wou'd as well as his Majesty, be interested therein. ' ' WiLUAM BoiiH, Lord of Duinb.k. .nd We.thoTen, Councillor .nd First Pen.ion.rr of An,.l.rd.m — .i. B„rgon,..,cr Jacob v.„ Bor..,. of Middelburg. Me .erv.d hi. country in . dip.oo,.t c.pTci iTtllT^^T ^^Z t Br.m.n >n 1639 to .eitl, th, difference. b..»..„ th. Archbi.hop .nd the city ; th. followinVy/.r to S«d,„ ^' b'nofT»r!l u ; " , "' '^'"' "' ''"'" °" "'• "'•' ^'"•'"''"- •«^«- "'• '-"i- w«r. brought back in . S tor r i^rul "' ; ""',*"' '""'' '" "" '"■"•' '■''""" •' "•« "*«"•• •' »"• "P-" "f "- --try. Th. fun r.I li by torch l,Kbt. .nd „„d..r .1... m.,.cr,nte.,denoe of . cmmitU. of th. St.U..Oen.r.l. A'.*. VII,. 780 - L SIfl. aViT" " '""**"' "'''' °' "^ »"»••"•""•'. •" PuWi^ad in AiUam.. S,ak^ „, 8i»l ,» Oorlo^K, 4to.. XI t* •• 262 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. In the third place, that the said Lord, the King, has not given any commission to Captain Holmes to tiike Cape de Verd or any other places belonging to those of this country, or to commit any hostility against the subjects of the United Provinces ; but, only to do whatever would be necessary to defend his subjects and their trade in those parts. At nil events, his Majesty was only waiting for the said Holmes, on whose arrival the King would obtain exact inlbrmation so as afterwards to do whatever was just in regard to what said Holmes may have committed. Also, that the vessels lately sent from England are merchantmen, and that they have neither the power nor the will to do injury to the subjects and inhabitants of these countries. In the fourth place, that the Director-General in the service of the West India Company, of this country, on the north coast of Africa, did, by means of sixty bendys of gold, suborn the native inhabitants of the country, and namely, the King of Fantyn, to surprise Fort Cormantin, and to that end had assisted him with a grent quantity of muskets, gunpowder and other munitions of war. In the fifth place, that Captain Bartwyck, being on the coast of Guinea with the ship he commanded, was prevented, by two vessels of this country, prosecuting his trade, and his boat, with five men, detained some time ; wherefore his Majesty requires their High Mightinesses to be pleased to express their detestation of what is included in this and the preceding articles, and to inflict exemplary justice on those who are guilty of the one and the other action. In the sixth place, that although the said Lord, the King, was not fully informed of the affairs of the Reformed churches in the valleys of Piedmont, both as regards their present condition and the cause of their late persecution, yet his Majesty had given orders to his Minister at Paris to request the King of France to employ his mediation that the differences, which may yet remain, be settled, doubting not but the said Lord, King, would do so, on tho application of his Mnjesty's Ambassador. In the seventh and Inst place, tliat his Mnjesty, on account of the contagious disease infecting some of the United Provinces, was constrained, in order to divert this afHiction from his subjects, to have a general prohibition of trade proclaimed in his territories, and, t' erefore, for the present could not yet make any change therein, adding, that he wished, with all his heert, that it may please God, our Lord, to deliver these countries soon from this affliction : — Have, after mature deliberation, resolved to represent to the said Lord, the King, as his good neighbors and friends, in all sincerity and with a heart breathing only peace, what follows on all the said points, and on each of them in particular, to wit : On the said first point, that their High Mightinesses, in order to remove whatever umbrage might be taken and to prevent all the animosities and ill-feeling which were beginning to arise in the breasts of the subjects and inhaljitants on both sides; also, in order to clear the way as much as possible for the relief of both States from the expense of extraordinary equipments, and principally to obviate all untoward accidents that might result from the meeting of the fleets of both States in such temper, were pleased by their letter of the 24"" of June last ' to communicate to his Majesty, in full confidence, the resolution they had adopted not to permit the departure, from these crasts, of the naval force of this Stats, which lay then ready lo sail, nor to allow it to proceed towards the ncrth or elsewhere; with this express declaration, ' Fur litis k'lUT BKu Ailzi^lllu, S,i(i(iin nm Slmi en thrlnyh, llo., XI., 23:1. — En. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 368 made in all sincerity, that their true intention and abiding meaning were, not to employ that naval force .n cffend.ng in any wise, directly or indirectly, any neighbors, and partiZaHy h Mn es ty s subjects. And although their High Mightinesses have not been sufficiently fortuna as to he able to draw from his Majesty a similar resolution and declaration whicl/mid.t put them at rest in that regard, Ihev, nevertheless tmsf ih.. hi. nt ■ . ^ ^ ♦ horofr^n, „.,^ u I . • J "everineiess, trust that his Majesty can. unmistakably, infer therefrom and by what .s done and has, in fact, followed, that every care that can be d sired of them, capab e not only of preserving reciprocal peace and friendship, but also of preven nf and turn.ng as.de al unexpected and unforeseen accidents that might trouble the 7am i! contributed and apphed on this side; wherein their High MightLsses likewie intend .nvanably to continue and to persevere. And. in fact, the/believe that by suchTroc ed "« they have efrectually demonstrated that they have never had any intention of employTng at fleet to the injury of their neighbors, inasmuch as they have not authorized a squadron of more than wenty good men-of-war which had lately convoyed the ships recently arrived frortl Eas Indies. In order to place the sincerity .^f their intention in a strongef light, thdr Hfih Mightinesses have also been pleased to furnish additional proofs thereof, by de lar g nS communicating with confidence and sincerity, by the act of the 29'^ of Septembe ' he true reasons and end for which this State sent some ships to the coast of Guinea'andt, 'order a has been given to their commander in regard to his Majesty's subjects and the English vie he might fall in with or meet on his route. i^ng'Jsn vessels On the second point, their High Mightinesses say. that it is with a great deal of regret thev earn h,s Majesty is made to believe that they have thought so lit'e of his fHendf p - d intercessions as not to have afforded, since his happy restoration, the slightest satisfaction In all the complaints Mr. Downing has made here in liis name; but that s ny J^hav iJstic hT" 1 '" '" "'"''' """"• "^ '" "'"^« ^"" '° --''I- «-h a palpable d'enia of just e; whilst on the contrary, it is most true that not a single complaint has been b 'h on his Majesty's part, before them, sustained by proofs necessary not only in affairs whefein .n ca e. which it could be maintained, were problematical or dubious, wherein their Hig M,g itmesses have not caused satisfaction to be made to those interested, or at least cau ed resolutions to be placed in said Mr. Downing's hands, which ought to be satisfactory Ind „ order to render what has just been said, palpable and visible to his Majesty, Lir High Mightinesses will supplicate his Majesty to remember that a distinction must he drawn herdn between he aff-airs which occurred before the conclusion of the last Treaty of A Septembe 1602 «nd since that time. It is not necessary to demonstrate here, mfnute^ with wl at' equity t eir High Mightinesses have proceeded in the affairs of the former clasJ seeing! at .n regard .0 them, there is now established and enacted by the 1.5- article of that Treaty n order and form agreeably to which cases of that class not generally extinguished, or particular y regulated, are to be terminated and vacated either by amicaole arrangement or else v arbitration. Their High Mightinesses will execute this punctually and exacfly Bu n tga d Treaty, which are now principally in question , their High Mightinesses, after having reviewed the reroucta, find that the complaints of this class which said Mr. Downing has made, up to this time, and have been accompanied by proofs, or whereof proofs have been in their High llTfoZin^r'""" " "'''•^'' """ '"" '"°""'« ""'° ''"'"■ ''' -'^"^*^''^' Principally.lo ' III AlUema, XI., 2fil. — Ed. 264 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MAHUSCRIPTS. 1" That those of the Incorporated East India Company of this country have prevented, at divers times, two English vessels, one named the Hopeuel, and the other the Leoimrd, touching at Porca, on the Coast of Malabar, and takit.g in cargo which, 'tis said, was ready for them there. And, although what transpired in said affairs, is contested and debated on several grounds pro and con, so that, in all cases, nothing has been done indicative of any bad intention or which might afford ground for supposing that any design was entertained to inflict wrong on his Majesty's subjects, nevertheless, their High Mightinesses have taken upon themselves to settle these two cases in such a manner, that the parties interested in these two vessels be indemnified for the losses it will be found that they have sustained in consequence. More ample explanation has been furnished Mr. Downing hereupon, on the 5'^ of June and 25'^ of September last.' 2'*' That those of the Incorporated West India Company of this country have prevented three different English vessels, one called the Charles, another the James, and the third, the Mary, touching at Cape Corse, Comani and other ports and places on the Coast of Guinea, to which they had been destined. And although that same West India Company also alleges, on its side, very weighty reasons which evidently show that, at all events, it has not been their intention to do wrong to his Majesty's subjects, nevertheless, their High Mightinesses have consented to promise, as regards these three ships, that they will cause the parties interested to be indemnified for the losses they may have really sustained in consequence of being so prevented; formal declarations to this effect have likewise been given to Mr. Downing on the S** June and 26"' September last.^ So that, as far as these five ships are concerned, their High Mightinesses have absolutely and entirely given every satisfaction that Mr. Downing detired and demanded on that point, in his Majesty's name. And in regard to the complaints made to his Majesty, that among the injuries which, it is claimed, the inhabitants of these countries have done the English, there are some that interest all other Princes, in consequence of the declaration respecting pretended territories and prohibition of trade, contrary to the law of nations, their High Mightinesses can only say on this point, so long as the iiems are not particularized, that they are nowise inclined to protect the inhabitants of this country in the wrong they may have done the English, as is to be seen by what is already stated, mucti less in unfounded territorial pretences or in prohibitions of trade contrary to the law of nations. And, inasmuch as their High Mightinesses must, in consequence of what has been more fully represented to them by his Majesty's Minister here on this subject, refer these complaints to the obstructions said to have been offered to these English ships just mentioned, before Porca and on the Coast of Guinea, and to those presented in the Memoir submitted to them on the H"" of August last, touching a certain writing of Director-General Valquenbourg, therein mentioned, they doubt not but his said Majesty will find entire satisfaction in regard to these circumstances, to wit, the first, in the resolutions and declarations of the 6* of June and 26'^ September last ; and the other, in the answer raisonnce their High Mightinesses have drawn up on that subject on the 8"" of this month,' and which has been afterwards placed in the hands of his Minister. 3"* That complaints have been made in the name and on the part of his Majesty of the placarding of a bill of sale whereby the honor and the reputation of the ' ike of York were affected. And although said bili had been drawn up in those terms through inadvertence and ' For theie DooumenU, see Ailzema, u< tupra, pp. 2S2, 2SS. — Vj>, 'See Aitzemk, ut tupra, pp. 266, 266. 'Id AitzenjO, ut niprn, p. 257, i HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. „«- 265 persons to be so vigorously prosecuted, that Mr S J i ';;::" j;,^::'!^":',:' 'T the name of his Maiestv in a M^moi » K^ i,,- . f expressed, on the behalf and in rescued from the., pirate, b, «,me m,^LTotai^«,l, / I*'""' "'' "f"™»"'" every where they may be found; therefore was it just that the parties iu re ,ed" saTd'sZ ad «! a'nd d r' "7 '"[""' ""' """^ P™"" -'vage' which was due to those w'j I^LxrT ""^^""'^^^^ •'^"J ^^'oe' out of the handa of barbarians; nevertheless their ^^:^:::::r;:;^2r^ji:^; -°"'""»- ^- - »-«"- --^ "-- Their High Mightinesses are not aware that any complaints, of consequence have hPP„ =:?;^:e^;,=i---tixt:^^^r:~{E 'II AiUemi, tU ntpra, p. 260. of Ughorn m November foUowing. wh,„ Tr.mp barely e.c.pe.1 by jumping overboard. lu March Zxy '^'' pau,r i. the attack ,a. and helped to defea, the English . Jdron'off the -Le port He : " I t. .f i rZTJI^^^' gallantry by being promoted to the rank of Rear-Admir.l r„ i-ao u ' "'^•f0'2._E». / o a • 268 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. the Admiralty Board of Zealand, had taken a certain English sloop belonging to tho Rye custom-house ; the above was by way of retaliation, although on the part of the English, no communication had been given to their High Mightmesses of the capture of that boat, and no restitution nor reparation had been demanded, much less refused here. And, notwithstanding that demand ought necessarily to have preceded ihe having recourse to such measures against one of the ships-of-war of this State, that is to say, against the State itself, because, otherwise, that proceeding could not be justified, however it may be glossed, and, although the English sloop which had been attacked and carried off by Captain Banker, under the impression that it was a Portuguese privateer, was not only released and set at liberty, the moment the proofs and records had been examined, but those interested were paid a round sum of money as an indemnity for losses they pretended to have incurred by that blunder, yet the State has never been able to obtain any compensation or reparation for the wrong and damage it suffered by the proceedings of his Majesty's officers and subjects against said ship-of-war and the person of said Captain Block. It would be superfluous and too tiresome to enumerate here the several other losses and inconveniences his Majesty's subjects have inflicted on the inhabitants of these United Netherland Provinces since his happy restoration, satisfaction or reparation for which it has never been possible to obtain ; and to make a list of a very great number of vessels which have been captured, with their cargoes, by his Majesty's subjects with Portuguese commissions, or under that pretext, and carried into the harbors of that kingdom where they have been conveyed away and dissipated, without the proprietors having been able to obtain restitution or even just reparation for their losses either in whole or in part. However, these Inst complaints are not renewed and revived here with the design to demand of his Majesty remedies for the satisfaction and redress thereof, but only to demonstrate pertinently to him, that this State and its inhabitants have most patiently suffered many very serious losses and damages from his Majesty's subjects without ever having obtained any redress or indemnity, a good portion whereof their High Mightinesses have been willing absolutely to sacrifice to peace and friendship between the two nations without any intention of demanding or prosecuting any other redress or satisfaction at any time whatsoever. Being willing in regard to the others and especially those in which private persons have most interest, and whereof, for that reason, their High Mightinesses cannot absolutely dispose, to conform themselves to what has been regulated by article 1.5 of said Treaty, without directly importuning his Majesty any further. But, in regard to what has recently occurred on the coast of Africa, where, lately, his Majesty's subjects have by force, and, like declared enemies, occupied the forts of Cape Verd and Fort Tacorari on the coast of Guinea, the one and the oiher belonging to this State, and, under their High Mightinesses, to the said West India Company, and, at the same time, taken or destroyed the ships called the NciUune, Bril, Visch-Korf, Walchertn and Crocodil, and committed divers other similar acts without their High Mightinesses having been able, up to the present time, to obtain any positive and assured promise of restitution, and much less, any reparation of all what precedes — inasmuch as it is of quite another nature, and also the subject of said third point, their High Mightinesses will take the liberty to represent again to his Majesty that they cannot find any safety at all in the general terms employed in his Royal answer, because in this encounter his Majesty's subjects have committed a direct hostility, which cannot be considered other than a declared war, begun against the State of these Provinces in another quarter of the globe, by cannonading, attacking and seizing by force of arms, the forts and HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X, 269 fortrewes on the mainland with the aid of a formal fleet, armed for war. manned with soldiers and provided w.th all necessaries for committing hostilities by ,ea and la d ,• also bTp oceedi^^^^ hos .lely, ,„ an unwarrantable manner against the subjects and inhabitants of this State b' capurmg the.r , .ps and pillaging their merchandise by sea and land, in the same manne a, i^ customary ,n declared war. These are things which cannot be glozed over with any appearace of reason orjusfce and can neither be ignored nor denied. Wherefore, their High wlTinere cannot anticipate, from hi. Majesty's justice and equity, anything el e than a surl and Trm promise to cause te forts, ships and merchandise .-Ich have be^i taken. To oVre ored and he losses suffered by the State and its inhabitants to be repaired by the gu 1 ty parties as oulht hat'resTuut'""? '° T ''" '' """""' '"' '" ^'^'^ °^ '►>« '-^ --'"' «d Tr'ea^ 'l kewi's e that re.t.tut.on and satisfaction do effectually follow accordingly. Their High MigJ inesserare' sZ:: n'thtLc"^ ''^ "'°" r- '^^ '^'-^"'^ '^"« '^^'^-^^'y « dedafatio'trabso assurance on this occasion, as in the y^ar 1661. after they had news that the said Captain faenTubrntTt: Ms' m" T 'h'T" ''' "°"^' "^ ^''^^' «"^ ">« complaints ther^oft been submitted to his Majesty, he thereupon made similar and even more advantageous declarations than those of this day. And even the said Mr. Downing gave ass ran" fn h Ho mes or any of the persons under his command had offended, by word or act or even obstructed any of the inhabitants of these countries in their commerce, his Majesty would h v^ them punished exemplarily on their return, and. nevertheless, said decla^rat on ha been Ln take no r I"' '"'""?" "'' ''"' ^" ^"'^"" ""'^ ''^^ °*''- P'-- ' "ich have been taken, no redress nor exemplary punishment hath ensued, notwithstanding Captain hrKinJ'! fl 7. '" " '*' '"'" '''"' '''°^^ "'■ ">« '^^'"'^^^ f-* ^-'^ «l'-harged shot a cast Iti" 'ri " ".K ^ « "''T '""""■ '•''P^ ''^* "«"^ '» P-« '" f-"* °f f-'« «"d castle without lowering the flag, and exhibiting the usual courtesies. Moreover, their High Mightinesses have not been able to obtain the promise they had reason provisionally to expecHn a°id irdTh k"" T r "'^'"""' ""' •='•'" informations they have caused to b la'i be^e h t mo f " ["' ' ''"■ t""""'''^'''' ^"* '"''^^'^ °f --'-"« --h assurance, they learn nd tha f ortim"? T ''"t ""'' "«"" '^^" ''^"""^'^^^ ^^'"" ^"^'-"^ '--«''' "-- P-t« appr hend th^t Th K ''• •■ ' "'?'^"' °"'' "" '"^^^ '''^'^ «'«^ Mightinesses have reason to ts State i't-.''' "17'^ """ "'"'"' '"' '^""'°" '^'^'^'""""^ inconvenience 1 tno r ^ •'?' ""."^ .nhabitants. And this fear is the more founded as. according to the report made to their High Mightinesses by eye witnesses of the hostilities commifted here, the perpetrators have boasted that, for the execution of their designs, they would be fAugTs iTst"^^ rernstrance;!r. h I Mightinesses, notwithstanding the iterated applications and t at n thisr H ^rrr^ ''"' Ambassador to present to his Majesty on this point. So xnected Ih'" ;r 'r'.'" •^°"'"'"''' "°''^'"» "'' ^^^'' ""''- '"'^ circumstances, is expected and hoped from his Majesty, to obviate and prevent more serious dangers. On the aforesaid fourth point: That their High Mightinesses feel themselves obliged to Ueclare. m ali sincerity and good faith, as they do hereby bond fide declare, pursuant to their .•..<^ ^ 270 NEW- YORK COLCNIAL MANUSCRIPTS. V'r' € resolution of the 18"" of tlie last mouth, which is founded on information furnished by the West India Company touching what ha« occurred in r?gard to the said Fcrt of Coromantin, copy whereo*" has already been furnisheo to his Mnjesty, that they cannot in any way believe, that those of this nation had allowed themselves to be guilty of an action of that nature, the rather as, since the time v/hen 'tis pretended it happened, several vessels have Br.itred from thoee parts both in England and here, and, nevertheless, of all thos»? which have arrived, not one h;is heard anything at nil about it. In all cases, if the Lord, the King, has at h^nd any other proofs touching that afliiir, inasmuch as, up to this time, lieilher he nor his Minister has furnished any, their High Mightinesses, will willingly receive them, and in case it, at any time, appear (whi^h, however, they cannot anticipate) that what his Majesty has been induced to beileve, turn out true, they shall then show that they will not permit nor BuFer the inhabitants of these Provinces to do any wrong to his Majesty's sulyects ; but, on the contrary, will afford thereupon all the satisfaction he can desire; their -ntention and resolution invariably being to entertain and cultivate, with him, more and more, all good and sincere friendship, neigliborhood and confidential correspondence agreeably to the Treaty last made and concluded with his Mnjesty. On the fifth point : Their High Niijhiinesses dedire, agreeably to another resoluliori of tiie same date, the IS'" of lasl month, that in case his Majesty have any proof of what it is pretended has been done to Captnin Bartwic and the ship under his command, by two vessels of this country, on die coait of Guine.i, they will receive them, also, most willit,g!y, in order tha' the truth may be the l)etier elici ed and that the one may act towards the other eonsiste-itly with reason and equity. v)n the sixth point, concerning the Reformed oliurches of the valley-! of Piedmont: their Ilign IVtigiiiinesses have learned, with joy, that it hath plepsed his Majesty to respond tLer.in to their good will and intention for the good of thu poor Protestants of those parts, and to request the King of France by ihe Ambassador he has on the spot, as Ambassador Boreel has already done on the part of this State, to be ito good as to employ his inediation, their Hi:;h Mightinesses hoping, tiiat not only the said Lord the King will do so, but that the eflVcts which are anticipated, will soon be obtained for 'he relief of those poor, persecuted people. On the seventh and last point: Their High Mightinesbes have learned, with quite an especial satisfaction, that his r*!aje8ty wnd penetrated with compassion for the towiis and pir.ces in ;hese Provinces which it hath pleased God in afflict with the coi.tagious disease, hoping that He will continue and increase his Divine goodness, whereof F'a hath been pleased to give us signs and tokens, by causing tie sicknesh visihly to diminish within a few weeks; so that, in future, [as in times past' ], reciprocal navigation, trade and coripspondence not only may run their course free and unobstructed, but alno may flourisi and increase mere and more. And, in the .'.ianwhile, :heir High Mightinesses will expect from his Mnjesiy's habitual equity nnd goodness, that according to the request Ihey formerly made him, he will revoke and suppress the general prohibition of trading, which he has caused to be proclaimed throughout all his kingdotis for the space of three months with the ships, provisions and goods of these Unileil I'rovinces, such being contrary to good friendship and correspondence, as well PS to ill former practicA. Or at lenit. that he will so regulate it ihat tha inh.ihitanis 3( these Provinces who will be able to prove, by good cerlifnatos from their superiors and AitMDia, ul nf-rt, p. I14<1. - Ld. :h : HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 271 magistrates, that they cotnc, with their ships and goods from places not infected by any contagious disease may be admitted into England, as formerly, without any objection; and all othe.s, under ordinary ouaraiitine. And inasmuch as his said Majesty would be able to perceive, clearly, as well by what is above fully deduced, as by the resolutions, answers and declarations which have been given ! r ""IV ''""' '" "^"""^ '" ^'' ^'"J'^'y- ''•"' t^'*'*^ His*' Mightinesses, on their side, contribute and do everything that can be desired of them for the continuance and strengthening of he friendship and alliance betwen his Mr.jesty and this State, so they hope that his Majesty will draw from it an infallible conclusion, and one consistent with truth -that they feel a strong and sincere inclination for the continuance of peace and good understanding between both nations, as their High Mightinesses protest by these presents that, so far as they are capaole 01 judging and understanding, all the interests of State and Religion can and must requ.re and oblige them thereto; as their High Mightinesses have likewise remarked, with great joy, the aame inclination in his Majesty, both by the moderate answer it has pleased his Majesty to give, in the month of May last, to the complaints of his Parliament as by the reiteraled declaration his Majesty hns made in the answer which has been given in the month ol August last to the Ambassador of this State. Wherefore, they expect and anticipate, as an effect of that inclination of his Majesty, that he will give them as much contentment and satisfaction on the well founded complaints made on their part, and which have hereinbefore been more fully expressed, touching the affairs which have occurred since the conclusion of the last treaty, and particularly during this year, as their High Mightinesses, on their si.r, i.-o borrowed from Dii. Tr.ol. — Eu 272 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. WeM India Company to the States -Oeneral. I From a Copy in the Royal ArchlTM at the Hague ; File, Wut Indie. ] Read 24th October. 1664. To the High and Mighty Lords, States-Genera! of the United Netherlands. The Directors of the General Incorporated West India Company have been obliged to trouble your High Mightinesses from time to time with complaints of the proceedings of the English, who, after their intolerable violences had dispossessed the Company of one place and then of another, of the conquests of this State in N. Netherland, to the end that your High Mightinesses may not be ignorant of the manner whereby this State was robbed of its foreign possessions, and the inhabitants thereof, of their trade, and that you. High and Mighty, may be graciously pleased, in season, to devise some means or other, in your profound wisdom, whereby total loss may be prevented. And, finally, tbey are forced with sorrow, most humbly, to make known to you, High and Mighty, that, m verification of their previous remonstrances, complaints and warnings, the ships and forces sent from England by the Duke of York, assisted by the power of New England, on the 27'^ August last, reduced, captured and subjected to the English authority, the city of New Amsterdam, now occupied for fifty years in full peace and quietness, and in addition thereto, the entire of New Netherland, and immediately called it by the name of New-York, whereby thousands of people have been reduced to a miserable condition, and the State hath lost a Province, the appearance whereof was wonderful to behold ; which annually afibrded thousands of people a living, already augmented the shipping trade, and within a few years would have caused an incredible increase thereof; promoted the commerce of this country to an inconceivable degree, whereby the Company hath experienced a loss of millions expended thereon for the benefit of the State and promotion of the trade of this country. Therefore, the Company is again obliged, humbly, to pray your High Mightinesses to be pleased to take into consideration, according to their importance, these violences and hostilities against the State and to the Company's great loss, and, above all things, to consider the sorrowful and lamentable complaints of the inhabitants remaining there, in the hope that your High Mightinesses may still find means to recover that country, which the above named Directors once more pray and request. Which doing, &c. (Signed), MiciiiEL Tbn Hovb. Ttemhtion of the State^-Genernt I rrotn Uw atglilrr of Wwt India Affiun, laiM - 1«10, In the Ruyal Arehlrei at the Ilagiie. 1 Friday, 24" October, 1664. Read at the Assembly a certain ilemonstrance of the Directors of the West India Company of this country, complaiuiug that the ships and forces sent from England by the Duke FsHotr. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 878 £". bfrrg". "f/"''^' "i'Je'J by the power of New England, had, on the 27* of August last, ""■ , ^, '*''"''«''• ^''P*"''«'l«"d subjected to English authority, the city of New AmBterdam, now, for fifty years occupied in full peace and quietness, and in addition thereto, the entire of New Netherl^and and immediately called it by the name of Neu,. York. Which being considered. It IS resolved and concluded that a copy of the aforesaid Remonstrance shall be sent to all the Provinces, with the request thai they forthwith exert themselves to the uttermost to obtain vigorous consent and the appropriation of necessary pecuniary means, to prevent the mischief, whereby this SUte „ threatened both within and beyond Europe. Copy of said Remonstrance shall likewise be transmitted to Ambassador van Gogh, in order that he strongly expostulate against he attacks aforesaid, and request due and prompt reparation from the King of Great Bntam therefor, together with the issue of prompt order for the cessation of similar attack, in lUture. <■■»■!» Englind. Resolution of the States of Holland. ( Froo: Ui« /UtohMm tan BMand, 1«M, p. 441, In Btel* Llbr»rr, hXIfmy, N. T. 1 25"' October, 1664. *-.,..„» .. ^T^ 'il*'"' "^*''"* * '""'"''" »«n>onstrance presented to their High Mightioessea W-. indu cm. by the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company of these parU ?XTr' '^^ compla.u n«< of the intolerable violences committed against said Company by those E5CS3' V^" ^."*'"*' """"" '" ^'^ N«therland and elsewhere, and. namely, that th. • ships and forces sent from England by the Duke of York, aided by the power of New England, had, on the 27* of August last, captured and subjected to English authority the city of New Amsterdam, nowoccupied for fifty year, in full peace and quietness, and in addition thereto, the entire of New Netherland. and immediately called the same by the name of New- York, with request that their High Mightinesses, for reasons more fully set forth in said Uemon.trance. would be pleased to consider, according to their importance, the aforesaid violences and hostilities committed by the English against this State and said West India Company, and. above all things, also to take into consideration the sad and lamentable complaints of the inhabitants remaining there, in hopes that meau.> will be found by their Hi«h Mightinesses to recover the same. * Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid Remonstrance shall be placed in the hand, of the Nobles (Il^en van de Ridder^hap^) and other thair Noble Gre.t M.ghtmesses' Committee for the affairs of England, in order, after mature deliberation of its contents, to submit their opinions and advice thereupon. • Th. .upr.». .uthoril, i« th. P,^,i«, of n„IU«J wm vcUJ in .n -..mbly or bod,. «,n.i.ti,,, of tb. IU«I P.niion.rl.. Vol. II. mt ' f.f If if 274 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. AmiKtssailor Van Gogh to tlie State-s-Oeueml, I From l)M Orlciua), In ibe Ku]r>l Areklvct at Uio Uagw; File, Bngaandt. I My Lords. The fitting out of ships here is still steadily continued, and it is understood that orders hare been given that all such men-ot'-war as are yet Tound lying here, shall be equipped and got ready as soon as possible. 'Tis reported that it is the intention to form them into two squadrons, to be employed hereabout; the one of 20 ships, under his Royal Highness, the Duke of York, for crui2ing in the channel ; the other under Vice-Admiral Montague,* to be employed elsewhere hereabouts. 'Tis sr.id tha^ this Montague has already eleven ships with him, which number will probably be increased to 20. Vice-Admiral Lawson' came to Portsmouth over three days ago, with Captain Berckely* and two ships of his squadron which ho commanded in the Strait, having left the remainder there under the command of Captain Allen,* who is ordered to command there in his place. This Vice-Admiral was heard to say at the Exchange and at Court, that when he loft tho Strait and spoke Admiral de Ruyter, ho had understood from tho latter that 'twas his intention to go to Salce with a portion of his ships, which 'twas understood had been victualed for some ' Edwakd MoHTAeuK, firat Earl of Saudwiob, aon of Sir Sidner M., of Bouglilon, wm born 87th July, 1625. In 1043 h* receiTed ■ oominiaaioo to raix a r»gim*nt, at the head of which he aftcrwnnU diatiBgniatied hlmael( particularly in tba battlea of Haraton Moor, Nateby, As, In th* time of the Oommonif enlth, lie aJliered to Cromwill, and aerveil with Blake, after whoae death he had aole command of the fleet. In 1A59 he and Monk were appointed Joint Admirala; he gara in hia adheaion to Charlea II., and ahortly after aailed to Holland, to receire hia Majeaty who inrrated li'" with the Garter, created him Earl of Sandwich and heaped divera other honora on him. On Ibe rupture with the Siatea-Oeneral, he aerred aa Vica- Adniiral under the Duke of York, and ahared in the gr^at tea fight off LowcatoAe, the 1.1th June, 1666. In 1666 ha waa aeni Ambaaaador Extraordinary to Spain, and returned to England in 1668. In 1670 he waa conatituted IVeaident of the v'ouncil of tho I'laiitatioiia, and on Uie breaking out anew of the war with the Dutch, in 1672, aerved again aa Vico-Admiral under the Duke of York. In the battle of Soutliold bay, May 28, between the combined fleet and the Dutch, the Earl of Sandwich commanded the Roynl Jamet, which waa act on fire in the couree of Ihe action. Having ordered auuh of the offioera and men aa aurrived, to abandon the ahip, he remained to the lart, and perished in the flamea. Ilia body having been aftarwarda reooTercd, waa interred, at the public expenae, iu Ihe north aide of Henry the Vlllh'a chapel. He waa a perann of extraordinary parte, cevrage and affability, and juatly merited all the honora conferred on him. CoHin$' Puragt. Ilia portrait ia in AlUn'i BatlUi of (A< Briliik A'aey. — Ed. 'Sir JoBH LAwaox, Knight, waa the aon of a peraon in low ciroumatanoea in Hull, and became early attached to the aea. In eonrae of time, by hia merit, he obtaine well, waa ooiniuit(eolitiaal prinoipleo, • epublican. Oampbtll'i Litfiof Ikt Admxralt, II.. i'l'k 'Sir WiLUAH IltRXLir, Knight, Governor of Portfmoulh, and VieoAdiniral of the White, eon of Sir Maurice B., and brother of Charlea, flmt Earl of Falmouth. Ho waa killed in the action nf the lat .lune, 1B66. The Dutch, wiih a noble feeling, embalmed hia body and placed it iu the chapel uf the great church at the Hague to await the Kirg'a pleainre. Alln't fiillUto/ tkr Srilith Aaty, I.. 6»; CW/iW /'tn-agf, ed. \1if>, V, 1»1. * Afterwarda Mir TnoMAa Ali.xn, Knight He commanded Ihe llymouli, 56, and defeated the Piiteh Smyrna fleet, off Cadiic in 16tl6, on which oeeaiiun Van ll.'aekett, their Commander, waa killed. Aa a reward fur hia gallant comluet on thia uocaaiutt. Commodore Allen waa promoted tr he euiiimi.n I of the White aquadron, and received the honor of Kuighthoed. Bt Mil Mrrcd with diitinclion throughout th* flnt Dutch war, and afterwarda againat the Algarinea. Jjtdiari HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 275 montJ.8. Whence 'twas inferred and concluded that hia design was further, and guessed to be nothing els.) than to run to the coast of Guinea, which causes much tulii everywhere here among people. News was received from Prince Robberf and the fleet under his command, both Kings and Royal Company's siiips, that he should certainly sail yesterday from the Downs on his voya-e towards Guineiu But now a report is spread that, since Lawson's intelligence of the aforementioned Vice-Admiral de Ruyter's design, the Council hud resolved to countermand the above fleet which they design employing elsewhere. In like manner, a report is current here that a ship has arrived at Falmouth from New Nctherland with some inhabitants of Long Island, which the English have sent up to be carried to Holland. Herewith, Ac, Your High Mightinesses' obedient servant, Chelsea, H October, 1GG4. (Signed), M. van Gogh. Jim)hUion, of fJie Staten of Holland. I From Iho RiutluUn ran Ihllaioi, IM4, p. M«, In filalo Library, Albany, N. Y ) 3 1" October, 1()G4. Un^.i.d. The Grand Pensionary hath repork'd to the Assembly, the opinions and advice SlPSH"' "'^ "'"'' ^"^*''' ^''""* *''«'"'"'''«»''"' <^^«"'niittee for the aftuirs of Knglund, having, !*«.'|!rii"n"l'.f'N*w pursuant and in fuKillmeiit of the resolution dated 2.5'" of this current month. tlon.*'""*"'*""^ * "*"" "' considered the contents of a certain Remonstrance presented to their High Mig'itinesses by the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company of these parts, complaining of the intolerable violences committed against said Company by those of the English nation in New Nctherland and elsewhere, and, namely, that the ships and forces scut from England by the Duke of York, aided by the power of New England, had, on the 27* of August last, captured and subjected to English authority the city of New Amsterdam, now occupied for half a century of years in full peace and quietness, and in addition thereunto the entire Province of New Nethorlund, and also immediately calJed the sumo by the name of New- York ; re.juesting their High Mightinesses, for reasons more fully set forth in the aforesaid Remonstrance, to be pleased to take into I Trinee Hui-km wh the third mo of th« Prine* EInlor P«l»tine, tomctitne* .Ijl.J tb« King of Bohemia, b/ Hrinooi* Ehinbelh. d«ughl*r of J.mo I., (u.l wm. ooine.i,ienlly, ii,,,liev of Ch.rl.w I., to whom li« offtrwl hi. (wonl tnd Mrvioe. on the bre.klng out of Ui« civil wur in KngUnd. In l«44 h. wu created K»rl of llold«ni*«»« and Duke of Cumberland; on th« termination of tli* war, h« returned to the continent and aflerwardf endeavored to re.i.t Cromwell, but in 1«49 waa m hard prewed l.y Blake that he narrowly ewaped. In l««4 he wan inlrusled, conjointly with the Karl of Albemarle, with the command of the Heel, lie .lefeatwl tJio Dutch on the :id ,luuo and i!4th July, I6«A, 0. 8. On the breakiuK out of lh« eecond I)ul.-h war, in 1672, h.. w«* again |iui in .-c.mniaud of the lint, rnd on tflli July. l«7a, wan a|i;..iinled Kirst LopI of the Admiralty, which olli..* ho held until KiTtf. The Uttvr y.urs of his life »ere r-.ei.t in |.ro.oc..tinK ehcmiiBl and philo- eophical eiperimenta, in the course of which h.. invented the M..r*.tinlo etyle o . -^rvind, and the .unii.o.iiion called the Trmci'. uKlal. He died In lii> houae, in .S,,,i„^ (Jaiden, on Uio iVlh November, :a .. in hie grand olimaclerio, when, fur want of l«gitiui«t« ia.ua, hia titloa beoaiuu oxUnol. Oimpi,li: Hn(„A Adm,raU, IL, 413 ; BMltomt fottHcal Jndn, I., 6ii i IL, SI ; HI., U.-Ed. 276 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. consideration, according to their importance, the aforesaid violences and hostilities committed by the English against this State and said West India Company, and, above all things, to consider, also, the sad and lamentable complaints of the inhabitants remaining there, in the hope that means may be found by their High Mightinesses to recover the same. Whereupon, deliberation being had, it is resolved and concluded that thb matter shall be referred, on the part of their Noble, Qreat Mightinesses, to the States-General (ter Oeneraliieit) to the end that their High Mightinesses may cause a copy of the aforesaid Remonstrance, and other papers thereunto appertaining, to be transmitted to Mr. Vaa Gogh, Ordinary Ambassador from this State to the King of Great Britain, with orders to expostulate, strongly and seriously, v.'ith his Majesty on the matter aforesaid, requesting, hereupon, prompt restitution and reparation, also, a speedy and categorical ansvrer and declaration from his Majesty, whereof he, the Ambassador, shall immediately notify their High Mightinewes by express and the ordinary post. The resolution to bo adopted by their High Mightinesses is to be handed by Agent de Heyde to the Ambassador of France and to Mr. Downing, Extrpordinary Envoy of the aforesaid King of Great Britain, also, to Mess", the Residents of Sweden and Denmark, ana, liitewise, to Mr. Boreel, Ordinary Ambassador from this State to the King and Court of France, and to Residents Heins and Le Maire to serve for their further information. roii» I*. Hew oeooi Xn(ll Jiei'ohitio/i of the States-General. I From the Regiater of Wmt Indl* Affldra, ISM — 1670, Id the Royaa Archive* «t the Hague. I The Remonstrance presented by the Directors of the Incorporated West India iBiev-York, requesting that their High Mightinesses, for the reasons mor- fully set forth in the aforesaid Remonstrance, would be pleased to take into consideration, according to their importance, the aforesaid violences and hostilities committed by the English against this State and said '.Vest India Company, and, above all things, also to consider the sad and lamentable complaini,? of the inhabitants remaining there, in hopes that means may be found by their High Mightinesses to recover the same. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that copy of tho aforesaid Remonstrance, with and besides tho additional papers appertaining thereunto, shall be sent to Ambassador Van Gogh, with order to expostulate strongly and seriously with the King of Qreat Britain respecting what is above set forth, requesting hereupon prompt restitution and reparation ; also a speedy and categorical answer and declaration from tho Lord, the King, whereof he, the Ambassador, aliall iinniediuteiy notify their High Mightinesses by eapresa and also by the ordinary post This, their High Mightinesses' resolution, shall HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. g?? also be handed by Agent de Heyde to the Ambassador of France, and Mr. Downing. Ex raord.n.ry Envoy of the King of Great Britain; also io Mesa" the Residents of Sweden and Denmark, and hkewise sent to Ambassador Boreel and Residents Heins and Le Mai re to Sta.t£s-General io Ambassador Van Gogh. I From the Kcgl.fr of VUgegan, Bri„en of tho 8U.t«..Gen«r.l, lu tho Bo,.l Archlv.. .t iho Hmia,. ) The States. &c. ^JTi^i^- Honorable. &c. Hereunto annexed, we send you copy of the Remonstrance P • and Its appendices of the West India Company, together with the accompanying extract of our resolutions adopted in the premises, and that to the end, as therein mentioned Wherewith ending, we commend you to God's holy protection. At the Hague, the 31" October. 16G4. Ahd>assador Van Gogh to Secretary Huysch gjj. ' *'""° "" MwiOKrlpti In the noyal Arohlvci at the Hague, Kile, Engelamtl. ) On the 5* of November. N. S.. 1664, the packet came to hand containing divers letters and appendices from the State, namely, duplicates of letters and resolution both of the 21« October, also, a letter and resolution of the 21.. of that month, together with, likewise, a similar letter and further resolution of 21" ditto, with its respective appendices, all containing divers complaints both of the seizure and overpowering of Cape Corse and New Netherland &c., with the orders appertaining thereunto, as more fully therein mentioned; whereunto was further added a justification of the King's claim concerning the infraction of the 14"- article of the treaty written in the Dutch language, whereof I am promised a translation in trench with the earliest opportunity, all to servo as it behooves. In obedience to said orders I have, at the audience which, upon previous request to that effect was appointed for me on yesterday evening about four o'clock, fully and at lar^e submitted again verbally to his Majesty the whole subject of grievances which have occurred heretofore, as well the injuries, violences and outrages committed by the English on the inhabitant, of the State of the United Netherlands, as also the inconvenient and ^;rong interpretations put by his Majesty on the words of the orders issued by their High M.ghtine.ses. H,s Majesty was pleased to give for answer that he had noted, perused and examined all the reasons transmitted i„ writing by their High Mightinesses on the aforesaid .natter-, and what was submitted in (mII by me. anJ had air.-mly gi.en orders to have all answered in writing ; but as the aforesaid answer* and papers were so copious and voluminous 278 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. (ns he said), such answer could not, as yet, be perfected ; nevertheless, he believes it will be ready on an early day, when it will be communicated to me. And as I had, in like manner, submitted to his Majesty the two last occurring cases mentioned in the aforegoing letters of their High Mightinesses, concerning the circumstance of Cape Corse and New Netherland, whereof the English did, in an inimical manner, strip, divest and deprive the West India Company, j Majesty made use of the written Memoir, copy whereof accompanies this letter, ha .g the snme at hand, and said, that a relation was made of the whole, fully and at length, both in writing and verbally, but that the matter was so voluminous that he could not well remember it; however, he will answer summarily and verbally on these three points, viz. : What was heretofore complained of respecting Cape Verd, that he had already answered on that subject, to wit : that the act was committed without his knowledge, and he should inform himself thereupon, and have justice and redress done according to the circumstances and the exigencies of affairs, maintaining that this provisional answer, ought also afford provisional satisfaction ; that herein he could not do otherwise, nor could anything else be done consistently with right, especially in such a case wherein he hath judged that the aforesaid act, having been without his knowledge and order, must be considered as ill done, and therefore was deserving of redress as well as correction ; but that his people must be heard thereupon, to ascertain what reasons and motives they may have had, so that [they being heard] right and justice may be administered according to the exigency of the case. That, to this end. Captain Holmes has been expected now over two months, and it could not be imagined where he was delaying this long time, it being feared that some misfortune must have overtaken him at sea, or else he must have arrived, which he would be sorry to see, both for other as well as for the aforesaid reasons. But; added his Majesty with some animation and vehemence: I cannot suffer that any other person should presume to administer justice to my subjects or to attempt to redress his own aflairs, as I have seen their High Mightinesses have undertaken to do, in their instruction to the commandant of the fleet bound for Guinea ; quoting the very words of the said Instruction, and dwelling upon them ; which being answered by me in due form, both by reasons which suggested themselves, and by those borrowed from the Justification, &c., his Majesty declared, further, that said words could not be otherwise taken nor understood, but that on all this matter (breaking offfu'-ther reasons), as he said before, his written answer was ready in writing to be communicated to me in a short time. And, in regard tc what was mentioned respecting the case of Capo Corse, his Majesty said : That such was done with his knowledge and by his order, as it belonged to the English, the very ground being their property, they having placed the building thereupon ; that the English were dispossessed of it without any right by the Dutch West India Company, which afterwards erected some additional buildings thereupon ; that they were in possession of it no more than, or a little over, four years; that the English would justify and demonstrate their right to all this. Whereunto, then, the person present replied : That this (with respect) was not the right way, even according to his Majesty's language and reasons previously submitted, to attempt to redress himself in this manner, and conflicted especially with the concluded Treaty to which his Majesty was appealing, with further arguments, too long to repeat here. Whereupon his Majesty declare.., that further information should bo given in the written answer to the aforesaid Memoir ; breaking off further reasons. And, as to what regards the llemonstrance respecting New Nt^therland, he said, in like manner: That said country was a dependency under his authority, being situated there among other his lands, and therefore HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 270 liadbeon settled and occupied before this by the English, who only permitted the DntM. tr D^tl We!: Inlil^ C^*'^ ''''" ^'^'""f ""^ "^^^^^^^ ^-*"« ^^ CbTcontrf f ^ the Dutch West India Company or any other person. Then I replied in like manner and sa.d as above reported of Cape Corse, and. further, that the Dutch na'tion had indeed Le 'now for 50 years ,n quiet and peaceable possession of that country, and that they canno be stripped oit with any ngh tor even shadow of right in the world ; therefore, that his Ma's^l'y ? Teir Hi?';,' tr * ""'' '""■■""« *° ^'^"■'y ''"'^ J"«*'-' --i >^'* d"« redress be mZ as their High MighUnesses expect no less than this from his Majesty's well known and renowned justice. His Majesty again, as if interrupting his renso s. said: I shall have a written vindication made of and respecting all. as it has been already commenced in order to US communica ion at an early day. On my remarking further, seeing his M^^y seemed ^th er'eff'rf /"^ T' ''' "?"'"^"*' '''' '""^ ^^°^« mentioned Actions c uld'have ^o other effec than to produce a widening of the breach between the nations, and further mischiefs which were to be apprehended therefrom, his Majesty repeated the reasons heretofore frequently reported, and said among other things, that he had not begun this busbess (meaning the fleets destined for Admiral Obdam- and for Guinea), but that it was fir undertaken by the Dutch, calling them Hollanders; that already he had show^ iZse f a lover of peace, and still sought not war; nevertheless, he could not neglect maintaining his subjects right and rights, and to defend them everywhere, but only with justice, as he decLed to be willing to attest on all occasions ; adding, moreover, that he did not wish to say any more ' but to refer to the answer hereinbefore promised, and if any further request was fo be made on the part of their High Mightinesses he should be ready at all times to consider it wherew th then, after proffered compliments and the promise to communicate the Justification in question with request and recommendation that it may be rightly appreciated and further that wTat is' proper may follow, I took leave of his Majesty. I should have handed in there, and at the same time, the aforesaid Justification, but as the anslation into French from Dutch had not arrived, and there was no time here io translate It. and It had been promised to be forwarded by the first opportunity from Fatherland. I have availed myself of the aforesaid promise herein ; their High Mightinesses' commands concerning this and all other things being followed and obeyed with all submission Pursuant to their High Mightinesses' resolution of the 31'. October, this is forwarded not only by the ordinary post but also by express, whirl. (God willing) shall also be done whenever the King's answer in writing will reach my hands. wnenever 'jA0OBv*jiWis»ii,*Aii, Lord ofObd.ni,ionof Adniir«IJ80obT,nDuvenvoord««ndAiin.B.n^.^ a . th« ^«...„p*, 84. .„.,. oa th, 13... Juno, fought tb. E„gU,h fl.et u„d«r Dut oLlontll'^: I cou.u,ea. e .t d.^-br-.k About two oV.ocW io .h. .fternoou th. Sr„,ra,^t unfortuna,,; tie-up ir..! Z boa^ n the «re.t Cburcb of St. J.o.«s .. the U»gu., .t th. public .xpeo«. K.k, XXX.. 810, MarUn.C. .■>,„,and^, m. I'Mi W-r ' ■ S80 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. As for ordinary news, there is node special at present, except that the fleet under Prince Robbert' is still waiting for a wind at Portsmouth, firmly resolved to prosecute the voyage as soon as convenient ; some dissatisfaction having arisen among the crews on account of spoiled provisions being served out, &c,, they at present are not found altogether willing to serve, especially in a voyage to Guinea, but, by supplying other provisions, and inflicting punishment on some, the difficulty has been arranged. For this reason, and on account of want of time, nothing fuller can be communicated. Inquiries were made about the constitution of the shipping and what appertains thereunto, according to their High Mightinesses' letter, to which referring, I remain, &c., Sir, &e., Chelsea, 7* November, 1664, M. van Qoqb. Received ]2"' November, 1664. P. S. — Impressment for the manning of the ships is carried so far that, contrary to the usual custom, even the journeymen or apprentices are taken, and now, for the first place, the Guild of shoemakers has been applied to respecting its journeymen.* Ambassador Van Gogh to Cliarles II. ( From the US. In the Royal Archivee at the IlegQei Secrete Kae; DIvlilon, Engetcmds Kat B., Laket L., Ko. 124, to )» foand In Eat F., UketC.,TSo.<.i Sire. At several audiences with which the undersigned. Ordinary Ambassador of their Lordships the States-General of the United Netherland Provinces, has been honored by your Majesty, he submitted divers grievances and complaints of damages which your subjects had caused and made those of the United Provinces to suffer, especially by the violent seizure of their ships, the plunder of their goods and the unjust capture of the forts and places they possessed by just title on the coast of Africa, as the whole has been fully deduced in the Memoirs, Declarations and ulterior Opinions and Deductious presented in writing to your Majesty, and supported verbally by said Ambassador. On ail which complaints it has graciously pleased your Majesty to make at first a verbal answer, and afterwards, on the applicatioa of said Ambassador, to promise a more ample one in writing. As this has remained, up to the present time, in arrears and as their High Mightinesses have not yet received satisfaction in regard to the aforesaid matters, notwithstanding they have offered to give not only equitable satisfaction and contentment to your Majesty for all damages and reasonable counter-claims of your subjects, but likewise have removed all difficulties which have been offered or alleged against them, as appears more fully by the Memoirs, Declarations and Deductions above mentioned, and which have from time to time icen made both verbally and communicated in writing to your Envoy Extraordinary at the Hague and also to your Majesty by their ' SU. Rap«rt, nipra, p. STS. ' Another truulation of this letter ii to b« found, pott, lU., 77. — Eb. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 281 Minister at this Court, the said Ordinary Ambassador find. i,imself necessitated to annlv anew to your Majesty for the end aforesaid. necessitated to apply And also to remonstrate on the part of their High Mightinesses, his superiors, that thev have received intelligence from the coast of Africa above mentioned, confirm nV that no^ only the aforesaid outrages and violent actions of the English were ^ot ceasTgf but even still continued, by the capture of Fort Cape Corse, belonging to the Incorporated Wes India Company of the Netherlands, before which fort your Majesty's subjects came wTth a numb ^ of ships, laying siege to it by sea and attacking it by land, with the aid of the natives of the country, whom they have debauched and gained over to assist them, for a few ^rJX IS other merchandise after having cannonaded and attacked it as open enei^e? ™« „.f conflicting not only with good correspondence and neighborhood. b'utpH^^^n,!'^^^^ all equity and reason being in fact, an open ho3tility. an irresponsible vblenfe whe by e Treaty recently concluded between your Majesty and the State of the United Provinces is grave y injured they flatter themselves that your Majesty, in accordance with your accustomed justice and equity, will not permit nor suffer it to pass in any manner whatsoever. TheTa d fo™ ""'?*"■,; '". r "T S'" T''"' ""'"' -«P««"""y requires your Majesty to be pleased to cause to be duly redressed and repaired both the preceding violences committed by W subjects on the people o the Netherlands, and those quite recently perpetrated by he capt " of Cape Corse aforesaid, to have exemplary chastisement inflicted on the guilty and to introduce such order or the future as will prevent a recurrence of such and fhe Hke irregd rit e" Whereupon the said Ambassador promises himself and expects, on an early day, your Mairstv' avorable and satisfactory answer, in order to place their High MightinL'es It rJIt on tuftt scor6« PhfllHfta, Moctob-r iQQ^ (Signed), M. van Gogh. 6 ^uvMuWr Sire. After the abovenamed Ordinary Ambassador had already put in writing the preceding Memoir to be presented to your Majesty, having with that view demanded an audience, h! has received, by the post which arrived yesterday, letters from their Lordships, the States- dXwLisr ^o^Jt r'^""« '^" ""'-' '-''-'' *" -p'^-- *« y-^ ^^^-^^ -^^^-^ That the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company of the United Province, have complained anew to their H.gh Mightinesses of the wrongs and intolerable violences whtch the Lnghsh nation has again comn.itted against them in New Netherland and elsewhere, and especially that the ships and people sent by his Royal Highness, the Duke of York, f^om this Kingdom into those parts, being assisted by the forces of New England, had, on the 27". of August last, taken the town of New Amsc.rdam, a place whereof the said West India Company as been, under their High Mightinesses' protection, in full and peaceable posse sbn Zee fifty years, and afterwards subjugated the Province of Neu, Ne.hLnd, and subjected it o English jurisdiction, imposing on it at once the name of New-Yokk; whereby the said Company has not only lost and been damaged to the amount of several millions which the said Province cost it, and thousands of men have been impoverished and reduced to penury, but also the supreme jurisdiction of their High Mightinesses has been gravely insulted Vol. tl. gg 282 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. M' As this action of the English must be esteemed not only by the entire v. orld and every one i ' particular, but also in a special manner by your Majesty, according to your discretion and ordinary and universally recognized equity, as an enormous proceeding, opposed to all right and reason, contrary to mutual correspondence and good neighborhood, and a notorious infraction of the Treaty lately concluded and solemnly ratified between your Majesty and their High Mightinesses, and must consequently be deemed a most flagrant, violent and an open hostility, which cannot and must not, in any manner whatsoever, be suffered or tolerated. The said Ambassador therefore comes, in his Masters' name, to request your Majesty most urgently and in serious terms that, in consideration of what is above alleged, you may bo pleased, in your accustomed justice and equity, to order that prompt and just restitution and reparation be made to their High Mightinesses and their subjects in the premises aforesaid, and to make your intention known at the earliest moment, by a clear and categorical answer in writing, which the said Ambassador will await with all devotion, in order to afibrd satisfaction to their High Mightinesses, his Masters. (Signed), M. van Gogh. Chelsea, this -=Z!]i^"i^- 1664. 6lu i«i ovein Iter, —•■»•-♦-•»-»- /States-General to the Provinces. I From Hn Btglitcr of VUi/egant Brintn of tbo StutM-Gcncnl, in the Eo;tl Arehlrn *t the Hague. ] Noble Mighty Lords. Folia 347. Your Noble Mightinesses have doubtless observed from the last letters of M. Van Goch, Ordinary Ambassador from this State in England, written at Chelsea on the 7"" instant, that the King of Great Britain had in the late audience granted to that Ambassador, declared rapture of C;ipe in Tound and positive terms that the capture of Cape Corse on the coast of Corne and Now . • r NeihcriiDj. Guinea, and of New Amsterdam in New Netherland was done with his knowledge and by his order. The afl'air then being now entirely clear and all doubt being removed, whereby men have been hitherto desirous to persuade this State that the acts of hostility committed in those countries on the part of the subjects of the said Ky all the requisitions issued HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 283 concerning them, but alao to .peedily furnish the prompt menn« in money demanded for the carry.ng out thereof. Wherewith ending. Sec. At the Hague, the 13- November. 1664 Ambassador Van Gogh to Secretary Ruysch. ,rrom.h.OHg.„.;,„th.Roy.,Arch,v...t.h.Ha,„o; ^.r,.^„ „r .He m..„..„e„era. ; D,v..,„„ £„^,o„.; *« B., £,*„ L., K„ ,« ,„ A« t., £i>^e( C, No. 4.J Sir. My last unto you w«8 of the 10"- instant, accompanied with a triplicate of the letters prevously sent hence the 7- <]i.to by the ordinary post as well as by express. I have since received the duphrHtes of their High Mightinesses' letters and resolutions of the 24- of October, adopted on the first Remonstrance of the Directors of the Dutch West India Company complaining of the actions of the English by the taking ,n. and making themselves masters of. New Netherland. which were sent me only for my information. There was also another duplicate of the letters and resolution with some other papers of the 31" of October aforesaid upon said complaints, with an order as therein mentioned, which have already been acknowledged, also another duplicate of the letter and resolution of the 31" ditto with an authentic copy in Dutch of the Justification agreed upon, whereunto is annexed a copy in trench to be delivered to his Majesty here. In pursuance of the said last resolution (as his Majesty had already been spoken to of this affair, as I wrote in my said letter of the 7- instant), having desired audience with his Majesty (which was appointed yesterday in the evening about 4 o'clock), I did again by way of introduction make a repetition of the former arguments I used at my last audience with his Majesty, which were chiefly concerning the taking of Cape Corse and New Netherland, and to desire the redress demanded for the same. I repeated at the same time as mentioned at length, the amicable and reasonable offers, made on the part of their High Mightinesses, towards the reparation and satisfaction of the damages pretended by the English forasmuch as may bo found to be just and reasonable; in which they have endeavored to come up to his Majesty in all respects, so far as in reason can be expected of them, for the preservation of good friendship and correspondence and, besides, the due observance of the Treaty last made, which their High Mightinesses intend ever to adhere to, as they have made it appear, in deed and in fact; and as their High Mightinesses were informed that his Majesty seemed to have taken some discontent concerning some words set down in tlie in. auctions giv«a to the Commander-in-Chief of the ships designed for Guinea, and to •u tain that i.iey have been contrary to the said Treaty, notwithstanding all this has been fully answered by me, in confidence that the same would afford satisfaction, yet. nevertheless his Majesty, beyond all expectation, did seem to adhere to his former opinion ; that therefore' their High Mightinesses had thought fit to make a concept of a Justification to be delivered to his Majesty, not doubting but that his Majesty would have given place to, and taken satisfaction from, said reasons according to his usual discretion. And after I had verbally stated the contents of the said Justification and had added what else was needful, (at the Siime time delivering over the same which was then also accepted by his Majesty), he said in 284 NE .V-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, if J. , substaace: «' I know very well whot satisfaction could hitherto ue obtained there and what hath been offered for that puurpose, but the effects the<-eof could never yet be seen; they declare they will stand by the Treaty, and yet they act right contrary, giving orders which are repugnant to ihe same, as I have remarked before, and as shall be more clearly damonstrated by my answer which I have ordered to be drawn up in writing, and will in a few days be delivered to you. In 'he mean tinre 'tis observed thit still more and more shipping are fitting out for sea, as soon as the wind shall serve. Uut be it Known that if they do, my fleet shall not staj at home nor behind them" (speaking J the ships bound for Guinea). All which being by me answered witii such arguments as were fitting, and did offer themselves at other times and at this interview, his Majesty did somewhat eagerly, and interrupting me, say: "I cannot put any other interpretation on the orders aforesaid than what I have formerly said;" and falling upon the discourse of the Dutch fleet added: " I could have also brought a greater number of ahips to sea (naming 40 sail) if I would have followed the desires of my people, but I have been willing to show myself inclinable to neace in all respects." To which having again replied in due form and earueptly laid before his Majesty the bad effects of the sinister renconters and consequences to be feared, which ought with all care and circumspection to be prevented in order to avoid all further breaches between both nations, bin Majesty again observed, as before, that he was not the occasion thereof, not having first begun this work. And forasmuch as I perceived that all former reasons of discontent were repeated, ex ahrvplo as it were, and that all the counter arguments alleged by me seemed to have no effect, I did once more assure his Majesty of their High Mightinesses' special and dntire inclination for the continuance of the mutual good correspondence, which since the reducement and establishment of this State hath ever, an'l without Bi.y interruption, between both nations been maintained, and whereof also the good fruits on both sides have, through God's mercy, been hitherto abundantly enjoyed (which matter I did extend to the highest praise of the English Nation) and that therefore and for many other reasons, all possible means ought to be used, whereby the differences between both nations might be removed and all further breaches prevented. Thereunto his Majesty was then officially requested to contribute all on his pan, as their High Mightinesses also are fully disposed to declare their good inclinations towards the same. His Majesty (seeming to give a turn to the conversation) said, that he knew not what more to say hereunto than what he had said before, and that he had caused his answer to be drawn up in writing which should be sent me in n (iew days, and that in case their High Mightinesses had anything to propound to him, he would be always ready to hear them. Whereupon I, perceiving that his Majesty seemed willing to leave off all further discourse, did, after due compliment and earnest recommendation that his Majesty would please to apprehend all things rightly, take my leave of his Majesty. There were many other discourses repeated there, which still tended to the same effect as I hav« wrote formerly, therefore I shall omit to set them down here, but his Majesty still •eemed to remain dissatisfied insomuch that I could not perceive any satisfaction on his part in all what was said, but in general referred to the answer which is to be given me in writing, Herewith, &c. M. TAN GOOB. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 285 n-w;.^^l^n V° '""'* V^T ' '"°"°* '"""■"»'" ^^''" ^'8h Mightlnewes with the current new« ; I chall do lo next Monday. Cheliea, the iV November, 1664. h-r^Jixi"" "°T * "/"'''"'*'"''' **"»* » ««""'™' •'"bargo i. to be laid on the .hip. in the harbor, hereabout, ,n order the more eaelly to obtain hand., and to man the .hip. that are to be go Pen.S"a.lDe WW /"'J ""•"* *"' "'""P'«'- ^"''''" P"''"^"'"" «'«" »>• 'ea™ed from lenaionary De Witt, to whom, m conaequence of .hortne.. of time, I refer. Ambamador Downing to the Stxites -General, I From tha Ori»1n«l, In th< Rojf.l ArchlvM at th» Hagne ; File, £nf eland. \ The underwritten Envoy Extraordinary of Hi. Mo.t Sacred Majesty of Create Brittaine etc: I. commandeu to make knowne to their Lord.hip. the Estate. General! of the United Province.. IndJvl^'"*. J' very .orry. that all hi. urgent and ince..ant instance., friendly endeavour, and unwearied patience for .o many yeare. together, have beene of .o little for^e and efRcncy with them « yet to thi. day. Since his returne to hi. Kingdome.. .ati.faction hath not bin made to any one of hi. subject, in any one of tho.e ca.e. of pir^.y and violence committed upon them by the people of thi, country. Concerning which complaint hath from lime to lime in hi. name, and by hi. order, bin made by him. hi. Envoy Extraordinary unlo tnem. ' ^ Particularly it i. .ufficiently knowne how and in what manner he hath from f3r.t to la.t bin dealt with ,n relation to the bu.ine..e of the .hip. Bona Esparanza and Bonadventurp. And a. to the .hip. Charle. Jame. Marie, etc.. though .nti.faclion halh bin piomi.ed onco and againe; yet to thi. day nothing done therein. Whereby the time limited by the trealie for expecting .alisfaction from them in an amicable way thereupon i. expired. And a. to the li.t of dammage. : notwithstanding nil hi. earne.t indeavour. for the ha.tning of the di.palch thereof, whereby those matter., that had caused and did continue .o much rancour betweene the nalions. might have bin timely and friendly determined. Yet so it i. that it wa. about twice twelve monlh.. ere he the said Envoy extraordinary could obtaine so much as « fill . V w , . " P"" """^'■'"" ''""' '° ''""' ^''^ ''"'"y"! ""-J 'hen it was found to be filled with such falsities and imperlinencies and maters, that by the letter and text of the 16 article, were not to have bin inserted therein, as if the inienlion had not in any kinde bin to proceed too friendly adjustment of matters, but onely thereby to have an occasion of decrying and stifling the ju.t. mode.t and grounded list of the pretences, given in by him, by order of, he King hi. master, u. the behalfe of hi. .ubject.. And since the exchange of the said li.... ha hath not bin able to obtaine more than two conference,. i„ order to the examining thereof, and tho.e to no purpose, nothing having bin therein declared by them in order to the retrenching «..d reforming of the .ame. where by .o much a. a way may be opened, upon which to begia w trye, what may be done in order to the ending of thoM di.pute.. ""^^■bIb I I>. . l^- m ■ 286 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. And whereas for the prevention of all such disorders for the future, the King his master was pleased not onely to declare himselfe willing to enter into a treaty with them. But a concept of a reglemont to that end, was in his name and by his order upon the 25 day of August last, old style, tendered unto them by him, his Envoy extraordinary ; and that he hath since from time to time pressed them to the expediting of so good and desirable a worke, that yet to this day he has received no answer thereupon, nor any the least progresse made therein. That their Lordships have contrary to their treotie with his Majesty to all good neighborhood, and without the least shadow of ground, stopped and detained for so long a time a certaine Swedish ship laden at Gortenburgh with merchandizes for London, driven into this country by stresse of weather, notwithstanding the reiterated and joint demands, made by him and the Minister of Sweden, residing here, for the discharge thereof. And notwithstanding that the King his Master, upon the desire of their Ambassador hath the last weeke given liberty to all shipping of this country, freely to go out of his harbours, even when he had imposed and continued a generall imbargo upon the shipping of his owne subjects. Al which he hath order to lay before them, withall letting them know, that the King hit master cannot longer suffer himselfe to be thus dealt withall. Given at the Hague this 25 Novembre 1CG4, old style. (Signed), G. Downing. Resolution of the States-Geti^nd, I From lb* Rrglttar of th« SUtM-OfntnU'i Rewlatloui, In th* Royal ArehlTM at th< H>ini'. I Friday, 6'* December, 1004. Fov oo«. Head at the meetinii a certain Memoir of Mr. Downing, Ambassador coiKpumuofpirv Extraordinary from theKingof Great Britain, containingdivers remonstrances that no satisfaction had, up to this time, been given to any of the complaints of piracies and violences committed against his Majesty's subj)>cts by the inhabitants of this country. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that a copy of the aforesaid Memoir shnll be sent to Ambassador Van Ciogh for his inlormation, and he, moreover, placed in the haiids of Mess" Huygens and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of England, to inspect, examine and report thereon. rl.tlnl(. Rm)hition of the St Bri,v,n of tho St.,t<.,.ao„cr«l, i„ Iho Koyal Archive, at the Uag^o. , The States, &c. to !C^' r ,?°"°'""'^'"- W« "^"^^ '''°^^^^ to ««nd you herewith the annexed sealed letter he 1 h . . "^. .'''^""^ *° '^'""^ °"'' ^""-^ •"««"'"g ""d intention contained therein, by your duty and zeal. Relying thereupon, we commend you, &c. At the Hague, the IS" December, 1064. AinhassMlor Van Goijh to Secretary Ruysch. I From. ho Or.g.na,. ...the U„,a! Ar.hivo, „t ..,o „,,,.e ...,„ ^.. of the S.„,e. OonenU , Divi.on. *.„,..„.., A'^ „ . ^,, , ,-„ ,.,, to bo found In A'M F., Loktt C, No 4.] ' *' Sir. to t!!""' ^/'T'^V; "'y '•'""« °" Sunday last being the A instant, by express to Harwich to be there delivered for greater security to the Captain of the pilot boat, which, however d,d not succeed, because the post-master here h.d expressly forbidden any let ers To Te orwarded .n that way to Netherlands the sa,d letters had. therefore, to b. broug lUback „ order to seek another channel for them. The packet last sent from Fatherland r ch d me n safety , ,t contains only some extracts of their High Mightinesses' resolu i^^ e„ fo mv mformation, as informed per order. resomiions sent lor my .he°r"„!Ii°rt^ ^°1I°'""^ ' Pf ' " '"'' '" ^"""^ "'"'='■'''« "'■ ""« ^'"g'^"'" ("'"ong the rest to ate o the lenJ V"'"""'"'""^ "^ indisposition), and then endeavored to'a scerta n t sate of the letters of mar,,ue or reprisal, which it was reported would be granted and had already been sea ed but not yet issued, as lately written, in order to make use thereof n audience w.th his Majesty, and to empio;- the demanded officium. I have b n infonn d indeed, t at said reprisals have been and still are agitated, but said Lord unders h t' they would not be issued until open war is declared, which now. 'tis said, is v ;" a e postulating very strongly against the Netherland Nation; that heretofore the oVport ; had been oflered ; that now they thought the danger could not be averted nor anyhinLI « preve,, ,,, „„ ,„ „„,„,,„„,,^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^, .^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ ^.^^^ demon tnS of Ci hearty orrow, at other times, the refusal or postponement of justice to complaints made Iv h.s Nation to Fatherland, and furthermore the great and heavy equipments 1^ n firT 1 1 e by way of bravado, are the strongest reasons in support of this im ending war. A I t me epeating the heavy losses indicted on the Knglish everywhere, anti espednlly in the I^m n. Wes Indie, on many occasions and at divers times, for which no reparatfo or saM^^ct could ever be obtained. I have met all these, as at other times, by fundnm . rg , yea. even ad nuu,ca.n, but have utterly failed to satisfy these Lords, ..Ithou.h th • ar ' J declare they cannot think or see any means of arrangement possible, especially as t\u iiVS 292 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. incurred this heavy expense of the equipments made here, whereunto they have been forced, as they say, by the Netherhinders, from whom in lilte manner the required indemnity must proceed, and with whom furthermore a firm commercial regulation must then be formed ; it will be ditficalt to come to an agreement on that subject particularly on the East and West India trade, which is supposed not to be pushed in those countries so far as it ought to be; so that those Lords regard the aforesaid work for the continuance of peace as desperate as it indeed seems. In addition, they think the honor of the nation to be now engaged, to the maintenance of which the entire people (say they) are found to be inclined to hazard their lives and property, whose courage and zeal they declare must now be employed to bring the Netherlanders to reason. Every effort has been made to afford satisfaction in what is before related, but it seems that nothing can be gained on that score, at least now. In order to remove, as much as possible, all disturbance and estrangement of minds, and everywhere to acquit myself of my duty in the premises, I applied for an audience with his Majesty and his Royal Highness on his return, which was appointed me for 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the -^g instant, and being observed by me, what follows occurred at it, viz': After I had presented the usual compliments to his Majesty, having taken occasion of the speech or address made by the Earl of Manchester' to the Lord Mayor, aldermen and other gentlemen of London assembled at the Guildhall, in presence of a great meeting of the people, it being remarked by me that the Netherland nation was in that public speech designated by his Majesty as "insulting and injurious neighbors," which unwonted epithets and names, unjustly applied to the Netherland nation, would be considered indeed strange by their High Mightinesses, my Lords and Masters, who have always been on other occasions here, called good and faithful friends, allies and confederates, as they are still in alliance and close confederacy with his Majesty, and therefore have never merited sich epithets as aforesaid, and the rather when their High Mightinesses come to consider that this was done by a public Lord by special commission from the Parliament, at a public meeting, in the presence of and before the common people; his Royal Majesty thereupon interrupting me without allowing me to conclude, said: (I shall not repeat the ceremonial words of courtesy) no attention should be paid to such words, nor should offence be in any wise taken at them ; a great deal has been said on the one side and on the other, both in Netherland and here, among the people of the government and the Lords Regents, which it is necessary to let pass. I myself even have not been spared ; therefore no such close attention ought to be paid to it. Hereunto I replied, that at least this was not expected from the supreme government itself, nor that it should be given out in its name, even by public men deputed by it, as was the case in this instance. And having, on this occasion, dwelt further on the ancient and ' Edward Mo!«tagui, ttcoad Karl of Mwicbcstcr, wm born in lfl02, «d<1 e "l^-^^"^' «^'- *»>«- High Mightinesses will have made use of it t allow me to have ,t agam. or a transcript of it. for my own use. as it contains divers observat.ons worthy of special consideration, which already, in like manner, were d scussed at the above mentioned audience; indeed, as far as my person and action, therein rep esen ed ::: ^rrrf 'a:,t .t;r:: aTeix^ ""^"^^ '-''' ' ^'"' ------ v^::?:h=;i:^7;.r^^izittv:^^^^^ ^^« --- Likewise are transmitted to their High Mightinesse,- herewith, the orders recently issued by this King in regard to the ships captured or embargoed, either now or hereafter, with the people on board and the freighted goods belonging to the inhabitants of the United Ne he ands as mentioned rospectively therein, whereby their High Mightinesses will be able to see how NltSdSLtrnror " '^"^" '"'''-'' '--"'— of peace between the Herewith ending, I remain, Sir, ri,»i. 4U ■> r^ , ^°"'' 'lU'nble servant, Chelsea, the A December. 1664. (gigged). M. V.^ Goan. dL^r^n^"";'^• """"l^^'l^ ^""^ signing this. I receive their High Mightinesses' despatch Imh V .'?*";• """ '^' '^^'^^'^P'-^nying Memorial presented by Mr. Downingh. Ambassador Lxtraordinary to their High Mightinesses, and their resolution thereupon, togeth with a duplicate of the 5- dit.o. all which were brought thence hither by my expj sses and for my further information. I shall dutifully use the same. expresses and Grant of New NetlerUml, e done by amicable endeavours at the Hague, before he would make use of any other meanes (the which was alio 'h. 800 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. very well knowne to their Lordshipps), and did thereuppon accordingly give orders to him, his Envoy extraordinary, to presse them afresh, and further to make out his peaceable and moderate intentions, and to take ofiF all umbrage from their Lordships to lett them knowe (as accordingly he did in publick conferences with their deputies) that his Majesty would not in any kind trouble their ffleetes, which they then expected from the Streights and East Indies, nor their ffisheries upon his coasts, yea further to putt them out of all doubt ordered a farre lesse equipage of shipping for that summer-Guard then had bin knowne these many yeares, but all this was so farre from working the desired ano" intended effect, as that on the contrary their Lordshipps betoke themselves to armes in an extraordinary manner fitting out with all speed a greate ffleele and hundreds of carpenters forthwith dispatched to worke upon it night and day (holy dayes as well as worky dayes) whereby his Majesty, seeing himselfe wholly defeated of his good intentions, and instead of satisfaction for his subjects, braved and threatened with those equipages, wiiich could have noe other regard but upon himselfe, was at last enforced for his owne defence (though very much contrary to his inclinations and intentions) to arme also. And whereas it may be pretended as if their Lordships having fitted their ffleete, did desire that his Majesty would be pleased (for avoiding of ail inconveniences) to keepe his fHeete within his harbours, and that then they would keepe in theirs also. It is to be considered that this proposicon was not made untill that they had actually putt to sea a ffleete neare as numerous as the whole that his Majesty was equipping, and which was actually gone towards his coasts, and that it reached only to the rest, that was yet to goe out, and so could not be construed but to be rather .\ mocquerie then otherwise, for that thereby they had had a tfleete at sea to doe what they pleased, ani in the meane while his Majesty have tyed his owne hands and obliged himselfe to keepe within doores, but yet was pleased to assure them that his (if it did goe out) should not doe them the least injury, still in the meane while pressing both hero at the Hague by him his Minister, and himselve to their Ambassador at London, the hastning of the dispatch of the matters in difference. And if notwithstanding thereof, and as a further testimony of his desires of living in good correspondence with this country, he did declare his willingnes to enter into a treaty for the better regulating of the trade and navigation of both, and the prevention of such disorders for the future, and for the quicker dispatch and ripening of 80 good a worke. A project thereof was in his name tendred to them so long agoe, and yet to this day not so much as a word of answere thereupon. And if it be also true (as it is) that their Lordshipps began the sei/lng of ships in these parts, stopping that ship from Gottenburgh bound with merchandize for I^ondon. These things being so, can there be any doubt, who is the attacquer or aggressor, unlesse that it must be held for a maxime that lett their Lordshipps and their subjects deale with th» King my master and his subjects Unn time lo time and from yeare to yenre as they please ; yet they are not attacquers or aggressors. Hut if his Majesty or his subjects alter never so many yeares suffHriugs, and all amicable endeavours, first tryed, doe any thing towards the helping of themselves, they must presently be called and reputed to be the attacquers and nggresnors. Lett their Lordshipps make out, that the foresaid complaints are ungrounded, and his Majesty will yeild unto them. Hut if otherwise, who will tliinke it strange, if at last •omething of reall be done by them for their releife, as to what is past and the security of their trade for the future. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. 301 And as the particulars mentioned in the said paper to have bin suffered by them from the Enghsh, though those matters have not bin treated of betweene their Lordshipps and him, the said Envoy extraordinary ; but betweene the King his master and their Ambassador at London, and so that it is not properly his busines to reply thereunto, but to referre them to that answere, which his Majesty hath promised to give concerning the same. Yet seeing their Lordshipps have bin pleased not only to mention and insist thereupon in the aforesaid paper, but indeeed say nothmg els by way of answere to his memoriall, he cannot but say thus much thereunto. That the places and ship, said to be taken from them, were all belonging to the West-India Company of this country ; and when it shal be considered, that in the list of dammages alone, there appeares that neare twenty english ships successively within a very few yeares space before the conclusions of the late treaty, had bin taken in an hostile manner upon the coast of Africa, only by the shipping of the said West-InJia Company with their whole ladings to a very greate value, and not only so, but the men that belonged to t hem ; very many of them most barbarously and inhumanely treated, put into stincking nasty dungeons and holes at Castell Delmina, there to lye in the midst of their owne excrements, nothing but bread and water given ihem, and thereof not enough to sustaine nature, their bodies tortured with exquisite and horrid tortures, and Buch as dyed the living and the dead left together, and such as escaped turned out to perish by hunger, or wild beasto in those miserable countries, or to be carried away captives by the natives, by which meanes several! hundred of his Majesties good subjects have perished and bin destroyed. And that not to this houre, notwithstanding all soliicitations and endeavours not one penny of satisfaction given to the persons, concerned in any of the said ships. And that ever since the conclusion of the said treaty ships of warre have bin keot by the said Company upon the said coasts, which though they have not proceeded so furre'as to take more of the shipping of his Majesties subjects, yet they have done that which is equivalent and as ruinous to that trade, stopping and hindring every one, that they mett withall from all commerce, and to that effect pursuing them in an hostile manner from place to place ; and where ever any english anchored, anchoring by them, and hindring and shooting at and taking by force with their ladings all boates of the natives, that endeavoured to come aboard them, and their boates that would go on shore, yea deprived them of so much as any provision or refreshment of fresh water (las appeares by the complaints made by him the said Envoy extraordinary from time to lime to their Lord»hipps:) and publishing a declaration in the name as well of the Estates (ienerall, as of the said Company, wherein they deduced their right to that whole coast, to the exclusion of all other nations, and notwithstanding all complaints to their Lordships, neither the said declaration disavowed, nor any thing of satisfaction given, but still new complaints coming, and among other things lh:U of their having stirred up the King of ffuntyne by rewards and summes of money, giving him to that end, and supplying him with all sorts of armes and amunition for the surprize of his Majesties Castle of Cermantine in those parts (concerning which also proofes have since bin given to their Lordshipps by him, the said Envoy extraordinary. Ho that there was an absolute necessity imposed upon his Miijesty and his subjects, either of not only loosing all that had bin actually taken from them, hut withall to abandon for ever that trade itselfe. or otherwise to betake themselves to some other wayes for their releise. And it will rather be thought strange, that their patience did hold out so long, then that now at last somethinn should • done towards the righting themselves and rescuing thereof. Besides as to tl,e busines of (Jaho Corso, did not he the said Envoy extraordinary long agoe compluino iu the name and by order of the King his master in 303 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. • Sf-i. publick conferences, both with the deputies of their Lordshipps the Estates Generall, and also with those of Holland in particular, of the injurious possessing and keeping of that place by those of the said West-India Company, deducing and remonstrating at large his right thereunto, the ground having bin bought by his subjects of the King of that country for a valuable consideration and a lodge or ffactory built thereupon, and those of the West-India Company of this country, being gott into the possession of that place, meerly by fraud and treachery, but noe reflection made thereupon by their Lordshipps much lesse any hopes given of ever obtayning any restitution thereof from them. And indeed if his Majesty had not bin able by all his instances and endeavours to rescue out of their hands the least boate or pennyworth of goods since his returne into his Kingdomes. Concerning which complaint had bin made by him his Envoy extraordinary of its forceably being taken '>y them from his subjects. W^hat hopes of their quitting to him any such place, especially remembring the busines of the island of Poleroone in the East Indies, which hath bin a restoring by them ever since the yeare 1622, at which time it was by solemne and particular treaty promised to be done, and againe by another treaty in the yeare 1654, and by orders of the Estates Generall and the East-India Company of this country in the yeare 1661, and again by treaty 1662, and yet to this day we knowe nothing of its being delivered. And so can it be thought, strange, if invited thereunto by the King of the said country, he should after such warning condescend to suffer his subjects to endeavoure to repossesse themselves thereof. And as to the busines of the New-Netherlands (so called) this is very farre from being a surprize or any thing of that nature, it being notoriously knowne, that that spott of land lyes within the limitts and is part of the possession of his subjects of New-England (;a8 appeares most evidently by their charter:) and that those few Dutch that have lived there, have lived there metrly upon connivance and sufferance, and not as having any right there unto. And that this hath from time to time, and from yeare to yeare bin declared unto them, but yet so as that the English were contented to suffer them to remayne there, provided they would demeane themselves peaceably and quietly ; but that the said Dutch not contenting themselves therewith, did still endeavoure to encroach further and further upon the English, imposing their lawes and customes, and endeavouring to raise contributions upon them, and in places where none but English dwelt. Whereupon they have formerly bin necessitated severall times to make use of waies of force for repelling of t..em. And as to what is said in the said paper as if though ihe English should formerly have had any pretence of title to the said place, that yet it is cutt oft" by the 15 Article of the late treaty. To this he doth reply, that that Article doth only cutt off matters of piracies, robberies and violence, but as to the rights and inheritances of lands and jurisdictions that it doth not at ail concerneor intermedle with the same; and that this is so, there needs no other argument but the examples that may be produced out of their owne courts of justice. Whereby it will appeare that indeed as to the plundering and taking of ships or the like, that all such causes (if hapned before the time, limited in the said treaty) did cease upon the conclusion thereof. But as to •uch as were then depending concerning the inheritances of lands, that they have still continued to be pursued as before. As for example the case of S' Thomas Lower, an Englishman, (or certaine lands, claymed by him in Zeiand. Besides those of New-Netherland had since the conclusion of the late treaty, made new incursions upon the English, and given them many new provocations, and by their Charters they have Jura Belli within themselves, without appealing first into Europe. And if alter all this his Majesty hath suffered ihem, according thereuutu, to rescue Iheinielvei from such continued vexations and usurpatiuni, can any prime HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: X. ggg thinke it strange or be surprized thereat, much lease the most Christian King (:for whose at.sfact.on th.s paper seemes to be more particularly calculated :) whereas he hath bin pleased h Jl hir f n ^"d/™«« «f - ^«''«in« place, called Caina. which they pretend to have b.n wrongfully possessed and kept from them by the same West-India Company. to hl'L H T °''''"^° ''''^'' "'' '^' ''^'"^ '' '''''' '"^'P^' •»"d ^hat els is alled--ed hst It ?h rr T""'' ^""'P' '''^ '•^ ""''' ^°"°) •*"- b"^ "> ^"^ --'h of June last, that the first complamt was made thereof to his Majesty. And did he not imediatlv returneforanswere that he had given no order or direction t'o Captain Limes trpersn complayned of for tlie do.ng thereof, that he did expect him home very speedily, and hat upon h.s returne he would cause those matters to be examined, and right to'be do' e to t em ad the oflendors pumshed. And did not he the said Envoy extraordinary, upon the 27 day of Ju y last past, deliver a memoriall to them to the like effect, and could more be saM o^ done fore the.r safsfact.on. yea could their Lordships themselves, within their owne countries. uZiH "T,! ° T'. ''"' ^''''"'"^ '' '"°" ""^"°"^ «°"^' °f j-^'-- And doth not th^ 14 Artie e of the late treaty say in expresse termes. that in case any thing should happen upon he coast of Afnca either by sea or land, that twelve months time shal be given after complaint for the doemg of just.ce. Yet did they not within about 6 or 7 weekes after resolve, to end a considerable IHeete of theirs into those parts to the number of tenn men of warre besTdes t a sh.ps the said West-India Company) under the command of one van Campen a„d strengthened w.th a considerable body of their militia, under the command of one HertsberLhen hi" fh 7."°' '''r' ' °' ' ''''^'' ""^''^ '^'' P"" « ^««°'"^i°" i"to the hands of hm. the said Envoy extraordinary by their Agent de Heyde. and about the same time give i to the King his master by their Ambassador at London, denoting and contayning Ihe instructions given to the said van Campen. And whereas they are pleased to comp^^me't hi mo.t Christian Majesty ,n the said paper, as if upon his score, in hopes of the good effects of his good ofbces ..r the accomodating of matters, and for the makin'g their ca'u se the tre leare hey had hitherto for borne the proceeding against his Majesties subjects, as they 2Z have done; is i not therein expressely declared and sett downe that that Jlleete was not s!n t ther barely to defend what they had. and to take care, that nothing more should be at enip.ed upon them but in downe right termes to attacque and fall upon his M.^esti Buhjects and o carve out t eir owne satisfaction and reparation, and to passe by his doores f r the doing thereof, and that seconded and backed with another greateilieele under tl e cheKe sea commandors, an affront and indignity too greate for the name of King to suffer and digest without just resentment. * And moreover whereas their Lordshipps had lately invited his Majesty and other Christian rinces to send fl eetes into the Midland sea. to act jointly against those'uarbarians. an la" h tenttnTT" ' ." T •'"" '" "''"«' "'"' ^'^ '^"" »^'« "^"^y extraorlinary his tenuons o sending, and that hi. flleete should act junctis consilys with theirs. Yet so it is that while It was acting there pursuant thereunto, and in expectation of being seconded and IT 7 I'T' T^'"? ': ''''' ''^"•"'^'•' '' «"y'" -- - " -'^•'«i- — "d w r.; . ^■'^^"'^V ^^°^''«'"PP" *""'•' "'"l^^ ^'^ -"rIt tht Higo..) Thursday, S- January, 1666. Heard the Report of Mess • Van Gent and the other their High Mightinesses' ^^^P""^''/";; the affair, of France, having, agreeably to yesterday's resolution examined and inspected the letter of Mr. Van Beuningen, Ambassador /xtraordinary from h^ Which being considered, u ,s resolved and conciu.ied. that said Mr. Van Beuningen shall be answered that their High Mightinesses are still content to settle, in all equity, the alirs of &'"if .u'JIf^ Guinea and the other difficulties which have occurred between both nations, both r.r..«. in o..„. ^.i,,i„ ,„d beyond Europe. And, although at present a considerable force of thi. Vol. 11. gjj 806 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I" ii\.'. . State in foreign parts may, according to the news now received from England, have recaptured what was originally talien from this State and its good inhabitants, and much may be talten from the English by the aforesaid fleet, yet shall we obligate ourselves to restore whatever has been taken in any countries in the world, whether in or out of Europe, by this State or any of its inhabitants, from the English, on condition that the King of Great Britain shall bind himself to restore New Netherland, Cape Verd, Fort St. Andrew and the Island of Boavista, Cape Corse, Tacorary and all other countries, towns, forts, ships and goods taken either in or out of Europe by his Majesty or his subjects from this State and its good inhabitants, bo far as the same shall not be found recovered, or otherwise returned, to the right owners by the National force. Itesohition of the States -General. [ From Uie R«gUter of WmI India ABhi™, 16M — 1670, In the Royal Arohtvei at the Ilagne. ] Friday, the 30"" January, 1665. Folio 9«. Upon deliberation, it is resolved and concluded that letters shall be dispatched Are with tha '° ^^^ respective Boards of Admiralty immediately to notify the Directors of the Bngiuh. Levant, Baltic, Greenland and Russian trade, that the State is under the necessity of coming to an absolute rupture with the English, and that their High Mightinesses accordingly grant letters of reprisal to act against them to all those who will request and apply for the same. Advice to this effect shall also be transmitted to the Presiding Chamber of the West India Company of this country for its information, and further as to the same shah appertain. States -General to tlie West India Company. [ From Uia EefUlar of Uilgegane Britven of the SlaUw-Oeneral, Id the Uojal ArelilTea at Iha Uagua. ] The States, &c. Folio 21. Honorable, kc. We grant letters of reprisal to act against the English to all Letienof repriaai. jj^^g^ applying for them, which you will further perceive from our resolution annexed, which we send for your information. Wherewith, &c. Done at the Hngue, 30'*' January, 1CG6. HOLLA 'D DOCUMENTS: XI. 307 Hcsoluiion of the States-Oeneral. I From th. Regt.l.,of W,»t I.dl. AflWr., 1«M-1,T0, In Ih. Roy.! Arehire. .t Ih. Hi^i*. 1 Friday, 6'" February, 1666. On the petition of the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company of this country, it is. after consideration, resolved and concluded to authorize said and n„^ of J'""''"" ^^^^^ *° """'=''•' ^""^^^^ ^^^ ^"'n the English everywhere, both in and out of Europe, on land and water, with whatever force, through God's bles ing the above named Company now hath under their High Mightinesses' authority. ^ Folio 8«. Compnjr. The English to ba atuckod as enemies. lleHolution of the States-General. ( From th. r^Ute, of West Inll. Afclrs. lOM-UTO, In Ihe Bojtl Archim .1 the Hague. I Saturday, ?"■ February, 1665. EngJr"" Mess" Huygens and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs irr^MX'SL' "'' ^"Sland have exhibited and submitted to the Assembly a certain draR in "the o,Do.n,ng form f a Deduction, which they have brought on paper, for the demolition of the contents of the Memorial presented on the SO-" of December last by Sr. Downing Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of Great Britain, pretending to be a justification of he hostile proceedings commenced by the said King both within and beyond Europe, against his State and its good inhabitants. Which, being considered, it is resolved and concluded that said draft shall be read next Monday, for which purpose their High Mightinesses shall meet on that day at nine o'clock in the morning. Resohdum of tlie States-Oenerd. ( Prom the Register of West IndU Alhlns 1M4- H70, In Ihe Bojel Archive, tl Ih. Bqne. ] Monday. 9" February. 1665. Their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of England have exhibited nu .• ""^^ ';e>i)^«'-«d in writing to the Assembly, and had read certain Summary Observations and Manifesto drawn up by them pursuant to their High Mightinesses' preceding resolution on the Memorial presented to the Assembly on the 30" of last December by Sr Downingh, Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of Great Britain. Which, being considered, their High Mightinesses have thanked those gentlemen for the trouble they have taken. And it is, furthermore, resolved ar,d concluded to send the aforesaid Summary Polio ST. Manlfi'sia against KngUnd, 808 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Observations and Manifesto to Mess" Boreel' and Van Beuningen; also, to Residents Heins* and Le Maire, in order, pursuant and agreeably to tlieir High Mightinesses' previous resolutions, to duly inform the respective Kings of France, Sweden and Denmark of the present condition of affairs, conformably to the basis of the concluded alliances, and to give their Majesties faithfully to understand their High Mightinesses' upright and sincere intentions and proceedings. Copies thereof shall be communicated by Agent de Heyde, likewise to the Ambassadors of the aforesaid Kings resident here, and shall, moreover, be sent to Ambassador Van Gogh and handed to Mess" Van Amerong^ and Isbrants, their High Mightinesses' designated Ambassadors Extraordinary to the said Kings of Sweden and Denmark respectively. States -General to their Amhasmdors at Foreign Courts. [ From tho Register of Uitgegant Brieven of the Stntet-Genera1,'in the Royal Arcalvei at the Hague. ] To Ambassador Boreel. To M Van Beuningen, Ambassador Extraordinary to France. To M. Van Gogh, Ordinary Ambassador in England. To Residents Heins and Le Maire. The States. Folio M. Honorable, &c. Herewith goes copy of certai;i Summary Observations and tion.andM.iiif»«o. Manifesto, drawn up both in French and Dutch by Mess" the Deputies for the affairs of England, pursuant to our Resolution on the Memc/ial presented to our Assembly on the SO"" December last by Sr. Downingh, Ambaiisndor E>.traordinary from the King of Great Britain, which, together with our Resolution this dt'y ad ipted thereupon, we have resolved to send you herewith, to the end, as is in that resolution, set forth, whereunto, on account of want of time, we refer. Wherewith, &c. Done at the Hague the 9"" February, 1665. ' Supra, p. 261. • Supra, p. 2S9. ' GoDART TAN Keedb, Lord of Amerong, \rai born in 1621, He entered into the public scrTiee in January, 1642, u Mnnhal of the city and country of Montfoort, Utrecht, but ehortly after resigned that pout, and in March following was inscribed among the Nobles of that Province and chosen their repreeentatiYe to the Assembly of the States-General at the Hague. He was sent Ambassador to Denmark about the year 1666, when he acquitted hin, Ncre ii<: departed this life on the 9th of October, 1691, in the 70th year of hii * ,. Moriri, verbo Aiblonk; Kok, XXIV., 108. — Ed< HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XL 3Q9 Amwer of the Dutch to ilie English Manifesto.' t Prom th. RcgUter of tho R«olullon. of the 8ule.-0enMal, In Ih. B07.I Arohlrc. .t ll,o H.ga.. J Observations made by the Deputies of ti.e High a. \ Mighty Lords, States- General of the United Nelh-rland Provinces, on the last Memorial presented by Sr. George Downing. Ambassador Extraordinary of the Kine of Great Britain. ° High and Mighty Lords. Elilh MifhT "'"' "" *'T '"■"" "' ^"^''"' '^"^"' "^^^^"^-y *« ""•' '" "^<=«^'^«»- with your I.gh M.ght.nesses resolutions, seen, examined and considered a writing or Memorial presented to your H.gh M.ght.nesses on the SO- of December last by Sr. Dov.ning. Ambassador Extraora.nary of .he King of Great Britain, and have been astonished not only at f.nding therein a multitude of impertinent allegations, accompanied by their inferences, but also at remarkmg in it a very strange aad unheard-of course. In fact, a Minister Resident at a Court has never been seen to deliver or present a writing or Memoir composed of reasons and terms which Prmces, Potentates and Sovereign States have been accustomed to emrloy iP Manifestoes immediafely proceeding .rom themselves, without such writing being found to contain n conclusm., whence may be discovered the end at which it is to be expected all writings and Memoirs a.m. Th.s sole consideration shows that writing to be utterly undeserving of any answer.and that its author migl t be repaid by perpetual silence, even though your High Mightmesses resolutions and answers, with which you have from time to time furnished Sr. Down.ng should not have sufficiently met all the reasoning employed in it. Yet, in order to do something more than is required, and to give additional eclat to the evidence on which the justice and sincerity of your High Mightinesses' actions have been heretofore based, and to demonstrate the falsehood of the facts set forth by Sr. Downing, from which he draws unjustifiable inferences, your Deputies have considered it their duty to make some reflections justificatory of your High Mightinesses' proceeding, in the brief Observations they have made on the Memorial as well as on the reasons contained in it. First, on jaid Sr. Downing's complaint, that ,jour High Mightinesses' resolution of the eleventh dau of December last, in answer to his Memorial, had been communicated to the other Foreign Ministers Resident at this Court, without giving him a copy thereof, to convince him or even to afford him an ommtuniti, oj r>„du„t,nir hmsel/,' it must be considered that such a course is neither strange nor extraordinary, and that nothing has been done inconsistent with the rules of justice and courtesy, noi contrary to the practice of all Sovereign Princes and even of the King of Grea* Britain. Kor, your High Mightinesses being desirous of informing all the Allies of this State and also all neutral Princes, ana of giving them a perfect knowledge of the true and r^-»I state of an atta.r, touching which they, perhaps for want of sufficient knowledge and information, and -The copy of lhi« St.t« P.per in Holland Do.ument. i. ia th. French language. It h„ been c.ful., compared wifl. the cop .. .n Dutc. .,. A.Uema *•»«*,» .u,. S^uat in Oor.o.H, 4to, XI.. 7.4 and ia a e.p.raU,!, published Tract eoUted'w ZZtT TT:: f" r""''' '•' '• "^'''^•'•""-'- -„ J« no : Mo^ : neera„ sLea Gen.r.el dor V liSd, ran Orclt Bnttl'i T' 7 T T\"' '"' '"" "*"" ''"''"' '""'""'■ E^'™-''"'"" ^nvo,. van den Ko in, 810 NEW-VORK COLONIAL MANUSCRirTS. through prroiipous ami falao represeiitatioiis, hiui, in tlio nbsenou of inoro correct informntion niul ofn true knowledge of particuliirs, posaihiy received some impression or opinion to your High Mightinesses' prejudice, especially the rather, as said blnvny Kxtraordinary had lurnished n copy of his Mentorial, presented on the l>'^ of the saniH month of Oecembur, and made up only of those false and impertinent informations, to the Ministers of the Allies of this State; and as it was of great importance to your High MiKhtinesses to inform those same Allies of the true nnd reni state of the case; iho 'dinisters of this Htate, resident nt the Courts of those Allies, were, therefore, hy the san e resolutions, ordered to demonstrate and represent, fr'>m the rens .ns set lorth in the preceding Deductions and answers, as well as from what has already taken ',')nce and tl)e knowledge they may themselves possess, the unsoundness of the Memorial transmitted by said Sr. Downing to such Courts or their Ministers, nnd that answer has been communicated to the Ministers of said Allies with the same view; that is to t^ay, in order that they might second, near their masters in their particular oHices, the duties wiiich the Representatives of this State l)ad to perform at sucli (Courts. No necessity existed for observing the same course towards 8r. Downing, inasmuch as your tligh Mightinesses had l>een graciously pleased pertinently to inform him thereof, both in the written answers and Deductions with which, from time to time, they continued to have him furnished nnd even verbally in the conference'i your Depnties lutve had witli )iim. Yo'ir High Mightinesses have also been careful to cause the King of Great Britain to be informed most exactly, most fully ar)d most truly, by your Ambassador, resident nt his Majesty's Court, step by step of the state nnd condition of every aflTair. Hence, it may easily be concluded that the Resolution did not regard Ambasaador Downing, because lie did not stand in need of information, which, besides, is useless to those who are lacking in good-will rather than knowledge. Your High Migtitinesses have therefore judged it unnecessary to send said resolution to him; for, iw it was adopted on his resolution, he could, if he wished, obtain it at the Secretary's ollice, agreeably to the custom observed by all Foreign Ministers, who send to that oiVice for all resolutions which regard them. fSuch is the case even in Kngland, where your High Mightinesses' Ministers obtain scarcely any answers or resolutions until they have taken the trouble to look them up. And, certes, it is to be remarked here as a most astonishing circumstance, that Ambassador Downing, who, although the Minister of a great King, is, however, invested only with a second class character, pretends to lift his acts and writings to the sr.me level with those of your High Mightinesses, and to make them pass ns of equal importance throughout the world and nt all Courts, which no Minister before him, of whatsoever grade, has ever pretended and will ever claim. For, says this Ambassador, /lad he proceainl in a like, innnncr ; had he communicated his Mimoridl to all the public Ministers and sent it to alt the Foreign Ministers, tcilhoiit communicating it to your High Mightinesses, uhat tivuld you have said f Your Deputies, High and Mighty Lords, frankly admit that the King of (!reat iWitain, his Master, has the power and liberty to send to all the Foreign Courts all the writings he will think proper in juslitication of his conduct ; that he can transmit them thither or have them presented by his Ministers without communicoting them to your High Mightinesses, much less that he is obliged to communicate them to your Minister Resident nt his Court, though invested with a higher character than Sr. Downing. But they are also of opinion that your High Mightinesses possess the same privilege and power, and are at liberty to exercise it, as you have done on this occasion, without being under any obligation to communicate such writing to the said Ambassador. They are, also, of opiuiun that said Sr. Downing, wlio is Resident here, cannot, any more than the other Reaident HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XL 311 Minister of other Courts, raise l.imself to a level with a Prince, nor arrogate to himself the power of transmitting his writings to all Foreign Courts. Since the Amhassador cites, a, an imtance uf hit MajctyU affection, the repugnance hit Majetty hat evinced, nnce his happy lUstoralion, to the issuing of reprisal, on the complaints of his Sul^ectt, all which hU Majnity, on the contrary, has allowed to be exlinguUhcd by Uie Treaty, We cannot avoid observing, that although everything that has occurred since the conclusion of the Treaty has been extinguished or regulated, nevertheless your High Mightinesses' good-will therein it manifested so much the more inasmuch as the damage done to the inhabitants of these Provinces is incomparably greater than that the English have suflered, and they have had much more cause of complaint, having had several, even among the extinguished claims, for sums so considerable and supported by proofs so palpable, even by the admission of the adverse party, that all that the others alleged could not enter into comparison therewith, and among those which have been settled are some so considerable that there is not one among all those that may be produced on the other side which approximates to them. For instance, that founded on the violence with which the English had taken Fort St. Andrew, in the River Gambia and its dependencies, in the year 1061, namely, at the very time that the Ambassadors of this State were prevented ' negotiating a Treaty of friendship and good correspondence. And the claims of the inhabitants of those Provinces which have been extinguished or settled by the same Treaty in an equal number to those of the English, cannot be put in comparison with them either in quantity or quality, even though no mention were made of the depredations, damages and injuries the English have inflicted on the inhabitants of this State under cover of the commissions they had taken out from the King of Portugal. And, in fact, the list itself, which the English have furnished of their claims, shows, very clearly, that not a single ship belonging, bona fide, to Englishmen has been either plundered or captured ; but only divers smugglers, inhabitants of these Provinces, who, on and under the pretext of forged English names and persons, have endeavored to elude the laws of this country. This has nothing in common with the depredations, pillages and captures of ships and merchandise, the bona fide property of inhabitants of these Provinces. So that your High Mightinesses have yielded a great deal more on your side, though you have much greater reason to employ force and arms for the recovery of what belonged to your subjects and the recapture of the forts and places which have been taken from them. Nevertheless, you have not wished to pursue such a course out of consideration and regard for peace, and have suffered those claims to be placed on the list. Among these will be found also that of the capture of Fort St. Andrew and its dependencies, which occurred since the King's restoration. And on comparison of the two lists which have been made on the one side and the other, it will appear evident that much more has been ceded on the part of your High Mightinesses than on that of England. The said Ambassador makes two complaints on the subject of the lists of claims on both sides. First, that those lists, which were to be made in virtue of the Jifteenth Article of the Treaty, have not been exchanged until long after ; and the other, that the same lius are still actually imperfect. Hereupon 'tis to be observed, on the first, that the Treaty itself does not speak of any certain and limited time in which the lists are to be exchanged ; and, besides, 'tis certain that some time must liaoe-jsarily elapse after the conclusion of the Treaty and the exchange of the ratifications, which took place only on the 6** of January, 1063, before the lists could be ' EmiMMcIiiM iWrt— Emploiad. AUttma, Saaekm van SUri tn Oarlogh, XL, fll.—Za. 812 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. interchanged; because all the claims, with the ,ccts W been rartuularly rnj.red first in the East Indies, as apj.ars hy the ships Hopewel and Leopard, andagatn on the coasts of Guinea, in ,vhal occurred in regard to the shij>. Charles. James, Mary, ^v Hereupon .t is to be remarked that these ore the only complaints; that they are ncessantly brought forward, not that these ships have been taken, pillaged or plundered, for this has never been alleged either of those ships or of any others belonging to the King of England's sulyectc. but only that they have been sent back and not allowed to discharge at those place. wh.ch were, or in fact are. in a state of siege, or invested on the sea sideby a naval force. Ihus. in all cases, the English cannot claim anything but indemnity for a useless voyage, in havmg been prevented carrying away merchandises and provisions which they pretend to have had ,n those besieged and invested places, and which merchandises have nevertheles. not been spoiled nor damaged; so that the claims based on these cannot be of very xreat consequence. And although some very peculiar circumstances, considerations and remark. ex.st.n the CH'-e o these ships, your High Mightinesses, in the expectation that the King of Or at Bnta.n would lay down as a general and universal law. not subject to restriction or m tafon a. to place-.nasmuch as what is just in the Indies cannot be unjust in Europe- thai tradmg to and frequenting an enemy's places cannot be disputed nor prevented because nvested by a sufficient force; have, in order to demonstrate to hi. Majesty how far you are from w.shmg to patronise and defend the inhabitants of these [Jnited Netherland Province, aga.nst h.s Majesty's subjects, not only in the instances in which they might have done ITTZ ! V' ' "? "; '""""" "''"" '" "" -"-«' "'••' °"'y P^'">'e'natical and liable, and ought, o be questioned; determined to resolve and to oiler, a. it appears by you resolut.onsof the 5- of July and .'5- September, both of the last year. l.iG4 that yoJZ cooperate ,n brmging about, through the intervention of his said Majesty and your High M.ght.nesses. an n.nicable arrangement of all difference, respecting tho.e ship, so taken, that satisfacon may be afforded ,o those interested, and they be indemnified for all reasonable osse, which, after an exact examination and inquest of the stale of the case, may be found to ave been .ncurred by them on account of said ship, having been prevented and refused acce.. July and 85 of September whereunto reference is herein made. Therefore said Ambassador cannot substantiate that your H.gh M,,hlines,es have not aff^orded all saiisfac.ion imaginable, and that you have not done all that is ,o be desired of you on the part of the King of (Jreat ntain hi. Master. iNeitI.er can he complain that ,ince that time people have restricted themse ve, within the term, of those olFers; nor ,ay. that the non-execution thereof wa. only your Iligh M,Rhline„eH' fault, inasmuch a. no one has appeared on the behalf of the partie. luterested. who made any reasonable eslimnte of tho.e lo„e. or entered into any negotiation 11. iO 814 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. (i- thereupon. Whatever happened before the date expressed in the Treaty, being then extinguished, and as no complaint can be made of the capture, since and before its conclusion, of any vessels or goods the bond iide property of the English, but, indeed, of some ships or goods belonging to inhabitants of the Provinces, fitted out under the borrowed name of some Englishmen, as already more fully set forth ; much less of the taking of any forts or countries, inasmuch as, at all events, everything had been regulated by the Treaty, and not a single complaint been made since its conclusion, of any depredation or capture of any ships or merchandises ; all the complaints of exclusion being from harbors besieged and invested on the sea side by a naval force, and this, in conformity to maxims the English themselves have laid down and formerly enforced ; for which obstruction, satisfaction and indemnity have nevertheless been oifered, provided both sides would agree to one general maxim and permanent rule; we must confess that it is impossible to discover any foundation for the complaints of the English, or the proposal which Parliament bus subsequently made, to attack ;hi8 State with arms, and wage war against it, seeing that your High Mightinesses had evinced ■o much deference and complaisance towards the King of Grea>: Britain as to adopt resolutions on his Majesty's demands, with which he had reason to be satisfied ; as was plainly and evidently demonstrated item by item, r.nd point by point in the Deduction your High Mightinesses have transmitted to the King of England on the O"* of October last. It must be presumed, therefore, that the real cause for that proposal must simply be the hungering and craving to invade the property of others, with which those men were seized, and the relish expected to flow from the capture, pillage and plunder of the goods belonging to the poor people of these Provinces, when there was no longer any hope of being able to extort, by threats from the State, under pretexts and pretensions manifestly unjust, frivolous and forged, concessions which it was in no wise in the world bound to make. This is still more conclusively proved by most positive and express declarations of the said Ambassador, on the part of the King, his Master, to your High Mightinesses' Deputies — that the ships and subjects of these Provinces should not be taken nor attacked at sea by surprise, but that the rules of honor would be observed and a declaration of war always issued in advance. Notwithstanding all this, orders have been issued to take, arrest, plunder and bring in, and there have, in fact, been taken, seized, brought in and plundered, without any preliminary declaration, quite a large number of merchantmen which have been declared good prize with the merchandise on board the same, contrary to the law of nations, which dues not permit such proceeding, unless preceded by a declaration and promulgation of war. Yet, people do not fail to complain of your High Mightinesses' having fitted out and equipped a fleet of ships not exceeding in number those which have been usually e<|uipped for the protection of the trade and navigation of the subjects of this State, at a time when not a single man-of-war was at sen, unless a few sent to convoy and escort some merchant vessels. What jealousy, what umbrage could such an armament excite in the King of Ureat Liritain? the rather, as your High Mightinesses hud declared, in all sincerity, by your letter of the 84"' of July, that it was your real intention and constant resolution not to do any harm directly or indirectly to your neighbors, particularly his Majesty's subjects. And, in order to avoid greater disorders, and afterwards to find the means of discharging and relieving the one and the other from alt extraordinary equipments, proposed that the fleets on either side should nut leitv- their coasts and harbors. And although, according to the rules of good neighborhood, it would have been courteous and proper in the King of Great Uritaiu to explain himself on that proposal uud decluruliou of your High I HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XI. 815 M.ght,ne88e8. e.ther verbally or in writing, as his Majesty, in the audience which the AmbassaHor of th-s State had on this subject when he delivered the said letter of the 24"" of July l»«t. "dm.tted to be his duty, and promised to do in writing within three days, and let your High Mightinesses know his sentiments on that point; yet has he never fulfilled this promise. Neither has any reason been given for not accepting that proposition-not to allov. the fleets to leave, except what it pleases the Ambassador to allege now, to wit: That it ,rem. Z 7l'"'l ^^^ ^: r"*' *" ^"^""■' """''^ '""" **^ ''^^'S^'^ '" ^'""^^ ^''M at home, u^hilst your High M,ght,ne,^, had a powerful naml force ot sea on hi, coast,, which would not he subject to ,he ohbgattonnot to act, contained in the proposal. This would have some show of reason, did not all the world know that this naval force was not a national fleet sent to sea by order and command of your High Mightinesses, but simply some ships to serve as a convoy, fitted out, as was previously the custom every year, by individuals and designed merely to escort the vessels expected to return from the East Indies north about {par d^rri.re) England, and all umbrage would have been removed from his Majesty's mind on this head, by laying up these vessel, after they had brought fh. n.^.r ships into port, or even by the promise and obligation by which parties would bi,„l themselves; as. in fact, your High Mightinesses did lay up the fleet and vessels and cause them to be discharged on their arrival, in order to demonstrate to the whole world that they have no other intention than to preserve peace. Matters being in this position and the Ambassador himself admitting that good assurance should be given not to offend any one. in case the King's fleet proceeded to sea. an opinion can be formed of the candor and sincerity with which the English accompany their actions, since It must necessarily be that the King had given orders, even before that time, to attack with (orce and arms and to occupy the forts, provinces and countries of this State. For. passing in silence the violence with which Captain Holmes, acting as an avowed enemy, captured as early as 1601, Ports St. Andrew and the Island of Boavista in the River Gambia, in the name of the Royal Company, because the King of England disavowed that act, it will bo found, on an exact inquiry as to the lime, that what the King himself confesses to have been done by his order and commands, to wit. the capture of Fort Cape Corse on the coast of Guinea, that of the city of New Amsterdam and the entire country of New Netherland with the Forts, Colonies and Provinces depending thereon, inhabited by several thousands of persons and cultivated at an expense amounting to several millions; 'twill be found. F say, that that order has been issued a long time previous, seeing that ihf. naval forces which have committed these aggressions sailed from England as early as October. IfiOa. Fort Cape Corse was taken on the !•" of May and the vessels which seized New Netherland arrived there on the ao'" of August, and the city of New Amsterdam was surrendered on the 7'^ of September, 1664. So that since of necessity the orders that have been given lo commit these hostilities, have preceded by some lime their execution, it is a gross impertinence to say that these orders have been issued by ibe King of England only in return for and on account of matters and things which did not occur until a long time after; su.li as the expedition of de Ruyter who received his orders to that effect only in the month of September, and sailed only in the month of October of the last year. 1004, &c. And we are of opinion, that it cannot be doubted that the character of aggressor belongs properly to him who first gives orders to commit hostilities, particularly when these ord-rs are found to he followed by violent invasions and occupations. suHi as we have ju.t nofe.l. Vour High Mightinesses' Deputies also believe that nothing can excuse or disguiso these acts, and that it is impossible to give ihem any color or appearance ot f* >'. [H- 816 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. justice. Therefore, is it a matter of surprise and astonishment, the impertinence and impudence with which said Ambassador dares allege the detention of n vessel loaded with masts, coming from Gottenburg, as he says, to ground thereupon the capture and seizure of the ships belonging to the inhabitants of this State, in order to justify thereby the rupture in Europe and to charge your High Mightinesses with the blame of having been the first aggressors therein, although the said Ambassador has as perfect a knowledge of that affair and is in his conscience convinced of the contrary of what he states. And in order to render his impertinence evident to the eye, it will be sutiicient to make a simple recital of what has occurred on that occasion, and to narrate the fact as it is. However, before coming to that point, what the said Ambassador himself declares must first be remarked, to wit, that this ship belongs to Gottenburg. So that he may be asked, What right can the King of England pretend to a place which is situated in the sovereignty of the Crown of Sweden? And it is for the King of Sweden to speak in behalf of his subjects, and not for the King of England, nor Sr, Downing, who has no power of attorney to do so. The truth of the matter is, that your High Mightinesses havii bought proper, for urgent reasons, to prohibit generally the exportation from the country of uivers sorts of merchandise ; that is to say, of such as serve to fit out ships and particularly masts, so that this pretended Gottenburg Captain, finding himself in one of the ports of this State, and included in the general prohibitions, had to address your High Mightinesses to order the release of his vessel, which he obtained, and the same being requested by the memorials of the said Ambassador and the Resident from the Crown of Sweden, after the opinion of the Admiralty had been taken, and, notwithstaoding all the ships of this country were generally embargoed in England, this vessel was relieved from the general prohibition, and granted full leave and liberty to proceed ou its Toyage. But when that permission was granted to the ship, it was not in a condition to sail with the others, because the majority of the sailors had gone ashore to see their wives in the Province of North Holland, where their families were residing; also, because the party who chartered the ship and the owner of the marts on board that vessel, was a merchant living at Sardam, who perhaps had also acquired the character of citizen of Gottenburg, inasmuch as his son, who was Captain of the vessel which had been chartered in that town, and of which he was a citizen, was in no great hurry to dispatch her, because, as your High Mightinesses' Deputies have learned, he had not sufticient guarantee or security that he would be paid by the King here in Holland after he shoul have delivered his masts. This ship, then, and the masts on board her, having been thus detained, like all others of the same description, and having been released shortly after, irrespective aitogeiher of any relation or reflection to the State of England, 'twas an affair concluded, and the merchant might have prosecuted his voyage without any obstruction, had he pleased. Now, 'tib certain that it was within your High Mightinesses' attributes, not only to issue tliese prohibitions, but also, if you had wished, to take those masts on paying for them, without any one having cause to complain ; yet, alter your High Mightinesses, on the advice which you had received, that not only orders had been given to seize and stop, but also that, in fact, people were capturing on the open seas, and seizing in the ports and harbors of England, the ships and merchandises ol the inhabitants of this Province, had thought proper to prohibit generally tho sailing ol any ships whatsoever, and some neutral persons had since asked to be exempted from these prohibitions, your High Mightinesses grant that exemption and also grant them a full release of their ships ; among the lest, of this prt tended Swedish ship loaded with musts, on un uppliculiou secouded by the King HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XI. 817 of Sweden's Resident, and this ship also prosecuted her voyage as well as the other neutral vessels. Not a single circumstance will be found herein at which any manner of offence can be taken. Now, if what your High Mightinesses have done be put in comparison with what has occurred at the same time in England, in cases almost parallel, 'twill be found that a great deal of difference exists. For, a general embargo (as they call a general seizure, which it is usual for them to proclaim on very slight grounds), or arrest of ships having been ordered, so that not one even of those which lay in the Thames ready lo sail was allowed to go to sea. It cannot be, that it was not as allowable for your High Mightinesses to exercise a like power, at the same time, in your own country, and to prohibit the conveyance of masts and other merchandises of that nature, as for the King of England to prohibit all ships indifferently to quit the confines of his Sovereignty. And. although the Ambassador from this State had, on his request, obtained permission for the sailing of the ships belonging to the inhabitants of these Provinces and for the continuance of their voyages, it appears that such was given only with the design to draw a great many others into the net, as was the case. The general seizure was decreed immediately at the same time, and the first ships and those taken at sea and elsewhere have increased the number of those which have been declared good prize ; whilst your High Mightinesses, though duly notified that the English were taking and seizing all the vessels belonging to the subjects of this State, and though you might have acted against them by way of reprisal, yet have you not failed to give permission to this pretended Gottenburg ship to depart and prosecute her voyage. This evidently shows that you have never had an^ intention to attempt anything whatsoever either on that ship or on the masts with which she was loaded. Certes, this was a very different mode of proceeding from that followed at the same time in England, where people did not content themselves with preventing, by general prohibitions, ships belonging to the inhabitants of these Provinces prosecuting their voyage for some few days, but did wholly plunder them and declare them good prize. An opinion may be hence formed of the weakness of the foundations on which the English rest the justificatisn of their rupture in Europe, since that act, to which they appeal as the strongest reason in support of their justilication. is so frivolous. The Ambassador complains also, and was of the opinion, that the King, hu Master, has rea,on to be offended at no answer having been received after said Envoy had occupied himself with a regulation on Trade and had presented a project lo that effect. But this complaint is so much the more strange, as the said Ambassador cannot be ignorant with what assiduity your High Migntinesses have labored at a regulation on Trade and a Marine Treaty, in order that people may everywhere know what course to pursue. Uut so little disposition was there on that side to arrange a general order and regulation on the subject of Trade, that, on the contrary, when the said Ambassador was asked, if he had any order or power? he declared that he could not engage in that negotiation. As the project presented by him embraced only particular countries in both Indies and their vicinity exclusively, which were beyond Europe ; although the distance of places certainly caii.iot alter what is right, and whatever is just beyond Europe must be likewise so within Europe; objection was. therefore, made to proceeding to a settlement on the basis that had been proposed and which was not to apply everywhere nt. bo general. The Ambassador, in justilication of the hostilities to which recourse had been had on the violent occupation of said places, also says : that thry belong to the West India Company, which had taken more than twenty ships from the King ,>f England's subjects, whom it had treated very badly. Thit he exuggorales iu terms which would be more appropriately employed iu a Komauce than in 8i,8 NKW-YOHK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. thn Memoir nf n King'a MiniNter of Sliite. And thereupon wn mnintnin thnt his nllpgntion na to thn tnking oC twenty Kngliah RhipH nnii thii hnii trcntment which he pretends the Kn^liah Imd experienced, in not true ; and we cnn iiaiiert, in nil sincerity, thnt we hnve never henrd it RHid, either that nny complaintH hnd l)een made, or ships token belonging, de faeto, to any Knglishman, but, indeed, to some sinngglers, suhjecis of this Slate, who, under forged Knglish names, hnd withdrawn themselves from obedience to the laws and regulations of this JState. At nil events, the cases which occurred before the conclusion of the Treaty, having l)een regulated by it, ns the Ambnssndor ICxtrnordinary himself admits, who, consequently, hnd them entered on the list of claims, whatever he snys nnd alleges on that point cannot be of any avail here, nor be adduced ns a reason in justiliimtion of the hostilities nnd violences with which the forts in those quarters have been attacked nnd taken. The next renson nlleges thnt, uUhnus;!) «» ,i/i//« havt ftrm lakm litire. the Trratij, the Knf^lish harf hrtH no /i-m jircrrntrtt jitotrrHtint; tlifir fmih. Whereupon 'tis to be remarked thnt, notwithstnnding the Ambassador Kxtrnordinary would luive it everywhere believed, that your High Mightinesses favor the continmil capture and plun04, to oblige the Kast and West Indni Companies to satisfy the parties interested in the sliips llojtrHtU, Charlct, Jiimn, M'lrij, ttc, on complaints merely that they have been obstructed in their trade and prevented entering besieged pliu'cs. Hut [that the violence which] the Ambassruior superadds, is true and sulVicienlly verified, because he says that he has, from lime to time, complained thereof, is not admissible; for, the complaints presented, or made by a Minister, cannot pnsa for juridical proofs. The third reason mentions a Drthiralinn iuuni hy the temintt of iht Wt$i InAia ComjHinif tending to fjrlmie all oihrr mitions from the iimil Pf' (luinni, and thiit, noltcilhttanding the oimjtliiinlt nnhir tfierrijl', the nr:ion has not lr« in iIib copy in AiUema, wlicri" IHb pamsofe, when translated, slandii : "So is it evident, that hia Majeaty cannot pi.t forth the nforesaid loiter, as nuthorir.InK him to ilocline or nc|;l«ct the production and delivery of proofa, and yit ur(;e and iusitt further un the inatt«r itaelL" Slaal ' . f!^flogh, 4to, .VI , 72U. — Ko. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XL mti Ignorant what credit your High Mightinesses would attach to the letter of this English Agent at Cormantin, after his Excellency had been shown, in your name, the impertinences, lies and extravagances with which the Agent had crammed a public writing, copy whereof had been previously furnished to the said Ambassador. And if faith must absolutely be attached to these sorts of letters and news, 'twill be found that your High Mightinesses have much more cause ft.r complaints and grievances ; inasmuch as the letters not only of the Governor but also of the Council of India, written in Batavia. state that the English have entered into a contract or league with the Chief of the Indians at Bantam to lay siege conjointly and with united forces to the town of Batavia, by sea and land, and that the King of England would furnish f-nty ships-of-war for the execution of that design. And, although that letter is accompan..d by divers very strong particulars and circumstances, yet your High Mightinesses, seeing that it is not sustained by sufficient proofs, have been unwilling to avail yourselves of it to found thereon any complaints against the English. A comparison of this, with what has been stated, shows evidently that one neither can nor must make complaints unless accompanied by sufficient proofs. Such is the opinion even of the Ambassador, since he states that he has produced and communicated proofs to your High Mightinesses, which, however, is a manifest untruth, the fact being that he has not furnished nor produced the least proof, although it would not have been very difficult to procure some if, in fact, the affair was such as he would fain persuade us, inasmuch as several ships have arrived from those parts since that time. It appears, therefore, that 'tis only with a view to deceive and hoodwink the world that hs piles falsehood upon falsehood, and endeavors to cover that of the King of Fantyn by still a greater untruth, when he says that he has produced the proofs thereof. And. forasmuch as the latter is a question of fact, which can be verified only by proof, and as people know in their consciences that none has been produced, we have indirectly learned, that the English Ministry make the Allies believe that it has in its hands the letters which the officers of the West India Company have written to the King of Fantyn, and which prove the truth of those assertions. But this is a prodigious piece of effrontery and falsehood, which deserves the same degree of credit as that of Captain Holmes, who reports that he has seen your High Mightinesses' order and commission to capture all the ships and goods of the English. These are ridiculous and impertinent inventions, worthy of those who have recourse thereto, in order to give some sort of color to their execrable violence, rapine and depredations, and must be considered such until the originals be produced, which are not in existence. These, then, are the reasons the Ambassador alleges on which he bases the order the King, his Muster, has issued and the consequent execution of the violent attack and occupation of Cape Corse, Tacorary, the Guinea coast, the city of New Amsterdam and New Netherland and its dependencies on the coast of America. 'Twill be finsily seen, from what we have just said, how weak, ridiculous and impertinent they are. And. indeed, the Ambassador, considering that he will experience some difficulty in making them pass for valid, tries another tack with those who wou'd examine their force, and endeavors to justify the proceedings of the English, by saying that those places which they have occupied do not belong to this State, but to the King of Great Britain; and in order to succeed in this glorious undertaking, he says, first : that he hod, a long time ago, complained, by order of the King, hit Mailer, that thou of the Hot India ComjHiny had made themselves mailert of Fort Cai^-. Corse by stirprite, and that his Majethfs subjects had purchased the soil of' that place from the King of the locality. Your High Mightinesses' Deputies do not recollect having ever heard that the King of Great Britain had Vol. H. 41 I 322 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, If' ' such pretensions previous to his giving the order to occupy the place ; but arct on the contrary, well aware that many things can be produced which utterly demolish what the Ambassador wishes to maintain. For, first, when he says : That the English have been prevented frequenting Cape Corse and that their ships would not be allowed to enter there, he does not allege that the title to the place is in the King, iiis Master, but merely that the English could not be hindered trading there as the place was not besieged by sea and land ; whilst he ought to say: We are prevented landing at a place which belongs to the King of Great Britain. Secondly, the Ambp^sador, mediating as a third party in the dispute here between the West India Company of this country and the Danish African Company about the property of the aforementioned place, supports the Danes on the part of the King, his Master, and seconds them by his recommendations and Memoirs, and does not say a single word of the right of the King, his Master, nor mention any pretensions on the part of the English. Now, when they are its masters, they make believe that they nrouired this place from the King of Feslu as earlij as the year 1649 ; that they built, at that fiine, a house and lodge there which the inhabitants of the countty have demolished ; that the same inhabitants have since conveyed the place t^ the Swedes, u)ho bvilt a fort there three years after. And this is all they say and prove aboui, it. But nobody believes that the English can produce any contract whereby it appears that the ground belongs to them, and that they purchased it from the Kingof Festu. All they can have is, a simple permission to build a house there s'lch as the Company had twelve years previous to that of the English, namely, from 1637, confirmed by a rsal and effectual possession. In all cases, it will not be found that the West India Company of this country have obtained the possession of this fort and place immediately from the English, as will be soon shown ; so that the claim they pretend to the place does not a3*::t the Company, who have acquired it in good faith ; first, by purchase, and afterwards by a ve-y expensive siege and blockade of several years, within view of the English and the whole world, who never made known nor gave it to be understood that they had, or pretended, any right or property thereto. But if they believed that they had any claim, at least a real one, against those who dispossessed them of the place, they ought to have made it known by some prosecution or by a public protest at the time, and not revive, at the end of fourteen years, c thereabouts, when they had already made themselves masters of the fort by surprise and fo'.ce, pretensions which are ill-founded and frivolous. The Company's title by acquisitio i, besides, cannot have anything in common with the pretensions of the English, which, lh»;refore, do not deserve any consideration from the Company. For, 'twas in the year 1650, and not in 1662, that the Swedes built a fort there without any opposition or contradiction on the part of the English, who have ntver made any demand on the Swedes, nor pretendt^d to them any ri-{hl on ttat place, thougi> the West Inuia Company has. Afterwards, in the year 1667, during the disastrous war between the Crowns of Sweden and Denmark, the Danes captured that fort from the Swedes and next sold it by contract to the West India Company o' this country. The same place having been since taken forcible possession of by the Negrofs it was iigain recovered after a savage war and a long siege. 'Tis evident, therefore, that the English have never been in possession of that fort and have never even put forth any claim to it until they did, on n recent occasion, unjustly surprise it. But, says the Ambassador, had this fort been demanded on behnlf of his Majesty (for he sees full well that such demand should precede all violence) what apycarance was there of his obtaining ;'.', since his Majnty has not been able to procure the restitution of a single ship nor the valve of a single farthing of what has been forcibly plundered from his subjects, whatever application or demand he had made for them. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XI. 823 The ArabaRsador, in speal.ing of force, does violence to the truth, as appears by the restitution of the ship named the Handmaid which Sr. Downing has reclaimed ; of the sloop which Captain Bancker had taken by mistake, under the impression that it was a Portuguese privateer, and several other matters and things marked in the said Deduction of the fl'" of October of last year, wherein it is very particularly and circumstantially demonstrated that your High Mightinesses have great cause to complain, but that the English have no well grounded reason to do so. But the said Ambassador, fully aware that a place in peaceable possession of another, must necessarily be demanded, i" the English claim any right to it, and that they are not permitted to retake U by force from those who had not taken it from them, sets about talking of the affair of Pouleron and says, tlml it ought to have been restored a long time ago, as far back as the year 1622. because tl had been promised in the Treaty, and again by a Treaty of the year 1654. and sttll a third time by another of the year 1632, and yet to this day does not know if it have been restored; inferring thence that the King, his Master, may capture places by force without demanding them. And as this is spoken of with a design to convey the impression that your High Mightinesses think little of observing or enforcing your Treaties, it will be proper to say a word here on the state of that Island. •Tis true that about the year 1G62, a negotiation was entered into for the adjustment of vinous contests and differences which existed between the East India Companies of England and of this country. Among these was one respecting the properly of the Island of Pouleron and the Banda Islands, all which the Dutch Company was in the possession of, and the English were claiming that this Island belonged to them in the year 1654. All the difference between the two Companies having been discussed before Commissioners named on both sides, agreeably to the Treaty concluded with Prt)tector Cromwell, and it having been decided and regulated by arbitration, this Island was adjudged to belong to the English. Thereupon were placed in the hands of the latter all the necessary orders to go and tiike possession of it, to their entire contentment and satisfaction. Nevertheless, they neglected to take possession on account of the expense it would necessarily entail, or for other considerations unknown to your High Mightinesses. Since then, other diff'erences having arisen, on account of the capture of some ships which were sent to places belonging to enemies, that were either besieged or invested by sea, everything was regulated by an amicable settlement in the year 1059, to the mutual satisfaction of the uiie and the other, in the manner and on the terms to be found in the Treaty itself, by extinguishing all claims, damages and injuries on both sides. The King having been since restored, Pouleron could not well be given back in virtue of a Treaty concluded with the Protector, unless the Treaty were confirmed by the King, the extinction just mentioned admitted, and a declaration, to whom it was to be given up, were produced, under his hand and seal, in order to be sure of a valid discharge. In fact, several conference^ on that subject have been held between the King's Commissioners and your High Mightinesses' Ambassadors Extraordinary in England, who at length agreed as is to be seen by the Treaty itself; so that whatever happened previously does not come into consideration, it having been regulated by the last Treaty. And your High Mightinesses cannot but remember, that after the exchange of the ratifications on both sides, so great was the haste to execute this point, that his Majesty was pleased himself to express by his letter written to your High Mightinesses on the 2i?* January, 16(i,i, his entire Siiiisfaction, and to declare that, as you have been the first to execute the Treaty, he should be the last to infringe it. Since then it has come to i 8S4 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I"* "il pass that those who were to take posseasion of that place, by applying to those who hare the direction of atlairs in the Indies, presented to the latter an instrument in writing from the King, to soiled, dirty and ill conditioned that there was reason to doubt if it was a veritable commission, inasmuch as people are in the habit of carefully preserving papers of that character ; and to suppose that it was put into that condition expressly in order to its rejection and to afford a pretext for saying that the restitution of the Island had been refused, and to have grounds for making new complaints and pretensions. This is so much the more probable as the report has been spread in London, in order to irritate the public mind, that the restitution of the Island had been refused, although no news nor advice to that effect had been received. Nevertheless, those who have the direction of affairs in the Indies, wishing to prevent any bad interpretation that might be given to their intentions, offered to restore the Island of Pouleron, on condition that the English would declare formally and in good faith and sincerely, that the instrument they presented was truly such as the King was obliged to furnish by the Treaty. This being agreed to, and everything being ready to carry out the restitution after the despatches had been prepared and orders had been given, not a single English ship nor a man was found to receive the Island, or to go and take possession of it ; so that the English can blame only themselves if up to this time they have not yet taken possession of the Island, those in the service of the East India Company of this country have been very willing to make this arrangement notwithstanding another remarkable defect was discovered directly contrary to the tenor of the 15'* Article of the Treaty, which however has been willingly overlooked, through love of peace. Again, the said Ambassador asserts, so far from the affair of New Ntlherland being a lurprise, that this tract of country is situate ■tcithin the Nav England patent ; that the Dutch resided there only by connivance and precariously, and thtit svch permission has been signified to them from year to year upon certain conditions, and that they have drawn doivn this visitation on themsdves by their aggressions and provocations since the last Treaty. Verily, your High Mightinesses' Deputies believe that, were those incursions and provocations to be enumerated and described, they would be found to be on a par with that whereof the Wolf accused the Lamb, viz., of having muddied the water, although she had drank at the lower end of the stream ; the Wolf complaining that he was constrained to drink muddy water, was, therefore, a mere pretext for tearing and devouring the poor Lamb. 'Tis not, and there is reason to believe that it cannot be, asserted wherein these invasions and provocations consist; where they have been committed ; by whom and against whom ; at least, no complaint has ever been made thereof, and no reparation has ever been demanded therefor. This should, nevertheless, have been done conformably to the tenor of the 14"" Article of said Treaty according to the construction the Ambassador put on it; and «uch not being done, those are justly believed to be mere chimeras. The allegation as to what are the laws of war in that country, is also irrelevant ; inasmuch as 'tis the King who has given orders to commit the hostilities and surprisal, which orders have been sent from Europe, and 'twas in England that the troops, who executed those orders, were put on ship-board. Neither is any proof produced of the pretended connivance nor of the permission which, 'tis said, has been annually signified ; and it is never presumed that a possession is precarious or by connivance, but he who makes such an assertion must prove the fact. But in order to show, on the contrary, that the possession has not been precarious but absolute, it is necessary to understand, that agreeably to the settlement of the Boundary, which has been provisionally concluded between the subjects of the King of Great Britain and those of this State in those ft li| HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XI, 325 par 8, each nation has introduced and established within its district, such laws, usages and custom, as .pleased and has thought best fitting its humor and nature. Each had^ govern, ne"t and junsd.ct,on separate and independent of the other, which has been the case even when sonr.e of th.s nat.on retired or settled within the bounds of the English, or vice vers4 when anv of the latter sett ed within the limits of this nation, whose possLio exceeds ort'yanTZ years, wh.ch .s the longest time that a title by possession can be acquired ; for. i i7over for v that we are .n possession of the town of New Amsterdam with its forts, and mo e than fi v years smce we are in possession of For.s Orange and Esopus. the one and the other wih^ I lands and countr.es depending thereon. And the English have no other title to ell 1 Ln of what they hold ; namely. New Belgium.' than those of this nation have to New Netherland • to w.t. the rjght of occupation; because all those countries being desert, unrnhabit d and waste, as 'f belong.ng to nobody, become the property of those' who have been h' 6"' occupants of thern. >T.s thus the English have occupied, and this is the title by which thev possess New England, as those of this nation. New Netherland. The right which The Enilil found on the letters patent, wherein their King grants such a vast exteft t^ e lim ts o7 Eng .,h so as to .nclude also all the possessions of this nation, is as ridiculous as if yourL gh Mightinesses bethought yourselves of including all New England in the patent vou w„S grant to the West India Company. Therefore, a continued pLession for 'such a long Ter 's of years must cor, er on th.s nation a title which cannot be questioned with any appeafanc of reason Under all c.rcumstances. if the King of Great Britain had any right to that country he ought to have spoken of it and reserved it at the time of the conclusion o. tie Treaty "„J fhty mlji^t bT " ' ^""'^ °' ''"' ''"**'^ ^^""^"'^'^^ "" "•"»""« «f-^«' nature'siever The Ambassador replies to this, that tkl. W'^Anide of the Treaty emnguUhe, only >uch things a» pnane> and roMenes commuted on .ca, and not rights to inheritances or Jurisdiction ; and to prov^,^ cues the case of Ihomas Lauurr, who lays claim to certain lands in Zealand. But this and all oth.'r cases of this nature are irrelevant, for they are private disputes and suits between subjects and .nd.vuiua part.es arising from inheritance or contracts for property situate in territories .ndisputably belongmg to the one or the other, not understood to be included in the extinction or abolition spoken of in the lo- Article of ,he Treaty; but. on the contrary, claims w i h the King of Great Bntam might have had to New Netherland, Cape Corse, or other pTace 1 his appears evident by the same King pretending a right to the Island of Pouleron. h was' not included ,n the general extinction, but, 'tis said, provided the Island of Pouleron be restored, all the other actions and pretensions shall remain extinguished. Therefore, it must be concluded that this extinction must be extended to all rights and all pretensions of the sZe nature as that here excepted and reserved, to wit: that of Pouleron; that is to say over countries, forts and jurisdictions. And thus the Rule, in the cases not excepted, being confirmej by the Exception. U must necessarily follow that by the exception of the Pouleron claim ^he general rule o. extinction and abolition must hold in regard to claims to New Netherland, if there had been any. and all such pretensions, and be applicable thereto What he adduces in regard to the conduct of the French in Guyana is irrelevant; and even 1 r'n-rn","^ u^ '" ''• "' P'^''"P' *'" ""' ^' ^'"' '=»«''• 'hat was an affl.ir which your High ra.ght.nesses have to settle with the King of France, and wherein the said ' Aie. New Kuglund. AUttma, XI., 734. — Fj.. 'r • ■fti- 826 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Ambassador has no interest, inasmuch as he has therein no power nor authority from the King of France. The Ambassador passes from this to the affair of Cape V'erd, the occupation of the fort there, and Captain Holmes' actions, and says : that justice has been promised, on the complaint! presuited on that subject, after information should be taken; that, by the 14'* Article of the Treaty, it is sufficient if justice be rendered within a year, and nevertheless, that, six or seven months ajler, it was resolved here to send a considerable army thither on the part of the State, and thus the Treaty was contravened. Japtain Holmes' actions have been already discussed at greater length, and from the result of your High Mightinesses' formal complaints, it can be inferred what satisfaction you are to expect for the violences and hostilities he has committed. After the said Captain Holmes had, in the year 1661, taken Fort St. Andrew and the Island of Boavista, in the River Gambia, nothing at all was done, although the King of England had pos'tively promised that, on the Captain's return, he would have him punished, satisfaction rendered and restitution made. Instead of that, after the capture of Cape Cors«i,' no promise of reparation, satisfaction or restitution could be obtained, other than the King of England, in general terms, said : That he would inform himself of the matter and afterwards do what would be just and ecjuitable. Your High Mightinesses had so much the less reason to be satisfied with this, as those who had committed these hostilities were boasting that their fleet would be soon reinforced by other ships. 'Twas on this account, also, acceding to the law of nature, which teaches and permits the repelling force by force, and, in order to arrest the course of their robberies, depredations and hostilities, you have deemsd proper to arud a sufficiently powerful naval force into those parts, and have communicated to his Majesty the order and instructions which had been sent to the Commanders, to assure him that such force would not be employed to the prejudice of his subjects or of their ships or merchandise, but only against those who had committed those violences and hostilities, in order to try and recover what those of this State had lost, and to prevent greater disorders, This it was lawful for your High Mit^hlinesses to do. As you also fully and evidently, and most conclusively justify that act in the writing you published on the 31" of October Inft, it is superfluous to dwell any farther on this subject. Among other things, it is manifestly demonstrated therein, that the H"" Article does not in any manner prevent those injured and offended from pursuing pirates, robbers and aggressors who have injured them, and punishing them and recovering (rem them what they had previously taken, plundered and robbed; hut that the said article regulated and fixes only the time, to wit, twelve or eighteen months respectively after making '.he complaints, when people will be at liberty, agreeably to the faculty, the right and the power which all States posstss, according to the law of nations, to enforce satisfaction and reparation, even from the subjects of the aggressor, Bllhough innocent of, and no parlies to, the violence that has been committed, by means ol letters of marque nud reprisals, or else a declaration of open war. And although this was very strongly proved by many and divers reasons, very fully set forth and extended in the said Deduction and Justification of the 31" October last, yet will it still appear evident from the simple perusal of the said H"" Article of the Treaty, whereby this power is expressly reserved to the offended party. For it is there stated, in express terms, that those who will have committed the wrong shall be punished et nemo alius; and No other. Now, it cannot be even inuigineii that this ir to be understood of the punishment which Sovereigns ccii^e to be inflicted by justice on those who have oftended, 'Ckjx Yard. Aiti^*, XI., 7M. — E». HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XI. 827 or have done ill; for such never extends to other subjects who are not accomplices or have not had any participation in the crime, nnd it would be an injustice to carry the punishment beyovd the guilty. So that the word punishment must apply to the action and deed of the party injured, because a restriction is added by the words, No other; whilst, as we have already stated, there are occasions when, according to the right and practice of all people, the injured party can punish and prosecute his right against those even who have no share in the wrong that has been done. This can never be the case with the offending party, whence it appears evident that this 14" Article does not efface the natural right and faculty of repelling force by force, and of opposing it even by recourse against him who has committed the violence. The English know so well how to enforce this everywhere, that they afford good evidence that no other explanation need be given to this Article. An unanswerable proof of this is found in the Memoir Sr. Downing has presented to your High Mightinesses on the 13'* of February of last year, on occasion of a vessel called the JFapen van Amsterdam, which it was pretended had been taken from the English before the conclusion of the Treaty, and had been recaptured after the conclusion of the said Treaty, on falling in accidentally with five English men-of-war. In that Memoir he very expressly admits that it must not be considered strange if an effort be made to recover by force what had been previously taken by force d injustice ; 80 that the Ambassador cannot, without manifest impudence, contradict the maxim and practice established in regard to the explanation and meaning of that Article, since he himself feels no difficulty in making use of it on other occasions. This having then been placed in so strong a light that even, according to the English maxims anc^, practice, the party injured is at liberty and empowered to recover, by force, what had been taken by force and wrongfully, no one can, in any manner whatsoever, consider unjust the resolution which has been adopted to dispatch Commander Van Campen with a powerful naval force, not only to preserve what we posseHS and prevent ll .« progress of other disorders, violences and hostilities, but also to recover what had been seized by force ; especially since this pr.-caution has been adopted to forbid any injury being done to those who have had no hand in those violences. And we think your High Mightinesses cannot understand how it can bo asserted that the King of Great Britain disavows the acts and hostilities ol Claptain Holmes, and yet feels offended because his violences are opposed. A strong suspicion is thereby created that if these hostilities have not been committed agreeably to orders which his Majenty had previously given, at least they were not perpetrated without his consent and knowledge, inasmuch as he who favors a criminal is not entirely guiltless of the crime. What increases this suspicion is the consideration that the other subsequent att.icks on the coast of (Juinea and in America, have been made by the King's orders. Your High Mightinesses' Deputies are further of opinion that it is a strange and unheard-of circumstance, that an Article like this H'S which has been inserted in the Treaty for the preservation of peace, and to prevent all sorts of contraventions and violences of private persons, and which even fixes the time wh«n satisfaction must be rendered, and provides for the punishment of the author, as he deserves, should be explained awiiy and forced ♦o receive n construction favorable to attacks and hostilities, the capture of several forts and places in divers quarters of the world commitled intentionally and designedly by the Sovereign's fleets, officers and soldiers, which would have them pass as iheacisof an individual : endeavors to garrote the Injured and to prevent them punishing on their own territory, whereof they have been violently dispossessed, those who have made war against them with so much violence, and finally secures impunity to the authors of those hostilities. Verily, neither the 8S8 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. language nor meaning of that article promises this horrible advantage to robbers and usurpers. Wherefore, we cannot understand why the King of England takes offence because punishment is inflicted on a man who makes war on another, found on his place and territory; a punishment which he has deserved by his hostilities. Neither can we understand any better, why the same King can suppose himself insulted or affronted, as the Ambassador appears desirous to have it believed, because a naval force belonging to the State was ordered to pass in open sea in front of his Majesty's harbors, inasmuch as your High Mightinesses have reason to believe that nobody can dispute you the free use and navigation of the sea, agreeably to the law of nations. At the close of his Memorial, the Ambassador dwells particularly on the employment of your High Mightinesses' fleet under the command of Vice •Admiral de Ruyter, as if you had failed in the promise to act conjointly against t/ie piracies of the Barbary Corsairs, and complaitis that it had lejl the Meditcrranian without any notice having been previously given to his Majesty, and uAlhout the Vice- Admiral communicating his intinlion to Chevalier Lawson, who commanded his Majesty's fleets in those parts, or informing him of the object of his proposed voyage. Although they were together m the same harbor when de Ruyter was about to leave, and although the King of En,'land pressed your High Mightinesses' Ambassador on this subject, his Majesty could not learn anything certain, whence he concludes and Mieves that the fleet was sent and employed against him, whilst he teas employing his against the common enemies of Christianity. To this it may be answered that there had been no negotiation entered into, nor Treaty concluded between the King of Great Britain and this State, to act conjointly and with combined forces against the Barbary Pirates, but 'tis, on the contrary, true that the King of Great Britain has twice made and concluded a separate Treaty with the Pirates, without giving your High Mightinesses any notice thereof. So Ihr from having included, he abandoned your High Mightinesses iis well as the rest of Christendom ; arranging, meanwhile, nffiiirs and conducting enterprises in such a manner as to perpetrate, at the same time, more damage and injury on tlie subjects of this Stale than was to be apprehended from Barbary Pirates; not only by plundering ships and committing depredations on property, but also by Captain Holmes' perpetrating many other acts of hostility, attacking and capturing several forts «md places at Cape Verd and elsewhere. Your High Mightinesses have therefore been obliged to employ in those parts, where the evils and outrages were more ^rave and your subjects were attacked as if in open war, those forces which were destined and were, in fact, laboring to ruin the common enemies of Christendom. Your High Mightinesses then cannot, but the English must, be held responsible for the Mediterranean remaining expostd a prey to the Barbarians, for these two reasons : First, because of the Treaty they have separately concluded with the Pirates ; and, secondly, because of their hoslilities, to counleract which people have been conslrained to employ the forces commanded by Vice-Admiral de lluyter. And his Majesty cannot take it ill, that the order and instruction to that Vice-Admiral have not been communicated to him, inasmuch as they were similar to those given at the same lime to Commander Van Campen, which have been communicated to his Mnjesty. In this proceeding your High Mightinesses have evinced more candor, frankness and sincerity than his Majesty, who has thought proper to give underhand an order to his ofticers to tak. from this State its forts and countries, not withstanding the declarations he hud made and caused to be communicated to the contrary, both verbally and in writing. Besides, Vice-Admiral d« Uuyter was not obliged to communicate his voyage to Sr. liawson ; for, he haeen Uken since the Treaty, yet trade had l«en obstructed ; of these the first point is Uken advantage of and the last denied ; It Is, indeed, acknowloond with those of the pre«nt vglume. — Ed. A' Eitracli. Sir George Downiiu/s liejyhj to th Dukh Manifesto. I From the Coprprlaled In honioR, kmm l««>,»d lathe GollKcllon of J. Uboz, Iw).,of New-Torkl A Ueply o*- Sir George Downing Kni/^ht and Baronet, Envoy Extraordinary from His Mojitty of Grent Britain, ^t. To the lUmarks of the Dejmtia of the Estates General, «;wn his Memorial of the 20" of December, IGG4. Old Stile. The underwritten Envonce Eriraordinnry of hid most Sucred Majesty of Great Bniam, &c. having sent to tiie King His Master a certain Hook printed at the Hague, and Kntituled Surnncl Remarks and DeJuriion, made by the Dqmin of the Estates (Jeneral If the United Provinces, upon his l,„t Memorial, and approved by the said Estates, and ordered by them to be delivered by their Affcnt de Heyde to the Ministers of several Kings residing here and to be sent to their Ministers abroad with this Direction and 1 striiction. pag. .1. 7',, t/,. End that they cmtinve duly to inform those King, of the foundation of the AUiance uhich this Slate hath mth them, and of the true State of Affairs; and to the end that - is it requisite that it should be said) that they did inhabite every Individuidl Sfiot, within the Limits of them. It is enough that their jmieiit is the first, and that in pursuance thereof, tliey had taken possession, and did inhabite and dwell within the mme, and made considerable Towns, Forts, and Planleitinns therein before the Dutch came to dwell there : Is it to bo imaginod lliut the Dutch East-lndn-Cunqianij have ful!y Peopled and cultivatid HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XL 333 the Island of Ceylon, and other their great Colonie* in the East-Indies, and yet if the English should upon such pretence, endeavour to settle there without their consent, Would they approve thereof, or suffer the same ? or accompt their Title there to be good, or other then Precario7cs; and the setling of the Dutch in New Netherlands (so called) was upon permission graunted them by the English for their Shipping, to take in Wood, and Water, there, and other Provisions for their reliefe, when they should come into those Parts, but the Evglish did never grant unto them the Soveraignty thereof, but the said Compan,/ (as they doe elsewhere) did upon th\8 precarious admission and connivance, incroach from time to time upon the Evglish. But whereas they say Page 29. The said Envoy saith, that the Dutch ought ever!/ year to demand the confirmation of their possessions, and descant thereupon : But we have above observed, that there is very little to be built upon what he y:ith, that it ought not to be believed but vpon very good proofe. It is very hard measure, that the Deputies still take to themselves the Liberty of misreciting the Words, and Clauses of his Memorial, and make it speak what it never did, and yet withall fall upon him with reproachfuil, and disdainfull Language, for having said and Written thr.t which is no where (that he knows of ) to be found but in this Book. The clause in his Memorial v/aa ; That those Hollanders which were there, did dwell there simply by permission, and not by any Right that they could pretend to that place, and that that had been declared to them from time, to time, and from year to year. And is not there a great difference betwe.'n. That it had been declared to them from year to year, that they had no right to dwell there, and That they ought every year to demand the confirmation of their possessions. And are not the very next words of his Memorial, But so as that the English were content to have suffered ihcm to dwell there, providid they would hare demeaned themselves Peaceably. So far from having said that the English did expect that they should every year demand a confirmation of their possessions, as that on the contrary what he said was that though tlieir possession was but precarious, yet that the English were contented to let them live there and enjoy the same, upon condition of their demeaning themselves quietly ; And was it not so that about the year 1C54, the English were about granting them certain Limits, and the same had taken Effect and been ratlfud ; if their continued Naw Insnlencies had not diverted tiie same: yet it shall be far from him to retort any such unhandsome Expressions. And as to the Argument whereby they would prove that they were more then few in Number, for that It is not prolnMe that a f.w Hollanders should have so fallen upon many English. That they were hut few in comparison of the English is a fact too known to need proving; but the argument may be thus well Retorted, How great was their presumption, to have attempted those Insolencies, which they did from time to time attempt, being so few in Number, and how great the patience of the E»glish, who i.;e so numerous and strong in liiose parts, being able to bring many scores of thousands of able fighting men into the field, that they should yet so long have suffered the same. And this leads me to the third particular, It would have been a boldness and a presumption indeed in him the .said Envoy to have fained these AWgniinns, and endeavoured to have imposed them upon their Lordships and the world, that they had from time to lime injur'd the English, and usurped upon them in those parts if it had not been so; IJut 1 pray was not one //»«•, sent by His late Majdy „/ Blessed Memory into those parts about twenty five years ngone, and did not the Dutch there seize him and his Cnmpany,mu\ krep them Prisoners, and were not great complaints thereof brought to the Court of England, ami which were highly resented? And diJ not the D'ltch about twenty years agoiie come to an English 'I'own called Sian/hrd, wliere none hut English lived, niid suiiiiuoned them to come under their obedience and pay them contribution, uud set up the Dutch Armcs >ii I (Sf-7 I -i' ,r "-i , 334 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. F:') IM ■ f ■ there, and all along the late times of disorders in England, were there not continually high complaints brought over against them ? did they not send armed Men to an Evglith Town called Greenwilch, and force the Evglish there to come under them ? And was not one Deyer sent in CromwclVs time to stop their Insolencies, and who did Free the English of them in severall places. Moreover did not the last Governour of New-AmsterJam (so called) lately come with Armed men to a certain English Town called West-Chester, within the bounds of the English Colonies, and where they had bought the Land of the Natives (as is their Custome, not to settle any where in those parts without first contracting with them) and by force compelled them to come inder their obedience, and to pay them contributions, or else to quit their dwellings in two Month's time, and Named the place Oostdorp. And about three years ago, upon fresh complaints of their Usurpations by Land, and moreover that they did stop and hinder the English shipping from their Trade in those parts. Was not one Scot sent to warn them to live quietly, and not to injure the English, or otherwise that some other Course should be taken with them, and yet the Deputies would have it thought that there hath been nothing of this kind, and that what hath of late been done to the Dutch in those parts, should have been a surprise without any thing of provocation, or occasion given. And as to the fourth Particular more needs not be said, then what is in his Memorial, viz. That the English had by their Charier Jura Belli in those parts, without appealing first into Europe, but if it can be made good that they have done any injury to the people of this Country, His Majesty will be alwayes ready to see that right be done. But whereas their Lordships doe in severall places of this Book, say, that His Majesty %\\om\A have confessed, that the taking of New Netherland, (so called) should be done by his order. He is commanded to say, that his Majesty never said more concerning this, then concerning Cape Corse, and that he did never say to the Ambassador of this Stale, that he had given any such Order: Nor did he give it, nor was the said place taken by any Order of his. And if the Deputies had pleased to have minded the Answer of the States General of the ninth of October last, given te His Majesty by their Ambassador, They would therein have found, that the said Estates doe not impute the taking of New Neiherland to His Majesty, but to his Suljecis in those parts, the words being. That their Lordships have made complaint, that His Majesties Subjects in New Netherland, had with Violence driven the Subjects of this Slate out of their Possession. And this was after De Ruyter was actually gone for Guiny, nor was so much as any thing known in Europe concerning the taking of Cabo Corso, till about the same time. And how then these matterb, and His Majesty having said that they were done by his Order throughout this Book, produced to justify the sending him thither. Fag. 30, and 31, Concerning what had been said by him the said Enwy Extraordinary, that the IS"" Article doth onely Mortify matters of Piracy, and the like, and not of Rights and Inluritancct of Lands, They say, It is hard to say whether the said Envoy doe faign the ignorant or he so in fjf(.,.. And for the disproving of what had been said by him, they produce the instance of the Island of Polerone. concerning which they say. That it being sripulaled by the said Articles, that the said place shoidd be restored, that consequently all other matters of that kind must he thereby mortijied ; for that Escrptio firmut Uigulam. And ar. nut wifull; Whereas that clause of the Treaty run's, that by the restitution of the said Island, all actions, and pretensions for losses, injuries, and olfenofis committed upon each other in India, and known in these parts, the jni of January l(55,j should cease, be extinguished and ani^ulled : Moreover the Dqiuiics offer no answer to the instance given by him in his Menurriall concerning HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XI, 335 the case of Sir TFllliam Lower, which was a Case depending in their own Courts of Justice, concerninp' an Inheritance of Land long before the years 1654, or 1669, (which are the respective times of the generall abolition in the said Article) and yet since the conclusion of the late Treaty, that case hsfh not been abolished but still proceeded in, and continued as before. And how many othe< cases and actions are there of the like nature upon disputes concerning the Inheritances of Land depending in the Cou.ts of both sides, as also concerning Morgages, and other reall Engagements, and concerning Wills, and Testaments, Bonds, Obligations, and Merchants n?.:ompU of antienter Date than the tearms prescribed in that Article. Let bi-t the Deduction of the States Oenerall of the ninth of November last be looked upon, and they will find therein enough of this kind ; and how strange and monstrous an Article would that have been, that should have abolished all Men's actions of these kindn. And further to shew that it was the meaning of those that made the Treaty, at the time when they Penn'd it, that that Article should not have so vast an extent, but only to reach the matters of Piracy and the like. The Deputies might have remembred, that during the Negotiation thereof, this very Ol.jection was made by the Ambassadours of this Slate, upon the debate of this matter, rL. li.at it might be of too large and generall extent, and His Majesties Commissioners did returns to them for answer as followeth ; Their Excellencus have already seen a Catalogue of the complaint, of divers of His Majesties Subjects fur injuries done to them by the Dutch, so tJuit if they please to call the same to mind, there can be no such incertitude in the Article concerning Commissioners, as ih^.ir Papers tvould seem to intimate. Morcovir it will appi are, that this Article of Commissioners is not desired fur businesses of Lands and Houses, but for matters of Piraferies, and Merchandizes taken by force, which we drsirc should be so Examined and determined, for the avoiding the charge and delay of Juridicall Proceedings. And upon this account His MajesUy did not, nor needed not make mention of this businesse during the Negotiation of that Treaty, and upon the same account His Majesty did not think fit to insert in the List of Dammages this pretence of His Subjects thereto, nor to the Fort of Cabo Corso, though as to the spoile and burning of the:-- Goods there, he did cause that to be put into it. Besides (as hath been shewen above) there were very many and great provocations done in those parts call'd iVtif Netlurlunds to the English since the conclusion of the late Treaty, and so though the Treaty were to be construed as they would have it, yet it doth not help them concerning the businesse of Guiana. They say Pag. the 31. The Digression which the said Envoy makes as to the business of Guiana is J'rom the purpose, for that say they, he huth nothing to doe to trouble himself how this State will make off this matter with France ; he did not mention that business as intermedling betwen the French and them, but if at this time they hiive sent a Minister into France, to decry the King his Master, and his Affairs, and to stirre up that Crown against him, and particularly upon the account of his having (as they pretended) given Orders for the taking Cabo Corto, and New Netherlands (to which His Majesties Suljertt have so clear and undoubted a Title) Was \lfr„m the purpose for him to say, that suppose His Majcuy hath given such Orders, can any Ptince think it strange, or be surprised thereat, much lesse the most Christian King (as the words of his Memorial) seeing it hath pleased the same King that very year to Order or suffer his Suljects to rcpossesse themsclres in the same maimer by Amies and jorce, of a certain place called Guiana, which 'they pntaul to hate been unjustly jmss'sscd and detained from them by the said IVal-hdia-Comjiany. Given at the Hague this 7'" of April, 1C65 O. S. (}. DoWNINO. t''4: 886 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Resolution of the Common Council of Amderdam. \ From the Setolutim tan d» Vroedtchappm, D., 246, In the Stad Buyt, Amaterdam. ] IQ"- May, 1665. Holland Documenu, This city's Colonic in New Netherland being inviulpd bv ti-3 Ki^glish, anJ XV>) 73. "^ Obligations for th» ^^^^ manner the obligations for moneys borrowed by the Directors for the "rThe' co°o"e"'n affairs of the aforesaid Colonic, with the consent ol this Council, shall be New NciherianJ. hereafter paid, being considered; it is hereby resolved and concluded to appoint Mess" Joan van de Poll, Henrick Hooft and Nicolas van Loon, to take the accounts of said Directors and report thereon 5 also to serve as advice to the Council on the aforesaid propositions. » r^T^t' AmbassaJor Van Gogh to Seeretary Huyftch. [ From Iho Original, in the Royal Archlvoa nt tho Hague, Secret^. Kna; Dlviiiion, Engetand; Kaa U., Loket L., No. 125, in Kaa F., Loket C., No. 6. J Sir. On Wednesday last, being the \\\h instant, whilst visiting the French -^entlemen who are Ambassadors Extraordinary here, at the residence of the Duke de Verneuil,' all three being there met together, we fell into conversation, after the exchange of compliments, on the state of differences on both sides, all tending to render palatable the proposal to be made. The offer which I had verbally submitted before, and now handed in writing to their Excellencies, was taken over and communicated to M. Courtin by Lord de Verneuil, and by him read to the former. M. Courtin' immediately said: First, that their Excellencies had not requested ' HiNBT DE BoDRBON, natural ion of Henry IV. of Franco and Mde. d'Eatranges, afierwarda Marchioneaa de Verneuil, waa born in October, 1601. Ilo waa Jeaigned, from hia birlh. by the King, liia father, for tho Church ; and the Biahopric of Metz becoming vacant, the Chapter waa prevailed i>n to »ond liia niinie to Kuine, in or about tiie year 16UH, aa a candidate for the vacant Bee. Hia illegitimacy and ago were ulrataclea to hia advancement, and the only coneeaeion that could be obtained from I'aul V. waa that kind of approbation which, in the Roman style, ia called " expcetative," and that the young Prince might bear the title of Bishop of Met2. He waa alao appointed Ablxi de St. Geruiaiu dea I'rez, and held aeveral other considerable livings. Application waa afierwarda made to Innocent X. t) coufor un him the I'urple, which hit Holiness, however, positively refused. He becnme Knight of St. Louis in January, 1622 ; waa rcciived I'cer of France, 16th December, 1623 and look the title of Duke de Verneuil, and was Ambassador Extraordinary to England in 1665. He cnjoyid an annual revenue of 400,000 lirrea from the Ecclesiastical bencficca which he held, but surrendered the whole in 1668, when he married Charlotte, daughter of Pierre Seguicr, Chancellor of France, widow of Maximilian, third Duke of Sully, and died without issue, 2Hth May, 1682, aged eigbty-ouo years. SuUy'i ifemvirt (Philadelphia, 1817), IV., 2fjB; Uoreri. Grand DicL JJifl., verbo Francf, III., 707. ' Antoink CoimiN was born at Uioni in 1622, and was the son of the Chief Clerk of the Hoard of Finance of Auvergne. He accompanied M. Channt to Sweden in 1646, where he became a favorite of Queen Christina, to whom he became Secretary in 1051. Ho afterwarils served Charles Gustavua, whom he accompanied in his expeditions to Poland, and by whom he was aent Ambassador Extraordinary to France. On the death of the Swedish Monarch, in 1060, M. Courtin waa »p])oinled by Louie XIV. hia Uesident-Generol at the Northern States, and, in lti62, was commisjioned to negotiate with England for the restoration of Dunkirk, an. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XI, 887 he propos, ,on or oflFer which had been verbally made, to be reduced ^o writing, but rather that the.r Lxcellenc.es. having had an audience of this King, and the explanation received from TonoT^h n 'k ""'"'' ': his Majesty, this King had requested that .he aforesaid offer or proposal should be renewed and brought in writing, promising to give his answer in like manner. Secondly, that they remarked that .his writing contained only some offer couched in general terms w.thout anything being particularise' on the part of their High Mightinesses iZTll ; ':.""'? '" ''' '''"^ ''' ^^""^ ^»/.m Jand Henry ionadlLreZ !tT\ ? T °.''''"''"^ '" '^' '°^'^' '° ^°"'=h'"' '^^ -"'°"« other claims in nit?, r- ! n ^ "" ^"^"''' "^' ^'"y ^"'^ ''^'''^ '''"^ -"-« l^^eo. «« the EZlfrThT- ''!?'■'' •^'''"'''™P°^'''^'"^y'^'''''h 'h^^^^"*! examined and also had 1 answered th '.^h"'" r Z ''"'•''"' "^'"^'^'^ '^'' ' «'^°"''^ ^^P"'*- ''^'^ >° ""—^ «f— i^' answered that the aforesaid wr.tmg was couched in the form it had verbally been made, and hat I also had brought my orders with me. according to which I have regulated myself; but there had been then, indeed, as well as frt^iuently before, some discussion and conversation on this as well as on other English claims, in order to learn and determine the state of the said differences, but this could not apply to the aforesaid proposition or offer. As hitherto, on such occasion, no demand for indemnity had been brought or published on the part of his IHajesty ; nay, I had no other intention in bringing forward said verbal proposal, than to speak .n general terms, as is now done in writing, although the first remark might be a mistake and also possibly easy of correction. But as to the second, that I could be most positive on that point, for well known reasons adduced by myself and also put on record. But, said the gentlemen: They being three in number, ought to be accepted in this matter. Therefore, they again requested that the aforesaid offer may be so enlarged, and no difficulty ought (they said) be made about it. as such an offer had before this been already oftentimes made • yea. even made public in print. They further said, that they wondered how people should hesitate about making the alteration required in this case, and observed, also, that thev had now held five conferences and had not met with any success ; and their Excellencies seemed to speak with earnestness, saying, if the proposition would not be modified, they would have again to excuse it lo the King, and also write to France. Hereupon I remarked, respectfully, that their Excellencies must have misunderstood, and that such a thing could not be thought of. inasmuch as formerly I had generally objected to making any offer, and on this occasion no demand therefor had been brought forward, on the side of the En. 'ish. As their Excellencies were pleased to be so firm on this point, and to require a modiacation herein. I then requested that they would be pleased to permit their demand in the matter to be written in a few word« on the aforesaid Memoir. Their Excellencies objected that, as they were expressinR themselves verbally, they did not think it necessary that such should be done in writing saying that, being mere mediators on this occasion, they would not commit themselves' to writing, and. further, that people seemed to wish to embarrass the business. I indeed declared, on the contrary, that 1 have giver, evidence of having exhibited promptness, which IS visible on all occasions, and moreover that, accor.liiig to the order of business, as nobody knew as yet what the King would require, no special offer could, in my opinion, be made by me. 1 hereupon their Excellencies, wishing, as it seemed, to break off the subject, as they proposed to ride out, said : That they had come hither to do their High Mightinesses a service, anil thought they ha.l obtained a great deal when this King lad accepted their mediation. At the close ol tliia conversation, one of those gentlemen, speaking of the ships Bonne Eoperance Vol,. H. ^y I'M ■1 :a NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANirSCRIPTS. and Hairy Bonavtnture, &c., let drop from him. That here was the foundation of the difficulties between both nations, and that, therefore, here ought the work of mediation begin. Whereunto 1 again replying as above, they besought me to reflect further on this conversation and on what had passed, and, standing up, said 'twas supposed that news would shortly be received of the meeting of the fleets of both sides, as it was understood that the fleet had sailed from the Texel or at least that the Dutch ships had joined the others. I made no special reply, but in passing those gentlemen again, repeated that I should think further over what has passed, and excuse Iheir Excellencies that they could not communicate the aforesaid writing (copy whereof is hereunto annexed), but must leave it with me, having returned it to me. After which, the carriages being brought out below to their Excellencies, I courteously took my leave. Their High Mightinesses, in their profound wisdom, will know well how to fathom the reasons why these gentlemen dwelt on the above particulars of the ships Bonne Eiperance, &c., and please communicate to me, according to my humble request, their conclusions and further opinions. This sort of meeting causes (with humble respect) no little embarrassment in regard to the negotiation, as the business has to be transacted by one single person ; for apprehension must be felt, in some degree, in bringing forward any verbal offer under such circumstances. Wherefore it were much preferable that everything should be drawn up and exchanged in writing, &c. The proposed order for the exchange of prisoners is not yet come forth, but it will be issued on the arrival of the Duke of York at Harwich, whence he is expected here, together with Madam, the Duchess, who had gone thither by water from Gravesend to join her consort. Indeed, a declaration to that effect was made, which was communicated at the time to their High Mightinesses. The arrival of the English fleet at Harwich is a sign, 'tis supposed, that people at Court are about to consider what further to order and design, and, meanwhile, as much as possible, to revictual, clean up and repair, as several of their masts, &c., have been injured by the severe ■forms. It is proposed that the ships be again ready by the middle of next week to go to sea, and, as ) am secretly informed, to run down again on the Dutch coast with 100 sail under the Duke of York. The remainder are to be kept in order to come in turn with a squadron to revictual and provide themselves with supplies; some are, also, on all occurring occasions, to be sent here and there, as some, it is understood, are to be dispatched to the coast of Norway on the presumption that 18 Dutch merchantmen had sailed under 3 convoys thither. Herewith is sent to their High Mightinesses the proclamation respecting the English cloths and other woolen goods which were daily conveyed hence to Hamburg and other places on the Elbe to the prejudice of the English itiiercourse there and then sold in Germany ; an order is also renewed for the encouragement of the coal merchants, with some singular concessions and exemptions from compulsion in regard to the price lately set on said coal. News from Plymouth has been received that two Dutch merchantmen trading to France were brought in and five ran aground ; further, 16 English Barbadoes traders, laden with ■ugar, had arrived, 12 in the river here and 4 at the west quarter; 15 others are expected there within a short time. The aforesaid ships report that 1,200 Negroes were sent by the factors of the Roynl Company in Guinea to Barbadoes, mostly on Spanish account. The Commissioners of Prizes riave again resolved to sell 3u captured Dutch ships, with all their appurtenances, at Dover, Portamoutb, Bristol and Plymouth. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XI. 989 It is understood that ten ships are about to sail immediately to New England and furthermore, that three have already gone to Newfoundland ; 7 ships have come herJ since Ust week from various countries; among them are some with large quantities of canvas from Dieppe and St. Malo; one ship has sailed and three cleared outwards. Wherewith concluding, I remain, Sir, „.,,.,. Y'our obedient servant, Chelsea, H May, 1666. (<,a,.^A\ \, o •' (aigued), M. van Goou. Appmdix: Reetived 8d Jmi«, 16B5. Mess", the Ambassadors Extraordinary from France. &c., to the King of Great Britain, after having been f"l'y informed by the undersigned. Ordinary Ambassador of my Lords the States-General of the United Netherland Provinces, in several conferences held with them on the differences which have arisen between the English Nation and that of the said United Prov.nces. and at their reiterated request or suggestion as to the expedients whereby a peaceable settlement might be reached, having anew and after divers discourses held together on that subject, demanded, in writing, their High Mightinesses' intention in this affair so a. to make use of it near the King of Great Britain, the undersigned. Ordinary Ambassador, complying w.lh their Excellencies' desire, would not fail to repeat, in the few lines following, the resolution and intention of his Lords and Masters, and to say: That their High Mightinesses, through a particular inclination for peace which they have at all times evinced, in order to live in friendship and good correspondence with the English Na ion, are sUlI ready and prepared to act with all reason and equity on the affairs of Guinea and the other misunderstandings which have arisen between both nations as well in as out of Europe, and, consequently, not to oppose any objection to obliging themselves to restore whatsoever has by their States or the inhabitants thereof, been alienated or taken from the English ,n any part soever of the world, on condition that his Britannic Majesty enter into a like obligation to restore New Netherland, Cape Verd. Fort St. Andrew, the Island of Boav.sta. Cnpe Corse, Taccorary, and all other countries, towns, forts, ships and property taken by his Majesty or his subjects from the States of the United Provinces, or their good subjects and inhabitants either in or out of Europe, so far as any of the aforesaid may not now happen to be recovered and retaken by their High Mightinesses, or otherwise restored in iheir entirety. That, in like manner, in order to prevent, for the future, the abovementioned and other inconveniences, their High Mightinesses are resolved and inclined to covenant and agree on the details of a sound regulation in regard hereunto, so and as one might have been already concluded, could the King of Great Britain have been disposed to consider as just and equitable, in all parts of the universe, the general maxim which his Majesty himself has proposed for practice in those places where he appeared to apprehend the most inconvenience for himself and his subjects. [And the abovenamed Ambassador declares, further, that in order to effect a settlement with the said King of Great Britain, he is instructed and authorized on all the points aforesaid, and will be able to exhibit a power in furmd as soon as the case will require it and arrangements thereto be made.' ] Chelsea, Jith May, 1GG5. m ir J 340 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. AmbaMador Van Gogh to Secretary Jitiysch. I From the Original, in the Royal Arolilvei at the Hague ; Secrete Kaa of the glntosOenerel ; DlTlaion, Engeland ; Kat B., Loktt L., Xo. 125, In Km F^ Loket C, No. i.] Sir. My last to you was of the "^ 'm &c. From the 13'* to the 23'' May, inclusive, Old Style, 67 ships have come in here from divers parts, mostly from Virginia, Barbados and other Caribbean islands in the West Indies, also, some from France, with canvas, cable, yarn ; from Bilboa with large parcels of iron ; from the Baltic. Bruges, &c., quantities of rope, cable, yar:i, hemp and steel ; and from Norway, timber, &c. On the other hand, eight sailed and 10 cleared within the same time. Wherewith ending, I emain, Sir. Chelsea, ^J'f; 1665. Your obedient servant, M. VAN Gogh. Received 12"" June. Mr. Secretary Ruysch. Resolution of the Common Council of Amsterdam. [ From Ihn KttoluUm ta* iSt Vrotdtohapptn, D., iiS, In the Slad Huyt, Anulerdam. ] 29"" June, 1665. Holland Document^ Heard the Rpport of the Committee of this Council, who, pursuant and in Coinnif In N«w obedit'nce to previous resolution, dated 1!)"" May last, examined the accounts of N.iiier.and. ^^^ Dlrectors of this city's Colonie in New N'etherland, which, being considered, the meijibers of said Committee are thanked for the trouble they have taken. Ambassador ]^an Gogh to Secretary liuysch, 1 From the Original, In *he Il Higut. ] Friday, 3"« July, 1605. Received n letter from Ambassador V^an Gogh, written at Chelsea the 29'* June last, and addressed to Secretary Uiiysch, stating, among other things, that the French mediators had declared that they, as yet, did not wish to do or to consider anything to further the settlement of afTairs between England and this State, unless some further offers were made on their High Mightinesses' side, or at least they were provided and supplied with some additional matter or stuff; namely, a proposal to abandon New Netherland in the West Indies and Fort St. Andrew on the River Gambia, and Uoavista, to begin with 'n regard to the present condition of the naval forces on each side. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded to place (he aforesaid despatch in the hands of Mess" Van Ommeren and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of England, to inspect, examine and report thereon; this resolution will be passed without r:coDiideralion. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS . XL 343 Ambassador Van Gogh to /Secretary Ruysch. t Trom Ih. OrlglQ.l, In the Royal Arohlv,. at the Hague, Stcrtt, Ka,; Dlvl.lon, £„,e(ond, Ka. B, LoM L., No. Iffl, In Ka, F., Loht C, No. 6* ] Sir. Late in the evening of the day succeeding that on which I had dispatched my last dated %^ the French mediators, after they had paid a visit of congratulation, as I understood, to Count de Molina, Ordinary Ambassador from Spain to this Court, came to my lodgings in 4 carriages, declaring, as they said, that they brought good news of peace. I did not expect it and inquired what foundation was there for such news ? To which they, answering, ^aid : That they had in their hands the King's declaration on the subject, made on their representation, which they exhibited to me and allowed me to read, promising, on my request, to have a copy of it made and handed to me. Having thanlifully acknowledged the courtesy, and remarked that the answer was not so favorable as their Excellencies seemed to wish to think, as I observed, they protested that the King's declaration in favor of the peace being now seen, people ought to advance somewhat with a larger offer than had oeen already made on the side of their High Mightinesses, especially considering the present state of affairs with the unfortunate result for the Dutch nation. To this I made answer, that this was not yet the proper means nor the right mode of mediation, but that their Excellencies ought to draw up some reasonable plan of accommodation, which had not yet been done, either with a provisional cessation of hostilities and whatever else they may think proper. Moreover, that the disadvantage experienced by the Dutch fleet must not be considered either hy the English or their Excellencies so serious when duly examined, both sides having suffered damage, and the Dutch side having by accident experienced the greater loss ; this can be demonstrated by reason, and was done in that very place. They replied, as on a former occasion, that the English were rendered thereby more exacting, and therefore the work must be taken in hand sooner or later ; and, as regards their plan, they were ready with one, when furnished with a declaration to this eiTect; the following being •ubmitled by their Excellencies : " That the Province of New Netherland. with its dependencies ' in the West Indies, and furthermore, Fort St. Andrew, on the River Cambia. also the Island " of Boa-vista, should be ceded to this King ; and on the other hand, the Island of Pouleron, in <• the East Indies, by the English to the Dutch." Their Excellencies supposed that this would be a proper beginning to a peace ; in or vond. but in Europe, they have been violently, and, contrary to all right and reason, disposst^ed of that whereof justice demanded the restitution} and as for the Island of I'oulernn, which he English were to give the Dutch in exchange, it was not of any special value as a set-off" against the abovementioned places, as it was lying w.iste and desert ; neveriheless. these matters could he discussed hereafter. Hereupon those gentlemen said, that the Dutch are the cause of the ruin of that island, and the English had therefore let it for a long time lie barren. To which I replied, that this was a bjgone alF.iir, and therefore ought not to be brought up aiy more. Next, i asked their Excellencies if this proposal could be considered by them as an equitable one, as their High Mightinesses expect nothing at their hands hut what is reasonable. M. de CoiumiDgei then took up the word and declared— Yes, it must be considered rcaaouublo at thi^ 1 I 4 J44 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I ■ conjuncture of time; and the other gentlemen observed, further, th?.t people must yield somewhat to circumstances, if dispos'^d to peace; but it seemed they wanted war. To this I felt obliged to reply: That their High Mightinesses did not give the smallest provocation, but were forced to protect their subjects against such violence; that in so doing, they will rely on no; bti)>j abandoned by the Princes, their allies, agreeably to the Treaty concluded with then), the ruther, as this war, which was commenced by the English, had a somewhat far-seeing aim, and one possibly more remote ihan seemed to be apprehended. Having demonstrated this, with reasons too many to be related here, those gentlemen said that these arguments may avail in France, but they had proposed the above p'ln in order to obtain my declaration on it, and that a transcript would be made and handed to me of this King's answer on their proposal, as before stated. On my accepting this, the gentlemen, it being late in the evening, took their leave and were conducted by me to their carriages. As soon as the copy will be received, it shall, with all respect, be forwarded to their High Mightinesses. After the departure of those gentlemen, the hour appointed for my visit to the Spanish Ambassador being arrived, I went thither and performed the duty of congratulating hii.: on his arrival and entry, and on having his public audience from this King, and took my leave. Nothing passed at that visit but the usual conversation and discourse, which it is unnecessary to write about. In like manner the Embden Ambassador came to my loilgings this afternoon to lake his leave of me, and to explain to me, at the same time, his return to this Court ; having obtained his despatches, which were substantially as is to be seen in the accompanying copy ; therefore, their High Mightinesses, according to their profound wisdom, can loriii an opinion of the siiite of that city's alTairg at this Court. 1 shall not neglect to send thither the extended Act when in my power. The repairing of ships and impressment of men are still advanced as fast as possible, and I am further informed the opinion is, that full 40 ships will be ready within 10 @. li days, and the remainder within three weeks. It has been also resolved to prosecute some Captains who have been wanting in duty, and to place reliable persons in their stead, all with a view the better to encourage the inferior officers, &c.; also, to l)estow higher titles on those Captains who have behaved well, which has been the cas.i with Vice-Admiral Mings' and Captain Smiih,^ on both uf whom the King has conferred Knighthood ; furthermore, magnifying the victory that has been Kained in order to facilitate the impressment. Whether the Duke will go to sea now or not, is still uncertain. 'Tis even said that it is a difficult matter to keep him from doing so. 'Sir CliRi»Tori,'-« Mniw, Knight, Vice .\iliiiir»l (if Ihf Whit.', Ii.iIhUmI liin Hhj; ..ii lioar.l the TV/um;.*, ««, in IflflS, on lUti brt»lfinmiut of lh>! war «i;oliiiil the Dutih. ilin ilivinion IcJ Ih- van in the enniiifnipnt iif 3.1 ,lunp, sfliT wiiiih hf w»i Knighteil HnJ innde Vicr Ailinir.i! of Ihe Uliic In Ihc (jr^st P6» fi,(hl nf Ihe l-4th Junn, IBtiH th.a hrnve officer rpeeiv»il t muiket IihII iu th« lhro«t, but could not lie (nevailcl upon to ijnil the d.-ok, nor l« huve th« wound drcM.Ml, itHuchoig the bleeding wiih hit hand. Hut in hall' an hour aftcnvarila If fpceivcd anulhrr wound in Ihe neck, of whi h he died, after havi.ig girpn the mo-t «i|;nil proofs of coura^jc to Ih,, Inal Ka>|> J^M -d, II., 6S-t ; Allin: BaiUtt uf th$ li.iloh AVipj,, 1 , fii.. ■ Sir JicRsMr Smith. Kni^ht^ wna in command of a aliip at tarly aa 1058. lie commanded tlie itf.iry, M. in KiflS, when ho la aaid to have »,t lire to the powder on Ixwril Admiral Opdam'a ihip, and thua dc.lroyed that offlc^er. .'laving r.coived Ihe honor of Knixhihood and a flag, he cominiindol ihe Ulue S, !i;«i. The Ambassadors Eutraordinary of Frame. i,a ' .^ received from M. Van (Jo^h, Ambassador irom their Lordships the States of the United Provinces, a proposition in writing, and having. Vut. II. 'Supra, i>. i71. — Kr 4i 346 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. R8 mediators, presented it to tiie King of England, his Britannic Mnjesty, afler they had applied to him, at divers times, for '\n answer, ordered the following to be placed in their hands : The Kingof Great Britain having consitiwred the writing which the Ambassadors Extraordinary of France presents i to 'I'm on the 8"' of this montii, answers, thi.t he never ottered, and will never oppose the least « liculty to accepting his most Christian Majesty's mediation for the tefminatioo of the differences which exist between his Majesty and the States of the United Provinces, as his Majesty is well assured that his brother, the most Christian King, is fully aware of the gross injuries and indignities offered to his Majesty and his subjects by the Province of Holland, and of the extraordinary expenses his Majesty has be«*n obliged to incur for his defence, after the Dutch had rejected all the propositions which his Mnjesty had made them to terminate matters amicably, agreeably to the Articles of the last Treaty concluded with them, and after they had begun to wage war against him, before his Majesty had ottered them the least violence. And if the States of the United Provinces entertained the same regard for his most Christian Majesty's mediation that the King of Great Britam does, they would, doubtless, having given orders to their Ambassador to make some reasonable proposals fit to establish peace between the two nations, which, it seemc. * he Ambassadors Extraordinary of France have been unabie to draw (roni liini, his Masters liiiving paid so little respect to the Royal mediation of P'rance that the overtures of their Amhassulors this day, after having forced the King of Great Britain to incur excessive expt'iises to guarantee himself against their insults, are much less favorable than the proposals they ottered his J'm. "ty's Minister at The Hague before the most Christian King had become mediator, although those propositions oven were such as Butticiently to demonstrate that they wished lor war more than for peace, ills Majesty hopes that the happy success with which it hath pleased God to bless his Navy, and by which he is so little elated, that, 'tis true, he is always in ihe same sentiments and wishes for nothing with so much passion as to prevent the ett'usion of Christian blood, will dispose the States-General of the I ;iit>'d Provinces to make proposins of peace indicative of the respect they bear his most Christian Majesty and tlieir acquiescence in his mediation. Then will ba at once perceptib'e the credit and authority which his moot Christian Majesty possesses over the King of (ireat Britain, who seeks only to protect himself against the continual outrages, violences and indignities ut the Hollanders, and to see that they comport themselves towards their neighbors w ith justice and civility, which they have not yet done ; a temperament and disposition as necessary lor the honor and interest of France as of England. And lower down is written : By his '^'..jesty's command. (Signed) Arlinoton.' ' llKNiir liicMNKrr, liral LsrI ■ Arlington, K. (>., ImJ oi'iKiimlljr bcsn iii the ••rviea of Lord I>it;l>y, Secretary u( Stats unJ«r C'bkrii'i L Aflvr the duwufull of tlm muiiaruliy he lieor.-u* S^crtitary tu tliu l)uk« ol Vurk. lii li'>6H ha wu •eiit Envoy t|Miiiii«il SecrrKry »f Stale in Itiii'i; prratvil liaron Arliii|ttliiu)(ht>lHlifn r,in IloUand, 100,5. p., IDS, In Iha State Library, Albany, N. V. ) 23"" July, 1G55, l^'\\> hTgTL.ohod "^''^ consideration being resumed of the letter from M. van Gogh, Ordinary m^An^i^i'^;'":;'! Ambassador (rom this State to the King of (Jreat Britain, written at Chelsea the |i£oe;ln.*f''t''"ul 6"* instant, and received by the government under the a.ldress of Secretary Ruyscli, setting forth, among other things, that the Ambassadors Extraordinary of the King of France hau proposed, as an expedient to bring affairs to a peaceable issue, that the I'rovince of New Netherland, with its dependencies in the West Indies, and furthermore Fort St. Andrew on the River (;ambia, together with the Island of Boavista, situate on the coast of Africa, should be left to the King of (ireat Britain, and that, on the other hand, the Island of I'ouleron, situate in the East Indies, should be ceded to the Dutch. Which, being considered, it is resolved and c-cluded that the matter e^^^^^ he so direct-d in the States-tJeneral, on the part of their Noble, (Jreat Mightinesses, that the Directors of the East and West India Companies may be retjuesled and instructed to furnish their High Mightinesses with their opinion and advice on the aforesaid proposal. Kullo lui. 'iOKll. Uesolvtion of the States-General. I Frmi Iha Ii>.»„irrof Wm In.l.a Affair., IMt - wn. In Ihp Roy Ardilvri at the nafuo. 1 Thursday, ;)0"' July, lOor,. The Assembly again had under consideration the letlrr of Ambassador Van Gogh, written at Chelsea the 6'» instant, with two inclosures, both addressed to J,-- ' 818 NEW-YORIC COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. French niodiatore. Secretary Ruysch, stating, among other things, that Mess" the French mediators Poaieron. had proposed to him that the Province of New Netherland, with its dependencies in the West Indies, and furthermore. Fort St. Andrew on the River Gambia, and the Island Boavista, should be left to the King of England, and that, on the other hand, the Island of Pouleron in the East Indies, shall be ceded to the Dutch. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the Presiding Chambers of the East and West India Companies shall be written to respectively, to communicate to their High Mightinesses their opinions and advice on the proposition to exchange New Netherland, &c., for the Island of Pouleron. The despatch based hereon shall be sent off without reconsideration. ./. mhoj^mdor Van Beimingeii to Secretary liuysck. I From I \_*'''/:un'u in the Roynl ArchivcH at the Hiiguc, Secrete Ka» of tho Sttttea-General; Divlflion Vranknjk^ No. 170. ] Sir. I was invited Uiis afternoon to Court, and having found his Majesty in his Council Chamber, attended by M;>rsh:»l Villeray,' M. Colbert,' and all the Secretaries of State, his Majesty said that he had promised to give an answer in two days to my last submitted proposition, but that circumstances, in a matter of such grave importance as that which I had proposed, having caused some further delay, his Majesty had now had me sent for to tell me that he was resolved to execute the guaranty given to their High Mightinesses against the English, in case the Englisii refuse to conclude peace on the conditions submitted to them on his Majesty's part. I answered, that I should communicate what I had just understood from his Majesty to their High Mightinesses, ' Nicholas d« Neufvime, the fovirth of that name, Piiko tie Viu.ehoi, Poer ami Mnrishiil of Franca, Knii>r of the Duke of Leiidiguieres. In 1621 he served iit the siege of bt John d' Angely anri commanded a regiment of infantry at the siege of Mnntaubnn and a corps of six thousand men at that of Montpelier. After tho reduction of Paz do Su/,'! ho was loft there with eight (ho.isaiid men and was at tho battle of Carignan. In the year li.S3 ho commanded at Pignorol, nnd at Casal until It'iil,'), when liu was at the si>^ge of Valenoiii; in the following year, m that •>f Dole, in Francho Comtc, and afterwards captured vari, and servud, in ll',4t, in Catalonia and Lorraine. Finally, in 1640, he was chosen (iovernor of Louis XIV., who created hiui Marshal of France on tho ioth October of tliat year ; Presi- dent of tho Royal Council of Finances in Ifiiil ; Knight of tho Order of tho Holy (Ihost in lfii')'2, and Duke and Peer 18lli Docoraber, 1663. The Uuke do Villeroi died on tho 2Sth November, li.H.^ in the R»lh year of his age. Muren. • JiAS liAPTisTr Coi.iir.in, Marquis do Seignelai, was the son of Nicolas Colbert and .Marie I'unsort, and was liorn in Paris Slit August, 1619. Having been recommoiided by Cardinal Mazarin, on his death boil, to the King, ho wat appointed to the Council and Comptroller-General, ami, in 1664, Superintendent of Public Buildings, and to his tasta Paris is indebted for some of its magnificent structures. He was, at tho same time, a generous patron of the Arts ; the Aciidomy of Inscriptions took its birth in his own house in 1663; the Academy of .Sciences was erected in 1666, and in 1671 Architecture obtained its Academy. The other Acudomies also exporienced, through M. Colbert's leconiiii.-ndation, the Uoyal bounty. In 166il lu received the additional appointment of Secretary of tho Marine and the Colonies ; and rei-stablished tho French Navy ; ho, at the same time, directed his attention to the Colonies, and throe C .mmercial ('oni[iani«e were consequently formed for carrying trade with tho East and Wcjt Indies and wiili Spain. Uiirin,' his administration the Languedoo canal was com- platei). Such were the vast occupations of this celebrated stato^m.in when be died, on tho 6th Sopicinber, lfiS3, aged 01 years and C ilays, laiueiit<>d by all who I'ult any tval fur tbu glory uf Fraucti aud kiiy luv« fvr the «dTau, ..nole. who wa« then Secretary of State. In 1630 he vieited Home where he aennired the friend,h>i, of ( ard.n.l Ma^ann. and in UU2 w«, employed in negotiation. f.,r the ...cifioatinn of Italy. He wa, next Seerc tary to the (.aeen Uegont, Orand Ma.ter of ( erem„n,.. and Commander .f the Royal Order., and in 1«54 Ambassador kuraordmary to the Italian Prince^ when he effected ih.. election of Pope Alexander VI 1.. a^r^eably to the wi,he, of hi, ■ „ Ix," ""',""""'"■■•"' '" "'" '-"t-f Madrid where he ne,-„tiatcd . Rlor.ou, ,..ee, and in IWK w«. .ent. eonjo.ntly wah Ma«hal t.r,.m„„t. to the Liet at Frankfort a, A,„l.,,s«d„r Kxtr»„rdinary a.J Plenipotentiary for the elootmn of the I-.mperor and other high atfair, „f State. Ho was . l,.v.ted tu th, rank of Minister .. a reward for the.e .ervic..., and condneted the deparl.nenl of Foreign Affair, until hi. death, which oconrreJ at Par,, on th. -t Sent«,ber Ifli 1, at the age of 6i) year.. ,l/(,reri. "^ ' .ion.„ov. Couut d'l.i,T«M.», Marshal of France. Gorernor of Dunkirk. Mac.tricht and the Proyinee of Limbourg, perpetud Mayor of Bordeaux and Viceroy of America, was the .on of Francis. Segnienr d'Eatrades, and w«. born in th. year HOT He .ervcd m I oll.nd un.ler Pr.nce Maurice, and on hi- return to France acted a, .con.l to M. de Colign, agairnt the Duke de (.u.se, and. in consequence of that duel, had an affair with M. de Bredieu. whom he wounded. In If.oi he was sent An.bs,. -ador Kxtraordumry to Kngiand ; in I.iB'J wont to Holland in the like capacity and concluded the Treaty of B. ,1a in IrtCfl He was created Mttr,hal in 1,175, when he was sent Plenipotentiary to M,„eguen, where he gained great honor. In 1685 l.e wu. appo.n.ed (ioyernor of the I.„ko de fhar.res, but di,.d ?.l:b February, 1080. aged 7« years. Morer,. Hi. letters, niumoir. auj negotmliou. wtru publi.liod iu 1 iU, iu uiue volume*. — Eu. (1. \ 1 850 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. ^ I should the latter understand that they would not he unacceptable, viz.. a general mutual restitution of all lands and places out of Europe taken by the one or the other party, exchanging, however. New Netherland and Fort St. Andrew on the Island of Boavista, for the Island of Pouleron. In regard to the two other points I had proposed, he assured me that his Majesty will proceed herein sincerely and cordially with their High Mightinesses. As far as the lirst point is concerned, his opinion was, that his Majesty was in favor of executing the guaranty by a rupture, although he could not positively say so with permission. And in regard to the second, that his Majesty would not interpose any delay herein, and would not keep his resolution a secret in England, so as to make the King of England come promptly to a conclusion. To the first I said, that all I had heard of the abovementioned conditions for an exchange of New Netherland and Fort St. Andrew against Pouleron, was that their High Mightinesses were deliberating on them, and not the slightest particle in the world of what he had in conversation added to it, that compensation was to be made for the capture of movables (meuble-saecken) and damages committed in and before the war; and that 1, so stating, agreeably to my instructions could not understand that their High Mightinesses had consented to any other conditions than those I have communicated here in their name. To the other, I observed to M. de Lionne that, as he could not inform me positively of his Majesty's intention, I should, through his favor and mediation, endeavor to ascertain it more precisely and certainly, and that I should communicate the whole to their High Mightinesses by express, in order to understand their determination. Their High Mightinesses will know how far their intention in regard to this great work accords with this his Majesty's answer. But if it be efl'ectually their resolution to conclude a peace on the aforesaid terms, it will, under correction, not be unwise, in order not to afford any pretext for delay by (resh proposals from the English, that their High Mightinesses resolve, in the strongest terms, that they will not enlarge any further; yea, that no new proposals will be received for deliberation ; and if nothing be immediately concluded, to desire to be at liberty in regard to any additional terms of this nature for a forcible compulsion which might be invented ; and that, in granting compensation, no gate be left open to the English on account of any complaints as to matters which have been on the tapis previous to the war. But their High Mightinesses are, in their profound wisdom, better able to judge of the whole of this. VVhereunlo submitting, I remain, Sir, V'our humble servant, Paris, le"" August, 16G5. Van Beuningen.* ' KoENRAAi) v*> Bkukinuex wos born in or obout tbe year H!22, at AmsterJiim, of vhich city ho w»« roinioimry for several years. After pursuing the stu.ly of the law from ItUS to Ki.'iO, he was sent, in I55'2, Amlmssador to Swe.lon to detach liueen Chrialiiia from tbe Kn;,'li9h interesL In H\5i ho wiis sent to Bremen, and next was Ambsssadu- to Uenmarlc. It was charged against him that he had urged the Danii-h King to wage war against f'weden, and when, shortly after, Co|ien- hogen wat surprised by the troops of the latter country, M. Van Boimingen well nigli fell into the hands of Ihe enemy, lie made his escape, however, in a small boat, and returned to Holland. In lOBO he went Ambassador to France, where he remained until 29th Sep*,i'mber, 1607, when he returned to Amsterdam, of which city he had been six times elected liur- gomaeter. In 1070 he was sent Ambassador to Kngland, but soon discovered that ho was trifle'l with, and in 107-.! was employed on other missions. He was. at first, a supporter of De Witt, but afterwards joined the party of the IVinoc of Orange. An attempt was made on his life in lOSl, and in Ki.'iO lie found himself .so unpopular that ho resigned his otllce as Hurgomaster and Councillor of tbe city of Amitirdam. He next bucunie Oireelor of the Kast India Company and operated in tbe stock market v ith such ill luck that he sulTircd severe losses, whereby his reason became impaired, ami his wife was np(Miinted guardian to Ihe remnimt of his fortune. In this melancholy slat.' he continued until hi« death, which occurred on tbe iOlh of O^i.dj.r, lO'.Ci. In eirly life M, Van llcuiiingen entertained Millenaiiaii opinions, which again developed tbems«lv«* in hi* Utter years, when bis reason became impairid. Jiuk, VI., 61b. — Ed. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XL 351 Ambmsmhr Van Beuningen to Secretary Ruysch. I From the Original, In the Roya. Arohlve. at the Hague i ««r,/, JTo. of .ho Slalom Uonerul , Division Prankryk, Ko. 170. 1 Secrbt. Sir. I intended to send off the inclcsed by an express last night, but M. de Lionne requested that the despatches to be written by me and those to be sent by ti.e King to M. d'Estrades on the same subject, further to assure their Higli Mightinesses of his good intentions, might be tr.ui8m.tted together by the same courier, bom his Miijesty would send off this morning, and I supposed I ouiiht not to make any dilh, u.ty as to the aforesaid request on account of the ( ifference .,' a few ours, especially as they could be made up for by the favor and increased assistance the King's couriers meet with at the posts. In the conversations I nave had with M. Lionne repectiug the answer the King gave me about the present state of the English war, I again earnestly recommended him that, in case matters might so order themselves as to do away with the reas. s which I had stated, fully necessitate their High Mightinesses sending their fleet to sea. t still might be kept for a time in port; ana I supposed that such could not fail to be highly advantageous to their High Mightinesses, both because their resolutions for concluding a peace would be better carried out without, than with, bloodshed and the damage of a second rencounter; and because, in default of peace, they should see his Majesty's power conjoined to theirs, and especially because the plague in England can throw the English their fleet and almost all their affairs into such embarrassment, that, as far as their High Mightinesses* affairs are concerned, they will be seen only to improve by the deterioration of those of the enemy. But as 'tis reported here that some symptoms of contagion are visible in Holland, It is earnestly recomm .ded, if such be the case, that all possible vigilance by human means be used to arnst its progress. In regard to the management and continuance of the war, it mav perhaps appear wise, provided the English do not make their appearance in the Mediterranean in any force, that this King and their High Mightinesses should station in that sea only so many ships-of-war as would resist the prosecution of the designs of the English. And therefore M. Lionne suggested whether their High Mightinesses could not resolve, if his Majesty so inclined, to order a portion of their Mediterranean fleet to repair, along with his M.ijesty's under the Duke de Beaufort,' to the ocean, where they can be reinforced by the ships in the western ports and together, with some of their High Mightinesses' ships, form a good fleet of 30 or more, wherewith their High Mightinesses' main division could, according to circumstances, be combined, or they could act in concert separately. ■ Fa*Nvoi.s ,>« VKNi.fiHK, Duko de Beaufort, wm tl.« «o„ of C,««r, Duke ,]c Ven,16mc, natural 8on of Heury IV Ki„« of France. He wa. born i„ P,n-i. iu tl,« nmnth of Jn„„«r.v. ifil.l. He «oco,„,,„„i„,I ,|,, Kind's ar.ni.., to Savoy i,. I'fiJio and wa, ,,rm.nt at the bnttle of Avein iu ICaS; at the ni-ge of Corbie in l,-.:i«; of llo8.lin in lrt3l», and of Arv« iu 1040 llav.ni. ,„l„..,iu.„tly fall,.n under the Koyal di^ploa-ur,.. he wa8 .ucarcoiutod in Ifiia and made \»» e.oai.e iu 164H- he Lnally made h„ pvaee with ti,e KiuK and obt.lu.d the ap, tmcut of Adn.ir.l of France, which hi. father had held ' U. proo, oded to Alrua in I,„-,4, and in l,;w defeated the Turki.h Heel near Tuui.. In ICrtK he went to Caudia a, Gen.ruli." ■r 352 NEW-YORK COLONL\L MANUSCRIPTS. I beg that I may be pardoned if I take the liberty to remind their High Mightinesses that care ought to be taken in such resolution as their High Mightinesses should adopt for the entering on a peace, to prevent the recurrence of any new trouble, on drafling a Commercial Treaty with England, in favor of which a declaration has already been made on the part of their High Mightinesses, but that it may be deferred until the conclusion of the peace. I have told M. de Lionne that, in the change to which affairs of war are subject, no account must be made of declarations as to the terms of peace, which are not acceptable, and that their High Mightinesses might have ouch news, even were they, which I did not know, resolved upon the conditions and his Majesty's plan, as to prevent their being carried into effect. To this he answered, that the King hath declared himself, r.E already stated, with a good intention, and would not constrain but advise their High Mightinesses. I remain. Sir, Your humble servant, Paris, l?"" August, 1665. Van Beuninqen. Proposition made mi tJiepart of His Most Christian Majesty to His Britannic Majesty. [ Altunu', aaaken tan Stael m Oorlofh, 4ta, XL, 197. 1 The extreme and sincere desire which the King of France feels co contribute all in hii powei to the arrangement of the differences which exist between his Uritannic Majesty and the States-General of the United Provinces, leads him to propose, without the participation of said States or any of their Ministers, That New Netlterland shall remain, for the future, with the King of Great Britain on ceding the Island of Poiileron to the said States ; That said States shall, in Guinea, remain In the possession of Castle Elmina and Fort Nassau; That Fort Cormaniin shall be given up to his Britannic Majesty; Tliat Fort Ce Curse shall be razed and Jemolished ; That the said States shall cede, likewise, to his Britannic Majesty, Forts Boavitta and St. Andrew, on the River Gambia. tSecret liesolution of the States -General. I Friira Die Kcgliter of Socret R«T^''M.°id'co?he Nethcland, had made application to the Burgomasters, requesting that, agreeably luy'J'''u,,'io"ie''''in '° ^'i^''" Tespective certificates of citizenship, they may be aciinowledged and Kew Neiheriend. admitted Burghers also of this city, it is, upon consideration, deemed inexpedient in regard to ill consequences, to come lo any resolution herein, but to allow the Burgomasters abovenamed to present the freedom of this city to all such, as for the end aforesaid, shall make application to their Worships, and will be able to prove by their papers that they have been Freemen of this city's Colonie at the South river in New Netherland, and whom, out of commisscration for their unfortunate condition, their Worships shall resolve to favor therewith, on condition that such citizenship shall not go into operation before the day it was granted them here by their Worships. Jiesolut!o)i of tlie States of Holland. [ From the BuotutitH tan HMand, 1664, p. 613, iu Bute Library, Albw/, N. T. 1 2S"' August, 1G65. ^""f- , Pursuant to summons dated the 21« of this current month, their Great neunlngcn to urjte ' dwiHwifon.' ° ""'' Mightinesses met in Extraordinary Session, at which were taken into consideration Noti'ieriMdiorPo" l''** Contents oftwo distinct letters from M. van FJeuuingen, Minister Extraordinary '"""■ from this State tc the King and Court of France, respectively written at Paris the le"" and l?'* of this current month, and received by express, and particularly on the conditional declaration verbally made to M. Van Beuningen by his Iloyal Majesty, that he will execute the guaranty in favor of this State against the English, in case the latter refuse to make peace on the conditions submitted to them on the part of his Majesty, which, according to the further explanation of M. de Lionne, consist of a general reciprocal restitution of all lands and places out of Europe, captured either by the one side or the other, exchanging, however. New Netherland and Fort St. Andrew on the Island of Boavista, for the Island of Pouleron ; it is resolved and concluded, before coming to a final resolution thereupon, or making any positive declaration on the part of tiiis State to wait for the information and advice of the Incorporated East and West India Companies at present here in the Hague on the subject aforesaid, which have been called for by their High Mightinesses, whoso opiniond and advice being received, then to take such resolution thereupon as shall be found most advantageous for the public ■ervice; meanwhile that, on the part of their Great Miglitinesses, the matter shall he so directed in the States (Jeneral, that M. Van Hi-uningtn may be written to, to continue his good duties and oflices, and constantly to persevere near the King of France, with all possible zeal and requisite civility, in order to obtain from his Majesty an absolute and pure declaration against England, pursuant to the Treaty of Alliance made and concluded between that King and tliia State. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XI. 85S Anm'er of the King of England to the Proposition of the King of France. [ Altiemi ; Saackm tan Slaet en Oortogh, 4to., XI., m ] The King of Great Britain, highly appreciating the friendship of I.iH Most Christian Majesty, w: 1 be always ready to receive any propositions he will offer for the composition and adjustment o« the differences which have arisen between him and the States of the United Provinces, feeling assured that his Most Christian Majesty will recommend him nothing that is not consistent with jU8l.ce and his honor, having reason to doubt whether his Most Christian Majerty will have been sufficiently instructed respecting the particulars of the said differences. In regard to New Ncherland, the King of Great Britain says, that the affectation and usurpation of the Dutch had so named it, who, during the rebellion of England, taking advantage of the conjuncture, have caused forts to be erected there without any right of dominion over the country, inasmuch as the English have possessed it for a long series of years, by whoso permission and connivance only have the Dutch settled there as private per^sons. and profiting by the disorders, have emancipated themselves to renounce thegovernment of ^ngland and to commit there and in the circumjacent countries, insupportable injustices and violences, whereof complaint having been made to the King of Great Britain by his subjects, his Majesty took the resolution to deliver them therefrom, leaving the Dutch always in the full enjoyment of their Plantation with liberty of trade, and depriving them only of the dominion of the country, which did not belong to U.-u ; therefore, his Majesty is greatly surprised at the proposition which has been made him, that he should cede his right to Pouleron in compensation for a country already his. The King of Great Britain will never consent to alienate the Island of Pouleron, which the Dutch have usurped on him without any show of right, and to which they have formerly made so little pretence, that in the time of Cromwell's usurpation, they promised to restore it to him by their Ireaty, and to pay him a considerable sum of money for the inhuman acts committed at Amboyna. And, on his Majesty's return to the Kingdom, the Dutch having besought him to accept the same Trei.ty. obliged themselves to the prompt restitution of that Island, which not have done, and thus failing in public faith, have become the aggressors, without mentioning other provocations for which his Majesty claims indemnity. Touching Africa, &c. Salisbury, ig"- August, 10G5 (O. S.) Rcmhtion of the States -General. I Prom Ih. Begtitor of Wwt India ktMn, \m- 1870, In the Koyal ArchlrM tllht Htgue. ] Saturday, 29'*' August, 16C5. HoiJ"'""^' '^''" '^•'f'^''''' °^ ""^ Province of Holland and West Friesland. have M°Wtauningcn. '^""^ ""'"''''"«■'' «" t^e Assembly the provincial advice of their Principals on two distinct despatches of M. Van Ueuningen, Minister Extraordinary from this State KV 356 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I in France, written at Paris the IC"* and l?"" inst. respectively, relating, among other things, to the conditional declaration verbally made by the King of France to him, M. Van Beuningen, NfRotiniion wiih "'"* ''" ^ill executc the guaranty in favor of this State against England, in case Enni.nd. jj^^ latter refuse to make peace on the conditions submitted to them on his Majesty's behalf, which, according to M. de Lionne's explanation, consists of a general Beatitntion of the reciprocal restitution of all lands and places out of Europe, taken by the one plaoea bcyoDd Ku- ' r r j "'■"• from the other, exchanging, however. New Netherland and Fort St. Andrew on the Island of Boavista, for the Island of Pouleron. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded, before coming to a final resolution on what is above written, or making any positive declaration oil the part of this State, to wait for the information and advice of the Directors of the Incorporated East and West India Companies of this country hero at The Hague, on the subject aforesaid, which have been called for, in order on the receipt of their opinions and advice, thea to adopt such resolution as shall be found most advantageous (or the public service. Resolution of the States -Oemral. [ From llio Register of We«t India AIWr«, \Wi — 1870, In Iho Bo;al ArchWcn at the Hague. ] Tuesday, 1" September, 1CG5. Folio 105. Mess" V^an Ileukelom and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the aflairs of tiie East and West India Companies, have reported that they had been in conference Eichimsini poiiic ^'''' ^''^ attending Directors of said Companies on the subject of the exchange Kh t.r nJiw nIX proposed by France; to let the English retain New Netherland with Fort St. " Andrew on the Island of Boavista, for which the Island of Pouleron in the East Indies, should be ceded by the English to the Dutch ; that the above Directors respectively had promised to prepare their observations in writing on the matter aforesaid, and to deliver the same to their High Mightinesses. Which being cor sidered, tlieii High Mightinesses have thanked the said Deputies for the trouble they had taken. Ahd it is further resolved and concluded to wait for the aforesaid written opinions, in order, when seen, to resolve fi'.rther hereupon, as snail be deemed expedient. And the aforesaid Directors, alter th will have delivered in the opinions aforesaid, are hereby dismissed. This resolution shall take etfect without reconsideration. • Arnhiumdor Van (toon whereupon that gentleman seemed to give me to understand that he warnot altogether wuhout hope of an accommodation, should the English gain no further advantage over he fleet at present at sea and their High Mightinesses yield to reason, accord ng!o actual c,rcumstances, and as requested; for. he said, no disinclfnation to peac was evinced at tins Court, but that th.s was a matter which greatly depended on. or took'i.s reflectionTrom O thetnl : d!: '^r''^''-' ^--^« *^ «^ ^^e approaching session of Parliamr On the fdlow.ng day, according to answer hereunto annexed, which I requested and received from Mr. Bennett (Lord Arlington. Secretary of State). I was invited t'o Salisbury, where. be,ng arrived and having obtained information of the entire state of affairs. I could wel rimark and perceive that, though no further news was now received at Court of any otherencounter be ween both fleets. I yet understand that the one had retired to the coast of^Ho and "h l^Zlrf' T " "'/"'r' •' ""' ""^^ ""^ '"^"'^^ engagement at this season could be expected, the aforesaid work of mediation might proceed to an arrangement. But the mediators did no appear very sanguine nor afford any hope of obtaining either the restitution of New the sland of Pouleron was any way apparent; as the right of the English to the last, namely Po eron, was no onous and known, and that island has been many years, and is still ^njustly"^ as they say. withheld from them, to their intolerable damage, as they compute ; that this King could not now. with any honor or reputation, let his subjects be deprived f the a ores d island. An . as for the other two. namely New Netherland and Cape Cor'se, some considerat" s favor the Dutch might be submitted to arbitration in regard to New Netherland, we e that country ,u)t granted and conveyed ,o his Royal Highness, who will not. or with gre t dilficuty can, be induced to surrender it. But in regard to Cape Corse, the matter was somewha doub ul ; also that the victory which hath already been gained by the English arms, is of some weight on such an occasion in the working out of peace, above and besides the great damage he Lag ish have suftered from the Dutch in both Indies, and especially in the East Indies, by the obstruction of trade there. This and such like reasoning is wha! must be listened to here rom one and the other, and even from the mediators. Whereupon, although the sought for information and powerful counter arguments were made use of accor Mng to circumstances, the question finally arises : Whether people desire peace, and will not rather continue the vvar ; and furthermore, whether pence is not to be preferred for the State of the United Netherlands to pernicious war. My replies to these and such like observations are I trus . unnecessary to be repeated. Their High Mightinesses, according to their usual profound wisdom will thmk and judge what ought to be said on this point. The mediators seriously submit to their High Mightinesses whether the brief interval between the current time of this present opportunity and the approaching session of Parliament ought not to be taken advantage of and employed in earnest, if any hope be entertained of securing a peace, to which the K-ng and other persons of influence are found at present not to be ill disposed. This can easily be put back by prolonging and continuing disputes and arguments, particularly when combined wuh the aforesaid meeting of Parliament, especially when new subsidies are voted for the continuance of the war, as those would then have to be levied, and warlike operations already begun be therefore continued. Which undoubtedly seems greatly to be apprehended and possible, they say. on the afbresaid continuation of the war, unless this sporadic pestilence in sumo way ma.ie them, from many and divers reasons, pause iu the mutter. 858 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I have strongly insisted and dwelt on the serious misfortune which has just befallen the Dutch Nation herein, especially whenever people would wish to let go the places captured by the English from the Dutch, and then, again, restore what the latter have taken, to the former, to the enormous prejudice of the country and both Companies. But these gentlemen were of opinion that all this is hard to be stopped or prevented whenever su^h adverse encounters and losses at sea are perceptible on the Dutch side. And that, therefore, they wished a clear declaration might be furnished thom before it were too late ; the rather, as the meeting of Parliament is so near ; after the adjournment of which (as it is to remain in session only a fev days) no opportunity, 'tis to be presumed, would oflTer to accomplish the wished for service. They seem to regret that their good offices here had not given more satisfaction yonder., either in consequence of misconstruction or from some other cause ; wherefore they declare they have followed the command and order of their Lord and Master, and had no other intention than to do their High Mightinesses the desired service. All which aforesaid, I have considered it my duty hereby to set forth and represent in full to their High Mightinesses, in order humbly to acquit myself, in all things, as well as possible. I have had, up to the present time, no special knowledge what communication from Fatherland or Paris may be, or may have been, held with the abovementioned gentlemen during my absence froati Court, or even before ; and, therefore, whenever I insisted on the right of the State to tiie captured , Sees, and among the rest to New Netherland, I have been answered by them. That in Fatherland people did not insist so hard, nor think the damage 80 great as I did here. I scarcely know how to meet this otherwise than by denying that I have had communication of any such information. I wish it might be forthcoming, with the declaration of their High Mighiinesses' good intention as to the future, in order to enable me, in all things, to apply the proper exertion. I have had no special conversation with their Excellencies about the proposed new commercial regulation, except only that, as it originated with the Dutch, it should be further urged by them, as people would think them interested therein. On which point they only say that they have indeed seen, on this occasion, a project heretofore brought forward by Ambassador Douwning. in their opinion this was not of such importance ; it can also be Buri'iounted whenever people will explain themselves clearly on the main point. Certainly, their Excellencies appear desirous to dispatch this business, which must, they say, be disposed of if people are inclined, or can hope, to acquire a peace. Friday last, the 25th inst., between 11 and 12 o'clock at night, some bonfires were seen blazing in front of several houses in this city, and the people were heard expressing great joy likewise ; there was a great report that another naval victory had been gained over the Dutch ; that 33 ships had been captured, and that this news was received from the English fleet and carried by Lord Rochester* through this city to the King, who had retired further into the ' JoBN WiLMOT, feeond E«rl of Roeheater, chsractfrized, by Wslpole, as a poet whom th« Muass inrpirod but were Hhamed to own, w«i born at I>ltcliley, in Oxfordehire, 10th April, ;B47. After passing through Wadham ColleRe he traveled on the Continent, and in 1665 went to sea and dietinf;ui3hed himself at Bergen. In 1665 he served under Admira) Spragge. Having been appointed one of the gentlemen of the bedchamber, he became the lioentioui compRnion of Chnrlei II., and, ai be confessed to Dr. Burnet, was, for five ycnn of his life together, continually drunk. He thus lived a worthless and useless life of debauchery and sensuality, until, the nge of thirty-one, he was totally prostrated. lie died July 'Jfith, 1680, before ho bad completed his thirty-fourth yenr, and was so worn away by long illness that life went out witliont a •truggle. In hie vorks there is sprightlineis and vigor, ond everywhere may be found tokens of a mind which study might have i-arried to eleganie; but his poems have more objcenity tlinn wit, more wit than poetry, nn.l more poetry than polilo- D«aa. JukntoH; Walpult. The title beoam* extinct by the death of Chailes, tliird Earl of tiovhestcr, yet a minor, iu 1681, tha year after hii fatber't d«mii«, — Ei>, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XL 858 interior. Inquiry being made the next day, this news was found not to be bo favorable, only 18 sh.ps having been talien by the English, and these, added to the number of 15 ships virhich they have captured in the last engagement, malie a number of 33 ships, as they gave out, or as was understood by the people. What truth may be in this news, or how and on what occasion this rencontre may have occurred, cannot yet be ascertained. Indeed, 'tis said over 1 000 new prisoners have been received, fresh bonfires having been again lighted and the bells rung yesterday evening by order of the Mayor. All this does not advance the wished for peace. The two captured Brandenburg ships which have heretofore been condemned by the Admiralty here, as already advised, are again found to have been released. Furthermore, tis understood that two ships of Amelant, laden with corn and hemp, have been recently taken and brought into Dover. ' The King has gone some miles out of towr. to enjoy hunting, therefore there has been no opportunity of requesting an audience from his Majesty ; but he is expected back in the middle of next week, when I intend setting to work to further the release of the prisoners and what depends thereon, as well as that of Secretary Cunaeus; and to ascertain how far his Majesty may be disposed towards a negotiation for peace, whereof I shall let their High Mightinesses know at the proper time. Am* herewith concluding. &c. Written at Salisbury, this H September, 1665. Amhassador Van Gogh to Secretary RuyscJi. [ From the Orlgiu.l, la tbe Koyal Archlvo, at Iho Uague ; «„r./. Ka, of tho 8(ate..Gener»l ; Dlvi.lon, Eng.land; Ka. B, Lokt, L., No. 12, In A'oi v., Loket C, Xo. 6. i Sir. Having found occasion, after I had an audience of this King and subsequently a conference with Lord Arlington, Secretary of State, about the case of the prisoners, as advised on the 4'" instant. New Style, frequently to converse with the French mediators, and at mutual visits to discuss the business of the undertaken mediation, 1 have remarked that their Excellencies are of opinion that it is hard to promote the aforesaid work at present. In order to secure an end thereto one way or the other, they now and again bring forward (as they declare) propositions to have my opinion thereupon. But being unprovided with any special order or instruction, and therefore not daring to dilate, and also not knowing the condition of the aforesaid business in Fatherland, or what may have transpired thereupon in France or elsewhere, or what change may have occurred therein, I dare not meddle with it before receiving some special order or instruction as aforesaid in the premises, so as to avoid all embarrassment and fully to carry out the intention of their High Mightinesses, who are hereby respectfully reminded whether it would not be necessary that I should be sent the required information, and provided with a clear instruction and order so as to understand how I am to regulate myself under such circumstances. Their Excellencies suggest whether it would not be wise on this occasion to propose a suspension of hostilities for the space of three mouths, or such time as might be r^p I; I HdO NJCW VOHK r!OM)NIAI. MANlTStiRIPTS. fhi^> itgrwutl III), btiliig of 0|>liii(Mi tliitl tliu itrortmiiiil work o( uiuioiniiiiiiliilioti iiiiul l)« «oon amuiRwd, iir tilN0 Niiti)miiilm| niiil itlituiilcMKitl, I Iiiivh tiiiiluttvortitl (o uHottrlitin anil to olittilii in wrilinK Hoi |M'o|)OHlllonH Hultniltliul to lliti King limo by llittir K«(tillonci.i»i, who liiivd Uu\tml (old tm vnrlmlly (livir ounlontH, l»ul iltiulurutl ihwy conltl !)ol giva Ihmn to mw in writing, am tlmy liiul nlri^mly iliM|mltil)«stl llitilr bnggitga to i»xlonl i wht«n tliny wonltl iirrivo llinn* tliey Nhoold I'nrniiili mn with Ihnni 1 iintUuiil, Ihtit tliwNtiUool tlu> llnlteil NolhorluntU woil know itll thu n'oromiiil propoMitloni «Mtl |)luni, whioh thuy linti, hh thoy jlmilnrti, no tlonht wuro In i.ko manner gent to niH from tliertt, logatlnir with iIih rtmolntlonii wliinh might ho adopted tlmrouponi uxtnuing thomMtdvea, momovwr, (or not having, throngh mtnipnIonH motlvei, darmi to keep up any nninterrnpled oomaninioallon, on atmonnt ol tlio nnlorlunalo llnio my lanilly had expHrionced from piaguo and uiHiidttnli lor whioh omii«Hioo thoy woro now ahout to mako np. Thoy toll mo that hiti MaJoHly, an well u» dlvorn i.ordii oC tho groatoiit and moHt Inllintnoo at thin t'onri, have (ro(|iionlly upokon ahout tho nuUlor, to whom a plan IntH hoon oommunloalod, or Huhmiltod oorlaiidy in oonvorBttlion, to loavo Now Nothorland and Capo OorHo to .ha Knglinh, aH holh plaoos nra oaplnrod hy thorn, and in rolurn to lot tho Diiloh rolain tho Uland of I'ouloron In the Knst IndtoH, whioh although ailjmlged to tho Kngli^h, yot hav not hoon dollvorod to thom up to tha preaonl tima. Moraovar, that Cormanlyn iihould panH to 'ho Knglish. and thon 8oo (urthar what iliapoiillion nhoold ha mado oC lloavl»ta and Korl St, Andrew on Iha IMvor (iamhia, and the iodoninity ilaimod hy tha Kngliiih tor losNoti oxporlontoil in holh tho Kasl a:id Woat IndioH. I'mt atrthar oonCaronoott would ha h^ild ahout thia auhjoft whonovar thoy would arrive and ha Bottlad at (»xlord. 'I'hoir Kxoollonoiaii appoar (urlhor to ha aariously thinking over and about tha propouail rogulalion ranpaotiog tho trade in iIioho parts and alHowhara, whioh, thoy are of opinion, 'twaia hatlor had novor boon agitatotl, an Ihoy think ihora will he dilVu-ully heroin hotiua it oan be lUtod to tho iiatl«t'aotlon ol' parli.'H. And all lbi« in proliminary convorBation whioh iudu'atoa that «on\othing oorlaiuly in looking that way, in onlor to ho able to push lorsviird this work by and by with ioiil ami oarnaiitut'nn. I lould not omit oommunionliug to ihoir llij>h Mi,t;htioo!t«o« heroin the roa«on« and dimnHiruan brought forward hy tha abovomoulionod ^outlouu'u. with bumblo ro.piost thai thoy woulil |«louy or the olhor, «o that noilhor lliono gonllaman, nor tha Court hara through them, may be dolainod, nor have reason to complain of detention in regard ot Ihoir purpose to advanoe tho work. What I have further to observe, or what oan or niay well be said on this otrasiou goes over by anolhor way, to which I ralar. although I have ever and always wished, and still desire with heart and soul, that Ihoir High Migblinossos were permilled, with the protVor only of my obser- ations, to transact the aforesaid business, as it indeed (with respooO demands. M. Courtin being sot out this day «W Oxford, having boon preceded yesterday by tha other mediators, 1 shall, (iod permitting, tallow tiv.a»orrow morning. Herewith ending, 1 remain, Sir, Your obedient tarvant, Salisbury. ';2::tr" latUV M. VAN UtH;it. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS ; XL ggj We^t India Cmipany to the HtateH-Oemral, \ Iffora tb« Oojiy, In (li> I(oy*I ArohlvM at tho llimuai Fllo, (Tm) /«/<«. J To the High and Mighty Lord. Statei-Oeneral of the United Netherlands The Director, of the Incorporated We.t India Company of thi. country mo.t re.pectfully represent, that I eter 8tuyve.«nt, late Director-General of New Netherland and the Curacao Island., hath arrived in thi. country ; that they have cnu«ed him to come here to The H««ue to make a report to you. High and IVlighty. of hi. admini.tration, according to your High Mightlne..e. order, and that he i. ready .0 to do, a. .oon a. you. High and Mighty, will be plea.ed to grant him a favorable audience. Head Ifl'* October, 1606. (Signed). Miou' Ten Hovb. Itesolution of the States -General. I rrom lh» Btftilor of lh« ttMulullout of thi .Ut«MI.D*r»l, In tho Boy»l ArchIrM «l Ih* H«fu«. ) Friday. lO'" October. 1005. mj^i*!^ ^""'' "' ">* meeting a certain Memorial o\ the Director, of the Incorporated «.,».«. We.t India Company of tlii. country, staling in substance, that Peter Stuyvesanf late Director-Oeneral of New Netherland and the Curavno Islands being arrived in these parts, they hud sent him hither to render their High Mightinesses an account of his administriUion. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded hereby to order the abovenamed Kx-Dlrector-tJoneral Stuyvcsant to put hi. report in writing, and to deliver the same to their High Mightinesses. Vol,, n. 40 REPORT or TBM fTONBLE PETER STUYVESANT, LATE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF l^EW NETHERLAND, ON THE CAUSES WUICH LED TO THE SURRENDER OF THAT COUNTRY TO TBI ENGLISH. ( From th, 0H„„.,, ,n ... Ro,., A«h,„. .t th. H^...^.^ „, .,. 8ut..O.„.«.i Kubrick. ,r«. /«,^ c«^^. ^, „ lit DlTlilon of tb» Bundle. ) vinnp»r»Wi "«• 07, 1665. ' -< .•-%•■.' .Y^ ^ » V r ',■'.* '. '•^%-':' - -^' -n-^'.. V • t • ~M'.i . \,"_\fj.-:t Memoiial of Peter Stuyvesant, late Director of .Neio Netherland. To the Iii^h and Mighty Lords States-General of the United N^merlands. Peter Stuyvesant, late Director-General in New Netherland, in the service of your High Mightinesseb and of the Hon"' lucorporated West India Company of this country, vith humble reverctice, represents that, after the vioI.?nt invasion anvJ conquest of the said Province of New Netherland by the irresistible po-wer of the English, the Petitioner, on repairing hither and prriving in thest- parts, hath communicated and m>-.de known circumstantially to the said Company, at its Chamuer at Amsterdam, the circumstances and state of said conquest, whereof ho, the Petitioner, now exhibits herewith to you. High and Mighty, a Brief, True Account, corroborated by divers certificates and proofs, from which it clearly appeats that he, the Petitior'^r, employed all possible means to put himself in proper defence, but was necessitated to surrender said places through the unwillingness of the Militia, the protests and menacen of the Burghers, the weakness of the Fort, the scarcity of provisions and munitions of war, and the small number of soldiers. Moo', humbly requesting your High Mightinesses, to that end, to be p'.ehsod to have the aforesaid, his Report and papers, examined and reported on by a committ'je, in order to be assured of the ressl circumstanres of the case and to mnku such lurther disposition as you. High j\nd Mighiy, according to your profound wi'dom, will find proper. Which doing, &c. (Signed), P. SruyvKSANT. Indorsed : Petition of Peter Stjyvesant, late Director-General in New NtthcrJand, 19'- October, 1606. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XL REPORT ON THE SURRENDER OF NEW NETHEKLAND. 865 Keportof the Hon-' Peter Stuyvesant, late Director-General of New Netherland. Jeer ' '^^'''^ ^'^ '° ^^^ Siirrender of that Country to the English ; Illustrious, High and Mighty Lords. Whilst I, your Illustrious, High Mightinesses' humble servant, was still in New Netherland I w s .ntormed, verbally and in writing, that the unfortunate loss and reduction of New Netherland were m consequence of ignorance of the facts, spoken of and judged in this country by many variously, and by most people not consistently with the truth, according to the appetite and ean.ng of each. Therefore, your Illustrious. High Mightinesses' servant, sustained by he trnnqu.lhty of an upright and loyal heart, was moved to abandon nil. even his most beloved w,fe. to mform you Illustrious. High and Mighty, of the true state ;f the case, tha you, when so mformed. may decide according to your profound wisdom. Not doubting thai you, Illustrious. High and Mighty, will judge therefrom, that this loss CO .Id not be avo.ded by human means, nor be imputed to me, your Illustrious, High Jlightinesses' humble servant. • * 8" 1 dnre not interrupt your Illustrious, High Mightinesses' most important business by a lengthv narrnnve of the poor condition in which I found New Netherland on my assuming its governn.ent. The Plat land stripped of inhabitants to such a degree that, with the exception of Ih^ three tngl.sh villages of Heemstede, New Flushing and Gravesend, there were not 60 bouweries or plantations on U, and the whole Province could not muster 250, at most 300 men capable of bearing arms. "^ Which was caused, in default of a settlement of the Boundary so repeatedly requested: F.fst, by the troublesome neighbors of New Kngland, who numbered full 50 to our one confnua lly encroaching on lands within established bounds, possessed and cultivated, in fact' by your Illustrious. High Mightinesses' subjects. Secondly,!^ the exceedingly detrimental, land-destroying and people-expelling wars with th3 cruel Barbarian,, whuh endured two years before my arrival there, whereby many subie ts who possessed mean, were necessitated to depart, others to retreat under the crumbling fo tres. of New Amsterdam, which, on my arrival. I found resembling mere a mole-hill than a fortress, without gatta, the walls and bastions trodden under foot by men and cattle Less dare I, to nyoid self glorification, encumber your weighty occupations. Illustrious, High and Mighty, with the trouble, care, solicitude and continual zeal with which I have endeavored lhee";r.het r'"T "' ''"''"'*"'«"• ••>8^''--""-« «•"' commerce; the flourishing condition ^hereunto he, wer. brought, not through any wisdom of min,., but through God's special blessing, ami which might have been more nourishing if your formerly dutiful, but now alll'cted. inhabitant. o( that conquest had been. Illustrious High and Miuhtv. protected from ii.„« t„ tii„. '^ 1 866 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. D . by n auitnble gnrrison, as nect^ssity (lemntu)ed,ngainBl the deplorable and tragical massacre by the Dnrbarians, whereby we were plunged three times into perilous wars, through want of sutticient garrisons; cspecialiy had they, on the supplicatory Kemonstrances of the people and our own BO iterated entreaties, which must be considered almost innumerable, been helped with the long sought for settlement of the Boundary, or in default thereof, hi.d they been seconded '^ith (ho oft besought reinforcement of men and ships against the continual troubles, threats, encroachments and invasions of the Knglish neighbors and government of Hartford Colony, our too powerful enemies. That astistance, nevertheless, appears to have been rclnrded so long, (wherefore and by what unpropitious circumstances the Hon"'* Directors best know) that our abovementioned too powerful neighbors and enemies found themselves reinforced l)y four Koyal sliips, crammed full with an extraordinary amount of men and warlike slores. Our ancient enemies throughout the whole of Long Island, both from the Kiist end and from the villages belonging to us united with them, drew nigh by water and by land, and cut off all supplies. Powder and provisions failing, and no relief nor reinforcement being expected, we were necessitated to come to terms with the enemy, not through treachery or cowardice, as many, more from passion than knowledge of the (acts, have decided, but in consequence of an absolute impossibility to defend the fort, much less the city of New Amsterdam, and still less the country. As you, Illustrious, High and Mighty, in your profound and more discreet wisdom, will be able to judge from the following : Kirst, in regard to Want of powder: The annexed account shows what had been received during the last four years and the slock on hand, from which it appears that there were not two thousand pounds iu store in the city and fort; of that quantity there were not (iOO pounds good and fit for muskets; the remainder was old and damaged, so that when used for artillery, the cannon retjuired a double charge or weight. If necessary and you, illustrious High and Miglity, demand it, the truth hereof can be sought from the (iunner, who accoinpaiiien me hither, ami who will not deny having said in ilie presence of divers persoi.s and at various limes: Why should the IJeneral begin ? he knows well that there is no powder, and that the most of it is good for nothing; there is powder enough to do harm to the enemy, but 'tis no good ; were I to commence firing in the morning, I should have all used up by noon. What efforts we have employed to receive this and some other reinforcements and assistance may appear from the copies of two letters sent to the CJolonie Uenselaerswyck and Nilhigo of Ileverwyck, marked N° A. Whose answers intimate, that we could not be assisted by either the one or the other, because of the ditlicullies into which they had just then fallen with the Northern Indians owing to the killing of 3 ^if 4 Christians and some cows. Whether urged to do so by evil disposed neighbors, I submit to wiser opinions. In regard to Provisions : Although our stores were reasonably well supplied with them the whole fore part of the sumn . r. even more than ever heretofore, the fidlingoH' being commonly caused by the want of credit or ready money to lay up an abumlant stock of provisions; Nevertheless our supplies became, from various accidents, so much diminished that on capitulating to the enemy, not K'O skepels of wheat, and much less of peas and meat were remaining in store. This scarciiy being caused by the exportation of a large quantity of provisions to the Island of Curn<;ao, in the little cruft dt aMusc/i, dispatched thither three weeks previous tu the arrival HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XI. 867 of the fngatea. w.thout any apprehension or suspicion of experiencing a want of provisioni. as a good wheat harvest was not only at hand, but between the barn ard the field In ndd.lmn to th.8 favorable prospect, we were relieved from nil fear of any approaching enemy or .mm.nent danger from Old lOngland. by the last letters from the Hon- oLctors, date! ..On th". rrr' ""'."^ '''°" ^*" ""'"'' "'" ''^^ ^''«"»-' - ^^e words following • On the other hand according to the intelligence we receive from England, his Royal 'Majesty of Great Rr-tain. being disposed ,o bring all his kingdoms under ^ne form o government, both ... church and state, hath taken care that Commissioners are ready at Xrd:,relr '"'•'":'• """;-^'"'--"^"« ^^Pi-pal government ast'orc but prefer to live free under us at pence with their consciences, than to trouble themselves to "folTlly/er" "''""' '""'° "" "«"'" ""'•^^ '^ «°— "' ^-- -•'i^h theyld "Two reasons which will serve you for speculation, in order to make a disposition of our orce. and ass.st cons.derably the execution of our intentions and maintenance of our conques by that means w.thout didiculty. until a Hnal agreement shnll be concluded. ^ •1 he settlement of the Boundary now begins to assume a different aspect from that it iZTlVT 7' -7 -"-1--e of our efl-orts. partly from other circumstances." nfor Zni.V °rr.r T" '"^°"'' •'" "Pn'-^f'-"-". we felt no difficulty in letting the nforesa d l.ttle vessel. ,le Musch, go with the loaded provisions; i.deed we would have sent off- more il we could have procured them anywhere. nnJ'lVsr"^ "'Provisions is proved by the annexed declaration of the Commissary himself, and ot Sergeant I armen Martensen. and moreover by the efTorts we employed to obtain a greater quantity of these, were that possible. N" n Provisions were likewise so few and scarce in the city, in consequence of the approaching hnr es . lor he u.hab, ants are not in the habit of laying up more provisions than they hav! ..eed o( that about S days after the surrender of the place, there was not in the city of New Amsterdam enough of provisions, beet; pork and peas, for the transportation of the military, about 'JO strong, and the new grain had to be thrashed. ^ In consequence of the want of the abovementioned necessaries, and many other minor «rt.ele.. a general discontent and unwillingness to assist in defending the place became manifest among the people. Which unwillingness was occ-.^ioned and caused in no small degree, first among the people living out of the city, and next among the Murghers. by the attempts and encroachment, experienced at the han.ls of the KngliHl, in the preceding yenr. l.Ki.t. First, through Captain .lohn Talcofs reducing Kast.lorp, situate on the Main, not two leagues from New Amsterdam, by order and commission of the government of Hartford. Next, through Captain CVs. afterwards Herrafs' invasion and subjugation of all the Knglish V. i..ges and p anta.ions on Long hland. which were under oath and obedience to yo„ llustnnus H,gb an.l Mighty, and the Hon- l^,mpany. with an armed troop of about LW (J Hnrtlni'^ Cotn""'' ''""" ""'' '°"^' "*'""'' "'''"""' '" ''"'" ^'""' "'""'*"' "'"" ''^ ""' '"'^'^ "^ ' Bif. — Kk If. & 368 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. In the Toliuwing year, 1GG4, Governor Winthrop himself, came with two Commissioners from Hartford, and one from the East end of Long Island, with a like number of people on foot and on horseback, to the reduced English towns, in order to get the inhabitants to take the oath of allegiance in the King's name. Owing to the very serious war with the Esopus Indians and their confederates, in consequence of a third deplorable massacre perpetrated there on the good inhabitants, we could not at the time do anything against such violent attempts and encroachments, except to protest against them verbally and in writing. All this, recorded fully in the form of a Journal, was, on the 10"" November, 1663, and last of February, 1664, transmitted to the Honorable Directors, together with our, and the entire Commonalty's Grievances, Remonstrances and humble Petition for redress, either by means of a settlement of the Boundary, or else by an effective reinforcement of men and ships. I could and should lay the authenticated copies before you. Illustrious, High and Mighty, were it not that I am apprehensive of incumbering thereby your present much more important business. On that account, therefore, in verification of what is set forth, are most humbly submitted to you. Illustrious, High and Mighty, only No. 1. An humble Remonstrance of the country people 6n Long Island, whereof the original was sent to the Honorable Directors, setting forth the threats and insolence made use of towards them by the English troop aforesaid, with a request for redress ; otherwise, in default thereof, they shall be under the necessity of abandoning their lands or submitting to another government. No. 2 is a copy of a letter sent to the Dutch villages for a reinforcement, whence can be inferred our good inclination to defend the city and fort as long as possible. The answer thereto intimates their refusal, as they, living on the Flat land unprotected, could not abandon their properties, wives and children. No. 3. The Burghers' petition and protest exhibits their uneasiness ; wherein they set forth at length the very urgent necessity to which they were reduced in consequence of the overwhelming power of the enemy; the impossibility, owing to want of provisions and munitions of war, especially powder, and the non-appearance of any expected relief or reinforcement, of defending the city one, and the fort three, days, certainly not six months, when by daily resistance everything would be ruined and plundered, and themselves, with wives and children, more than 1,600 in number, reduced to the direst poverty. This dissatisfaction and unwillingness on the part of Burgher and Farmer were called forth by the abovementioned and other frequently bruited threats, by ihe hostile invasions and encroachments that had been experienced and the inability to oppose them for want of power and reinforcements ; but mainly by the sending of Proclamations and open letters containing promises, in the King's name, to Burgher and Farmer, of free and peaceable possession of their property, unobstructed trade and navigation, not only to the King's dominions, but also to Netherland with their own ships and people. Besides the abovementioned reasons for dissatisfaction and unwillingness, the ancient as well as the ruling Burgomasters and Schepens, and principal citizens, complained that their iterated remonstrances, letters and petitions, especially the last, on the 10'* of November, wherein they had informed the Hon'''* Directors of the extn-me necessity of the country both in regard of the war with the Barbarians and of the hostile attacks ot the English, had not been deemed worthy ol any answer; publicly declaring, " If the Hon'''' Company give themselves so little •• concern about the safety of the country and its inhabitants as not to be willing to send a ship HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XI. ggg " of war to its succor in such pressing necessity, nor eve. a letter of advice as to what we may J^P-'J on and what rehef we have to expect, we ar. utterly powerless, and. therefore nol . bound to defend the cUy. to imperil our lives, property, wives and children Without hoieo " any remforcement or rehef, and to lose all after two or three days' resistance " Your pat.ence would fail you. Illustrious. High and Mighty, if I .hould continue to relate a I the d.srespect(ul speeches and treatment which. Illustrious, High and Mighty, your servant of the Superior Government have been obliged to listen to and patiently to bear, during the approac of the r.gates, whenever they sought to encourage the Burghers and inhabitants o their duty, as could be verified by credible witnesses. Yet the consequence of this difficulty on the part of the Burghers, nearly was. that their hves and properfes were not safe on account of the threats of plundering heard from some of the sold.ers, who had the.r minds fixed more on plunder than on defence; giving utterance, among oU,er th.ngn to tne following: We now hope to find an opportunity to'pepper thi dev>hsh Chinese, who have made us smart so much ; we know well where booty is to be Rot and where the young women reside who wear chains of gold. In verification whereof, it was alleged and proved, that a troop of soldiers had collected in front of one Nicolaus Meyer's house in order to plunder it, which was prevented by the Burghers. In addition to the preceding, many verbal warnings came from divers country people on Long Island, who daily noticed the growing and increasing strength of the English, and gathered from the.r talk that their business was not only with New Netherland but with the booty and plunder, and for these were they called out and enrolled. Which was afterwords confirmed not only by the dissolute English soldiery, but even by the most steady officers and by a striking example exhibited to the colonists of New Amstel on the South river, who notwuhstanding they had oflered no resistance, but requested good terms, could not obtain' them, but were invaded, stripped, utterly plundered and many were sold as slaves to Virginia, o prevent these and many other misfortunes, calamities and mischiefs overtaking evidently and assuredly the honest inhabitants, owing to the untenableness of the place and fort without assistance from Fatherland, which was not to be expected for six months, we and the Council, on the presentation of so many remonstrances, complaints and warnings, were under the necessity. Uod and the entire community know without any other object than the well. of the public and the Company, to come to terms with the enemy and neighbors, whose previous hostile invasicns and encroachments neither we nor our predecessors have been able to oppose or prevent. " And, although the good God had. for the moment, been pleased to avert the misfortune from us, to delay or prevent the arrival of those frigates, yet had we, through want of the reiniorcements of men and ships from Faiherlan.l so repeatedly demanded but not come, shortly alter fallen, by this war with Kngland, into a worse state and condition, in consequence of the overpowering might of the neighbors. This is sutliciently evident and plain from their hostile acts and encroachments against the inhabitants in a season of profound oence ; being, as already stated. 50 to our one, they would afterwar.ls,>r. b.lli, have atlacke.l, ;verwlielmed, I'lun.lered us and the goo.l inhabitants whom they would have utterly e.pelled out of the coiintry. ' ' Many more reasons and circ^nstances could be a.lduced. Illustrious, High and Mighty, for your greater satisfaction an.! ; . indication, if your occupations, Illustrious, High and Mighty, permitted you to cast your eyes over, or allow others to take cognizance of, the continual VOt, 11= Af .. «^.J m' -^ 870 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. remonstrances) applications nnd petitions for n settlement of tiie Boundary or a reinForcement, particularly oC the latest of the years ltiG3 and 1G64, and of the daily entries in the minutes bearing thereupon. But fearing that your patience, Illustrious, High and Mighty, will be exhausted by this too long and unpalatable relation, I shall br*)rk off here and submit myself, Illustrious, High nnd Mighty, to your most wise and discreet opinion, command and order. With this prayer, that you, Illustrious, High and Mighty, would please to dispatch me, your humble servant, as quickly as your more important occupations will possibly allow; meanwhile praying that God will temper this loss with other more notable successes and prosper your government. Illustrious, High and Mighty, Your most humble servant, Exhibited IJ"" October, 1CC5. P. Stuvvksant. xul.*»8.""°'""""^ List of Tapers which Peter Stuyvesant hath, in support of his Deluction, delivered in to their High Mightinesses, October, 10(15, and which wtre then placed in the hands of their High Mightinesses' Deputies. No. 1. First. A full Return, on one sheet of paper, showing what quantity of powder has been sent by the Company nnd received in the four last years, from 1660 to the surrender of New Netherland to the English in September, 16(14, Jo which is annexed a daily account of what was consumed. The balance of the account shows that not above six (av 700 pounds of good, and about as much bad and unsuitable powder were in store.' 2. Secondly. Copies of two Letters to the Commissnrit's of the Colonie of Renselnerswyck and Village of Beverswyck. for some supply and assistance of powder and other necessaries. The answers thereunto annexed show their excuses and reasons for refusing. 3. Thirdly. Two Certificates or Declarations, one of the late Commissary, Dierck Looten ; another of Sergeant Harmen Martense, in proof of the scarcity of provisions, and what eflbrts were made to procure some. 4. Fourthly. Copy of a Remonstrance from the inhabitants of Long Island, sent to the Directors dated February, 16G4, wherein they demonstrate the intolerable insolence and invasions committed against !liem by order of the government of Hartford before the arrival of iho English frigates; earnestly requesting redress and assistance, in default whereof, they shall be obliged to abandon their place or submit to another government. 6. Fifthly. Copy of the Letter sent oa ilie arrival of the frigates, to the Dutch villages for the assistance of everv .bird man, and annexed thereto their Answer nnd reasons of refusal. 0. Sixthly. Copy of t'le Petition or Protest hi.ened by the subaltern Magistrates, Burgher Ofticers and principal Burghers, whereby they demonstrate and declare the impossibility of defending the place; therefore protesting and invoking the vengeance of Heaven if any mishap overtake themselves, their wives and children in consequence of the headstrong opposition and resistance of the Director ami Council. 7. Seventhly. Extract from the Letter of Secretary and Receiver Van Ruyven, still the Hon*'" Company's empowered Agent in New Netherland, also proving the impossibility of ' Thi« Retura ii iu » lubaciiueDt part of tbif Valum«, — Ei>. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XL o-r, 371 defending the place, and 8ome reasons why : both whiVh n» .»,^„ i . .u again to the exhibited duplicate of the D Jdu 'tion Tnder nI 1 YndT' ' ' ""' "' "''''''''' Appendix: No. A. """ITeteT '''"" '""'''" ""^"""'' ""'^ ^«««" ^^ -«-'««- -d Van Director Stuyvesant's Letter : Honorable, most Dear. These few lines serve only to communicate the 'nformation furnished fn H„^ k a- persons, respecting the English frigates, which have been s" long stken of tZ ^U T" already put to sea, and are manned and armed after su.h .L ^ ^ ! * ^^^^ ''"''^ asheyonda doubt; but their destinatioTIs U ^r ™ rTir'S^^^^^ implies; hut from U.e circumstances, it may Without difficurylpr^;^:^^^^^^^^^^^^^ might come direct here to this river Wf hnvo th^„„\ . J y ^ """■" mai mey indeed ortheCo,o„ieofUenselaerwyc:;;edT;ot:::XZ^^^^^^^^^^^ we may be on our guard and prepare for all possible resistarL, and as U ap or n tha thi' place may indeed bear the first and severest shock and if ln«' li.H .1 °P""ent that this gracious (,od. as we hope and wish, will grant a favorable result. Fort New Amsterdam, in /t;- iv N. Netherland, this Sth July. 1064. ^ ^^ ^' ^'™"' Sxuvvesaxt. The Answer. Right Honorable. On the arrival at the Manhattans of Johannes Provoost. he delivered, as he reports .0 your Honors, he Narrative of Jan Dav.th and Jacob Loockermans, but n t so full as e ^ an exe.l. o what occurred to them in their commission with the Mohawk Ambassador to th I^ortlien Indians and some English, from which we then expected oU good. Afterwards, on he 21 of June last, the Mohawk Chief, Saheda, cam. before us wi.h some of his Na io to go hither with a present for the ratilication of the peace, who then departed with that de 1 and have been massacred and killed there. ^ It has al.so followed that the Maliikanders. who appear to be knowing thereto, are fled from the Mohawks, arid the next cons.'nuence wis thit tl.P I„,i;n. c ,1 r, , ■ , Monday the 7"- insin.f „ l^i"*-' « »s, that the Indians of the Colonic, have, on Inst ' 1. . n I rector K...nselaer h houwerie in (ire.nbush; alterwar.ls on another bouwerie in the Colonic, three head of cattle exclusive of those that are missing and some which ar!":. did ill 372 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. li ' ' The tidings are also certain that the Indians burnt, last Friday, the dwelling-house on one Mr. Abraham Staets' bouwerie, with the farmer ; his wife and one Negro are not to be found op to this date. Mr. Abraham's wife's people have sent a canoe thitiier to-day ; our cowherd has also been threatened by the Indians, nil which will be, probably, communicated, in part, by the inclosures, on the safe arrival of Claes Lock's yacht j the remainder shall be further made known at a more convenient time. In fine, we are in great trouble, peril and difficulty. Now, in answer to your Honors' letter of the 8"" of July, handed to us this day by Gerrit Visbeeck, regarding what you have been pleased to communicate to us of the frigates, we have scarcely any doubt of the possibility of their coming to attack us, as appears from the reports of the Indians and declarations made here to the Board, according to the papers accompanying this. Wherefore we request your Honors to assist us with your wise counsel as to how we are to act. As regards the supply of powder and lead which your Honors have been pleased to request, the Director and Council will be so good as to consider that in this conjuncture we have the greatest need of what is very scarce here. Herewith, after hearty greeting, we shall commend you. Right Honorable, to God's protection and remain your aflfectionate friends. Fort Orange, (Signed), La Montagne, 14"" July, 1664. Jeremias van Renselaer. By order of both Courts, Fort Orange and Colonic RenselaerswycK. (Signed), Johannes Pbovoost, Clerk, D. V. ScHELLUYNE, Secretary. Director Stuyvesant's Letter: Honorable, Prudent, Right Discreet Gentlemen. Difficult, on account of my indisposition, was my departure from you ; more difficult and troublesome were my return and arrival here, on last Monday, on account of the report of the four English frigates, one of which showed herself, on the following Tuesday, in the Bay, near Sandy Hook. Yesterday, being Thursday, three more arrived and sailed together up into the Bay of Najack, where they remain at anchor up to the present time ; tiiey have sent the inclosed summons to all the Dutch towns, from which and from verbal statements, it is evidently to be inferred that they will endeavor to reduce not only this Capital but also the whole Province to obedience to FiOgland. The naval and military force from Old England is estimated at 1,700, some say 2,000 men, in addition to the crowd daily expected from New PLngland. You can easily consider in what a state of embarrassment and anxiety we find ourselves, without a hope of any relief. Therefore this serves chiefly to warn your Honors and all friends especially and mainly not to send down any Beaveis or Peltries for fear of their falling into the hands of the English. 'Tis desirable, and indeed most necessary, that your Honors should assist us with some aid in men and powder, in case any l.->pe or means remam of transporting and bringing them here in season and in safety. Wherewith, etc Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland, (Signed), P. SiuyvESANr. 29** August. IC04. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XL 373 Answer. Right Honorable General. We are rejoiced to learn your arrival from your Honor's letter of the 29'" August, but the unexpected hostile appearance of the English and the threatening concourse of evil disposed neighbors belonging to their nation in this country, are strange occurrences to us. We have done our duty, agreeably to your Honor's letters, the particulars whereof we dare not commit to writing, before and until we have farther and more certain news how things go. To our surprise, we do not find tho inclosure which your Honor mentions. Meanwhile, at the request of some passengers, whose homes are at the Manhattans, we have consented to their departure in a sloop from this place thither. And, herewith, hoping for everything good, we shall conclude, and after hearty greeting, commend your Honor to God 8 mercy, and remain Your Honor's affectionate friends, (Signed), La Montagne, ^do'^^"^\ .„„ Jekemias VAN Renselaer. 3" September, 16G4. Appendix: No. B, I. Harmen Martensen van der Bosch, undersigned, late Sergeant in the service of the General West India Company in iNew Netherland, do certify and declare, at the request of the Hon'-'-' Mr. I'etrus Stuyvesant, late Director-General there, that it is well known to.me that the store was very scantily provided with provisions, both on the arrival of the English ships and during the entire of the previous summer; giving, as a reason for my knowledge, that 1 myself have been sent to New England by the abovementioned Mr. Stuyvesant three times in three or four months' time, with bona fide cargoes and exchange received from the aforesaid gentleman, to purchase provisions there both for the garrison and for the ship de Musch, to be sent to Curasao ; twice alone, and once in company with Nicolaes Bayard, clerk of the counting house, but each time obtained very little, and that underhand and in a smuggled way, it being then rumored there that English frigates were expected to invade New Netherland. So that when there the second time, I left the place on horseback to inform the Hon"" Director of the report; and on the third visit, in company with the clerk, found an English frigate with about four-and-twenty guns, which would make a prize of us. but we escaped by means of an English merchant who went hail for us, and we departed very early the following morning with very few provisions, whilst the English boat was gone for water. I further declare that, to my knowledge, the son of one John Lourens. an English merchant and Burgher at the Manhatana, was sent there a fourth time, who could obtain some provisions in his father's name or clonk, and brought very little also. All which 1 declare to be true and truthful, and, if necessary and required, am ready to confirm the same by oath. Done Amsterdam, in the presence of these undernamed witnesses. Witnesses: (Sigued), Hermkn Mertens. ..Egidius Luyrk, Frederick Inckes. I 374 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I, the undersigned Dirck Loten, late Commissary of the Hon''" Company's store in New Netherland, do hereby certify and declare, in behalf or to the prejudice of no man, but solely in favor of the truth, being thereunto requested, that on the arrival of the English frigates, the Hon""'" Company's store was utterly bare of provisions in consequence of sending a good stock of provisions to Cura9ao by the little ship de Musch, and of the consumption by the Negroes who came in the ship the Gideon, so that on the arrival of the ships there was not a hundred skepels of wheat in store, but little meat and peas, not enough to victual the Hon"''" Company's servants fourteen days; so that before the arrival of the Company's ships, we were obliged to set the farmers to thresh as best we could, to feed the Negroes. 1 further declare that Director Stuyvesant throughout the entire summer did everything in his power to procure a supply of wheat, beef, pork and peas, three times sending for that purpose Sergeant Herman Martensen toNew England, and the fourth time the son of Jan Lourense, an English merchant at New Amsterdam ; but they succeeded in getting little or nothing there ; indeed they brought little or nothing back; giving, as a reason for his knowledge, that he had always received the provisions brought in, and distributed them with the rest. This, when necessary and required, he is ready at all times to confirm by oath. Done Amsterdam, the 12"' October, 16G5. (Signed), Dirck Looten. Appendix; No. 1. To the Uight Hon'''"' Petrus Stuyvesant, Director-General, and Council of New Netherland. Right Honorable.- We, the undersigned Delegates from the respective Dutch towns on Long Island, namely, Amersfoort, Breuckelen, Midwout, Utrecht and Bushwyck, being agreeably to oui presented request and your Honors' granted consent, assembled together in the presence cf your Honors' Commissioners, to promote the best interests of s:b, who threatened to pursue us by fire and sword, yea, to run those through who will say that v^e were not seated on King's ground, etc., with other similar language. And we fear that it will not cease until a prompt remedy be provided, as some English have again recently ,-;iven out that they will shortly depose the Magistrates in the Dutch towns and set Englishmen in their places, and that the property of those who will not take the oath of allegiance should be given up as booty. Your Honors will he able to form some idea of the uneasiness such menaces have caused your loyal subjects, r.ome of whom being driven from their homes 'ilready, 2, 3, yea, some 4 times by the past troubles, at one time with the Indians, and again with the English neighbors. 1 .' L- ■' '•lit: • HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XL a 75 Of a truth, it is a trc.i lamentable circumstance that so needful a work »« ih. <...*! or .he B..„d.,, With ,h. neighboring people „.. no. .„„., 1" ,ed 1 , ..t ha e bel plan ed on , oil to „h,eh a. ■,!. ..id, the Ho„>- Company ijlf ha.h not a .nfflcient ti"e trouble, and willingly „e, what burthen wa, impoL'on „. w. . .„ oU h.t He ■ IT Major., whenever they learn our di«icul, po.ltlon, „„l „„, .„«■„ n7to te dr v'en r' , b .trbofd :ii:r,rx;i;°' '""''' °'-' '"'■ •» '• ^-^ - »»"^«' «^™^ -uh r^rrni This certainly will be our lot unless we be immediately reinforced from V.fh.r^ a subject ourselves to our menacing neighbors, which God forL Th fo^°I we co s^de'r U imperatively necessary that the said embassy be dispatched the sooner th„hV. Tr ! with your Honors' recommendations as strong as possibl and ^.1 " h ^ 'u requested and besought to rende. pro.ptandi:!^;:^;!: eit^ ^ our sovere.gn8. the High and Mighty Lords States-General, and in default rre7weroullv declare to them that we cannot any loneer dwell nnH «if ,i«™„ "'ereof, we roundly Should your Honors find it advisable to allow the above mpntinn.^ k would, in our opinion, be necessary to adinin I th .7 '"""''"""'^ embassy to proceed, it J^zz y7u:^'.'e;:eCot::j:::,r:,r. "" "■"'^ " "*• •' - --- Elbert Elbertsen, Tieter Jansen Witt, Jan Strycker. To which we shall expect your Honors' favorable postile, and remain, -pu„ M, . , , r .u ^°"'" ^^"no"' humble servants. The Magistrates of the towns of Amersfoort. Breuckelen. Midwout. Utrecht, and Boswyck. (Signed in their names), ' Aduiaen Hegeman, Elbert Elbektsen, PlETER ClaESEJJ, Roelof Martensen, WlLLEM BreDENBENT, Albert Cornelissen Wantenaer, JoRis Gvsbehtsen Bogaert, Tomas V'erdonck, Willem Jacobsen van Boerum, Hendrick Jorissen, Jan Snedecker, Jacob Pietersen, B. Vosch, Francovs de Bhuvn, PiETER Jansen Witt, Barent Joostkn. f'^'- ¥ ' 376 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Appendix ; No. 2. Director Stuyvesant to the Dutch Towns on Long Island. Honorable, Dear, Faithful. You as well as we can sufficiently infer from the arrival of the English frigates at the Narrows, of some ships with ammunition and provisions at Hellgate, as well as from the arming of the English both on the Mainland and on Long Ishnd and other places, that this Capital is the object aimed at, which if lost, all is lost, there being no other place capable of offering any resistance. It is, therefore, requisite and in the highest degree necessary, that it should be protected and defended with all possible might and main ; for the better efl'ecting and accomplishing of this purpose, you are hereby earnestly required and requested to act in this most critical conjuncture as faithful subjects of the High and Mighty the Lords Stales General and the Hon*"'' the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company are bound and ought to do, and to reinforce us with every third man from your town. Relying thereupon, we, after cordial salutation, &c. Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 28'" August, 1G64. Answer: Honorable, Most Wise, Right Honorable, the Director-General and Council of New Netherland. Having received your Honors' letter, and the same, with the request made in great friendship, being read to us by the Schout and Schepens, we unanimously answer, that it is impossible for us to comply with it, as we ourselves are living here on the Flalland without any protection and must leave wives and children seated here in fear and trembling, which our hearts would fail to do. And, moreover, the English are themselves hourly expected ; ignorant of what we have to expect from them ; not sure either of life or property, we yet heartily wish it were in our power to assist your Honors. Herewith ending, we wish your Honors the gracious protection of the Most High and a favorable peace and prosperous government unto salvation. Furthermore, commending ourselves to your Honors' good favor, we shall be and remain. Right Honorable, Your subjects and servants. The Court and Commonalty of the town of Midwout, (Signed), Jan Snedikeii, Jan Stryckeu, William ■' ■; ii.uAMa. Appendix : No. 3. Remonstrance of the Burghers of New Amsterdam to the Director-General and Council against resisting the English ; 6"' September, IGOl. [ OuiitteJ, being duplicate of Document, lupra, p. 2IS. ] HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XL 877 W. Extract of a letter from the Receiver, CorneliB van Iluyven. addressed to the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, dated Q^* May, A" 1CC5. Your Honors' despatch, dated 2S'- November, 1664, by the ship V Gecruste hart, was received by me on the 25". February last. Much could be said on the dissatisfaction conceived by you at the surrender o this Province, but I shall only briefly remark, that when you will come to consmer rightly all the circumstances of the case and the imperative necessitv and difficulties in which your Honors' faithful Ministers and servants were placed in reg'ard to the vast, overwhelmnmg force of the assailants, the refusal of assistance by all the towns on Long Island ; he cutting off of al supplies of provisions; the scarcity thereof within, and of powder and lead; the little inclination of the inhabitants, inasmuch as they were aware that it was impossible to keep the place, as is to be seen by their petition and protest; your Honors being aware and informed of this, agreeably to truth and uprightness, and not according to the perverted passion and appetite of those who would rather have seen all murdered and ruined from which neither the State nor your Honors would have derived any profit, but only a few bloodsuckers and spendthrifts of their own and their Masters' substance, because then they would not have to render any account ; I feel assured that you will entertain an entirely different opinion of your faithful Ministers, the rather when your Honors will but once cast your eyes over what has. long before now, been so frequently and seriously set before you chiefly on the subject of the so repeatedly besought and prayed for Boundary settlement or reinlorcement of ships, people and ammunition, with a frank declaration that, otherwise, the country was lost, as the sad result has now proved to the loss of us all ; namely, of such as have engaged ,n the improvement of your Honors' conquest and invested all their means therein, which they must surrender for want of men and necessary means. This ought not to be .mputed to the prejudice of your Honors' faithful Ministers, for no man is bound to perform impossibilities. ' Your Honors doubtless know what has been effected, from time to lime, by your Honors' servants against the invasions, usurpations and pretensions of the English, and that we have spared neither trouble nor pains, nor allowed ourselves ever to tire in maintaining your Honors right; the same has been the case with your Honors' Ministers; but perceiving the impossibility of making a longer defence, they did not consider it proper, nor did thev resolve to surrender the place until they were of necessity forced thereto from without and within, as General btuyvesant. to whom may God the Lord grant a safe voyage, will be able fully to demonstrate by sufficient documents. This, I hope, will deserve, from your Honors, niore credit than the altogether too licentious prating of a few dissolute soldiers and others who had their eyes fixed more on robbing and plundeiing either stranger or inhabitants, than on the defence of your conquest. Had your Honors been personally here and seen no hope of any re lef or reinforcement, you would, without doubt, have considered it belter and more Uinstian-like to agree to some Conditions than to be obliged to look upon the ruin of the place, the murder of the poor people, women and children, without being able to do anything to prevent it. <=> J & 1 therefore request and pray your Honors to consider, according to your wonted wisdom, trie matter as it is, and not as represented by perverse information, that your Honors' Ministers may be excused and relieved from the blame which is unjustly attached to them. 4S lil . 878 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I liesohition of the Statts-Gencral. ( From the RrgUlcr of WoKt Indl* Affliira, IWM — 1670, In the Royal Arlchlvc* at Ike ntttne. ^ Monday, lO"* October, loG5. roiioiin. PreBcntcd to the Assembly the written Report of Peter Stuyvesnnt, Ex-Director- ni Hiuyreuai. "* General of Hew iVetherland. Which being considered, it is resolved and Kopurt. concluded that the aforesaid Report be placed in the hands of Mess" Van Ommeren and the other their High Mij^htinesset Deputies for the aflUirs of the West India Company, to inspect, examiue and report thereon. liesolution nf the Stated-General, ( From the Roglnlor of Weet India Affalii, 1G«4 — 1870, In the Roy*' Archlrn »< the Hague. ] Saturday, 19"* December, 1C66. Read the report of Mess" Van Ommeren and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of tiie West India Company, who, agreeably to the Resolution of the IS"" October last, have inspected and examined the written Report of Peter Stuy vesant, late Director-General in New Netherland. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the written report shall be sent to the Presiding Chamber of said West India Company, in order that it may communicate to their High Mightinesses its information and advice whether there are any points of importance therein proper to be approved for the public service. The despatch to be seiit oft' without reconsideration. F^lollS. Ki-nir«ilor-a«o»- r*l BiuyTMUt. Keport. Folio 115. Reftolution of the States -QeneraL I Frnm the RegUter of Wvil Ijullii AITalra, 1HA4 1117(1, In lh<- Kuyal Arohlrei at the Ilagn*. I Saturday, If)" December, lOOS. On the Petition of Peter Stuyvesnnt, late Dlrector-Oeneral in New Netherland, Tn.i'"J""|.^y^f"'in '■<'ing hi« discharge and free pusuport to prosecute his voyage in a certain "*"'"*"'■ ship lying ready to sail, to the end that he may remove* and bring thence hithi>r his wife and the other members of his family, with his property; ills, after consideration, reuolved and concluded that the aforesaid Petition shall be sent to the Presiding Chamber of the West India Company for advice. The despatch shuU be sent off' without reconsideration. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XL 879 States-Gitteral to Ove Chamber at Amsterdam. I From tho Rcgl^r of Viitegan, ft-.>re« of the 8t.te»0«„c™j, In the R«,.l A«,hl«. u the n««o. 1 To the Presiding Chamber of the West India Company, the 19* December, 1666. Thb States, &o. vJZL st"°"°"»"; *"n '^' ""' ''' '"^"''^ '''' accompanying Petition of Peter Stuyvesant. late Director-General of New Netherland. with request and order hat you wl commu„,cate to us your opinion thereupon. In like manner we he.ewi h ransm.t you the wntten Report delivered to us on the IQ'" of October last by said Stuyvesant. fur the purpose of communicating to us your information and advice, whether it contains any pomts of unportance on which resolutions should be passed for the public interest. Wherewith, &c. , In the Hague, the la'* December, 1665. Kxtracts. Rejoinder of the States -General to Sir Geotrje Downinrfs Reply. ( From .he Tr.ct prl„.<.d .t the n.««e, Anno IMa, »n 1 In po«e«l»n of Jame. teno,, E.q., NcwTork, ) AdditionnI Observations o... or Rejoinder to, a certain Reply of Sr. George Downing. Ambassador Kxtrnordinary of the King of Great Britain, to thi Uemnrks of the Deputies of the High and Mighty Lords States-CJeneral of the United Netherlands, made on his presented Memorial of tho thirtieth of December, 10G4. The Ambassador proceeds to the affairs of New Netherland, and says: "That he does not arg,.efrom the gran.mntical signification of the words. Gmnl, Chann or Paicnr (which was not g.ven by Mess'- the Depulie.). „„d adds. " that their High Mightinesses' Grant is not to be compared w.th that issued by the successive Kings of England, and is also more limited." Heremthe Ambassador is mistaken. a» their High Mightinesses have as much the power lo gwe Charters I'atents an.l (Jrants as the King of Kngland. and they are of equal efficacy and value. And that gran.e.f to the VVest In.lia Con.pany is as »mple as any which the King hath granted or can grant. And the Company is expressly authorised by the second Article of its Cl.nrteT. to phmt Colonies, occupy lands, an.l fur.hern.ore. as fully and amply as any Patent from the King can extend, and such is expres^ly declared under the Great Seal of the State. But thats not the .l.fficuliy, nqr does it touch it; and the Ambassa.lor does not allude to nor touch the didicuU poiut. lo wit: " Whether the (Jrant. Charter or Patent issued by the Kmg. can dispose of more than the properly and rights belonging to himself or his subjects, and whether it can really preju.lice the rights of the subjects of other Kings and Stalest And Uierelore in ,t >,l no e.,nNe,|uei„e what .. exprensed in the King's Patent respecting New Nelhcrluud, u> the King cun order luch clauses to be inserted therein as he (binks proper, and M 380 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. do not prejudice the right of the Dutch Nation in those countries. And here 'tis to be noted, that the King of Knglnnd himself seems thus to understand it; for, in some Royal I'ateiits granted to English colonists, is this exception and clause found very expressly inserted : " I'rovided the lands granted as aforesaid shall not be in the posseasibn of any oiher Prince or State." But if the Ambassador should wish to adduce this in proof of the Knglish possession o( those quarters, it is not valid. For, possession is a real tiiking up, and in itself a continuation, and therefore an act which must be verified by witnesses, and cannot in the remotest degree be proved by the granting of any Patent or Royal Charter. Therefore, any such Acre of the King of England conferring on any of his subjects the power to cultivate and to take possession of the Northern part of America, together willi the concession of a sovereign government, as such may be, laying down certain limits within which the coimtry of New Netherland might be included, cannot be alleged us the slightest proof that the Knglish ever hud possession of New Netherland. But he says: " 'Tis not requisite that men should inhabit every individual spot; it is enough that they had taken possession of a part within the limits df their Patent, and bo acquire the remainder mentioned in their Patent." This would well apply to any places which are not taken possession of, and not embraced within those parts that are possessed ; but inasmuch ns another baa full fifty years' adverse possession, it does not enter into consideration, except to glozo over such violent usurpations as are here perpetrated ; it being notorious that a thing can be possessed by only one. We shall willingly concede to the Ambassador, if the English in Ceylon or other Dutch Colonies, possessed a country as the Dutch have in the Northern part of America, that the sole right which is here claimed, should belong to them. And further, what was stated in the Remarks: Whoever asserts another's possession to be precarious, must prove it, because the imcaiium is not presumed. The possession by the Dutch in America is public and in tlie eye of the whole world, and cannot now be presumed to be precarious; it rests wiih the English to prove the fact. The Ambassador does not bring forward an iota to prove it, hut says: " They have been so notified ffom time to time." And though this notification is not true, and no proof thereof can possibly be produced, yet would even that be insulficient, so long as the party notified does not accept it as such, for, the saying of the one, without the acknowledgment of the other party, conveys no prejudice, and the Aml)a'«sai1or must also prove the acceptance of such notice. Furthermore, the .■\mbassador replies not a word to what was stated in the Remarks: That property which lies wild, desert, sterile and vacant, belongs to him who happens to occupy it; that this title of occupation constitutes that of the inhahilnnts of this State to the lands of New Netherland, and that the English themselves have no other title to the lands which they possess in those countries. It will not be found that the words of his Memorial on this point were incorrectly quoted, on which he expostidates here, as the Ambassador's own words were quoted, as will appear on comparing them with the original; but there appears to be some slight deviation in the Translation; therefore the expostulations which has now makes hereupon have not much foundation. Respecting the argument adduced of the settlement of the Boundary concluded in the year sixteen hundred and fifty-four, the Ambassador says : "That the English would be disposed to concide to the Dutch some limits williiii which they night rest contented, and such would have taken eflV-ct and beeo rutiQed, if their new iDsuleocies liud nut diverted the sume." HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 881 ir the Boundary negot.nt,on be examined, it will be found to be a mutual Ace and agreement signed by both s.des. and not a simple concession, as stated ; an evi.ient proof and acknowledgment by the English themselves in those parts, that the district and country of New Netherland were possessed by (he inhabitants of this State, under their own laws and government without any dependency In the world on any man outside this State, be he who he may. Besides, when the English and the Dutch, the one and the other claiming to observe the agreement, again disputed about the limits and extension of their Colonies; this being almost the only source of dirtereuce there, (or it was never claimed that the Dutch should nof possess in (ui propriety, independent of everybody outside this Sla(e. what they had held, both in regard o( lands and lots and lawful government and other territorial rights ; it was agreed there, shortly before the arrival in those parts of the English force which took violent occupation of the place, that each party shouhl remain possessed of, and keep, what it was in possession of and endeavor to get the superiors on both sides to determine the question of the limits within' a year. Hence -t is evident, that the allair which occurred there was nothing else than a violent usurpation and hostile aggression. It is not stated what new in.oiencies have been committed by the Dutch yonder; (or truly it cannot be said that any have occurred ; and according to the 1 reaty and the interpretation given to it by the Ambassador, justice must first be demanded and waited (or. during a space of twelve months ; but the English consider themselves at libe-tv to do what they please; they are not bound by any Treaty; whatever they do is all ri«ht which, if done by this side would he proclaimed a violation of all law. "That it is not possible that a few Hollanders would (ail on so many English (says the Ambassador) the greater the insolence and presumption which they ha-e attempted from time to time, being so small a number of Foreigners (as if the English had ever been Natives of the country) so much the greater the patience of the English who are numerous an.i strong enough in those parts to bring into the field an army of twenty thousand armed men " Whoever is acquainted with the nature of the English Nation will be able easily to understand whiit IS to bo inlerred from this saying of the Ambassador. Further, be acknowledges that he would be inexcusable " if this had been his pro.luction only ; if he had the presumption to feign these allegations and endenvore.l thereby to impose on your High Mightinesses and the world, that the Dutch had i.ijured the Fnulish and had usurp.-d, fron* time to time, on them in tliose parts, if it had not been so " This ii, indeed, a (rank confession on the part of the Ambassador. Whereupon be, then must prove the asserte Ollla-, AlLuny. 1 1663 ; 15"- October, being Monday. We departed, with the rising of the sun, in Dirck Smith's sloop. Though the wind was contrary, we arrived with that tide at Hog's-Island, and, as in consequence of the strong ebb we could not make much progress by rowing, we cast anchor, went on shore, while the crew took in some ballast. When the ebb was passed we weighed anchor, passed Ilellgate at low water, and arrived, by laveering and rowing, near Minnewits Island, where we stopt. IG'" We weighed anchor before day-break ; the wind remaining contrary, stopt during the title, r.ear Oyster bay. In the afternoon, the wind being somewhat more favorable, we discovered Stratford point, but the wind shifting again and the tide being gone, we cast anchor. n"" In the morning, before day-break, we again set sail, the wind ahead ; however, by force of rowing and tacking, we arrived at Milfort between 8 and 9 o'clock. We directly called on Mr. Bryan, a merchant in that place, requesting him to procure us three horses to ride to Hartford, which he promised to do. He said that he proposed to go thither himself. Meanwhile, we visited the Magistrates, Mr. Treat and Mr. Fenn, but we did not find either of them at home. Mr. Treat visited us afterwards at the Tavern. After salutation, we communicated to him the cause of our arrival there and intended departure for Hartford, and requested him to take charge of our sloop, which we intended leaving in the harbor till we returned, so that some vagabonds, who, we were informed, were there roving about, might Vol. II. ' SU. (iu ! IlartforJ. — Ed. 40 386 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. not cause us any damage. This he consented to. We recommended the same to young Mr. Bryan. Meanwhile, we were informed that two horses only could be obtained, unless a young man who arrived there from Hartford would hire his horse. When he arrived, we agreed to hire his horse at fourteen English shillings, but when he was to give the horse he hesitated. We inquired why ? as we agreed together unconditionally. He could not at first be persuaded to disclose his mind ; at last he said, he apprehended that his folks at Hartford would find fault with him for assisting us, who were not their friends. The Magistrates present at this conversation were very much dissatisfied, telling him that he must deliver his horse, in conformity to the agreement, which he at last, though reluctantly, did. After dinner, as soon as the horses were ready, we rode on towards Newhaven, where we arrived about an hour or 2 before sun-set. The horses being attended, we went to pay our respects to Mr. Gilbert, the Deputy Governor, but he was not at home ; we tarried that night at Newhaven. IS"" Thursday. Started from Newhaven at the rising of the sun, in company of Mr. Bryan, merchant at Milford, and Mr. Pell, arrived, we suppose, about 4 o'clock at Hartford. Understanding that the Governor and Court were assembled, we resolved, in order not to lose any time, to inform the Court, without delay, of our arrival, and solicit, at the same time, an audience. This being performed, we received for answer, that we may appear, if it pleased us, either now or to-morrow morning. We requested that we might do it without further delay, which was consented to. After friendly welcome we delivered our letters. When these were read, we added : if the Governor and Court desired any further explanation, we are willing and prepared to give it directly to the Governor and Court, or to any committee authorized by them. Whereupon no direct answer was communicated. They said, they would examine the letters. Having recommended the matter seriously to their attention, we took our leave, when we were i.iformed by Mnjor Mason, the Deputy-Governor, that a room was prepared for us at the hruse of their Marshal, where we were requested to take our lodgings, which we gratefully accepted. lO"- Early in the morning, before the Court met, we paid our respects to the Hon. John Winthrop, and requested him to contribute his most strenuous exertions for the removal of all misunderstandings and the continuance of peace and harmony, which he promised to do. Whereupon we desired to be informed what was the result of their deliberations upon the letter which we had delivered. He said he could not give us correct information on this subject, as he left the meeting a little while after us, being very much indisposed ; but he was confident that the Court had appointed a Committee to enter into negotiation with us upon this affair. As we could not obtain a more decisive answer from him, and the time of the meeting of the Court was fast approaching, we took our leave, and presented the following request to that body : " To the Honorable, the Governor and Court of Hartford Colony. " The purport of these few lines is merely to thank you for our amicable reception, and the courteous acceptance of the letters which we delivered, solicitirg now to be favored with a categorical answer thereto, so that we may correctly know in what manner we ought to regulate our conduct. In the meanwhile remaining," &c. Which being carried in, we were told by the Marshal that three persons were appointed to speak further with us, who would meet within an hour at the house of Mr. Howard, the HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 887 Miller, being about half way between our lodgings and the town hall, with request that we should also be there at that time, to which we agreed and went there at the hour appointed After wa.t.ng there about an hour in vain, the Marshal came and told us, that the Committee had been hindered by some other business intervening from waiting on us. and as it was ahnost noon that the Governor and Court begged the favor of us to dine with them in the town hall; o which we answered, that it appeared strange to us that the gentlemen of the Committee excused themselves as they had appointed the time; that nevertheless we should come where we were invited. In a short time thereafter the Deputy Governor and Secretary came to excuse the Committee, as some business had happened wherein their the town hall. After dinner, we desired that our business might be forwarded, upon which the persons who were appointed as a Committee, promised to follow us immediately to the aforesaid place, as they did. After some discourse little to the purpose, and being seated, we showed our commission, with request that they would do the same, upon which they delivered in an extract, as they said, out of thei. minutes, in which they, to wit : Allyne, Senior. Captam Talcot. John Allyne. Junior, were qualified to treat with us, adding that the showing a commission was superflous. as we had been informed, ourselves, by the Court that they were appointed for that purpose, upon which we let that matter drop also, and asked whether they would be pleased to make answer to the propositions contained in the letter we had delivered to which they replied: That they would fain be informed in a summary manner what the' propositions were to which we required an answer. We said, that they were briefly contained in the aforesaid letter (to wit): First. That we desired to know whether they would be pleased to conform themselves to the advice of the other three Colonies, containing in substance that everything with respect to the limits should remain as was agreed upon in the year 1C50. 'till the next meeting of the Commissioners, in the year 1CC4. Secondly. Or else, that they would be pleased to appoint some persons to treat farther about the limits now in dispute. Thirdly. If not. that the matters should then be referred to our superiors in Europe, on condition that everything should meanwhile remain as was agreed to in the year 1(550. Many debates, pro and con, arose on the aforesaid points, so that the whole afternoon was spent vitliout effecting anything. The result substantially was. To the first : That they could not conform themselves to the advice of the aforesaid •ninissioners for the following, reasons : 1" That they had already given notice, on Long Island, of their P.itent andof the King's grant 2"i>' That the inhabitants thereof, at least the greatest part of them, had voluntarily betaken themselves under their government. 3'"-v That they neither could nor dared refuse them (if they would not incur the King's displeasure), as the same were included in their Patent, to which they further added that though the fixing of the limits should be deferred to the next meeting of the Commissioners, in the year IGCl, they were not to regulate themselves by the advice of the Commissioners nor of the other Colonies, hut by the King's Patent; and, in case the Commissioners should do anything contrary to it, that they would much rather separate themselves from the other Colonies, as they would never permit anything to be done contrary to it, or any change made in It, except by his Majesty himself, as those who would make any such change or alteration in it, would put themselves above and lord it over his Miijcg!". 388 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS What we alleged against this: that hib Majesty's meaning was not to give anything away which had already been so long possessed by others ; also, that it could not be proved out of the Patent, &c., was in vain ; they persisted in their groundless opinion. To the second point they made no direct answer, only proposed, by way of question, Whether the General had sufficient qualification from the Prince of Orange and the States- General. To which we answered, that the commission of the States-General sufficiently qualified the General for that purpose, and dropped that point; and proceeded To the third. To which they answered, that they were willing that matters should be referred to our mutual superiors, on condition that the English towns on Long Island and Westchester should, by proviso, be under the government of Hartford. This being thus proposed, old Mr. Allen made a long harangue to this effect: That he was well assured that the English towns would no longer remain under the Dutch government, and in case we should compel them, that they were resolved to defend themselves to the uttermost; that he was, therefore, of opinion, that it would be more to our advantage, to prevent farther mischief and bloodshed, that the said towns should remain under the government of Hartford 'till such time as his Majesty and the States-General should be agreed (to wit), those who had formerly submitted themselves to their government. To which we answered : That it would not now nor ever be allowed. They replied, that for the present they could not act any further with us, nor hinder the aforesaid towns from betaking themselves under the obedience of his Majesty. We answered, that they were the cause of it, since they had, by different deputations, encouraged and excited the towns to it. They replied, that they were bound to make the King's grant known to them. We answered, that they might do it to the King's subjects, but not to their High Mightinesses and the Company's subjects. To which they again replied, that they were subjects of his Majesty, as they dwelt according to the Patent upon his Majesty's territories. Up n which proposition we asked them, In what light they looked upon the Provisional settlement of the limits in the year 1C50 ? They answered, absolutely as a nullity and of no force, as his Majesty had now settled the limits for them, the other being done only provisionally, &c. Whereupon we again appealed to the advice of the other Colonies, to which was answered : That they (to wit, the other Colonies) could make no alteration unless they assumed to themselves an equal authority with the King; saying, that they had, in that respect, nothing to do with the other Colonies. The time being spent with many such like propositions and answers without effecting anything, we concluded, from all these circumstances, that the acts of Richard Mills at Westchester, of Coe, Pantom and others on Long Island, were committed and executed at their instigation, and that they now only sought to put a spoke in the wheel, and to keep matters iu agitation till such time as the towns, namely, of Westchester, Middleburgh and Rustdorp revolted (whose Deputies we daily saw here before our eyes, having free access to the principal men); as they openly declared that, in case the towns who had freely betaken themselves under their p- jrnment and protection should ask assistance, they neither could nor might deny it them. All these matters being duly considered by us, and, moreover, that if we should depart without reducing things to some certainty, the English towns on Long Island would apparently have revolted before our arrival at the Manhatans ; to prevent this and the danger which might ensue therefrom, ond to show that we would contribute, as much as possible, to prevent bloodshed, we resolved to make the following proposal as the last: To wit, < m'wm: HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 389 That if they would firmly and faithfully keep the provisional settlement of the limits m id? in the year 1650, 'till such time as his Majesty and the High and '^''ghty States-Generai were agreed about the limits, and would not presume to take any ot the English settlements belonging to this government under their protection, nor assume to themselves any jurisdiction over the same, we, on our part, would, in like manner, 'till that time, assume no jurisdiction over Oosldurp, otherwise called Westchester, to which we added : That, if they would not acquiesce in this our proposal (having now contributed all possible means in our power to settle peace and unity), we declared ourselves and our constituents innocent, before God and man, of all the calamities which should arise from their unjust proceedings. After a few debates, little to the purpose, it being now late in the evening, they said, they would take until to-morrow morning to consider the proposal, and took leave. 20"- October. Between 9 and 10 o'clock, according to appointment, the abovementioned gentlemen of the Cohimitlee came to our lodgings. We went with them to the aforesaid place at the house of Mr. Howard. After some introductory discourse, we asked them whether they had considered our proposal, and what their answer was to it. After some frivolous exceptions, that the English on Long Island would not stand under us, and that if we should compel them to obedience, it would be the cause of much bloodshed, they expressly said that they could not agree with us unless the English townships, viz., Oostdurp, Middieburgh, Rustdurp and Hamstede were under their government ; if we would comply with this, they would defer the matter, and not proceed further 'till another convention, but that we, in the meantime, should not in the least interfere nor exercise any right or jurisdiction over them, and if we could not, that they also could not hinder the aforesaid towns (being by his Majesty of England included in their Patent) from betaking themselves under their protection, and consequently that they should be obliged to defend them, in case they were attacked. We answered hereunto: That his Majesty had more discretion than to include in their f'atent the subjects and lauds of their High Mightinesses, which they had possessed for so many years ; that such was an erroneous explanation ; that the Patent contained a tract of land lying in America, in New England, and, consequently, not in New Netherland ; that Governor Wintiirop had declared, in the hearing of us all, that it must be so understood; and that it must be understood in lis case like the Boston Patent, in which it is expressly mentioned : On condition thai the lands shall not have been previoudij jiossesscd by any Prince or rolcntale. Long Island being now so many years possessed by the subjects of their High Mightinesses, therefore the English could not, by reason thereof, claim any right or title to it. In short, what amicable proposals and inducements soever we made use of, we could not proceed any further with them. In the meantime, it being noon, we were again invited by the Governor, together with the gentlemen of the Committee to dine with him, which we did. After dinner, we complained to the Governor and Members that we did not advance in our business with the Committee on account of their unreasonable and unanswerable demands; such as giving up our right to the English towns, &c. We desired, therefore, that they would be pleased to answer the letter delivered them and the neighborly and friendly propositions contained in it, which they promised to do, but nothing was concluded upon this afternoon, as it was Saturday, and some of the Members were obliged, before dusk, to go to Windsor and Wealhersfield. 21" ditto. Sund'iy. Went to church and supped in the evening with the Governor. After supper, being in discourse with his Kxcullency, among other things, he expressly declared : that the intent of the Patent was by no means to claim any right to New Netherland, but that iW . k ■ 4i * I I ' ; 390 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. i '^m^ il only comprehended a tract of land in New England, &c. We begged the favor of his Excellency to indulge us with such declaration in writing, that we might avail ourselves of it • but he declined, saying that it was sufficiently plain from the Patent itself. We said that a' different construction was put en it^ by others, and that such declaration would give much light ; but as we observed that the G^overnor still adhered to his first saying, after some more discourse, we took leave. 22'' ditto. Monday. We desired by the Marshal an answer in writing to the letter we delivered and the propositions contained in it, which was promised us. We dined with Mr. Wels, whose father had been Governor of Hartford. Nothing was done this day, as we expected the promised answer, but did not receive it. 23'' ditto, Tuesday morning. We were told that the aforesaid Committee would meet us at Mr. Howard's. We went there. The aforesaid Committee being also come, we demanded an answer in writing to the propositions contained in the delivered letter. They said, that they were come once more to speak with us about the aforesaid towns, as they had endeavored to persuade the Deputies of those towns to remain quiet under our government till farther determination, but that these would not consent to it That it would therefore be best for us not to claim them, in order to prevent farther mischief. We answered that those of Hartford were the cause of it, as they had, by frequent deputations, drawn the subjects of their High Mightinesses from their oath and allegiance, and had encouraged them to revolt, &c. They did .lot deny it, but said : It is so now, and we would fain have them remain quiet, but what can we do now that they are included in our Patent, and desire to be received and protected by us, which we cannot deny them? Much was said against this; that they were not included in the Patent; that the Patent mentioned a tract of land in New England and not in New Netherland ; that the Governor so understood it himself They answered, he Governor is but ore man. We and more besides us understand it so that our Patent' not only takes them in, but extends Northward to the Boston line and Westward to the sea. We asked, in case another Royal Patent should intervene, where would New Netherland then lie ? They answered without hesitation : They knew of no New Netherland, unless a Patent for it from his Majesty could be produced. We said, that we had no need of a Patent from his Majesty. They replied, that they were willing to agree with us if we could show a Patent from any Prince or from their High Mightinesses, by which such a tract of land was given. We appealed to the Charter and to the approval of their High Mightinesses of the Provisional settlement of the limits made at Hartford in the year 1C50. They answered, that the Charter is only a commercial Charter, and the said settlement of the limits was only conditional, &c. If you can't show a special Patent for the land, it must fill to us. We said, that the right of their High Mightinesses was indisputable, as appears by first discovery- purchase from the natives — most ancient possession, &c. They answered, that they would let us keep as much as was actually possessed and occupied by our nation, but that we could not hinder them from possessing that which was not occupied by our nation. Many objections were made to this, that the possession of part was taken for the possession of the whole, &c., but it availed nothing. They said, we had no right to hinder them from possessing unlocated lands which were comprehended in their Patent, and we could show no Patent from any Prince or State. After many debates pro and con, we asked them, how they would have it for the present, as they had not as yet answered our reasonable proposals. In the mean time, it being noon, they promised to acquaint us, after dinner, with their meaning; HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. gm whereupon we went with them to the Town Hall, but before we got there a few proposition, were shown us by young Mr Allen and one Willets. a Magistrate of Hartford, containing in substance that. ,f we would g.ye up all right and title first to Westchester, with all the lands as far as & an ford and further, d.vest ourselves of all authority and jurisdiction over the English owns on Long Island, they would then agree farther with us. As these propositions were full of blots (.t be.ng the rough draft), we desired that the same might be copL fal.wT ch they undertook to do. In the meantime we dined ; after dinner we desired that they would exped.te matters, as we had been there so long without effecting anything, upon which they Sdivered to T: '" ' "' ''''''"'' ''^'"' '""'' '""' '^' ^°"°"'"« unreasonable articles were ?:;r.e5;x.T./'r7^,"',^r'''''''"/"'^ '" '''' p'°p'' """^ '^"^« ^«'^««" that a,id ..2- Tl, ^ ^'""'^"^ . '•';' belonge to the Colony of Connecticut till it be otherwise issued. "2- T at Connecfcut w.l or beare exersiseing any Authority over the Plantations of Pleamstede, Jamecoe &c. until the Case be further considered, provided the Dutch will forbeare to exercse any Coercive Power towards any off the English Plantations upon Longe Island until there be a Determination off the Case. '• 3'' It is also agreed that the Issue of these Differances shal be by our mutual Accord or by a third I erson or Persons mutually chosen by us or by our Superiors in Europe and that the Magistrates now in Beinge one Long Island in those Plantations shall govern those said 1 lantations, until there be an Issue of these Differances as aforesaid. "4- That all and every Person on Longe Island shall be wholly indemnified for all Passages and Transactions respectinge these Affairs to this Day. "That we mutually advice ail Persons concerned both English and Dutch to carv it peaceably Justly and friendly to each other." The above Propositions being read by us. we answered: That they were wholly unreasonable and we should not be justified in consenting to them. We desired that they should desist from their pretensions to the towns on Long Island, situate within our government when we should express ourselves on the other points; but to no purpose. They said as before, that they could not refuse receiving these towns and defending them against all persons whatsoever, which they said they would also do. &c. Seeing that we did not advance in order to prevent further encroachments and damages, and being inclined to fix something certain, of which we had no prospect unless we made some concessions, we resolved, for the reasons aforesaid and to obviate further mischief, to make the following offer : i^^TaaCi:^^''^^''^'''''*^/''*' ^^' ^""'^ ""'^ People to Stanfort, shal abide under this .. K • pP'f"'"""'; °«^ Connecticut, til the Time that the Bounds and Limits betwixt the abovesaid Colony and the Province off the New Netherland shall be determined here by our mutual accord or by Persons mutual Chosen or by his Royal Majesty off England and the High and Mighty Estates General off the united Provinces. The Plantations off Middleborrow Ilustdorp and Ilamstede the which are said to revolt and to come under the Colony off Connecticut shall absolutely abide under the Government off New Netherland till the aforesaid Determination, and that the Magistrates for the Time beinge one Long Island in those lantations shall govern those said Plantations under the said Government until there be an Issue oil these Differences as aforesaid. 392 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. " That nil and every Person one Long Island shall be wholly indemnified for al Passages and Transactions respecting these Affairs to theso Day. " That we mutually advice all Persons concerned both English and Dutch to carry it peaceably Just and friendly each to other. " That both Parties In Differance namely Connecticut CoUony and the Governour and Counsel oil' New Nethorland, slial be Ingnged to use their utmost Endeavours to promote and accomplish the Issuinge off the above Differances." Being, at our request, admitted within, and having delivered the above Propositions, which they read, we were answered by some of them, that whether we proposed it or not it was all the same ; the aforesaid towns would not continue under us. Others said, that they did not know any Province of New Nelherland, but that there was a Dutch Governor over the Dutch Plantation on the Manhatans; that Long Island was included in their Patent and that they would also possess and maintain it, and much more such like discourse. To the first was answered, that we were assured they would continue under our government if Hartford Colony did not claim a right to them. To the other, that they had, in the making of the conditional settlement of the limits in the year 1050, acknowledged the Province of New Netherland, &c. But observing we made no progress with them, we desired that the mutter might remain as it is at present, till a farther determination of his Majesty and the States-CJeneral. To which they answered, that his Mnjesty's Patent fixed the limits, and if wo could not acquiesce in their propositions nothing could be done, but if we would sign them, they would then treat farther with us. As we deemed a compliance, on our part, wholly unvvarraiitahle, we desired, if they proposed to make any answer to the letter we delivered, that they would not delay it as we intended to depart early the next day and acquaint the General and Council of New Netherland how we fared. They answered that they would have one ready. Aflcr begging of them to take the matter into serious consideration and endeavor, all in their power, to continue everything in peace and unity till his Majesty and the 8tates-(!eneral should determine the limits, we took leave. This happening in the afternoon, we went to them again in the evening to know whether the letter was ready. We were answered, that it would be brought to our lodgings, and, as we were resolved to depart next day early in the morning, wo took leave of the Assembly ns we nico did that evening of the Governor to whom we complained that nothing more was done on our reasonable proposals. To which his Excellency answered, that it was so concluded upon in the Assembly, and that he wished something had been fixed upon. We answered, that we had done everything iri our power to efiect it. Alter some compliments we took our leave. In the evening a letter was delivereil to us with this BuperHcri|ition : 'I'/nse /or t/ir lllg/ii Imnnoiirdlilv Vfe should be deprived of their just right, which God and Nature have conferred on them and .n wh.ch our Sovereign Lord, the King, is resolved to maintain them. His Majesty, not only be.ng Sovereign Lord of his people, but also a just Prince and a true PaCcr PalrL. or Father of the Country, and, consequently, a strict avenger of his people's wrongs and injuries Sir. I have been mformed of hostilities and acts of enmity, absolute breakers of the peace between England and Holland; the proof of each instance I shall reserve until I have the good ortune to kiss your hand, which will be to-morrow morning, about twelve of the clock, at Halbush, .( ,t please you to come and meet me there, which shall be considered a favor by h.m who .8 h.s Majesty's faithful servant, and your Honor's in all things not conflicting with his Majesty s Uoyal interests and the peace of his good subjects. Addressed : (Signed). John Schott. To the Hon''!-' Peter Stuyvesant, CJeneral of the Dutch on the Manhattans. The preceding letter being delivered by one Mr. Jackson to the General, it is the opinion of his Honor, the Councillors present and the Burgomasters of this ci.y, both from the address and some conversation with the bearer, that the name of (ieneral or Director of New Netherland was omitted, and the address simply " Petrus Stuyvesant," through studied slight. Whereupon twas re^solved to return the messenger the letter unopened, saying that there was no other etrus Stuyvesant here than the Director-General of New Netherland ; if Captain Schott meant him. then his Honor must be acknowle.lged in that quality. This being told to Mr. Jackson, the messenger, he answered that 'twas better to open the letter; that Captain Schott. although he had at present with him a numerous troop of horse and fool, came only in friendship, and that the letter contained a request that the General should come and meet him at Flatl.'.sh to speak together, so that further mischief may be prevented. Finally, ho oflered to open and r. -id the letter which had been committed to his care ; it was thereupon opened by him. being vjord for word the same as is copied above. Whereupon 'tis resolved to send some persons to M.dwout to see and hear what said Captain Schott should propose and do there, and to tell h.mil he had anything to exhibit or to propose, that he had to apply here to the General and Council, etc. Whereunto wore commissioned Mess" Cornells van Huyven, Secretary and I eceiver-General of New Netherland. ()l«f Stevensz van Cortlant. Hurgomaster of this city. Martin Cryger. Captain Lieutenant, and John Lawrentse. Burgher of this city. Miinn t« /trt roan il >■*.«. ....I ».^ ;„ %T Kr . . . . ' 1. -....r.v.uaiii, 111 new .^etnonana, the eleventh Juuuury. iC64. Vol. II. JO Mi* '4 394 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Report of the Commissioners. Pursuant to tlie verbal command and order of the Director-General and Council, we, the undersigned, repaired to the village of Midwout, on Long Island, where dismounting, we heard a drum beat and a trumpet sounded, and were told that Captain John Schott was on his march thither with a company of horse and foot. We resolved to wait for him and the companies in front of Sheriff Hegeman's house. After a brief delay. Captain Schott rode with his companies, about 60 (a 70 horsemen and as many foot, with colors flying, drums beating and trumpet sounding in from of Sheriff Hegeman's house, where, seeing us standing, he dismounted with some of his followers and came over to us. After some compliments, we said to him that we were surprised he should come riding in such a manner. He said he had hoped to have met Mr. Stuyvesnnt there, but had heard from Mr. Jackson, his messenger, that his letter had given some offence. We answered that the Lords States-General and the Ho:.'''' Company had styled his Honor Director-General of New Nelherland, and that he must be acknowledged as such. That, in other respects, it was not only a slur on him, but also tended to disparage the Lords States-General and the Company. Whereupon he made some excuse. Letting that pass, we requested him, if he had any commission or any proposition, to address himself to the Manhattans, where the General had his abode. He answered, that he had a few words to say to the people. Whereupon he stepped out, ordered the troop to approach and made a long harangue in the English language, the substance whereof was, that the Dutch unjustly occupied this country; that it was his Majesty's; if the inhabitants would acknowledge him as their Sovereign that they might remain; otherwise, leave, &c. Having concluded. Secretary Van Ruyven went to where Captain Schott stood, saying in substance, that nobody had any right there but the Lords States-General and the Incorporated West India Company, as the country had been first discovered by the Dutch, for the most part purchased from the natives, and some parts of it peaceably possessed 40. others 30 years, which he undertook to prove suiUciently, if he. Captain Schott, would accompany him to the Manhattans. Schott excused himself from accepting this invitation, saying he was not now inclined to go over. Hereupon lie was again and again asked for his commission. He answered that we must (irst show our right. After a little deliberation, he said he would ride with us to The Ferry to see if Mr. Sluy vesant would be willing to come and speak with him. We mounted our horses together. He left the foot people near Midwoiit to march to Graveaend. Ileing come to the ferry, he began again to speak of proclaiming the King of England there. Whereupon, being answered that he hIiouM not do 80 — that men could by all means proclaim the Lords States-General, he replied angrily, that if any man would proclaim the Stales there, he should cut the feet from under him Whereupon the Secretary said, he did not well understand his meaning. Captain Schott answered in Dutch : 1 will stick my rapier in the guth of any man who proclaims the Slates here, or says this is not King's land. He wis replied to l>y Secretary Van Ifuyven that the question would not be settled by such means ; that it would not be any credit for an armed troop to kill an unarmed man. Whereupon he said, though we came with a hundred soldiers, he should wait, adding, if the Company which accompanied him will go. he feared not to proceed over to the Manhattans and proclaim the King there. The boat meanwhile, being got ready, we said we should cross over and report to the Director-General and Council that he was come there. We repeatedly asked him for his commission, or lo give us his pretension in writing, in order to be able to exhibit it to the General and Council, &c. Finally, he pulled a HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 395 letter out of h,s pocket, which, as far as its tenor could be understood, was a form of Instruction or Meu.o.r, drawn up by those of the Colony of Hartford for him and one Captain Yongh, who also accompanied him, whereby they were requested to inquire what right the Dutch may have to Long Island. Having commenced reading it, he again stuck it back in his pocket^ saymg: If Mr Stuyvesant come over, I shall speak to him of weightier matters. On the way he added : I shall wa.t one hour for an answer. Seeing no chance of effecting anything else, we crossed over, leavmg John Lauwrents behind, in order to see if he could ascertain anything as to Schott s mtent.on. We omitted stating in its proper place the complaint which the said Captam Schot and others of his company made to us at Midwouth, saying that our people had broken the peace between England and Holland because the General had dispatched a frigate with armed soldiers in pursuit of some English of Gravesend at Nieuwehings;' that we had treated Richard Mils and Jeems Crysty very badly at the time they were detained by us; yea. that the first, as was reported, had died in consequence, &c. Whereunto we answered, that it was false, and nothing but a bald forgery, and the contrary would be proved, which was in part believed by him, in part not. More conversation of a srmilar nature occurred there, but 'tis not worth the paper ; this being the most important that passed in our presence. In witness whereof is this signed in Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland. the eleventh of January, 1GG4. The above Report having been made to the General, it was resolved to send the following by the same Commissioners : Captain Schott. These few linos serve, that we, being informed by our Commissioners of a cerfain Proclamation or Claim made to the lands and subjects of their High Mightinesses on Long Island, upon what commission or order is never shown to them or to us. therefore, we, at present, cannot give an answer thereto ; we can only once more request, if you have any commission, order or claim, to the lands and subjects of the High and Mighty Lords States- General on Long Island, now peaceably possessed, some forty, others thirty, and the least, twenty years, that you, as it behooveth, will please to exhibit the same at the place of our re8iot to be done to their High Mightinesses' subjects. Thus done in the Assembly of the Director-General and Council of New Netherland, the eleventh of January. Anno 1004. , , . (Signed), T. Stuyvesant". Lower stood : By order of the Director and Council of New Netherland. (Signed), C. v. Ruyven, Secretary. When the Commissioners had gone over. Captain Schott and his Company was departed. They uiiderslood. from Mr. Laurents, that almost a serious difliculty had arisen between our people and his Company, being all much excited, running from house to house with drawn daggers in hand, looking for a man who had struck one of the English with an axe; but not fiiuling liim. they llnally departed. Captain Schott, before he went nway, had requested Mr. ' Q«/ NioQwetingt. — Eo. >;i 896 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Laurents to have the General punish the man, saying, at the same time, that he should wait for the General, or Commissioners at Jamaica, called by us Ruiidorp. In order that the Commissioners, who were sent to Captain Schott, should not have their journey for nothing, 'twas resolved to dispatch this letter to him by a Sergeant: Honorable Sir. Our Commissioners, sent to you with an Answer as soon as possible, returned yesterday evening without iparnlng anything except that you had left word with Mr. John Laurents that you would remain at Jamaica until Monday or Tuesday, and wait there for our Commissioners to speak and treat further. These few lines are, therefore, only to serve to inform you that, if God please to grant health and fair weather, our Commissioners will meet you there at that time. To our surprise we have learned from the said John Laurentsz the differences which occurred betwen some Dutch and English in the absence of our Commissioners. We shall, agreeably to your request made to John Laurense, inform ourselves, as far as possible, respecting this matter, and duly correct the transgressor, if he can be discovered. Wherewith ending, after salutation, I remain your affectionate friend and servant, (Signed), P. Stuyvesant. The following is the Commission of the Deputies : Be it known hereby, that we, the Director-General and Council of New Netherland, have commissioned and empowered, as we do hereby commission and empower our dearly beloved, Mess" Cornelis van Ruyven, Secretary and Receiver-General of New Netherland, Roeloff Stevens van Cortlan', Burgomaster, Cornelis Steenwyck, former Schepen, and John Laurense, Burgher and inhabitant of this city of New Amsterdam, to speak and treat with Captain John Schott and Captain John Yong, the Commissioners on the part of the Colony of Herfort respecting some Complaints, Troclamations, Claims and Differences which have occurred missio„e s ; the month of October last and unt.l the next meeting, as the bearers hereof, our Commissioners w. be able, circumstantially, to demonstrate to you both verbally and in writing With no less astonishment have we been, secondly, informed by our abovementioned Comm,ss.oners, t at you, contrary to .he aforesaid Articles of the peace, provisional negoUation wuh the General Court of Hartford, have, in the vl.lage of Midwout, at The Ferry Z elsewhere made some proclamation and pretence to the lands received by lawful p';hase from the Natives and proprietors, and, as before stated, peaceably possessed so many ye s b, the subjects of their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General of the UniterNeiherrnds rrir:r;:::xir^" ""^ ""^ ^" ''^'''- '- *" ^^'-^ --^' "«^- Finally and lastly were we informed by our Commissioners of some complaints made agamst us and this government, wherein you maintain that we have broken the Articles of the peace and what was provisionally concluded by the Commissioners of the three Colonies m the General court at Hartford, touching the matters in question. The principal charges bemg ,n regard to pretended ill treatment done to one Richard Mils and James Christy durmg their detention, and that the former had died therefrom ; and notwithstanding it is notorious that he hved eight months after his discharge, and during that time had made divers inland journeys hither and thither, and last October to Hartford. Finally and lastly, that we caused the English of Graves.nd to be hostilely pursued by a manned frigate. Although we have no reasons nor vindication to offer in regard to this except to God. and. next to him. to the supreme authority which hath appointed us to the government, in regard the abovementioned persons, though of English birth, cannot be considered other than sworn and bounden subjects of the Lords States-General, the Lords-Directors of the Incorporated West India Com,, my and subject to their government here; yet. in order now and hereafter the better to demonstrate the frivolousness, falsehood and other calumnies of such charges have we instructed our Commissioners. Cornells van Uuyven. Olof Stevens van Cortlant, Cornells Steenwyk and John Laurens, more fully to inform you of the facts of the case truly and uprightly ; adding, that what passed respecting Mils and Christy, occurred before our aforesaid Commissioners were sent to the General Court of Hartford ; was there debated and considered and, therefore, no infraction of the peace concluded between England and Netherland much less of the provisional negotiation there. As regards the last, His false and unt.ue that we sent a frigate with men, as we are accused, against the English of Gravesend and had recourse to any outrage or force there against them ; the truth of this matter is only, that on the order and letters of our Principals we have endeavored to purchase some unsold lands both behind the Col and in the Newehings, in which we were prevented by the last war with the Esopus and other Indians, and other inconveniences, and lately by some English and Dutch • yea were we informed and warned by the Barbarians themselves that some from Gravesend sought to prevent us, and. indeed, had gone, to the number of twenty, to Newehings and the Ilantan Indians to purchase lands from them, which, as no person is allowed to do so privately in New Lnglnnd, Virginia and elsewhere, without the consent and knowledge of the government, so is ,t also publicly forbidden here by enacted and frequently renewed placards. I have, therefore, sent, not a frigate, but a small yacht of 6 (ai 7 tons burthen, with Captain-Lioutenant Cryger thither, whom I very expressly char«od. both verballv „uH )« 1-' I »=•! P ■■ 398 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. writing, to exhibit no hostility towards either Indians or Englishmen, but in the civilest manner to request the former not to sell any sold or unsold lands to any person except the government, and to warn the latter not to purchase any, as it was directly contrary to the public order and published placards of the government; and in case of disobedience to protest civilly against the English of Gravesend. We have further cause to complain of said English of Gravesend on account of their disobedience, their violation of the public orders and placards, and infraction of the contract of Hartford, and especially for hailing our Captain-Lieutenant and some unarmed men when coming ashore, and demanding what they were doing there, putting themselves, to the number i" rnrk and lile, in a posture of defence, with arms in their hands. We are wholly ignc. ly particular insulting words being exchanged, and declare we have not given the least . ■ r or command thereto. If any man had complained, due justice or satisfaction would have been administered on the hearing of both parties and on proof being made. But in order to prevent fut-ther mischief and bloodshed, we are still disposed to submit all these and other complaints and pretensions, pursuant to the last provisional Agreement between the General Court of Hartford and our Commissioners, either to a further meeting of an equal number to be appointed on both sides, or even to refer them to the Sovereigns on both sides in Europe. We have specially recommended our Commissioners, in this regard, to treat and speak hereon with you, having previously exhibited proper Qualification : Obliging ourselves, on our side, to hold as valid whatever shall be done and negotiated by them. Wherewith, after cordial greeting, recommending you to God's protection, Honorable, Prudent and Right Worthy Sir, We remain. Your affectionate friends, ( Signed ), P. Stu vvesant", NiCASIUS DE SiLLE. Postscript. After the above was concluded we were, to our further astonishment, informed of some hostile acts and attacks committed by your attendants in the town of Utrecht on the subjects of their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, the Lords Directors of the Incorporated West India Company ; throwing u the carriages, their High Mightinesses and the Lords Directors' cannon, sent thither by ne Director-General and Council for the proteiiion of the people against the barbarous Indians, chasing a pregnant woman with a drawn sword; also the unwarrantable and improper treatment of Thomas Hall, a Burgher and inhabitant of this city. Against all these, and many other hostilities and mischiefs to follow therefrom, we, in the name of their High Mightinesses and the Directors, as their Agents and Director-General and Council of this Province of New Netherland, do hereby protest, unless due reparation and satisfaction shall be made therefor. Wtierewilh, after cordial greeting, we remain Your nfl'ectionate friends, (Signed), P. Stuyvesant, NiCASIUS DB SlLLG. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 399 Memorandum for the Commissioners. Before delivering their credentials, to request of Captain Schott a sight and copy of his orders and comm.s,on^ If a commission from England's Majesty be exhibited, thereupon to answe Bubstant.ally and briefly that, in regard to the state of the case of Long Island, at leas Th western part was begun to be possessed now about forty years ago, long before any nation made any pretence to this island; and further to add, if England's Majesty have any claim to Long Island, and he, Schott, can sufRciently demonstrate it, that the equity of the High A .ghtmesses ,s such that they will not endeavor nor desire to abridge his just^rigtZch less that of England's Majesty, with whom they have concluded a solemn continuation o^pece umon and confederation, and to refer to their High Mightinesses' sincerity and attention Tn' causing the articles of the peace which have been agreed upon, to be observed n these prt« To this end specially charging their Director-General, by their own letter, to observe it and cause 1 to be observed in every part. We assure ourselves that his Majesty wi Ihave gi like orders to his subjects in this quarter of America, and that it is necessary, in virtue of he If he produce a commission or claim in virtue of the Patent of Hartford, as is presumed. make no other answer thereto than that the question respecting this was debated and ventilated rs between the Commissioners of New England and the Hon- Director-General, and s ce by his Commissioners with the General Court of Hartford, and that the matters n question sZil r hot:; '" "^ T'^ "'^^"'"^' ^""' '" '■"'-- °^"-^-ment, to the decisio'n of Z superiors on loth s des in Europe, wherein he, the Director-General and Council, are still persistmg, without doing anything against it, provided, also, that nothing be done on h ot side in contravention thereof. ° reporulfe'rl'of." ""'""'""""''•^'^ '" ^'^ ^'^'^' ""-''- *" '^e answer, and to make pertinent Done Amsterdam, in New Netherland, the H'" January, 16G4. Report of the Commissioners. Anno 1004, 11- January. In the morning, the horses being sent over, we rode about 18 hours fmm he terry, and arrived at two o'clock in the after.ioon at/^.W,./ where weTu. d a roop t"hithe?t "mm •"'^"' ""' """ ^"" ""' ^"P^^'"' ^'^•-" -- »' ^''-''i-g^ sent a messe ger h- her to tell him we were come. About four o'clock Captain Schot. arrfved with Zm " ny ol horse about (iO (,T, 70 men ; he excused himself, not having yet broken .^1 tithe 7Z':\^rT^^^T ""','="'"'7^ ''"'' '° °- '«•'«'"«• 'Twas proposed that we should go together to the ordinary place of meeting, which wo did. Captain Schott was followed bv allowed to nter, and Captain Schott requested this also. But he could not help it; they Suciotj in 1870 II. n«t rl. " '""' "'"'^' "''*" ''« "'"""""^ I" «tr,.tf»r,l, wh.ro he orK«ni/„,l « „e«r CoM«r..,-«ti«,ml •:r- * 1 it 'S . » "I 400 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, all came in together. After delivery and reading of the letter given to us, we requested him to be pleased to show us his commission, what order and command he had, that we may know how far he was qualified, and with whom we should have to treat and talk ; this, he said, shall be done. But he again began to speechify, little to the point. We, on the contrary, confined ourselves to our previous request. Whereupon he produced an unsigned writing, which he read, wherein his Majesty of England granted him the whole of Long Island. But he said that it was afterwards granted to the Duke of York, whose agent he now was, and charged all his subjects to assist Captain Schott with as much" money and men as he may require for the construction of a fort or forts. He also said that those of Hartford had requested him to assist his Majesty's subjects on Long Island in their just cause, and that the people had also invited him for the same purpose, so thpt he negotiated with us in the capacity of President of his Majesty's subjects on Long Island ; he promised to furnish us a copy of his qualification, asking the bystanders at the same time if they did not acknowledge him for their President ? To which they unanimously answered — Yes, Yes. After some observations, that he ought to exhibit his commission the same as we, he promised to do so, although it was never produced. We communicated to him the substance of the Memorandum that had been furnished us, briefly demonstrating to him the irrefragable right that the Dutch had to this place, as well by first discovery, purchase from the Natives, as by most ancient possession, exhibiting to him, to this end, the documents we had brought with us ; which, on being seen by him and others, effected some change both on him and the rest. We requested them to produce their title, in like manner. Whereupon he read to us a collection from divers histories, which, he said, proved that this place had been long before discovered by the English, and that Hendrik Hudson had discovered the North river in the year 1G03, when in the service of the English, &c. We requested copy, which he promised to furnish. After considerable talk, 'twas finally igreed, that he should leave the Dutch towns and lands unmolested ; that the English should remain in the present state until SO"" February, Old Style, when a meeting should be held by them at Hempstead or at Asfort,' promising, by that time, to furnish us copies of all his papers, whether qualification, discovery, purchase and possession, and requesting us to do the like ; when further steps would be taken towards a friendly and amicable agreement ; but as regards Long Island, that must be L'ft to his Majesty. Whereunto we answered, that we doubted not but the Principals, on both sides, would well agree about it. Terminating here, as it was already quite late, we went to the house of Andrew Messinger, as he had invited us to sup. Captain Schott came in there after supper. After some conversation, it being midnight and fine weather, we resolved to depart so as not to lose any time. On taking leave, Captain Schott said, among other things, to Secretary Van Ruyven and Mr. John Laurents, as they declare, that there was but one way to terminate this commenced work, and that was, to come to an agreement with the Duke of York as speedily as possible, as he knew for certain that his Majesty had granted this Island to the said Duke, and that some persons had informed the Duke, that it might produce 3,000 pounds sterling ; the Duke had then resolved, if he could not get the Island peaceably, that he should look to obtaining it by force, and for thdt purpose would send two or more frigates hither, in order to reduce not only the aforesaid Island but the entire of Now Netherland, and that he. Captain Schott, would command said frigates, as Lieutenant-General, This he declared to us more ' Now, BrookbkTen, — Ed, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 401 than once to be true. To wh.ch we answered, that we doubted not but his Majesty and the Duke of York, when they would be truly informed of the reai state of the case would ome to a proper agreement with the States-General. Whereupon we took our departu^ We reached The Ferry by day-break and immediately reported our return. ""P"^^"™' ^^ Done, Fort Amsterdam, in New Nelherland. 15"" January, 1661. '""'iTllZZr '""^ ''""'' " ''- Director-Genera, and Council of Although the Schout and Schepens of the respective villages of Amersfoort Breukelin M, wout and Utrecht, eituate on Long Island, in this Province, doubt not tu your Ho^^^^^^ w, I be very crcumstantially and generally informed of what has occurred since the b"akin! ou of the fire and tempest of change and sedition in divers villages situa e on thisTsI nd wuh,n the jur,sd.ction of this Province and inhabited by the Engfish. Also, how o e thn Koo an Enghshman and miller in the village of Middleburg. being your HonoTs" subVe further forgett.ng h.mself. assuming to himself the title of Cap.ain.^ad dare d To en "r he vHlage of Gravesend. nhabited. mostly, by people of his own nation and subject tfthil Provmce wuh an armed troop of horse and foot, and to cause them, through fear, ^^ „ h party or fact.on. when one John Remsey took occnsion to come into the village of Mdwou preceded by a trumpeter and other Englishmen on horseback and a-foot. to say to Schout' Hegeman : Master Hegeman. I come as a friend to warn you that we have been to Gravesend Ka e Me.ges Constable. If you or any of your folks, or the Governor of the Manhattans molest thern ,n any w,se or imprison them, we shall drag you and the Magistrates back " h^ places two (or one. by fue and sword ; as appears by Declaration. Letter I Ihe Schout and Schepens aforesaid, because of the urgent necessity of suppressing them annot remam s.lent in the discharge of their duty in respect to the'proce d' n a„d acT; one John Schott ately committed in the villages situate on Long Island, sublet to th r^ „ fu^ 7 , ?' ^'""' "''"''"' K«^^^"'"'^"». but find themselves forced hereby r .pectfully and particular y to remonstrate to your Honors against this treatment and der^ c.n^r o. the a oresa,d Schott and his followers towards the inhabitants of the aforesaid villages Namely, he. Schott. acting as Captain, did. on the 1 1«" and 12'* of the last month of Januarv 7 toVrhe s T; '"""'•'' "" """^' ^^""P- ""'"''^""« "^-' '« <^ «« horsemen nd 72 70 foot , the saul troop cons.sting. with the exception of two or three, of English subjects of th^ Pmvmce. be.ng .nha itants of the villages situate within your Honors' governme t ude th Hon D rectors' author.ty and rule and their High Mightinesses' sovereignty, wh^sc sub ecti hey pubhc^ declared and affirmed themselves to be. by the signatures of the^ Mag sirates a ic^rblt;;:!'':' "^'J the Remonstrance dated the 1- Lember. 1653. drat ^nd dictated by themselves, and exhibited with other members of this Province to your Honors- w t sound.ng trumpet, beaten drum, flying color., great noise and uproar, presume to aUa" t upon and .nvade the remonstrating villages ahovenamed an.: hamlets thereunto depending 1, did. with strange, unblushing shamelessness, •'OL. n. 61 r#-' < St ' 't t Jt ■I 402 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. in harangues In the English tongue, to the amazement of the Remonstrants and inhabitants, declare in substance the land of the beforenamed villages of the Remonstrants, to belong not to the Company, but to King Charles of England ; yea, the whole of America from Virginia to Boston ; as is to be seen by the Declaration, Letter C. ; further asking some of the Remonstrants if they would not subject themselves to the King, threatening, in case of refusal, that they had to expect the result and consequences. Who, being thus afforded an opportunity, modestly answered that, for the present, they recognized no other Lord than those whose subjects they were up to the present time, viz. : the High and Mighty Lords Slates-General, the Hon*"'' Company and you, Right Hon""'*, requesting to see his commission and power, and referring him to the government of this Province. He, furthermore, arrogantly defaming their High Mightinesses in the person of their Lordships' General, clothed with their High Mightinesses' character in regard to the government of this Province and its dependencies, charged the Remonstrants and the other iiihabiianib aforesaid : Henceforward you shall not name him Director-General any more; he is no more a General; neither give him anything nor be directed by him ; and you shall make known to me what you had given, in order that I may oblige him to return it, whereuUo I will constrain him by the sword. Moreover, telling the Remonstrants : You must not pay any more Tenths to the Company ; I shall come back again in April, Old Style, when I shall publish my commission, and as soon as this place will be King's land you shall have mo'e freedom ; as is visible by the Depositions C. and D. And making other similar speeches to the Remonstrants, with which it is unnecessary here further to tax your Honors' patience. Not only hath the said Schilt, not contenting himself with the aforesaid proclamations and frivolities, caused to be thrown from their carriages this government's cannon standing in the block-house of the villaj:e of Utrecht, for defe.ice against the Indians and savages there, and shortly after had them .-eplaced in the name of the K.ng of England, but some of his followers have not hesitated to run among the houses there with naked swords, and would take by force a certain person thence, namely at the house of Rutger Joosten ; as is to be seen by Letter O. Ir, like manner, at The Kerry, they behaved so insolently towards the inhabitants as to eno inger the shedding of blood. The Remonstrants, then passing over Schott's bravadoes at the same place, challenging the General and his bundled soldiers, with his (Scot's) attending troop, if the latter would consent to cross over to the Manhattans, and to make r'oclamation there, as had been done at their, the Remonstrants' place; threatening to run through whomsoever should publicly assiert that said place was not the King's land, and other excesses committed by him at The Kerry aforesaid. Among the rest, divers bravadoes and hostile actions there put in practice by the English aforesaid towards the Dutch. It happened that one Wynandt Pielersen, having learned that the son of Captain-Lieutenant Marten Kregier had been bastinai :ed by the English, and especially by him, Schott, because he had not evinced respect by takin,^ oflT his hat to him, according to his appetite and imagination, had said : Wherefore do they strike us here ? Let them beat wnere they have a right to beat, This being heard by an Englishman, and this Wynant having been struck 17 him in consequence with a stick, or rattan, Wynant wished to revenge himself, and aiming a blow with the head of an axe nt the aforesaid Englishman, holding the axe in his hand and hitting the horse on which the Euglinhman was seated, the matter was taken up by the aforesaid English troop in Buch a manner, that they took occasion not only to search for and pursue with especial fury, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 403 on horseback, the said Wynnnt. who, to save his life. wa3 obliged to conceal himeelf in some bushes. Not finding him, they ,nn with drawn swords into the house of the widow Potter and would have stabbed and killed one Frederick Lubbertse there, were it not that they had been prevented ; John Yongh. styled Captain, threatening, if the aforesaid escaped person were Di.ar;::,'L:rt;r E.' ^°"'^ '"^" "^ '""^^^ " '''' ''"'■' "^ "^p^-« 'y ^'^ — ^ So that if any inhabitants of the Remonstrants' villages had had the misfortune to be drunk like many of those English, at the aforesaid time when Schoit was with his rebels in their town, they would not apparently have been able to bear with the intolerable defiance and arrogance of the abovementioned English, and consequently nothing else was to be expected but disastrous bloodshed and mischief, of which the aforesaid Schott and bis troop would have laid in^ foundation. But the Almighty God was mercifully pleased to order otherwise. And. as experience hath taught ih. Remonstrants that the abovementioneo proceedings and attempts of the aforesaid English (the impunityconsidered) will, according to previoos reports and notices, successively have their elTect and continue without encountering any hindrance or real opposition, the Ttemonstrants are justly apprehensive and afraid tha* those men may in consequence, be provoked and excitec* to further and more pernicir.us progress, as Schoit is open y threatening and giving out. The Remonstrants, being farmers on the Flat land, and utterly defenceless, have to expect and anticipate either all at once to be driven, stripped and plundered of and from their lands, houses and little means, possessed and gained with such unwearied, bloody labor, outlay of expenditure, and suffering of the aforesaid extremities of Indian wars and other troubles, and thereby to be .xposed to inevitable ruin and utter destruction, or to be forced and obliged, contrary to their inclination and inward conscience, to have recourse to desperate resolutions. Ail which could not be and tend otherwise than to manifest discredit and blame, &c. Therefore, have the Remonstrants in this their afflicting and dangerous state, found themselves necessitated earnestly to represent to your Honor«, to the end that, reflecting on what precedes, you may he pleased to direct your deliberations l.,<.reto. &c., so that we may be preserved ir. the observance of our osth. protected and defended in oi:r aforesaid means and circumstances, whereunto from the bottom of our souls we pray Almighty God to grant his blessing. &c. Another Extract. Before me, Pelgrim Klock, by .he Right Hon-- Director-General and Council, admitted a Notary, residing ,n the village of Midwout, on Long Island, in New Netherland, &c., appeared JV. N who declare, on the requisition. &c.. that on Saturday, being the twelfth of this last month. John bchot. the English Captain of a troop of horse and foot, came to their, ,he attestans village aforesaid, with great noise, and standing on the Block-ho.se, spoke in he English language, saying: This land and the *hole of Amer-'-.a from Virginia unto Boston, belong to the King of England. Furthermore, that John Schott went into the Block-house and looked at the lit:le piece which was standing there, and tSat his men. bjr his order, threw the gun off Its c« nage so tha. it fell on »he floor; and afterwards his men again, by his order, having replaced the gun, set it. in the King's name, in another port-hole of the Block Nouse. naming it the King's port, whereupon his men discharged the gun. And N. N. aforesaid alone declares that John Schott came to him and said, that he had understood that he. the attestant, was a magistrate of the village, and inquired if he will Hi ni 404 NEW. YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. submit to the King's authority in the present time, to which he, John Schott, expected an answer. Whereunto the attestant answered : The King is our friend already, for we are not at war with him ; but I am still a subject to my Lord, to whom I have taken my oath. Whereupon John Schott again said, if you will not consent, then you may see what will be the result. N. N. also declares, in common with all the attestants, that he heard from John Schott these very words : Henceforth you shall not consider Peter Stuyvesant as your Governor, but as a private man, for he is no more a General ; and forbad them to give him any property of what description soever it may be, or take counsel of him ; and if they, the attestants, must give, or had given any, that he, John Schott, would insist that they should gel it back ; and that he, John Schott, added, I will constrain Peter Stuyvesant thereto by the sword. Thus done and executed in the village of New Utrecht, on Long Island, in New Netherland, the 23'' January, 16U4. Another Extract. Appeared, &c. inhabitants of the village of Amesfoort, that it is true and certain that on the twelfth of this last month of January, in their, the attestants' village, uproariously came Captain John Schott, an Englishman, with a troop of Englishmen, horse and loot, and heard him, John Schott, say, that The Bay is a free place because it was bought ; also, that it was not Company's property ; likewise, that he al^o said, that he should return on the first of April, Old Style, and then open his commission, and that they must not pay any Tenths to the Company, as the place was the King's. And N. N. aforesaid declares, that John Schott told him that this is a handsome place and had a fine church ; and iurther he, the deponent, cannot say. Furthermore, the aforesaid N. N. declared, that John Scott said to him : as soon as this place is the King's, you shall have more liberty than the people now possess, and then it will be a place free to trade to other places. Tlius done and executed in the village of Amesfoort on the 25"" January, 1664. Another Extract. Appeared, &c. N. N. all residing here at The Ferry, in the town of Breuckelen : That on the eleventh of January last came Captain John Schott here to The Ferry with a troop of Englishmen mounted on horseback, with great noise, marching with sounding trumpets, so that the attestants knew not how they were to fare, and hoisted the English flag, and as soon as John Schott arrived, they uncovered their heads and he spoke in English, which they, the attestants, did not well understand and cannot well explain. And N. N. declares, that he, John Schott, spoke, at the time, with Secretary Van Iluy ven ; that the Secretary asked. Will he cross over? To which John Schott answered. No. Let Stuyvesant come over with a hundred soldiers, I shall wait for him here. Whereunto the abovenamed Secretary replied. What for? To which John Schott made answer and said, he would run him through the body. Whereupon the Secretary answered, that would not be a friendly act ; and so they parted. Further declares N. N., that seven or eight Englishmen of Schotl's Company came to hia house, and on arriving drew out their swords and attacked him, crying out. This is the man; that he was protected by the attestant's wife and by Captain John Schott, otherwise he would have lost his life. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 405 Wynant Pietersz declares that the snid Captain John Schotf s followera. with four or five horsemen. P""ued hi„ the attestant, with naked hangers or daggers, and followed him into the woods, where he hid in the bushes ; otherwise he would have been killed He further declares, that at the same time he happened to approach, without any thought of misch^f hearing that Captain Martin Kryger's son had received a blow from the English and said. WKat business have they here to beat us; let them bent those whom they have to beat. .^.uTr "" t"^ u ?!""• ""'"« °" »'''"«^'»'='^' hearing this, struck at him with a rattan or r 1 ? «7" °"<=''«'l. '-"; he. the attestant, having an axe in his hand, holding it by the handle, struck at him with the axe-head so that he hit the horse. N. N. further declares, that he heard Captain John de Yongh. an Englishman, say. If you do not g've up to us the man that struck with the axe. we shall set fire to the houses Jai 1 A ' ft' '° ^"'^ *'""■•' ^■■'P'"'" '^°'^" ^« ^""8h ""y* Old fellow. fi.h the man up who made use of the axe or we will burn all the houses. Hem. N N. declares, that he heard Captain John de Yongh. as he spoke in general, say : If you do not deljver the man who struck with the axe, up to us. we shall burn the houses. Ijem. N. N.. N N. also declare, that Captain John Schott, when Captain Martin Kryger's son had received a blow from the English, said to him : Martin, take your hat off, and insisted he should do so. he. John Schott. striking him. Martin, two or three times between the head and neck With the rattan, to oblige him to comply, so that Uichard Panten also came afterwards, whom he saw striking Martin Kryger the younger with a rattan. Thus done. &c., SG"- January, 1G64. Another Extract. Appeared. &c., N. N., N. N. at Midwout, in New Netherland. that on Friday, being the eleventh of this month, they, the attestants, have seen Captain John Schott. an Englishman come to their village with a troop of Englishmen a-horse and a-foot. making a great uproar, v/ith colors flying, drums beating and trumpets sounding, so that they, the attestants, looked on with wonder, not knowing what it meant. That they, the attestants, afterwards saw John Schott standing in front of the Schout's door with uncovered head, holding his hat in his hand, talking a great deal in English, which they did not understand. Done the 26'* January, 1064. Another Extract. Appeared, &c., N. N. That it is true and truthful that, on the eighth of last November. 16G3, came into the village of Midwout aforesaid five English horsemen, accompanied by a trumpeter, who inquired of them, the attestants, where the Schout lived ; and coming to the Schout, one of them named John Ilamser, calling to the Schout, said: Master Hegeman. we are come to you as friends to notify you that we have been to Gravesend, and have there appointed new Magistrates- Sergeant Huyberts Burgomaster and Captain, and Charles Morgan, Constable; and i( you. or any of your people, or the Governor of the Manhattans molest them or take them to jail, we shall put you and the Magistrates In their place, two for one, and that by fire and sword, &c. Done the 16'* of February, 1GG4. 406 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. m: ^ Another Extract. Concerning Long Island: If you will seriously consider the unlawful and sufficiently hostile proceedings of the English, and particularly of one John Schott, clearly set forth in a Remonstrance of the Dutch towns on Long Island still remaining under your Honors' obedience (God knows how long), and sufficiently verified by the annexed declarations; they convince us clearly that the malevolent English, our neighbors, both John Schott and those of Hartford must have obtained some secret and further order, intelligence or encouragement from England, either from the King himself or the Duke of York, or some other great men, notwithstanding your Honors' advice to the contrary, that they would not be countenanced from that side, their hostilities, with daily continued threats and alTronts being belter known to us and the good inhabitants, sutTiciently prove that they have, or at least expect something more, unless their High Mightinesses prevent it with England's Majesty by the settlement of the Boundary. If this be not speedily attained and effected this summer, the inevitable result, 'tis to be apprehended, will be, notwithstanding the Patent obtained from their High Mightinesses and their earnest commands and letters, that the English will make themselves masters, by open force of the whole of Long Island, and moreover take possession of the North river, &c. Your Honors can well infer what is to be feared, were we to come to the conclusion of resisting by force those who, by violent and hostile means, are encroaching on the lands and properties of the inhabitants, from the picceedings of John Koe, with about 70 (ffi. 80 horsemen and foot, and shortly afterwards of one John Schott, with a troop of about 170 (ft, ISO mustered exclusively on Long Island, without assistance from any of the Colonies, and what of their acts of hostility has been thought, judged and communicated to your Honors both by us and by other good inhabitants, to wit: that they expect, wish and hope (or nothing bettt-r than that active opposition may he oflered or some of their men may be shot or wounded, in order to be afforded a pretext for falling on, plundering and utterly ruining the Dutch towns, &c. Wherefore we and good friends, in order to preserve what still remains and to endanger nothing by active opposition, and, in order to secure the Dutch towns on I^ong Island, and lo keep John Schott's rebellious troop of 170 (li. ISO horse and loot out of the field and quiet, and to preserve the abovementioned Dutch villages from being plundered, have found ourselves necessitated to agree with him and his people for the term of one year, to wit, to prevent plundering and bloodshed, that the question respecting Long Island should be referred to the Principals on both tides, that the subjugated or revolted Kiiglish villages remain as they then stood, and the Dutch continue uiilil that time in peace and (piiflnesg ; so that we should not like to break our word and promise, in order lo deprive them and everv one else of all cause of complaint, and lo try, in the civilest and politest manner possible, to exhort and induce each to do his duly. We hope, then, to accomplish more hy the perlbrmance of our promises and by sweet persuasions than hy active opposition. an(! shall impatiently await the result and issue of the applications for the long looked-for and expected final leltlemenl of the Uoundaiy between his Miijesly of England and your High Mighiinesses. Done t.'fl"' April, lGt>4.' 'ThU purpiirU to l>« mi fiiisft of • letter fri.m iMrwIor HunrMinl lo Ili« AmitcnUm t'linnilitr of lli» WmI IioII* Comiimj; liut, OD coiiijitring it with tlin Origiiml iu iba »UU Uflice, iit Mbmj, 'ii» fuunJ nut tu b* ■ littral .xtr»«t. — lu). HOLLAND DOCUMENTS 407 Another Extract. Matters on Long Island remain as already related. The five Dutch towns nnmely Amesvoort. Breuckelen, Midwout. New Utrecht and Bi.shwick. with their dependencies' continue and remain, as yet, under your Honors' government and ohedience ; Uod knowi howlong. The five Knglish towns, viz., Gravesend (half Dutch and half English), Hemstede, Flushing. Rustdorp and Middelburg, all within our limits, remain in revolt. &c The.r H.gh Mightinesses' letters were not received by the Magistrates of the aforesaid places and have had little efl^ect, and were transmitted to Hartford. We are notified and informed by N. N. and N. N.,' and other well affected Englishmen, that sa.d let ers also produced very little eflect in the General Court at Hartfor.l, where it was thought and held that they were forged and fabricated by the Company in Holland or by the government here; the Slate, had nothing to do with this country ; they well knew it was the K.ng 8 land and was granted to them by their obtained Patent, and the General Court at Hartford had. therefore, resolved to reduce all Long Island under its government. Time will tell the result, as far as New Netherland is concerned. Letters and advices received from Old England, at Boston In New England, also report that our fetate does not stand very well and friendly with the King, but that a rupture is immment. ' Done, Amsterdam, in New Netherland, the tenth of June, 1G04. Another Extract, We are suffering a great deal from the neighboring English, without expecting any .hnnee, notw.,h.tan.lu,g. &c. And we find ourselves in sore difficulties on the one hand (rom the Swedish equipment, and. on the other, in regard to the grave troubles of the Indians and Barlmnans. to which a third is added, which still continues daily offensive, not only the threats but perpetual vexations and encroachments of the Englinh. without any apparent relief Iroin redress, change or deliverance being visible. We wrote your Honors on the aO'" of Aprilund 10" of June, separately, why we did not consider it pr:ident fo reduce the revolted villages by force, or to attempt any hostile act whereunto we ivf.r. And in regard to the supposition that it is merely a rebellious troop of 150 men. such. Irom the inlormntion, is clear ami true. But that this rebellious troop have no Bid nor assistance to expect from others is, from the circumstances and results of the case not probable. ' The fact. are. that the most part of the rebellion, troop which had first raised and elected John Scholt a, their Chief and I'resident. afterwards had their mind, changed by those o( Hartford, ,n consequence of the imprisonment of John Schott ; for. having undertaken, under he commission atj.l by the or.ler of those of H.irtford. in virtue of their I'atent. to reduce and bring Long Is and under their Colony, he had attempted to retain the government for himself in the name of England . Majesty and the Duke of York. Wherefore, (;overnor Wintron in person, acnnrpanied by some Deputies from Hartford, came la.t June to the towns' of Hemstede. V lu.hing. Kustdorp. Middelburg and (Jravesend. on Long Island, and there, as they declared to u.-on the recommendation and letters of the other three Colonies, changed the ' C«|jUio Tliufflu Will.i tad Mr. JuUa Uwrwoe. Orii,in»l Uu,r. ~ Kft iilMftj T ) 'n ^ it ! 408 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Magistrates appointed by Schott, promised their successors, who were sworn in the King's name, help and assistance against all and every who might come and oppose them. This is from ocular witnesses. The General, accompanied hy Secretary Van Ruyven, Burgomaster Cortlandt and some other principal Burghers as an escort, went thither himself in person, to protest against such irregularity, which was done in nil the villages, Hempstead only excepted, where they first arrived and without our knowledge, and had finished their business. But 'twas all in vain. So that it does not appear that the rebellious troop would not have obtained any countenance from the others, or that the three other Colonies would consider their actions unlawful, and that Governor Wiiithrop himself had not experienced pleasure therefrom. And although the msijority of the inhabitants of the abovenamed English towns have submitted to the government of Hartford and taken the oath to them, yet not all, so far as we then in loco with Governor Winlhrop and his followers in the aforesaid towns, were able to remark ; for fully the third part of the inhabitants of the aforesaid towns would prefer that it were otherwise and to remain and continue under our government. Since the promised assistance, however, and the menaces, they dared not, through fear of worse consequences and of being stripped of everything, say so openly but privately to us, hoping and wishing that the matters in dispute may be determined in Europe between England's Majesty and their High Mightinesses by a settlement of the Boundary or otherwise. We have, in the hearing of all the inhabitants of the aforesaid towns, repeatedly end earnestly protested that we were guiltless of all the mischiefs and bloodshed which will follow such mode of proceeding ; the abovementioned Governor and Deputies of Hartford proceeded, notwithstanding, with their undertaking, changing and swearing in the Magistrates, giving out that, by virtue of their Patent, they had Rulficient order and authority from the King for so doing. Besides, as they further staled and rend to the towns from an open letter, they were requested and exhorted so to do l»y the other three Colonies. In vain was it for us to allege, represent and show, that we were the first discoverers and possessors, being now about forty years on Long Island, and on the whole about twenty longer in possession than the English ; that we had lawfully purchiised the lands from the Natives and right owners ; that the English, though now purely misinformed and misled, or else perversely withdrawing, contrary to oath and duty, from our lawful government, have declared our possession, purchase and jurisdiction legal, inasmuch as, having by petitions to us and to our predecessors submitted to us, they did, hy our and our predecessors' consent, commission ami I'atcnl, establish and set out the abovt named towns and were voluntarily subject to our government 20, ii2 (*. 'ii years, some less, some more. Moreover, that it had also fallen to our share, f)y the determination of the provisional ■ettlement of the Boundary concluded at Hartford in the year 1050, and Inst year at Harlford it was understood between us and the Commissioners of New England, of whom (Jovernor Wiiithrop himself was one, that the contract concluded at Hartford ought to stand firm and to remain until ordered and decided further hy the Sovereigns on both sides. These representations were of no avail ; this was the King's land, and they were his subjects and liege men. In regard to the advices received from Old England, to the effect that his Majesty was inclined to bring all his kingdoms and subordinate lands un.ler one form of Government, both in Church and Stale, and that some Commissioners and, as here divulged, two or three frigates amply provided with ammunition and men, lay ready in Knglaml to repair for that purpose to New Engluud, and there to inlruduce Bishops the same ai in Uld England, we will hope and HOLLAND DOCLTMENTS, 409 wish that ,t w, 1 80 fall out. T it be for the advantage of God's Church. But we cannot omit ITr tLT^r? " r'T ''^"•''"' "^y«' daily warned and informed respecting t" matter; that the des.gns of those Commissioners, frigates and men-of-war are drected rathe agamst Long Island and these further conquests, than at the imagined reform of ^w Elland the probab,hty ,s presumed and understood from various circumstances, among oUeTsf^t the' "ri Lr :'d diirCsh!^:'^ ''""'• ^'''''' ''- '''^'-'^ °^ ^-^'-'^ gran;:"eedot «; conscence andd.vme worship to every one, yea, even to the Quakers and Anabantists who form the majority and chief portion there. Secondly, that Long Island and al the parent .slands. Rhode Island excepted, are conveyed by Patent to the Duke of York, and to that ffec GoVmust'dCTc"'^' ^'' - -' "- -' - -' --"^''o- ;^e i-e WW As to the disputes and debates respecting jurisdiction and possession here with the ne>ghborxng Enghsh. held both at their general Assembly at Boston and Hartford. Z „"w again recently with W.nthrop and his fellow Commissioners, experience hath ta.ght us hTt su S deeds of sale and conveyance avail little, especially as to all the proofs shown them, they have always offered one or another exception or drawback ; that it was not from the right owners; d notl i" " 7^ 'T" '° "" "'=' " "'='' '""'^ •' ''''' '^« '"d-- -- declare that the^ d d not sell so much land to us, and many other such subterfuges. But whenever their deeds of purchase and conveyance are of a more recent date than ours.' then must they be admitted without any ga.nsay. One instance of this, among many others, is the purchase and deed of conveyanceof the ands on the Hartford river, whereof the proof is still in existence ; and of the olflr hr^h T" '"""'r *'" ''""'""• ''' "« «"" "^'"?' ^^'^ «- -«dV to testify on oath that the purchase was made and possession taken before and ere any Englishman had ever been on t e Fresh r.ver. and that from the Indians or natives who then occupied the lands dwdt on the nver and declared themselves right owners thereof. Notwithstanding this have the Enghsh dnven and hunted our people by force from the purchased and possessed lands, on pretence that they were not bought from the right owners; therefor., our purchase was not eg,w and the.rs. made so long after ours, was lawful ; a,.d notwithstanding they, from the act that the Barbanans were unable either to read or to write, could not. any more than we. produce any other or better proof than ih,- Indians' simple word : This is mine. After the Inpse of a jjr or less, another, frequently with the consent and concurrence of the first seller, W.11 contra ,ct ,m and assert : This is mine. &c. But in case of dispute, we insist that. firsJ of all, ought to be consulered the first and most ancient occupation and possession which we nu usputahly have had on the three known rivers-the South, the North and the Fresh rivers ; and. ,n proof of jurisdiction occupied the South river with Fort Nassau, and the North river by h orts Amsterdam and i »range. and the Fresh river by the House, The Hope, exclusive of the special possession which one Abraham IVtersen, of Harlem, still living, Imth on the Island (iuetenesse, in Narricanese Bay, situate near Rhode Island, and again on another island nbov „„d about the Vquot nver. still and at this day called, by the English themselves. I MP Dutchmiin's Island, &c. Done i'*' August, IG04. Vol. II. aa 410 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Extract from the Register of the principal events which occurred ia the Attack on and Reduction of New Netherland, Anno IGG-l. I Tranalated IVoni tbe English. ] By His Majksty's Command : Whereas his Majesty, hy commission under the Great Seal, hath sent us to reduce, under his Majesty's obedience, all such Foreigners as have, without his Majesty's consent, settled and planted themselves between or in any of his Majesty's domains in America, to the prejudice of his Majesty's subjects and the diminution of his Royal dignity, we do declare and promise that all those who will submit, of what nation soever they be, &c. (Signed), R. Nicol, Geouge Carwrichs,* James Mavryck. 14''' or 24* of Augusit. Rec. .ved information that four frigates had arrived with men from England to occupy New Netherland. 15"" or 25"' Placed ourselves in posture of defence. 16"" or 20"* Received intelligence that one of the frigates had arrived in The Bay. 17"" or 27"" Received intelligence that the English General was on board, and that more men-of-war were about to follow; the English have detained one Claes Verkaech's sloop. IS"" or 28"" News arrived that three more frigates had arrived in The Bay ; pent to the surrounding villages for assistance, and are assured that a Proclamation, without day or date, was sent to the villages all around, stating in substance what is above set forth in the beginning hereof. !;;;|; Received an answer f.-om the villages, to which we had applied for help to defend ourselves, that they could not leave their villages, wives and children a prey, whilst aiding to defend another place, not knowing what might Imppen to them from the English. Sent some Commissioners to the Commanders of the J^nglish frigates, re(iuesting to know from them the object of their coming and remaining in the roadstead before Nayack, without having as yet, to our great surprise, given any knowledge thereof to tlie Government, as they were bound to do. 'SirOtoROi CARTKnrr, Haronft, w«« bom in tho Wnii.l .>f .K.rscy in 1509, hia father, ll.'liflr Carteret, beloR then Deputy Oovernorof that l«lanii. lie eiitereil tlio Navy ut iiii early age. In Itiac. wan a|ii'oint«(l ji>icit (ioveinor of Jersiy ; ia 1040 Coinptrnller of all his Miije«ty'« uliips, anil iu May, 104S, waa created a Uaronel. He retired, however, on the com- nieneenient of the civil war, froin the Navy, and withdrew, with hia family, to Jeraey, which he afterward* l)ravely defended ngainiit the I'urlianientarinnn. Here he had the lionor to reeeive and to entertain the I'rinee of Walea, afterwards t^liarlea 11 , and his fiill.)werB. Alter the fall of the Monarchy, he followed hia Uoyal Muater to Kranee in l«8i, where he waa thrown into Ihe IJaalile in lfi,^7, on a ihurjro presinled liy l^rouiweH'a Amhasaiidor, and aflerwarda Ijaninhed France. He joined the King in 1(169 at HrnM.da, and at the Hestoration rode wilh lim Miijenly on hia entry into I..ondon ia IfliiO, when lie wag appointed Vice Chamlierliiin, aworn of the I'rivy Council and conatiluted Treaaurcr of the Navy. Sir f!eor(;o Carteret turned his altention, at an early date, to tlia Colonization of America, and in IflSO fitted 5(J, of a grant of the South river to the Honorable, the Burgomasters of Vmstcrdam, insomuch, lliat, by virtue of the abovesaid commissions from the High and Mi^iity States-Cieneral, given to the abovementioned and other private persons, this Province has been possessed and governed ; when (we say) his Mnjesiy is correctly informed of all this and what more might be said in regard of the first discovery, uninterrupted possession, prior purchase of the lands of the Native Princes ond owners of the country (though Heathens) we are fully persuaded that his Miijesly's justice would not, in a time when so close a friendship and union have been so recently made, grant such en order to disturb their High Mightinesses' subjects in this New Nelherlnnd Province, much less lo demand its surrender and that of the places and fortresses which their High Mightinesses, the Lords Slates-General, order and direct us to maintain, preserve and protect in their name, by their commission dated SS"" July, 164(>, as the same was exhibited to your Deputies on the day before yesterday, 12 ult„ under their High Mightinc ^es' hands and seal. Besides the foregoing, it is not probable that Kngland's Majesty, acting agreeably to the Articles of peace sent lo us in their High Mightinesses' letter, whereby we are strictly ordered, lolemnly and seriously to observe them and cause them lo bo observed here within this New Netherland Province, an evident proof that the inhabitants of this Province are subjects and vassals of tlieir High Mighiinesses, and that none other ihan their said High Mightinesses can command their subjects in this Province, and hence again, in case of peace or war, are we bound by what they and no one else order us as their (iovernor-G.'neral to justify, against whomsoever it may be, the maintenance of this Fort and to avenge the menaces, violence and wrong done to their servants and all their good and loyal subjects ; his Majesty being, as he ought, informed hereof, it is not probable, as I have said, that you, as you plainly intimate and publish in your letter, would l)e ordered lo summon, in his Majesty's name, such cities. forts und strougholda as ure in the pomeisiun of the Dutcii Nuliun under my government. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 418 which I declare and prove by my commission, to be the government of the abovemention«d H.gh and M.ghty Lords the States-General of the United Netherlands ; more especially, as it IS notorious, that about three years ago some English frigates have, on the coast of Africa, o-a pretended commission, summoned the forts and strongholds, erected under their High Mightinesses commission on that conrt. namely, Cape Verde. Rio Gambia, and all the Guinea forts, whereupon their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General, having, agreeably to the Articles of peace complained to the Uoyal Majesty of England, his Majesty disclaimed these hostile acts and most expressly denied having authorized ti:em. and besides, gave order that restitution shouhi be ma.le to the East India Company, of whatsoever had been pi.laged in the said River Gambia; and, likewise, restored to them their trade, wherefore we are led to think It necessary that a more express order in the premises should be exhibited to us as a warrant from their High Mightinesses, whose character we represent by virtue of Ihe.r commission in this New Netherland Province, and, consequently, not in his Majesty's dominion, and to enable us to complain to his said Majesty of England through their High Mightinesses. Neither can we avoid observing to you, that his Majesty's Governors and Commissioners of INew England, though now and again disputing about the Boundaries, h .ve never questioned their High Mightinesses' jurisdiction, and hence have treated and neg 4iated wiih us about the Houndaries, by virtue of their High Mighlii.esses' co-nmission as Director-General of New Netherland, both in the year 1050, at Hartford and last year at Boston, which is also a palpable proof that his Royal Majesty of England must never have been correctly informed m..l ...structed concrning the right..o.,s„..88 of the case, if. as you say, ho hath, contrary »> the concluded Articles of peace, which are binding on the subjects and vassals of both parties in America and in Europe, given commission and order, by hostile aggression and force of arms, to disquiet, molest an.l to oblige their High Mightinesses' subjects to surrender forts and places which have been peaceably possessed some lifty. some forty, an.l the latest, 30 years. \Vhich we then, in their High Mightinesses' name declare, and also before God and the world protest, will be an absolute infraction and violation of the Articles of peace so solemnly made and concluded between the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Maiesty of England. "" ^ Besides all the foregoing, it is still to be considered that we. in order to avoid and prevent the sheddingof blood, did last February contract and negotiate with Captain John Schott, who then stiite.l that he wa=i thereunto qualified, to hoM in abeyance for the space of twelve months, mid to refer to the Itoyal Majesty of England and their High Mightinesses the question of the inuls on Long Island, to he by them amicably determined. We hereby and through our Deputies, Mess" Cornells van Ruyven, Secretary and Receiver of New Netherland, Cornelis Steenwyck, Burgomaster, Mr. Samuel Megnpolensis, Doctor of Medicine, and Mr. James Cousseau, late Sherif!'. make you the same offer, in order to prevent bloodshed here and further trouble in Europe, which will follow consequent and unquestionably on any hostile aggressions and diflerences between England's M»y.Hiy and their High Mightinesses. As to the threatening conclusion of your letter, we can at present no otherwise reply than that we fear it no further than as the merciful and no less righteous God (by whom all things nre upheld as well by small force and means, yea, even by no means, as by a great army) will liij 414 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. p?eaB(? to be disposed to maintain our just possession. Wherewith, after sincere greeting, we wi.^b you all happiness and prosperity, and commend you to His protection. Your most humble and Affectionate servant, Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland, P. Stuyvesant. 2" September, A" 1C64. The aforesaid letter being read by the Pelegntes to the English Governor, General Nicols said : That the statement therein respecting the right of the Dutch to this Province by discovery, possession and purchase from the Natives did not concern him ; that was a matter for the consideration of the King and the States-General ; but that he should notice only the conclusion wherein it was said that we must defend and protect this place. To which he answered, that bo must and should take the place, refusing henceforth to permit Miy parleys, as he must execute his orders and commission ; that he had offered terms by his letter; if these were not accepted, he should be necessitated to attack the place by force, declaring himself innocent of the mischiefs and bloodshed ; gave notice that he should, at the end of twice twenty-four hours, bring bis force up nearer. ^'st,Tmb,T. Inspected the fort and considered what was to be done. tItsi'iS^t I''^® English force came nearer > it was joined by Captain Schott and his horse and foot, who had heretofore summoned Long Island. Whereupon again sent Delegates with a letter to the English General, containing in substance that we had thought that, on the irrefragable right of their High Mightinesses to this New Netherland Province, as well by first discovery and oldest possession as by purchase from the Natives, and in the expectation that his Majesty had agreed with their High Mightinesses about the Boundary, operations would have been postponed, and he, in order to prevent mischief and bloodshed, would have desisted from and certainly surceased his design until further information and determination from the Sovereigns on both sides. Whereupon we can only reply, that we niust defend the place agreeably to their High Mightinesses' orders, our honor, oath and duty. But, as in this aggression and the required defence, innocent Christian blood will be spilt, a cessation of hostilities and an armistice are requested, in order to endeavor, by Commissioners on both sides, to see and settle everything. The answer of Richard Nicols, the Englisii General, was by rescript, that he could not be a party nor agree to any such thing, unless the intention was to treat for the surrender of the place. Tne Commissioners request that the troops may not come any nearer, which the General refuses. They again request a cessation of hostilities, in order to a further conference. Orders were thereupon given to Captain Hides that the city should not yet be fired or attacked, but only runaway vessels taken. And thereupon two frigates went up the river above the city, and two remained below, and the ships were warned not to depart if they wished not to be captured. And one of the CommissicrTs was arrested, and the other closely chased whilst going towards the city in a boat; but they made known that they had a letter to Captain Hides that no hostility should be commenced. Deliberation being had on the whole mailer, and on the Petition of the inhabitants, &c., mh J> "«""•_ Resolved to treat for a surrender, and sign powers on both sides. Arrange and conclude terms on both sides, whereupon the place is given up. The Capitulation and ratifications being exchanged on both sides, the English General exhibited copy of the King's Patent, dated the twelfth of March, wherein the whole fill) 8«|iteiiiber. 971b AH Riiiii, __ lilh Hk)'!"**^'' r.)t)i Aufuri, SUi 3«pl«iu0«r, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 415 of New England was ceded in favor of the Duke of York ; also a copy of the Duke of York'a commission to Richard Nicois as General, and the execution of the King's Patent, dated the second April 1664. Likewise an order from the King of England, directing the Governor of IrJ 'V'''"'^ '^^ ^^"^ Netherland Colony under his subjection, dated 23" April, 1664. ».u.sVp«,„s: And thereupon, without any other occurrence, was, as above stated, the place of New Amsterdam, in New Netherland, situate on the Manhatans, surrendered to the English the garrison retiring with all their arms, flying colors and beating drums; and thereby the English, without any contest or claim being before put forth by any person to it, took possession of a fort built and continually garrison- ^ about forty years at the expense of the West India Company. Extract of the general letter to the Company. And what is above stated was done to us by pretended friendo in time of peace, not by way of reprisal or pretence that they had suffered wrong, but cnly, as they unanimously declare, intimate and express by their summons and published commission (copies whereof are hereunto annexed), that this country, belonging to the Crown and domain of England's Majesty, has thus long been unjustly usurped and possessed, &c. Dated Amsterdam, in New Netherland, 17'" September, 1G64, we having been ordered, on the V, not to call this place otherwise than New-York, oa the Island of Manhattans, in America. liesohition of the States -General. Thursday, 31" December, 1665. The Lords of Ommoren, and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of England, have, in fuKillment of their High Mightinesses' resolution of the tenth of September last, exhibited to the Assembly a certain writing or Rejoinder,' serving to dilute the Reply of Sr. Downing,' Ambassador Extraordinary of the King of Great Britain, to the Remarks made by their High Mightinesses' Deputies on his Memorial of the tliirtieth December, 1G64, which, being considered, their High Mightinesses have thanked the Deputies for the trouble they have taken ; and said Deputies are hereby requested to take the necessary measures to have the aforesaid Rejoinder printed. Lower stood: Paraphed: J. v. Reeoeksbeko. Agrees with the Register. (Signed), N. Ruvsch. ..It r'"'," T .?■■" "'" "^^ "^ ^''"'^'"' '" ""• ""■' ''«<""P»''i* '" ""> b we n wo or , 77 , "'r" r I """T "'"'''"■ "" "" ''" '""" ■""' '"''' '"»'' "^""'^ -^«''«'- "^.t have been but be ween two or three of the eh.ef of them brought to him ; i„ a„ ,.„„ after that, hath sent word thereof to the King." In retur„?n"r"""yrr ""'"""''•'""' """" '^'''""""■" *'"»'' '"<• »^'"'" ''«'"- *'"' English and the Dutfb. but r turn.ng homo, through fear or .ome other cause, before he had executed the business of hi. mission to the satisfaction of the lung, he was .,n,,nso„ed ,n the lower of London. An article of new, from KngUnd, received in this country in 1G72, says, H,r George Downing is in ,he tower, it is said, because ho returned from Holland, where ha was sent Amb««ad..r ue ore In. time. A. ,t i. reported, he had no small share of abuse offered him there. They printed the sermons he preached ." Uhver. time, and drew three pictures „f him. 1. I'renching iu a tub; over it was writien, Thu J «,<... -1. A treach.rous courtier; over it, 7'*,, / am. S. Ilangintf in . gibbet, and over it. Thi, 1 ,hM 4.," Ua ,eem. to hav« b.«n sfterward. Vnr.. II ,.. 6a 418 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. not well rely on that, and as 1 again renewed further urgent solicitation to-day, Che proposition was brought to me as hereunto annexed, it being copied and written down by myself. As far as I have succeeded in my inquiries regarding the fleet at sea, I have not been able to learn any more than that it still continues, it is supposed, in considerable strength ; 40 ships are reported under Admirals Mins and Smith,' to be sent to the Straits or towards Guinea, without my being able to fathom the design or even to find out the time when they will be ready to sail. 1 understand, in like manner, that it was determined here to hold and treat the city of Nordon, in East Friesland, agreeably to and like the city of Embden, as the inhabitants thereof are considered dependent on Netherland. The five Ministers having heard some talk to the effect, that people knew not what to think of the Dutch Ambassador being left at this Court whilst the English Ambassador hath quit the Hague and the French Mediators are returning home, and, as strange inferences and conclusions seem to be drawn therefrom, I have considered it to be my duty to communicate the same. Yesterday the French Mediators made me a formal visit to take their leave and unani lusly declared that they should, in like manner, officially take leave of his Majesty this day at ..^on, and then make preparations for their departure hence in 8 (S. 10 days at farthest. Wherewith breaking ofi*, I remain, Sir, Your humble servant, Oxford, ^{^^^=£1; 1665. (Signed), M. van Gogh. released from confiaemtnt and restored to royal foTor. In tho difficultiea which the New England Colonieii had with Charlei II., from 1(179, Downing is represented as having been very friendly to Massachusetts. lie died In 1684, the tame year in which that Colony was deprived of its charter, being about 60 years of age. Oovernor Hutchinson says, that Downing's character runs low with the best historians of England. It was much lower with his countrymen in New England; and it became a proverbial cxprnssion to say of a false man who betrayed his trust, "that he was an arrant George Downing." Rev. Mr. Felt, in his Annals of Salem, thus speaks of him : " lie was evidently a person of respectable talents. The TcBpunsible trusts committed to him under different administrations, show that he was no ordinary statesman. Whatever government he served, whether of Parliament, the Cromwells, or Charles II,, he did it with faithfulness." Sir George left a family, and his descendants have enjoved stations of honor and wealth. His wife, whom he married in 1654, was a sister of the Right lion. Charles Howard, of Naworth, in the county of Cumberland. His son George, who mairied Catharine, eldest daughter of James, third Earl of .Salisbury, was one of the tellers in the Exchrqaer in 1680. Cliarlrs, another sou, was living in London in 1700, and sold the farm in 8iilem, which formerly belonged to his grandfather, Emanuel Downing. George, son of George and Catharine Downing, and grandson to Sir George, was in three different Parliament*, 1710, 1713, and 1727. He died in 1747, without issue, ami left a splendid bequest for the foundation of a college at Cambridge, England, Incorporated ia 18u0, on a more liberal foundation than any other in that renowned university. This bequest exceeds £150,000. The assertion made in the Magna Britannia, and by several English writers, that Sir George wos son of Calibute Downing, LL. D., is satisfactorily refuted by Mr. Savage, in a co|iious note in his edition of Winlhrop'i Uittory of Nem Snglaud, H., 240, 243. Fell'i AniiaU of Salem, 156, 168-170, 631 ; Uulchinton'i Hhtory of Ma'tachuteltt, I., 107; II., 10; irootfj Atheua Oxonitniin, 11., 27, 76,S. 75»; ilrmnirt of Pepi/i, 1., 134., 186; II., 68, 291; Di/er't Hillary of the Univ.-rtily at Cambridge, 1 1., 440-447 ; Jiihmon'e Ilietury of New KnglanJ, 1 66 ; Ibid., in 2 ColUeti.nt of Maetachutetlt Ilitiorual S,>eiely, VII., 29; 1 MatiMchiaette J/iitorienl Volleclioni, I., 11)7; VI., 240; Lempriere't Univireal Uiography (Lorde ed.), II., 662; MarveU'e Seaionable Argiimenl, cited by Mr. Savage; Mather'e Magnalia, II., 20; Magna Britannia, II., 19; Farmer'e MnnoriaU of l/ie Oradualee of Harvard Uiiivemily, l-M; Parliammtary Hittory nf Eiiyland, XIX., 411, 466, 409; BurneCt Uistory of hit Own Timet (1838), 138; Hamiltun'e Memoireof OrommonI (BoAii'n ed), 431 ; Litter't Clarendon, II., 231-265, 258-271, 311, 315; also. Vol. III.; I'aughn't rruteclvrate, I., 22», 266, 201, 264, 266, 268; II., 290, 317, 433; Courlenay't Sir William Temple, I., 117, 264, 269. — Eu. ' Hupra, p. 844. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XH. 419 Appendix. Propositions submitted by the Ambassadors Extraordinary of France, at present near the King of Great Britain. 1. That the Island of Pouleron shall be surrendered to his Britannic Majesty. 2. That New Netherland shall be ceded to him. 3. That Cormantin shall be delivered to him on condition that Fort Cape Corse be razed, or. If h.s Majesty wish to retain Cape Corse, that Fort Cormantin will remain to the States. 4. That Fort St. Andrew and Boavista will also appertain to his Britannic Majesty. 6. In regard to the ships named Henry, Bonne Adocnture and Do.ne Espcrance, it will be referred to h.s Most Christian Majesty's arbitration to examine if any indemnity be due, and if so. to liquidate ,t; and as regards those whose commerce has been impeded on the coasts of Malabar and Guinea, h.s Most Christian Majesty will likewise arbitrate the reparation that IS uU6* West Itulia Comjyany to the States-General 1 From tlio OrlRlnal, In tlio Royal Archives at the Hague ; File, \Ve,l Indiey] To the High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands. The Directors of the Incorporated West India Company of this country, with due reverence, represent that, agreeably to your High Mightinesses' letters and order, dated the 19"- December last, they have drawn up and annexed hereunto such Observations on the Report- of Peter Stuyvesant, late Director-General of New Netherland, as the same calls forth, requesting that due regard may be paid thereto. Which doing, &c. * Mich' Ten Hove. 16V-G0. Okervatiomof the West India Comi>any on the Hqwrt of Ex-Director Stuyvemnt. To the High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands. High and Mighty Lords. When the first intelligence was received, in this country, of the loss of New Netherland, which was surrendered to the English by the Di recto r-G en eral and Council of that I'rovince, to who.!, Its government and protection and that of all the circumjacent places, had been .ntrusted and committed, not only you. High and Mighty, but also the Directors of the West India Lompauy found, from the documents and papers sent hither, that the aforesaid country 'SfO. »upra, p. 36». — Ed. It. "A 420 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. had not been defended as tlie duty of tie Director-General and Council, the importance of the place and the means at hand there, required ; and, therefore, if the case were investigated, either that ihe Company's oilicers had not acquitted themselves as ihey ought, or that suflRcient information of the condition of the country and thi necessity of the surrender had not been communicated to you, High and Mighty, or to tlie Company. F'or these reasons the abovenamed Directors called Peter Stuyvesant, the late Director-General hither, to justify the surrender, or to receive what he might hi ■ deserved on account of his neglect or treachery ; who, on his arrival, delivered to you, High and Mighty, a written Report and afterwards requested his discharge. The Directors, in consequence, on your High Mightinesses' letter and order dated 19"" of last December, could not refrain from furnishing your High Mightinesses with information and advice on the important points contained in the Report aforesaid, to the end that you. High and Mighty, having examined the same, may be able to dispose, according to your profound wisdom, of his request as you shall deem fitting. The Report of the abovenamed Ex-Director-General, Peter Stuyvesant, consists of a Brief Account of the state of the aforesaid Province at the commencement of his administration; its increase until the surrender ; and, secondly, of a Statement of the reasons why the aforesaid place was delivered up to the English, in order to prove therefrom that he hath performed hi.T bounden obligations, nnd is, therefore, innocent of all that could or will be imputed to bim on the score of neglect of duty. We shall pass over the former part, which serves only for information of how much the country improved under his administration, notwithstanding it could, if necessary, be therein shown that the Company hath never stripped the places of garrisons to that extent that the Savages or others had, in consequence, taken occasion to injure the inhabitants of the Flat country ; but that they had committed their invasions from a fancied security confirmed by the wildness of the forests and inaccessible places, seeing that, retiring thither before our military, they could be safe ; and shall consider, somewhat pertinently, ths second part only, in order to ascertain if the late Director-General abovenamed hath duly protected and defended agiiinst the English what was brought, under bis administration, from a little Colony to a rising Republic; and to that end examine, if the reasons adduced by the aforesaid Stuyvesant for his discharge be so conclusive as to fully and duly justify the surren ?er. These are (bund to consist of various items, i%. : Want of provisions ; Want of munitions of war ; Unwillingness of the Burghers and Fear of being plundered j Despair of relief, and Whatever else can ')e deduced by him, as a consequence thereof, in defence of his arts. We shall at once dispose of them in their order, and add our comments for your High Mightinesses' information. And first: Regarding Want of provisions and whatever is adduced in verification thereof, we say: That all the world knows that the IVovince of New Netl.erland abounds so much in every sort of means for the support of life, especially provisions, that it is impossible for Ihe abovenamed place to have been short of food, since supplies, lor maintenance and support, were never transmitted hence thither, except when the government bad not taken suflicient care to victual the place in season ; in which ca;ie, it must be eslt-t-ined fully as culpable as i; the pin'.ij bad beci. surrendered to tne entrmy, fully provisioned. Stuyvesant, justly apprehending this objection, pgain endeavors to invent reasons for the scarcity, especially that it had been HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIL 4S1 caused by the shipment of a parcel of provisions to Cura5ao by the Musch, acknowledging first however, that the magazine had been well stocked during the whole summer. But a child w.ll be able to judge whether that shipment can excuse him of neglect and palpable carelessness, masmuch as he had. fully three weeks before the dispatch of that vessel specific t.dmgs of the frigates which have reduced the place and Province, and of (heir intended connng to attack the aforesaid places. At all events, if it could not be stated as certain, the probability was so manifest that he ought not to have stripped himself of any necessaries. The Company's letter of the 21" of April, to which he appeals, cannot, in any wise, excuse him herefrom, because he was not told therein that the English frigates would not attack him. but simply that such was the report, which they in no wise indorsed. Also, the abovenamed of'tlie o;."'! ""T""'- '" ''"'' '.*^"" "^ ^"« • - --" 'o the ahovementioned despatrh of the .1 April, very expressly write that they had been advised that the contrary was a positive and assured fact, and that the Company had been misinfor„,ed. in all cases is it notorious that, supposing the aforesaid ship had sailed, according to his own report, the new grain crop was nigh in the barn; nay, 'tis certain that all the barns were overflowing with gram, so that he. being aware of the approach of the English, had time enough to have the grain hauled in and threshed, whereby the want of provisions within would have been obviated. But, it appears that the occasion had been wilfully allowed to slip, in order forsooth, to palliate the surrender by some show of excuse ; the aforesaid Director himself having endeavored, on the ao- of August, after the arrival of the English with their frigates to have some cattle conveyed thence to the South river under a convoy of 12 soldiers • so that the want of provisions is either a mere pretext, or if true, was owing ,o inexcusable negligence. 1 he want of cash cannot avail here, inasmuch as the necessity, according to his own showing, was so great that the bouweries must fain dispose of their grain on credit, and would have willingly done so, had the Director-tJeneral and Council requested it. which wa« not the case. The second excuse consists of. Want of muniiions of war. As to this, the Company wilt not so much consider the powder which was in store, as simply show that all the requisitions (or powder ever made by the government of New Netherland. from first to last, were fullv honored and received; that Alexander de Ilinjossa, the Director of the city's Colonie on the bouth river did, in July, 1(1(14, offer to the abovenamed Stuyvesant, in sufficient season, all his gunpowder, amounting to more than 6,000 lbs., with all necessaries, his person and all his people, as a reinforcement, which he can prove by his letters to the government of New Netherland. without the aforesaid Director and Council having been w ,g to accept the olTer; even the aforesaid Director .lid not secure the gunpow.ler on hoard the ships lying before the fort. Accordingly, the blame again lies with the aforesaid Director and Council for having had so small a supply. Yea. from the rejection of the assistance oflVred by the abovenamed Ilinjossa to the Director and Council, it might almost be concluded that they designed wittingly „„d willingly to surrender the place, and to try to eschew all occasions which could oblige them to maintain it. 'Tis no excuse, that he had endeavored to .rocure powder from Henslaer.wyck and Beverwyck. and that ho was refuse.l ; because the ahovementioned offer being by him rejected, and no suflicient requi.Miions having, as they ought to have been made on the Company, this action cannot aave him from the '- -hibited with i,. agreelhly to Chnr High MightinPHses- resolution of the 1!)- December Inst, their written Observations on the Repor, of Pet.r Stuyvesant. late Director-CienernI of N w N h^r Id Which be.ng cons,der..d. .t is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid Memo i and Observations e placed in the band, of Mess" Huygens and the other their iligh M g 1 ,' n ...les or the at nrs of said West India Company, to inspect, examine and report hereon J Ins resolution shall take effect without reconsideration. ^ n\ m 424 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Memorial of Ex-Director Stuyoesant to the States -Genjrdl. ( From tbo Original, In tlie Royal Arclilvc« nt tho Ilsguo ; Fllo, Weil IntUe.] Peter van Stuyvesant, late Director of New Nelherland, again humbly submits that he, the Petitioner, did already, in October of the last year, 1665, after having previously communicated a copy to Mess" the Directors of the West India Company at the Amsterdam Chamber, exhibit to you. High and Mighty, his written Report on the capture and reduction of New Netherlnnd aforesaid by the English. Which, with the papers annexed, being then placed in the bands of Mess" Van Ommerei: and other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for examination, your High Mightinesses were pleased, on the Petitioner's further request for dispatch and dismissal, to refer the communication to the abovenamed Directors. And as he, the Petitioner, understands, that they had already submitted their opinions thereupon some weeks since to your High Mightinesses, he humbly requests that you will be pleased to grant him communication thereof, in order to his further defence in the premises, if necessary. The case l)eing that the Petitioner has already attended six months to this matter in this country, and now understands that a certain vessel intends to sail for New Netherlnnd within 14 days with your High Mightinesses' permission and consent, which, in all appearance, will not recur again for a year. Therefore he, the Petitioner, again humbly requests dispatch of his case and permission to return to New Nelherland in the aforesaid vessel, in order to b/iug thenco his sorrowful wife and family with ''is property. Which doing. (Signed), Stuyvesant. Appendix : List of Papers which Peter Stuyvesant bath delivered iu to verify his Report. Oftober, 1G6/5. [ For thi) Document, ue, tupra, p S7l). ] Huplii'Kla ; No. A. Report of Ex-Director Stuyvesant on the surrender of New Nelherland ; 19"" ot October, 1665. \ Duplicate of Document, iv/irn, p. 8Ca. ] Remonstrance to the Director and Coimcil. [ Triplicite of Docimi«nt, mpra, p. 248. ] Appendix No. 4. Extract of a letter from the Receiver, Cornelia van Ruyven, to the Director of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam j dated 'J"* May, IGG6. I Dupli««t(i of Document, luptt, p. S77. | HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIL 425 Besolution of the States-General. t From .h. B.gl.t.r of W..t Indl. Affli.r.. lM4-i„o. In the Koy,. Archive, .t th. Hague. 1 Friday, ^ April, 1666. E.nrJl, of ^nI J'f th Y'"f '"' '° ''' '""''"« °' ^^*^' "«° StuyveBandt. late Director of New Netherland, requesting communication of the written Observations J^rrV?; delivered to their High Mightinesses by the Directors of the West India Company «...,■«. on h.s. the Petitioner's Report, herebefore exhibited, relating to the reduction and capture of New Netherland by the English, furthermore, pr ying for leave to saill a h:;:ifeT: ;rd'"oo'vt «'«^^•*«•^''"-- ^° ^^p- i^vi NetherLd ll;:; h.8W,fe,fam.y and property thence , it is, upon consideration, resolved and concluded that the aoresaid Petition shall be placed in the hands of Mess" Huygens and the other heTrHgh Mightinesses' Deputies for naval affairs, to inspect, examine and report. ^ This resolution shall take effect without reconsideration. t'.l Folio 131. Deputies for IS" January SturveitnL lute Director copies of the abovenamed Remlutmi of the Stutes-Oeneral. I From the Begl.ter of We.t mai. Attir,, 16«-ie70, In th. Roy,. Archive. ., the Hegne. , Saturday, 17"" April, 1666. Heard the Report of Mess" Huygens and the other their High Mightinesses' he affairs of the West India Company, who. pursuant to the fesolution of the last, having inspected and examined a certain Memorial of the Directors of said Company also their written Observations on the Report of Peter Stuyve-ot New Netherland. which, being considered, it is resolved and concluded thai aforesaid Memorial and written Observations shall be placed in the hands of the Stuyvesant in order to answer them. Vol. II. 64 ANSWER HON"^ PETEE STUYVESANT, LATE DIRECTOR-GENERAL N'EW I^ETIIEELA]^D, OBSERVATIONS OF THE WEST INDIA COMPANY U REPORT ON TIIK SURRENDER OF THAT COUNTRY Ft E N G L I S 11 I From tho Orlgliml, In «,. Roy.l Archive! nt the n««>to; Loinhu of tho 8lnl..(lu,„.r»l, Kiil.rl.'k, m.( Indi,cl,r Compagnie, No. 67' 3d DIrliiuti uf tlic Bundle. 1 ' 1666. Memorial of Ex-Director Stuyvesant. Petition of Peter Stuyvesant, late Director in New Netherland, to the States- General, with additional information. Exhibited 29"" October, 1666. To the High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands. Humbly showeth : Petrus Stuyvesant, late Director-General in New Netherland, that he did, in October of the year 1665, after previously communicating it to the presiding Chamiier of the West India Company residing at Amsterdam, deliver in to you, High and Mighty, his written Report on the reduction of the country of New Netherland by the irresistible power of the English, verified by the necessary documents ; that you. High and Mighty, were then pleased to place' said Ileport and documents in the hands of the Mess" Van Ommeren and the other your High Mightinesses' Deputies to inspect, examine and report thereupon ; who, having examined the same, and reported on them last December, 'twas understood by some Lords that your Petitioner had satisfactorily vindicated himself, and ought to receive his requested discharge, but 'twas afterwards concluded, however, to send the Report aforesaid with your High Mightinesses' resolution and letter of the l^J"" December abovementioned, to the Directors of said West India Company at Amsterdam for their opinions, which, being come and placed in the hands of the late Mr. Huygens and other your High Mightinesses' Deputies, communication thereof was granted your Petitioner, agreeably to your resolution of the 17'" April, hereunto annexed, after he had delivered in a duplicate of his aforesaid Report and documents to replace the original which had been lost. Your Petitioner thereupon hath drawn up additional information, which he exhibits annexed, alter he had submitted it to the perusal of Mess" the Directors, having been delayed by the expectation of further proofs which he also l-.ith received from New Netherland, and. if necessary, will hereafter produce. And whereas your Petitioner hath proved, and will further be able to prove that he has made every possible effort there for defence, but was obstructed therein by the unwillingness of the country people, the protests and threats of the Burghers, by the weakness of the fort, the scarcity of provisions and ammunition, and the small number of soldiers, he most humbly requests you. High and Mighty, to be pleased to accept his aforesaid defence as sufficiei.i, and to grant him his discharge. Which doing, &c. (Signed), P. Stuyvesant. ANSWEll OF EX-DIRECTOR STUYVESANT. Answer of the Hon"" Peter Stuyvesanf. to the Obaervations of the West India Company on his Report on the Surrender of New Netherland. 1666. To the High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands. High and Mighty Lords. Peter Stuyvesant, late Director in New Netherland, acknowledges, with all possible thankfulness, that you, High and Mighty, have beer; pleased, by your resolution dated l?'" April, to grant your Petitioner communication of the Observations the Directors of the Chamber at Amsterdam of the West India Company have been pleased to make on his Report respecting the loss and surrender of New Netherland to the English, exhibited to you, High and Mighty and the aforesaid Directors six months before. Although the latter do not contradict the statements .n his Report nor deny the want of provisions, powder and other adduced causes why and whereupon the loss and surrender followed, yet an attempt is made in the aforesaid Observations to destroy the statement, though, in the Petitioner's opinion, sufficiently proved by the necessary documents, as if the Petitioner and Council had not used due exertions to supply the place with the one and the other. For the refutation thereof, and for more correct information thereupon, the Petitioner finds himself under the necessity to add the following as an Answer to (he Remarks and Observations : * First, in regard to the Observation on the Want of provisions. The Directors say that, from the fruitfulness of the soil, it is impossible for the place to have been short of provisions, since none have ever been sent hence thither. It cannot, nevertheless, be unknown to the Directors, from the books of accounts sent over to them every year, that I have been divers times obligated to draw, though not from Holland, yet from New England, any quantity the garrison required. In addition to the account books, this can be proved by credible witnesses; among the rest, by the Commissary of provisions himself. But if I have been necessitated hitherto frequently to do this, as 'tis said, yet can it neither be denied nor gainsaid that New Netherland IS so fertile that the country in some seasons hath exported provisions to other places, yea, even to Holland. But in 1663. in consequence of the Indian massacre and bloody war, and the continued troubles with the English on Long Island and other inconveniences, the harvest was so poor and scant, that we and even those of the Colonie of New Amstel were under the necessity of sending to New England for corn and other provisions. Admitting, however, that the fertility of the country was such as never to necessitate us to import provisions either from these parts or from New England, but that we could always subsist within and of ourselves.andsupplythestoresfrom the inhabitants; which abundance, however, the Province frequently could never attain, in consequence of the so numerous invasions and massacres on rts a- mm 480 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. '■.\ the part of the Indians within, and the continual vexations of the neighbors without; yet the presupposed impossibility of any dearth or scarcity would not thence follow, seeing that here as elsewhere the loss and surrender of divers cities and places have been hastened through want of provisions. But, continue the Directors, hnd : ■'caic ' ■ of provisions even existed, the government did not take sufficient care to victual the place in time, in which case they must be held to be aa culpable as if it had been surrendered to the enemy fully provisioned. Without paying any attention to what the Petitioner hath proved to the contrary in his Report, the Directors endeavor to impute to the government its loss and neglect. First, say they, I myself admit that the stores were well supplied the entire summer. The Report delivered in doea not intimate this in such powiuvi' i.i;r!ii;, but says; passably well, in comparison with previous years; giving additional reasons why they were not better stocked, such as want of credit and cash. But admitting it to be as the Directors presuppose, yet it cannot, from that, be concluded, much less proved, that I have been guilty of any of this neglect to keep the stores as well supplied as possible. The contrary was demonstrated and proved in the Report by two certificates of Sergeant Hermen Martens van den Bosch and Dirck Loten, Commissary of stores, both of whom are in this country. These witnesses prove that the aforesaid Sergeant was, in the months of May, June and July, sent three or four times with goods and letters of credit to New England, to purchase provisions both for the Island of Curasao and our garrison. The government of the city's Colonic on the South river did also send thither Peter Alrichs, its Commissary, to procure cattle and provisions for that Colonic ; a palpable token and proof that no supplies, certainly not enough, were to be obtained in New Netherland. Secondly. The aforesaid Directors say, the Petitioner acknowledges that the scrifcity was specially created by the sending of a lot of provisions by the Musch, and accuse him on that account of neglect and seeming imprudence, inasmuch as he had had, fully three weeks before the dispatch of the aforesaid vessel, specific tidings of the frigates which had mastered the place. The Report presented to you. Illustrious, High and Mighty, an^ in the first place to the Company, intimates, on this subject, not that the scarcity was ceated solely -^nd specifically by the sending away of a portion of provisions to Cura<;ao, but that it was partially occasioned thereby; presupposing that other addilionp.l reasons could be adduced, and not the least among the rest, that about 14 @. 10 days before the arrival of the frigates, there arrived and came, in the ship Gideon, between 3 and 400 half-starved Negroes and Negresses who alone, exclusive of the garrison, required one hundred skepels of wheat per week. Now, regarding the second member of this subject : Presumed neglect and apparent imprudence, because I had allowed the ship iWuscA to sail with some provisions to Curat;ao ; inasmuch as I had specific intelligence of the frigates three weeks before the dispatch of the aforesaid vessel, therefore ought 1 not to have stripped myself of any necessaries. The Directors' letter of the 21" April, to which he appeals, is not, in any wise, an excuse for so doing, since it was not written therein that the frigates would not come to surprise him [but to advise him], according to all the reports which were abroad, without assuring him of anything ; moreover, the Director and Council aforesaid most expressly write by letter of the 21" April, that they there are, for a surety and a certainly, informed to the contrary, and that the Company was misiuformed. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIL 431 High and Mighty Lords. The above is either not understood according to the precise truth, or erroneously misinterpreted by the Directors. Therefore, affording some semblance of neglect and want of care, do I find myself necessitated to explain this matter somewhat more circumstantially, and to mform you. High and Mighty, of the true state of the case, and to , the Directors' last received despatch of the 21" April was answered on the 4"' of August, as follows: *' Concerning the sequel of your Honors' letter, and your expressions that, according to the news which you received from Old England, England's Majesty is inclined to reduce all his dominions to one form of government in Church and State, and to that effect some Commissioners ('twas divulged here that 2 (^ 3 frigates provided with men and ammunition) lay ready in England to repair to New England, and there to install Bishops as in Old England; and what your Honors further conceive for our encouragement and that of your inhabitants, we shall not for the present debate, much less gainsay, but rather wish and hope that if it contribute as well to the advantage of God's church as to ours, it may fall out according to your advice and meaning. Meanwhile, we cannot omit communicating to your Honors on this head what we were informed here about the matter, partly to convey by the annexed Declaration N° X., more fully to be learned by your Honors from the Skippers and passengers who are going over, that the design of the aforesaid frigates and soldiers is directed rather against Long Island and this your Honors' conquest, than to reform New England." When these extracts from our answers are compared with the Directors' letter of information, impartial people will be able to judge what intelligence they had from Old England, which lay so near them, and we had, so far from there, from a third and fourth hand ; whence it can reliably be inferred how unjust the allegation, that they did advise us simply of reports that were prevalent, but that we very expressly write under date of the 21'* April, that we were positively and reliably advised to the contrary and that the Company was misinformed. The abovementioned Declaration N" X. was, according to the Petitioner's recollection, a verbal statement of one Thomas Willet, an Englishman, of what he had heard regarding the English frigates. He contradicted this his declaration 14 @^ 18 days after, not only before the Director and Council, but in presence of divers individuals, some of whom are here and can testify to the fact; stating and roundly declaring that now, in the last of July to wit, other news had reached New England from Old England by the last ships, viz. : that by Ambassador Gogh's arrival in England, things were greatly changed ; that the frigates were again unloaded ; that Commissioners were nominated and appointed to agree with the said Ambassador about the Boundary between New England and New Netherland. The Skipper and passengers of the ship Eeadrachl, arriving about the same time, concurred for the most part in the above accounts, stating, among other things, that they had crossed the channel in May last, and had not heard of the slightest difficulty between England and our State, but that everything was quiet,*and rested on the hope of a good agreement. Divers private letters, yea, oven the Directors' abovementioned general letter dated 21" April, received as stated by the Eendrncht in the last of July, substantially and circumstantially concurred also in those representations. Therefore, the fust reports did not excite any apprehension nor obtain credit with either the Director and Council or any one else. This, then, being shown, not by anger and unjust presumptions, but by the real circumstance and truth of matters, the Petitioner submits to your High Mightinesses' censure and judgment whether neglect and palpable bad care can and ought to be imputed to him, because he had permitted the little craft the M^isch to sail and depart with provisions for Cura9ao, where they were so much required ; the rather, when HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XII. 488 IM^ it is known that the Director and Council did, on the first reports, detain the aforesaid little vessel more than three weeks, fully laden, and did not allow her to depart, as is said and can be proved, until the first reports were contradicted and every one had believed and admitted the contrary. But the Directors say, furthermore : Supposing that the little craft had sailed, according to his own admission the grain crop was nearly in the barn ; nay, 'tis certain that all the barns were overflowing with grain, so that he had time enough, on learning the arrival of the frigates, to have the grain hauled in and threshed, whereby the want of provisions within would have been prevented, &c. It is answered. That the Report handed in by the Petitioner intimates that the Director arid Council interposed the less objection to allowing the little vessel to sail to Cura9ao, in consequence of the favorable appearance of the harvest and because the grain was, as it were, between the barn and the field. Everybody knows that the climate of New Netherland, resembling nearly the climate of this country, the harvest there is later than here ; that, therefore, the grain, being between the field and the barn, was not all housed and stacked; certainly there was not the least appearance and possibility of fetching the grain from over the river and bringing it in the fort. And though it had been possibly brought, which would be in six>all quantity, assuredly there was no convenience in the fort to house and thresh the grain still in the sheaf. In addition to all this, the Petitioner went, on invitation, to the Colonie Rensselaerswyck and the village of Beverwyck by the advice and consent of the Council, as shown by their letter written on the 17'" August and sent in his absence to the Hon*-'* Directors, for the purpose of giving some necessary orders there against the invasions and massacre recently perpetrated by the Northern Indians. Therefore, not being present when positive intelligence of the arrival of the English frigates was received in New Nethsrland from New England, the neglect, if any there be, is not to be imputed to him. The Hon"'" Directors next add : The aforesaid Director himself endeavored, after the English frigates had all arrived, to have some cattle conveyed thence to the South river under a convoy of 12 soldiers. This information having been sinisterly communicated to the Hon. Directors, is denied, and, therefore, unworthy any answer. Nevertheless, its falsehood may be inferred from the following: Peter Alricks, the city's Commissary, was sent as early as May to the Manhatans from the city's Colonie of New Amstel to purchase some provisions and cattle. These were not to be had in New Netherland; accordingly, having bought up in June and July a lot of cows, oxen and sheep in New England and on the East end of Long Island, he had in the absence and before the return of the Petitioner from Fort Orange, conveyed the greater portion of them across the North river from Long Island to Neuwesinks, distant the one from the other about 8 (I, 3 leagues, and for the security of the aforesaid cattle put them under the care of some farmers and farm servants and a few soldiers from the Colonie of New Amstel. Being engaged shipping those which were still at New Utrecht, and intending to send and drive them all together over land to the South river, he was allowed, previous to my departure for Fort Orange and before anything was known of the frigates, a guard of 10 (ft, 12 soldiers to aid in convoying his people and cattle and in defending them against the Neuwesinckse and other Indians. Meanwhile, before all the cattle had been shipped over, and before the said Alricks had obtained one of the men he iiad asked of the Council, the English frigates arrived and came to anchor in the bay before New Utrecht on the a?"- and ^S'" of August ; attacked Vol. n. 65 ■ ':? 434 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. the Bloop in which the transportation was effected ; took possession both of the cattle already sect across and of those still remaining at New Utrecht. On this account, it was impossible to have, or allow ar-y cattle to be, escorted by 12 men, although said Alricks had requested it, and no such thing was done. But about this matter, out of which the Petitioner presumes this sinister story hath taken its rise, the only thing that is true is, that the aforesaid Peter Alricks did endeavor, in the night of the 29"" and SO"" of August, to convey 65 (& CO Negroes and Negresses overland to the South river, because he could not procure any provisions or means of support for them in New Amsterdam, all supplies having been cut off. This, however, was not attempted with any escort of the Hon. Company's soldiers, but with 2 (& 3 of his own or the city's servants, as can be saen by the Journal or Day-book, dated 30" August. Finally, the Hon'''* Directors conclude the subject of the scarcity of provisions and say : The want of cash cannot avail here, inasmuch as the necessity was so great that the farmers must fain sell their grain on credit and would also have done so had the Director-General and Coun'M requested it, v.hich they did "ot do. We.' Dirck Loten, the Commissary of provisions at present in Amsterdam, heard on this point, he, with many others, will be able and necessitated to testify, that both the Council in the Petitioner's absence, and the Petitioner himaelf after his return, did cause the farmers on the Island of Manhattan to thresh as much as pocsible without intermission, and did nut request them to do so on credit, but for ready means, in order the better to encourage and stimulate them to thresh. But all the others on Long Island and on the North river being effectually cut off from us by the arrival of the frigates and their excursions, and the farmers being forbidden to furnish us any supplies on pain of having their property burnt, what the few farmers on Manhattans island could thresh out was daily required lor the scanty support of the garrison and about three hundred Negroes who came to be a burthen to us, before the arrival of the frigates; so that on this point neither lime nor opportunity was lost. And in this matter of scarcity it remains still to be '"onsidered, that during the brief period of the frigates, as already stated, we were cut ofl" from all supplies in the city of New Amsterdam, scarcely any bread was to be obtained of the bakers for ready money, as niiglit be proved by many and divers affidavits of people who were there at the time and are now in Holland, which also obliged (as stated) Peter Alricks, the city's Oomniissary, lo hazard the most part of his Negroes, who were, nolens vokns, and at great risk, 3 days before the arrival of the frigates, sent off in separate gangs to be dispatched to the South river as he could not procure, in the city of New Amsterdam, any bread or other provisions necessary for their scanty subsistenco. 2. Regarding the second point — Want of munitions of war: The quadrennial account exhibited first lo the ("ompany, afterwards to your High Mightinesses' Assembly, shows the quantity sent in the last four years; how expended, and that there were not ever !)00 lbs. in the fort; scarcely as much in store in the city of New Amsterdnm, two-thirds of which was old, spoiled and unfit, as the above rendered account of powder aforesaid proves; therefore, the Hon. Directors were not ignorant of the want nor gainsaid it, but in their Observations say : First. That all the re(|uisition8 for powder ever made by the government of New Nethcrlnnd, from first >o last, were fully honored and received. iH HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XII. 435 Secondly. That Alexander Hinniossa, the Director of the city's Colonie on the South river, did, in July, 16G4, offer seasonably enough all his gunpowder, consisting of more than fi.OOO lbs., with all necessaries, himself and all his people as a reinforcement, without the aforesaid Director and Council having been willing to accept the aforesaid offer. Thirdly, That the Director himself did not secure the gunpowder on board the ships lying before the fort; therefore the blame attaches to the aforesaid Director and Council for havinff 80 small a supply. Fourthly. They conclude that, from the refusal of the assistance, and further, because no sufficient requisitions were made, this plea cannot exculpate him from the charge of neglect, an- s probably put forth only as a pretext that he had performed his bounden duty. Mou Illustrious, High and Mighty Lords. What regards the first and last points, viz., whether ail the requisitions ever made by the government of New Netherland up to the last, have been honored and received, and whether, on the contrary, no sufficient requisitions have been made, would appear as clear as the sun at mid-day, if your High Mightinesses' weighty occupations would permit the slightest supervision and examination of the letters, warnings, supplicatory petitions and entrealies, which may be considered almost innumerable, that have been sent to and made on the Directors by every opportunity offered by sailing vessels ; yea, also, sometimes by way of Virginia and Now England. But, not to trespass too much on your High Mightinesses' urgent occupations, I find myself under the necessity, in order solely to vindicate myself, and not to accuse any one, to submit, High and Mighty, to your speculation and most profound judgment, only a few out of the multitude of facts. In the year 1G53, when, Illustrious High and Mighty, your Republic had fallen into the perilous war with Protector Cromwel, and the same calamity threatened us and all the good people of New Netherland with direst ruin, and our multitudinous remonstrances and entreaties seemed to have little effect on the Hon"" Company, we found ourselves under the necessity of sfiiding n personal delegation to the Hon""' Directors, to which end we deputed hither in the last of June, by the ship Elbingh, Allert Antony, Schepen of the city of New Amsterdam, through whom we ma.ie urgent application for assistance and other necessaries, particularly 6 (lu b.OOO lbs. of powder, 3 (a,. 4 light frigates, one good gunner and some men. Ueing informed by report that the ship AV//.V Imd been taken by the Knglish or sunk, we renewed and repeated our request on the 3" January, 1054, in the following words : "We have dwelt longer than we intended on this subject, in order to afford your Honors a lull and perfect understanding of the perilous position in which we and the whole country are placed, (hereby to move you and those to whom you will be pleased to ro.nmunicato this, to a more efficient nnd more speedy relief. If your Honors do not forward this, and it fail us contrary to hope, we dec!..' ouiselves before the whole world guiltless of all injuries which will befall us and our nation in this I'rovince. We have advised your Honors per the ship FJbingh, with what we hope, with (Jod's hlessinK, to defend our trust, vi/.., 3 (li. 4 light frigates, 3 (w, 400 good soldiers and train bands only for a year or a year and a half, ca. S.OOO 11)8. powder, ■ome hand and side arms, pioneers' tools, necessary cargoes for clotliing for the garrison," Sec, 436 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. In order not to fatigue your High Mightinesses, we must leave the Directors to prove whether tliese requisitions were complied with, and what was the result of such iterated written and verbal entreaties. As *ar as the Petitioner recollects, there were scarcely as many hundred pounds of powder as 'here were thousands in the requisition temperately made out on that occasion ; neither sold'ers nor train bands, nor even one frigate. So that, had the good Ood alone not aiTorde relief by the intervening peace, we should have been then, as now, utterly conquered and ruined, for want of the required necessaries. We had then neither gunner nor artilleryman to attend to the firing, for whom, nevertheless, we had frequently applied and written, as appears by the aforementioned and subsequent letters, dated S?"" July, 1654, and the following extracts : " 1666. Dated 12'*' November. In the general letter 'twas forgotten to lay before your Honors the scarcity and great want of gunpowder, the petition of all the villages and Colonies to be supplied by us with that article for wampum, beef, pork or grain ; we have accommodated the people out of your Honors' store as much and as long as was possible and the means in the store allowed. The distribution of powder to the Commonalty, in the great necessity of last year, on account of the unexpected encounter with the Indians, together with what was required to be given to those barbarians for the ransom and release of the poor Christian prisoners, hath diminished our stock to that degree, that we find not above two thousand weight, good and bad, in store. The current rumors of new troubles render us circumspect in allowing the Commonalty more powder; this occasions great complaints, in regard of which we have betn desirous to request your Honors to send, by the first ships, a supply of powder both for tho magazine and the Commonalty." What little result followed the above applications is further to be deduced from the reiterated requisitions for a supply of gunpowder made in the following yean, 1057 and 1G58, first: Under date IS"" August, 1067. "The general complaints both of the Durgheri and outside people, that they cannot be accommodated with powder or lead requisite for their household and self-defeni'e, in exchange either for wampum or agricultural produce, have rendered it necessary for us annually to supply every Burgher keeping watch and ward in his turn with two pounds of powder for the watch, and in addition to that, one pound of powder quarterly for his household, on paying for the same. And, since tiie magazine is hereby much decreased and weakened, wa continue our request that your Honors would please to supply us by every opportunity of ships, bearing in mind that, as it is an article of contraband, it cannot be obtained in this country either from us or from the Burghers, and that the want of it must cause an utter ruin of the place." On the 23" July, 1068, the foregoing request for gunpowder and the necessity therefor were repeated and again renewed in almost the same words. It is, among other things, stated on folio 09 of the Book containing the copies of letters: " We hn"e considered it necessary to give your Honors seasonable notice hereof, and, at the same time, again to request your Honors to be pleased to supply us, by every ship that sails, with as much powder and lead as this and other circumstances HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XII. 487 m demand, to the end that no mishap nor further damage may be brought upon us and your Honors' conquest in time of need, through want thereof. Whilst writing this there is found in store, including old and new, good and bad, about 3,600 lbs. and about 1,600 lbs. of musket ball." It would be altogether too tedious and long to insert here all the annual petitions for powder which were sometimes repeated two and three times a year. Not to trespass too much on your High Mightinesses' patience, this subject is concluded with the following: In the year 1662, when Hartford Colony received its newly obtained Patent, wherein, as we were informed, the entire Province of New Netherland was included, and therefore new encroachments and invasions were apprehended from that quarter, in consequence of expressed menaces, we represented, on the l?'" of September, the scarcity of powder, and made a request for 6 @; 6,000 lbs. in the following words : " Should any hostilities occur or happen there or elsewhere, we should immediately find ourselves at a loss for good powder. We have, as yet, about 2,600 @. 3,000 lbs. altogether in store, but as the most part is already some years old and damp, we could not, in time of need, rely on it. We shall, therefore, humbly request your Honors to let us receive a good quantity by the earliest opportunity and annually afterwards, in order to have as much as 5 (ai. 6,000 lbs. of good powder constantly in store, in which case we shall send the old powder back to be made over again." Herein then 'tis to be remarked, first : that the small quantity of powder being old and musty, became less and worse in the two following years. How few pounds of powder have been sent on such repeated applications I scarcely dare to state for certain, in order not to disgust any person, much less deceive your High Mightinesses. Certainly, 'tis to be concluded therefrom that all the requisitions which necessity dictated, were not complied with, sent to us nor received. This could he demonstrated and proved even to a pound, if the Petitioner could again obtain a copy, or get a sight, of the account of powder abovementioned exhibited to and placed last (October, with other documents and vouchers, in the hands of the Mess" Van Ommeren and the other, your High Mightinesses' Deputies. Now in regard to the charge that the Director and Council refused to accept the offer of more than 6,000lh8. of powder made by the city's Director, Alexander Hinniossa, and neglected • o secure the powder on hoard the ships lying before the fort. How shamefully and wrongfully the Directors have been imposed on iu this matter, may appear from the following facts: in the year 1063, the Director and Council found themselves involved in a very dangerous war with the Indian barbarians. An earnest application was made on the 17" September, of the previous year. 1662, for 6 (% 6,000 lbs. of good gunpowder. A (piarter of this not having been sent and certainly not received, they found themselves exposed to the great risk of being entirely out of powder in a short time, as, in consequence of the continuance of this ruinous war, there were not in store, at the opening of the year 166i, 200 lbs. of powder fit to be used with small arms. They, therelore, in the month ol February, requested, from the said Director Hinniossa, a loan or the sale ot r, (a, 000 lbs., of which, as can he proved, to the best ol the Petitioner's recollection, by the account of p.nvder abovementioned, not more than 200 lbs. were sent in tho following April or last of March, accompanied by an apology in writing for not being able, at that time, to spare any more. 438 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. In July following, the Director and Council being informed by one Tomas Wiiiet that current reports, even iu written letters, had reached Boston, in New England, that 4 frigates had been fitted out, in Old England to conquer New Netherland, they advised the aforesaid Director Hinniossa, by the first opportunity, of what had been heard, so as to put him on his guard, with a request, at the same time, for assistance in powder. The Petitioner does not know whether said Director Hinniossa sent an answer and made an offer in consequence, and declares that it was never shown to him ; for the reports dying away shortly after and being (as already stated) contradicted by their author, Willet, himself, viz.: that other news had been received by ships which had arrived more recently in New England from Old England, to the effect that in consequence of the arrival of Ambassador Gogh in the latter country, things had changed, the frigates were unloaded and the soldiers again landed ; your High Mightinesses' Petitioner did thereupon depart, in the beginning of August, to the Colonie Rensselaerswyck, being requested and required to do so by the Commissaries of that place in consequence of some new troubles which broke out there with the Indians ; as is to be seen by the letter of the Director and Council dated the 6'" of August, and the letter of the Council alone, dated the 17"" of same month. And the Petitioner can affirm that he had no knowledge of the receipt of any letter or of any offer having been made before his departure, which was on the 6"" or 7"" of said month. Such being the case, and the Directors having been incorrectly informed that the oflTer of more than 6,000 lbs. powder and of his person and people had been made by Director Hinniossa, 'tis also an error and an untruth that the Director and Council have refused to accept such offer, which it is incumbent on the informer to prove either by letter from the Petitioner or, in his absence, under the hands of the Council ; but he will never be able to prove it, as it had never been refused. Hence the unjust wrong to be drawn from the above request for aid ; for, to make application and reject the invited offer, are contradictions. 'Tis, therefore, with all due reverence and suhmisaion, referred to your High Mightinesses' most wise and disc-yet judgment who are to he censured and blamed in the premises; your High Mightinesses' Petitioner ami the Council of New Netherland, or the malicious accuser, de Hinniossa himsell, for the reason that he, on receiving information, did not send the oiiered powder and all the other necessaries seasonably in July, for which vory good and suitable opportunities offered that month; first, by the sloop belonging to one Dirck Smith, which arrived from the South river at the Manhatans a few days before your i'etitioner'a departure for the Colonie Itensselaerswyck ; or, by the sliif. .SV. Jmol., which sailed from the South river ill the last of July or beginning of August, and arrived before the c'ty of New Amsterdam, in the Petitioner's absence, on the IS"- ditto; as appears by the Council's letter written on the following 17'" to the Directors and sent by the Ver^uUm Anndt. After the return of your High Mightinesses' I'etitioner from the Colonie Uenssolaerswyck, which was on the 24"' (ii), liS"- August, it was impossible to send for the powder, as the English frigates ; ■••ived within Sandy Hook on the following day; impossible also to receive any, as all the approach s by land and water were immediately blockadrd l)y the English, who, -••• the SS'", captured the sloop I'rinrcf, employed by Peter Alricks, the city's CammisHary, to convey a lot of purchased cows and sheep from Long Islan.i to the Neuwesincx. and with it also those which had been already sent across. Some of the city's servants and free colonists saved themselves by ffight. A day or a day and a hail alter, the Er.^'iish took the sloop of a brother Zealander, employed also by said Alritki to convey and send some of his Negroes overland HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIL 439 to the South river on account of want of provisions, so that ther. was not the slightest appearance or opportunity to send or receive any information, much less gunpowder. Br water, the r.ver was closed ; by land, the unincumbered traveler with great difficulty found a tedious and troublesome passage over mountains, rivers, hills, creeks and swamps. From this circumstance it is easily seen, that 'twas impossible to make any application for and impossible to receive t.ie presumed offered gunpowder. Next, in regard to the like presumption in this matter: That t' Director and Council have not secured the powder on board the ships lying before the fort, which would have supplied ...y existmg wa.it. On the examination in this case, which the Director and Council caused to be instituted at the earliest suggestion, as to what quantity of gunpowder was on board the ships, scarcely one thousand weight were to be found in the three vessels, vi^.: in the ship the Gulcon according to the declaration of the Skipper himself. 13 @. 14 kegs of 50 lbs. for 14 (a 1(3 small iron guns {gotclh,gcn) ; in the flyboat Ecndmc/u, armed with 10 or 12 small iron guns. 7 kegs of 50 lbs.; in the ship St. Jacob, arrived Irom the South river 10(a). 12 days before not hfty lbs., and her pilot declared (the Skipper having died at the South river) that he had repeatedly ask^d Director Ilinniossa for two (ii. .300 lbs., to be paid by exchange in I ather and or by peltries on the npot, but could not get a pound. Besides, it is a thing without example, to strip ships, having so small a supply, of their amir ration. The Director and Council must afterwards have subjected themselves to great complaint and reproach if those vessels would have been taken in consequence of having been stripped of so small a quantity of powder. V/e must again refer to your High Mightinesses' wise and discreet opinio... and submiL to your judg.nenl what neglect or want of care has been committed in .his instance In the following Observation, the Directors say : Although the Burghers were not strong enough to defend the city, and not willing to do so through fear of being plundered, the fort, and not the ci.y only, was entrusted to him ; if the Burghers were unwilling to fight, he was bound to consider that a capital fortress, provided with ISO brave soldiers and 24 pieces of P-t.llery. as the fourth ;-oint intimates, ought not to have been surrendered without making ^ome defence, but that he was bound to r-efend it to the utmost, and abandon the BurKhers rathe: than the entire country. Illustrious, High and Mighty Lords, willingly will I again submit myself or, this point to your High Mightinesses' judgment and censure, if the country could he preserved l.y abandoniuK the Burghers and defending the fortress which, in regard to its condition and wenkne.. bare of such uecessary requisites as powder, lead, provisions. *aler and train bands, and so great a way from asmstance. could not be held a week. yea. possibly three dayj ; if the Burghers and city wherein .. fortress stood could be protected, much less the extensive country, whose good inhabitants, long before this time, neither we nor our predecessors have ever been able to defend, as we ought and their necessity fr.que illy demanded against the threat., daily invasions, er.croachments and intrusions of the Knglish. Yet will ; readily acknowle.lge that it is the bounden duty of a faithful servant to spare neither life no. limb blood nor treasure, but to hazard all and employ every means that can be u.eJ. ai rn.-, he. hy their risk and loss, hoped, expected or looked forward to the slightest advantag. ot . . maintenance and preservation of the country or of one place in it. But being, as «,. , , ,een by the above statement, destitute of such necessary requisites, without hope Of e ., i^tation of -.ny assistance, the entire Commonalty first, as proved by their KemoDhlraocB dated February, previously dispatched to the Hoix»' the Directors, and by ml 440 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. their Petition and Protest exhibited to the Director and Co :ncil, proposed to, and aflerwards obliged the Director and Council, in order to prevent greater loss and the total ruin of the Burghers, to consider what was best for the preservation of the poor, despairing and nearly d«<«erted Commonalty, and most justifiable for us before God and your High Mightinesses, in accordance with the lesson uf the All-wise: What King, about to go to war against another King, doth not first sit dowa and think whether he be able ~ith ten thousand, to meet him that with twenty thousand cometh against him {Luke, XIV.); it being evident that our force was inferior to that of the approaching enemy, conjoined with those whose threats, actual invasions and intrusions committed not half a year before, we were unable to withstand or prevent, and they besides were expecting daily from New England not only two but fully 10 to one. Regarding the capital condition of the fort; provided, as 'twao said, with 24 pieces of artillery and with ISO brave soldiers, in which number must be included those who were left at the Esopus and Fort Orange. The accusation of its rash surrender apparently seems to be exaggerated. The defence and preaervution of his honor, to be prized above all the treasures of the world, presses and forces your High Mightinesses' servant, without intending blame to any one, to say an^l, '<■ necessary, to prove, that the fort was, time and again, declared and adjudged, in full council, to be untenable by persons more experienced in war than your High Mightinesses' Petitioner (among others, by our first Councillor and Fiscal, N. de Sille'), who is better versed in offjiisive and defensive siege operations under your High Mightinesses' discreet government than your !>; sble servant; judging therefrom that it could be reduced by 500 men in less than tlirice 24 hours, which, according to the limited knowledge of your High Mightinesses' servant, was, in fact, feasible for the following reasons : First. The fort is situate in an untenable place, where it was located on the first discovery of New Nelherland, for the purpose of resisting any attack of the Barbarians rather than an assault of European arms, hav dg, witliin pistol shot, on the North and Northeasterly sides, higher ground than that on which it stands, so that, notwitstanding the wall and works (miiriigic) are raised the highest on that side, people standing and walking on that high ground can see the soles of the feet ol those on the esplanade and bastions of the fort, where the view is not obstructed by the houses and church in it, and by the gabions on the wall. Secondly. The fort was and is encompassed only by a slight wall, 2 (a. 3 feet thick, backed by coarse gravel, not abo\e 8, 'J m 10 feet high in some places, in others higher, according to the fall of the ground. Thirdly. It is, for the most part, crowded all round about with buildings better adapted for a citadel than for defence against an open enemy ; the house's are, in many places, higher than the *>all8 and bastions and render these wholly exposed ; most of the houses also have cellars not eight rods distant from the wall of the fort, in some places not 2 (j^ 3, and at. one point scarce a rod from the wall, so that whoever is matter of the city can readily i^pproach, ' TliU f»n)ilj WM oriKiiially from Mcclilin, in IWlniuin, wheiice Nkkshs dk Side, llie elJer, moveJ tu Ara»tcriiiiai ihortly after lli« revolt uf llitt Uriitud i'rovlijcai aifRlrml Hpaiii, aiij wa« choaen I'unaionary of tbat cily. 1I« was aant in 16n7, with other iliBtiiigiiiKhfil men, on an Kiiiljawy to tjiieen Klinalieth of KiiglanJ ; uext, was thrco timea Ambaaaador to Denmark and •fterwarda tu Oiirnnanj'. lie waa ai'iil llf|iuly to the St«t«f ticncriil rcpLMitivllv, and wai twits C'orntniMiouer tu the army whilst in the Held. IIh died ii'id Antjiut, Iilmi, a({eil til ycara, and waa buricil in the choir of Ihu Red ihiirch ai A:-:;?ti'rdam. h'ol; XXV'II., HI. Nicaaiua d« Sille, of New Nelherland, in »u[i|>oiied to '-ave been one of bia doKcndan's; for further partioiilara of whom, eea O'ValtnjhaH'i Ui*lory of Ntv Stthtrland, II., !i;t6, ni.'.«. — Ku HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIL 441 with scaling laddera, from the aforesaid houses the wall of the fort, which ia unprovided with either a wet or dry ditch ; and also, if need be, run a mine from the so close adjoining cellars and blow the place up. Besides this, the fort was and is without either well or cistern. Previous to this time it was hastily provided with 20 (^ 24 water barrels or pitched casks removed from the ships and filled with water. . Hence, then, 'tis to be ded.-ced how easy 'twould be to recover it back ; how difficult, nay, impossible, for us to defend it. For. the houses, being built of wood so-close under the fort, they must first be torn down, or else, for want of time, burnt to the utter ruin of the Burghers and not witl>out danger to the church in the fort, which is roofed with shingles; the soldiers' barracks, also Lui!t of wood, may likewise be set on fire. Certainly, the ground outside being higher than that within, they can be easily fired, and in that event thJ Burghers, so many women and children, who, between one and 18 years old, amounted to fully 12 (a 1,300, would be under the necessity of seeking their retreat and support in the little fort, whose plane, from wall to wall, is less than 150 feet in length and breadth. I shall submit it to the most wise and discreet judgment, first of you, Illustrious, High and Mighty, and afterwards of all impartial men, what confusion would these have caused in case of fire or storming ; or, supposing the best, how long could these and the military, so many Negroes, both free and slave, and other additions coming in from without, be supported with so little water and provisions, and further leave you to judge what result was to be hoped or expected by us. 4. The Hon"" Directors say, in continuation, that it was impossible for us to know whether we should not bo relieved on an early day, and that, had we properly acquitted ourselves, their High Mightinesses would, without doubt, have ordered the fleet under Lieutenant-Admiral de Uuyter, passing New Netherland about eight months after, to touch at and relieve the place. The latter part of this point requires little or no answer. We did not Know that Lieutenant- Admiral de Uuyter was sent to Guinea, and that he was to return along the coast. We were still more ignorant of their High Mightinesses' intention to expect it; although we might have been so ordered, it was impossible for us to obey, even if the fleet could have reached us in 8 weeks; had it done so even in R months, the recapture had followed as easily as the reduction. It could certainly and sufficiently be deduced from the latest received letters, from previous experience and neglect to answer such numerous Remonstrances, compiaints and given warnings, that no aid of ships, v/h^rern alone, as 1 had heretofore repeatedly demonstrated, the mainte....nce of New Netherlanrl ntpen-'ed, was tc be expected or hoped. The despatches l.ist received gave us not the slightest hint, much less promise of assistance either in men, shins or ammunition, but rather, as heretofore frequently stated, encouragement and hope of a finnl agreement, by means of a settlement of the Boundary, which then began to assume quite a diderent aspect to what it formerly had. Proof— their despatch written from Amsterdam, and dated 21" April, 1GG4, and received by us in the last of July. In regard to previous experience and frequently repeated earnest remonstrances and warnings, it has been already stated that nothing resulted from the application in the year 1053 and 1G.54, pending the war with Protector Cromwell, when, by personal delegation and beseeching letters, we entreated an aid of 3 {&. 4 frigates, 3 c|, 400 soldiers and train-bands. On the 21" March, in the following year, 1«55, we have shown, as appears by fol. 120 and 121, of the Letter Book, that whoever by water is master of the river will be in a short time master by land of the feeble fortress; in 1G6G (folio 161), assistance and support were again requested. Vol. U. 66 ml PS--"* 442 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. and 'tis there stated that it was impossible to defend the country and fort against any naval armament except by an equal, or nearly equal force; and again on the 12"' December, of the same year, that we could not withstand the threats and encroachments of the English unless reinforced by men and ships; that, otherwise, it would fare with New Netherland as it did with St. Thomas, Angola, Brazil and other of the Hon'"" Company's possessions. On the 29"" X^*', 1669, stated that an English frigate of 22 guns had come on and was annoying the coast, and had captured tvfro of our traders. On that occasion, we requested a defensive craft suitable for clearing the rivers and preventing such like pillages and annoyances. 1661. Sent full advices that urgent solicitations were made, as we were informed, in Old England for 3 (3, 4 frigates for the reduction of New Netherland ; by that opportunity solicited two or three frigates, and again demonstrated and earnestly protested that, otherwise, it was impossible to defend the place. In the year 1662 especially, in very lengthy and complaining letters dated the 8"" of January and 14'" May, and in the succeeding year, 1663, on the 23' August and lO" November (being joined on the List date by the entire Commonalty), did we represent the danger and peril of the country generally as well from the English neighbors as from the Barbarians, and most humbly besought help in men and ships, protesting, at the same time, that the entire country was lost; that the good inhabitants would be obliged to abandon it or submit to another government. Time and the result, particularly the not answering this and similar applications, could assure, certainly might probably convince us, tnat no relief was to be hoped or expected. Moreover, 'tis remarkable in this connection that the Hon'''' the Directors in their despatches of the 16"" and 30" October, of the year 1663, only 9 (E 10 months before the English frigates came in search of us, expressed themselves very feelingly in regard to the intolerable invasions and usurpations as well of the English as of the Barbarians, and advise and make known to us that two ships were fitted out and equipped in Sweden under Vice-Admiral Hendrick Gerritsz. Zeehelm, which, coming out of the Sound, had taken 200 soldiers on board, it being very apparent, with a design against the South rive' of New Netherland; proof, their own letters. Nevertheless, on this critical occasion, not a ship was sent to our relief, notwithstanding we had so frecjuently solicited and warned them that it was impossible for us, in case of any hostile fleet, to preserve the fort, much less the country. They have a notorious and palpable example and proof of this in their own expedition in the year 1656, which we were recommended and ordered to execute with a man-of-war called the fVaag, carrying 32 iron pounders and 140(8. 150 men, including sailors and sotdiers, to attack and incorporate all the Swedish forts on the South river, and how quick the recommendation was, through God's blessing, executed in less than 12 days, without firing a shot or striking a blow. From the one and the other the supposition is sufficiently conclusive — Whoever is master by water is, in short, master of the forts. And if the Hon'''' gentlemen had thought well to reinforce us with one or two similar ships on our and the accompanying warnings, requests and supplicatory letters, and on the Uemonstran-:e from the Commonalty shortly after, the said misfortune would, without doubt, not have jvertaken us and the good inhabitants. 6. The last argument (continue the Directors) is indeed the weakest and altogether unworthy of consideration, to wit: Even had he been subjected to no constraint, nevertheless the Province would, by this war, have been reduced ; 'twas his duty to defend it until that time had arrived, etc. How far this interpretation quadrates with the presumption of your High HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIL 443 Mtghtinesses servant, and how far the Hon^'« Directors' conclusion agrees with his. must be referred to your liiustr.ous High Mightinesses' decision. Our presupposition being conditional, from the minor to the major, that without a reinforcement in men and ships, so frequently asked bu never arrived, we could not oppose the attempts and acts of the English neighbors, who are 10 to our one; and if the four aforesaid frigates should not come, these neighbors would then have dispossessed and >re Mli driven us away. This they had endeavored to do in .me of profound peace through the entire of 1663 and in 1664. up to the very moment of the arrival of the frigates. ' What now regards the conclusion, wherein the Hon-"« Directors say that the Governor and Counc. d.d not take sufficient care of Staten Island, but abandoning it, quitted the Block-house wthou removmg the cannon ; th enemy being there not a gun-shot from the fort, they were allowed to occupy and reduce the whole with 60 men without firing a gun. In explanation and for the better understanding hereof, it ought to be known, that Staten sland. which IS said above, not to be a gun shot distant, is situate full two leagues from the fort. It IS inhabited only on the South side, behind the hill, and consei uently out of sight of the fort, by 10 (^12 men but so and so able to bear arms. who. in order to be protected against a sudden attack of the Savages, did. about a year ago, erect a small, slight wooden Block-house, about 18 (a 20 feet square, in the centre of their houses, which were slightly constructed of straw and clapboards, and borrowed from one Cornells Steenwyck a small piece capable of discharging a one-pound ball, and from the Director and Council a little iron swivel; Its garrison consisted of 6 old soldiers, unfit to accompany the others against the Indians. 1 he aforesaid Block-house and hamlet stood within sight of Najeck, where the frigates lay at anchor not a league from the ships, and 'twas, therefore, impossible to relieve it or to convey shot from there, unles people could face the English with an equal naval force. secondly. The Hon"" Directors say, that whilst the enemy were not yet in sight, Deputies were sent from the city and fort, and thereby an occasion was afforded for an ofler, that if the place were voluntarily surrendered, each person should keep his own ; the Burghers, in consequence, behaved badly. The sending of Deputies was requested by the Burgomasters, who were associates of the Director and Council in such critical circumstances, according to furnished instructions: and granted and deemed necessary for pregnant reasons, in order to ascertain, by that means, the strength and rating of the ships ; what they were doing behind the point, without showing themselves i what accessions they were daily receiving, and particularly the behavior, in this conjuncture, of the inhabitants of the villages of Breuckelen, MidwouN Amersfoort and N Uytrecht, through which our delegates must pass. In regard to the implied accusation, that the enemy was, by the sending of the delegation, afforded an occasion for making the offer that each one snould keep his own. ,i is to be considered and noted that the Chiefs of the English frigates had, on their hrst arr.v.l, full three days before, ere our Deputies were sent thither dispatched proclamations to the aforesai.i Dutch and other villu.^ and therein promised and offered that every one should retain his own and remain unmolested, on condition of voluntary and quiet submission to England's Majesty; threatening and protesting that, otherwise, the misfortunes o. war would overtake them. These proclamations and divers copies thereof were, on the first and second days, sent over to the Manhal.ns, divulged abroad among the Burghers, and submitted to the Director and t^ouiicil ; as appears clearly on the Journal that was kept, and could be abundantly proved by various trustworthy witnesses. Hence, the manifest 444 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. groundlessness of the above prt^sninption, viz. : that the sending the deputation nfTorded an opportunity for making the above proposition. Thirdly, say the Directors: two frigates were allowed to pass the fort without a shot being fired at them ; yea, Fiscal de Silla did, by order of the Director General, forbid any firiii,'. Your High Mightinesses' servant is ignorant of what Fiscal de Silla bade or forbade the soldi'-rs, and declares he neither forbade, nor ordered them to fire or not to fire ; that leaving the Fiscal with about 50 soldiers in the fort, he marched with the remainder, about 100 men, out of the fort into the city, in order, if the English would attempt to land here or there, to .inder them as much as possible ; that the Petitioner did not command nor order the gunner to fire, was owing to this circumstance, viz.: It bad been unanimously agreed and resolved on the Petition and Protest of the Burghers, that we should not be the first to begin hostilities and bloodshed. This was observed and put into practice by ourseives heretofore in the attack and ^onquest of the Swedish forts on the South river, and approved of at the time by the Hon"*'* Directors. Fourthly, say the Hon'''" Directors: Further to discourag- the Burghers, the aforesaid Director went contrary to all reason to the City Hall to corr.municate to the mass of the citizens the promises and menaces of the English ; that, therefore, he cannot be guiltless of the s[editious] Remonstrance. How incorrectly are the Hon*"'' the Directors again informed on this point, and how grossly has the Petitioner's going to the City Hall been misconstrued, will appear at all times on hearing any impartial person who has a knowledge thereof and is in Amsterdtm. From the Journal which was kept, it is clearly to be seen that the Burghers had had suffioieni knowledge and communication of the menaces and promises of the English on the second day after the arrival of the frigates, both from the farmers of Long Island and the bO jttered proclamations sent to the Burghers as well as to the inhabitants of the aforesaid island fully 3 (a, 4 days previous, as appears on the Journal and before your High Mightinesses' Petitioner was under the necessity of going to the City Hall, the cause whereof was as follows : We had already, a day or two, heard that Commissioners from Boston, Hartford and Plymouth, in New England, had come with some people to the English General, Nicols. These Commissioners, 6 in number, two from each Colony aforesaid, whether sent by General Nicols or of their own motion, or instructed by their Principals, did, on the i'" September, come in a row-boat with a white flag to the city wharf in front of the public store, whence they were immediately conducted to the nearest tavern, whither I went with the Council and two Burgomasters to greet them. After some compliments, they declared that they had come to offer us and all the inhabitants in the King's name, fair conditions, and, in case these were not accepted, to excuse themselves for any mischief that may follow, it being their business, as they had been ordered by Eigland's Majesty, and were therefore obliged to assist General Nicola. It would draw this to a very great length, were we to repeat all the speeches and answers which passed. John Winthrop, the Governor of the Colony of Hartford, one of the abovenamed Commissioners, handed before leaving a sealed letter, which your High Mightinesses' Petitioner took and opened after their departure in the Council Chamber, and read to the Council in the presence of the two Burgomasters. It contained nothing either in substance and words except what was verbally proposed. A short time afterwards, the aforesaid Burgomasters returned to the Council Chamber; requested copy of said letter to communicate it to the other members of their Court. The request was for reasons refused. The Petitioners departed greatly disgusted and dissatisfieu. When they retired, it was HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIL 445 resolved to destroy the aforesaid letter, in order thereby to prevent its communication. Shortly after the greater portion of the Burghers assembled at and around the City Hall ; whether of their own accord or on invitation, the Director and Council were ignorant. Suddenly the work at the setting of the palisades on the land side of the city stopped, when, soon after, three of the principal Burghers, not belonging to the Government, presented themselves at the Council Chamber, requesting most earnestly, and not without implied expressions of worse and more evil disposed inclination, copy of the letter. No reasoning, not even the excuse and exhibition of the destroyed and torn letter, being listened to by them, your High Mightinesses' Petitioner was, by resolution of the Council, obliged to go to the City Hall 'lot as is supposed, to discourage the Burghers, nor to communicate the threats and pron .3 of the English, which was unnecessary, since they were sufficiently acquainted with them, both from the previously sent proclamation, or seemingly indeed from the reports of the Burgomasters, who were present in the jrenoon, when the above related conversation passed and the sealed letter was delivered to the Petitioner; but on the contrary, to encourage and appease the Burghers and to bring them back to work. 'Twould only serve greatly to extend this and to ex(;ite much disgust, were I to detail here the discourses which passed at the City Hall ; th> respectful remarks of several persons, that the Remonstrances and complaints they had made were not deemed worthy of any notice, nay, not even of the slightest answer, which I was obliged to listen to and juitiently to bear. All agreed in this: that they required a view and copy of the letter ; that it was impossible to defend the place, and, though they might be able to protect themselves for one, 3 (ffi, 4 days, yea, for as many weeks or months, which 'twas impossible to do; yet in all that time no relief was to be hoped for or expected, seeing that, to resist so many, was nothing less than to gape before an oven. Fearing that a mutiny might break out, I returned back to the Council Chamber, reporting my experience, and, considering that the Burghers had sufficient knowledge through the Burgomasters of what had been said or written, in order to obviate further niisciiief and to prevent all appearance of mutiny, it was resolved to bring together, as well as possible, the pieces of the torn letter. This was done by Fiscal de Silla ; and Bayard, the clerk, who understood the English language, made a copy of it, which he delivered to the Burgomasters. Submitting further to your Illustrious, High Mightinesses' most profound and discreet sentiment whether anything is herein done amiss, and whether your High Mightinesses' Petitioner can thence be considered guilty of the Burghers' Remonstrance. Finally, the Directors say and conclude: The foreign force consisted only of four little frigates and a few military, so that the garrison which marched out was stronger than that which marched in. In regard to the Admiral's ship, which was the Guinea, it carried 36 guns, mostly twelve-pounders ; the rest eights and sixes ; the Vice-Admiral, the Eliu.i, carried 42 guns on deck and 8 in the hold; the Rear-Admiral, 18 guns; the other, which was a transport, 14 (& 16 guns. The statement that the garrison which marched out was stronger than the one that marched in, is an absolute falsehood. Three effective companies — one the Governor's, one Colonel Cartwricht's, one Robert Carr's, the smallest 90 (&. 100 men strong, marched first into the fort, and another company was posted at the city gates and Town Hall. Besides these which came over in the ships from Old England, there remained the New England troops and particularly those from the east end of I^ong Island and the six English towns situnte within the borders of New Netherland, our most bitter enemies, who were kept together at The ^'erry opposite the city, pursuant to the Capitulation, because the Burghers, from previously expressed h IMAGS EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) "^ 1.0 I.I u 2.5 22 1.8 1.25 1.4 1.6 .* 6" — . — ► m ^//, '^' el *t/l '^i Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WIST MAIN SkRilT WHSTIifl.NY. 14SI0 (716) •ya-4S03 t 446 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. threats and perceptible attempts, were more apprehensive of being plundered by them Ihan by the othe.-s. Th-n, granting that the frigates were as small, and the number of soldiers as few as the Directors are pleased to think, it has appeared, from Ihe statement and declaration of the English themselves, at the time and subsequently, that they had brought with them from Old England over one thousand effective soldiers and sailors in the aforesaid four frigates, exclusive of the reinforcements and addition from New England, the east end of Long Island and the English towns belonging to us. Amounting, as this force did, according to the declaration of many, to no less a number than the first, no stand could bo made against it by the Company's few soldiers without the assistance of the Burghers and farmers, although the frigates, sailors and soldiers had been half as many, inasmuch as the Company's servants had no assistance nor relief to expect from any quarter, whilst, on the contrary, the English, reinforced from places round about, as already stated in our immediate vicinity, would, like the heads of the Serpent Hydra, have grown more numerous the more they were lopped off, from day to day. Furthermore, it remains still to be considered in this connection, as we have hereinbefore stated time and again, and •have shown by the expedition which the Company sent against the South rive:. Whosoever, by ship or ships, is master on the river, will in a short time be master of the fort; and of this it is remarkable that the Directors sent us in the year 1655 a ship-of-war called the Waegh, of Amsterdam, carrying 32 (& 34 guns, 90 sailors and 50 soldiers, merely for that expedition ; ordering your High Mightinesses' Petitioner to retake, with that force and the few soldiers that were then in New Netherland, being about 70 @, 80 men, not only Fort Casamir, but also the other Swedish forts. God conferred such a blessing on the work, that 'twas executed in less than 12 days, without firing a gun or any bloodshed. After the termination thereof, it was manifest and found, that the Swedes were somewhat stronger on t'-.at river and in the forts than those who were carried thither to reduce them. The cause of their loss and the reason of their surrender, were then the same as ours now; that they had no relief nor succor to expjct from any quarter, and we, on the contrary, in those parts, could recaive from New Amsterdam greater reinforcements than they in men and ships; yea, the Petitioner would, from his knowledge and experience, dare assert and pledge his person and all he possesses, that the city and fort, how strong soever this may be thought, could be reduced and captured in less than 12 days with such a number of frigates, land forces and seamen as then came before them, if a superior reinforcement in men and ships did not arrive from elsewhere during that lime. This is not to be presumed for divers reasons, wherewith, aa they are foreign to this subject, I dare not encumber your High Mightinesses' more weighty affairs, but rather break off. In case your High Mightinesses' IVtitioner's written Report respecting the loss of N. Netherland, with the annexed documents in support of the same, delivered more than eight months ago,' and then placed in the hands of the Hon'''* M. Van Ommeren and other your High Mightinesses' Deputies, with Ibis his written answer to the Observations made by the Hon"'^ the Directors, shall be examined, he confidently trusts that it will appear clear enough therefrom that (he loss of this country could not be avoided at ihe lime and under the circumstances; and more clearly whenever your High Mightinesses' weighty occupations will admit of the examination of the multitude of letters, complaints, remonstrances and protests made from time to time and sent to the Hon"" Directors both by your High Mightinesses' servants, the supreme government, and thr subaltern Magistrates; yea, by the Commonalty themselves now and then, principal!/ iu the years 10G3 and llili4. Your High Mightinesses' relilioner humbly HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XII. 447 requests you to take these letters. --nonstrances and rendered warnings into consideralion, together with this his answer and first delivered report, and the documents thereunto belonging. Which doing, etc., (Signed), P. Stuyvesant. \H •-^♦•f- Resolution of thfi States -General I From th« Kegl.tor of We.t India AflWrs, 1664 - 1670, lu tho Royal Archive, at the Hague.) Friday, Sg"- October, 1666. Th. \TZ^Kor ^^"'^ ■*' ^'i* Meeting the petition of Petrus St vesand, late Director-General 8.u,ve..nt ,n Nbw Nctherlaud, praying that his defence of the loss of New Netherland hereinbefore delivered, may be considered sufficient, and he, the Remonstrant, be granted his dismissal. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the above Petition be placed in the hands of Mess" Van Ommeren and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the West India Company's afTairs, to inspect, examine and report. 'II Ex-Director Stiiyoemnt to M. Van Ommeren. [ Fro,,, tho Original, 1„ .h.. Royal Archive. »v the IlaKUe ; I.k,tk^ „, ,he 8..U,.-0.n.ral ; n.WUk W«l M<.cHe Con.pa,nU, 3,1 ,„vl.lon of th(! Buudlcj To the Right Hon"'^ M. Van Ommeren, Chairman of their High Mightinesses' Committee on the West India Company's aflUirs. Petrus Stuyvesant, your Honors' humble servant, exhibits, with the deepest humiliation a brief Abstract, in the form of Inventory of the contents of the papers annexed to and 'in support of the Pet lion in full, and therewith a Remonstrance presented to the Directors on communicating to them the Petitioner's Answer, from whom he learns that the matters are referred to you. in order to be disposed of ,i,nul et semd a', the good pleasure of your Honor and the Hon*-" Committee. Which is again the request of Your Honor's hum!)le and Dutiful servant, (Signed), P. Stuyvesant. 1^1' I.", 448 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Lut of Papers in support of Ex -Director Stuyvesani's Report. To the Right Honorable Mr. Van Ommeren and the other their High Mightinessea' Committee on the affairs of the West India Company. Right Honorable, Mighty Lords. Petrus Stuyvesant, late Director in New Netherland, most humbly showeth : that more than 12 months ago he delivered in to their High Mightinesses' Assembly his written Report on the subject of the Surrender of New Netherland to the English, whereunto were annexed : First. An Account at length in proof of the Want of gunpowder, showing what quantity was received in the last four yearp and how used ; and that on coming to terms with the enemy, there were not above one thousand pounds in store and scarcely as much among the Burghers, two-thirds whereof were old and bad. Some certificates of divers persons are annexed to the account of the powder attesting its unfitness. Secondly. Two copies of letters sent to the Colonie of Renselaers-Wyck and village of Beverwyck previous to, and on the arrival of the enemy, for a supply of powder and men. The Answers thereunto annexed, show that no supply was received from either the one or the other, and the reasons why.* Thirdly. Two certificates in proof of the scarcity of provisions; one from thf i te Commissary of provisions, another from Sergeant Harman Martensen, who was sent Uiree times in season to New England to purchase provisions ; both certificates verifying the existing scarcity and the efforts made by the Petitioner to receive supplies.' Fourthly. Copies of letters sent to the Dutch towns on Long Island and elsewhere, on the arrival of the frigates, for assistance in men; proving the Petitioner's endeavors and inclination to defend the place as long aa possible. The refusal and reasons therefor appear by the Answers annexed.' Fifthly. An humble Remonstrance of the inhabitants on Long Island, sent to the Directors, the original dated the last of February; proving that the inhabitants, long before the arrival of the frigates, could not bo protected against the rebellious English. Therefore, requesting support and assistance; otherwise they should be obliged to abandon their houses and lands, or to submit to another government.* Sixthly and lastly. Copy of a Petition and Protest of the principal citizens to the Director and Council, setting forth the impossibility of defending the city of New Amsterdam and its feeble fort."^ All which papers aforesaid were deliveied in to the Assembly of their Illustrious High Mightinesses in October, lCfi5, and placed in the hands of the Hon''" M. Van Ommeren and the other their High Mightinesses' D<'puties, who, having examined them were pleased to report, after perusal thereof, that the defence was sufficient and well made. But the aforesaid Report and papers being by his Honor afterwards delivered to the Hon*"'" Mr. Huygen, of most meritorious memory, were mislaid and lost by that gentleman, but duplicated in December following by the Petitioner, except the long powder account, and the two certificates regarding the scarcity of provisions, of which no copies were retained. But in ' a- lupra, p. 871. * Supra, pp. lit, ST 4. * Supra, p. S7e. * Supra, p. iH, * Supra, p. 2ig, — Ed. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XH, 449 place of them he exh.b.ts copy of a letter written to the Company from New Netherland by ?! Z Z'T^ yr« r"' ""'* '^' Company's Agent and Resident in New Netherland. terms and wofd? "" "'' '""""^ "" P™'"'""" "°^ ^°''^" '" "^^ ^°''^ '" "?'««« A Report being made to their High Mightinesses, after examination of those duplicates, which the Petitioner again obtained anew, they lesolved, on the 19- December, to refer saiJ Report to the Company for its Observations thereupon. These being made, their High Mightinesses were graciously pleased, as appears by their resolution dated the 17'- of April to grant the Petitioner communication of the same in order to answer them, which Answer of TJlTT "''*" r ^"^ ^''" '^''"^' ^''' ^"«"^*' ^y •''« """^'^^'J P«"tion to the Directors, was. by further resolution of their Illustrious High Mightinesses, referred, in October last, to your Honor and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies. The Petitioner produces, for the second and third time, in proof of his statement. No.1. The General Powder Account; what was received and what was disbursed in the last four years; by which it appears that the Director sent in that time no more than thirty- six hundred pounds of gunpowder ; in addition to this. 2.245 pounds were received from ships or port duty and by confiscation; these amount, together, to five thousand eight hundred and forty-five pounds, which we got for one entire Province in the last four years. Of this small quantity 800 pounds, which were bad and unserviceable, wer« sent back in 1663 to Amsterdam, be made and ground over. How and for what purpose the remainder was consumed during he space of four years, especially in the years 1G63 and 1064, in the very perilous war with the Indians, appears, by the specification, the Powder Account annexed and by the balance; there were, on the Capitulation with the enemy, only about one thousand pounds of powder in store, and scarcely as much among the Burghers; two-thirds of that were old and bad. » appears further by ' ' No. 2 Being five different Certificates proving both the small quantity and the badness of the powder. No. 3. An authentic Letter of the late Secretary Van Ruyven, still the Company's Resident ^nd Agent in New Net erland. written to the Petitioner and «ent from New Netherland V tT 1" ' "i 1 " f"'r''' ''""'" ^'^^••'""'' "'''' «»"'« "'f'- ^-'ifi-'- marked also No. 3. And said letter further establishes not only the asserted scarcity of powder and provisions hut also the Petitioner', continual exertions, remonstrances, complaints and protests made to the Company. ^ No. 4. Are two Certificates of 7 individual persons, who were all at the surrender of New Netherland, and are at present in this country, bearing witness against the sinister and unlounded presumptions of neglect of duty, and proving that all possible efforts were made by he I etitioner to encourage the citizens to help in defending the place ; their refusal and reason, therefor, vu.. the want of the requisite necessaries, the despair of succor, the impossibility of resisting the Lngluh force, as such appears, in addition to the aforesaid certificates, by No. 6. Which 18 a Remonstrance and petition of the Magistrates and principal Burghers, wherein they set forth and enlarge on the aforementioned impossibility, with an implied protest against the Director and Council for the mischiefs to follow as a consequence, should they obstinately persist in opposing the irresistible power of the enemy. No. 6. Are two Remonstrances, one ; Letlor A, of the Delegates from the city of N. Amsterdam and all the Dutch villages which was sent to the Directors on the IC" of November, 1663. Vol.. II. 57 'mB ■ttt4««f«l Ww^ 450 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. relative to the perilous condition of the country, in regard both to the war with the Indian savages and the violent and irresistible attempts and encroachments of the English neighbors and subjects. Letter B. is a Remonstrance of the Dutch towns on Long Island to the same eflTect, explaining more particularly the urgent necessity, and requesting instant assistance, support and redress against both the Savages and the English, in default whereof, they will be under the necessity of abandoning their lands and places of abode, or of submitting to another government. The original was sent to the Directors, dated the last of February, 1664. No. 7. Two copies of letters from the Director and Council, recommending and transmitting the aforesaid Remonstrances, wherein were fully set forth the danger, necessity and peril of the whole country, and reinforcements in men and ships were humbly requested, entreated and implored. In default whereof, they protested their innocence in case the country should happen to be lost. No. 8, Two duplicates of the Company's last letters in vindication of the foregoing, from which are to be seen what and how little was answered and sent for the encouragement of their faithful Ministers and despairing and almost abai;Joned subjects, in response to such humble letters of entreaty and earnest remonstrances. The Petitioner refers most humbly for judgment on these to your Right Honorable Mightinesses, humbly praying you at once to be pleased to grant a discharge and speedy dispatch to your most dutiful servant, after expending more than 12 months' time with so much fatigue in duplicating and reduplicating his first Report and the documents thereunto appertaining. Which doing, Sec, (Signed), P. Stutvesant. < ■■ > »i » '< ! . Ex-Director Stuyvesant to the CJiamber at Amsterdam, To the Hon"'' .he Directors of the Incorporated West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam. Honorable Qentlemen. A considerable time has now elapsed since I, your old and faithful servant, was, by resolution of the' High Mightinesses, granted copy of your Honors' Observations on the Report which I deliv* .d, in order that I may answer them. Though this was executed a long time since, in obedience to their High Mightinesses' resolution, yet have I postponed the delivery thereof for divers reasons, not the least of which were their High Mightinesses' continual occupation and anxiety about weighty affairs, and my own hope that, in the mean lime, some change for the better might occur in favor of the good people of New Netherland, either by a desirable peace or by victorious arms. On the other hand, I was afraid and apprehensive that your Honors may be displeased or prejudiced on account of some expressions or false information, even notwithstanding your Honors' servant believed that he did not say nor put anything in his Answer except what was, by the tenor of the Observations which were delivered in, siriclly required for his defence against the incorrect information furnished, by one and the other, as will appear evident in its time. Yet, in order to prevent further displeasure and the loss of your Honors' favor, I have beec unwilliug, which was not the case previous to the delivery HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIL 451 of my Report, to deliver this, my Answer, without communicating it to you, lest anything prejudicial to New Netherland or otherwise unpleasant or wrong may have slipped into \t; which your Honors' servant nowise believes, much less intends; but, simply a true and upright defence against whatever may be laid to his charge, as he has no other wish than the contmuat,on of your Honors' favor and of his faithful serving in your Honors' employment. Meanwhile, hopmg that you will be able to deduce from the Report first delivered and from this further Answer, the innocence of your Honors' servant of these unfounded and concocted accusations of neglect, carelessness and unfaithfulness, .eported maliciously and in bad faith to your Honors, and also the impossibility of defending so far distant a place, encompassed around byenem.es and, previous to the arrival of these last, threatened, beset, and. as it were, encircled by others, without help from the inhabitants and hope of relief, even though it had been better^upplied with necessaries, such as gunpowder and provisions; as the impossibility, and consequently our innocence of negligence, want of care, anu what is worse, presumed treachery, will appear the more manifest if your Honors, in addition to the opinion and lodgment of indifferent persons, will please to cast your eyes on the description of the situation, weakness and shape of the fort as it then stood and still remains. How easy it would be to retake and recover it. with a like if not a less number of ships and men. whenever the Almighty and good God will please to balance the arms of this State or to grant a wished-for peace, which is the wish, hope and prayer of. &c., (Signed). P. SxyrvKSANT. The original hereof was delivered about the middle of August, at the meeting of the Directors, who were pleased, after the reading and examination thereof, to give for answer to he PetUioner, who, after waiting without some time, was called in: They had communicated their Observations to their High Mightinesses a long time ago. and submitted and left the matter to their judgment; whatever their High Mightinesses would do therein would be agreeable to them; the Directors were no parlies in the case. The Petitioner replied • Of whom, then, and how is a termination of the matter to be obtained? One of the Directors answered him : They were not parties; the matter depended altogether on the decision of their High Mightinesses; he had once counseled me, in order to obtain a speedy termination 1 ! "u u . """'* "^ °"'' °" "" ^'""^ i*«nsionary, de Witt.^ Whereunto the Petitioner stated, he had not the least acriaintance with that gentleman, whose more important occupations and busines., and almost constant absence, were such that he scarcely dared to nor could importune and trouble him with matters of such trifling interest, and was still ignorant who his opponents are, &c. u was siiu ' Supra, 1 , 559, note. — Eo. i i m ft.) '•t 452 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. .,,\ N. General Account of Powder received for the last four years and how expended, were sent from Fatherland by the Hon''" the Directors for the entire country, of good and new powder remained, and about 800 pounds of bad and old. 1665, and placed in the hands of the Right Hon"* M. Van Ommeren and the Extract from the Book of Monthly Payments, No. 10, of the year 1661, folio Note.— He spMificatioa of the disbarsemeiit and expenditure credited in this Powder-Acoount, appekra pertinently in No. 1. Laus Deo. A* 1661, Amsterdam, in New Netherland. . Dr. Dirck Looten, Commissary. March 31. To Powder, on hand, 2,376 lbs., which Carel van Brugge, late Commissary, delivered to said Looten, according to inventory dated as above 2,376 1,188.00.00 December 31. To fine and confiscation ; for three kegs, amounting, in all, to 300 lbs., found in three barrels of groats, shipped on board the Bever, confiscated by the Director-General and Council, as appears by the Re- gister of Resolutions dated SS"" August, estimated at 44 guilders the hundred weight, 300 132.00.00 To extraordinary account of the Hon'''' Majores for 12 kegs containing 600 lbs. of powder, including the vessels, at 40 guilders per hundred weight, sent per the ship Hoop, Pieter Jansen Emilius, skipper; ac- cording to invoice dated IS"" January, 1661, 600 240.00.00 To extraordinary account of the Hon*"'* Majores for 12 kegs of powder, containing 600 lbs., including casks, (a 40 guilders the hundred weight, sent by the ship Gulden Arent, Jacob Janzen Staats, skipper ; accord- ing to invoice dated U'" January, 1601 600 240.00.00 To the ship Hope for200!bs. of powder received from Jan Jansen Bestevaer, skipper of the Trouw, in May, 1661, brought hither in payment of the like 200 lbs. of powder loaned in October, 1C57, to Adriaan Blommaaert, skipper on board said ship the Hope; as appears in Book No. 6, folio 176, 200 300.00.00 To port duty, for so much received for privilege of anchoring, from the following ships : Fromshipj4renr, Jacob Jansen Staats, skipper, 100 From the ship Hope, Pieter Emilius, skipper, 100 From the ship Trouw, Bestevaar, skipper,... 100 From the Bever, Pieter Reyersen, skipper,.. 100 From 5i«< Jan 5a/;/wt, Jan Bergen, skipper,. 100 600 250.00.00 4,676 2,360.00.00 ■< .'. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIL 458 >ended, ountry. nd old. tnd the 1, folio acntly ia •■ d. .00.00 00.00 00.00 wheraby it appears that in the last four years, 1601, 1662, 1663 and 4664, only 3,600 pounds The balance of the account shows that on the surrender of New Netherland, 260 pounds only The original of this account was delivered in to their High Mightinesses' Assembly in October, others their High Mightinesses' Deputies. 176, kept by Jacob Sam. the aeoompanyiog Vouchera, Noi. 1, 3, 8, 4. Laus Deo. A" 1661, Amsterdam, in New Netherland. December 31. By transport from the Equipage Book, No. 9, folio 40, for the following: Joseph Waldron, Florus van Ruyven, Jacques Corteljouw, Johan de Deckere, Nicasiusde Sille, Nicolaes Stillewil Jan van Bommel In the hands of Willem Beeckman, In the hands of Johannes La Montague, In the hands of Christiaan Niesen, Village of New Haerlem, Expenditure, as appears by the extract annexed,. Balance carried over to Book No. 11, folio 103,.. Cr. ^oundi. Florlni. I. d. 4 4.00.00 24 24.00.00 2 2.00.00 6 6.00.00 10 10.00.00 16 16.00.00 3 3.00.00 60 60.00.00 100 100.00.00 100 100.00.00 25 25.00.00 643 643.00.00 3,693 1,467.00.00 111-- V 00.00 00.00 1 "'^'^^ .00.00 .00.00 4,676 8,350.00.00 -:ii|i 454 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 600 1,467. 00. QO Extract from Book of Monthly Payments, No. 11, folio 103, kept by Jacob Satni LauB Deo. A" 1663, Amsterdam, in New Netherland. Dr. Dirck Looten, for powder on hand. Poandi. January 1. To balance, from Book No. 10, folio 176, 3,693 December 31. To Anchorage for so much received for port duty of the following ships : From the ship Purmerlander Kercke, Dirck Jacobsen .■> de Vries, skipper, 22^ May, 100 From the ship Hoojp, Pieter Emilius, skipper, 7"" of July, 100 From the ship Artnt, Pieter Claessen Deucht, skipper, 12'* July, 100 From the ship Trouw, Jan Jansen Bestevaer, skipper, IS"" August,... 100 From the ship Vos, Jacob Jansen Huys, skipper, last December,. 100 250.00.00 li .-■. 4,193 1,717.00.00 Mf HOLLAND DOCUMENTS t XII. 455 Laua Deo. A» 1662, Amsterdam, in New Netherland. December 31. By transport from the Equipage Booli, No. 10, folio ii, ^°"""''' for the following : Powder in the hands of Christiaen Nyssen 60 Cornelius Steen wyck, . go Petrus Stuyvesant, Director-General i Petrus Stuyvesant g Joseph Waldron, g Fiorus van Ruyven, i Jacob Sam, 4 Nicasius deSille, q Resolved Waldron ,...,.... 6 Jacob Sam, 2 Petrus Stuyvesant, Director-General, . 2 Fiorus van Ruyven, j Nicolaes Verleth q Johannis Megapolensis, q The Scbout and Commissaries of the village of JViltwyck, 100 Petrus Styuvesant, Director-General, i Nicasius de Sille 59 Nicasius de Sille, 2 The village Middewout, 50 Expenditure, as appears from the annexed extract, No. 2 485 Balance carried over to Book No. 12, folio 92,... 3,367 4,193 Florlni. a. Cr. d. 22.00.00 60.00.00 1.00.00 8.00.00 6.00.00 1.00.00 4.00.00 2.12.08 6.00.00 2.00.00 2.00.00 1.00.00 6.00.00 6.00.00 100.00.00 1.00.00 22.00.00 17.08 60.00.00 194.00.00 1,232.10.00 1,717.00.00 B 456 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Extract from the Book of Monthly Payments, Ho. 13, folio 93, l";pt by Jacob Sara. Laus Deo. A" 1663, Amsterdam, in Ne\7 Netherland. Dr. Dlrck Looten, for powder on hand. Poands. Florini. i. d. January 1. To balance from Book No. 11, folio 103 3,867 1,232.10.00 May 12. To John Bastiaensen.for lOOlba. of powder received from Pieter Emilius, skipper of the ship the Kopj.. in payment of the 100 lbs. of powder which Jan fias- tiaensen hath undertaken to pay for port duty of the ship iSint Jon J3apti«<, in the year 1658, 100 87.10.00 November 7. To Michael Muyden for lOOibS' powder received from him for port duty of the ship Pttrmpr/anrfer Jferci,.. 100 57.10.00 To Pieter Luycasse for lOOlbs/ powder delivered by him to the gunner for account of the Hon'''* Com- pany, ....... .....,..i.... 100 87.10.00 December 31. To extraordinary account of the Hon**'* Majores for the following : Received with the ahlp Eyckioom, Isaac Gerrit- sen Sohaap, skipper, 6 kegs containing 600 lbs. powder, 100 lbs. <^ whieh was fine, (|. 35 gl. the hundred weight, according to the invoice dated 7** December, A" 1062,.. ....^.....^ 600 Also, received with the ship Rooteboom, Pieter Reyersen vander Beer, skipper, 6 kegs, containing 600 lbs. powder @^ 35 gl. per- huflvlred weight, with fl. 5. 8 charges; according to the invoice of the 24"' March, 1663,.. 600 „ ■• ^ , 1.200 430.16.00 To port duty for so much received for right of anchorage from the following ships: The Rooseboom, Pieter Reyersen, skipper,.. 100 The u4ren<, Pieter Cornelissen Bes, skipper,. 100 The Z?oned to him the %"■ September, A" 16G3, 60 60.00.00 July 12. To powder in the harids of Martin Kregier, 22 lbs., re- delivered by Captain Martin to Looter. 22 8.16.00 Avgusi 1. To extraordinary account of the Hon*"'" Majorca for gun- powder received by the following ships : By the ship Trouw, Bestevanr, skipper, 8 kegs, containing, as appears by the invoice dated ig"" January, 1G64 400 By tho ship the Gekruytie Hart, Dirck Jacob- sen de Vries, bkipper, 8 kegs, cont'.ining, as appears by the invoice dated 21" of January, 1G64, ..400 By the ship Uercr, I'ietrr Reyersen vander Beets, skipper, 8 kegs, containing, as ap- pears by the invoic*^ signed 21" January, 1004 400 1,200 415.04.00 To port duty for so much received for the right of anchorage from the following ships : From the ship StisUj 45 From the ship lUvir 100 From the ship A'c/)f//yj lbs., to salute the ship Arcnt in sailing past the fort going to the Beaver-paih, G 21. To powder, 18 lbs., to salute the ships Aient, Hope and Trouw, when they sailed hence for Fatherland, 18 To powder, 60 lbs., issued to the Burgomasters for the Burghers who were under arms to escort Governor VVinthorp, 60 S3. To powder, 10 lbs., issued to the inhabitants of Breuckelen to salute General Stuyvesant, who escorted the abovenamed Governor VVin- thorp 10 To powder, 25 lbs., 'j fire at the abovenamed Winlhorp's departure, 26 To powder, 29 lbs., issued to 63 soldiers, J lb. per man, who also escorted the abovenamed VVinthorp, 29 25. To powder, 10 J lbs., issued to 21 soldiers lOj 29. To powder, 10 lbs., fired on the arrival of the ship Biwr, 10 August G. To powder, G lbs., fired on the arrival of the ship St. Jan Bnptist, 6 To powder, J lb., issued to a soldier who was enlisted J 11. To powder, Gibs., fired when the ship the P'lrl arrived here from the West indies, and dropped her anchor without range of shot in order to ascertain whether she might com« up, To powder, Jib , i88ue Francis de Bruyn, , g 2.00.00 By the village of Middewout 60 50^00^00 By Joris Jacobsen, at The Ferry, 10 10.00 00 By Harmen Smeemani at Gamoenepa, 26 25.00.00 By the village of Amersfoort, go 50.00.00 By Gerrit Hendricksen, j ] 00 00 By Jan Hendricksen, j 1 00 00 By Frans Hendricksen, j 100 00 By Hendrick Hendricksen, 1 100 00 By Teunis Craay ^ 1^00^00 ]»y Dirck StnlTelsen, j KOODOO By Ilarmen Barentsen, 1 1 00 00 By Staten Island qq 50^00^00 By Cornelisvan Uiiyveii, 15 16.00.00 By NicasiusdeSille, q 6 00 00 By Paulus Ht-ymans, j 10 00 By Bartholomeus van der Schel, j 10.0 J By I'aulus Heymans j 1.00.00 By Hendrick Willemsen, 4 4.00.00 By Reynit r Wisselpeningh, g 2.00.00 By in the liands of Christiaen Niessen 100 40.00.00 By iu tiie hands of Chrii-liaen NiesHi-n 200 80.00.00 By in the hands of CaptainLi«utenant Marten Krtgier, 300 120.00.00 By Magistrates of New Harlem, 30 30.00.00 By l)irector-(!encral Petrus Stuyvesant 7 7.00.00 By NicolaesVerleth , 4 4.00.00 By Me Cornelissen van Vorst, (\ 3.00.00 By Paiilus Lcendertsen vande GriefTt, 6 0.00.00 Amount carried forward, 1,284 268.00. 00 464 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 16C3. Powder. June '0 20. By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By By PonndB. Amount brought forward, 1,884 the Hon"*'' Director-General's bouwerie, 25 Corel van Brugge 1 Carel van Brugge, 8 Arent Teunisse and Company, 6 Magislratf 8 of Gravesend, 60 village of New Utrecht, 60 village of Middewout, 60 Magistrates of Uustdorp, 60 Magistrates of Heemstede, 60 village of Bergen, 60 Dirck Jansen, in the Walebocht 1 Lubbert Gerritsen, 1 Allard Anthony, 5 Ransom of horses from the Indians, 3- village of Boswyck, CO voyage to Virginia 6 Marten Cregier, - 2 Martin Salemaaker, 1 Pieter Jacobsen 1 Willia;n Bounis, 4 in the hands of M. Kregier, 22 in the hands of M. Kregier 100 Mcolas Verleth 2 Lodewyck Pos, 1 Cornells van Riiyven, 4 iNicolaes Verleth 6 in the hands of Jolian la Montngne, 60 village of Bergen, 60 Harmen Smeenian, 25 the Hon''" M. Rtuy vesanl's bouwerie, 7 issues, as hy the annexed, 7!tli 2,G9GJ Florini. 288, 25 1 8 G 60 60 60 60 80 50 1 1 6 3 30 6 2 1 1 4 8 40 2 1 4 G 20 60 25 7 81G 1. d. .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00* .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 00.00 IG.OO 00.00 00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .00.00 .la.oo 1,702.08.00 Issues debtor ti) Powder delivered between the 7"' January and the SO"" December, as appears by the Delivery Book of Jan Ueyndertsun, the gunner. January 7. To powder, G lbs., fired on the departure of the ship Vo3 for Patria,. ... G 11, To G lbs,, issued to G soldiers, G February 11. To (> lbs., issued to G soldiers going on board the ship Purmerldtidir-Kirck, which is arrested, Amount carried forward, 18 HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIL 465 6 6 18 1664. FeLruary 18 23 24 28 April 3, 18, 81 May June July 12. 26. 2. 4. 6. 18. 15. 10, 19. 22. 23. 26. 27. 28. 29. o_ G. 6. II. 14. 10. Vol.. II. , , , „ Ponnda. Amount brought forward, ig To 6 lbs., fired for the ship Purmerlander, on her arrival here from Patria, 6 . To :!G lbs., fired when General Petrus Stuyvesant set out for the Esopus, 10 . To 32 lbs., issued to 64 soldiers, J lb. per man, 32 . To J lb., issued to ar. Indian named Karstengh 1 To 16 lbs., to salute Director-General Stuyvesant on his return from the Esopus, jg . To 6 lbs., fired for the sh ip Pnrmerltinder Kcrcic, g . To 4 lbs., fired for an English ship, 4 To lbs., fired for an English ship, q To 6 lbs., fired on the departure of the ship Purmerlander Kerch for Fatherland, g To 10 lbs., fired for the ship Eyckehiom, when she sailed for Patria, 16 To 16 lbs., fired for the ship Arent, on her arrival from Patria, 16 To li lbs., presented to Domingo and Emanuel, negroes, IJ To 1 lb., issued to an Indian going with letters to the South river, 1 To 6J lbs., issued to 13 soldiers, J lb. per man, ej To 16 lbs., to salute the General going to the Esopus, 16 To 20 lbs., issued to 52 soldiers going to Esopus, 26 To 5 lbs., issued to 10 soldiers, 5 To 2A lbs., issued to 4 gangs of negroes and the overseer I'J To 1 lb., issued to the steward and cooper, 1 To 3 lbs., used for scaling 2 guns, 3 To 6 lbs., issued to 10 soldiers 5 To 16 lbs., fired on the return of the General from the Esopus 16 To 4 lbs., issued to fill cartridges, 4 To 4 lbs., issued to 4 soldiers going to Staten Island 4 To 7 lbs., issued to 14 soldiers, 4 lb. per man, 7 To 1 lb., to 1 soldier,.... 1 To 2i lbs., isBued to the smith to test barrels 2i To 3 lbs., issued to 6 soldiers, 3 To 8 11)8., issued to 10 soldiers, h lb. per man, 8 To 7 lbs., issued to 14 soldiers, 7 To 11 lbs., issued to 22 soldiers, J lb. each, n To 11)8., to 12 soldiers, 5 To 1 lb., issued to Sergeant Harnian to fill cartridges, 1 To 3 lbs, issued to 3 Northern Indians going to the Esopus, 3 To 4 11)9., issued to 8 soldiers, 4 To 5 lbs., issued to 10 soldiers, 5 To 4 i lbs., issued to 9 soldiers 4j To 2^ 11)8., issued to 5 soldiers 2J Amount carried forward, 299i 69 ! , 466 mi 1G64. July 25. 30. August 3. 8. 10. 17. 24. 25. 27. 28. September 11. 12. 14. 15. 16. 18. 20. 82. 24. 25. 29. October 2. G. 12. 13. 17. IS. NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Ponniln. Amount brought forward, 299J To 7 lbs., issued to 7 men accompanying Secretary van Ruyven to tbe Kill van 'tKoll 7 To 4 lbs., issued to Van Ruyven, accompanying 4 men to the Esopus,. 4 To 1 lb., issued to 2 soldiers, 1 To 8 lbs., issued to 8 soldiers accompanying Pieter Wolphertsen to the Wappingers, 8 To 1 lb., to 2 soldiers, 1 To 1 lb., given to an Indian named Carstengh, 1 To 16 lbs., fired when the ship ^rcnr sailed for Patria, 16 To 16 lbs., fired when the ship Roschoom sailed for Patria, 16 To 2 lbs., issued to some Burghers who brought the Orange flag into the fort, 2 To J lb., issued to Duyvelant, J To IJ lbs., issued to 3 soldiers going to Esopus, IJ To 16 lbs., fired on the arrival of the ship Siru Jacob, from Fatherland,. 16 To 1 lb., issued to fill cartridges for the General, 1 To 8 lbs., issued to 4 soldiers accompanying General Stuyvesant to Boston, 8 To 6 lbs., issued to 6 soldiers going with a boat to the Esopus, 6 To 4 lbs., issued to 5 soldiers going to Staten Island, 4 To 21 lbs., issued to 21 soldiers going with a boat to Staten Island, which was reported to have been burnt, 21 To 6 lbs., fired when the ship Star arrived from Fatherland, 6 To J lb., issued to a soldier, J To S lbs., issued to 16 sokliers, 8 To 1 lb., issued to 1 soldier, ] To 3i lbs., issued to 7 soldiers going to Staten Island, 3J To 9 lbs., issued to IS soldiers here in the fort, 9 To 3 lbs., issued to 6 soldiers of Staten Island, , 6 To 6 lbs., issued to 6 soldiers at the time of the Fair, 6 To G lbs., fired on the departure of the siiip Dontckoe for Fatherland, 6 To 1 lb., presented to the Sachem of Marsepingh, 1 To 4S lbs., fired as a salute to welcome General Stuyvesant from Boston, 4S To i lb., issued to a soldier, i To 1 lb., issued to an Indian, being a Sachem of Marsepingh, 1 To G6 lbs., issued to CO soldiers, CO To 6 lbs., issued to Sergeant Ilarmen, going with some soldiers to the Newesinglis, 6 To 12 lbs., fired from 2 cannon about 8 o'clock in the evening, as a warning to the people to be on their guiird, as two Christians, on their way from Bergen to Gamonepa, were this day murdered by the Indians, .■ 12 Amount carried forward, GUI 7 4 1 8 1 1 IG 16 2 i n 16 1 8 6 4 21 G 8 ] 3i G 6 6 1 43 i 1 CO HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XII. 467 1664. Amount brought forward •,_ ^594" October 28. To 3 lbs., issued to 3 soldiers, 3 To 18 lbs., (ired when Mr.de Deckere set out for Virginia, is 31. To S^ lbs., issued to Laurens Laurensen for saving the Company's boat, "i November 6. To 4 lbs., fired on the departure of the ship Sint Jacob for Fatherland,. 4 7. To II J lbs., issued to 23 soldiers accompanying Mr. de Sille to New Utrecht, on account of some trouble there with the English lij 8. To 7 J lbs., issued to 15 soldiers, 71 To 8 lbs., issued to 8 soldiers going to Esopus in the Company's sloop,. 8 11. To gunpowder, 14 lbs., fired as a warning to the people to be on their guard, as there were some rumors to-day about the Indians, 14 21. To lOJ lbs., issued to Pieter Wolphersen, going with some soldiers* in the Company's sloop to th« VVappingers, iqJ 29. To 1 lb., issued to 2 soldiers ' ^ December 4. To ^ lb., to 1 soldier, , 16. To 8 lbs., issued to Captain Marten Kregier, going with the Company's sloop and some soldiers to the Esopus, g 29. To 2 lbs., issued to 2 Indians, to wit, Hans and Karstengh 2 To gunpowder, 2 lbs., issued to Arien Comely for bringing the Governor's horse, „ To 6 lbs, issued to Ruth Jacobsen for so much heretofore borrowed from him, g To 50 lbs., issued to Pieter Wolphertsen, to distribute among the Marsepingh Indians who were going to Esopus, G"" July, 60 To 50 lbs, issued to Pieter Wolphertsen to ransom some Christians and for some Marseping Indians going to Esopus 60 Total, 79li No. 4. 1CG4. January 12 Issues debtor to Powder deliv red, as appears by the Delivery Book of Jaa Ileynderiz Sptis.' 6. To powder, 254 lbs., issued to 61 soldiers, 25J 14. To powder, 18 lbs., fired for the ship iS 6 6 I 160 2 5 10 1 7 7 14 Amount carried forward, 584i HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XH. 469 4 7 Si U 2 6 7 1 61 67 36 7 13 19 16 7 6 7 1* 27 6 () 6 6 I hV) 2 5 16 1 7 7 11 roiinilK. 1664. Amount brought forward 584J August 13. To 8 lbs. of powder to 16 soldiers, 8 To powder, IS lbs., fired on the departure of Director-General Stuyve- sant for Fort Orange, 18 14. To 7 lbs. powder, issued on the arrival of the ship St. Jacob, 7 IC. To powder, 18 lbs., fired for the ship Gideon, coming with negroes from Cura^;ao, ]§ 22. To powder, 2 lbs., to 4 soldiers, 2 23. To powder, 59 lbs., to 118 soldiers, 59 2/J. To powder, 100 lbs., for loading all the cannon around the fort, 100 27. To civil servants, 7 lbs 7 31. To 10 soldiers 10 To powder, fired for the English Ambassadors, 50 September 2. To powder, 60 lbs., fired for the English Ambassadors, 60 4. To powder, 10 lbs., issued to John Adams to load muskets 10 To powder, 60 lbs., fired as a salute for the English Ambassadors 60 To powder, 25 lbs., issued to the soldiers going to Curasao, 25 998.} (Endorsed), Vouchers of the Powder Account mentioned in the credit thereof. No. 2. [ L. s. 1 Before me, Jan Hendrixe Leuven, admitted by the Hon''''-' Court of Holland a Notary Public in Amsterdam, and the undernamed witnesses, appeared Aegidius Luyck, late Principji! of the Latin School in New Amsterdam, in New Netherland, aged about twenty-four years, and Clara Krieckenbeck, wife of Hans Steyn, shopkeeper there, aged about thirty-four years, who, jointly and severally, have, at the request of Petrus Stuyvesant, late Director-General of New Netherland, testified and declared it to be true, that in the month ot September, of last year, XVP and fifty-four, without remembering the particular day, when the English were before New Amsterdam, they (the deponents) and other Burghers and inhabitants asked the Gunner: How will it go? Will you make any defence and fire? To which he answered. Yes; the Director will fight and hath given orders to fire ; but 'tis of no use, for the powder is short and bad. If I begin in the forenoon, 'twill be all consumed in the afternoon. Which aforesaid, they the witnesses, declare to be true, having been there, by and present and heard it, and still retaining good recollection thereof. Offering, if needs be, further to ratify and confirm this on oath, consenting to a minute hereof. Thus done and executed in the presence of Lambert Reetgelt and Jacob Croessen, witnesses, the XXIL October, XVI" and fifty-five, in Amsterdam. Agrees with the Minute. (Signed), J. Leuven, Notary I'ublic. t .M* 470 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Knowe nil persons, whome these presence may concerne, that there appearing before nie Thomas Carueth, Notary Publick, sworne and admitted James Dollen, Commissary of the amunition, and Phillip Johns Gunner, being there unto required, doe certifie and conlirine, that upon the surrender of the citty and for'e if Nue Amterdam, upon tii-- island of Manhatans in America (nowe called Nue Yorke) unto his Ma'iL" forces of Great Rriltaine under the command of the right honorable Colnell Richard Nicolis, they found in all the store butt eighteen barrells of gun powder, contayning in each fifty pound waight; and that so olde and decayed, that it was not fitt for any use or service. In witness where of the above named have here unto subscribed their names. In Nue-Yorke, upon the island of Manhatans, the second day of May, An" 16G5. (Signed), James Bolt.bn', „, ^ Phillip Johns. Tho: Carrieth,' Not' Pub''. No. 2. I, the undersigned, do hereby certify and declare in support of the truth, at the request of the Hon'"= Petrus Stuyvesandt, late Director-General of New Netherland, that it is well known to me that on his Honor's going, in May, 1GG5, from Amsterdam, in New Netherland, in the ship Gccruyste Hardt, he took with him from there a small keg of gunpowder weighing about fifty pounds as a sample and specimen of the sort of powder which was there. When I arrived, in July of the same year, from Curasao at Bergen, in Norway, I saw that keg opened on board the Commissary's yacht the Musch, and it was in such condition as to be unserviceable. And there was not on board said vessel any other powder fit and proper to use with fire-arms. At the request of Jan Pieter van Dockum, the skipper, Mr. Stuyvesandt aforesaid sent D« Egidius Luyck to the ship Santa Catarina, whereof one Rut Maximiliaen was skipper, and borrowed from him, besides three guns, a parcel of about twelve pounds of powder for our use on the voyage between Bergen and Holland. This, I, the undersigned, by this my hand signature, declare to be true, and if needs be and when requested, will confirm the same by oath. Dated at the Hague, &"• April, A" 166G. (Signed), Jacob Gabiu. '■'4j*'^- No. 2. I, Aegidius Luyck, undersigned, late Principal of the Latin School in Amsterdam, in New Netherland, and at present Thcologiac Stiulioaus here, aged about 25 years, do hereby certify ind declare in witness of the truth, at the request of Mr. Petrus Stuyvesant, late Directui (itMn;! il in New Netherland that not alone from the Gunner's own mouth have I heji j t-M, rli! .-unpowder .»ad short, bad and unfit for use when the English arrived in New Neu.eiL.dd, bui that I moreover well remember and know that the aforesaid General, departing in May, 1CG5, from New Netherland, had brought with him from there a small keg of gunpowder, about 50 lbs., as sample and specimen thereof, which keg I, the declarant, have seen opened on board the Company's yacht the Musch, in presence of Jan Pietersen van Doccum, the 'TiiuMAs C'ABvfiii wiirt llic liist Kiiylikli MoUr> iu NuwYoik, llu mirt LumiiiuioioucJ uii llio :;Glli Oitubui, lOGl, Sew- Yolk O'tiitiat I^Hirit»t I., ;j(. - V.it. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XII. 471 skipper, and Mr. Jacobus de Gabry, and it was found to be such that the skipper himself pronounced it unserviceable, and in consequence, I, the declarant, at the request of the aforesaid skipper, was sent, myself in person, by the said Mr. Stuyvesant, with an open note to the ship Sinie Calharina, lying in the harbor of Bergen, in Norway, and have borrowed and received from Rut Maximiliaen, her Captain and skipper, besides three muskets, a parcel worth about 12 lbs, of powder, to be used on the voyage from Bergen aforesaid to Holland. All which, when requested and when necessity demands, I offer to confirm further and to ratify by oath, it being subscribed by my own hand and mark. , (Signed), Aegidius Luyck «|^J- No. S. I, Jacques Cousseau, undersigned, do, at the request of Mr. Petrus Stuyvesant, late Director of New Netherland, certify and declare it to be true and truthful, that, at the time the English frigates had arrived to reduce New Netherland, I had indeed heard, from divers parsons, that there was extremely little powder in store, and that the most part thereof was of little or no good, without, however, being able to declare anything for certain about the quantity. But in respect to the quality I say and declare that a few days after the surrender of New Netherland I, with other merchants, had been spoken to by the Burgomasters of the aforesaid city, who submit ttul and offered for sale to us, in part payment of a debt, a lot of gunpowder, about three or four hundred pounds, which was so weak and unserviceable that it was pronounced by said merchants unfit for use, unless first made ove. or mixed in small quantity with stronger. Certainly it was not considered worth half price. I will confirm the whole, if necessary, by oath. In witness of the truth, I have subscribed this with my own hand. Done 19'* April, 1CG6, in Amsterdam. ,, , ,, (Signed), Cousseau. ( Indorsed ) : Five different declarations of private persons proving the small quantity of gunpowder in store on the surrender of New Netherland, and that the most of it was bad and unserviceable. We, the undersigned, declare it to be true and truthful, that we have seen these words written on the last page of the Memorandum book or Journal of the issues of powder, kept by Jan Rynderts Spidts, the Gunner, in said Gunner's hand-writing, which is very well known to us : viz' : Remaining in the powder-cellar eight hundred pounds of old powder, two hundred and fifty pounds of new powder. Which words agree with the aforesaid Memorandum remaining with the late Secretary Cornells van Ruyven. Dated Manhatans, l?"" August, lOGG. (Signed), C. v. Ruyven, Jan Eveutz" Keteltas, Jacodus van de Water. I J-' pT5 472 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. No. 3. Mr. Van Ruyven to General Stuyvesant. Honorable, wise, prudent and most discreet Sir and worthy friend. 'Twas easy to foresee that you would experience trouble and dilTicuIiy in the beginning, or on your arrival, on account of the surrender of New Netherland ; but I had not expected that such would be persisted in, and that you would be subjected to a continuance thereof after an explanation had been rendered ; much less that such would have been your treatment at the hands of persons who had, or at least ought to have, a knowledge of matters. But it is nothing new for good servants to be paid in such wages. I cannot myself imagine on what pretext the loss of the country can be laid to your charge. Was not every possible effort used for its preservatiou'f And was not its danj,'irou3 and ruincus condition notified ; assistance for redress solicited, or was it not protested that else everything would be lost. Certainly, yes. Not once, nor one year, but for several years and by almost every ship. What more can be demanded from a Governor? is it possible (or him to protect a district of country from an invasion by the enemy without the required means? And these were demanded time and again. The result appears by the books. I <^oubt not but the I.'on'''" Company hath done its best according to circumstances. But that was insufficient. Did their circumstances not permit, an explanation thereof ought to have been submitted to the government {Siaut vati H Lant) and ils assistance requested. In one of the last letters to the Hon''' Company, you said, among other things, that you were willing to sell your own property, houses and lands in order thereby to support our falling condition. But purchasi-rs were wanting. What more could be done? I write to Mr. Abraham Wilmerdoncx, that hunor and thanks are due to you for sustaining the government so long by your prudent administration, especially as it had long ago begun to hotter. Time will tell how this will be received. I have been informed by friends, that it is taken very ill that I should have written to the Hon'''' Company on this subject, when you took your departure. But I say in the letter to Mr. VVilmerdoiix, that to rob a man of his pood name, or if slandered, not to help to defend him, when in ont^'s power, is, according to my notion, equally bad. For that reason I shall not neglect to testify to the truth. 1' heartily wish that I were with you so as to he able to serve you in any occurring circuiu. liinces, affording to humble ability; or that 1 knew what was necessary to be sent from here; 1 should not fail therein. What you request, goes herewith,; vi/. : the powder-account and vouriiers appertaining thereunto. It is impossible to find out what provisions were in store at the time of the surrender, but it appears from the Book of Monthly Payments that all the aceountH balance. Therefore nothing remaine, A.lriaon Sak, Notary Public, admitted by the Court of Holland, and residing afAmsterdam, and the underwritten witnesses, appeared Jacob Backer, aged about XXXV. years, presiding Schepen, Francoys Boon, agod a.-out XXXVII. years. Deacon, Ilei.drick Huygen. aged about XLVIII. years, and Jacobus (Jiibry, aged about XXXVil. years, traders, and Hans Steyns, aged about XLVil. years, oil in addition to the aforesaid qualities, inhabitants of New Amsterdam, in New Netherland, at the lime the English frigates arrived there. Who, at the request of Mr. IVtrui Sluyvesant, late Director-General in New Netherlaiid, Curnvao, &^", have, by word of truth, instead and under offer, of an oath, testified, declared and attested that it is true that they, the 476 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. witnesses, never heard, understood nor had any knowledge of ihe requirant having at the time aforesaid exhibited any, the least cowardice or given any hint to any person of the promises or threats held out by the English, but that he, on the contrary, did encourage and animate the Burghers to defend and fortify said place. Furthermore, they, the witnesses, declare that it is to their certain knowledge that, on the first arrival of the aforesaid English frigates, when proclamations and notices written in the English tongue, were sent and scattered broadcast among the Dutch towns on Long Island and the Burghers of the city of New Amsterdam, containing, among other things, some promises that each person should retain his own if the place were voluntarily surrendered ; else they, on the other hand, could not complain of the miseries of the war; and that the requirant, notwith3tandingthis,did not give the least knowledge concerning it, nor discourfigement, much less inducement, to the Burghers to draw up and sign said Remonstrance delivered to the requirant and Council of New Netherland, but that they, the witnesses, and others, both retired and acting Burgomasters and Schepens, together with the majority of the principal Burghers, were prevailed on, nny, necessitated to draw up, sign and deliver said Remonstrance and petition, in regard of the notorious and palpable impossibility of being able to defend and hold the place, inasmuch as said city of New Amsterdam was entirely open on two sides along the river banks, whilst some old and rotten palisades were hastily set up in a straight line, and a slight breastworl was erected on the land side, un6t to resist any force ; and they were, besides, encompassed round about by a large number of English, without any hope of assistance. Furthermore, the aforesaid Jacob Backer alone, declares that he was by and present at the time the requirant and all the retired and acting Burgomasters and Schepens were assembled at the City Hall; and that he accordingly very well knew that the requirant did not give any the least knowledge or hint of any promise or threats of the English, much less move, or make any speech tending to discourage or dishearten the Burghers, but endeavored, on the contrary, to animate and encourage them to go again to work, and besought them to consent to aid in the defence of the place as long as possible. That, in like manner, it is well known to them, the witnesses, collectively, that at the time, the Burgomasters, Schepens and principal Burghers, there assembled, requested to have a sight and communication of a certain letter sent that same day to the requirant and Council, and that the requirant repeatedly refused and rejected said request, saying it did not concern the Commonalty but the government, and (hat it was an unheard-of thing to ask for it, and would be an unjustifiable act on his part to comply. Also, that it was likewise out of his power to do so, as the letter had been torn up. Lastly, they, the witnesses, declare that the inhabitants of the place, assisted l)y their wives and children crying and praying, had most urgently besought the requirant, at repeated times, to parley with the aforesaid P^nglish, but that the requirant had refused to do so to the Inst, saying; He had much rather be carried out of there, or substantially to that effect; they, the witnesses, giving as a reason of their knowledge, that they were by and present on the occurrence of the aforesaid transaction. Likewise, that they had heard and understood it from the mouths of others, and therefore know it well, and have a tli. 374. | Divers Declarations respecting the violent conduct of Jolin Scot. Before me, Pelgrom Klock, by the Right Honorable the Director-General and Council admitted a Notary Public, residing in the village of Midwout, in New Netherlond, and the undernamed witnesses, appeared Willem Jacobsen, actual Schopen, aged 47 years, and Jan Hansen, aged about 37 years, both neighbors and inhabitants of the village of Midwout, both known to me, who hereby deposo and testify by their manly troth in favor ''nd for the sake of justice, on tho requisition and request of Mr. Adriaen liegeman, SherifT, dwelling in the village of Midwout, by and in the presence of Jan Sneducker and Ilondrick Jorissen, Schcpens here, that it is true and truthfVil that on Friday, llie 11"* January last past, they, the deponents, have seen Captain John Schot, an Englishman, come into their, the deponents' village nbovenanied, with a troop of English horse and foot, making a great upraar, with colors Hying, drums beating and trumpets sounding, so that they, the attestants, looked on in wonder, not knowing what it meant. And afterwards tho deponents have seen the abovenamed John Schot standing in front of tho abovenamed Shorilf's door with uncovered head and hat in hand, who stood and blew out about the English like a mountebank. Not having been able to undorstand him thoroughly, further the deponents say not ; but will, if necessary and required, confirm all that precedes by oath. Thus done and executed in the village of Midwout, in New Nelherland, in presence of Jan Snedeekor and llendrick Jorissen, Schepens aforesaid, witnesses, on the Ifi"* January, 1(>64, who both have signed tho original minute remaining with me, besides this copy. (Signed), WiM.KM Jacod^bn van Boerum, Jan Hansen, Louis Janskn b his mark, 1 AN Snkdeck.mi, HrNOUICK JOOKISSEN. Lower stood : Agrees, quod attestor. (Signed), 1'. Ci.ocq, Not. IV'. Before me, Pelgrom Clooq, by the Right Hon''" the Director-General and Council admitted a Notary Public, residing in the village of Midwout, in New Nelherland, and the undernamed witnesses, appeared Jacob Hellakens, aged 5'2 years, Cristiaen Anthonys, aged 42 years, Jan van Deventer, oged 35 years, Theunis Idens, a single man, aged 25 years, llarmen Coerten, aged 54 years, Adriaen Willemsen, aged 27 years, Jan van Cleoft, aged 3(> years, and Treyntje Clacs, a pregnant woman, aged 4G years, wife of Rut Joosten, all inhabitants of the village of New Utrecht, who hereby declare and testify, on their troth, in favor and lor the ends of justice, on the requisition and at the request of Mr. Adriaen Hegeman, SheritVof the village of Midwout, &c., by and in the presence of Mr. Baltasar de V'os and Francis de Uruyn, at present Schepens HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIL 481 of the vi lage of New Utrecht here, that it i, true and truthful that on Saturday, the 12'^ of January I„at, Jo n Schot. Captain of „ troop of horae and foot, came to their vilfage. making .if that 7", "'Tf ''''" '^'"'' ^'""''"« °" '"« n'-k-"--. "poke in EngliZ ut n! llat the al.ovennmed Aryen WiilemH« could understand wa, John Schot saying: This country and all Amenc. from Virginia „„to Boston, belong to King Charles. The ahovenamed irc:l::,rr^^"^^^^^ thntJo,.,.Sehotwent into the BloVhouse and exaZed'^ e ttle cannon wh.ch he upset. w,th the carriage. A..d his men. having afterwards replaced it. c.'l ; U,;Kir'"" I V"V";'«'" ■"""''• "■ """'"^^^ """-'-■« °^ the Block-house. which e calling the Kmg's port, they hred a salute on the occasion. th.U I' del"nf r" '■"'"'?•/''.'"»'••'« "'""«• ''-"t J»hn Schot came to him. and understanding that he, deponent, was a Mng.strate. inquired if he will submit to the King's authority at atTrhny """'•'" "'^•'7"^ '"""""' ' '''"« '''"^ *" ""^ ^-"'> "'-^'^y- ^^ «« «- "ot slk ' A T ' '^" ^""* '' ^•''"'" ' '"'^•' «*'"•" ""««'»"«=«• Then John Schot spoke . As you will not consent, then you may see what will come of it. TohTsT ^'''"V v'T'./" •=°'""'»» ^'tf- "I' the deponents except Treyntie aforesaid, that John Schot saul: Ye shall not any longer look upon I'ieter Stuyvesant your Governor, but only as a private nmn. for he is a General no more ; he. John Schot. forbidding them, the deponents, to g.ve h,m any property or make him any payment; and [if they must give or hud g,ven any. that he. John Schot. ] would insist that they should get it all back, and that he would apply to P.eter Stuyvesant for it and constrain him thereunto by the sword. the CwVf: r*' ""^V ""•'■ .'^""''""' '''"^'"'■^^ '*"" ^''"«' '» ^'' house an Englishman of M H . " ""I ' ""'"" "'""« "'"'^'"8 ''•»'"'«'«^"I'I« noise and uproar, inquiring for one Matthys i ■c.staert. threatening to run her through with a sword which he held in his hand tZZl kT T' '''1 ''"'"'•"* '^'''' '""'^'"" '""«« ^' ''"• ^''« '^«P«"«"t'« breast. an mied ,h! "" " " T ^" ""' ""'"''''^^^ ' "" ''"' I'-«"«'--n came into her house and stilled »he fury; she. the deponent, being in great dread and trouble. Further deponents say not. but are willing to confirm by oath, if needs be. all the aforesaid. 1 hus done and executed in the village of New Utrecht abovementioned. on the 14- February 1004 m presence of Mr. Baltasar de Vos and Francoys de Bruyn. Schepens. as witnesses, who have signed the original minute remaining with me. the Notary, as well as this copy. (Signed), Aiuakn Willems f his mark. Hakmen CoEKiEN !v\ hls mark, TuBYNTiE Claes -1- her mark, Jan Cleep V" his mark. Chiustiaen Antonis QT) his mark, Jan van Deventer, Jacob Hellakens. T.iEUNis Idens, B. VoscH. Francois de Bruyne. Lower stood : Agrees with the original. Vol. II. 61 (Signed), P. Clocq, Not. Pub. fl ' 482 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Before me, Pelgrom Clocq, by the Right Honorable the Director-General and Council admitted a Notary Public, residing in the village of Midwout, in New Netherlnnd, and the undernamed witnesses, appeared Claes Cornelissen, aged 67 years, Symon Janse, aged 35 years, both residents of the village of Amesfoort, to me, the Notary, known, who declare and testify, on their manly troth, in favor and support of justice, on the requisition and at the request of Mr. Adriaen Hegeman, Sheriff, residing in the village of Midwout, by and in the presence of Pieter Claesen and Roelof Martens, Schepens of Amesfoort, that it is true and truthful that Captain John Schot, an Englishman, came into their, the deponents' village, on the 12"" of January last, with a troop of horse and making a great noise. And first the abovenamed Claes Cornelissen declares that he heard John Schot declare at the time that thij place, in The Bay, was a free place because it was bought and was not Company's property ; also, that he, John Schot, said that he would return on the first of April, Old Style, and then open and exhibit his commission ; forbidding him, the deponent, to pay the Company any Tenths, as the place belonged to the King. Elbert Eibertsen, Schepen, also appearing, declares that John Schot sale' : As soon as this place is the King's, the people will have more freedom than they now possess ; and that they then will have a free place, then to be able to trade to other places. Further deponents say not, but are willing to confirm by oath, if needs be, all the aforesaid. Thus done and executed in the village of Amesfoort, in New Netherland, in the presence of Pieter Claesen and Roelof Martens, Schepens aforesaid, as witnesses, on the lO"" February, 1664, who have signed the original record remaining with me, the Notary, together with this copy. (Signed), Claes Cornklissen ^-/y his mark, Pieter Claesen —/-^ h's mark, Roelof Martense, Symon Jansen, Elbert Elbertsen. Lower stood i Concordat quod attestor. (Signed), P. Clocq, Not. Pub. Before me, Pelgrom Clocq, by the Right Honorable the Director-General and Council admitted a Notary Public, residing in the village of Midwout, in New Netherland, and the undernamed witnesses, appenred Fredrick Lubberts, aged 55 years, Joris Jncobsen, aged 3S years, Barent Jansen, aged 66 years, Hendrick Volckersen, aged 80 years, Cornells Dircksen, aged about 65 years, Dirck Jansen, aged 32 years. VVynant Pietersen, aged about 32 years ; all resident inhabitants of The Ferry, to me, the Notary, known, who hereby declare and testify in favor and to promote the ends of justice, on the requisition and at the request of Mr. Adriaen Hegemans, Sheritf, residing in the village of Midwout, on Long Island, by and in the presence of VVillem Bredenbent and Albert Cornelissen of Breuckelen, there: That it is true and truthful that John Schot came, on the ll"- ol January last, with a troop of Englishmen mounted on horseback and marched to The Ferry, making a great noise with blowing of trumpets, and hoisted the English flag; whereupon John Schot spoke in English, but they could not well understand him. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: .XII, 483 Fredrick T-ubberts declares alone that John Schot spoke with Mr. Secretary Van Ruyven, who asked l iin if he John Schot would cross over? But he refusing, answered: Let Stuyvesnnt come over with a hundred men ; I shall wait for him here, and run him through the body > the Secretary, replying : That would not be a friendly act. In like manner it afterwards happened that eight Englishmen of John Schot's party came to his, the deponent's house, with drawn swords in their hands and poked at the deponent, calling out : Here's the man ; that were he not protected by his wife and by John Schot, he, the deponent, had been killed. Wynant Pielerse alone declares: That he came to The Ferry without any thought of mischief, hearing that Captain Marten Cregier's son had been beaten by the English, and said : Let them beat those whom they have a right to beat. But an Englishman on horseback, overhearing this, struck at him, the deponent, with a rattan, so that he, the deponent, having an axe in his hand and holding it by the handle, struck the horse with the axe head. Thereupon four Englishmen, on horseback, chased him, the deponent, with drawn swords, as far as the woods, where he, the deponent, hid himself in the brushwood ; otherwise he would have been killed. Hendrick Volckertsen declares tliat he heard Captain John de Yongh, also an Englishman, say : If you do not show us the man v/ho made use of the axe, we'll set fire to the houses. Barent Jansen and Cornells Dircksen declare that Captain John de Yongh called out and said to him : Barent Jansen, fish the man up who made use of the axe, or else we shall set ail the houses on fire ; and that report went among the people, generally. Hendrick Volckertsen and Barent Jansen further declare that John Schot struck Martin Kregier's son severely, who, after being beaten, was forced to take off his hat to the English ; and afterwards he, Barent Jansen, saw Ritsaert Panten also strike him, Martin, junior, with a rattan. And further say not, but are willing to confirm all the aforesaid by oath, if necessary and required. Thus done and executed at The Ferry, in presence of Willem Bredenbent and Albert Cornelissen of Breuckelen, Schepens aforesaid, witnesses, on the 20th February, 1664, who have signed the original minute remaining with me, the Notary, and this copy. Done as above, in New Netherland aforesaid. (Signed), Barent Jansen B | his mark, DiKCK Jansen, Fredrick Lubbertsen, JoRis Jacobs J—, his mark, CoRNELis Dircksen, Hendrick Folckertsen, Wynant PiETERsZ^^ his mark, Willem Bredenbent, Schepen, Albert Cornelissen Wantenaar. (Signed), P. Clocq, Not. Pub. Lower stood : Concordat quod attestor. I V 'i- ' . ': rj>.'' 484 NEW-YOJIK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. No. 7. Director Stuyvesant to the DirectorB at Amsterdam. m \ Honorable, wise, prudent and Rigiit Honorable. In the foregoing despatch, transmitted by the ships Ros'honm and Guhlcn Arcnt, and the appendices thereunto belonging, I have fully informed and advised your Honors of the sad and perilous condition of this country both in regard of the Esopus Indians and their murderous designs put into execution against the inhabitants of that quarter, and of the npprehended difficulties, pretensions and encroachments then already experienced at the hands of the English of Hartford not only in one place, but all over the entire of this your Honors' conquest. As relates to the former, we advised your Honors in our last, per the ship Bonttlcoe, copy whereof is again sent herewith, of the success against the barbarous Esopus Nation, for which we are indebted not to our might or means, but to the special blessing of the Lord ; who were so reduced by the last attack that, according to the statement of the Highland and other Indians, their neighbors, not more than 27 @^ 28 effective men and 16 (^ 16 women and some few children remain, who, through fright, have, as yet, no abiding place nor dare erect any huts. The Chief of the aforesaid Highland Nation hath offered his service to recover the few Christian children yet in the hands of the Esopus Indians and to bring them back to us, on condition that the Esopus women and children who are prisoners be then presented to him. Whereof we are daily expecting the effect, and, at the same time, through God's goodness, the end of the war, which, as heretofore shown, subjected us to so much inconvenience and involved us so deeply in debt that it will be impossible for ue, without your Honors' assistance, to meet our engagements. The mercy and blessing of the Lord are the more remarkable on this occasion, inasmuch as He hath been pleased, beyond the hope and expectation of all, to grant such a result in so brief a period, and that in the summer, at a time when the Indians have the greatest and most advantage in the woods. Were it still to be gained, Right Honorable, want of stockings, shoes and clothing for the winter supply of the poor, naked soldiers, would have led to the desertion of all the enlisted military next winter; certainly, would have rendered any expedition impracticable. This, then, is and will be the sole cause of our being obliged to remain inactive next winter, witliout it being in our power or ability to follow up our advantage against the few still remaining Indians and those who may receive them. We, therefore, once more humbly request your Honors to be pleased to provide us, by the first opportunity, with such an amount of supplies as you will judge necessary for 200 men for one year. In case want of opportunity or inclination prevent your Honors coming to our aid in this and other requests, we declare that it is wholly out of our power to keep the sinking ship adoat any longer. In regard to the second, namely, the unrighteous, stubborn, impudent and pertinacious proceedings of the English of Hartford, I can only repeat what has for many years past, and especially these two last, been so frequently slated, set forth and requested ; all which neither time nor opportunity, at present, permits us to relate and to include herein. Your Honors will be able to see, from the inclosures, what efforts have been made agreeably to your Honors' letters, to conclude, in tliis country, a settlement of the Boundary with our neighbors. It was first attempted and requested by the Director-General in person at the general meeting of the Four English Colonies at Boston ; as appears by Document No. , and since, on the advice of three of the Colonies, by our Commissionertj, viz.: Mr. Coruelis van Iluyveu, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIL 485 Secretary. Oloff Stevens Cortlant. Burgomaster of this city, and John Laurens, burgher and merchant, made to the General Court or Legislature at Hartford, as by Appendix, No On readmg over both Journals, and with them what has been so repeatedly and hum'biy remonstrated and requested, your Honors will r.ot only perceive the impossibility of efTecling anything here unless all be given up to them, hardly excepting alone what the Dutch Nation justly possessed and settled on Manhatans Island and on the North river. By virtue of a patent signed in the year 1G2G, Boston claims whatever is North of m degrees. East and West from the one sea to the other. This line includes the whole of the Colonie of Rensselaers Wyck, the village of Beverwyck, all lh« Mohawk and Seneca country, as appears by Appendix, No. Again, the General Court of Hartford lay claim to and demand, in virtue of the newly obtained patent, all the country lying South of the aforesaid line of 42J degrees and Westerly until it touches another Royal patent, and therein include all the remainder of New Netherland South to the sea coast and West to a Royal patent; and furthermore declare, positively — First. Contrary to the advice of the other three Colonies, that the Treaty concluded at Hartfort, A" 1G60. is null and void. Secondly. That they will rather dissolve the Union with the other three Colonies, than acquiesce to the prejudice of their patent in the advice of the Commissioners at Boston. 1 hirdly. That they know no New Netherland, nor government of New Netherland, except only the Dutch plantation on the Island of Manhatan. Fourthly. That they will and must take Westchester and all the English towns on Lohr Island under their protection, by virtue of their patent, without being obliged to wait for any further order from the King, since such was their understanding. Fifthly and lastly. 'Tis evident and clear, from their repeated declaration, that were Westchester and the five English towns on Long Island surrendered by us to th« Colony of Hartford, and what we have justly possessed and settled on Long Island left to us, it would not satisfy them, because it would not be possible to bring them sufficiently to any further arrangement with us by Commissioners to be chosen on both sides by the mediation of a third party ; and as in case of disagreement, they assert in addition that they may possess and occupy, in virtue of their unlimited patent, the lands lying vacant and unsettled on both sides of the North river and elsewhere, which would certainly always cause and create new pretensions and dispute., even though the Boundary were provisionally settled here. All this, and what has been so repeatedly and more circumstantially related in divers letters being correctly and according lo exigency considered and weighed, your Honors will, in your wiser judgment and far-seeing deliberations, be able easily to perceive, not only the impossibility of cone uding, with any certainty, a Boundary settlement in this country, but also the necessity of earnestly and vigorously pushing and promoting the forwarding thereof in Europe both through their High Mightinesses, with Ambassador Douwningh.' and by them both and - >ir Hieh Mightinesses- Resident in England, with his Majesty. If this cannot be obtained a. ffV-cted by next spring one of two things is certainly and assuredly to be apprehended ; bloc.i.aed. and with bloodshed, which they seem only to wish, loss of all we possess, if proper, active opposition be not offered to the English or their daily encroachments and intrusions: r^duriuK under their obedience, now this and then that place, and occupying suitable spots he . .,d there up the North river and elsewhere, abundance of which are yet unpeopled and unsettled. ' Hupra, p. 41fi. — Ei>. ti^U. . ■■■W!^«:i ;» t| ii-: 486 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. K' ' On this point we cannot avoid observing, and seriously submitting to the consideration of your Honors, tiie impulse and encouragement wliich the Indian Barbarians, our sworn enemies, have received from the public summons, reclamation and encroachments our abovementioned neighbors have already made and are still making on our towns and places. The Burgomasters and Schepens of this city and your Honors' faithful servants, seeing the seditious and mutinous proceedings of the English to detach not only the English, but even the Dutch, towns on Long Island from our government; being, also, advi';ed and informed by our Commissioners sent to the General Court at Hartford, of whom Burgomaster Oloff Slevensen van Corllant was one, that those of the Colony of Hartford were not satisfied nor content therewith but were claiming for themselves, in the King's name, the entire Province of New Netherland in virtue of their unlimited patent, as already stated ; and, with many other good inhabitants, not a little troubled thereby, requested us, by petition, to convoke and assemble some Delegates from the surrounding towns to deliberate with them on the consequences and danger of atiairs, and to be able, according to circumstances, to remonstrate to the Hon"*'' Majores, and with their knowledge to proceed further according to the general opinion. The request was, for pregnant reasons, granted, as is to be seen by the copies of the Petition and indorsement thereon. The summons followed and was dispatched to both English and Dutch towns on Long Island, as under No. . On the appointed day those of the Dutch towns made their appearance. The English, who were invited and summoned, as well as the Dutch, absented themselves ; yea, did not consider your Honors' supreme government worthy the least answer, either written or verbal : — A sufficient and palpable proof that if they were not, as yet, absolutely fallen away, at least (paying little or no regard to the government of the Director-General and Council), the present very dangerous state of the country, the dread of worse consequences, and other considerations did not permit anything being done for the present against them. The Delegates from the neighboring Dutch towns, those at a distance not being able to appear for the present, t solved to demonstrate, by Petition to your Honors and with your approval by two Deputies, in the first place, to the Honorable the XIX., and, il necessary, to their High Mightinesses, the actual necessity and condition of the country, and humbly to request and solicit, first and foremost, a settlement of the Boundary and a further supply of men and means, in order to be at once rid of the frequently experienced barhariaii massacres and murders ; as your Honors will perceive, no doubt, more circumstantially from their Uemonstrance and .\ddre8B. On their adjournment, they repeatedly requested us to recommend their supplicatory Remonstrance, iule or ort'ensive had been written or expressed, to impute it not to their intention, but to their want of knowing any belter, as iheir only object is to obviate and prevent further ruin and greater miscliief; and, lurlliermore, to 8ecur>' a peacnable occupation of the lands conveyed to them in your Honors' name by patent. VVf, both for ourselves, your Honors' faithful hc rvants, and on behalf of your Honors' most anxious and well nigh despairing Commonalty, will have most eiirnestly requested and prayed that the advimcement of such ii necessary matter may be no longer protracted nor delayed, but that, with all possible vigilance, n division of Boundary may lie hastened. It this be as impossible Ihere as here, and Kngland's Majesty cannot by their High Mightinesses' exertions and proposals, he disposed to any accumniodutioii untl iiiiiitution in regard tu the bounds of Hurtlurd's patent, and uu iuluruialiun HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XII, 487 thereof be transmitted by the first ships in the spring and those of Hartford not estopped in their claim and design, 'tis beyond a peradventure that they will reduce the whole of Long Island, as well the English as the Dutch towns, under their obedience. The English towns are already summoned for the third time. On the day before yesterday, being the 7- of this month and our ordinary monthly prayer-meeting, about SO Englishmen, on horseback and a-foot visited the village of Gravesend. which lies nearest the Narrows and The Bay ; called the Magistrates and the inhabitants together; declared to and notified them that it was King's land and that thoy should not henceforth pay any duty, tenths, toll, or lax to the Dutch government; deposed the old Magistrates .nd appointed others in their stead. The same band were yesterday at Middelborch and Uustdorp; this morning they will .ict as aforesaid at Hushing and Hempstede. I am apprehensive of bloodshed and consequently the utter ruin of the people on the Flat land, indeed, on Long Island. In addition, the dangerous troubles and still continuing war with the Indians, restrain and prevent our offering any opposition without your Honors and their High Mightinesses' express order, advice and promise of support and assistance. Your Honors will please not to leave us or the good people thus any longer la a state of uncertainty, wasting away our hearts' blood between hope and fear, but to write as well to the worthy inhabitants who are now remonstrating to your Honors as to us, your faithful servants, categorically and absolutely, what we are to do, whether to submit or to resist ; what comfort, help or succor they have to expect from your Honors, and through your recommendation, from their High Mightinesses. It is indeed a most sad and painful circumstance for us, your Honors' faithful servants, and for so many hundred good subjects to have expended now during 10, 20, 80 and 40 years, some less, others more, under your Honors' order, encouragement, promises of protection and the enjoyment of a bona fide propriety of the lands pointed out to the good people, so much labor, pains and sweat in the clearing thereof, to have suffered on that account so much bloodshed, iDSult, massacres and murders at the hands of the Indians, and now to be dispossessed and stripped thereof in time of peace by Christian neighbors, co-religionists and allies, or to become subjects to other government and laws. And that, lor no reason in the world but, as is now publicly put lorth, stated and indeed enforced, ti.at your Honors have never had from their High Mightinesses any commission, patent or title to the lands; for, if your Honors still have and can produce any, and it be (bund older and earli.-r than theirs, they will then come to a settlement of boundaries and dittereiufs, and no sooner nor otherwise. Hight Honorable. Your Honors' huml>le subscribers are ignorant what has been written, requested and done on this subject, and of the necessary progress of the Boundary settlement before their time. But during their time, now 10 (fi. 17, the least 10 years, your Honors have been continually advised, warned and solicited to redress and prevent what has so long been dreaded by. and has now overtaken your Honors' honest subjects. This is only briefly related here, in order that your Ilimors may the better make use as well of the previous as of the present representations, and the more speedily, promptly and elfectually give assistance both for the recovery of the lo^t half, if not the whole of Long l!>land. and the protection of what your lloiiors may still claim and possess in New Nelherland. If Long UUimi, and consiMjuently the Bay and Narrows on this side be filched or taken from the Company, the remaimh-r. indeed, must, of itself, necessarily follow, or be so curtailed and straightened as to be of little value. As your Honors resenteil, in the year 1656, by n vigorous resolution, the wrong done you by the Crown of Sweden on ilin ttoulh river, which wai not ■ r ■ i ^ 'l'^ 488 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. *'°I?rfl«'inh"bJ' 8° offenBive nor prejudicial to this State and Country as the missing and losing oivLeSS!'*'''"' 0* ten well peopled villages, 5 hamlets or clusters of houses, and many isolated "S'll^"' bouweries on Long Island, comprised within a circle of less than 8 leagues, we will BuMdol^.'* hope and trust that vou will think this loss of no less importance; and therefore, And 5 liihabUed by , "^ , , , i , • j Dutch, vij : reputmg the consequent damage and event not less than the experienced wrong, N'ij'rJIjhl"'' 'hat you will apply in good earnest to the more vigorous and speedy redress, either B^iy"'™' by immediately sending over such help and means of assistance as your Honors •m^ier''*Mtremenu Will think necessary thereto, or by the effectual or immediate settlement of the oonwiine^ Boundary with England's Majesty. The latter would, indeed, be the most snppon benrt, certain for the future, and the less embarrassing to the Company for the present. Mwpauku. Butj forasmuch as 'tis to be feared and apprehended that it will be difficult, at least slow, of success, it would not be unwise, but indeed necessary that your Honors should procure and obtain from their High Mightinesses a public Acte, Commission, Patent or Letter, howsoever called, whereby their High Mightinesses, determining the limits of New Netherland either provisionally or absolutely, the inhabitants on Long Island at least, both English and Dutch, shall continue under our jurisdiction, oath and obedience, on pain of the punishment thereunto annexed. Were this sealed with their High Mightinesses' Great seal, at which an Englishman commonly gapes as at an idol, and recommended and communicated to the respective towns by a short despatch from their High Mightinesses, it would, in our opinion, help matters somewhat and afford your Honors time to consider and work out the pruperest means of resentment; at least for his Majesty of England to write to those of Hartford as their High Mightinesses to their subjects, to cease from further acts of aggression until the Boundary shall be settled. The neighboring troubles and the war we have got into, and still continue with the natives are, 'tis suspected and feared, caused, fomented and continued by evil disposed neighbors. The extraordinary expenses and costs already incurred by the enlistment of about 130 soldiers which had to be taken into service in addition to the few from those discharged, amounting to between 70 (^80; by the keeping them provided with arms, stockings and shoes, must all be raised on credit from the merchants. Amsterdam, in New Netherland, this 10'" November, A" 1CG3. Itemjlution of the SUites-Gtneral. { Fnmi Ilie Ri'KtiU'r iif Went Imlla Allklra, IM4-le;o, In the Rnynl Arrhlvei k1 tlio tlagu*. | Wednesday, Q"" March, 1007. roiio 18S. Head at the meeting the petition of Fretlerik Hichei, merchant at Amsterdam, TotMiro., In ih. wherein he reprfsents that he left two hundred tubs of tobacco in New Netherland, N.ti..ri.na. nnn requentw thnt he n\ny have them brouglit hither by his »!m|> cnlled (he //o/*raW, Cl'ies Los; which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the above petition be pincc.l in the hands of Mess" Van Ommeren and Mte uther thei: High Mightinesses' Deputies for uaval ati'airs, to inspect, examine and report thereon. REPLY WEST INDIA COMPANY TO THB ANSWER HOJST^^LE PETEE STTJYYESAJSIT, LATE DIRECTOR-GENERAL ev NEW NETHEELAND; WITH APPENDICES. (From th* Orl|rln»l, la Ih. RorX AnhlTM M thi H^ue; LokrUn, of the Hl«lo..Oencr»l , Hubrlck, W..I lnU„cH, Compagni, No «7- «lliDlTl>lanortheUuDdle. I <- • > ' . iuwO* f»' * REPLY OF THE WEST INDIA COMPANY TO EX-PIRECTOR STUYVESANT. To the Honorable Mighty Lords, their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the Affairs of the West India Company. On the first of November, 1666, the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company of this country submitted to their High Mightinesses their Observations on the Report made in writing to their High Mightinesses by Teler Stuyvesant, late Director-General of New Netherland, excusing the scandalous surrender of the aforesaid considerable country and Province. Those Observations being communicated by their High Mightinesses to the aforesaid Stuyvesant, he desired to lay further remarks before their High Mightinesses in Answer to the Observations aforesaid. Your Honorable Mightinesses having again required the opinion of the Company thereupon, it will accordingly, in obedience to your orders, and as briefly as possible, demonstrate in the following the bad foundation and paltry excuses contained in the aforesaid writing, to the end that your Honorable Mightinesses having seen it, may dispose as you think fit of the said Stuyvesant, or of the prosecution to be instituted against him for the scandalous surrender of the country and Province of New Netherland, as aforesaid. The Company, then, will first of all premise that nothing is to be found in the Observations submitted by it to their High Mightinesses on the !•« of November, 1665, in any way admitting the Want of provisions and munitions of war mentioned in the aforesaid Stuyvesant's Report and further Answer, and upon which the surrender of New Netherland is for the most part justified. Dut, on the contrary, that the Company ignores the aforesaid want, inasmuch as it hath no other knowledge thereof than from the Report made and letters written by the Director-General and Council to the Company ; and for that reason it expressed a doubt in those Observations of the aforesaid want ; then, further shows, by reasons thereunto applicable, that even had such scarcity existed, it was caused by want of foresight and inexcusable carelessness; and, in regard to the last, hath pointed out to their High Mightinesses some considerable opportunities improperly, or rather knowingly, neglected by the aforesaid Director. Again, observing this order, and first taking up the Want of provisions: The Company will once more, in good faith, plead ignorance of there having been an insuflicient supply of provisions, since it cannot imagine that, in a country so productive as New Netherland, any scarcity should exist in a year of such abundance as that of 1064, when, according to the declaration of the Direclor-ticnernl, made in his letter written to the Company on the lO"- of June, 1664 (L» A.), even the distant lands in and around the Esopus which could be mowed and sown in the year 1663, only at great peril and cost, on account of the war, were as productive and wore as promising an appearance as if they had been plowed and sown in the fall; and the spring planting of the year 1664 having been blessed by God with a fructifying 492 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. and abundant rain, a good and blessed harvest was expected. The aforesaid Company trusts that, unless said Stuyvesant shall further prove the aforesaid scarcity, your Hon""'' Mightinesses, paying attention to the declaration heretofore extracted from the aforesaid Stuyvesant's letter, will not be satisfied of the Want of provisions, notwithstanding he assume in his favor the bauness of the year 16G3 ; because, in regard to the crop of 1664, it must be remarked that the Director and Council write in their letter of the 16"' September, 1664 ( L» B.), that they allowed the grain of the year 1663 to be exported in May and July because the new crop was already harvested ; therefore, the unproductiveness of the year 1663 hath occasioned them uo scarcity. 'Tis true that Stuyvesant produced a declaration of Comuissary Loten and Herman Marten, who assert that the store was very poorly supplied at the time the frigates arrived. But this is no proof that there was not a sufficient stock of provisions in New i^etherland to supply the store This ought to be proved, since there can be no question here respecting the condition of the store, but whether there had not been provisions enough to supply it a little before, and on the arrival of the frigates in New Netherland. This can easily be determined from Stuyvesant's letter aforesaid. And, as provisions were plenty in New Netherland, the Director cannot reap any benefit from any declaration respecting the condition of the store, as it could have been sufticiently well stocked. This will be more fully shown hereafter, and the argument done away with which he seems willing to make; that other places in opulent countries are, in fact, lost by scarcity. That does not apply to what is set forth in the declarations aforesaid respecting the efforts which said Director did have made in New England to purchase provisions, since the Company is not aware of the existence of any necessity for sending to New England for provisions, when it is admitted that they were in the course of exportation at the same moment from New Netherland in other ships ; for, the Director and Council declare in their despatch of the IG"" September, 1CG4 (L" B.), that they had permitted the exportation of the old grain in the Musch to Curn^-ao and in the Gekruyste Ilcrl to this country, whenever the new had been all harvested. The aforesaid exportation of provisions was therefore injudicious or the result of some speculation, whereof the Company is ignorant; and the aforesaid declarations cannot prove, in the face of such plain expressions in the aforesaid despatch, that those messengers were sent to New England because provisions were not to be had in New Netherland. t)f still less weight is the statement that the servants of the city of Amsterdam have sent to New England for cattle, inasmuch as they absolutely did so rather to procure cattle for agricultural purposes and not for slaughter and consumption, as is well known to the aforesaid Stuyvesant, and can be effectually substantiated by the city's late Director, Alexander d'llinjossa, if needs be. Proceeding now, agreeably to the proposed arrangement, to show that [no] scarcity of provisions existed in the city and store (which alone is the question here, inasmuch as it is clearer than noon-diiy that there was no scarcity in the Province of New Netherland), the Company will, in order to eschew repetitions and fir brevity's sake, persist in the position taken in its previous Observations; and to expose the flimsy Defence of the abovenanied Stuyvesant, say, further, that there is not the least foundation for what he sets forth both generally and particularly in his Defence, viz.: that he had not timely notice of the designs which the English, and especially the aforesaid frigates migi have had against New Netherland, and that the Company had, on the contrary, as he gives out, informed him, from this place, that the English had no intention to use violence against New Netherland. For, it is true and certain that, in order that he might victual the place and fort of New Amsterdam and keep it HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIIL 493 victualed, the aforesaid Stuy vesant was warned time enough from here and from New England of the apparent difficulties between this State and the English, and, more particularly, of the equipment and approach of the aforesaid frigates j and. not only did the Director aforesaid, mthe despatch addressed to the Company under date the 10'" June, 1664 (L-C) plainly state tl)at the latest intelligence from Old England, received by divers shifs, as many as seven in number, which arrived in Boston, had agreed in reporting that the differences between this State and the Crown of England might, indeed, come to a rupture ; but also gave advice in the despatch of the 4"> of August. 1664 (L' D.), addressed to the Company and Appendices sent therewith, of the special approach of the frigates, and that he had knowledge of the fitting out of the aforesaid frigates, and that the expedition was got up, let the Company imagine what they pleased to the contrary, against Long Island and the Province of New Netherland ; and that he, therefore, being very circumspect and anxious, would take good care to keep the military together, to raise the fort, to provide it with gabions, and, furthermore, make use of all possible resistance. Furthermore, the aforesaid Director protested, in the despatch to the Company written on the le"- of September. 1664 ( L" E.), that he was distinctly and precisely advised and knew two years before — these are his own words — of the fitting out and preparation of those four frigates against this place not only in England but also from New England. And, finally, he himself asserts in his aforesaid Answer (Nader bcricht), that he already knew and had written over in the year 1G61, that applications were made in England to obtain those frigates and to reduce New Netherland. Much less was the contrary written from this side with so much assurance that he might rely on It; for. it will be found, on examining the letter to which he appeals, that it does not contain a word about the fitting out or approach, or intention of the four frigates, but merely mentions the report of the King of England's design to reduce the New England government to the same form in Church and State as that of Old England, in the hope that the New Engenders settled around New Netherland, having no inclination to the aforesaid Ecclesiastical order, would not, hereafter, endeavor to do us as much damage as formerly ; encouraging him, thereby, to recover what the English had taken from the Company. Not a word more. The aforesaid Director seems to have construed this into a notification of the frigates ; and, therefore, in his Answer to the aforesaid letter dated the 21" of April, written in New Netherland the 4"' August, and not the 21" April, as was erroneously stated in the Company's Observations, he considers the aforesaid advice untrue, discussing the arguments which he thought went to justify the aforesaid Company's letter, and giving reasons to the contrary from other sources, which, he says, are to he considered most reliable, and, accordingly, will prepare for resistance. This can be more fully and circumstantially seen by the Extract from the aforesaid despatch (L'D.); from which and from the Extract of the letter dated 10"" June(L»C.), compared with the Kxtracfs inserted by said Stuyvesant in his foregoing writing, you. Noble, Mighty, will he able also to perceive, first : That the strongest expressions in the aforesaid despatch are omitted in Stuyvesnnfs aforesaid writing, with a view, as it seems, to make his defence the easier; and that, notwithstanding he questions the posRibility of his having answered the Company's despatch dated the 21" April, yet the Answer is found in the aforesaid letter of the 4" of August. He first denies this and then quotes and inserts the Answer, himse!.'', not 20 lines further on ; u true and remarkable sign rather that he hath lost his way in this matter than that the Company had decided according to passion or wrong presumptions ; as he, with little respect (or his late employers, seems, in his aforesai'l letter, to think. 494 NEW-YORK COLONIAl MANUSCRIPTS. Under all circumstances, the aforesaid Director had so magnified in divers letters the actions of the New Englanders, their power and progress, and wrote especially that he entertained apprehensions for New Amsterdam, so that, in his letter of the 10'" November, 1663 (L* F.), he was evidently fearful of the loss of everything that people possessed. It behoved him, therefore, even had he expected no new force from Old England, to have kept the place supplied with all necessaries, saying in his letter of the last of February, 1664 (L* G.), that the English on Long Island were aiming at the whole country, which was not strange, since the President of the rebellious troop had notified him to that effect, particularly stating that the Duke of York was sending some frigates to reduce New Netherland, as appears by the voucher (L*H.) And lastly, the aforesaid Director was, in all the Company's despatches, expressly charged and commanded to be on his guard, so that, as already stated, he cannot plead that he had not received any warning. And herewith, consequently at once fall all grounds of excuse based on the want of Beasonable advice ; and, first of all, the stripping of the store by the dispatching of the Musch to Cura9ao, it being heretofore shown that the sending of the aforesaid little vessel on the authority of the Company's letter of the 21" April, 1664, was unwarrantable, since about the time that she sailed, viz., on the 29"" July, the letter to the Company was prepared and dispatched 5 days afterwards, namel - 4"' August; from the reading of which letter, it is plain enough that they were fully informed of the coming of the English frigates and not devoid of anxiety ; and that the Director and Council did not believe the first intelligence. That letter also explains everything that the said Director says concerning Mr. Willet's subsequent declaration and the inferences drawn therefrom, just as if the Company had mentioned that declaration, because they in New Netherland had alone received the information through the cTforesaid VVillet, whilst it was transmitted to the Company only as a specimen of the intelligence received there and adduced by it as such, and not with a view to make the truth thereof depend on the aforesaid declaration, since the abovementioned letter of the 4"' of August throws so much light on the information communicated to the aforesaid Director, that nothing more is required to convict him. Secondly. Herewith falls the excuse he makes, that the farmers were constrained by the English not to convey any grain into the fort, and that the said English had everywhere cut off the communication, so that grain could not be conveyed across the river ; for, having been warned in time, they ought not to have waited the arrival of the frigates, but have employed the interval between the 4"" of August, when the aforesaid letter was written to the Company, and the arrival of the frigates to provide themselves with grain, and not delayec^^ as he has done, until the enemy was at the door. His further representations hereupon are very ridiculous, such as the lateness of the season there; secondly, the grain not being ail housed ; thirdly, that there was no place in the fort to store much less to thresh it; fourthly, that he set the farmers on the Manhattans to thresh, but that it was of little avail. In answer to the first, it is well known that the harvest in New Netherland is earlier than in this country; for it appears even by the letter, also signed by the Director aforesaid under date IG" September, 1664 (L"E.), that the grain was all harvested but not threshed, and, by his own report, that it was removed from the field. To the second, that it was not necessary to put the grain 'irst in the ham, for it could be drawn from the field and provisionally brought into the city. To the third, that, under such circumstances, all places must serve as threshing floors, all men as farmers and every Elick HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIII. 495 a flail. To the fourth, in justification whereof he produces a declaration from the farmers dwelling on his own Bouwery, he ought to blush to let people see by the aforesaid Declaration that the farmers on the Manhattans, being busy with the harvest, could not attend to threshing, and tnerefore must, including the Director's servants, be induced to do such work by prompt payment, just as if there should have been any difficulty in forcing them to it. Under all circumstances, it was not necessary to have recourse to that, if it jould be of no avail, seeing that, after so many warnings, the opportunity which existed previous to the arrival of the frigates, was thrown away. And if the English frightened the farmers with threats of burning, he ought to have constrained them by similar menaces to furnish him supplies, and in case of neglect, at once to have made an example; unless, as is very probable, the Director, some Councillors and Clergymen being interested in Bouweries, would not approve of such a course, through fear that their Bouweries would likewise have to suffer in return. This is truly a matter that the Company cannot think of without pain, seeing that the Province evidently failed to be supplied or defended, in order that private farms should not be destroyed. Thirdly. Equally unsound is the very sflly excuse given by the aforesaid Stuyvesant for his absence. He says, that he set out on the 31" of August for the Colonie Rensselaers Wyck to provide against the invasions and recently committed massacre of Northern Indians, and, therefore, was not present when positive intelligence was received of the arrival of the English frigates in New Netherland. For, the Director using such expressions in his letter to the Company on the i"- of August, respecting the approach of the English frigates, ought not to have quit the fort a couple of days afterwards, to attend to matters of minor importance, leaving the Capital, meanwhile, unprovided with everything, to fall a prey to the approaching and expected enemy. And if the scarcity could have been prevented by his presence and good care, as it is shown that it could, so is it to be imputed to no other cause than his unseasonable visit to other places. For, the Company is, moreover, well informed that the aforesaid journey to the Colonie Renselaers Wyck was undertaken more from habit and to attend to private affairs, than on any other account, since those of Fort Orange and the Colonie Renslaers Wyck being alarmed by the Northern Indians killing some cattle, had, on the l*"- of July, requested only advice and counsel from the said Director, who satisfied them by an answer on the l?'* following in the matter, without his visit having been either necessary or requested, so far as it has as yet appeared to the Company. His sojourn there from the 6"" or l"- of August to the 24'" or 25'\ when he returned, can easily snow that private affairs must have detained him there, since he might have given all his orders in a day or two, and he was absent 3 weeks and would have remained longei away had he not been called home, whereas his visit to the General Court at Boston, 8 days' journey from Neve- York, consumed only one month. FinaMy, the aforesaid Stuyvesant says : That the scarcity of provisions was caused, among other things, by the arrival of the ship Gideon with between three and four hundred Negroes. Truly, also, a flimsy excuse. For, besides the number not being so large, one-fourth of them had been delivered to the officer of the city's Colonie on the South river, who took his departure with them for the South river three days aler the arrival of the frigates, because he saw the shape th.ngs were taking in New Netherland and around the goveri.ment ; and the remainder were sold shortly after, so that he had not to provide for them. In a.:y event, had he, as already shown, made provision seasonably, and as he was bound to do, tiie aforesaid mgm 496 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Negroes would not have caused &ny scarcity, which, consequently, is again to be imputed to his neglect. As the Company mentioned the late transaction oF Alrigh, the city's officer, in regard to the cattle purchased Tor the South river and seized by the English, simply to show that Stuyvesant had also neglected the opportunity to supply himseir, and as it does not contain anything essential, the Company will not say much in refutation of the story he relates, except only that : It ought to have been thought of before the frigat( a had arrived, when it would have been of greater service. Want of ammunition being represented as the second fundamental cause cf the surrender of the afoiesaid fort, city and Province of New Netherland, the nbovenamed Company will also, in good faith, plead ignorance of that want; yea, will, on the contrary, nssert that it is informed for certain that, if there had not been a sufficient supply in store, a very considerable quantity of gunpowder would be fuund among the Burghers, and particularly at Fort Orange rtnd the Colonic Renslaers Wyck among the traders ; yea, that full 600 lbs. alone were in the hands of a certain person, a merchant at Fort Orange, who declared that hi8 supply was very small compared with that of other traders. The reason of this is, that as the trade at Fort Orange for Beaver and other peltry must be carried on chiefly by means of gunpowder, and r,s the trading season was then at its height, an ample supply of the article had, no doubt, bem la and the fourth of ten guns, tile heaviest b -ing twelve pounders ; nor, that more than three conipiinies of soldiers had come, vi/.., (*eneral Nicols', ('olonel I'artwright's and Sir Carr's, naking together about 'J50 men ; nor that on boiird the aforesaid 4 ships were there more than ISO matrosses. Were tlie aforesaid Director (imposed to obliiin reliable information hereof, he could have had plenty; but he took no information on the point. The ('onipany is well informed that one Isaiick de Koreest, having been released, with n wo inded soldier, by the English on the 31" of August, the soldier was not examined, but rather ilie aforesaid Koreest. wlio. orealiv 502 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. exaggerating the English force, was believed, and that, on the 4"" of September, some persons being in the city from Amersfoort and Midwout, sufliuientiy divulged and affirmed that the number of the English was as small as is above truly stated. This is also to be inferred, from the fiict that the aforesaid frigates could not carry a thousand men ; every one conversant with navigation, knowing well the capacity of a brig of 10 and one of 16 guns, and that the aforesaid ships have had in all 400 men on board, which number sufficiently incumbered them. The Company, therefore, plainly asserts (and 'tis aldo the truth) that all the rhodomontades of thousands and thousands of men have nothing substantial to cover them, and were fictions with which men have deceived, first, the people yonder, and now would wish to impose on your Hon'*'* Mightinesses, had not the truth been made manifest after the surrender of the fort, when the English (ns the Company reasserts and proves by certificate L* K.), did not have the courage to look at the Company's garrison marching out, whilst rage, which possessed the men for having abandoned such a fortress without striking a blow, had so far carried them away, that they would, without doubt, have attacked the English in the open field, who (the Company repeats and defies proof of the contrary), marched in with only two companies, scarcely or hardly as Strong as those which ma.ched out, viz., Nicols' and Carr's companies, each in three divisions of three files each, the first and last of which marched 5, the centre 4, men abreast, being therefore 16S men strong; the third com| iny, under Cartwright, being the remainder of all the troops that came from Old England, lay at The Ferry until the ship Gideon had sailed with the Company's garrison, when it went first to Fort Orange, through fear that if it left sooner, the Company's soldiers, seeing themselves as strong as the others, would have made an attack on the Fort. To prevent this, the aforesaid Stuyvesant took, niao, good care that the soldiers should not be furnished with powder, which was intrusted to Captain Kreyger until they would sail. Wherewith, coming to the conclusion drawn by the Company in its Observations, which consists of acts of omission whereof the Director has been guilty, it will pass over the first, second and fourth, which are hereinbefore equally answered in the last, and the remainder are not of much importance, consisting only of acts that are susceplilile of a favorable as well as of an unfavorable interpretation, according to particulars of history and circumstances, all which the Company cannot find exactly conformable to the truth ; observing only, on the second, that it could not perceive, from the Report ot the Commissioners who were deputed to the English, that they were sent to collect informition ; and on the fourth, that 'tis, indeed, true that the English had given a promise of freedom to all the villiiges, imd that such was known in the city, which, however, did not know that the English would treat it in ibis manner until tlie letter had been communicated. IJut, coming to the third: Is it to bo wondered at, that such a poor defence was made? for he, himself, admits that he had neither ordered nor forbad firing. In truth, whether this becomes a Director-Generiil or not, the Company need not add any more; it only says, that 'lis an action that never can be palliated in a Director-General, to stand between the gabions looking at two hostile frigates passing the fort and the mouths of :.'() |)it'ce8 of cannon, several of tiii-tn deini-ciirloons,' and not give an order to prevent them, hut, on the contrary, lend an ear to Clergymen and other craven- hearted people, pretending that he was wishing to order fire, yet will allow himself to be led in from the rampart lielween the (Clergymen, and then, for the first time, give himself any trouble alter the frigates have passed, when, lor the lirsl time, he will march forth to prevent a '91 poiindem — Ki>. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIH. 593 landing. The excuse he gives, that it was resolved not to commence the first act of hostility, is a very poor one ; for, the English hp.d committed all acts of hostility, carrying off the city's cattle and the boat in which the slaves were, taking one of the soldiers who was with them, prisoner aaer he had been wounded, capturing Claes Verbraeck's sloop, afterwards taking Isaac de Foreest prisoner, forbidding the farmers furnishing supplies, firing shot at the St. Jacob's boat, and lastly, summoning the city and fort, in order to save the shedding of blood, and committing many other acts, too many to be here related ; so that there was no difficulty to answer them in the same manner. The instance with which he supports the above cited resolution, is not applicable in the present case; for. in that the Company being the aggressor, 'twas considered best .0 receive an attack first and then, being constrained, to defend; it had rather that no attack had been made and the place been left at peace. The two cases being different, the reasoning cannot apply. The Company considers all those Observatiot.s, heretofore submitted, amply sufficient to convict the aforesaid Siuyvesant of neglect. But the two following points having been afterwards laid before the Company, whereof it had had no knowledge, it will submit them to your Hon"" Mightinesses, and then close : To wit: first. When the first frigate had previously come alone, the Director sent for the Captain of the ship Gideon, to ascertain whether he was fully determined to attack her? The skipper declared, Yes, whenever he should be supplied with some soldiers and munitions of war. The Director, having it in his power to employ not only that ship but also the others, yea, when requested by Secretary Van Iluyven to do so, would not consent, and shamefully berated and abused the aforesaid Secretary for such advice, whereby the whole English design would have been easily broken up. Secondly: the English having committed all acts of hostility possible, the aforesaid Director did not take into consideration that they had come to The Ferry with only two companies, very tired and feeble, and that their ammunition being also conveyed there, the finest opportunity in the world presented itself to determine whether they could not he attacked there, in which case the ammunition and all could be set on fire. The night afforded sufficient opportunity, and the military was strong enough for this exploit, and no doubt they would be seconded from the Dutch villages, but this with other opportunities was allowed to slip, in order not to give offence to the English. The Company now believing that it has fulfilled your Hon'"* Mightinesses' intention, will only again say, in conclusion, that the sole cause and reason for the loss of the aforesaid place, were these: The Authorities (RcgmicnJ, and the chief officer, being very deeply interested in lands, bouweries and buildings, were unwilling to offer any opposition, first, at the time of the English encroachments, in order thereby not to afford any pretext for firing and destroying their properties; and, having always paid more attention to their particular affairs than to the Company's ititerests. New Amsterdam was found, on the arrival of the English frigates, as if an eritniy was never to be expected. And, finally, that the Director, first following the example of heedless interested parlies, gave himself no other concern than about the prosperity of his bouweries, and, when the pinch came, allowed himself to bo rode over by Clergymen, women and cowards, in ord^r to surrender to the English what he could defend with reputation, for the sake of thus saving their |)rivate properties. And the Company will further leave to your Hon"'* Mightinesses' good and prudent wisdom, what more ought to be duue in tliis case, hoping that you w|l| tuka earH that liie remembruiice af aue!! s:!>.r!-:!ss in 504 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIVTS. future shall not serve pt a precedent or a justification to others; as the examples oF Brasil and Angola were made by this Director so incorrectly and unjustly to apply to his defence. Which Joing, &c. (Signed), Mich' Ten Hovk. Appe nd ix A. Extract of a letter from the Director-General and Council of New Netherland to the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, dated 10"' June, 16G4 ; on file in the West India Company's office, Cahier, No. 12. Agriculture and husbandry are in a better state than we could or dare imagine. The distant lands in and around Esopus, which last year could not be mown or sown, except with great danger and expense, by reason of the war, have as good and abundant an appearance as if they had been ploughed and sown last fall. Those newly planted this spring, being blessed, not long since, by God with a copious and good rain, for which His mercy must be thankt, will, we hope and expect through His bounty, produce a good and plentiful harvest. Appendix B. Extract of a letter from the Director-General and Council of New Netherland to the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, dated 16"" September, 1()64; on file in the West India Company's office, Cahier, No. 12. Meanwhile we entertain the hope that your Honors will not disapprove of us, your faithful servants and subscribers, continuing here for a short time until further orders and your answer hereunto, lor the arrangement of your Honors' business, both outstanding debts and credits, your Honors' debtors being somewhat increased and the outstanding debts augmented by the Negroes. The ship (iidcon arrived here at such an unseasonable moment, to our great embarrassment and your Honors' greater loss, with 2!»0 slaves even before the arrival of the frigates, whereby we have been not a little straitened and troubled on account of the want of provisions, having, on the assured hope ol the new crop already harvested, but not threshed, consumed and sent olf the old both to Fatherland by the ship 't Gccruytte Ilirt and to Cura(;ao by the bark Musch, A ppendi x 0. Extract of a letter from the Director-General of New Netherland to the Directors of the West India Compiii y, Ciiamher at Amsterdam, dated the 10"" June, ]()()4 ; on file in llie West India Company's office, Cahier, No. 12. Here supervenes a third difficulty, to wit: the last letters and advices from Old Kngh.nd to Boston, in New England, by divers ships, seven in numlu-r, agree in stating that mutters between our State and the King of England did not wear too good and peaceable nn aspect, but seeined to be drifting towards a rupture, which, if it happen, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIIL 505 Appendix D. Extract of a letter from the Director-General and Council of New Netherland to the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, dated the 4"" of August, 1G64; on file in the West India Company's office, Cahier No. 12. r J , , In regard to your Honors' despatch and your impressions created by the advices which you have received from Old England: That England's Majesty being disposed to reduce all his Kmgdoms under one form of government in Church and State, and that some Commissioners (and, as it leaked out here, 2(31 3 frigates, sufficiently provided with ammunition and military) were ready in England to proceed to New England and to install Bishops there, the same as m Old England ; and your Honors' further opinion and advice for our interest and encouragement and that of your inhabitants, we shall not at present discuss, much less contradict, but rather wish and hope, if it promote the advantage of God's church as it apparently may ours, that it may turn out according to your Honors' anticipation and meaning. Meanwhile we cannot omit communicating to your Honors and respectfully submitting what we have, on the contrary, been informed and are still daily warned of, both verbally and in writing, on this point ; partly to be deduced from the accompanying Declaration, No. 14, and more fully to be perceived by your Honors from the verbal information of the skippers and passengers returning home, to wit: that the design of those Commissioners, frigates and warlike force is directed rather against Long Island and these your Honors' possessions, than to the imagined reform of New England. The probability is presumed and inferred, from various circumstances, among others from the patent granted last year to Rhode Island, whereby England's Majesty grants freedom of conscience, in Spiritual matters, to every one ; yea, even to the Quakers and Anna-Baptists, who are the most numerous and principal there. Secondly, we have heretofore communicated to your Honors what is now confirmed Jc novo, that Long Island and all the adjacent islands, lihode Island excepted, are conveyed by patent to the Duke of York, and, therefore, ere the frigates provi.led with so many people and so much ammunition. And although the issue and result are i . the hands of time, these and similar reports not only continuing but being so repeatedly confirmed by every letter and passenger from England, make us very circumspect, anxious and guarded to keep the intrusted military together as much as possible; to increase the height of our fort and to furnish it all around with gabions, and to provide for all possible resistance, respecting which the slightest anxiety does not exist. Appendix K. Extract of a letter from the Director- .icral and Council of New Netherland to the Director" of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, dated the lO'" September, KKit ; on file in the West India Company's office, (Valuer, iNo. 12. Certainly i( is deducible herefrom that, two years ago, the e(iuipment and design of the tour frigates against this place were not onlv thus clearly and punctually noiilied and known in England, hut also her,- from N.-w Kngiand. and information and warning thereof were couiniuniculed to your Ilonois by us, your servants. Vol. il. 04 • 506 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Appendix F. Extract of a letter from the Director-General and Council of New Netlierland to the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, dated 10"" November, 1663; on file in the West India Company's Chamber, Cahier, No. 12. When all this and what is so often related more circumstantially in divers letters relative to this matter, are weighed and considered justly and according to necessity, your Honors will be able easily to deduce, in your wiser and more far-seeing judgment, not only the impossibility of concluding, in this country, wilh any certainty, a Settlement of the Boundary, but also that the prosecution of it ought to be pushed and urged earnestly and vigorously in Europe, both by their High Mightinesses with Ambassador Downingh,' and by both these and their High Mightinesses' Ambassador in England with his Majesty. If it cannot be obtained and effected next spring, one of two things is inevitably to be feared and will infallibly follow : Bloodshed, and with bloodshed (which they appear to long for) loss of everything that men possess, if active opposition be offered to the English, as it ought, or to their daily incursions and encroachments, reducing now this, and then that place under their jurisdiction and occupying suitable spots here and there on the North river and elsewhere, a great deal of which is still unpeopled and unsettled. Appendix G. Extract of a letter from the Director-General and Council of New Netherland to the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, dated the last of February, 1C64 ; on file in the West India Company's office, Cahier, No. 12. If your Honors will further please to allow your eyes to run over the Appendix N" 4, which is a daily record, wilh the addition of a Deduction and Remonstrance of the Dutch towns on Long Island, and the proofs thereunto belonging, against the conduct of one Captain John Schot, President, as he styles himself or allows himself to be styled, of the rebellious troops of over 150 horse and foot, your Honors will be able clearly to conclude that, not content with the English towns on Long Island only, but coveting all Long Island, yea, the entire Province of New Netherland, their intoieriible menaces have no other object than to get our blood and that of our people up, and in a manner to drive us to some immediate opposition and resistance, or to have but one of their men wounded, imprisoned or in any way ill treated, in order therefrom to create a pretext to fall with a larger force on our people, to plunder and despoil them of all their property ; all which more fully appears from the aforesaid daily record and papers annexed thereunto. 'Supra, p. 415. — Kl>. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIH. 507 Appendix H. Extract from the Register of what passcMl betwcRti Captain John Schot regarding the claim on Long Island, dated IS"- January, 1664; on file in the West India Company's OIKce. After some conversation, it being past midnight and good weather, we resolved to depart, in order not to lose any time. At parting. Captain Schot said to Secretary Van Kuyven and Mr. John Laurens, as ihey declare, among other things : That there was only one way or means to put a step to this begun work. This was. to see and agree as soon as possible with the Duke of York, since he knew for certain that l-h Majesty had granted this island to the Duke, and some parties had informed his Royal Higi.r.cs? that it might produce annually 30 thousand pounds sterling. The Duke had resolved, if he could not voluntarily obtain said island, to see and seize it by force, and for that purpose was to send two or more frigates hither to summon not only the aforesaid island, but the whole of New NeMierland, and that he, Captain Schot, would command on board said frigates as LieutenHnt-Ge.."»ral. This he declared to us, more than once, to be the truth. Whereunto we answered, that we did not dt -ibt, whenever nis Majesty and the Duke of York should be informed of the true state of tht ease, they would come to a proper agreement with the Lords States-General. And thereupon we departed, ai;d came at day-break to The Ferry, and imriiediately reported our return. Apptndix I. Rec- isition for New Neiherland, lO"" November, 1660. The following goods are most urgently required here for aid and assistance; without them it is impossii)le to keep and satisfy the military. Your Honors are therefore humbly requested and besought to provide us with them as soon be possible: A bale of common grey cloth for clothing, fl. 2,600 Stuff, buttons, silk, &c 500 1,000 prs. of shoes 2 000 1,000 shirts, 2 OOO 1,000 prs. of assorted slockingN, gOO Flemish and Osnaburg linen, 1-500 Duffels and blankets 2 000 Munitions of War. 1,200 lbs. powder. 2,000 lbs. lead. A parcel of match. 60 @. 60 good snaphaunce. We ore tolerably well provided here with gun-barrels. If your Honors would please to let us have 50 (ft. GO gun-locks {unnphaen nloolcii), we could have them put together here advantageously for the Company. 60 (li), 00 hangers. 100 (u). 160 cartouch boxes, of which we are greatly in need, as they cannot be had mode here. 508 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. 10 @. 12 drums, with duplicate sliins, snares and cords; they are particularly required for the villages, in order to warn the people in time of need. A package of hour-glasses, to be used on the watch, instead of Match. A package of flints. Books to enter the accounts and resolutions, together with guns, paper and inkstands. Finding ourselves sometimes at a loss in dilTerences arising with the Farmers of the revenue, we request you therefore to be pleased to let us have the ordinances enacted respecting the wine and beer excise, payable by tapsters. We most respectfully beg and request your Honors to be pleased to send us, among the articles to come over, 200 guilders' worth of copper kettles and tin ware, such as dishes, plates, &c., together with 20 English Bibles, which we have promised here on purchasing a quantity of beef for the garrison. In defau't, we shall be obliged to pay nearly double the value for them herb ca the spot. Appendix K. This day, the 4"" March, 1607, before me, Henrick Outgers, Notary Public, admitted by the Hon'''' Court of Holland, and residing in Amsterdam, and the undernamed witnesses, appeared Harmen Martensen van der Bosch, aged 26 years, and Evert Willemsen Munnick, aged 38 years, both of whom have served the lucorporated West India Company of this country as sergeants in New Netherland at the time it was surrendered to the English, and have, at the request of the Hon"*'" Directors of the Incorporated West India Company here, declared, testified and deponed as the truth : That, in the year 1GG4, some time before the coming of the English, to whom the aforesaid Province of New Netherland was surrendered, news being received there that a force was coming to reduce it if possible, they could not observe nor remark that any effort was made by the government to bring New Amsterdam into a proper slate of defence in case of attack, but that everylliing was left in the same state as it was before. That finally, in the latter part of the monlli of August, furllier news being come there, two or three days previous to the arrival of the four frigates, the government, for the first time, gave orders to put the city ami fort of New Amsterdam into a state o'^ defence, even as though it were resolved to resist the English, and that they, the deponents, with the soldiers under them, being fully resolved and disposed to defend the aforesaid place to the lust, helped to raise the fortifications of the city and fort, and performed every duty, in order to place themselves in a posture of defence. Which being done, so far iis the shortness of the time permitted, they, for the first time, began to remark that some of the Burghers manifested cowardice, and, instead of keeping guard with the soldiers, as they used to do, came no longer to the guard- house. They therefore, seeing that the Burghers were unwi'ling, as it appeared, to assist in protecting the city, retired with the other military, who numbered about one hundred and fifty men within the fort, in order to defend it. That, in the meanwhile, some negotiation being commenced between the English and the Director, the purport whereof they, the deponents, were ignorant of, two of the aforesaid frigates being of very light rate, sailed up, to their very great surprise, in order to pass the fort; and, approacliing it without a word being uttered to prevent their passage, the soldiers began to murmur and to exclaim aloud tiiat they were sold. That thereupon the alhresaid (rigates, always sailing onward, did, in fact, pass the aforesaid fort without u shot being fired to prevent their passage, which might have very well been dune. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIH. 50d That the negotiation, continuing two or three days after, they, the deponents, were notified that the capitulation was concluded, and that they were to march out with colors fi; ing, drums beating and bullets in the mou'.h. The soldiers heard this with singular displeasure, chiefly because they knew that they wore able enough to resist the force which was then around the place, and had no need to bo particularly reinforced; for, tiie soldiers and old sailors who had come from Old England with the frigates, amounted together to only four hundred men, who were very feeble and inexperienced. Furthermore, that the Company's soldiers, on marching out, could not have the satisfaction of seeing the English, through fear thi.t, being full of courage and spite, they would yet have attacked them, having still had inclination and courage enough to do so, and with a good prospect of overpowering the English; on which account they were embarked on board the ship Gideon before the English made their appearance and marched into the city and fort, having remained meanwhile at the Bouwery, only within view of them. Furthermore, the aforesaid Evert Willemsen Munnick alone declares, that when the aforesaid little frigates were passing the fort, Director-General Stuyvesant acted as if he were about to go to the gunner to order liim to fire, but that the Megapolensis, the Clergymen, both father and son, led him away and prevailed on him to retire. And the aforesaid Harmen Martensen alone, that being sometime with John Schot's troop, he very well knew that it was not of the slightest account, ai..i hi.J little influence ; that observing, further, that nothing was done to oppose the enemy, bit that Secretary and Councillor Van Uuyven had sent his wife to Ovoren to the English, he asked the abovenamed Secretary what they, the government to wit, proposed, as he had sent his w'fe ott" lu the English. Who answered that they had no powder, and the English were their friends ; whereas, on the contrary, when they were embarked on board the ship Gideon and asked for the provision of powder wnich they were to have with them, Captain Martin Kreygier said to them that he should furnish them with it. But, through fear that the soldiers would attack the English, he had caused two barrels of powder to be conveyed to his house, instead of to the ship. Finally, the abovenamed deponents again declared conjointly, that the wife of Nicolaes Meyer, a free merchant there, being on her way with the abovenamed Madame Uuyven, out of the fort, said : She wished to be on her guard whenever she saw soldiers; now, the rascals will fight as they have nothing to lose thereby; and we have our property here, which we must lose in case of a collision. Which having been done in truth, and in their, the deponents' presence, they otlered, when required and necessary, to confirm the same by solemn oath. Thus executed in Amsterdam ; present. Marten Ilegervelt and Staphanus I'elgrom, as witnesses hereunto invited. Lower stood : In promissorum fidem. (Signed), Henrv Outqers, Notary Public. We, the Burgomasters and Regents of the city of Amsterdam, to all and every whom it may concern, make known, certifying as the truth that before us appeared Harmen Martenz van (leii Hosch, aged six-and-lwenty years, and F.vert Willemsen Munnick, aged eight-and- thirly years, legally summoned to bear witness to the truth, at the reciuisition of the Hon'''' Directors of the lucorporated West India Company, and have by solemn oaths testified, 510 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. declared, an>1 deposed, the contents of tae foregoing alHdavit read to them the Jeponents, by the undersigned Secretarj, to be the truth, and that they persist therein. So truly help them, God Almighty. In witnesB whereof the Seal of this city is hereupon impressed the 8" of Marcli, 1G67. ( Signed ), Nicolai ; having depending a Seal impressed on red wax covered with a lozenge shape pnper. Memorial of Ex-Director Stvyvemnt. I From lb« OrigtDiiI, in tbe Itoynl ArobtTcii at Uio Itiigvo ) Lnkrikaa of tho Btitlei-Qonnnil ; Kubrick, ire<( ImUnhe Cvmpagnie, No. (7, 4tli dlviiiun.} To the Hon"* M. Ommeren, Deputy to their High Mightinesses' Assembly. Ex-Director Stuy vesant, having learned that Mess" the Directors of the West India Company have presented to your Honor, on last Saturday, the IS"" of March, their Further Reply to the Petitioner's Answer in vindication of the reduction of iNew Netherland, several months after he had been referred a second time to said Directors, he humbly requests you will be pleased to allow communication of said Reply to be given him, and, if necessary, that he be at liberty to defend himself further against what has caused his detention now so long a time, in order thus, at once, to obtain his dismissal. We^t India Cofujxi/n/ to the States-General. \ FrtHn tbe Origlii»l, in tho KA>yal Arrttivoi At thu HtigiiL: ; File, Went Indif*] To the High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands. The Directors of the General Incorporated West India Company of this country, with due respect represent, that the intention of this State, in granting the Charter to the West India Company, having been to promote foreign trade and to establish Colonies in Africa and America, whereby the trade and navigation of this country could be encouraged and maintained in Africa and America, the abovenamed West India Company, among other Colonies, set out that of New Netherland, which was one of the most considerable, and Ibstered it at an excessive expense of many hundred thousand guilders for the space of forty-six years with great care and risk, and reared it like a foster-child for the benefit of the State and Company ; so that the abovenamed Colony, before the invasion of the English, produced some return for what the Company had been obliged to spend foi the benefit aforesaid to the amount of so many hundred thousand guilders in 40 years. And whereas the aforesaid Province was treacherously taken from the Company before the war with the Crown of England, without that Crown having ever had any loimdation or reason to make any pretence to it, and thereby such damage and loss have been luUicted uu the Company us it can bardly bear, iu regard that the HOLLAND DOnUMENTS: XIIL 511 Company now yearly could draw a considerable Bum from the aforesaid country for the comfort of the inhabitants of this Stale interested ; therefore the aforesaid Directors, in this conjuncture of time, cannot refrain from requesting you, High and Mighty, in case any negotiation of peace with England should be commenced, that it may be your good pleasure in regard to the Province of New Netherland, to consider generally the commercial interests of this country as set forth in the annexed Petition of the merchants interested, and especially also the interests of the Company, to the end that it may not be deprived of so considerable u conquest, reared up at so vast an expense. And, accordingly, if its restitution be insisted on 'tis possible it may be accomplished ; and that in the other conquests the Company's interest may be considered as recommended by your High Mightinesses. Which doing, &c. Mich' Tbw Hove. 16 i 67. N» 6. Append!*: asth Mitrch, 1«67. To the High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands. Respectfully and humbly represent The undersigned persons, all traders beyond the seas, proprietors of ships and inhabitants of this State, That these Netherlands having always from ancient times had their foundations on trade and navigation by ships to all countries of the world, have arrived, through God's gracious blessing, your High Mightinesses' most wise government, and through the industry, vigilance and practice of the merchants and inhabitants thereof, at such prosperity and success, that other Kings, Princes and Republics whose countries also border on the sea, have become, on that account, not only jealous and envious, but have invented and set on foot all means and practices to put a stop to the further progress of this country in trade and navigation, and, if possible, to divert the same, each in his Kingdom and country; having, to that end, erected Commenial Companies to attract all trade to themselves and to prevent ours importing into their respective Kingdoms and territories in Europe divers sorts of merchandise as was heretofore the custom; and, furthermore, to prohibit trade and commerce to their Islands, Colonies and Plantations situate beyond Europe ; also, seriously to burthen and overcharge the goods belonging to the inhabitants of this country with customs, tolls, tonnage, beyond tho«e of their own subjects. In the same manner, also, as your High Mightinesses' subjects were by those of Portugal on frivolous and impertinent pretexts prevented and hindered to trade and carry on business from Portugal and its dependencies to Brazil and back from Brazil to Portugal, pursuant to the 3" Article of the Treaty and Alliance concluded between the Kingdom of Portugal and your High Mightinesses on the G'" August, KiGl ; which trade, in case it were permitted, might otherwise be of considerable profit and importance, it having been, in former times, whilst it belonged to this State, of such importance that more than 25,000 seamen were employed on that coast. In addition to this, it has come to pass that other nations have not scrupled to take from ours, by force and violence, many and divers forts on the coast of Africa, viz.: Cape Verde, although it was afterwards again recovered by our men-of-war. Jiem ; the trade and commerce to the River Gambia and Fort St. Andrew, and Cape Cors, in (iuinea, together with Isyquepe, Tobago, Kustaiia, Taba, Verges, and other places in America and the seas thereunto belonging, and principally the whole of New Netherland, being a country not only possessed for nearly half a century by your High 512 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Mightinesses nnd your subjects, by a just and indisputable title, but, in addition, of such importance that from it could be brought, in time of need, to these parts, an abundant quantity of grain, hemp, ilnx, pork, tar, oak and pine timber fit for tlie construction of large ships and houses, masts of 30 palms or more, lumber for staves, wainscoting, salts (weediisch) and potash, besides all other descriptions of merchandise which were procured and laden by us in the Baltic. Moreover, it is a healthy and fertile country, situate on the Main in 42 degrees, possessing a temperate climate corresponding with the latitude of Portugal, and, therefore, well adapted and proper to the support and easy subsistence of a multitude of families and many thousand souls, whereby, if peopled, it could be maintained and defended with a small force ; having, already, two tolerably well built inclosed towns, one open town and fifteen villages, besides divers extensive Colonies, bouweries and plantations, inhabited by more than 8,000 souls, consisting of about 1,500 families, all natives and subjects of this State, who went thither formerly to gain a livelihood and to settle, on a promise of being sustained and protected. And, what is important and profitable for the trade and navigation of this country, especially, . " aforesaid New Netherland aftbrds sufficient opportunities for driving a good trade and commerce, for conveying thither parcels of linen and woolen cloths and stuffs which are manufactured here and can be disposed of and sold there. Item; wines, brandies, and otiier goods, which amounted, heretofore, to many shiploads annually, chiefly in the exportation and bringing back of merchandise and returns grown there, which, exclusive of the wares and fruits hereinbefore specified, consist principally of peltries, beavers, otters and such like skins, whereby many tons of gold were circulated yearly; they being a commodity which alone is of use for Russia, and in which large capitals are invested, because the fur is separated there in Russia with particular skill and in the most subtle manner from the aforesaid beavers, and then, so prepared, is brought back here and sent hence to France. This trade alone amounts yearly to considerable, and the Commonwealth, by the transportation through and fro as many as three or four times, derives customhouse and Sound duties from it. And whereas, through the war now waged some years back by the King of England against this State, and the unrighteous and violent occupation by his subjects of the aforesaid countries and islands, and particularly of New Netherland, the trade to those parts had to lie pretty still, in such wise that the Remonstrants and otiier your Iligli Mightinesses' subjects during that time not only could not carry on jiny trade, but have experienced considerable loss; and as, according to common report, matters seem to promise that Ministers of the abovementioned King and of your High Mightinesses will shortly treat of and negotiate upon a peace and its conditions, therefore We, the Remonstrants, cannot refrain briefly to represent to you. High and Mighty, what is hereinbefore set forth both in regard to general navigation and trade for and to the parts, countries and lands aforesaid, and our own interest, who, being merchants, must gain our living by trading beyond seas, exporting and importing goods; also, preparing and equipping ships ; humbly requesting that, in case the treaty of peace has not only been coniinenced but has made some progress, and God, the Lord, should vouchsafe to bless such a Christian and universally benelicial work, you, High and Mighty, would please to have the goodness to observe such precaution in favor of your subjects, that lor reasons aforesaid and many others, said places, countries and islands, and especially New Netherland, which is tlie most populous and considerable of your Hiali Mightinesses' Colonies, may, by the tri'aly be rucoven:d from the Englisii and restored to our nation. Especially, the rather on account that in case the aforesaid country be left to, and remain in the power and hands of HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIIL 518 III the English Nation, it could gain and obtain therefrom, in time of war. considerable advantage over this State and its inhabitants, as well on account that it will be able to draw and receive thence, and therefore from its own lands and Colonies, almost all the wares, which, being necessary for its equipments, it hitherto has been obliged to obtain from the Baltic; that, whenever it will possess and be master of nearly the entire Northern part of America (for the French will be illy able to hold Canada against that Nation) it can, without people here in Europe having the least knowledge of the circumstance, fit out a considerable fleet of large and small ships there (among the rest a frigate of 30 guns is built there), and with such fleet, in a season of misunderstanding, difference, or war, easily and unexpectedly fall on the ships which come from the West, be it from the islands, the East Indies, yea, from Russia, and wili sail North around Scotland, the distance not being very great, and, consequently, can be sailed in a short time ; whereby said English Nation then would found and extend considerably its pretended dominion over the sea. It remains, moreover, still to be considered that, in so far as the English are allowed to retain New Netherland and the other islands, the Remonstrants and other merchants will have no opportunity to employ and make use of their ships, which, notwithstanding, are built to sail, nor to the seamen of this country, many of whom will, in consequence, run away and be attracted to other countries. Whereby these United Netherlands, which, up to the present time, have, through your High Mightinesses' prudent government, flourished beyond all other countries, will be and remain deprived of the commerce, equipment and all the advantages proceeding therefrom. On all which reasons and motives your High Mightinesses are requested to cast an equitable regard, and to resolve thereon as your High Mightinesses shall, in your profound wisdom, consider favorable to navigation and trade, and advantageous to the country and its inhabitants. Vol. II. (Signed), Daniel Planck, Ter Dingas Bosyn, Reynier Verbrugge, Michiel Muyden, Claes Schoomeersteer, Aothonio van Aelst, Fran9ois Hooglant, Willem Clermont, P' and Jan Bert, Cornells van Gezel, J. van der Meulen, Jacob Venturin, Nicol. Schuyt, Paulo Roeper, J. Toornbeek, Jan Alders van Dyk, Abraham van Oldenhoven, junior, Jacob de Ree, Hendrick Bormeester, Claes van der Craef, 65 Isack Lussekerck, Gerredt Dieprinck, G. Symonsen Witmondt, Covert van de Raeck, Andries Bernard, Jan Baptist van Rensselaer., Pieter van Beeck, J. H. Sybingh, Cornells Jacobs Mooy, Abel de Wolff, Dirck Kroon, Geerit Jansen Kuyper, Frederick Ripels, Conraedt Klenck, Arnout Schuyt, Daniel Bernard, junior, Jean Bernard, Pieter Bernard, Marcus Klenck, Gerart Hamel, 1667, 514 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Jacob van Wisselt Jacobus Schuyt, Willem van Meekren, Jean Bernart, Volckwyn Momma, Paulus SweerU, David de Coninck, Abraham van Oldenhove, Gratiaen van der Linden, Barnart Bronkhost, Tomng van Bontwyck, Jochem Cerdes, Joan Gramsbergh, Peyler Goebe, A"" Leseuter, Casper Deirksen Boogart, Semiiel Velho, Jacob Abendanas, Joao de la Faya, David Jimes mend, Aron Moren olen weque, Simas Dovalie Dafon, C. van Aucke, Abrao Pair, Pieter Frena, Hendrick Beeckman, Arnout van Uhlen, Giliis Roghe, Pieter llieverdingh, Abraham de Bruyn. Jiesolution of the Staks-Geneml. [ From the Il";l«tcr of Wfrt Indl« A(hlr«, 1004 — leio, In the Uoyal Arclilvui at the Iluguo.) Friday, 25'" March, 1CG7. Read at the Assi'iubly tiie Petition of the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company of this country, to the effect that, in the negotiations of peace to be entered into with England in regard to the Province of New Netherland, attention be paid to the commercial interest generally of this country, according to the representation of the interested merchants, contained in the Memorial annexed, and also efipecially, that the restitution of the aforesaid Province be insisted on and effected ; and, in regard to the other conquests, the interest of the aforesaid Company be taken, as recommended. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid Petition be placed in the hands of Mess" Van Raesfelt and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for naval ofTuirs, to inspect, examine and report thereon. Folio 13». Compinf. N(*)r>tlitlioni wilh KiikIb"')' New Nelborland. i^..» ■■» JiCsohif/oihs of till Stults of /Jol/aiiif, dr. I From tho Rrttiluiim van llullimd fur 1«J7, |i|.. 121), IW, In lU Sliilc l.ll.rnry, AlUliy, K. Y.l Friday, 25'" March, 1CG7. wa.1 indi. Com- UetiA at tho Assembly a certain Petition presented to their Noble, Great f,aiiy r,-«ia«alt lliit. •' ' . ., „ ow "'J'^rilij- Mightinesses, by or on the behalf of the Directors of the Incorporated West India linni Willi KiiK'Nii'i. iiiiiW NMhrrl«nnliii Oom T«n Wyiul:<(iiiid«n. Hi' w«« proprietor of » Colonie in Nfw Nclherknd Mtcndinn »long llie WfUl liilu of llin lliidnon rivpr from »li»\it l^uMwell, Uoi'kinnil county, New-Ynrk, to noar llohoken, Ni-w .lertey. It never win itii| rovi-.l nor lettled, owinn to llie oppoKJlion of tlio Indiana. M. ran Ni'ilorli.init waa t#ioe irmrrifd: fir»l, in lf>4», to Anna Kli/,»l.elli van I.olihnrnl lot /uMcn; a^conilly, in IS67, to liia T. •JoHn VAN iUKna, l.ord of UBi.«wou.ip, iiiiole of tierahl Vail Uuede, Uir.l of Nedcrhorat aboTemantioni'd, waa Iwrn ■liout the v**' ""l'"- "* pnrchair.l the Lor.lnhip of ltfn»wou.l« in ll'.'i.'l, whfrehy lie h.eanie a Tn.-inlier of Ihn Hlaten of rtreehU In 1044 h« waa »»nt ,\inlia«aadur to Knjiland, and the f.dlowinx year created a llaron liy Knig Charles I. H«»i.l«i ilii«, he fille.l 111., olllec of AMilia«»a.li.r lo Denmark. In lOBii ha W8« I'rraidant of the Statea of Utreeht, and rr" 1 all hia e4te«iB th« y««r X^ll U* waa, uotwithaUadiDj!, agaiB aiipuintrd I'raaident in lu14, and diml in Kahruary, \< h., 117. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIIL 517 II. Said Plenipotentiaries are especially recommended to promote the interests of the State in the Carribbcan Islands and the countries thereabout, and, indeed, generally in regard to the Islands and Colonies which will be freed from the power and oppression of the English by the French auxiliary arms, to further the restitution thereof, pursuant to their High Mightinesses' resolution of the third of March last, if, by any unforeseen accident, such Island and Colonies ttill be out of the occupation and power of this State. And if other Islands and Colonies which the French have taken directly from the English, should, by the intended Treaty between France and Englaud, remain and be left to the French, they, the Plenipotentiaries, shall make use of and perform all good offices and efforts, to the end that the King of France may be disposed to cede some of them to the State on reasonable and fair terms, in regard that his Majesty, in such case, remain sole possessor and proprietor thereof for an equivalent or more which this State relinquishes, namely New Nctherland and other Islands and Colonies taken by the English from the abovementioned State ; but, in case the King of France should, for any unexpected reason, not be disposed thereto, they shall stipulate and agree in the best form for free trade and commerce to the aforesaid Islands for the inhabitants of these United Provinces, and if France should resolve to cede the aforesaid Islands by Treaty to England, they, the Plenipotentiaries, in like manner, shall duly endeavor that such shall not result otherwise than to the preservation of free trade and commerce thereto for the inhabitants of the Allies, to wit, France, Denmark and this State. HC. liemhition of the States-Goicml. [ From tlio Uoglnicr of llcnoluiionii of Iho HliilosOonoral, In tlio nnynl Arolilvon »l llio Ilagui!. 1 Friday, 5"" August, 1607. /^iii«nd.'" '"' ''''^ Deputies for the Provinces of Zealand and Utrecht, have, for reasons iitrwht. applicable thereto, urged in the Assembly that no Mandamus of appeal from the judgments pronounced by the olHcers of the West India Company here, within the limits of its (Charter, should he frraiited by their High Mightinesses nor any appeal lie from said judgments to any Provincial Court in this country, but that all relating hereunto bo left to the disposition of the aforesaid ('barter; and, furthermore, that the Mandamus of appeal be rescinded which the late Mr. Henrick van der Capelle tho Ryssel ' obtained from their High Mightinesses on the lO"" of April, 1003, against a judgment pronounced to his prejudice in New Ni'therland. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the papers relating to the aforesaid subject, delivered in by tho said Deputies, shall be placed in the hands of Mess" Van den Steen and others, their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the nllairs of the West India Company of this country, to inspect, examine and report thereon. ' IliMimii r«x UK OtPKiii:, l,or««n KurgumMtor at 7.iit|iln«ii in liiiVM iii Ifi:!!. Ilo hud bcm frcqui'iitly (l.|'Ut«il til th« Sliiti'i {).-iisr«l, of wliirli (mmIv lie wa» an inltucntUl ini'intwr, Hint by whk-li liu wan mmt MiiiiKtwr lii Krnniltfiibure in UlC*. aiiO l<> MunntiT in in»7. M. van iI.t ('ii|.tlln wan proprii-lor nf a lUilimii' on Slali'n lalntMJ, nliiili wan I'lil ..If liy lh» Iniiian* in lf..'i.'i, iimt ilniiiii' Inn iifiliino t.mt nr.nt inlmnt in |.r linj- lli.' «>lllriiii'hl nf Svm NellivilauJ. U« ti;;h::: ::t '.:::!:U-t'!:i:::!. h'^. !X. I'l'A. ~ Ki->. 518 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Great Victory obtained in the Vinjinias. { From « Browl-tbcot Iq Iho pouculnn of JuuM Lenox, Esq., Nev.Tork. J Sir. "We, ID Zealand here, received a gaiiot from the Virginias which brings us these good tiding?, that Cornelis Evertz, of Zealand, hath burnt many ships and houses in the Virginias and committed great damage there, to the great loss of the Kngiiah. Said Commander hath caused much damage in the Virginias by burning ships. A Barbadoes trader was also lying in Zealand which was brought in by Andries Meesters. Comvii^sary Jiourse to the Staten -General, I From the R«glttcr of /iif riomen Brintn, in the Rujnl Archive! at the Ilagoe.] High and Mighty Lords. Folio 734 Commander Crynssen arrived here to-day with the men-of-war under his inftwmatioo. command ; we understand from him that, after the battle with the French agninst the English near Nieves, said Commander Crynssens sailed to the Virginias, where he fell so unexpectedly, in James river, on six and twenty English vessels, most of them having full cargoes, and one of which was a man-of-war, carrying forty-six guns, as to capture them all, without one escaping ; but, being unable to man all of them, he set on fire or scuttled the major part of them, bringing with him now eleven ships with full cargoes of Virginia Tobacco, •o that they cannot expect any Virginia fleet in England this year, as it has arrived safe here in Zealand. Herewith, nigh and Mighty Lords, &c. Flushing, 25* of August, 1GG7. (!r*igned), A. Boursk, licsofutiou of the. Statt'i 'General. ( Fram Uia l<«Klittr of Wt«i Indie Affltire, lOM- 1(I7U, In the Ko)el ArihlTn at llie Hague.} Tuesday, ao"" of August, 16G7. Received a letter from Commissary Bourse, written at Flushing the 25'^ init., stating, among other things, that Commander Crynssens hud arrived there on the same day, who had informed him tlinl, after the battle with the French against the English near Mieves, he had sailed tu the Virginias, and in Jni *s river there had ■■•imreor Kn|p»i> fallen SO Unexpectedly on six and twenty English vessels, most of them having ••* full cargoes, and one of which was a mnn-ol-wnr, carrying furly-six guns, as to capture them nil without ouu escaping; but, L>eing unable to luau all of them, he set on fire Folia 1M. Commiaaarj Donna. Cnmmanilar Crfoa- HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIIL 519 or scuttled the mogt of them, bringing with him eleven ships with full cargoes of Virginia tobacco. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded to transmit the same to the Board of Admiralty in Zealand, that it may communicate to their High Mightinesses, at the earliest moment, pertinent information of the whole state of the aforesaid matter, and a list of the ships and of their cargoes captured by the abovenamed Commander Crynssen with the public force, in order that the same may be used here ae is proper. Staks-General to tlie Zmdiind Board of Admiralty. ( From the UegUtor of Uilgttatu Srienrn of Iho St»tei QeneMl, In the Ooyal Archivei tt the IIague.1 '1'he States, etc. Folio S3*. Honorable, &c. Commissary Bourse hath informed us, by his letter written at Flushing the 25'" instant, that Commander Crynssens had arrived there on the same day, from whom he had understood that, after the battle with the French against the English, near Nieves, he had soiled to the Virginias, and in James river there had fallen so suddenly on six and twenty English vessels, most of them having full cargoes, and one of which was a man-of-war, carrying 40 guns, an to capture the whole without one escaping ; but, being unable to maa them all, he set on (ire or scuttled the most of them, bringing with him eleven ships with full cargoes of Virginia tobacco. Wherefore we have resolved to request and earnestly to require you hereby to transmit to us, at the earliest moment, pertinent information of the entire state of the aforesaid case, together with a specific list of the ships and cargoes captured by the aforesaid Commander Crynsen with the National force, in order to make use ot the same aa may be found proper. Wherewith ending, etc. The Hague, the 30*^ August, 16(17. liemlution of the Statt^t-ffeneral. I Fromlhi. lU-iititrr uf W«t InJI» AIMm, IWJ -1870, In the Kojr»l Archlr<« *t thv IlagO'^l Saturday, 1" October, 16(57. Folio w. Mr. Heuygrns and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for N.ival .^Riiirs, pursuant to the Ilesolution of the ^i)'" September last, examined the despatch from the Board of Admiralty in Zealand, written at Middelburgli the '»>"• of that month, Reported to the ptrect that the English having, ir. ;iu« Inst of the year 1004, without any I'roclamaiion of war, caused a sreat number of merchantmen belonging to this country to be captured and detained, their High Mightinecses, by reason ol so grievous a surprise, did, on the 17* January, 1005, ijo.a a rroclamation ''■■■■■ Ving that to the inhabitants of this country should be reserved the rigiif io claim the abovtiUttii>»d ships at all times and wheresoever they may be able to 520 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. enforcs it, in order to obtain the benefit thereof as old right owners. And as Commander Bbips taken bj Abraham Crynsen hath captured, witli his squadron in the Virginias, and brought wniDthevtiginlu. hei'c divers ships, some of them were claimed by inhabitants of this country, who pretended, by virtue oft he abovementioned Proclamation, that the right of Vindication belonged Right of vindio.. to them ; therefore, the said Board of Admiralty could not forbear submitting to "'"»■ their High Mightinesses the following Points : First, In favor of what ships ought the aforesaid right to claim be exercised; of those only which put into a harbor in England, in distress, or passing the English coasts without apprehending any hostility, were taken and captured — or should the aforesaid right be construed in favor of those who, well aware of English hostilities, nevertheless were taken, but before war had been solemnly proclaimed in England against this State ; and at what time was Proclamation made according to which the right to claim should be understood to cease? Secondly; did the aforesaid right appertain to the inhabitants of this country even against National ships which they might have captured, or did their High Mightinesses* intention include only those who might purchase such ships and seek profit through the loss of the inhabitants of this State, in order thus to deter every one from the purchase of such ships and by that means to frustrate the English, as much as possible, from the profits? And in case 'twas to be understood that the property of such ships should remain reserved to the inhabitants of this State, whether the captors thereof ought not to receive special salvage, the rather as the abovenamed ships, after having been confiscated and sold in England were first retaken and liberated after such a long lapse of time? Lastly; as the time for claiming was not limited in the aforesaid placard, whether such claim has not been occluded by the treaty of peace and the cessation of hostilities. Requesting, therefore, early communication of their High Mightinesses' resolution and decision on all the aforesaid, in order to regulate themselves accordingly ; which, being considered, it is resolved and concluded that letters be sent to all the Boards of Admiralty, to communicate, as soon as possible, to their High Mightinesses their opinions and advice on the aforesaid subject. Jiesolution of the States-General. I From tho Rcgiiter of Wtut India AllWni, )0O* - 1010, lu the Boynl Arolilvos ct Iho Haguo ) Wednesday, 12'" October, 16G7. Folio m. On consideration, it is resolved and concluded that the Board of Admirnlty in Admiralty lo 55o»- ,-,,, , ..r«*iKci< ri*i land. Zealand be written to, to communicate to their High Mightinesses, forthwith and without any further delay, pursuant to their despatch of the 30"' of August Inst, full and Erpfimonofcom clrcumstnntjal information respecting Commander Crynssens' recent expedition tnandir crjniaon.. j^j jj^^ Virgihins wlth the Nntlonnl ships ; also, lo transmit tluMr High Miglitiiiesses a correct list of the English ships and their cargoes captured by the abovenamed Commander C'ynisens with the Natijnal force. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIIL 521 States-General to the Zealand Boa/rd of Admiralty. [ From tho Bogletor of Uiigegane Brievm of tho StatosOoneral, In tho Rovftl Archives at the Uagne. ] The States, &c. Folio 310. Honorable, &c. By our despatch of the ao"- of August last, we requested and required you to communicate to us full and circumstantial information of Commander Crynssen's recent expedition in the Virginias with National ships ; but as we, to our astonishment and contrary to all expectation, have not received, up to this date, such report, we have this day further resolved again to request and to require your Honors most earnestly to communicate to us forthwith and without any further delay, pursuant to our foregoing letter, the required information and to transmit to us, also, a pertinent list of the English ships and their cargoes taken by the abovenamed commander. Whereupon relying, &c. The Hague the 12"" October, 1667. < ■ » » ■ I fci The Zealaiul Board of Admiralty to the State-s-General. [ From the Beglster of Infekomtn Drievtn, In tho Royal Archives at the Uagne.) High and Mighty Lords, Folio m. We have received your High Mightinesses' despatch of the 12"" instant, again requesting to be informed of what occurred during the expedition of Commander Abrahall Crynsen, and a list of all the ships and cargoes captured by him. We have had receipt of your High Mightinesses' despatch of the 30'" of August last on the same subject and tenor. Whereupon we failed not to communicate to your High Mightinesses, by our letter of the 5'" of September, a circumstantial account of what has been reported to us respecting the aforesaid expedition, which, we hope, safely reached your High Mightinesses. But we have been unwilling to neglect transmitting to you, High and Mighty, the duplicate of our letter aforesai.l, whereby we hope to fulfill your intention. It has since happened that Captain Simon Lonoke arrived here on the S'" instant, who, too, had sailed out with the aforesaid Commander Abrahal Crynsen, but, on the departure of the squadron from the River of Surinam, was left there in wait for some English ships which were still expected, as indeed happened, for, not long after, a frigate named the York, belonging to the Duke of York, arrived there, not knowing that the fort and country of Surinam had been reduced by the National force. Said Captain Loncke immediately attacked and fought her, drove her ashore, and on the next day captured her. She was a new ship, bored for forty, but now carrying 16 guns and a few swivels, on her way from Guinea with 250 Black Slaves and one thousand pounds of Elephants' teeth. The Slaves were put ashore and traded at Surinam for sugar ; the Elephants' teeth were brought here; but the ship, owing to her not being secured immediately after the fight, turned over on the running out of the t.de, and was lost. The guns, however, were saved, and conveyed to the fort. Again, said Captain, not long after, captured a small English craft with a supply of provisions, which, with tho vessel, were likewise sent to Surinam to victual the fort. Vol. n. ,;g 523 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Furthermore, said Captain captured a large English fly-boat on her way from New England to Barbadoes, laden vvilh staves and timber, ot no great value. Coming with bet hither, he was chased near the Island of Tercera by eight English men-of-war, who were cruizing about that quarter, waiting, no doubt, for the East India homeward bound fleet of this country. Captain Loncke, having been beset by them during four weeks, took his departure and arrived here in safety. Herewith, Middelburgh, 20'" October, 16C7. High and Mighty Lords, &c., Your High Mightinesses' obedient, The Commissioners of the Admiralty in Zealand. (Paraphed), C. Stavenisse'^ By order of the same, (Signed) J. Steengracht. i^-: Resolution of the States-General. ( From Uig Begiater of Wuet India Aflhlrt, 1M4 — 1970, in thn Royal Archlvea at the Ilague.) Monday, 31" October, 1667. Folio 16S. Received a letter from the Board of Admiralty in Zealand, written at Admipaiiy at zea- iMi(],jelburgh the 20"" inst., in answer to their High Mightinesses' despatch of the Commander crrna- jg"" instaut, for Information of what occurred during the expedition of Commander aen a expen to ' a i the Virginiaa. Abraham Crynssen, and the list of the ships and cargoes captured by him. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that instructions be sent to the said Board of Admiralty to transmit to their High Mightinesses, without further delay, another complete list of the abovementioned ships and goods that have been seized, with the addition, in case they have been sold, for how much and how the proceeds have been expended. I) Order for the Proclamation of the Peace in JVew-York. I OrJcra, Wurranta, Lcttcra, II., 1B3, In Soorilary of Slate's Olllco, Albany, New York. 1 To the Justices of each Riding. I have herewith sent you the Copyes of two Proclamations, declaring the Peace concluded between his Maf, the ffrench King, and the States Generall of the united Netherlands, whereof you are to cause Publication to bee made, within 4S Houres after the receipt of the same, in the most Publique place of yo' Towne, The Constable nnd Overseers respectively and •Bpecially attending, and moreover, That you send Copyes of both Proclamations, and of this my Warrant, unto the Constable of each Towne within the East Riding of Yorksh., to the HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIII. 528 End, that full notice and publication bee made, according to his Ma"" good will and pleasure. Hereof you are not to faile. Given under my hand at ffort James in New York, the 1" day of January, 1667. ' Richard Nicolls. TJie Dutch Ambassadors at London to the States-General 1 From th« Original, In the Roy.! Archive, at tho Hague; Stcrel, Ka. of th» gtaloB-Gcncml; DIvIbIoh E.gcland^ Kc: D., L.k„ M., No. 143.] High and Mighty Lords. My Lords. It is now designed here to make Sir Daniel Hervey a Lord, as he is about to succeed the Earl of Winchester' as Ambassador to the Grand Turk, and Sir John Savll, 'lis reported, is to be created Viscount Halifax.' The English men-of-war destined to the Straits are ready to sail on the first notice, since th« crew have been paid in full for their previous voyage, and already onlers have been issued ;» them to drop down the river; also, the men-of-war the Mermaid and the Sappinre have sailed from Portsmouth to the Downs; orders have been likewise issued to many others to join the fleet destined for the Straits. A New England ship, arrived at Lime, confirms the great loss the Province of Virginia has sustained by the Orcaen ;' not more than one-third part of the houses there are left standing, and the inhabitants are greatly in want of grain. These days past, a ship which arrived in the Downs from France was seized, and the crew imprisoned for having, 'tis reported, conveyed some men from here to Fraiue who entered the service of that King; and it has been recently remarked that the seaforing people of France have taken up a far greater number of men than the ships required, and, on arriving tht re, put the surplus, for a certain sum of money, on shore, and let them remain there. Some days since, as men were engaged about Ludgate hill, in the ruins of the burnt city, digging the new foundations for a house, flame burst out afresh, and much fire was still discovered in the ground, which had been smouldering there for these 17 months past. A ship being now arrived here from Port a Port, brings tidings that matters in I'orlugH! assume more and more the appearance of a marriage between Don Pedro ami the Queen; also that the Marquis de Sandy, formerly Ambassador to this Court, was most unfortunately stabbed and murdered at Lisbon, the murderer having intended to speak to another person, whom he assassinated. ' Joni. PowL«T.uoc.eded hi. father .. fifth Marqula of Winch.st.r in 1628; he w.. b«i,r<-,l at hi. .o.t, at E«.i„,r in Soulhampton, 1643-1645. when the place wa. finally ,e.l«ced and burnt. He died Premier Marqni. «f Kn.land in 1674 i. the 77lh year of hi. age. Hi, .on wa. created Duke of Bullon in 1689. in which title that of Wi,„.|,e,t. r I.ecune c..„«h quen.Iy m.rged (C^/,„.' r»rag,, ed. 1766, I., 238). ..mil 17M, when the Dnkedom hecame extinct and Ihe M«.-,ui^«te revived. d.r GKORa,S*v„.L.. of T.ornhill, in county of York, wa. created Baron Saviile, of Klan.l. and Vi.oonnt Ilalifax I3,k January 1668. Earl of Halif. in 1679, and M.rqui, of Halifax in 1682. in which year he w„. Lord P. ivy Seal Un.ler jHme, II. m 1685, he wa. Pre.ident of the Council. He had the reputation of a hardened alh.i... though he denied the oharge. Ha changed aide. ,o often that, at length, no aid. would tru.l him. He died in 16a6, and the title l.came extinrt lu 17 CM), — Kd. ' 8ie, Hurricane. 524 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. The reports which prevailed here some days ago, to the effect that two and a half millions of guilders cash, were come over in some English siiips-of-war in the Downs, for the account of Ambassador Molina were found to be utterly false ; on the contrary, 'tis money belonging to the merchants here. Wherewith concluding, we shall pray God Almighty to bless your High Mightinesses' laudable government with all good fortune and prosperity, and remain, High and Mighty Lords, Your High Mightinesses' Obedient and faithful servants, (Signed), J. Meerman,' 1668. London, -sV January, 1668. Joh- Boheel.' Hesolution of the States-General. I From tlic RcgUter of West India Af&lrs, 16M — 1870, la the Royal Arohlvcn »t tho ITague. ] Saturday, 10'" March, 1668. Folio ITS. Read at the meeting the Petition of the New Netherland traders inhabiting traders. " "*° this State, Complaining that the Directors of the West India Company of this country had already collected, and would in future endeavor to collect from them, the Petitioners, five per cent off the goods and merchandise they, the Petitioners, were sending directly ftoin this country to New Netherland; also five per cent from the goods which they were bringing from there hither. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid Petition be transmitted to the Presiding Chamber of said West India Company for information. States -General to the West India Compar.r t From the Register of Uilgegane Brievtn of the States Qoneral, In the Royal Archives at the BnKUe. 1 To the Presiding Chamber of the West India Company. The States, &c. F01106S. Honorable, &c. We send you herewHh the annexed Petition of the New Netherland traders, inhabitants of this State, request! !„' and requiring you to communicate to us forthwith your information thereupon. Which expecting, etc. The Hague, lO"- March, 1668. ' JoHANirB Mkkrman, BurgomasUr of Leyden, was tha son of Gerard Franszoon Mcerman, Advocate of Dolft. Being a bosom friend of De Witt, he vf »» sent, after the peace of Breda, Ambawador to England, wlierc ho romainsd about a year. He was sent Ambassador Extraordinary to England again in 107^. but his stoy did not exceed four weeks, and he returned to Holland, where he terminated his days "in the laudable execution of divers administrative office*." Kok, XXUI , 11. — Ei>. • Supra, p. 261, note. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIII. 525 Amsterdam C/mmier of the West India Company to the States-General, t From th« Original, In the Eoyal Arohlvei at th« Hagae; File, W«»< /ndio. ) High and Mighty Lords. Having received your High Mightinesses' highly esteemed letter of the lO"- instant, covering ai'etition improp. rly and without the knowledge or order of the 'New Netherland mercrtanli, presented to you in their name on the same day by some interested parties and therefore not signed by any person, with instructions and order to communicate our information to you, High and Mighty, thereupon, we have immediately taken information from the New Netherland merchants on the subject of the aforesaid Petition, and accordingly have found ourselves obliged humbly to submit to you, High and Mighty, the annexed information; not doubting but your High Mightinesses will learn from it that we have not acted, nor now act, for the continuation of the trade to New Netherland otherwise than with every circumspection and facility to the satlsfaclion of the New Netherland merchauls, and you, High and Mighty, will be fully contented with our proceedings. Wherewith, High and Mighty Lords, we shall pray God Almighty to bless your persons and government with lasting health and prosperity. Remaining your High Mightinesses obedient servants. The Directors of the Incorporated West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam. ( Signed ), Bontemantet., Amsterdam, SO'" of March, 1G68. Ab. Wilmerdonx. Resolution of tlw States -Oemral. [ From the RogUter of Roaolutioni of Ihe Statei-General, In tho Royal Arohlvea at the Ilaguo. ] Thursday, 2^ March, 1668. w«t*^i"ji!\m. Received a letter from the Directors of the General Incorporated West India P"'y- Company of this country, written at the Presiding Chamber at Amsterdam on the 20"" instant, in answer to their High Mightinesses' despatch of the 10'" instant, and accordingly, information on the Petition presented on the same day to their High Mightinesses in the name Trader, lo New ^^^ °°^ '''^ behalf of the Ncw Netherland merchants, inhabitants of this State, Neiheriuid. containing complaints that the Directors of said Company had already collected, and are, also, engi»tcr of the UonolutloiiB of tho Stati-nOi'n.'nil, in llic KojkI Arc'hivcs nl the Ilnijuc 1 Wednesday, SO'" October, 1G73. Folio 421. Received a letter from the Admiralty Board at Amsterdam, written there the .u^niani." " ""' 24"' instant, giving information of what occurred in the Iliver of Virginia and in N'°."'J."h™i.Q,'ninark to a.»i»t |i, ooncliidiii^- a peare lelween the.e power* In liiiit he waa advanced to th« dignin of (irand IVii.ionary o( Z.alaod and Hiled that hi^-h office t wentyihree year.. In 111"- I... ...iilcd in neiroliaiinn the Ircaty of llrcda. I'ounl d l«liade. conmdered him n chief supporter of the I'rinoe of (lrauK« and ah avowed enenij of John dc Will, the Ufaud lauaiunary of UullauO. Ua died at tha lla|-ue oo the 7lli January, l«'J7. /6. - Ko. Vol. il. 07 530 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. manner, and direct matters so that by Sunday evening next, wiiich will be the 29''' instant, New Style, some Deputies from the said Board be sent here to tiie Hague, to enter on business next day and to send otT the despatches by post on Tuesday Collowing, in order, being maturely informed and instructed, to consider and deliberate with some Lords deputed by their High Mightinesses and some members of the Amsterdam Board of Admiralty what further ought to be done for the protection and preservation of the Colony of New Netherland aforesaid, or else to deliberate and resolve on the further employment of the ships under the command of the abovenamed Binckes and Evertse, as shall be found most advantageous for the public service; and this extract from their High Mightinesses' Resolutions shall be transmitted to the abovenamed Secretary de Wildt, to the end that he, too, will, in the most secret manner, take care that by the time aforesaid some Deputies from the Board of Admiralty there may be also sent hither for the end aforesaid. Jitiohition of the States -General. I From tlio l!<'ul»li-r of llio ISt-nolulluiin of llio Ht»to»-(J<>liornl, In the lloyul Arcliivi'n nl llio UiiKUi'. I Monday, 30"" October, 1673. Folio 450. The Petition being read to the meeting of divers persons, ship-owners and NVUl'Lu'r "«,* merchants trading principally to New Netheriimd and Muscovy, all inhabitants of ""*•"■ this State, containing divers observations principally touching the preservation and maintenance of New Netherland, and, conseciuently, for the furtherance of navigation and trade for the public interest and the prosperity of the people. It is, upon deliberation, resolved and concluded that the aforesaid I'etilion shall be placed in the hands of (irand Pensionary Fagel and other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for Secret Foreign Affairs, to inspect, examine, and, if they so resolve, to hear the Petitioners verbally, and so to dispose of the matter as they ahall think proper. Without reconsideration. S^l■|^>t liLsiihitioii of tlir S(atis-(ii III nil. I From thi" RtiilnliT of Mwri'i ll<'«oliiUon» of ihi' Hinli-n (Ii'ihthI, In thi- Tlo)»l Ar.-liln'i> nt ilii' Unuinv | Friday, 16" December, 1073. Folio m. After previous deliberation, it is resolved and concluded that the superintendence Am.-rd..n A,imi. of New Netherland and whatever appertains thereto, aiinll be committed, as it ""' is hereby committed, provisionally and until further order, to the Board of N"i!hMiTn.i."' ' " Admiralty at Amsterdam, ordering and commanding the inhabitants of New •inrii Andrintn. Nftlicrland aforesaid, and the military who shall lie sent thither, absolutely and flovnior of New "^ I 1 ir r N.i!.T!«.i.i. witliout any reserve, to obey the orders wliich will be msued by or on lieliall ol commwhrn. the suid Board in their High MiglilineHses' rtanio; That by coiiimisnion ol their HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIIL 531 High Mightinesses a proper person shall be sent thither with the title of Governor or Commander, in order to clothe him with greater respect; that the aforesaid Governor or Commander shall be Chief and Supreme Ruler, both in civil and in military affairs, and that he shall, by the aforesaid commission, be instructed to obey the orders of said Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam ; that Joris Andringa. actually Secretary of the Provincial fleet, shall be appointed and commissioned to said government or command, and that the necessary commission shall be expedited to him; that the Captain and officers of the companies to be sent thither shall be given in charge as they are hereby enjoined, precisely and punctually to obey all orders that will be given them by said Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam. The Deputy from the Province of SiaJt en Lmulc here present iiath consented to the above conclusion, subject to the pleasure of the Lords States, his principals. The States-General to Charles II. _. I '•"'■'"" 'li'' rrlnlf.l Copy hi iio»w»»iun .if Jiuri's Lenox, E*),, New- Vork.l Dire. We know not what reason finally induced your Majesty to write to us such a letter as has been delivered to us by the Trumpeter whom we sent to your Majesty, and which is dated the -rV November. Yet we consider ourselves obliged . thank ymir Majesty for the honor you have been pleased to confer on us. And especially ciin we not omit making known to your Majesty our regret to find \u contents so disadvantageous to us; a:id that the Ministers in whom I'our Majesty has reposed confidence, have, up to the present time, made use of their knowledge to bring inntlers to the stand they now occupy, even persuading your Majesty so far as to have conjointly reminded you of very many things which tliey supposed your Mnjesty had altogether forgotten, and which they in their consciences well know are far from the truth. This consideration, Sire, prevents us answering particularly the principal points of the letter which your Mnjesty hath written us. We are ready to renew with your Majesty the Treaty concluded with us at Breda in the year 1()<>7. Finally, in order to manifest to your Mnjesty the special esteem which we entertain for your friendship, we liereby also offer the reatitulion of Sm N,thtrl,ind and of all other places and Colonies which have been won by our arms during the present war. Firmly convinced that your Majesty will l.e unwilling.- to refuse a reciprocal engagement to restore to us such lands and forts as your subjects may have taken from us. The Hague, ,',j December, 1G73. »f i*t .-"W- 532 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Tim Corporation of Neio Orange to the Stages -General. [ From the Original, la tho Royal Archivea at the Hague; File, ^¥e3l Indie. ] High and Mighty Lords. We had hoped, wished and prayed that our preceding letter' by Mr. Cornelia van Ru;yven, its bearer, had readied your High Mightinesses' hands. But the reason of its not having gone direct was that the little craft by which it was transmitted, lost, in a heavy storm, her mast and sails, and, although arrived in New Engh-.nd at the hazard of ship and lives, was, nevertheless, captured and seized as a prize. However, considering thj present state and condition in which we find ourselves, we have resolved to forward a duplicate thcioof to your High Mightinesses, to the end that you would be pleased to tai^e into serious conBidei-ation most speedily to reinforce us, your High Mightinesses' faithful subjects, with the requisite help in so periloi'i and sorrowful a time of war, menaced as we are ^'y our enemies from the North and from the South, as well as from without, so that what has, by God's blessing, been won by means of your High Mightinesses' arms to the great injury and discouragement of your High Mightinesses' enemies in these parts, and strengthened not without great and incredible labor and expense, even by the coming in of all the surrounding country people, and preserved faithfully up to this time, may not again fall into the hands of such as do nothing else but hanker after our substance, which God and nature have granted us, and meditate our total ruin. May God ward this oil", who will take your High Mightinesses into his paternal protection and grant you a lasting and prosperous government. Meanwhile, we again remain Your High Mightinesses' Most humble and Most obedient 'servants aud t?'..bject8. The Schout, C .rgomasters and iSchepens of the city of New Orar -e. Done New Oranire, on the (Signed), Anthonv db Mill, Island Manhatans, in Juhannks dr Peyster, New Netherland, this yKuiDius Luyck, lO"" January, A" 1G74. Johannes van Bruq, Will. Beeckman, Jehonimus Eubinck, Jacoh Kir, Lai'kens van de Si iohbl, Guilian Vbrplanck. bupra, \ , jilO, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 533 Secret Resolution of the States -General. I From the Uogljter of Seorot Reiolatlons of the Sute«-O8noral, In tho Royal Archive* at the Hagne. ] Thursdaj, IS"" January, ]G74. pi..nin!t'LVJie..t ^«<=«'''«'* ^^^ despatches from Mess" Vaa Beverningk> and Isbrandts, two of ciogae. their High Mightinesses' Ambassadors and Plenipotentiaries for the negotiation of peace at Cologne, written thare on the 14"" instant, and with it five Appendices, containiug notification, et cetera, according to aforesaid dsspatches and inciosures, inserted hereaftei word for word. V/hich, being considered, together with the observations and most prudent advice of the Prince of Orange, it is, conformably thereunto, resolved and concluded that their High Mightinesses' said Ambassadors and Plenipotentiaries shall be written to, that their High Mightinesses are very well pleased with the good and prudent conduct observed by the said Ambassadors and Plenipotentiaries in the negotiation aforesaid ; that they have seen and examined the Articles and the Argument in justification thereof, which have been drawn up and projected, and are of opinion, in order to avoid all collision, that it is best that the aforesaid Articles, with the Argument aforesaid, be expressed in the manner and form as inseited at the end hereof. And as regards the first Article, concerning the Flag, &c. "Gentlemen. Folio 61. "We have already expressed to you our joy on receiving the King of Great Brit.iin's answer dat. ,1 the Yk of last month," &c. Folio 6J. "On the Articles respecting the Surrender of the places occupied beyond teri"LiU»- Europe and the furnishing the sum of eight hundred thousand patacoons, we pray your Excellencies to consider, and give his Majesty to understand, the importance of New Netherland, which their Lordships the Slates-General are to surrender in virtue of these A.ticles, although it be their ancient domain and has been take . from them in the precedinjr wars, and of what importance a sum of two millions of llorins is to them, after the horrible devastation of their country," etc. Folio M. " But if, however, we should have this mit fortune, tl^nt your Excellencies would wish to drag this affiiir to any length or to mix it up with other interests, or hitch it to other Treaties which have no conneci.on eith.es iu themselves or in regard of allies on one side or the other, you will permit us to say that, as we lave proceedel with sullieient ftankness in this afliiir and in the hope and expeciati'^n of a prompt conclusion, have enlarged on (he contents of the Articles respeclinq the money tr be paid :uid the surrender of New Netherland, tht-refore, in default of such a conclusion we do not wish, in any wise, to be obligated by the offers we have made. ' 8<« I., Jfll, note. lie w*i » imUTa of Ooud^ Kok, VI , S30-S37, wliicli cunUiu a «opy of th« inieripUoD on tiia monu- meat in Ht Juha'i ohurob at that plac*. — Eii. 584 NEW-YCRK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS, Folio 66. £QKl*nch Keeper of the Great Seal' delivered on the seventeenth instant to both houses of iwuiK'"5Dd"uro' Parliament, being communicated to the meeting, it is resolved and concluded Buai. that a draft of a letter, addressed to the King of Great Britain in refutation of the contents of the aforesaid respective speechep, shall be drawn up and formed. And Mess" Van Beuningen and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for Foreign affairs, are hereby requested to communicate said letter, when drafted, to his Highness, the Prince of Orange, and to M. Cramprich and Don Bernardo de Salinas, at present Ambassadors from the Emperor and the King of Spain, to hear their opinions and sentiments thereupon, and to report the whole to the Assembly. Same day — Five o'clock, P. M. Having heard the Report of Mess" Van Beuningen and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for Foreign affairs, pursuant to and in fulfillment of their resolution adopted this morning, having first conferred with his Highness, the Prince of Orange, and afterwards with Mess" Cramprich and Salinas respectively, at present Ambassadors from the Emperor and the King of Spain, and communicated to them the draft of the letter to the King of Great Britain, more fully mentioned in ihis morning's minutes, and hereinafter inserted word for word : To the King of Great Britain. Sire. Foiio(!7. Having observed, in the speech your Majesty has quite recently made to Parliament, that you appear to doul)t our sincerity and to arcusc us of having made overtures of peace to your Majesty, solely to gain time and without any design of coming to a conclusion thereupon, we find ourselves obliged to repeat to your Majesty the oiferH our I'ltiiipo'entiaries at Cologne have, as we believe, submitted in our name to those of your Majesty, and ii send 'Sir nifMiAl Lonilcni nml Speaker of the House 74, and wo* one of the I'lenipolenliariva to the Treaty of WeaHninster, in Fehriiary followini!. He was promolud to he I.ord Chaneellor luth Do euilier, 1(176, , II., 317, The titles were mii(red in that of Wiueheliea iu I7a«. Iltatuvii't I'uliliciil Indtx, I., lUt, Si; ViUiipbeU'tl,itutv/thiVhnnallort,l\l.,'6'Ji,iluii. — Ku. van HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 535 you a project of a Treaty, which we are ready to sign, without any further conference, or postponement of the conclusion of a peace, which we have already so earnestly besought. S-^relTonM" . '^'^«>"«^ ^"^''cle, although in terms of Reciprocity, demonstrates sufficiently No^^ll^Zr '° ^^^^ ^ '^^^'^'^ '^^ '^'''^ *° '^"^^'''^ y""' M'>.i''sty's affection, since we offer to er.o . ^ggjQ^g j^ y^^ ^^ considerable a conquest as New Netherland, without the hope of receiving anything in exchange for it. And the IcM article, whereby we confirm what the Ambassador of the Most Serene King of Spain has offered your Majesty in consequence of a Treaty concluded between the Crown of Spam and us in the month of August last, is a very clear proof that our desire for the advancement of peace exceeds all other considerations, since we have consented to pay so considerable a sum, when we could not be justly accused of the least contravention of the Treaties concluded between your Majesty and us. The Hague, the 24'" January, 1674.' Follow. Which being considered, the aforesaid despatch is held as approved, agreeably to his Highness' most prudent advice, and 'tis accordingly ordered that it be neatly transcribed and transmitted to the Most Illustrious King of Great Britain. And M. de Salinas is hereby requested to be pleased to address the aforesaid despatch to the Marquis del Fresno, Ambassador from the King of Spain at the Court of London, with request to deliver the same to the King of Great Pritain, and to second, with the best of his ability, their High Mightinesses' good meaning and intention contained therein. That, moreover, copy of said letter be likewise sent to their High Mightinesses' Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries at Cologne and to Mr. Paets,^ their High Mightinesses' Ambassador Lxtraordinary m Spain; likewise to their Deputy Extraordinary to the Emperor and the Court of Brussels, for their further information and use as to the same shall appertain. Scnrt Rewliitioii of the State-i-(ieiu)'iil. FnlloTl. OAittain lllnfriuea. t From tlio l!.-^.|,i,T of H.-on-i lii..olutlon» of Iho SluiwiLMiural, in ilio Itoj.il Archives nl Ww Hague. 1 Monday, S!)'" .January, 1G74. The Committee of the Amsterdam Board of Admiralty have represented to the KruL:" "•" '^''«'''"'>'y t'lnt tl'" Board, after re-perusing Captain Bincques' letters, detailing the transactions which took place on the reduction o( New Netherland, had judged it fitting to reipiest their High Mightinesses' most wise disposition and arrangement on the following points : 'Thii Iett.r *il1 t.e found in full in Ihmtnf, Staatkundig, Vtrhandftingin. di,nfn,k ttl „n Volkom, vtritand van it Jlitlnry dtr VrrtiU tan lii/w>ilr, in '» (Irmri'Mlmge, 1700, Twcf.lc Decl, 88fi. •AimiAii'. l'*Ai>. was a nienil.er of tli« .Munici|...l Crncil of Uotlerdtttn in IfiCS, and aO.rwar.li Populy lo tlio I'rovinci.1 Awembly of Ilollnn.l, In IBTi he wa., «m,1 Anii,a«.«dor U, Hpain, ,u„l eooti.MK.,! at I'.at C.urt ..mil the cIoko of l.iU, U« »a« ...nt lo r.iiKlnn.lin Ir.sa to n.wKl ,„ aria.i.^i.n; aon... iiiiMin,l,i,.lan,lii,- l„|w.en th.^ Kn-li.li nii.l Doleh il.wt In.liii (.■oin|i„„c^ |,ut t.tuine,! Iiui.iu m U.Mfi. witl.0,,1 liavin,; ucwi.ipliBbea ll.c ul.juct ul l.iu uii«iuii. Aui. A.MII.. alV. — Ku. «Mate K|^i 536 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Points. The entire district being surrendered at dis- cretion, their High Mightinesses will please declare whether the property and effects there seized, belonging to English subjects residing out of the district of New Netherland, shall be holden as good prize, and confiscated for the advantage of the State? Whether property shall be restored on application to the subjects of this State who heretofore possessed real estate there, and did not remain on it, but which was occupied by others ; or shall it be held for the behoof of the public ? The Deputies of the Admiral- inatmctioo «nd , - . . opinion of the ty at Amsterdam are ot opmion i,>rd» of the Ast, relative to a duplicate of a previous S"" of St-ptember, l('»73, containinj: a summary account of the state and condition those parts, and further re(,ue8ting assistance, as you can further observe from the aforesaid letter and duplicate which we herewith send you and the other Admiralty ■ Su/ira, |). 632. • Supra, p. SUB. — Eu. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 539 Boards, requesting and requiring you to consider and consequently advise what security, by the present negotiated peace with the King of Great Britain, could be procured, and, in all civility, stipulated from liis Majesty for the aforesaid Regents and the other inhabitants and settlers of New Netherland, in order, when known, such further resolution in the premises may be adopted by us as shall be found advisable. In the Hague, 6"" March, 1674. 17ie Maezjects, have well merited that the King of Great Britain be interceded with and requested not to consider said inhabitants, your High Mightinesses' subjects, as a conquered people but as men who have passed, by conveyance and convention, under another Sovereignty, and, consequently, not to persecute and prejudice them in their persons and goods, but hold and preserve their liberty together with free propriety and use of their lands, cattle, goods and merchandise, with power to remain in possession thereof, barter and sell the saine at their pleasure; that, in like manner, they shall be free to remain there or to depart at their pleiisure with their persons and goods; furthermore, that you, High and Mighty, shall be permitted, whenever requested by the aforesaid inhabitants, to send some ships to New Netherland to bring tlie aforesaid inhabitants, with their movables, goods and merchandise from New Netherhind to this country, or to remove thein to Surinham or other Colonies as you. High ami Mighty, in time might happen to order; likewise, that they shall be allowed to convey, by way of Kngland to this country, their persons and properties (on payment of reasonable freight) without being charged in regard of incoming or outgoing duties and passages higher than tlu- Kingt)f Great Hrilain'a subjects ; and, generally, by the aforesaid, for your High Mightinesses' faithlul subjects, to stipulate such lurtlier advantageous ' Hupra, p. Itii. ' Sitpra, [I. 620. — Ko. '# IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) V. ij. 14^0 // L^/ t 1.0 I.I 1.25 it IS M 2.2 M 1.8 1.4 111.6 7 Photographic Sciences Ccrnoration 4> V \\^V-. 33 Wf$T MAIN STtKT WIBSTIR.N Y MSSO (716) 875-4503 O &/ & ^ g 540 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. conditions as you, High and Mighty, in your profound wisdom, shal! devise and judge to be able to obtain from his said most sacred Majesty. Wherewith, High and Mighty Lords, &c., » Your High Mightinesses' Most obedient servants, Rotterdam, 20'" March, 1674. The Deputies at the Admiralty. (Paraphed), Johan van Grootvelt. By order of the same. ( Signed ), P' van Lodknsteyn. Resolution of the States -General. I Pram U>e Bcgliter of Resolatione of the Staioi-aeneral, In the Royal Archivei at Ike IlBgur.] Wednesday, 21" March, 1674. Foiiosw. Received a letter from the Board of Admiralty on the Maeze, written at Th« MMieinicT of Rotterdam on the 20"' instant, being an answer to their High Mightinesses* Kew Netherund, jespatch of the S'" instant, and, accordingly, advice on the letter of the Schout, Burgomasters and Schepens of the city of New Orange, on the Island Man^thans, in New Netherland, written there the 10"" January, last, relative to a duplicate of a previous letter of the S*" of September, 1673, containing a Summary account of the state and condition of things in those parts and requesting immediate succor; Which, being considered, it is resohdd and concluded that the aforesaid letter shal! be deposited in the Secretary's office until those from the other Boards of Admiralty, on the same subject, be also received ; and copy thereof ehall, without prejudice, be placed in the hands of Mess" Van Beuningen and other iheir High Mightinesses' Deputies for Naval Affairs, to inspect, examine and report thereupon. The Amsterdam lUmrd of Admiralty to the States •Gemral. I Prom the Rrgtiter of Intttnrun iirievrn, ke., In the Rejrs) Anhlre* M the tliifut. ) High and Mighty Lords. Follow*. In order to be able more understandingly to advise your High Mightinesses on the point you have been pleased to require by your despatch of the fifth of this current month, as to what could, in all civility, be stipulated from the King of (ireat Ikitain in favor of the inhabitants and settlers of New Nelherhind, we have communicated your High Miglilinesses' good intention to the committee from the New Nellierland Mfrcliiinti», who have handed lo us their Observationi, ui jour High Mightinesses will please to see theiie hereunto annexed, which HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 541 we address to your High Mightinesses herewith, as we would conform ourselves to those Observations for so nnuch as could be considered out of the Treaty concluded with the King of Great Britain, in order, agreeably thereunto, to stipulate something, leaving it to your High Mightinesses' wisdom to pay, on the further suggestion of the interested, so much regard as, according to occurring opportunity, shall be conaistent with the public service. Herewith, High and Mighty Lords, etc., Your High Mightinesses' Obedient servants, Amsterdam, 20"' March, 1G74. The Deputies at the Admiralty. (Paraphed), G. van Gkootvelt. By order of the same. (Signed), H. de Wilt. Merchants trading to New i^etherland to the Admiralty at AmsterdaK.. To the Hon""" Mighty Lords Deputies at the Admiralty residing in Amsterdam. Hon"" Mighty Lords. Folio 2ia. The undersigned committee from the New Netherland Merchants, having understood that their High Mightinesses, by theirletter of the S"" instant, request your opinion on the security which should and ought to be, in fiiirness, requested and required from the Crown of England for the inhabitantsof New Netherland on the restitution of that country, have, on your recommendation, prepared their Observations thereupon. Before explaining themselves, they have deemed ii their duty humbly to pray you that, as they consider how importantly profitable that country is to this State, as the New Netherland Merchants have fully remonstrated, you would please to direct matters so that their High Mightinesses will be pleased to have the goodness to discover some means whereby his Majesty of England may be prevailed on to relinquish the promised restitution for the behoof of this State, eiti.er in exchange or for a sum of money, according as their High Mightinesses, in their profound wisdom, shall judge most beneficial for this State; and, were this to succeed, to stipulate from, and condition with, the Crown of England, if necessary, such security as tiieir High Mightinesses contemplate herein. But, if his Majesty were not to be disposed to that relinquishment by any devisable means, and if, accordingly, New Netherland must be restored to him, the undersigned committee think, under correction, that their High Mightinesses, co.isidering with paternal commisseration, the miseries and troubles to which, in consequence of the restitution of that country, its inhabitants are exposed, who, through great attachment for their High Mightinesses' government, have zealously exerted themselves for the success of their arms, are, in duty bound, emphatically to oblige his said Majesti not to molest, punish nor injure those inhabitants for the aforesaid cause nor for any other, for anytliing whatsoever they might have done directly or indirectly during this war with England against his said Majesty, nothing excepted, but that everything shall he for all times forgiven and forgotten, to all appearmice, as if it had never happened, nor occurred. AIko, that the inhabilanta there, as well as those of this country, shall remain in possession of their houses, lands, buuweries uud uil other goods uad rights which they huve in yund«r i '/ i; ii' 1 542 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I)' • country ; and if dispossessed of any of tliem during or previous to this war, that all such shall be restored to them, with full power, so long as they remain there, to trade and barter, to sell or exchange their goods, to collect payment of their debts, and for all of them to settle, contract, prosecute and obtain judgment in all things with the same right, privilege and freedom as the English inhabitants there, likewise, that the Dutch inhabitants there shall, at all times, be at liberty to transport themselves, with their goods and slaves, from that country whithersoever they please, free and unhindered, and that the Commaniier who shall then be over that Colony in his Majesty's behalf, shall give proper passports ("or such purpose to such departing Dutch inhabitants within two or three weeks after their request has been made ; that, also, the Colonic of Uenselaerswyck shall be restored to the owners, with all such rights and freedoms as they have enjoyed and possessed from the foundation thereof. Further, that the inhabitants on both sides, from here to New Nether'and and thence back to this country, shall be at liberty, free and unmolested, to go and trade without being obliged, in the outward or homeward voyages, to touch at and pay duty in Old England or any other place under his Majesty's jurisdiction, which trade and resort his Majesty did grant to some ships about the year 1668. But in case his Majesty object to grant it, and insist thai the outward or homeward bound ships must touch at and pay duty in Old England, we, the undersigned committee, humbly request that his Majesty may be disposed to appoint some person or persons in this country to whom the ships going to New Netherland or returning thence, may pay the King's customs and duties, and thus be relieved and excused from touching at or paying duty in Old England. Bui should free trade be considered unsuccessful, in such case the Dutch inhabitants, who, in the first instance, will have remained in New Netherland, and who, afterwards, contrary to the concluded agreement on experiencing ill-usage, may resolve to depart thence, and shall be ir want of ships for their conveyance, their High Mightinesses might insist on sending ships thither for the conveyinice o( the inlial)ilants, on such conditions as his Majesty hath agreed to the transportation of his inhabitants in Surinam by the IV"" Article of the Treaty of I'eace concluded at Westminster. Finally, that the Treaty or AgreemtMil whereby New Netherland was surrendered to Mr. Nikols (or the Duke of Vork or Crown of England in the year 1664, shall remain valid and be faithfully executed, except in so far as it may be or is modilied or altertd by any subseque.it ngreenient. But the undersigned submit all the aforesaid to your Hon'''' Mightinesses' wise judgment and correction. Wherewith, Honorable, Mighty Lords, may (Jod preserve your persons and bless, prosper pnd render successful your administration in this intended work, which is the sincere wish of Your Hon''''' Mightinesses' Humble servants, (Signed), (ikhart HAMBr., Joii.y Baptist van Rkhsblagk, NlCOLAUS GOUVERNKUII. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 543 Folio 4M. Ailmtnilty «t Am Memlution of the States -Oenerd. I FromphB Uonlilcr of lliwolulloiiii of tlio Slalm OiMicral, In lliii lt,ijal Arohlvoi it thojnngiic. ] Friday, 23'' March, l(i74. Received a letter from the Hoaid of Admiralty at Amsterdam, written there ThMl'.biuni. of *''^ twentieth instant, and with it an inclosure containing, in compliance with N.wN.S.tX.j." their High Mightinesses' despatch of the fifth, its information and opinion on what, with all civility, ought to he stipulated by the King of Great Britain in favor of the inhabitants and setllers of New Netherland ; Which, being considered, it is resolved and concluded that copy of the aforesaid letter, with its inclosure, shall be placed in the hands of Mess" Van Beuningen and the other thoir High Mightinesses" Deputies for Naval Affairs, to examine and inspect, and to look up the retroacta and to make a report on the whole to the meeting. 'The Zealand Board of Admii'alty to the States-General. [ From the Ilonltter of Ingikonun Urirtr.,., In llii- I', -al Arclilvun at the Haguo 1 High and Mighty Lords. Folio HM. We have duly received your High Mightinesses' despatch of the sixteenth instant, whereby your High Mightinesses request to have the benefit of our dpinions as to how the inhabitants of this country, being in New Netherland, could best be served and accommodated. We are unable to say much to your High Mightinesses on that point, except that we know no fitter means than to furnish said inhal)itanl8 with ships and crall for their conveyance either to this country or Surinam, or some other Colony dependent on the jurisdiction of this State. Herewith, hoping wo have complied with your High Mightinesses' intention, We remain, High and Mighty Lords, Your High Mightinesses' Most obedient servants, Middeiburg, the 2S'* March, 1G74. The Deputies at the Admiralty in Zealand. (I'araphed), Cokn' Pols". Dy order of the same. (Signed), J. Steenguacht. a- ■m IP t : It X'i.f 544 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Cliarles II. to tlie States -General. High and Mighty Lords, Our good Friends, Allies and Confederates. Whereas by the sixth Article of the Treaty recently concluded between us, it is agreed that all lands, islands, towns, ports, castles and forts that one of the parties might have taken from the other in Europe and elsewhere during the last war, should be restored on the one side and the other to the Lord and Proprietor who was in possession thereof previous to the said war, in the same state in which they might be at the time of the publication of the peace, agreeably to said Article ; We desire that you would order the dispatch as early as possible of the necessary instructions to your Governor or Commandant of the place called New-York in the West Indies, to surrender it to Sieur Edmond Andros, or to such other person as we shall depute thither, with all its dependencies, arms, artillery, ammunition and material of war, of what sort soever they may be, and in the same state as they were at the time of the publication of the peace ; Which orders you will please give to Chevalier Sylvius to be sent hither, as we have ordered said Andros to proceed to the said place of New-York with all diligence, and to take possession of it, for us and in our name. We re!y on the effects of your friendship and justice on this occasion and on all others on our part we promise you the like. Praying God that He may have you. High and Mighty Lords, our good friends, allies and confederates, in His holy keeping. Written at Whitehall this last day of March, 1G74. Your very good friend, (Signed), Charles R. Heroin turn of the States -General. t From Ibe RogiBtor of nosolHlloiis of Iho BlMe»Oenpriil, . Ihi' Riiynl Archlvca at tho Haguo. 1 Thursday, S"- April, 1G74. Folio 4T0. Received a letter from the Board of Admiralty in Zealand, written at Middelburgh the SS"" March last, containing, in compliance with their High Mightinesses' letter ...... . ,» of the IC"" instant, its opinion how the inhabitants of this country who a' a InhfcbltanUof New ' ' •' NttheriwHi. [y^^ Netherlaud could be best served and accommodated ; Which, being considered, it is resolved and concluded that copy of tha aforesaid letter shall be placed in the hands of Mess" Van Beuningen and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for Naval ABairs, to inspect, examine and report on the whole to the meeting. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIIL Remlutwn of the States -General. 545 t From tho Regiiter of Bc«oIullon« of tho Stotoi-aenoral, In the Eoyal AroblTU at the Hagne. ] Monday, IG'* April, 1674. KnZr""' Received a letter from the King of Great Britain, written at Whitehall the LeiiorofihaKing. 31" March last, concerning the Restitution of New Netherlaud, which letter, nSiS."'^ ^"^ inserted word for word, is as follows: [ For tha Letter, see, wpra, p. 644. ] Which being considered, and the most prudent opinion and advice of his Highness the Prince of Orange being received it is, agreeably thereto, resolved and concluded that copy of the aforesaid letter shall be sent to the Board of Admiralty of the States of Zealand and the Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam, who shall be also written to, that they give such orders, and make provision that, conformably with the sixth article of the Treaty of Peace concluded with the King of Great Britain and published on the sixth of March last. New Netherland above named, be vacated and restored to the said King of Great Britain. And that to such end the officers and military, &c., who have reduced said place and still keep possession of it, be withdrawn with all their property, artillery, gunpowder, implements of war and everything they have had, taken and conquered there or before the date of the aforesaid publication of the peace, leaving the aforesaid place, also the cannon, gunpowder and all implements of war appertaining thereunto, in such a state as they were at the time New Netherland was mastered and reduced, for so much and so far as all of them were in existence at the time of the publication of the peace aforesaid. That moreover, the Governor or Commander there shall he ordered and commanded hy a letter from their High Mightinesses, to restore and give up New Netherland abovennined to Edmond Andros, or to such other person as his Majesty shall depute thereunto ; and that with all its appendages and dependencies, arms, artillery, ammunition and implements of war which belonged to, and were in, the place aforesaid at the time of the publication of the aforesaid peace, without committing nor suffering to be committed any exploitation, plundering or robbery of any of the inhabitants, or the removal of cannon, gunpowder or any other material of war which hath belonged to any of the to-be-restored places, at the time when they were reduced and taken. And that the letter to be dispatched on this subject shall be placed in the hands of Chevalier Sylvius, to be used by him as shall be proper. And that, further, information shall be given by letter to the said King of the aforesaid, their High Mightinesses', promptitude in what is to be complied with aforesaid ; adding, that their High Mightinesses request, trust and expect from his Majesty, that he will allow the inhabitants of New Netherland aforesaid the enjoyment of their lands, bouweries and all their goods and rights which they possess in that country ; all with the same right, privilege and freedom as the inhabitants nbovementioned enjoyed previous to the aforesaid war. And that an extract from this their High Mightinesses' resolution with tlie aforesaid to-be-written letter to the King of Great Britain, shall be sent to M. Vande Lier,' one of their 'FaiDiRicK VAN Rkide, Uaron of Reede, (t IlenswoHJe, LorJ of Solionanwen, wa« the third aon of Johan van Reede (««/)«, p. 5lrt ). In Irt74 hi« name w.u inioribeJ among the Nobles of llollaud, a.i Lord of Lier, near Delft. A'ot, Tarbo KEtDi. dee, pa<(, p. Sltl. Vol. n. 69 kt ,, .* IP 546 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. High Mightlaesses' designated Ambassadors Extraordinary to the said King of Great Britain, and that he also shall be written to, that he shall deliver the letter aforesaid to his Majesty, and most powerfully second uenr his Majesty, their good intention and meaning contained therein, with his particular duties and offices; transmit his Majesty's favorable resolution thereupon and inform their High Mightinesses what shall be by him effected herein. States -General to Charles II. [ From Uie Regliter of Uitgegant Brievtn of the Statoi-Oonoral, lu the Ro>'*I Arohlvei at the Bagne, ] Sire. Folio ISO. We have just received the letter your Majesty has done us the honor to write us on the last day of March, old style, and to prove that we feel no less inclination to execute, than we did desire to conclude, the Treaty of Peace, we have contemporaneously placed in the hands of Chevalier Sylvius the letters we have written to the Zealand Board of Admiralty NowNetheriand. and the Board at Amsterdam; also to the Governor and Commandant of New Netherland for the Restitution of said place, agreeably to the 6'" Article of said Treaty and your Majesty's desire. And, as we hope you will be satisfied with our punctuality and promptitude, so we flatter ourselves with your Majesty's justice and equity i that, allowing the inhabitants of New Netherland to enjoy the effects of said peace, you will not remember what they might have done, both previous to and pending the last war, and will leave them in full and entire possession of the lands, property and rights they possess in those parts, in the same manner they held them before the rupture ; all agreeably to what it hath pleased your Majesty to accept by said Treaty. It is not only on this point, but on every other, that we shall anticipate all that you can legitimately desire of us, as Mr. van de Lier, one of our Ambassadors Extraordinary designated to your Majesty, will more fully give you to understami. Referring thereunto, we shall pray God, Sire, &c. The Hague, 16'" April, 1G74. < i» » 11 » States -General to the Zealand Board of Admiralty. I From Ihc Ri-utitor of Vilfrfanr Brintn of lli« SlaleiOunoral, In the lloyal Arehlvoa at tlio Hague. 1 The States, &c. Folio 180. Honorable, &c. We have received n letter from the King ot Great Britain, KrtlltuUon of New . i i_ Neihetiand. dated 31'' March last, concerning the Restitution of New Netherland, and have this day adopted thereon the accompanying resol ion, which, with copy of the aforesaid letter of the said King, we have resolved to semi you herewith, with most friendly request that you will, as far as you are concerned, promptly comply with, obey and fulfill the contents of the resolution aforesaid. And hereupon relying, &c. The Hague, 16** April, 1G74. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. States -General to the Amsterdam Board of AdmiraJty. [ From the Register of Uilgrgmn Brievin of the Slate.ao.ioml, In the Roy.l Arohlre. M the n»gu». ) 547 The States, &c. H,..i^ir„!,rN.w Honorable, &c. We have received a letter from the King of Great Britain, Noiheri»„d. dated 3l« March last, concerning the Restitution to New Netherland, and have this day adopted the accompanying resolution thereupon, which, with copy of the aforesaid letter of the said King, we send you herewith, requesting and requiring that you will, without fail, as far as you are concerned, precisely regulate and comport yourselves according to ihe tenor of said resolution, for such is our earnest intention. And relying hereupon, &c. The Hague, IG'" April, 1G74. States-General to M. Van de Lkr. r ifrom the Beglilor of Uilgegane UrieviH of the SlnleeOenoral, In the Uoysl Arohlvon iit the IlKguo. ) To M. Van de Lier,' one of their High Mightinesses' designated Ambassadors Extraordinary to the King of Great Britain. The States, &c. K«int!u"n"'N.w Honorable, &c. We have this day adopted, on the King of Great Britain's Nah.ri.nu. letter, dated the 31« March last, concerning the Restitution of New Netherland, the accompanying resolution, wliich, with copy of the letter we wrote «o the said King on that subject, we send you, requesting, and requiring you to regulate and guide yourself according to the contents of the aforesaid resolution, and to write to us what he shall have done and performed thereupon. The Hague, IG"- April, 1C74. States -General to the Governor of New Netherland t From the Ui'gl«ter of Uilgegane Brirrm of the Statea-Oenenl, In the Hoyal Arohlnia at the n«guo.l The States, &c. Folio 131. „ , , _. Honorable, &c. We have received a letter from the King of Great Britain U(**IUutinnnf New ~ Ni.iiK.H,>„,i. dated the 31" March Inst, concerning the Rsstitution of New Netherland, and have this day adopted the accompanying resolution thereupon, which we send you, ordering and commanding you precisely to regulate and comport yourself according to the tenor thereof, so far as you are conci^rned, without failing in any manner therein. For such is our earnest intention and will. The Hague, 10"* April, 1674. ' d«u iiolx, p. ft4a. — Ko, ,' I 548 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Ife-* Tp:^. Am()amador Van Eeede to the States -General. I From the Original, in tho Kojal Ar«lilvi!» a' llie Hague ; Fllo, Engeland.] High and Mighty Lords. My Lords. I was not able to comply with your High Mightinesses' commands agreeably to your resolution ol the e"" inst., so soon as 1 had indeed desired, in consequence both of his Majesty's departure for Newmarket, and of my having been a few days indisposed. Since his Majesty's return 1 have had an opportunity to converse with him on the subject of the levies, and have placed before him your High Mightinesses' serious dissatisfaction at his refusal, and protested against the sojourn of the English troops in France, directly contrary to the secret article. 1 added, that you. High and Mighty, had relied on his Majesty taking into consideration the great zeal and inclination with which your High Mightinesses had always cultivated his friendship, and that the affection which his Majesty declared he entertained for the Prince of Orange, to whose ancestors his Majesty is under so many obligations, would have at least prevented the diversion, much less the censure of that great inclination which his Majesty's subjects bear towards said Prince ; but that your High Mightinesses must for these and other reasons, to their great sorrow, conclude that his Majesty was not proceeding in this peace with the intention of contracting an honest and close friendship with the Slate. His Majesty after having heard me through with great patience, gave me for answer, that he was iruly sorry to learn from me that your High Mightinesses and the Prince, his Nephew, are so greatly dissatisfied on account of his refusal of the levies, and that it appeared as if people would measure the extent of his affection for the State and for his Nephew accordingly ; but he declared with many expressions, that he had no other intention than to live with the State in much closer and firmer bonds of friendship than ever his ancestors had done; that it was impossible for him with a good grace to recall the troops which are in France; also, that he did not consider himself bound to do so in virtue of the secret article, mention being made there only of assistance to be granted in future; yea, that he had fully recalled all his companies of Guards (both foot and horse) ; that further, all who were there would not be long able to subsist because he did not permit any recntes to be furnished to them, and that his honor obliged him, living also with the King of France in the same peace as with your High Mightinesses, not to allow his subjects to engage in your High Mightinesses' service. But as he was accepted now as mediator, your High Mightinesses may feel assured that he would aid in so directing matters as that you, High and Mighty, would obtain a desirable and reputable peace. Pursuant to your High Mightinesses' commands, I yesterday delivered to his Majesty your letter of the 10"" instant on the subject of the Restitution of New Nelherland, at which his Majesty expressed great pleasure, and requested me to thank your High Mightinesses for it, and to assure you thiit lie should have the necessary orders issued that all the inhabitants there should enjoy all their rights and privileges of which they were in the enjoyment before the war. The merchants complain that the convoys which are sent hither from Holland, are so lightly armed that ih.y cannot without danger ^irocetd lo sea with them, the rather, as they are assured that the French of Calais and Dunkirk have many privateers at sea. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 549 Herewith wishing you, High and Mighty, a fortunate and prosperous government, I remain, High and Mighty Lords, My Lords, Your High Mightinesses' Obedient and faithful servant, London, 27'" April, 1674. (Signed), F. van Reedb.» Petition of the Proprietors of Pe^isselaerawyck to the States -General. t From the Original, In Iho Boyal Archives at the Hague ; File, Wett Indie.] To the High and Mighty Lords, the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands. Respectfully show, The Patroon and Co-Directors in the Colonie called Rensselaers- Wyck, situate along the North river in New Nelherland ; That the Freedoms which were granted to whomsoever should plant any Colonies in New Netherland being drawn up and made public in print, in the year 1630, by the Assembly of the Nineteen of the Incorporated West India Company, Kiliaen van Rensselaer did, in the same year 1630, purchase from the owners and proprietors, and pay them for, a certain parcel of land extending up the river. South and North off from Fort Orange unto a little besouth of Moeneminnes Castle ; and the land called Semesseeck lying on the East bank, opposite Castle Island, up unto the aforesaid fort. Item, from Petanock the millstream. North unto Negagonse, in extent about three leagues, with all the limber, appendices and dependencies thereof. And accordingly, being entered into the possession of said lands, he had there at his great cost, established a considerable Colonie, and from time to time so improved it, that a village or hamlet was founded there, first called de Fuyck, afterwards Bcvenwijck, and now Willematadt, whereabouts the aforesaid Fort Orange was formerly built. That said Rensselaer, and afterwards the Petitioners, had also exercised there High, Middle and Low jurisdiction and, accordingly, appointed the necessary Officers and Magistrates, and enjoyed all the Freedoms, Rights and Privileges which were granted by the said Company and you, High and Mighty, to him Rensselaer and other Patroona of Colonies. That afterwards the aforementioned West India Company's Director had indeed disquieted the Petitioners in the possession of the aforesaid hamlet or village, leaving in the meanwhile the Petitioners only in possession of the remainder of their aforesaid Colonie. But that the Committee of said Company having examined the Deed of Sale and Conveyance, Freedoms and other exhibits, h, not«. — Eo. ■'. -M''' ■i« 550 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. ?I.'\-. dispose of the aforesaid hamlet or village as they could or might do of their other freely and lawfully obtained property in the abovenamed Colonie, without reserving any right or claim thereunto. That in the year 1C64, New Netherland and consequently the Colonie aforesaid fell and remained in the hands of his Majesty the King of Great Britain, when the name of Albany was given to the aforesaid Fort Orange, which is situate in the Petitioners' aforesaid Colonie, Rensaelaers-Wyck, with said Colonie and other lands lying thereabout, until they were again recovered by your High Mightinesses' glorious arms. When at the request of the first f'etitioner, he was by Commanders Jacob Binckes and Cornells Evertsen, the younger, provisionally granted and allowed the enjoyment of his previous privileges, On condition that said privileges should not continue any longer than the space of the current year, within which time he should be bound to obtain new privileges from your High Mightinesses ; all more fully appearing by the Freedoms aforesaid, the Patent granted on the 30"' of August, 1030, by the Director and Council in New Netherland, residing on the Island Manahattas and in Fort Amsterdam, the Declaration of the abovenamed Committee of said West India Company of the 2^ April, 1674, acknowledged and executed before a Notary and Witnesses at Amsterdam, and by the copy of the first Petitioner's request to the aforesaid Commanders Benkes and Evertsen, and the provisional consent thereupon granted the 4"* September, 1673 ; nil hereunto annexed. And although the Petitioners were now fully restored by the aforesaid Company, 'tis yet apprehended that the act of the aforesaid Commanders might be an obstacle in so far as it specially provides that the I'etitioners shall be bound to request and obtain new privileges from your High Mightinesses within one current year, or, in default thereof, be deprived of their privileges. Therefore, the Petitioners had their petition already prepared, praying. High and Mighty, to be confirmed, and so far as necessary reestablished, in their aforesaid ancient rights, property and privileges. But whereas by the Treaty of Peace last made with his Royal Majesty of Great Britain, it is agreed that New Netherland shall come under his said Royal Mnjesly's obedience, the Petitioners are under the necessity of presenting their supplication aforesaid to that King. And although the Petitioners do not doubt hut they shall, through the justice of the abovenamed King iig^in receive possession and usance of the aforesaid their rights and privileges, yet the Petitioners assuredly believe that they will have better and earlier success, were their aforesaid request corroborated with favorable letters of recommendation from you, High and Mighty, to the aforesaid his Royal Majesty of Great Britain, and an order to your High Mightinesses' Ambassadors at the said Court to second such recommendation with their eff)rt8 and good offices. The Petitioners' only refuge therefore is in your High Mightinesses' benevolence, humbly praying that you will be graciously pleased to favor the Petitioners with the aforesaid letters of recommendation, and order to the aforesaid Ambassadors. Which doing, &c. FREEDOMS AND EXEMPTIONS a RANTED BT THE BOARD OF THE NINETEEN or TUI IHCOBPOBATBD WEST INDIA COMPANY TO ALL THOSE WHO WILL PLANT OOLONIES ITEW I^ETHERLAITD. 'y"^' PUBLianKD FOU THE PURPOSK OP MAKING KNOWN WHAT PROFITS AND ADVANTAGES ARE REALIZED IN NEW NETUERLAND HY COLONISTS AND TIIKIR PATROONS AND MASTERS, A8 WELL AS BY PARTNERS, WHO PLANT COLONIES TUEttK AMSTERDAM: For Mirten Jsnu Brandt, Bookieller, living near the New Church in the Reformed Catechiam. Anno 1630. rj-^— -T r-> .->•., ''-,'.' i^^ > - •- >» * \ t * ■ » • «■- ».? ,-,,.V , FREEDOMS AND EXEMPTIONS GKANTED BY TUE BOARD OF THE NINETEEN OF THE INCORPORATED WEST INDIA COMPANY, TO ALL PATROONS, MASTERS OR PRIVATE PERSONS WHO WILL PLANT COLONIES IN NEW NETHERLAND. I. Such members of the said Compony as may be inclined to settle a Colonic in New Netherland, shnll be permitted to send in the ships of this Company going thither, three or four persons to inspect the situation of the country, provided that they, with the officers and ship's company, swear to the articles, so far as they relate to them, and pay for provisions and for passage, going and coming, six stivers per diem ; and such as desire to eat in the CBbiu, twelve stivsrs, and to be subordinate and give assistance like others, in cases offensive and defensive ; and if any ships be talien from the enemy, they shall receive, pro rata, their proportions with the ship's company, each according to his quality ; that is to say, the colonists eating oul of the cabin shall be rated with the sailors, and those who eat in the cabin with thoee of the Company's servants who eat at table and receive the lowest wages. II. Though, in this respect, shall be preferred such persons as have first appeared and desired the same from the Company. III. All such shall be acknowledged Patroons of New Netherland who shall, within the space of four years next after they have given notice to any of the Chambers of the Company here, or to the Commander or Council there, undertake to plant a Colonic there of fifty souls, upwards of fifteen years old ; one-fourth part within one year, and within three years after the senr! .ig of the first, making together four years, the remainder, to the full number of fifty personi, to be shipped from hence, on pain, in case of wilful neglect, of being deprived of the privileges obtained ; but it is to be observed that the Company reserve the Island of the Manhattes to themselves. IV. They shall, from the time they make known the situation of the places where they propose to sellla Colonies, have the preference to all others of the absolute property of such lands nn they have there chosen; but in case the situation should not afterwards please them, or they should have been mistaken as to the quality of the land, they may, after remonstrating concerning the same to the Commander and Council there, be at liberty to choose another place. V. The Tatroons, by rirtue of their power, shall and may be permitted, at such places at they shr.!l settle their Colonies, to extend their limits four leagues aloni? the shore, that is, on one side of a navigable river, or two leagues on each side of a river, and so far into the country as the situation of the occupiers will permit ; provided ond conditioned that the Company keen Vot. 11. 70 554 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. to themselves the l&nds lying and remaining between the limits of Colonies, to dispose thereof, when and at such time as they shall think proper, in such manner that no person shall be allowed to come within seven or eight leagues of them without their consent, unless the situation of the land thereabout be such that the Commander and Council, for good reasons, should order otherwise ; a'ways observing that the first occupiers are not to be prejudiced in the right they have obtained, other than, unless the service of the Company should require it, for the building of fortiricntions, or something of that sort; the command of each bay, river or island, of the first settled Colonic, remaining, moreover, under the supreme jurisdiction of their High Mightinesses the States-General and the Company: but that on the next Colonies being settled on the same river or island, they may, in conjunction with the first, appoint one or more Deputies in order to consider what may be necessary for the prosperity of the Colonies on the said river and island. VI. They shall forever possess and enjoy all the lands lying within the aforesaid limits, together with the fruits, rights, minerals, rivers and fountains thereof; as also the chief command and lower jurisdictions, fishing, fowling and grinding, to the exclusion of all others, to be holden from the Company as a perpetual inheritance, withoat it ever devolving again to the Company, and in case it should devolve, to be redeemed and repossessed with twenty guilders per Colonic, to be paid to this Company, at the Chamber here or to their Commander there, within a year and six weeks after the same occurs, each at the Chamber where he originally sailed from ; and further, no person or persons whatsoever shall be privileged to fish and hunt but the Patroons and such as they shall permit. And in case any one should in time prosper so much as to found one or more cities, he shall have power and authority to establish officers and magistrates there, and to make use of the title of his Colonie, according to his pleasure and to the quality of the persons. Vn. There shall likewise be granted to all Patroons who shall desire the same, venia testandi, or liberty to dispose of their aforesaid heritage by testament. VIII. The Patroons may, if they think proper, make use of all lands, rivers and woods lying contiguous to them, for and during so long a time as this Company shall grant them to other Patroons or private persons. IX. Those who shall send persons over to settle Colonies, shall furnish them with proper instructions in order that they may be ruled and governed conformably to the rule of government made, or to be made, by the Board of the N'ineteen, as well in the political as in the judicial government; which they shall be obliged first to lay before the Directors of the respective Chambers. X. The Patroons and colonists sh'xll he privileged to send their people and effects thither, in ships belonging to the Company, provided they take the oath, and pay to the Company for bringing over the people, as mentioned in the first article and for freight of the goods, five per cent, ready money, to ho reckoned on the prime cost of the goods here, in which is, however, not to be included such cattle and implements as ara necessary for the cultivation and improvement of the Iand«, which the Company are to carry over without any reward, il them is room in their ships. But the Patroons shall, at their own expense, provide and make places for them, together with everything necessary for the support of the cattle. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS, 555 XL In case it should not suit the Company to send any ships, or there should be no room in those sailing thither, then the said Patroons, after having communicated their intentions, and after having obtained consent from the Company in writing, may send their own ships or vessels thither ; provided that, in going or coming, they go not out of their ordinary course, giving security to the Company for the same and taking on board an assistant, to be victualed by the Patroons, end paid his monthly wages by the Company, on pain, for doing the contrary, of forfeiting all right and property they have obtained to the Colonic. XII. Inasmuch as it is intended to people the Is and of the Manhattes first, all fruits and wares that are produced on the lands situate on the North river, and lying thereabout, shall, for the present, be brought there before being sent elsewhere, excepting f,nch as are, from their nature, unnecessary there, or such as cannot, without great loss to the owner thereof, be brought there, in which case the owners thereof shall he obliged to give timely notice in writing of the difficulty attending the same to the Company here, or the Commander and Council there, that the same may be remedied as the necessity thereof shall be found to require. XIIL All the Patroons of Colonies in New Netherland, and of Colonies on the Island of Manhattes shall be at liberty to sail and traffic all along the coast, from Florida to Terra Neuf, provided that they do again return with all such goods as they shall get in trade to the Island of Manhattes, and pay five per cent duty to the Company, in order, if possible, that, after the necessary inventory of the goods shipped be taken, the same may be sent hither. And if it should so happen that they could not return, by contrary streams or otherwise, they shall, in such case, not be permitted to bring such goods to any other place but to these dominions, in order that, under the inspection of the Directors of the place where they may arrive, they may hi unladen, an inventory thereof made, and the aforesaid duty of five per cent paid to the Company here, on pain, if they do the contrary, of the forfeiture of their goods so trafficked for, or the real value thereof. XIV. la case the ships of the Patroons, in going to, or coming from, or sailing on the coast from Florida to Terra Neuf, and no further, without our grant, should overpower any prizes of the enemy, they shall be obliged to bring, or cause to be brought, such prize to the Chamber of the place from whence they sailed out, in order to be rewarded by it ; the Company shall keep the one-third part thereof, and tl,e remaining two-tliirds shall belong to them, in consideration of the cost and risk they have been at, all according to the orders of the Company. XV. It shall be also free for the aforesaid Patroons to traffic and trade nil along the coast of • New Netherland and places circumjacent, with such goods as are consumed there, and receive in return for them all sorts of merchandise that may be had there, except beavers, otters, minks, and all Rorts of peltry, which trade the Company reserve to themselves. Rut the same shall be permitted at such places where the Company have no factories, conditioned that such traders shall bo obliged to bring ali the peltry they can procure to the Island of Manhattes, in case it may be, at any rate, practicable, and there deliver to the Director, to be by him shipped hither with the ships and goods ; or, if they should come here without going there, then to give notice thereof to the Company, that a proper account thereof may be taken, in order that they may pay to the Company one guilder for each merchantable beaver and otter skin ; the property, risk and all other charges remaining on account of the Patroons or owners. .'^1 556 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. XVI. All coarse wares that the Colonists of the Patroons there shall consume, such as pitch, tar, weed-ashes, wood, grain, fish, salt, hearthstone and such like things shall be conveyed in thb Company's ships, at the rate of eighteen guilders per last ; four thousand weight ♦o be accounted a last, and the Company's ship's crew shall be obliged to wheel and oring the salt on board, whereof ten lasts make a hundred. And, in case of the want of ships, or room in the ships, they may order it over, at their own cost, in ships of their own, and enjoy in these dominions such liberties and benefits as the Company have granted ; but, in either case, they shall he obliged to pay, over and above the duty of five per cent, eighteen guilders for each hundred of salt that is carried over in the Company's ships. XVII. For all wares which are not mentioned in the foregoing article, and which are not carried by the last, there shall be paid one dollar for each hundred pounds weight ; and for wines, brandies, verjuice and vinegar, there shall be paid eighteen guilders per cask. XVIII. The Company promises the colonists of the Patroons that they shell be free from customs, taxes, excise, imposts or any other contributions for the space of ten years; and after the expiration of the said ten years, at the highest, such customs as the goods pay here for the present. XIX. They will not take from the service of the Patroons any of their colonists, either man or woman, son or daughter, man-servant or maid-servant ; and, though any of these should desire the same, they will not receive them, much less permit them to leave their Patroons, and enter into the service of another, unless on consent obtained from their Patroons in writing, and this for and during so many years as they are bound to their Patroons ; after the expiration whereof, it shall be in the power of the Patroons to send hither nil such colonists as will not continue in their service, who until then shall not enjoy their liberty. And any colonist who shall leave the service of his Patroon, and enter into the service of another, or shall, contrary to his contract, leave his service, we promise to do everyt'iing in our power to Hpprehend nnd deliver the same into the hands of his I'atroon or attorney, that he may be proceeded against according to the customs of this country, as occasion may require. XX. From all judgments given by the Courts of the Patroons for upwards of fifty guilders, there may be an appeal to the Company's Commander and Council in New Netherlnnd. XXI. In reg.. (1 to such private persons as on their own account, or others in the service of their masters here (not enjoying the same privileges ns the Patroons), shall be inclined to go thither and settle, they shall, with the approbation of the Director nnd Council there, he at liberty to take up and take possession of as much land as they shall be able properly to improve, and shall enjoy the same in full property either for themselves or masters. XXII. They shall have free liberty of hauling and fowling, as well by water ns by land, generally, and in public nnd private woods and rivers about their Colonies, according to the orders of the Director and Council. XXIII. Whosoever, whether colonists of Patroons for their Patroons, or free persons for themselves, or others for their masters, shall discover any shore", bays or other fit places for erecting fisheries, or the making of salt ponds, they may tak") possession thereof, and bJgin '0 work on them ns their own absolute property, to the exclusion of all others. .\nd it is consented to that the Patroons of colonists may send ships along the const of New Netherland, nn ilse cod Gaiierv. and with the fiih they oalch, trade to Italy or other neutral countries, HOLLAND DOCUMENTS. 557 paying in such cases to the Company a duty of six guilders per last; and if they should come with their lading hither, they shall be at liberty to proceed to Italy, though they shall not. under pretext of thib consent, or leave from the Company, carry any goods there, on pain of arbitrary punishment, and it remaining in tho breast of the Company to put a supercargo on board each ship, as in the eleventh article. XXIV. In case any of the colonists should, by his industry and diligence, discover any jninerals, precious stones, crystals, marbles or such like, or any pearl fisher-, the same shall be and remain the property of the Patroon or Patroons of such Colonie, giving and ordering the discoverer such premium as the Patroon shall beforehand have stipulated with such colonist by contract. And the Patroons shall be exempt from the payment of duty to the Company for the term of eight years, and pay only for freight, to bring them over, two per cent, and after the expiration of the aforesaid eight years, for duty and freight, the one-eighth part of what the same may be worth. XXV. The Company will taVe all the colonists, as well free as those that are in service, under their protection, and them defend against all foreign and domestic wars and powers', with the forces they have there, as much as lies in their power. XXVL Whosoever shall settle any Cclonie out of the limits of the Manhattes Island, shall be obliged to satisfy the Indians for the land they shall settle upon, and they may extend or enlarge the limits of their Colonies if they settle a proportionate number of colonists thereon. XXVII. The Patroons and colonists shall in particular, and in the speediest manner, endeavor to find out ways and means wliereby they may support a Minister and Schoolmaster, that thus the service of God and zeal for religion may not grow cool and be neglected among them, and they shall, for the first, procure a Comforter of the sick there. XXVIII. The Colonies that shall happen to lie on the respective rivers or islands (that is to say, each river or island for itself), shall be at liberty to appoint a Deputy, who shall give information to the Commander and Council of that Western quarter, of all things relating to his Colonie, and further matters relating thereto, of which Deputies there shall be one altered or changed in every two years ; and all Colonies shall be obliged, at least once in every twelve months, to make exact report of their condition and of tho lands thereabout to the Commander and Council there, in order to be transmitted hither. XXIX. The colonists shall not be permitted to make any woolen, linen or cotton cloth, nor weave any other stufls there, on pain of being banished, and as perjurers, to be arbitrarily punished. XX::. The Company will use their endeavors to supply the colonists with as many Blacks as they conveniently can, on the conditions hereafter to be made, in such manner, however, that they shall not be bound to do it (or a longer time than they shall think proper. XXXI. The Company promise to finisr; the fort on the Island of the Manhattes, an J to put it in a posture of defence without delay. ' ft", ''-"■' •j :■ ) 558 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Patent to Kiliaen van Rensselaer. [ Omitted, being dnplicate of roouaent L, 44. ] I'. • Declaration of the West India Company in favor of the Proprietors of Rensselaers Wych. In the Name of God. Amen ! This day, the second of April, A" XV1« and seventy-four, before me, Henrie Outgers, by the Hon"" Court of Holland admitted a Notarv Public, resident in Amsterdam, and the undernamed witnesses, appeared Mr. Jacob Pergens, Hans Bontemantel and Nicolais van Beeck, Directors of the Incorporated West India Company at the Chamber in this city, appointed herein for the affairs of New Netherland, ana by their associates, to what is hereinafter set forth, especially by resolution of the XXIX. March, XVI« and seventy- four, empowered, making known and declaring: Whereas the Patroon and Co-Directors of Renselaers Wyck, in New Netlierland aforesaid, by virtue of the Patent dated the XHI. of August, yVI. thirty, were declared owners of the lands, buildings and plantations situate along the North river, more fully set forth in the Letters Patent ; and, in consequence, Patroon and Masters of the hamlet. Orst called dc Fmjclc, afterwards Baerswyck, and now Willemstadt, whereabouts Fort Orange is built. And after the abovenamed hamlet, Bcvcnwych, was taken possession of by the Director of the abovenamed Company, Patroon Rensselaer and other Directors and Partners already, in the year XVI' and fifty-two, and further from time to time had remonstrated to Mess" the Directors of the aforenamed Company, that the possession was in direct violation of the sixth article of the Freedoms granted to the colonists, and thereu^ion requested that the abovenamed Company and Chamber would be pleased to terminate and finish said business by a declaratory act. Whereupon, having examined the respective Deed of purchase. Conveyance, Freedoms and other documents, the abovenamed Commissioners declare, for and in the name of the abovenamed Company, for the termination and disposal of said business : That the abovenamed Patroon Renselaer and co-partners have been already, from the year XVI' and thirty, and are true owners of the abovenamed hamlet named Bcverswijck or Willemstadt, and that the possession by their late Director co ild not take away nor diminish said ownership ; declaring, therefore, that the abovenamed Company has no right, action nor pretension thereto, leaving the right of ownership in the abovenamt:! Patroon and associates, and so far, if necessary, desisting therefrom for the behoof of them, in order to enter again into possession of the abovenamed hamlet, and to dispose thereof, as the, could or might do, of their other free and lawfully acquired goods in the abovenamed Colonle without reserving any action or pretension thereto. Which the abovenamed Commissioners, in the name as aforesaid, have hereby granted to the abovenamed Patroon and Co-Directors of Rensselaers Wyck, and consented to grant them an act to that efTect in forma publica, to serve as may be necessary. Done Amsterd'^.-ii. Present : Jacob de Vries and Gybert Nopperack, witnesses. In proemissorum fidem. (Signed), IIenr: OuxoEns, P. F. Notary Fublic, 1674. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 559 Petition of Jeremias ran Renselaer. To the Hoa"'* Admirals of their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness, the Prince of Orange. Honorable Gentlemen. It hath pleased Almighty God to place this country once more under the obedience and authority of their High Mightinesses and his Serene Highness, the Prince of Orange, &c. Therefore, have I spoken verbplly in the forenoon to your Honors, and obtained for answer that I should make my application in writing. Wherefore do I hereby deduce my right and privileges of the Colonic named Rensselaers-Wyck, requesting, agreeably thereto, to continue therein according to our legal, duly obtained right from their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General. Relying thereupon, I remain Your Honors' affectionate friend and servant. (Signed), Jeuemias va;i Renselaer. Order on the preceding Petition. Jeremias van Renselaer, the Petitioner, is provisionally allowed and granted the enjoyment of the foregoing privileges for the term of one current year, on condition of contributing and paying, as heretofore, the quantity of three hundred skepels of wheat per annum, and consequently the aforesaid Renselaer shall, from a double number to be nominated by the inhabitants of Renselaers-Wyck, elect three Magistrates for the present year, and have the same approved by the supreme government here ; provided that said privilege shall not continue longer than the space of one current year, within which time he shall be bound to obtain a renewal of his privileges from their High Mightinesses, &c., or, in default thereof, he shall be debarred from such privileges. Done New Orange, this fourth September, Anno 1673. (Signed), Jacob Benckes, CORNELIS EVERTZE, Jun^ Copia Copia3 huic annexe. Done Amsterdam, this 3^ April, A* 1C74. By me. (Signed), Hene. Outoers, P. F. (Indorsed), l^'ot' Publ"", 1.674. Petition of the Patroon and Co-Directors of the Colonic called llENSELAEKSWyCK, in New Netherland, d"- June, 1074. i^i. 560 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Resolution of the States -Oetwal. t Prom the Resolatlon of the Slfctee-Qoneral, In the Royal Archlvoi »l the Hague.] Monday, l"- June, 1674. Folio T8T. Read at the meeting the Petition of the Patroon and Co-Directors in the Colonie r.r'rVe'S.Ji'X called Rensselaers-Wyck, situate along the North river in New Netherland, to f.He-N"heri.'n5: the efftfct that the Freedoms which were granted to whomsoever should plant any Colonies in New Netherland being drawn up and made public in print in the year 1630, by the Assembly of the Nineteen of the Incorporated West India Company; Kiliaen van Renselaerdid, in the same year 1630, purchase from the owners and proprietors, and them paid for a certain parcel of land, extending up the river South and North off from Fort Orange unto a little besouth of Moeneminnes Castle ; and the land called Semesseeck lying on the East bank opposite Cactle Island, up unto the aforesaid fort. Item, from Petanoch the millstream North unto Negagonse, in extent about three leagues, wiih all the timber, appendices and dependencies thereof. And, accordingly, being entered into possession of said lands, he had there, at his great cost, established a considerable Colonie and from time to time so improved it that a village or hamlet was founded there, first called de Fuijch afterwards Bevemoijck and now rFillemsladt, whereabouts the aforesaid Fort Orange was formerly b-iilt. That said Rensselaer and afterwards the Petitioners, had also exercised there High, Middle and Low Jurisdiction, and accordingly appointed the necessary officers and Magistrates and enjoyed all the Freedoms, Rights and Privileges which were granted by said Company and you, High and Mighty, to him Rensselaer and other Patroons of Colonies ; that afterwards, the aforementioned West India Company's Director had indeed disquieted the Petitioners in the possession of the aforesaid hamlet or village, leaving in the meanwhile the Petitioners only in the possession of the remainder of their aforesaid Colonie. But that the Committee having examined the Patent of Sale and Conveyance, Freedoms and other exhibits, had again now lately declared the Petitioners to be right ovyners also of said hamlet or village, and that the disquietude committed against them by the Director aforesaid, was a violation especially of the sixth article of the Freedoms, hereinbefore mentioned, and could not take away nor diminish the Petitioners' right ; also, that said Company had no title, action nor pretence to the aforesaid Colonie, leaving the right of property to the Petitioners ; and, if necessary, so far desisting therefrom in their favor in order that they may dispose of said hamlet or village, as they could or might of their other freely and lawfully acquired property in the above named Colonie, without reserving any right or claim thereto; that in the year 1604, New Netherland and consequently the Colonie aforesaid fell and remained in the hands of his Majesty the King of G'eat Britain, when the name of Albany was given to the aforesaid Fort Orange which is situate in the Petitioners' aforesaid Colonie Ilensselaerswyck, with said Colonie and other lands lying thereabout, until they were again recovered by their High Mightinesses' glorious arms. When at the request of the first Petitioner, Commanders Jacob Benkes and Cornells Evertsen the younger provisionally granted to and allowed him the enjoyment of his previous privileges, on condition that said privileges should not continue any longer than the current year, within which time he should be bound to obtain new privileges from their High Mightinesses ; all more fully appearing by the aforesaid Freedoms ; the Patent granted on the 30" of August, 1030, by the Director and Council in New Netherland residing on the Island of Manahatta and in Fort HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 561 Amsterdam, the Declaration of the abovenamed Committee of said West India Company of the 2'^ April, 1674, acknowledged and executed before a Notary and Witnesses at Amsterdam, and by the copy of the first Petitioner's request to the aforesaia Commanders Benkes and Evertsen and the provisional consent thereupon granted the 4"' September, 1G73 ; all annexed to said Petition. And although the Petitioners are now fully restored by the aforesaid Company, they yet apprehend that the act of the aforesaid Commanders may be an obstacle insomuch as it also specially provides that the Petitioners shall be bo ind to request and obtain new privileges from their High Mightinesses within one current year, or in default thereof, be deprived of said privileges. Accordingly the Peutioners had already their Petition prepared, requesting of their High Mightinesses to be confirmed and, so far as necessary, reestablished in their ancient rights, property and privileges. But whereas by the Treaty of Peace last concluded with the Royal Majesty of Great Britain, it is agreed that New Netherland shall come under his said Royal Majesty's obedience, so that the Petitioners are under the necessity of presenting their supplication to that King. And although the Petitioners do not entertain any doubt of their again receiving, from the justice of the abovenamed King, possession and usance of the aforesaid, their rights and privileges, yet the Petitioners assuredly believe that they will have better and earlier success, were their aforesaid request corroborated with favorable letters of recommendation from their High Mightinesses to the aforesaid King of Great Britain, and an order to their High Mightinesses' Ambassador at said Court to second Buch recommendation with their efforts and good offices. They therefore humbly requested their High Mightinesses to be pleased to favor them with the aforesaid letters of recommendation and order to the aforesaid Ambassadors. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the Petitioner shall be at liberty to apply to the King of Great Britain ; and that their High Mightinesses' Ambassadors to his Majesty shall be recommended by letter to be aiding to the Petitioners in the case, and to second them as much as they in any wise possibly can, 80 that they may attain their object. St(ite6'-Genend to their AmhasmJor.s at London. i From tho Se^l.toi- of Vilgignnt Uritren of tho StntcaOoneral, In tlio BojrI Arthlvcs at the naBtio. ] To the Ambassadors Extraordinary to the King of Great Britain. The States, etc. FoifoatB. Honorable, etc. You can learn from the annexed resolution what the Patroon and Co-Directors in the Colonie called Rensselaerswyck, situate along the North river, in New Netherland, have communicated to, and requested of us. We have referred the Petitioners to the King of Great Britain and further resolved to request and recommend you hereby to be aiding unto them in the premises, and to second them in any way you possibly can, so that they may attain their object. The Hague, 4"' June, 1674. Vol. II. 71 mp'- 562 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. The Ainhcufsadars at London to tTie States-General. t From the Original, In Iho Royal Arohlvoi! at tho Hague; File, Engeland. ) High and Mighty Lords. Our last letter to your Lordships was dated the f|lh ultimo. Since its dispatch we have, on Monday, the i?th following, made our public entry and were received with the customary ceremonial. Sir Cotteiel, Master of the Ceremonies, welcomed us, in the King's name, at Greenwich and conveyed us thence to the Tower in the Royal barge, followed by divers others. On our way up the river we were saluted by the Royal yachts, and some merchantmen lying here and there at anchor; at the Tower stairs we were received in our barge by myLord George Bercklay' and by the Lieutenant of the Tower, and conducted to the King's carriage followed by about 50 others drawn by horses. The Royal standard was hoisted at the Tower, and whenever the carriages advanced a little way, the Tower guns were discharged. We were next conducted to the hotel of the Ambassadors Extraordinary, on the site of the old Palace of Westminster, where we were welcomed on the part of the King by my Lord Cawendisch,^ eldest son of the Earl of Devonshire, and afterwards by other gentlemen on the part of the Queen, the Duke and Duchess of York, and in the evening and up to Thursday noon were most honorably and kindly entertained and treated. On Wednesday the King and Queen honored us with our first audience. We were conducted from the above hotel in the King's coach, accompanied by several others, by the Earl of Arran,^ second son of the Duka of Ormond.^ On arriving at Court, we were led to the King's ordinary ' Geobsk, 13th honl Bkrkklkt, was born in 1627 and succeeded to his father's titlo in 1658, his elder brother, Charles, having been drowned in 1641. He was appointed one of the Board of Trade in 1869; sworn of the Privy Council in 1678; advanced to the title of Viscount Dursley and to the degree of Earl in 1679; was made Cuatos Rotulorum of the county of Gloucester in 1685. On the accession of William and Mary he was continued of the Privy Council, and departed this life on the 10th October, 1698, aged 71. The title has been in abeyance since 1810. Oollini; Debrett. ' William Cavendish, son of Willia ., 3d Earl of Devonshire, and Elizabeth, daughter of tho Earl of Salisbury, was born 25th January, 1640; was elected, in 1681 , one of the Members for Derbyshire to what was called the tong Parliament, and continued to represent that county whilst he lived a Commoner. In 1662 he married Mary, daughter of the Duke of Ormond, and in 1665 served as a volunteer in the fleet against the Dutch. In 1679 he was sworn of the Privy Council, hut soon after retired from the Board. He afterwards carried up the articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Scroggs. He was one of the witnesses in favor of Lord William Russell when tiled for High Treason, and when his Lordship was condemned to death o^^red to change clothes with him In the prison, if it could help him to efTect his escape. In 1084 he succeeded to his father's title, and lived retired at CliaUworth castle, lie was among the first to declare in favor of tho Prince of Orange in 1688, and on the accession of William and Mary was ag. 'n sworn of the Privy Council, appointed Lord Stewiird of their Majesties' 11^.. ehold, and elected Knight of the Garter. lie accompanied the King to Holland in 1691, and in 1094 was created Marquis of llartinston and Duke of Devonshire. During the King's absence his Grace was one of tho Lords Justices of England who administered the government. On tho accession of Queen Anne in 1702, he was con- tinued in his oflieo of Lord Steward and appointed Captain of the yeomen of the guard, and died August 18th, 1707, m Devonshire House, Piccadilly. In the midst of his weighty duties, the Duke of Devonshire found time to cultivate the muees ; he was not a poet by genius only, but by learning and judgment. Cullint. — Ei>. ■ Riciuan Butlkb, second ,on of James, first Duke of Orincmd {infra), was advanced to the Peerage of Ireland as Earl of Arran, in Oalway, in 16.'2, and created a Pe^r of England, by the title of Baron Butler of Weston, in 1673. He acted H Deputy-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1882, and performed great service against the mutinous garrison of Carrickfergns, He •Ito distinguished himsflf in the celebrated naval engagement against the Dutch in 1073, and died in 1686, leaving no mala issue, consequently all his ho-jors expired. Burke » JCxiinct J'eerat/e, ad. 1831, p. 102. •Jamb BirrLfB, Marquis of Ormond and Earl of Osaory, la Ireland, K. O., famous for his faithful adherence to Charles I, was ly^rd Lieutenant of Ireland from 1844 to 1647; created a Peer of England on the 20th July, 1660, by thetlllesof Baron Butler of Lanlhony and Earl of Brocknook ; the same year, appointed Lord-Steward, and In 1661 was advanced to HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 5G3 council room, and after a brief delay, being notified by his Majesty's Vice-Chamberlain' that the King was ready to admit us to an audience, we were conducted through his Majesty's guards, drawn up in two rows, to the great saloon, called the Banquet Hull, and on the steps were received by the Captain of his Majesty's guards' and at the door of the aforesaid saloon by the King's Chamberlain, the Duke of Saint Albans,' and conducted by him, the Earl of Arran and the Master of the Ceremonies, with the customary demonstrations of respect, were introduced to the King and Queen, who at first were seated, and afterwards stood, on a raised platform at the end of the saloon. Having been most graciously received by their Majesties, we first congratulated the King and next the Queen on the recently concluded peace and the reestablishment of the ancient friendship and alliance, enlarging on your High Mightinesses' sincere and anxious inclination not only to religiously and carefully observe and cultivate them on their side, but to draw closer and closer the union for the benefit of both nations, with an abiding hope and an equally humble request that his Majesty will graciously respond to your High Mightinesses' intention herein. We afterwards, in like manner, presented the compliments with which his Highness, the Prince of Orange, hath been pleased to charge us on the same subject; and his Majesty thereupon answered us in most obliging terms, in substance: That he did not love war, and less with your High Mightinesses than with others ; he was rejoiced to see peace and friendship reestablished with your High Mightinesses; he should faithfully observe them on his side, and doubted not but they would long endure and be safe under so worthy and sure a pledge and guarantee as his Majesty had in his nephew, the Prince of Orange, whom, his Majesty said, he loved like a son. We were dismissed with like expressions of esteem by the Queen, and thereupon, having taken our leave of their Majesties, were next conducted to the residence of the Duke of York, where we were received with the usual ceremonies, and obtained a favorable answer to our address, in which his Royal Highness expressed, in most kind terms, his joy at the peace, his good opinion of its long continuance and particular esteem for the Prince of Orange. We, at the same time, paid in like manner our respects to her Grace, the Duchess, and were dismissed with a most obliging answer. On the following day we performed similar duties to the young Princess, the Duke's daughter; on the same day to Prince Robbert,* whom we found in the best disposition for the interests of the public affiiirs. Meanwhile, we had our arrival and the offers of our service notified to all the foreign Ministers with whose masters you. High and Mighty, are friends, and have been daily engaged in receiving their visits and paying ours to such of their Excellencies as have not as yet followed the King to Windsor, whither his Majesty proceeded last Wednesday, Bnd we are preparing to follow in the beginning of the next week. the IrUh Dukedom of Ormond ; in July, 1062, he was reoppolntea Lord Lieutennnt of Ireland, wliicli office he filled until lt!09, and again from 1077 to 1085. Ho retained the olBco of Lord-Steward of the Household until bis death, which took place in 1688. Jifafon'i Political Index, II., 10, 339, 340 ; Burke's Extinct Peerage. ' Hon. HiNRT SaVili was, it is supposed, the eldest son of the Earl of Holifox. [ Supra, p. 623.] lie married Esther de la Tour, daughter of the Marquis of Oouvernet, in Krnnce, and died without issue in the lifetime of his fotlier. Burke (iMprn). ' Geobos ViLLiBBS. fourth Viscount Qrandison, of Ireland, was third son of Sir Edward V., President of Munater, and uncle of the Duchess of Olavelaud, mistresa to Char'es II. He died in Deoombor, 16»». CoUint; Burke. ' IIesbt Jirmt.v, second son of Sir Thorn is. Treasurer to the Household under King Charles I., was Master of the Horse to the Queen, and elevated to the Peerage by the title of Baron Jerinyn, 8th September, 1643. He afterwards nooompanied the Queen to France; was employed abroad in several Embassies by Charles H., by whom he was created Earl (not Duke) of St. Albans in 106); soon after m;ide Knight of the Garter, anl appuiutod Lord Chamberlain. He died unmarried in 1083, whentho Earldom beoama extinct Burke, — Ed. ' Hie, Rupert. V'l r f"^! .<--" ' ..|l 564 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Mr. Secretary Coventry' hath requested, in the King's name, that, in addition to your High Mightinesses' orders for the evacuation of the places in New Netherland, a letter may be forwarded from the Directors of the West India Company in compliance with your High Mightinesses' orders. We are well aware that the thing is wholly without the aforesaid Company's government, and shall take occasion to make it so understood ; but remind your High Mightinesses, in the meanwhile, whether his Majesty's request should not be gratified, even at the sacrifice of some form. Wherewith, with all respect, High and Mighty Lords, Your High Mightinesses' Humble and most faithful servants, (Signed), F. van Reede,' C. VAN Beuningen," Westminster, ^ 1674. W. v. Haren.* Resolution of the States -General. t From the BegUlcr of BeBOlallom ofUie StatM-OeDeral, In the Boyal Arcblrn «t the Htgne.] Tuesday, S"- June, 1674. Folio Tis. Received a letter from Mess" van Reede, van Beuningen and van Haren, their E?'.'i"d"'°" '" High Mightinesses' Ambassadors Extraordinary to the King of Great Britain, ' Heney Coventbt, third son of Thomas, first Lord Coventry, was bom in 1618, and had hisedncaiion in All-Souls College, Oxford, where he wa» created both Master of ArU and Bachelor of Law. lie afterwards suffered greatly for his loyalty, during' the Rebellion; so that, soon after the restoration of King Charles II, he was made one of the Grooms of hii Bedclmniber, and, on the 4lh of September, 16C4, sent Envoy Extraordinary lo Sweden, where he coniinued near two years, arriving at Whitehall, 21st June, I61I6. The y««r fo'.luwin;,', he and Densil Lord IloUis were sent Ambassiidore Extraordinary to Breda, wliere they concluded a peace with France, Denmark and the States-General. In the year 1671 he went again Ambassador to Sweden, and on his return from thence was, on the Sd of July, the year following, constituted one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, and sworn of the Privy Council, in which eminent office ha behaved himself with much honor and integrity ; but, declining in his health, through the necessary fal ifc'ue of that employment, he resigned his office, of which this public notice was given in tlie (Jazette, N. 4185 : " Whitehall, February llth, 1679. His Majesty was this afternoon pleased lo declare in Council that Mr. Secretary Coventry has long solicited him, on account of his infirmity of body, for bis leave to resign his place of one of his principal Secretaries of Stale; that his Majesty had at last been prevailed upon to grant it, though with some unwillingness, because of the great satisfacti.m his Majesty had always had in his 8ervice^ and that his intention was, he shonld ever continue of his I'rivy Council » After this ho never Mcepted of any public employment, but lived retired to his death, which was at his house in the Haymarket, near Charing-Cros^ in Westminster, on the 7th of December, M86, in the sixtyeightli year of his age, and unmarried. CollM Peerage, III., 189. ' Supra, p. 645. " Supra, \>. 3.'j0. • WaUAM VAN Haren, Lord of the Manor of the Beldt. wa. born on the 17th October, 1626, at Leeuwarden, in Frieslixnd, where his father wos Mester of the Horse to William Louis, of Nossau, the Stadtholder. Having completed hit iti !i 1 *t Franeker, Utrecht and Leyden, he made the grand tour, and returned home in 1649. Ua was soon after sent Deputy to "..«, ;j conclude a peace with each other, in which embns.y he met with much success. After filling various other publi.; mim, iia was sent, in 1671, Ambassador to Sweden, and in 1673 was one of the Commissioners employed in concluding a treaty of peace at Cologne. In the latter year he returned to Sweden, and was scarcely come back to Holland when he was ordered to proceed to England in Moy, 1674, to assist in strengthening the relations of amity between that country and the United Netherlands. The knowledge and seal he displayed at Cologne caused him to be sent to Nieuwegen in 1675, and again to be cho»en one of the Ambassadors to negotiate the Peac. of Ryswyck in 1697. On the oceession of Queen Anne to the throne of Englsnd in 1702, M. van Haren was deputed ti feh 't.^ ' on the part of the States-General, and to renew the public treaties with Grciit Britain, and on his return home t .;,- ,., routed Tr'^^ ., 435. — Eu. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 565 BHcntiion or N IUi)al Archlvo* at tlio n.ignr ] Friday, IS"- June, 1074. Received n letter from the Directors of the General Incorporated West Lulia Company Chamber at Amsterdam, written there the fourteenth instant, and with it, in compliance with their High Mightinesses' resolution of the fifth of this month, a letter to the Governor of New Netherland on the part of this Slate. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that tho aforesaid letter shall be sent to their High Mightinesses' Ambassadors Extraordinary in England, to deliver the same where Fullo TTO. Wrm India Com |.,inj . I.i»1tf«r to Iho O'^v rriinr of Nu« Nctlicrlaml. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 567 States -General to tlieir Ambassadoi-s at London. t From the Rogliter of Uitgegaru Brinm of tho BtatM-General, In the Royal Arohlvee at the Hague. ) The States, &o. Folio 216. Honorable, &c. You will find inclosed the letter written by the Directors of '•le General Incorporated West India Company at the Presiding Chamber at Amsterdam, to the States' Governor in New Netherland, which, with a a copy thereof, we transmit you, to be delivered where it belongs, and further to serve for your information. The Hague, IS'" June, 1674. I7ie Ambassadors at London to the States-General. [ From the Oi.glnal, In tho Royal Archive! at the Haguo; File, Engtland. ] High and Mighty Lords. After dispatching our last letter of the i*^ instant, we received at once your High Mightinesses' four letters and resolutions of the 9'" and 11'" previous; the first containing your orders to ascertain who is authorized hy the King to receive New Netherland from the hands of your High Mightinesses' Commander there, and the other instructing us to promote as much as possible the payment of the creditors of the Queen of Bohemia and of the Princess Royal. On the first, we have spoken with Lord Arlington,' who hath promised to have the requisite information transmitted to us, which if done before the departure of the now closing mail, will be forwarded to your High Mif.htinesses. As regards tho payment of the abovementioned creditors, the fruitlpss eflTorts made up to this time in their favor seem to demonstrate the slender or hopeless prospect of their finding their pay here, especially since, through want of mon.-y, many of tht inhabitants of the Kingdom are equally unfortunate, and that therefore the little hope which might remain to those good people only seems to be founded on the two millions their High Mightinesses are bound to pay this King. But inasmuch as this cannot suffice to satisfy both the Prince of Orange's debt and the aforesaid creditors if all the pay were not reserved for that purpose, and we, at the same time, observe by the printed minutes sent us, that your High Mightinesses, on application o( the Ministers of this King, warn the States of the respective Provinces to pay in tho first installment of the aforesaid two millions, without making a..y mention of appropriating this to any other purpose than the payment of his Majesty. So, we do not see much chance of accomplishing anything eireotuai for the aforesaid creditors, unless (which we trust is not your High Mightinesiei' intention) by the postponement of the expected assignment of the aforesaid dei.i of his Highness to the other installments. And although we are duly niiiidfiii of what is committet! to us by our instructions, to make use, in good seanon, of the argument of induction, to induce his Majesty to assign his Highnvis' debt and that of the aforesaid creditors on the first and future installmonti of the two millions, yet we clearly perceive, from what M. Van de 'AM/irii, 846, not*. — Ko. 568 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Lier» formerly experienced thereupon, and from the answer given him — that the King could not admit of any further aasignment in regard to the first installment than has already been made— that there is no prospect of obtaining anything here. And especially not, if your High Mightinesses, for reasons, continue to evince a disposition to allov? the aforesaid first installment to go without making any remark on your subjects' debts; unless indeed the King, of his own free will, assign these thereon. And we shall, therefore, take the liberty respectfully to remind your High Mightinesses of what you ought further to resolve in order immediately to accomplish your good intentions in favor of the aforesaid creditors. M. Van Swerin, Ambassador Extraordinary of the EUctoral Prince of Brandenburgh, who arrived here on the day before yesterday, had his first audience yesterday fixed by the King. Wherewith ending, High and Mighty Lords, we shall pray God Almighty to be pleased to bless more and more your High Mightinesses' deliberations and wholesome designs, and remain, Your High Mightinesses' Obedient and faithful servants, .(Signed), F. van Reede, At Soudlay Country Seat, C. van Beuningen, near Windsor, the ,*, June, 1674. W. v. Hakbn. Re>i'olutioii of the JStak^-GenernI. I From the R«flit«r of Biwolutlon" of the 8t»lM Oenoral, In tho Kojral A i . 1iIto» tt tho Hague. I Monday, 25'" June, 1C74. Folio M8. Received a letter from Mess" Van Reede, Van Beuningen and Van Hnren, E^g'irDd!''"" "■ their High Mightinesses' Ambassadors Extraordinary, near the King of Great Britain, written at Sutley country seat, near Windsor, the A instant, in answer to their High Mightinesses' respective letters and resolutions of the ninth and eleventh previous, the first, directing an inquiry as to who was authorized by the King of Great Britain to receive New Netherland from their High Mighthiesses' Commander there ; and the other, to obtain payment for the Queen of Bohemia and the Princess Roynl. Which be' g considered, it is resolved and concluded that copy of the aforesaid letter be placed in the hands of Grand Pensionary Fagel' and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for Foreign alluirs, to inspect, examine and report on the whole to the Assembly. ' Supra, p. 646. •Supra, p.B2» — Eo. MINUTES OF COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIONS COMMANDERS EYEETSEN AND BENCKES, ANTHONY COLVE, GOVEBNOB NEW NETIIEELAND. 1C73 AND 1C74. 1 The "Resolution-book, No. 84," In Holland Documents, XIII., lf>7, being imperfect and incomplete, has been laid aside, und, in its stead, the following Minutes of Council are translated from the Original Dutch Record in Ktiv-York Cohnial Manutcriptt, XXIII., in the Office of the SecreUry of State, Albany, New-York. — Ed. MINUTES OF COUNCIL OF NEW NETUERLAND, 1673, 1674. At a Meeting of the Honorable Commanders Cornells Evertse and Jacob Benckes and their adjoined Council of War, in the City Hall of the City of New Orange, this 12* of August, New Style, A.- 1673. Present — Commander Corn Evertse, Commander Jacob Benckes, Capt" Anthony Colve, Capt* Nicolaes Boes, Capt" Abram v. Zyll. John Baker, Jacob Melyn, John Ogden, cum socits, Deputies from the village of Elizabethtown, Niew-worke, Woodbrldge and Piscatteway, situate in the Province heretofore called New Yarsey, praying, by petition, that they may be allowed to send some Delegates from their said villages to treat with the Admirals and associate Council of war respecting the surrender of their towns under the obedience of their High Mightinesses, the Lords States of the United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness, the Prince of Orange, and that no audience be granted to their late Governor, Capt. John Berry, before and until the same be granted to the said Delegates, &c. Ordered. The Petitioners, namely the inhabitants of the villages of Elizabets Tcwne Nieworke, Woodbridge and E'iscattaway, are hereby allowed to send their Delegates hither on next Tuesday morning, to treat with us. Dated at the City Hall of the City of New Orange, this 12"" August, 1673. ( Signed ), Cornelis Evertse, Jun'., Jacob Benckes. By their order. (Signed), N. Bayard, Secret'\ Ft is furthermore resolved by the Admirals and Council of War, and the following Order is dispatched to the three remaining villages situate in said Province of New Yarsey: To the Inhabitants ofthe Village of Bergen, and the Hamlets and Bouweries thereon depending! You are hereby ordered and instructed to dispatch Delegates from your village here to us, to treat with us on next Tuesday, rcapecting the surrender of your town to the obedience of their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, or on refusal so to do, wo shall be obliged to constrain you thereunto by force of arms. Dated at the City Hall of the City of New Orange, the 12"' of August, Anno 1673. (Signed), Coiinelis Evertse, Junior, Jacob Benckes. By their order. ( Signed ), IV. Bavard, Secret'. ft I'*";'?' W. 572 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS; The Inhabitants of Middeltowne and Shrousbury, are hereby charged and requiered to send their deputys unto us on tuesday morning next, for to treate w"" us uppon articles of ■urrendring their said townes una:- the obedience of the High and Mighty Lords, the States- Gennerall of the united Provinces, & his serene Highnesse the Prince of Orange, or by refusall wee shall be necessitaded to subdue the said places thereunto by force of armes. Dated at New Orange, this 12 " of August, A° 1G73. (Signed), Cohnelis Evertsk,* Jun'., Jacob Benckes. The Magistrates and Municipal Officers of this city being summoned to the Council, they were released by the Admirals and Council of War from their Oath taken to. the English government, and further recommended to do their duty so that no disorder may be committed in the place, until the government and Magistrates of this City shall be appointed by the Admirals and Council of War. Dated as above. At a Meeting of the Hon'"" Council of War of New Netherland, holden in Fort Willem Hendrik, the 13'" of August, A" 1673. Present — Commander Cornelis Evertsen, Junior, Commander Jacob Benckes, Captain Anthony Colve, Captain Nicolaes Boes, Captain Abram Ferdinandus van Zyll. The Commanders and Council of War have summoned the underwritten Towns and ordered them to submit to their High Mightinesses, the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, etc., and to send hither immediately their Deputies together with their Constables' staves and English flags, when ' CoRNKLts EvEsnt!« WM the olJest son of tho rfnowneJ Admiral Cornelis EverUon, wlio was killed in the fight agninet the English, llth June, 1066. Being » Cuptain in the navy, on the desth of his futher, the Ststes of Zealand recommended that he be i)ut in command of a ship-of war, and on the ISlh December, 1672, he wiis promoted to the rank of Commander of a squadron of fifteen ships o( the line, with which he proceeded to the West Indies, where he captured seven, and burned five, vessels, and obtained considerable booty, lie afterwards destroyed sixty-Ovo French Newfoundland tradersi and sailed to Martinieo, where he met ("iplaln Jacob Ilcnckes in conjmand of four men-of-war. Having joined forces tliey visited all the Knglish and French iKlandn and took a ship bound to (iiilway. After inflicting much dimage on the entmj-, in those islands, ho sailed in 1073 to New-York, then in poisession of tho English, which ho reduced, and changed tho name of the country to New Nitherhin.l, and of the city to New Oranga. By this time he had with him about twenty Englieh prizes, captured iu tho Virginias and eUewhere, and many prisoners. In December, 1673, he returned to Cndiz, after destroying more than eighty English and 1 reneh ships, and capturing New-York and .St. Eustatius. In 1075 he was appointed Rear- Admiral; in 1679 Vice- Admiral, and, in 1088, Admiral, in which last capacity he comranndcd a squadron wbiih accompanied William III. to England. On iiOth June, 109(1, he engaged the French fleet off Boachy Head, but, through the treachery of Admiral Torringlon, who commanded the English portion of the allied fleet, ho was forced to retreat t« Uye bay. Torrington was coniinitled to the Tower, and the Pntch Adtoiral received the thanks of llie King. After a life of great activity, in which he covered himself with glory. Admiral Evertsen ilied in November, 1706, and was buried at Middelburgh in St Peter's Church. Kuk, XIV., 80-I. — Ei.. VOLUME XXIII. 573 they would, as circumstances permit, be furnished with Prince's flags instead of those of the English. This summons is sent to the following Towns : Situate on Long Island, Flushing, Southampton, Heemstede, Seatalcot, Rustdorp or Jamaica, Huntington, Middelborg or Newtown, Easthampton, Oysterbay, Southold. Sitvate on the Mainland: Oostdorp or Westchester and its adjoining hamlet, called East Chester. Note. — The remaining Towns on Long Island had previously sent their Deputies hither and submitted themselves, viz.: Midwout, Amersfoort, Breuckelen, Utreght, Boswyck, Gravesend. Also the inhabitants of Staten Island ; all which were at the same time ordered to cause their inhabitants to nominate three persons for Schout, three for Secretary and six for Schepens, and to present them on the first opportunity to the Council, when a selection from them shall be made. The following is in like manner this day sent to Mr. Steenwyck: No. 1. Mr. Steenwyck will please observe that orders be issued to call the Burghers together to commission some, be they four or six, from their midst in order if possible to speak with us to-morrow afternoon at the City Hall. Whereupon relying we remain, (Signed), CoRNELis Evertsen, Junior) Jacob Benches. Fort Willem Hendrik, 13"" August, A" 1G73. This 14"" August, 1G73: The following answer was delivered by Deputies from the Commonalty of the city of New Orange, to the Commanders and Council of War. No. 2. The Commonalty of the city of New Orange being convoked at the City Hall, and it being proposed to them by order of the Hon^'« Commanders and adjoined Council of War of the fleet to elect persons from the Commonnlty to confer with said Commanders and Council of War, tliey have, accordingly, by plurality of votes, elected Mr. Cornells Steenwyck, Mr. Cornells van Iluyven, Mr. Johannes van Brugh, Mr. Johannes de Peyster, Captain Marten Cregier, and Secretary Nicolas Bayard. Dated at New Orange, this 14"" of August, 1673. By order. (Signed), N. Bayard, Secre''. 574 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS ; At a Meeting of the Hon"* Council of War of New Netherland, holden on the IS"" of August, A" 1673. Present — Commander Jacob Benkes, Commander Cornells Evertsen, Junior, Captain Anthony Colve, Captain Nicolaes Boes, Captain Abram Ferdinandus van Zyll. The abovenamed Deputies being called before the Council, were handed the fallowing order : The Deputies from the Commonalty of the city of New Orange, being sent for by the Commanders and adjoined Council of War of the fleet, they are recommended to convoke the Commonalty of this city, without delay, here in the City Hall, and to cause them to nominate six persons for Burgomasters and fifteen for Schepens, to wit : from the wealthiest inhabitants and those only who are of the Reformed Christian Religion ; from whom said Commanders and Council of War will select some as Magistrates of this city. Dated at the City Hall of the city of New Orange, this 15* August, 1673. ( Signed ), Cornelis Evertsen, Junior, Jacob Benckes. A. CoLVE, Nicolaes Boes, A. F. VAN Zyll. This IG"" August, 1673 : Pursuant to the order aforesaid, the Commonalty of the city of New Orange have, by plurality of votes, nominated, and delivered in by Deputies to the Council, For Burgomisteri : Cornells Steenwyck, Marten Cregier, Cornells van Ruyven, Johannes de Pyster, Johannes van Brugh, Nicolaes Bayard. For ScheiJcru : Francois Rombouts, Stevanus van Cortlant, Adolf Pietersse, Rynier Willemse, Pieter Jacobse, Jan Vinges, Peter Stoutenburgh, Jeronimus Ebbinck, Willem Beeckman, Egidius Luyck, Jacob Kip, Gelyn Verplanck, Lourens van der Spiegel, Balthazaer Bayard, Coenraet ien Eyck : Which abovenamed persons being called before the Council, they took the oath of allegiance, from which nomination the Commanders and Council of War elected the Magistrates, who have subscribed the following oalh, whereupon it was ordered to make the subjoined Proclamation to-morrow. The Oath. We, the Schout, Burgomasters, Schepens and Secretary of the cily of New Orange, qualified by the Hon*"'* Council of War, do promise and swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that •^f, <>«r.h in his o^iality will BccoTdin" Ic the best of cur knowle(l''e !\nd without pnssion. VOLUME XXIII. 575 administer good law and justice between parties in cases brought before us; that we will promote the welfare of this city and its inhabitants; in all things defend the upright and true Christian Religion agreeably to the Word of God and the order of the Synod of Dordrecht taught m the Netherland church ; in all circumstances obey, maintain and help to maintain the Supreme governmant placed, or hereafter yet to be appointed, over us in the name of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Highness of Orange, and prevent, as far as in our power lies, everything that may conflict with it. So truly help us God. Proclamation altering the Form of Government in the City of New Orange. The Commanders and Hon"" Council of War in the service of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness, the Prince of Orange, &c., Greeting: Whereas We have deemed it necessary, for the advantage and prosperity of our city, New Orange, recently restored to the obedience of the said High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness, the Lord Prince of Orange, to reduce the form of government of this city to its previous character of Schout, Burgomasters and Schepena, which exists in all the cities of our Fatherland, to the end that justice may be maintained and administered to all good inhabitants without respect or regard of persons ; Therefore We, by virtue of our commission, in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness, the Lord Prince of Orange, have elected from the nomination exhibited by those in office, as P^egents of this city for the term of one current year, Schout, Anthony de Milt. Burgomasters : Johannes van Brugh, Johannes de Peyster, Egedius Luyck. Schepens : Willem Beeckman, Jacob Kip, Jeronimus Ebbing, Lourens van der Spiegel!, Gelyn Verplanck. Which abovenamed Schout, Burgomasters and Schepens are hereby authorized and empowered to govern the inhabitants of this city, both burghers and strangers, conformably to the laws and statutes of our Fatherland, and make therein such orders as they shall find advantageous and proper to this city and its inhabitants. And the inhabitants of this city are well and strictly ordered and enjoined to respect and honor the abovenamed Regents in their respective qualities, as all loyal and faithful subjects are bound to do. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this 17'* August, 1673. (Signed), Jacob Benckes, Coiineus Evehtsen, Junior, Published this 18"- of NicoLAAs Boes, A. Colve, August, 1G73. A. F. van Zyll. (Signed), N. Bayard Sec'". i»rr 576 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : At the Meeting of the Hon"'- Couocil of War, holdea ia Fort Willem Hendrick, on the 18"" of August, Anno 1073, Present — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornelia Evertsen, Junior, Captain Anthony Coive, Captain Nicolaes Boes, Captain A. F. van Zyll. The following Order was made : On the petition of the inhabitants of the respective towns, viz. : Eiizabets Towne, New- Worke and Piscattaway, situated at Adder Coll} The Commanders and Hon'"'" Council of War having considered and read the Petition of the inhabitants of the villages of Eiizabets Towne, New-Worke and Piscattaway, have ordered thereupon that all the inhabitants of those towns shall be granted the same Privileges and Freedoms as will be accorded to native born subjects and Dutch towns ; also the Petitioners and their heirs shall unmolested enjoy and possess their lawfully purchased and paid for lands, which shall afterwards be confirmed to them by the Governor in due form; in regard to the bounds of each town, they shall hereafter be fixed by the Governor and Council; in respect to impressment, none of the English nation shall. In time of war with his Majesty of England, be impressed against their own nation on condition that they comport themselves quietly and peaceably, but their ships and boats shall be subject thereto. Concerning inheritance, they shall have to regulate themselves according to the laws of Netherland, but be at liberty to dispose of their property by will, according to their pleasure ; and in case any wi h to depart from this government with their properly, they shall be at liberty so to do within the term of six months on condition of previously paying their debts, and obtaining proper passport from the Governor. Furthermore, no person shall be suffered to settle within this government without the Governor's previous approbation ; and finally, the Petitioners are granted and accorded Freedom of conscience as the same is permitted in the Netherlands. Further, the Deputies from the towns of Woodbridge, Schrousbury and Middeltovvne situate at Aihler Cull, coming into court, the above privileges were, at their verbal request, in like manner granted and allowed to their towns; but all subject to further orders from their High Mightinesses and his Serene Highness of Orange. Ciiptain John Berry,' William Sandfort, Samuell Edsall and Lourens Andriessen, appearing before the Council request that they and their plantations may be confirmed in the privileges which they obtained from their previous Patroons, and furthermore possess unobstructed their houses, lands and goods, and enjoy such further privileges as are granted and accorded to all other the inhabitants oi Adiicr Coll, lately called New Jarsey. ' New Jersey. •John Hkiirt remoTc.l, it is supposed, from Connecticut to New Jersey in 1 669, when lie and liisMSOciates obtained a grant of land near Newark, in.l be was appoioted a Mngialrate of the Court of Bergen and Deputy Governor of the Province in ,TuIy, 1«72, on tlie deparluro of Oov.Tnor Cartcrft foi F.nijland. He adniinisterod the Govornment until tlie arrival of th» Dutcliin 1673. After the return of Gov. Carlerct in 1C71, be won appointed one of tlio Council, and so conlinuod under lh« Tariout administrationi until 1692, when bis name i» omitted, probably iu cou8«iueiic« of bis previous death. Whitehead. — 'b'D. VOLUME XXIII. 577 Ordered thereupon : The Petitioners shall enjoy their lawfully acquired houses, lands and goo.^ together with such privileges as are granted and accorded to their neighboring towns of Achter Coll. What regards the privileges obtained from their previous Patroons, the same is denied the Petitioners. From the submitted nomination of the Delegates from the respective towns, Midwout, Bruekelen, Amersfort, Utrecht, Boswyck and Gravesend, the Hon"" Council of War have selected as Magistrates of said towns : As Sckout,.... Jacob Strycker. As Secretary, . . ffrancis De Bruyn. And as Schepens of the respective towns, as followeth : A.1 Scheiicns of the town of Midicoul : Hendrik Jorissen, Auke Jans, Jan Strycker, Pieter Lolt. As Schepens of the tomi of BrueMcn : Theunis Gysbertse Bogaert, Thomas Lammertse, Frederik Lubbertse, Rem Jansen. As Sche]>ens of the town of Amesfort : Elbert Elbertse, Roelof Martensen, Abram Jorissen, Koert Stevensse. As Schqiens of the town oj Vtreght: Thomas Jansen, Jan Thomassen, Hendrik Mattyssen, Jan van Deventer. As Schciiens of the town of Boswijk : Hendrik Barentse Smit, Volckert Dirckse, Gysbert Theunissen, Jan Cornelissen de Zeew (the Zealander). As Schepens of the town of Gravesend: Samuel Spicer, John Emans, Richard Stilwill, Barn Urin. All the aforesaid, Schout, Secretary and respective Schepens are required to come at the earliest opportunity and take the oath of allegiance, which being done, all the inhabitants of those towns and their dependencies are ordered and charged them to acknowledge and obey as such, as faithful subjects are bound to do ; whereof certificates in due form have been sent to each of the above named towns. The Hon'"' Council of War resolved this day to seize all the goods and effects belonging to the Kings of England and Fnnce or their subjects; to which eud the following Proclamation is ordered to be published and affixed. Vol. II. 73 578 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : Whereas their High Mightinesses the Lords Slates-General of the United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, have by their declarations to the whole world published and made known the injustice of the War, begun and waged against them by the Kings of France and England ; and that moreover their subjects and vassals continue and proceed to injure, spoil, damage and all possible loss and obstruction to inflict on the good inhabitants of their said High Mightinesses and the Lord Prince of Orange, for which suffered damages and injuries their High Mightii-es.ies and his Highness the Prince of Orange imve ii ost urgently caused their Ambassador to demand reparation and satisfaction, but fruitlessly and in vain. Therefoke have we deemed it necessary, and find ourselves by virtue of our commission obliged to put under arrest and seizure, all such houses, lands, goods and effects together with outstanding debts, as are at present remaining and belonging within this our government to the Kings of France and England or their subjects, all which said houses, land, goods and effects together with outstanding debts belonging to the Kings of France or England or the'r subjects as aforesaid, we, in the name and on the behalf of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Highness the Prince of Orange, do hereby seize and arrest; and to the end that no man may pretend ignorance hereof, we do hereby most strictly order and charge all our subjects in whose lands or under whose care any of said houses, lands, goods and effects together with outstandmg debts may be remaining, to surrender an«' in writing make known the same within the space of ten days after the publication hereof, to our Secretary Nicolaes Bayard, under the penalty of double the value of the goods which contrary to this order and edict shall hereafter be found in their hands and keeping, to be applied, one-half to the informer and the other half to the government, and in addition to be banished out of this Province. And whereas it has come to our knowledge, that Mr. Thomas de Laual hath, contrary to the capitulation for the surrender of the country, appropriated to himself a lot of negroes and other of the Incorporated West India Company's effects, also the revenue from the tapsters' excise on wine and beer, without paying the debts which according to the capitulation were to be discharged therefrom: We have, therefore, deemed it necessary also to attach his properly real and personal which can be found here, until we shall receive satisfaction in the premises, or reasons be adduced why those debts have not been paid. And all and every who may have on hand any properly belonging to the aforesaid de Lauall, or know where any of it is concealed, are required to make the same knowr. to us, on pain and fine as abovementioned, and each and every are hereby warned and admouished against damages. Dated Fort Willem Hendrik, this IS"- of August, A" 1G73. ( Signed ), Jacob Benches, CORNELIS EvERTSEN, Juuior. From the nomination of the inhabitants of the town of Bergen and dependencies are this day elected : At Schout and Secretary, Claes Arentse. As Schepent: Gerril Gerrits, Elias Michielse, Thomas Frederiks, Peter Marcelissen, Cornells Abramse : Whereof a certificate is sent them, and it is further recommended thera to come here and be sworn in. r '• u VOLUME XXIII. 579 At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"" Council of War of New Netherland, holden in Fort William Hendrik, on Saturday, 19"' of August, A' 1073. Present — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornelia Evertsen, Junior, Captain A. Colve. The Deputies from the Towns of Elisabets Towne, Neu worke, Woodbridge, Piscattaway, Widdeltowne and Schrousbury appearing, are ordered to call together the inhabitants of their respective Towns, and to have them nominate by plurality of votes, a double number for Schepens or Magistrates of said Towns; also from each Town to elect two Deputies, who shall meet together as one Board, and then nominate, by the greater number of votes, three persons for Schout and three for Secretary, over the said six Towns, to which end the followinn Order is sent to each of them : The Command"-ln-Chiefe and Councell of warr in fort William Hendrik. Do herebij order & strictlij require the Inhabitants of Elizabeth Towne to call a Townes Meeting, and by a generall vote to nominate six persons for magestraets of their said towne, as alsoo to appoint twoo deputys who are to meete with the rest of the fijve neighbouring townes, to wit: New worke, Woodbridge, Piscattawaij, Middietowne & Shrousburrij, wich said deputys shall be authorized to nominate three persons for Schout and three for Secretarijs, out of wich said nominated persons bij us shall be ellected for each towne three magestrales! and for the s-* six Towues in generall, one for Schout & one for Secretary, and the said Inhabitants & deputys are herebij requiered to make a true returne thereof unto us within the apace of six daijes next ensuing. Dated at forte Wiilem Hendrik the 19 of August, A» 1073. (: Signed:) Jacob Benches,' CoBNELis EvEttTs, Juuior. • Jaood BiHCKB, after tho re>1uotion of New-York, returned to Kuropc, and obtained considerable reputation in the war between France and Uolland, in which he commanded a .quadron of thirteen shipi With the.e he .etsail on the 16th of March, 1676. against the French possessions in the West Indie^ and arrived before the Island of Cayenne on the 4th of May attacked the place with great fury, and reduced it in a short time, after which he captured St. Martins, and proceeded U> the Island of Tobago, then in the possession of the Dutch, whitlier he was followed in February. 1677. by Count d'Estr^es, the French Admiral, who demanded the surrender of the fort. This being refused, the place was stormed and the Dutch fleet itlackcd. After an engagement which lasted from the break of day until night, the French were obliged to retire with con- wderableloM. learing the victory to the Dutch, and M. d'&trtes returned to France whence he was again dispatched in October and arrived in December following, with sixteen sail of the lino, before Tobago. Here he landed 1.600 men with iuital,le artillery and summoned Commander Benckes. who refused to surrender. The place was soon after invested and the cannonading began on both sidea Towards noon Commander Bcncke^ Captain de Montigny of the Marines and other officer, were about sitting down to dinner. Unfortunately the dining room was directly over the magazine or store where the ammunition was kept Along the pathway leading from this store to the battery much powder was strewed by (hos. supplying the gunner,, and one of the enemy's fireball, falling in this path set the train on fire, and in a moment the magaiine exploded, instantly killingVice.AdrairalBonckes and mo.t of his oflicors. A-^A. VI., 662; HiUory of th. Duccanier^ Id edition. London, 8vo., 170 1. pp 177-180. Thus perished, on the 12th December, 1677, in the height of a brilliant career this brave seaman who identified hiuiself with our history, by the reduction of New-York, thus vindicating the honor of fatherland. — Ed. 1 ^ i^ I m 580 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"' Council of War of New Netherland, holden in Fort VVillem Hendrik, 21" August, 1673. Present — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornelis Evertsen, Junior, Captain Anthony Colve. Tiie newly chosen Schout, Secretary and Schepens of the Towns of Midwout, Breukelen, Amesfort, Utreght, Boswyck and Gravesend, appear before the Council to take the oath of allegiance, which they have subscribed in form as hereinbefore taken by Burgomasters and Schepens. The Schout and Magistrates of the Town of Bergen in like manner appearing, have also taken the oath in form as aforesaid, and are further told tiiat the Commanders shall visit iheir Town on Sunday after the Sermon, in order to administer the oath of allegiance lo all their people. On the petition of the Schout of the Town of Bergen he is permitted and allowed by the Hon'''° Council of War henceforth to (ill and execute the olBce of auctioneer. James Grover making known that he hath in hands on Staten Island a Water Mill belonging to Mr. Lovelace,' on which work he has, he says, received 10 pounds sterling, requests order what further is lo be done. Whereipon he is allowed to proceed with the work according to contract. It is this day resolved by the Council of War to demand an account and balance from Mr. Cornells van Kuyvon, late Receiver of the Duke of York's revenues in this country. The Deputies from Oostdurp, alias West Chester and tiie dependency called East Chester, delivering to the Council their credentials, olferiiig further lo submit themselves to their High Mightinesses and his JTighness of Orange, are ordered to cause their inhabitants to nominate by pluriilily of votes and to present here on the earliest opportunity, a double number lo be MiigistniU's of their towns, from which three shall be elected by us as Magistrates, to wit: two for Uie Town of West Chester and one for East Chester, who shall have power lo decide all suits in his town to the value of 30 shillings English ; suits of a greater value shall have 10 be determined by the entire Board in the Town of West Chester aforesaid. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon'"'* Council of War, holden in Fort Willem Hendrik, Tuesday the 2^"* August, A° 1073. Pkksent — Commander Cornelis Evertsen, Junior, (/ommander Ja(;ob Benckes, Captain Anthony Colve. The OeputifH of Flushing, Heemslede, llustdorp, Middelburgli and Oysterbay, having been summoned, appear before the Council delivering in a pelilion, and with it, ' Cotoii«l Fmiit'ia I«vki,*o« wim tho weonJ Jon of 91r Rlclikrd Lovelnce, kflerwiiril* Biron LuvcUee of Hurley, In llmpouiity of n.rk>, aii'l Msr^irf!, T J.ilin, 2.1 I..ir.l I.ovoUcc, Billi.r.'.l to till' iiiIh of Oliiirli'j I, t.N>loiiel LovbUco vm nppniiiloil (lovrrnor of NowYorli iii IHI'.H, mnl »ilniiiii«tfritti»fiiPtion of nil cIbmi-ii, iinlil lln- .Solli .Inly, I«7S llo whs ncliru ill lotllinK tli(> county nf 1.'I»I.t, wIumo ho l«M out til.' town of Hurley, ho chIIi'.I «fl»r liia mirrntral umit in ll«rlii Sworn l" September, 1673. Stephen Kent, ) Mnghlrates or Scheimn* of Shrousbury : John Hanoe, ] Eleakim Wardil, V Sworn 1" September, 1073. Hugh Dyckman, ) Magistrates or Schepens cf Ncwworke : Jasper Crane, \ Robbert Bond, V Sworn 1" September, 1073. John Ward, J Magistrates of Mamarneck : John Dusut, Henry Pisbrou. Of which election a formal certificate was sent to each of said Towns, and 'tis ordered that those elected shall come hither on the first opportunity to be sworn in. VOLUME XXIII. 583 The following is the Form of the Oath: Whereas wee N: N: are chosen bij y authority of the high & mighty Lords the Staels Gennerall etz to bee magestraets of the towne called N. N. wee doe sweare, in y' Presence of V allm.ghty Godt. to be true & ffaithffull to y said authority, and their Govern" for y- tijme being, and that wee equally & impartially shal exercize. Justice betwixt party & partij, without ?rZTim5rr"' "u T""' ""i '' "'' '''" '^•^"°" '"°" «""^'^" °''^"' *^ Instructions as wee ffrom time to time shall receive ffrom y- Govern' & Councell in time being. So help us God Pursuant to previous letters and summons, appeared at the Council the Delegates from the Enghsh Towns s.tuate on Long Island, East of Oysterbay. delivering in the following wrilg Jamaica. August the 14"" 1G73. Whereas wee y- Inhabitants of the East Riding of Long Island (: namely SoutHampton Easthamp on SoutHoold Seataucok & Huntington we.e sometime rightly & peace K joyned w. h Hertford jurisdiction to good satisfTaction on both sides, butt about y- yeare 1064 Genn" Richard Nicolls comeing in y- name off his Ma- Roijal Highnes y- Duke off Yor-ke & by power subjected us to y Governm' under w'- wee have remained uotill this present time and now by turne off Gods Providence shipps off fforce belonging to y- States off Holland have^taken New Yorke y- 30-^ of the last month, and wee having'noe Int'e.ligen:: o t" J ff om o' Govern': Fra- Lovelace Esquy off whatt hath happened or W wee are to doe. ButI y Gennerrall off y said dutch fforce hath sent to us his declaration or Summons with a .enus Commmat.on therein contained and since wee understand bij y post bringing the said declarnt.on 'riiat our Govern': is peacebly & respeclfullij entertained into yesaidffort & Ci ty wee the Inhabitants off y said East Rijding or o' Deputies for us. att a meeting this daij doe make these o' request as ffollow ; e j "«« Imprimis That iff wee come under y dutch Governm«, wee desire y wee maij retaine o' Eclesiasticall Pnviledges viz', to Worship God according to „' belieffe w-out anij imposition. 2^ fl.at wee ma.j enjoij y small matters off goods wee possess, with o' Lands according to Purchase of y Natieves as it is now bounded out, without ffurther charne off conflirmation. J' 1 hat y oath off allegiance to bee imposed may bind us onely whyles wee are under Governm' but y' as wee shall bee bound not to act against thun, soe also not to take up nrme. ttor them against o' owne Nation. *! T.!'"' '^'''' '""'J "'""'y"' ^""^ '^"'"^'y t^^^^use «' owne officer, both civil & millitarij. 6-^ Ihat theses Townes may bee a corporation off themselves to end all matters of difference between man & man, excepting onely case, conserning Lijfe. Limbe & bannishment. Ihat noe law may be made or tax imposed uppon >• people at anij tijme but such as shall be consented to bij y deputies of y respectieve Townes 7" That wee maij have ffree Trade W» y nation now in Power and all others without paling custome. 8|» In everij respect to have equall previledge. w'» the dutch nation J'. ''''"" j*';;«'"»y ^^ «'■'«« 'il'^rty graunted y 6 towne. ab„v..- for y procuring from any of y united Lollonie.(: w'%ut molestation on either side:) warpes iron, or any olb/r necessaries ffor y comffortable carri.,, on the whale de.igne. 584 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: lO'J' That all Bargaines covenant & contracts of wliat nature soever stand in ffull flbrce, as theij would have been had there bene no change of Government. East Hampton, South Hampton, Sovth Hoold, Brooke Haven, Huntington, Thomas James, j John Jessip, I Joseph Reyner. ( Thomas Hutchinson, \ Isacq Arnold, j Richard WoodhuII, ( Andrew Miller. f Isaq Piatt, I Thomas Kidmore. Depnt. The Delegates from Easthampton, Southampton, Southold, Setalcket and Huntington requested an audience, and entering, delivered in their credentials with a writing in form of a Petition ; they further declared to submit themselves to the obedience of tiieir High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, etc. Whereupon the preceding Petition having been read and taken into consideration, it is ordered as follows: On the first point : They are allowed Freedom of Conscience in the Worship of God and Church discipline. C. They shall hold and possess all their goods and lawfully procured lands, on condition thnt said lands be duly record^HJ. y point regarding the Oath of Allegiance with liberty not to take up arms against their own nation, is allowed and accorded to the petitioners. 4"" article is in like manner granted to the petitioners: to nominate a double number for their Magistrates, from which the election shall then be made here by the (iovernor. e"". It is allowed the petitioners that the Magistrates in each town shall pronouncu final judgment to the value of five pounds sterling, and the Schout with the General Court of said five towns, to the sum of twenty pounds, but over these an appeal to the Governor is reserved. 6"". In case any of the Dutch tuwns shall send Deputies, the same shall, in like manner, be allowed the petitioners. On the 7"' and S"" articles it is ordered : That the petitioners shall be considered nnd treated HH all other the subjects of the Dutch nation, nnd be allowed to enjoy the same privileges with them. 9"" p;ticle cannot, in this conjuncture of time, be allowed. lO"" article : 'Tis allowed that all the foregoing particular contracts and bargains shall stand in full force. The Delegates of Hartford Colony delivering in the following letter requesting some verbal conference, are told to put their proposals in writing. f:*'. Hartford 7"- August 1073. Although wee have heard of ijour Action at Ijorkc ijet because the cheife trust of those parts did Kflsido in other hands from whome you have too suddenleij surprized it, wee made o' Busnisse to attend what was devolved uppon o' selves that waij nextlij yettwoe understanding VOLUME XXIII. 585 you content not yourselvee with what ijou have aire a.iij taken but demaund 8ubmi«8ion of the people, his Ma"" subjects seated on F.ong Island Eastward beyound Oisterbaij & have seized a vessel of M' Silke one offo' people near one of o' harbors, Wee have therefore sent James ll.chards & M' William llosewel! to know your further intentions, & wee must lett you know, that wee & o' Confederates the united coionyes of New Englant. are by y Uoyall souerniyne Charles the second made keepers of his subjects liberty in these partes & don hop« to ncquilt o'selves in that trust through the Assistance of all mighty God, for the Preservation of his Ma - Co on.jes in New England, which is all ntt present represented to you from the Govern : & Gen" Assembly of the Colonij of Connecticutt, signed p' their order 'f l,jg P' n>ee Joim Allvn Secre"* Pr James Richards & M' William Rosewell. At n Meeting of the Commanders and Hon- Council of War. holden in Fort Wil'am Hendrick. 24"' August. A" 1073. Mr. James Richards and Mr. W" Rosewell having delivered yesterday the aforesaid letters from Connecticut Colony to Mess" the Commanders, re.juest to-day another audience of the Council, which being granted them they appear and after divers discourses declared to have vrhal orders from the Govern' and Council of Connecticott Colony, to nolity the Commanders that, as they had remained at peace in the time of the previous Dutch government, even in a s.-ason of war. they, on their side were equally disposed thus to continue without molesting this Irovmco, or making use of any act of hostility against it. On condition that nothing be undertaken to the preju.lice of their Colony from this side, it certainly will not first attempt nnything hostile ; in .^ise such should be committed against them by this Province, they thcu protested themselves guiltless of the blood that may be shed in consequence, &c Whereupon the Commanders and Council of W«r answered, requesting them to be pleased to put in writing whatever they might have to say on this or any other point, when th.-y should be answered in like manner. This Mess" Richard and Rosewell declined to do, since they had no order to that elTect from their principals, and that such written negotiations might be turned to the worst use by any disallected person of their (Jolony. T.. whi.-h the Commanders nnd Council of War replied, that they could not readily understand the English language and therefore could not well enter into any verbal negotiation with them, but if the gentlem.-n would please put their proposals in writing, then they would be answered in like manner, an.l to the end that no evil interpretation should be given to it by oihers. the Commanders olTered, nfier reading their proposals to restore the same to them, on condition that the answers should tn like manner be given back. Which Mess" Richard and Rosewell having again decline,! for the foregoing reasons, the following Letter is transmitted by the aforesaid Mess" Richards and Rosewell in answer to the Governor and Council of Herllorts Colony. Sir: •" ^'o^t Will"" Hendricke, this 24'» Aug' Ati» M»73. For answer to yo' letter of the 7th Aug', which was delivered vnto us, we say. that we are •ent forth by the high and mighty lords, the States (!eii' of the Vnited Netherlands, nnd his •orene highness the lord I'rinco of Orange, to doe all manner of dammago vnto the enemyes of Vol. II. j^ n 586 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: the said high and mighty lords, both by water and by land ; from which cause we being come heere into Hudson's River, have brought the land and forts w'Mn the same vnder o' obedience ; and in regard the villages lying to the eastward of Oyster Bay did belong to this GovernmS Boe it is that to prevent all inconveniencyes we haue cited the same to giue the oath of 6delity ; in which if they remaine defectiue. we are resolued to force them with the armes likewise ; allsoe we shall not be afraid to goe against those that shall seeke to maintaine the said villages in their injustis. Conserning the vessell that is taken by vs close to yo' haveu», their is noe ot'ier consideration but that it was taken from o' enemyes, wherefore it anpeares very strange before vs that we should bee objected against concerning it. Wee • ' oeleive that those that are set for Keepers of his Majesty of England's subjects will quit Ives as they ought to doe, for y« preservation of the colonyes in New England ; howev. , we shall n-t for that depart from o' firme resolutions. We conceive we have heerwilh answered yC letter. Thus done, in the place as above By order of the Comand" & Counsell of Warr, ' N. Bayard, Secretary. At a Meeting of the Commanders and adjoined Council of War holden on the 26* August, 1673. Present — Commander Cornells Evertse, Junior, Commander Jacob Benkes, Captain Anthony Colve. The delegates from the Towns of Seatalket, Southampton, Huntinghton, Easthampton and Southhold, appearing, are ordered to cause their respective inhabitants to nominate and to present here, each, one for Schout and one for Secretary of the Five Towns, and four for Magistrates, only such as are of the Reformed Christian Religion, or at least well aflectod to it, from which nomination the election shall then be made. From the nomination of the inhabitants of Staten Island, are elected Magistrates thereof: At Schout and Schepen Pieter Biljou. As Schepcni: Tys Barentse, Jan Willemse. who have this day taken the oath, whereupon the election is sent to the inhabitants of said island. John Russell is until further order, allowed to take charge of Capt. Manning's plantation situate on Mespat Kil. The Delegates from Midwout, Amesfort, Breukelen, Utrcght, Boswyck, Bergen and Staten Island are notified of the necessity of fortifying the city and of each contributing to said necessary work according to its means, which they undertake and promise; whereupon they are referred to the Burgomasters and Schepens of this city, to confer with them thereupon. VOLUME XXIII. 587 At a Meeting of the Hon"" Commanders holden in Fort Willem Hendrick, on the 26'* of August, 1673. Present — Commander Cornells Evertse, Junior, Commander Jacob Benckes, Captain Anthony Colve. Nathaniel Silvester part proprietor of Shelter Island appearing, offers his submission and requests confirmation of his previous privileges granted to him and his island, called Shelter Island. Whereupon said Silvester is answered that before a final conclusion could be come tc ia this matter, he must exhibit his privileges, which he hath undertaken to do. Furthermore, the abovenamed Nathaniel Silvester c-^clares he has orders from his neighbor David Gardner to offer submission for him and his island, promising that said Gardner would come in like manner in person by the first opportunity. From the nomination of the inhabitants of the Town of Piscattaway are elected : As Schepena John Smally, Nicholas Soman Daniel Denton an, J. 1. ) Sworn e"" Sept', 1673. The 27"" August. Pursuant to the resolution of the 21" instant, the Commanders and Council of War did this day proceed to the Town of Bergen, where the Burghers of that town and dependencies were found to amount to 78 in number, 69 of whom appeared at drum-beat who took the oath of allegiance in like form as hereinbefore inserted under date instant; the remainder were absent, whose oaths the Magistrates were ordered to forward. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"" Council of War holden in Fort Willem Hendrick; 2%"^ August, A» 1673. Present— Commander Cornells Evertsen, Junior, Commander Jacob Benckes, Captain Anthony Colve. The following Notice is this day affixed : Whereas i.iany of the good inhabitants of this place have informed us that considerable sums of money are due them from the late Mr. Lovelace, both for goods delivered and labor performed; also, that said Mr. Lovelace has open accounts with divers persons who would be found indebted to him whenever said accounts were closed. Therefore, have we considered it necessary to cauh. said accounts to be closed and have thereunto appointed Stephanus van Cortland, Balthnzaer Bayard, Jacobus van de Water to close, in the presence of I'ieter de Lanoy, the said Mr. Lovelace's late servant's said account. So that such may be immediately set about, all persons residing here shall have to deliver in their accounts to the aforesaid 588 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: persons, before the S'* September next ; the account being closed and delivered to us, further orders sholl be issued as to further proceedings. Dated Fort Willeni Hendrik this SS"- August, 1673. ( Signed ), Coknelis Evertse, Junior, ■ Jacob Benches. Nathaniel Silvester delivering in an extract from his privileges, vas ordered to exhibit the original. He said he had left it at home, whereupon the Register being referred to, 'tw^as found that the heirs of his late brother Constant and one Coll. Middelton, residing in England, veere in like manner partners in his island, called Shelter Island, whose share must be confiscated to the behoof of the State ; whereupon the aforesaid Nathaniel Silvester replied, that large sums of money were due him from said heirs of Constant Silvester. But after divers arguments pro and con., it was agreed that said Nathaniel Silvester shall pay to the government here the sum of five hundred pounds in this country's provisions for the interest of the heirs of Constantine Silvester and Thomas Middelton. The following is the act of Confiscation of Shelter Island and the conveyance thereof to Nathaniel Silvester. We, Cornelis Evertse the younger and Jacob Benckes, Commanders, with our adjoined Council of War from the fleet in the service of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, Greeting, make known that, in virtue of our commission from their High Mightinesses and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, we are authorized and empowered with our ships of war and entrusted military, to wage war and hostilely to inflict all possible loss and damage both by water and by land, on the Kings of England and France and their subjects, and if possible to take and conquer them and when conquered to confiscate, and to declare forfeited for the behoof of the said High and Mighty the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, and furthermore to dispose thereof to the best advantage ; We therefore pursuant to our aforesaid Commission, have endeavored to execute the same, to which end having by force of our arms lawfully taken and restored under the obedience of our aforesaid Lords and Masters, Fort James now called William Hendrik, with the city of New York now named New Orange, situate on the Island Manhatans, with all the lands, places and territories thereunto depending, as they were lately possessed by the subjects and in virtue of the commission of his Majesty of England under the patroonship of the Duke of York, among which lands and territories is also found a certain island known by the name of Shelter Island, situate east of Long Island, at present in the possession of Nathaniel Silvester, yet a part thereof belonging in real property to the heirs of Constant Silvester and Thomas Middeltowne residing in England and Barbados, being subjects and vassals of his said Majesty of England, and of a consequence equally open enemies of our Lords and Masters aforementioned, to whom in no wise can be granted the freedom accorded to all others our actual good subjects, who have willingly submitted themselves under our obedience, but agreeably to the customs and laws of all nations, the goods and effects of the said our enemies ought to be confiscated. Therefore have we, in virtue of our aforesaid commission, after having previously had mature deliberation with our Council of War on the subject, confiscated for their High Mightinesses the Lords State8-(ieneral of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orniige, all the right, property, action and claim which the ufortsaid lieirs of Constant Silvestt r and VOLUME XXIII, 589 Thomns Middeltowne or any other persons, our lawful enemies have in the aforesaid island called Shelter Island, as we do hereby declare forfeited and confiscate their interest and property for the behoof of our Lords Masters with this understanding however, that in this confiscation are by no means included but on predetermined deliberation most expressly excluded whatever interest and right said Nathaniel Silvester hath to said island or other his real and personal goods, effects and furniture, negroes or whatever else is lawfully belonging to him within this government, as, because of his submission under our said Lords Masters their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, equal protection is granted and allowed to him the same as to all others our good subjects. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, the QS"" of August, 1673. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"" Council of War holden the 29"> of August, 1673. Pbesent — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornelis Evertsen, Junior, Captain Anthony Colve. Capt. Willem Knyff and Lieutenant Jeron* de Hubert are this day ordered with Ephraim Herman, clerk in the office of Secretary Bayard, to repair to the Towns of Midwout, Amesfort, Bruekelen, Utreght, Boswyck, Gravesandt, Flushing, Heemstede, Rustdorp and Middelborgh on Long Island, and to administer the oath of allegiance to all the inhabitants thereof; to which end a commission is granted to them. Note— The form of the oath to be taken by the inhabitants of the Dutch Nation shall be as follows : We do promise and swear, in the presence of the Almighty God, to be loyal and faithful to their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange and their Governor already, or hereafter to be appointed here, and to comport ourselves on all occasions as loyal and faithful subjects are bound to do. So truly help me God Almighty. The following is the form of the oath to be taken by the inhabitants of the English Nation : Wee do sware in the presence of the Almighty Godt, that wee shall be true & faithfull to the High & Mighty Lords the Staets Gennerall of the united Provinces of his Serene highnesse the Lord Prince of Orange & to their Govern" here for the tijme being, and to behave o' selves uppon all occasions, as true & Inwfull subjects provided onlij that wee shall not be forced ia armes against our owne nation if they be sent bij authority of his Majesty of England, except they be accompanied by a commission of force of other nations when wee do oblidge o' selves to take up armes against them So help us God. Nathaniel Silvester hath this day, pursuant to agreement concluded yesterday, executed an obligation at the office of Secretary Bayard, whereupon the following conveyance is made and confirmed to him : ■J '! r ! t.l 590 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : 11:: The Honorable Council of War, over a squadron of ships now anchored in Hudson's river in New Netherland, on the behalf of their High Mightinesses the Lords States- General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, Greeting, make known : Whereas we, by virtue of our commission, by a preceding act of this date, for sufficient reasons us moving have, for the behoof of our Lord Masters confiscated the lands, houses, goods, negroes and effects of whatever sort they may be, belonging to the heirs of the late Constant Silvester and Colonel Thomas Middelton, situate on Shelter Island, east of Long Island, being property belonging to the subjects of England and public enemies of our State, Therefore have we thought proper and resolved to sell said houses, lands, movables, negroes and effects belonging to the enemies of our State as aforesaid, for the advantage of our Lords and Masters, and pursuant thereunto have i'» like manner arr^inged and agreed with Nathaniel Silvester, co-proprietor of Shelter Island, already mentioned, to whom we have sold the aforesaid interest and right of the abjvenamed heirs of Constant Silvester and Thomas Middeltone, for the sum of Five Hundred Pounds Sterling, payable agreeably to the tenor of a certain obligation thereof being, declaring therefore, that we will cede, transport and convey, as we do hereby cede, transport and c( nvey to the abovenamed Nathaniel Silvester, his heirs and assigns, for and in consideration of the said sum, all interest, right, title and propriety which the aforesaid heirs of Constant Silvester and Thomas Middeltone have to the aforesaid island and dependencies thereof, to t e by the aforesaid Nathaniel Silvester, his heirs and assigns, entered on, used and in perpUual, real and free possession forever and hereditarily to be possessed, and further to do therewith as he should or could do with any other his patrimonial Lands and effects, with additional confirmation of all protts, rights and privileges which by previous governments have been granted and conceded unto said island, viz. : Freedom from all taxes, whether »:ivil or military (the public customs or duties excepted), unless their High Mightinesses the Lcrds States-General impose any new tax on the whole country. Item, he shall not be cited in iw before any subaltern courts of justice except only before the Supreme Court, and furlhtnnore, not be bound to any mustering or outfitting or maintaining of soldiers or any military necsssaries of war, save only what he shall voluntarily do for the defence of said island and government in time o.' ti-ed against any foreign invasion or troubles with the Indians, all which aforesaid Freedoms and Rights to the aforesaid island belonging, are hereby again confirmed to the abovenamed Silvester and his assigns, with Freedom cf Conscience and all other privileges and rights, the same as shall be granted and accorded to all the subjects of this government. Dated, Fort Wlllem Hendrik, this 29* August, 1673. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon-" Council of War, bolden on the 30'* of August, 1G73. Present — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornells Evertse, Junior, Captain Anthony Colve. From the nomination of the inhabitants of the Town of Oostdurp (alias) West Ctiester, and Hamict tast Clieater, are this day elected as VOLUME XXIII. 591 Schepens or Magialratea of Oostdurp: Joseph Pamer Edward Waters era, ^ Sworn the 2" September, 1673. And for the Hamlet East Chester. • John Hoit. Whereof certificates in due form are transmitted to said towns. This day Hans Lourens and John Russel are allowed to mow Captain Manning's valley in Mespat, and after so doing to report, when further agreement shall be entered into with him. John Smith, Captain Laval's late servant, is instructed to take good care of said Laval's property at New Haerlem until further orders. £ . At a Meeting of the Com-aanders and Hon*'* Council of War, holden on the 31«* August, 1673. Phbsent — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornells Evertse, Junior, Captpin Anthoiij Colve. From the exhibits of the inhabitants of the undernamed towns ou Long Island, the following were this day elected Magiatates of the said towns : For the towns of Flushing, Heemstede, Rustdorp, Middelborg & Oisterbay ; For Schout, William Lawrence. For Secretary,. . . . Carel van Brugge, who have taken the oath before the Council of War, the 4"' September, 1673. For Schqyens of Flushing : John Hingsman, ^ Francis Bloetgoet, \ Sworn the 4" September, 1673. Richard Wildie, ) For Scheperis of Heemstede : John Smith, Senior, \ John Semmens, \ Sworn the l'* September, 1673. William Jacobs, j For Schepens of Rustdorp: .'ohn Carpenter, ) Robberd Ashman, > Sworn the e"- September, 1G73. Nathaniel Denton, S iiM- f r 592 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: 1^- 'li For Schepens of Middelborgh : Richard Belts, 1 Jonathan Hazard, >• Sworn the 6* September, 1673. Ralph Hunt, 3 For Schepens of Oisterbay : Nicolas Wright, ^ Thomas Tounsen, > Sworn the 6* September, 1673. Nathaniel Coles, ) Certificates in due form of all the preceding elections are transmitted. This day the Proclamation of the seizure of the goods belonging to the subjects of England and France, hereinbefore enregistered under date IS'" of August, is transmitted to the courts of Willemstadt' and Esopus to be there published and posted up. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"« Council of War, holden in Fort Willem Hendrik the 1" September, 1673. Phesbnt — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornells Evertse, Jun', Captain Anthony Colve. The Delegates from the Esopus appearing, delivered in a certain Petition whereupon the following Order was made : The above Petition of the Magistrates of Swaenenburgh, heretofore called Kingstowne, also the Petition of the Magistrates of the towns of Horley & Marbeltowne, situate in the Esopus, being read and considered at a Meeting of the Hon'"'' Commanders and adjoined Council of War of the squadron of ships in the North river of New Netherland, etc. : It is ordered as follows : First. The Petitioners shall give in a list of the number of their inhabitants, and what they will be able to contribute to the support of a Minister, which shall be transmitted by us to our principals. Regarding the requested instruction it will be prepared on the earliest opportunity by the Governor and sent to the Petitioners. Secondly. The Commonalty of the 3 respective towns shall conjointly nominate by their deputies 3 persons for Schout and 3 persons for Secretary, from whom we shall then elect one to be Schout and one to be Secretary over all those towns; also, the Commonalty of Swaenenburgh shall nominate eight persons as Commissioners of that town. Horley and Marbeltowne, which have up to this time been under one Bench of Justice, shall still so continue until further order, and therefore shall in like manner conjointly nominate and present to us 8 persons, from whom we shall then make a selection. Item, they were in like manner recommended to nominate and present to us a double number for the chief officers of the militia. ' Now, Albany. — Ed. VOLUME XXIII. 593 3 r The Governor will as soon as possible take the subject of the Excise into consideration, to whom w.U m l.ke manner be recommended what the Petitioners consume in their families. 4 Point IS granted to the Petitioners, who are expressly recommended to pay attention that none be nominated who are not of the Reformed Religion. S'" Nor shall any be nominated but such as are at least friendly to the Dutch Nation 6'- article, regarding the improvement of those towns by population, shall be submitted to our principals, who we do not doubt will adopt the earliest measures for its execution 7- The Governor will be recommended to provide the Petitioners with the needful ammunition and military in seasons of exigency. 8'^ Point, regarding prohibiting the sale of strong drink by the small measure to the Indians, IS approved, and the Schout is recommended to pay strict attention thereto. Furthermore, the present Magistrates are recommended to publish and post up the inclosed Proclamation. y <■ »i> mo The Delegates from Fort Orange, lately called Albany, requesting an audience, are admitted, and deliver in a writing containing the following articles, which are answered as appears annexed in the margin. "ppc-uo Points to be proposed by the Delegates to the Hon"" Council of War of the Squadron of Ships lying at present before the Fort called Willem Hen- drick. for the maintenance and pre- servation of the rights of the Town of Beverwyck and Fort Orange : First and .♦bremost : Most seriously to request that the Officers and Justices of i ort Orange and Beverwyck aforesaid may be upright pro- tectors of the true Reformed Religion, accord- ing to the Ordinances of beloved Fatherland. Secondly. That conscience shall not be sub- jected to any constraint, as there are some here of different opinions who have intermar- ried, but that every one shall be at liberty to go where he pleases to hear the Word of God. S"" To request a reasonable garrison for the defence of the place, according to their Hon- ors' discretion. 4"" To request the Great P:xci8e from this time down, and the balance of this year also, on account of the backwardness which exists Vol. H. fg The annexed petition being taken into consideration by the HonW' Council of War, their Honors have ordered that Fort Albany shall henceforward be called Fort Nassau, and the Town of Beverwyck, Willemstadt, and have further ordered as follows : 1" The Commandant there shall be most expressly ordered to protect the Reformed Christian Religion, and failing so to do, the Petitioners shall have to address themselves to the Governor at this place, and the Magis- trates shall alone consist of persons belonging to. or at least well affected towards the Reformed Christian Religion. 2" Article is granted, and the Commandant and Magistrates are ordered to pay attention to it. 3<^ The Governor-General will take care that the Fort there be provided with a suitable garrison. 4"' In regard to the request for the Great Excise, nothing as yet can be done, but, in case the Petitioners are able to show that they W: ■■ m. 594 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : here, and for repairing the bridges and streets were iu receipt of the Excise heretofore, the which, by reason of the low state of the Reve- matter will be submitted to our principals, nue and Receipts, are not repaired, and to con- Regarding the present to the Indians, the sider the heavy expenses already, and still to Petitioners are allowed to take Five Hundred be, incurred for the preservation of the place, guilders in Beavers from the Excise, to be if their Honors undertake to pay therefrom expended for the aforesaid present ; and in the Ministers and Officers in Church and State, case this be increased by the Petitioners, they also that it is necessary to make a reasonable shall in like matter receive their share pro rata present to our neighbors, the Indians, espe- of whatever present the Indians, according to cially at this conjuncture of time, in order to custom, may make, prevent the designs and undertakings of our enemies the French ; which present would require, to wit, For Five different Nations con- sisting of Ten Castles, viz. : The Mohawks, Oneidns, Nondages, Cayugas and Sinnedowane, a sum of fl. 1000 Hollands. 6"" Those of Schanheclede not to extend S"" The inhabitants of Sehnueghtede shall their privilege any further. The land was have to regulate themselves provisionally by granted them by the late General Stuyvesant their previous instruction, and in case any solely that they should occupy themselves difference arise about it, they shall have to with iigriculture, on express condition not to address themselves to the Governor-General, trade with the Indians ; which was confirmed by the Knglish Governor Nicolls according to his Proclamation in existence. G"" To request that the Excise be taken off G"" The subject of the Excise shall betaken what the Burghers and farmers consume, who into consideration by the Governor as soon are tMx.-d to pay the same Excise as tho Tap- as possible, to whom the consumption by tiie sters, directly contrary to all reason ; and that inhabitants will be recommended, there he paid here only on each anker of Brandy fl. 14 for Tapsters' excise ; and for Burf^hers' excise fl. 4. 10 j in all, fl. I'S. 10; and up at the Fort, fl. 24, making a difl'Hrence of six guilders payable in Beavers or Wampum, cab'iihiting three for one, as is the case here at Willemstadt. 7" To ri-qut-st that Fort Orange be well V"- The Governor will take care that the provided with powder and lead, so that the Fort be supplied with necessary ammunilion. Burghers, in case of invasion or dearth, may be ai-cnmmo(laled there, as the place is badly provided therewith. S'*" To request four pieces ol cannon in S"" Four cannon shall be sent by the first order to be able to make use of them in time opportunity to the Petitioners, of need, for the defence of this place, Bever- wyck. VOLUME XXIU. 595 9"" To request that the Town of Beverwyck Q- The petitioners shall enjoy the same sha I retain its former privileges of trade and privileges as they did in the time of the pre- barter with the Indians, &c., as heretofore. vious Dutch government. Furthermore : The present Magistrates are recommended to have the annexed Proclama- tion published and posted up. Dated at Fort Willem Hendrik, the 1" Sept', 1673. Moreover, an Order is sent to the Commissaries of Willemstadt to cause their Commonalty to nommate a double number of 8 persons and three for Secretaries, and to send said nomination down by the first opportunity, from which the election shall then be miule. The following is the election and commission for the Schout and Secretary of the towns situate at Achier Coll. The Lords Commanders & Ilonn'"" Councel of Warre of New Nederland, residing in fort Willem Hendrik etz. Whereas wee have thought fitt & necessarij to discharge the forme of Governm' late m practise her.- nr.d to re.luce it under the stijle of Schout and Scheepens, w^" is custon.arii in our nat.eve cou.itry, tl,o United IJelgick provinces. Know vee therefore that wee bij vertue of o- Commission from y High & mighty Lords the States Oenerall and his Serene Highnesse the Prmce of Orange etz jut of y Nomination presented unto us bij y deputies of Elizabeth Towne Woo.lBri.lge. Shrousburry, New-Worke Piscattewaij & Middeltowne, have elected and established Mr John Ogden to be Schout & ) Mr Samuell Hopkins to be Secretary \ °'^"" ""^ ""'"' '^spectieve Townei Giveing & by these presents granting unto the s- John Ogden & Samuel Hopkins & each of them, full pouwer strenghl & authority in their said oflices. The said Schout together w- V Schepens or mngistrates „f y respective Townes to Rule & governe as well their Inhabitants as Strangers and )• ^•' Samuel Hopkins to administer the olVice of Secretarij in y' b" Townes nocordtng to the Laws of the United Belgi^-q Province, and such partieuler Instructions as they fron. tin.e to li.ne shall receive from us &from our liouvern" for the time being, and wee do hereby strictly order & command all the inhabitants of the said Townes to ol.eij & execute all such lawfull orders & .•onslitulions as shall be made by y s" Sellout & mngistraets for the welfare of >•• h" respective Townes and y' inhabitants thereof. Dated as above. The Schout Jehn Ogden and Secretary Samuell Hopkins are this day ordered to take an Inventory of the Estiile of the late Governor Carteret, and to report the result. The Worship" Orphan Masters of this city of New Orange are re.p.ested an.l authorize.! to summon before them the Curators of the estate left by dec" Kichard Moris' and Waller Webley, 'HOTU.nMo„,.,.,,„„f,,.l, Uwl. Murri. of Monmo«tl„hlr^K„gl.„.l,..r».,l„.. Captain in Oomwolf. .rmy. At th. 1 .l,.Mt,o„, 1.,. r..O.,.l .„ li„hH,l,.,.. ,l„.r.. I,.,,.,»r,l...l » l,„l.v .,f forlun.. „, 1 |...|,. 1I„ „,„ „,„.„,., ^ N,w Vork. wh.r. Ii» « w a Dirrrlmiit •imI ) iirphM«,| IrtiuU in Wtili^lioiler county, .ii.o. k!!o»u a; Mc-ri^:-;!. !!^ .\\=^\ w. jaT-j _ gg tai^Ew ' 596 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: and to require of them administration of that estate and as soon as possible to make a report thereof. Captain Knyff, Lieutenant Jeronimus Hubert and the cle.k Ephraim Hermans being commissioned on the 29"' of August last to administer the oath of allegiance to the inhabitants of the undernamed Towns on Long Island, returning this day, report and deliver in by list the names and number of the inhabitants of said towns, amounting as follows: Midwout, 73 men, all of whom took the oath of allegiance. Annfnort, 48 men, all of whom have taken the oath. Brtukelen and dependencies, 81 mon, 52 of whom have taken the oath ; the remainder are ordered to take it from the Magistrates. titw Utrecht, 41 men, all of whom have taken the oath. Bwihwyck, 35 men, all of whom have taken the oath except Humphrey Clay who is a Quaker. Gravetend, 31 men, all of whom have taken the oath. Hemttcde, 107 men, 51 of whom have taken the oath j the remainder ordered to do so before their Schout and Secretary. Flushing, 67 men, 51 of whom have taken the oath; the remainder absent, are ordered as above. Among these are 20 Dutch. ItustJorp, 03 men, 53 of whom have taken the oath ; the remainder absent, are ordered as above. Midddhorgh, 99 men, 63 of whom have taken the oath ; the remainder absent, are ordered as above. The Proclamation respecting the seizure of all houses, lands, goods and effects, together wilh outstanding debts in this country belonging to the King of England and his subjectii, ia this day also sent up to Willemstadl and Esopus to be there made public in like form as hereinbefore registered in date IS"" August. Note.— Johannes Provoost is authorized to keep an account thereof at Willemetadt and William Montague at the Esopus. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon'''* Council of War holden 2* September, A* 1«73. PiiESENT — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornelis Evertsen, Junior, Captain Anthony Colve. The petition of Johanna de Laet, wife of Jeronimus Ebbing, being read and considered, getting forth that there is coining to her from the succession of her dec" father, Johannis de Lael and otherwise, a just tenth part of the Colonie llenselaerswyck, situate on the North river of New Netherland, requesting, furthermore, that Mr. Jeremias van Uenselaer, under whose direction that has been for some years, may be ordered to render her an account and reliqiinof his admin-tration, and that he shall allow her to receive her tenth part of said Colonie either by allotment or otherwise, &c.; Which petition of hers being taken into consideration, and verbal discussion between the abovenamed Mr. lleniel.ier and Madame de Laet being hoard, and the papers which were VOLUME XXIII. 597 procured being examined, we find that the abovenamed Renselaer, by his own acknowledgment, has not rendered any account of his administration for eleven or 12 years, but offers now to render such to the Petitioner; therefore have we resolved and ordered the abovenamed Renselaer to deliver, within two months from this date, into the Secretary's office here, to be recorded, an account and reliqua of his said administration up to this date, whereof the Petitioner ahall obtain an extract. Dated as above. (Signed), Jacob Benckes, CoRNELis EvERTSE, Junior. This day is Houwel Thompson, late servant of Mr. Lovelace, ordered to quit this government within the space of ten days from the date hereof. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"" Council of War, holden at Fort Willem Hendrik the 4"' September, A" 1673. Present — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornells Evertse, Junior, Captain Anthony Colve. Mr. Jeremias van Renselaer entering, requests by petition, in substance, confirmation of the previous privileges granted by their High Mightinesses to the Colonie Renselaerswyck. Order«Ml : The Petitioner is allowed and granted to enjoy, provisionally, his previous privileges for the term of one current year, on condition of contributing and paying, as heretofore, the quantity of three hundred skepels of wheat per annum ; and the Petitioner shall, as heretofore, from a double number to be nominated by the inhabitants of Renselaerswyck, elect three Magistrates for the ensuing year and obtain the approbation of the supreme government here for them j provided, always, that said privileges shall not continue longer than the space of one current year, within which time the aforenamed Renselaer shall be bound to obtain new privileges from their High Mightinesses, &c.; or, failing the same, he shall be occluded from said privileges. This day Mr. Renselaer took the oath of allegiance before the Council. From the nomination of Militia officers, handed in from the town of Bergen, are elected : Caspaer Stynmets,. . . . Captain. Hans Diederichs, Lieutenant. Adriaen Post Ensign. On the petition of Petronella Carr, wife of John Carr, etc., requesting permission for her husband to settle under this government; Ordered : The Petitioner's request is granted on condition that her husband previously take the oath of allegiance, when ho shall be considered a faithful subject and enjoy, like all others, the property lawfully belonging to him. Schout William Lawrence and Secretary Carol van Brugge are authorized to summon the remaining inhabitants of the towns of Flushing, Hcemstede, Hustdorp and Mlddelborgh, who 598 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : have not, as yet, taken the oath of allegiance, to administer the same to them, and to render us a report thereof by the first opportunity. On the petition of Ide van Vorst and Claes Janse, requesting, substantially, that Casper Steynmets may not be allowed any more privileges tiian were granted him under Mr. Stuyvesant's government. Ordered : Caspar Stevnmits, of whom the Petitioner complains, shall not be allowed any more privileges than have been granted him by Mr. Stuyvesant's government. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon'''' Council of War, holden in Fort Willem Hendrik on the 6"" September, A° 1673. Present — Commander Cornelis Evertse, Junior, Commander Jii'ob Beiickes, Captain Antho y Colve, Captain Knyf and Captain Snell are this day commissioned and authorized by the Hon'"'" Council of War, to repair with the clerk. Al)ram Variet to Elizabets Towne, Woodbridge, Shrousbury, Piscattaway New Worke and Middeltowne, situate at Achtcr Cull, and to administer the oath of allegiance to all the inhabitants of those towns in the form as hereinbefore recorded, to which end orders and instruction in due form are also given them. The Burgomasters and Schepens of the city of New Orange appear and present the following Petition : To the Valiant Commanders and Hon""'' Council of War of the squadron of ships in the service of the High and Mighty Lords the States-General, &c., anchored in the North river of New Nelherland, and now residing in Fort Willem Hendrik. Most respectfully represent. The Schout Burgomasters and Schepens of this city New Orange: That whilsi, they and all good inhabitanls have had and still have reason gratefully to thank God the Lord and you, Valiant gentlemen, for the unexpected reduction of this place and the entire government under the obedience ot their Iligli Minhtinesses the Lords States-General and his Serene Highness the Prince of Ornnge, they anth whom they are at war, are become now our enemies by whom w Is ready staed. are encompassed round about on all sides whithersoever we face or turn The enem.es. albe.t they now keep themselves somewhat quiet, will doubtless en a o. lyZ possible means, to reduce this place under England so soon as they hear that we are al u 1 " he;;t;;:rn7;f"^^\^"'^°"^'r" ^^*"^--^" •^"-" - themastooureuts ,' nroLtH r ^T '"'"'"""^ '''' "^- ^'''''^''' ^'"^y ^i" °°t want instruments to promote th.s work several great lords being themselves as much interested as the Duke of wl Lord Ber ely ■ and Carteret.' This without any doubt renders some so oold ItyJel L tl D? h r "'"" I" ""^ '•''■"'' '''"''''''" "''' ""^^ "- King of Engl ndwi'/r suffer the Dutch to rema.n and sit down here in the centre of all his dominio.^ to his serl prjud.ce.nmany respects, so that we are inevitably to expect a visit trom our malevo L. n .ghbors old. now our bitter enemies unless they be prevented, under God. by yl v . p owess and accou.panying force ; Wherefore do we turn ourselves unto you. Va iant gent m >|y .equest.ng and praying to take seriously into consideration wha't is aforesaid' nT; pleased to .ke „ heart the welfare of so n.any innocent souls, although very few in conu-.rLn to the great multUude of our enemies, and not leave them a prey to be destroy:. I ^b:;! ye.n, and at .he .,Lk„„ „,., Tul^U^rZl'l ""' " '^^'''T""' '""" "'" '^'"'« "' "-*-". '" ^^b" "f .!.»' Lor,l Clarendo,. c«l), then,, who were o 1 '.. ' , , ' ? ""• T T TT''"'' ""' "'" "' '""" ^"^ ^""' '■«="- (- Uud. 800,. .rter ,hi,. bcU const u.olcLij'o^^^^ " f " .""'"?'"' »"'"""'"'"" f™'" "- ^i>-» -<" H.,!. »nd twenty hor,e, .n,i not only .e r d th ^lelVt^ " 'T , '"•"' "'"*"" "' "'" '""' "' "''•"" "'^ '"""''-> conn„i,.ionwith Sir K.!,,h llt^t^ulTtlLt^^ZT' T'^ '"""""'" ""••»-•—''-; «"J '-"« in joint battle, of B,..d„eU. S„ta!l, ..an'neo .on S, Z ^r,, "T'Tr"^ "' "'T,^^'"""" '''"' "' ''' »'''-' E.«t«r. he re,i„o,.d ,h«t «arri,o„ ,.nd .-..lUnllv re „ ' T. * " '"'^y' '" "'- ^-''''y "f l>evo„; .ul^e.juen.ly investing of w^wieu. when h,. L :::::!:: 1^^:111:":! :":t: 7 ur't- .''r "-^ '"""""" -^ '"^ '^"' Berkeley „ood ,0 hi,l, in the e..inm.io„ of ,h uen t . h V , . • '"'^' '"'"^ '" ^""'"- ""'^^ •'"'"n her neeo„ehen,en^ .^^,1 w«. .leliverer t K e „. ,. *'"f' J;-'- f ">« ""r -■- hi. proteotion a. the p.„ee of Thoma, Fairfax, .,.,t iu (Jover .r ^ , I i , l, t ,7'.' T """' ''""" '"'-'l'"""y '"rrendered to Sir w„, afterwanU employed wi, / A 2„ ' Vn"d"'' T"" "' "" "'"' """""• '"• "■""" """"''■' .h« ...urpution, Sr Jo. n HerUley ret ,t ^ C ,,:^ » ne,ot,ate ...rn,. ,or ,h .f.tunate Charles. In J, placed a the head of ,he l.wk of Vrk' 1 ilv '.' '"^ '' " " ""''"'"' "' ''°"' "-"""' '" '«••>-•■ «"• y...r. ar.erward.. ho wa, 1, ... V^^, fn' 'i' '.""""""';"' "V" '" """"" "'"' •"'""~"'- '" " '- So„.er„t (one of the ,c«ne, of hi, f r^ r ^J a v :i; ^ e 7,7 Vt'' T ^T'!' 1 ""^''"' "' '"« ™'""> "' 19th of May, 1,13S, In the in.h year of hi. Nil u-.r "".V '"''^; ''> ''''^'■" I""-"- <'"<*'' «' "■•"»«1. in Ur.bant, „n iha of the Vrirj Co„ oil, and w , h . "V t r , T '"" """""""" "' "'^ •""""'"'^' '"' ^"^''""'' -' — "' With Sir «e^r.e Cart... a .rl: :J NeHL; n." T ol" T,' k"' ';::r::r l" "";? "• "'' '" '"" ^"'■•■'-^■ w«.eon..it«.ed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland wlL I , , , » . ""*"""-••'"•« "' "'"yoor 1.1,19, U.rd Ilerkee, Vecaill,.,. and d:„d on the 4tl „f" l.Tl '""",** '","■- --'I;'-' An,h„Had„r ...raordinary to ,he CnH .,( Kiecard Pre.ident of the fJ , ,".,"«""• ""* , "" '-'^''''"l' '»»rried Chri.lian, dau^-hter and heire,« of Sir And,, w ' 8c« Bote, lypra. p. 4 1 a .::|; 600 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS ! as slaves to the English plantations, which we certainly anticipate unless it please you, Valiant gentlemen, to allow under the comnaand and prudent conduct of at least one of the superior officers, two ships of war to winter here ; assuring you of the good-will and unanimous resolutions of the good inhabitants to exert themselves to the utmost of their abilities, to defend this place for the welfare of ourselves and beloved Fatherland, the proof whereof you yourselves have already in a short time witnessed in its fortiBcations. Expecting a favorable answer we shall remain. Valiant gentlemen, Your faithful servants, (Signed), Anthony de Milt, Will Beeckman, Johannes van Brugh, Jeronimus Ebbinqh, Johannes de Peyster, Jacob Kip, ^GIDIUS LUYCK, LoURENS VAN DER SpiEGEL, Guliaen Verplanck. Which being taken into consideration the following Answer is given : That it never was the intention merely to reduce and replace the Petitioners under the obedience of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, but to protect them against all invasions of their enemies ; this in our opinion could be sufficiently effected with the garrison which would be left for that purpose in this Fort. However, as the Petitioners are so urgent for a stronger force it is therefore allowed and granted, that to the said garrison shall be added and left here in this place under -le command of Mr. Colve, one of our ships of War carrying forty guns, and a small frigate named the Zcehont, which shall continue here until the Petitioners are fi'rnished with other help either from Fatherland or by the ships already sailed hence. Dated Fort Willem Heiidrick, as above. ( Signed), Cornelis Evertsen, Junior, JACon Benches. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"" Council of War, holden on the T"" September, 1673. Present — Commander Cornelis Evertse, Junior, Commander Jacob Benckes, Captain Anthony Colve. Schout John Ogden and Secretary Samuel Hopkins appearing, complain that Robert Lnpriere' bath removed divers goods from the house of Philip Carteret which he refuses to restore ; also that one John Singletary refuses to obey their commands ; whereupon 'tis ordered to arrest said persons and bring them hither, to which end some soldiers are furnished. They are furthermore ordered to summon James Bollen, late Secretary of the Province of New Yersey, to deliver up, agreeably to former order the (Jovernor's papers within the space of 10 dnys after this date, or in default thereof, his property shall be at the disposal of the Hon"''' Council of War, ' Robert Upriflr*, or Upr«iri». wai an alia, of Rol>«rt Vanquellin, i natire of Caen in Franco, who *miKrat«1 to lM« •oimtry, and wa. appointoJ SurvoyorOenaral and one of lIioQoTornor'a Council iu New Jereej-, in lOilS. H'Ai/«A«ai/. — Eu. VOLUME XXIII. 601 This day are delivered in the Town's flag and Constable's Staff and nomination for Magistrates from the town of Southampton. Also the nomination for Magistrates and the Constable's Staff from the Town of Seatalcket. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"" Council of War, holden on the S""- of September, A" 1673. Phbsent — Commander Cornelis Evertsen, Jun', Commander Jacob Benckes, Captain Anthony Colve. From the nominations submitted by the towns of Southampton, Seatalcket, Huntington, Easthampton and Southold, are elected by the Hon"" Council of War : For Schout, Isaac Arnouts.* For Secretary, Henry Pierson. And as Magistrates of the undermentioned towns respectively fo- the next vear, whereof a certificate is sent to each in form, to wit : As Magistrates of the town of Southampton : Edward Howell, Josuah Barens. As Magistrates of the toum of Seatalcket : Richard Woodhill, John Bayles. As Magistrates of the town of Huntington : Joseph Whiteman, Isacq Piott. As Magistrates of the town of Easthampton: John Mellford, John Stretton. As Magistrates of the town of Southold : Thomas More, Thomas Hudsisson. To the written petition of the inhabitants of the foregoing towns, that some change may be made in the oath, the following answer was returned. Loving ffrinds Fort Willeni Hendrik 8 1^' 1673. Wee have received by y" hands of your mtssengers, the severall nominations of your Townes and have further proceeded to the election of y« magestrates, w"' wee have sent to each towne in particuler, but we cannot but wonder verrij much that some of you do offer to make scrupple of y word (freelij :) inserted in the prologue of our answer to your deputies petition, as alsoe about y- last clause of y« oath of ffidelitij ; Neverthelesse finding neither of it to be material, wee have uppon tho earnest request of some of ijou, ordered that the b* Vol. II. 'Si; Arnold. — Ed. 76 If'-" 602 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: word ( frelij : ) uppon y' records should be left out and y oath of fidellitij by all ijour inhabitants shall be done \u ihe same forme as here under is exprest, which will be administred unto them bv our Commission" : which to that purpose shall be appointed from ^ your nriends To M. Isacq Aernold Schout of Southhold, Seatalkot, Southampton, Easthamton & Huntington to be communicated to y« Magestrates of the s* Townes Oath of fidellitij. Wee do sware in the presents of the Almigtij God, that wee shall be true & faithfull to y« high & mighty Lords y' States Gennerail of y' united Belgick Provincec & his Serene hignesse the Prince of Orange, & to their Govern" here for the time being, and to y« utmost of our power to prevent ' 11 what shall be attempted against the same, but uppon all occasions to behave ourselves as true & faitfull subiecis in conscience are bound to do, provided that wee shal not be forced in armes against our owne Nation if theij are sent bij a Lawfull commission from his Majesty of England. Soo help us God. On petition of Cattelyna Hegemans, widow of Adriaen Hegeman requesting, in substance, that she may be allowed to proceed with immediate execution against the debtors for what still remr ined due to iier of the outstanding debts from the sales at auction, according to the customs of our Fatherland ; the same is allowed and granted her. Dated as above. Captain Berry and William Sandford entering and requesting, in substance, that the Records and Papers of the late Province of New Yarsey, may, for divers reasons be delivered to and remain in the office of the Secretary of this Government, and not with Mr. Hopkins individually ; the same is provisionally allowed them until further inquiry be made herein. Jonathan Slick, to whom the Commanders, for reasons them moving, had given an old boat, appearing before the Council, requests their Honors to be pleased to let him have in its stead Ciiptain Lavall's old ketch, now lying sunk in Westchester creek, on condition that he should pay the government something for it ; whereupon, coming to a trade, they finally agreed for the sum of sixty Beavers ; viz. : thirty in cash, and the value of the balance in cattle, wherefore Egidius Luyck hath become security, according to the bond remaining in the hands of Secretary Bayard. The confiscation of said ketch is as follows : The Commanders and Honorable Council uf War over a squadron of ships lying at anchor in the North river of New Netherland, in the service of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Strene Highness the Prince of Orange, etc. To all who shall see these or hear them read. Greeting : make known. Whereas in the reduction of this Province of New Netherland under the obedience of their Raid High Mightinesses and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, we have found in said VOLUME XXIII. 603 Province and taken a ketch named the Rehecca and Sarah about twelve lasts burthen, whereof caned Westchester. Therefore we, by virtue of our commission containing the clause of confiscation, do declare said ketch named the Rebecca and Sara, lateZ proner^ of th« Majors, as we do hereby confiscate said ketch with all her sails, anchors cables and oiZl "^^JtJz^zr;^^:^^^^' -- '-' '- ^--^ ---^'^-^ with^thLdvanta«r:::; At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon-" Council of War, holden on the 9'" of?-', 1G73. Pbesent ■ Commander Cornelis Evertse, Junior, Commander Jacob Benckes, Captain Anthony Colve. Robert Lapriere and Jonathan Singletary being arrested by the Sheriff of Ach(er Coll and pursuan to previous order sent hither, are examined in Council on the charges brought against them, all winch were denied by them. Whereupon ordered, that John Ogden, the Sher^. be summoned hither to prove his complaints against those persons. Whereas the Council is informed that Captain Lavall's servant who had charge of his property at Haerlem has absconded, the Hon- Council of War hath tnerefore resolved to authorize Resolved Waldron to take charge of said property at New Haerlem until further order; which IS, also, accepted by him. Furthermore, said Resolved is ordered lo forbid the Ferry people at Haerlem and Spy tenduvvel in the name of the Hon"" Council of War, to put across any strangers from this Island, unless they hrst exhibit a pass to that effect. At a Meeting of the Commanders and the Hon"" Council of War, holden on the ll'» of 7"", 1673. PiiESENT— Commander Cornelis Evertse, Junior, Commander Jacob Benckes, Captain Antony Colve. The Hon"" Council of War having resolved that the late Governor Lovelace must depart forthwith out of this Government to New England, or in the ship now expected to sail, to Holland, which being notified to him by Captain Charles Vpesteijn, he gave for answer, that he may be permitted to go in Commander Benckes' ship. Which being considered, he is allowed to do so; and 'tis further resolved that forty Beavers be paid him, in consideration of the Wampum by him delivered to the Council of War, and an order is granted him for the same. The Council of War this day resolved to refuse all strangers [admission] into this city, to which end the following rroclamation is ordered published : X{ ltft.« :■■;■-. v.'Cwij-^" : - -^is 604 NEW.YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : Whereas it is found that many strangers are daily passing in and out this city of New Orange, without giving any account of themselves or their business, or whence they come or whUhe they ,o. which at this conjuncture of time ought no wise be tolerated nor al^wed n a well governed city. In order then to prevent and obviate the same m future. We the Commanders and Hon- Council of War of this our newly recovered Provmce of New Netherland. do order and direct, that all strangers who have not taken the oath of allegiance nor obtained any license from us. shall depart within 24 hours after the pubhcat.on hereof, rom this city and its jurisdiction, and that from this time forward no one but our faithful subjects only shall presume to enter this city of New Orang. until they have previous ly obta.ned our license to that effect, on pain and penalty to all those who shall be found w.thm h,a cty and i.a jurisdiction, contravening this our order, of being considered enem.es of our State and consequently, treated as spies and disturbers of its public peace. And that th.s our order ly be more effectually enforced, «e have to interdict and forbid all inhabitants of this city of New Orange, in their houses to entertain, lodge or give beds to any strangers or ouiside people of what Nation soever they may be. before furnishing the names of liiose strangers and outside people, and of f^e places of their abode, to the Schout of this city before the going down of the sun, under a fine of six hundred guilders, in Beaver, for each per on that will by them be entertained contrary to this our order, and in addition, according to the ^.irc-mstances of the case to be arbitraiily punished as an example to others ; and the Officer of this city is further required and charged to pay strict attention that this our order be executed according to its tenor, and to deliver to the Officer in the Fort, every evening before drum-beat, the names of the outside people with which he will be furnished. Let every one be warned hereby and take heed of damage. Dated Fort William Hendrick. as above. ^^.^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^.^^^ Jacob Benckes. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"" Council of War. holden on the 12'^ of September, 167.3. Pi ESENT — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornells Kve: ;ie, Junior, Captain Anthony Colve. The Deputies from the South river entering and delivering their credentials, further declaring their submission to the sovereignty of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-Gen.ral olhe United Netherlands and his Serene Highness, the Prince of Orange, with request that the_y rnny be grunted and allowed some privileges, handing in. to that effect, some articles which, being taken into consideration, it is ordered as follows : First. The Petitioners are allowed, until further order from our Lords Principals, free trn.le Bnd commerce with Christians and Indians, the same as given and granted to a'l other inhabitants. , , u i „.,ii ,ri-7..H 2- A person shall be appointed Commandant over the South river who shall be au.ho iztd to enlist IOCS). 12 men on our account, and. furti.ermore, to summon every sixth m.„ rom among the inhabitants of that river, and to order a fort to be built in the most suitable place, such us the Commandant shall judge necessary for the defence of said river. VOLUME XXIII. 605 S-* The Commandant shall appoint a person to collect all debts due the English government, report whereof being made to the Hon"" Governor, further order shall be issued tiiereon. 4"" The Petitioners are allowed Freedom of Conscience. S"- The Hon"' Governor shall, at the proper time, make due disposition of the valley adjoining the place. r^'*' The Swedes and Fins residing there on the South river shall enjoy the same privileges as will be granted to all other subjects of this government. 7"' In compensation and consideration of the excessive expenses which the inhabitants of the South river shall have to incur in erecting the fort, they are hereby granted and allowed exemption from all rent charges and excise on Wine, Beer and distilled liquors wliich will be consumed on the South river until the month of May in the year I67G. S"* Those of the English nation shall enjoy the same privileges as will be granted to all the other inhabitants of this government, provided they take the oath of allegi nee. O"" All inhabitants of the South river shall have and hold all their houst-s, lands and goods lawfully belonging to them. And in case any persons now residing in Maryland have taken up any lands in the South river, and obtained legal deeds therefor, such persons shall be permitted within the time of three months from date hereof to apply to the Governor here and obtain confirmation of their patents, and in like manner they shall be obliged to settle down under this government, and take the oath of allegiance, on pain of forfeiting their lands aforesaid, Ady as above. (Signed), Jacob Bexckes, CoiixELis EvjsiirsE, Junior. And whereas it is highly necessary for the maintenance of good order, police, and so foiih, that the inhabitants of the South river be provided with some courts of justice, we have therefore deemed it necessary to order and instruct the inhabitants of said river to nominate by plurality of votes, for each court, eight persons as magistrates, whose jurisdiction shall provisionally extend as follows: One Court of Justice for New Amstel, to which provisionally shnll resort the inhabitants dwelling on the east and west banks of Kristina kill unto Boomties Hook, with those of Apo(|uenaminB kill inclusive. One Court of Justice for the inhabiJants of Upland, to which provisionally shall resort the Inhabitants both on the East and West banks of Kristina kill and upwards unto the head of the river. One Court of Justice for the inhabitants of the Whorekill, to which shall provisionally resort the inhabitants both on the East and West sides of Cape Ilinloopen, unto Boonuies Hook, aforesaid. And all the aforesaid inhabitants are hereby required and directed to deliver the nomination to the Commandant or Schout Peter Alrigs, to be then li a'tsmitted to u-^ hy the first opportunity, when a selection shall be made therefrom and sent to eacli of them. Dated as above. ( Signed ), Jacoh Benckks, CoiiNELis EvEUTsE, Junior. James Bollen, Capl" Berry, Samuel Kdsall and some inhabitants of Woodbridge; again request that the books and papers concerning the province called New Yarsie, may be delivered 606 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: Into the hands of Secretary Bayard, and not to Samuel Hopkins, as they have great reasons to suspect said Hopkins of having made away with some of them. Their request is granted and allowed. The Magistrates of the Town of Oysterbay appeared this day before the Council and took the oath, who are notified that some persons shall be appointed to administer the oath of allegiance to their inhabitants, when also some instruction would be sent them. On this day by order of the Hon'''"' Council of War, the following is published : Whereas Daniel Lane, apprehended on charge of having committed high crimes, did last night break jail and hath absconded, we have thought it necessary strictly to interdict and forbid all our subjects to harbor, lodge or in any wise to entertain said Daniel Lane in their houses, but, on the contrary, in case any of them know where he may be skulking, to make the same known immediately to the Officer on pain of arbitrary correction. Dated Fort Willem Hendrik, as above. The Hon""'' Council of War have this day conveyed and made over unto Jonathan and John Silck, the ketch named the Rebecca and Sara, about 12 tons burthen, lying in Westchester Kill, with all her sails, anchors, cables, ropes, and other appurtenances at present with her, whereof a formal conveyance is executed to them. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon''" Council of War, holden on the 13"" of T^', 1073. Present — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornells Evertse, Junior, Captain Anthony Colve. The Sachems and Chiefs of the Hackinsagh Indians, accompanied by about 20 of their people, requested an audience, and being admitted, state that they have been sent to the Commanders by the rest of their Indians, to request that as they heretofore had lived in peace with the Dutch, they may so continue in future ; declaring that on their side it was sincerely desired, in token whereof they presented about 20 deer skins, 2 @. 3 laps of Beaver, and 1 string of Wampum. Whereupon they were answered : That their presents and proposals were accepted, and they should be considered by the Government, as heretofore, good friends; in confirmation whereof they were presented with G.^ (aX of checkered linen ; 12 pairs of woolen hose, and five cartridges of powder; for which they thanked the gentlemen, and again departed. The Hon''''' Council of War having heard and examined the complaints of John Ogden, Schout, against Jonathan Singletary, for not only refusing to obey the orders sent him by said Schout, but moreover for answering very rudely and discourteously in writing, in contumely and disrespect of his authority, which being sufficiently proved, partly by admission and further by evidence on oath, the Hon'''* Council of War, by virtue of their commission administering justice, have therefore condemned and sentenced, as they do hereby sentence and condemn said Jonathan Singletary to pay a fine of Five Pounds Sterling, to be applied to the behoof of the poor of this city, with further warning that strict orders shall be given to the Miipistrates of Ac/iter Coll to have a strict eye over his behavior, and tliat he shall, on the first complaint VOLUME XXIII, 607 ^' 'of%iJri^7r' ''' '"'""""'"^ "' "°"^" ^°""'=" ''^ ^-' -"^- - the 1,.^ Pbesent— Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornells Evertsen, Junior, Captain Antony Colve. town., „h„ are f»„„a ■„ „„™b„ ., i. .he ,1... deliver;d i. t tt SL":" °' "" """"""""" »i. H ...4, 30 men, 75 of whom have taken the oath : the remainder ab.f „l 7 iscattatuvj, 43 men, all of whom have taken the oath MMou-ne, GO men, 62 of whom have taken the oath ; the remainder absent by whom ho w„ appoin Jo e7nor o New T™ ' IZT' /""T "' ''' ^^"^* <^"'''«'' ^"'- ("'^"' ^ "'"). landeti. Eli.abothtow„. it is ,«i,l. after hie brl rs Lv ,r , '! '", T"' '""• "* """"''' ">« ?'"«« »' -"'"" "« when he returned to England to make n.rr—^^^^^ «dmm..tere, the government of the Province until July, 1C72. of a portion „f .he eetti r. Durr^ u? absZ t le D 'toh ^ 1 tT " '''''"""' '" "'""'^"'"'^ "' ''" ''-"•«"- 3Ut. 1674. and returned to New Jers in Novl f , t °°'"'"'^" ""^ *"' 'ecommiesioned Governor. July when Sir Edmund Andro, laid cUim to\ iL T^ r 'n " """"'*' ""''""'''"^ '" *•" ^-•-°'»-' ""'" ^«^0. and carried prisoner to New Y„ k w .e e L " a , ^^'T' '° '''' '""'^ "" ''"' '"«'" "^ ""' ««"' ^P"'- '«30 March. ,68lfwhen order, LL tli a f rmT lid to'f "?'"""'; ""t ""'""^'' '''''"'^^'- ^'^'"""^ '^'''"-^ -''^ with him. In April followin/h nTri , ^- ''^t ,^ '""""'' *" '''' «"'"'>'"'">' «"<' 'o forbear interference William Uwrenc'; f'" Zi "^^"^1 ^Ib ' n f ""•"." "' '''"""' '"""" "' '"""'*"'°' ^- ^- "^ -"<■' "' Governor C.rtcTef, Lthe^ -En work dUFer.ng with C.llina. .ays, p. 86, that Kaehel w.. .he name of gQg NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : Eli-ahcthmun: Jacob Molyn, Captain; Isaac Whithead, Lieutenant ; John Woodrof, Ensign. Neu^Worke: Samuel Swaine, Captain ; John Ward, Lieutenant ; Samuel Kitchei!, Ensign. WoodhruWc : John Pike, Captain ; John Bishop, Lieutenant , Snmuel Dennis, Ensign. Pmcatumay: Bennayah Dunham, Captain; Joseph Snow. Lieutenant; John Longstaf, ^""m'dchownc: Jonathan Hulmes, Captain ; John Smith, lieutenant; Thomas Whitlock, ^Xw.«/y; William Newman, Captain; John Williamson, Lieut.=nant; Nicies Browne, Ensign. At a Meeting of the Commanders and Hon"" Council of War, holden on the IS- of September, 1C73. Present — Commander Jacob P.t^nckes, Commander Cornells Evertse, Junior, Captain Antony Colve. Captain Laval! is at his request allowed to hare his daughter, Margriet Lavall, and his brother-in-la'v, Edward Dy[er]. conveyed hence to Seakonck in the sloop the rinmr, on condition of giving sufficient security for the restoration of the sloop within the space of 3 weeks. The petition of Martin Cregier being taken up and read, it is ordered as follows : First- The Petitioner is permitted and hereby authorised to collect the Great Excise until the I" of May, lti74. The provisions which the Petitioner will deliver at Fort Nassouw" shall be paid for out of the excise already due and the debts and goods belonging to Captain Thomas Lavall, whereof the Petitioner shall by the first opportunity transmit a list to the Governor, ■vhen further 'lisposition shall bo made in the premises. Dated Fcrl W" Hendnck, as above. It was at the same time understood, that the Petitioner shall meanwhile be at liberty to trade certain goods for peltries, as he shall d.«m most profitable; the Petitioner is also authorized and qualified with the Commander, Officers and Commissaries of Fori Nassouw, to search for the property of Thomas d'Lavall and other officers, and to make the same known to the Governor. Ady, as above. At a Meeting of the Commanders and the Hon"" Council of War. holden on the IS'" of Tt"', 1073, in Fort Wlllem Ilendrick. Present — Commander Jacob Benckes, Commander Cornelia Evertse, Junior, Captain Anthony Colve. The Sachems and Chiefs of the Mohawks being come hither to see the naval fo.ce of the Commanders and to mr.ko a report thereon, having onterod, now request portnksion to depart, which is granted f.em. and they aro presented with 8 (^ of cloth, 6 pairs of woolen hose, J rn? tr!-ta"~ *•• i '^ — i.— - — * — 1~ VOLUME XXIII. 609 The petition of the inhabitants of the village Schaneghtede being roceived and read, requesting in substance the confirmation of the privileges and freedoms granted and allowed to them by the late Governor Stuyvesant, deceased. Whereupon, it is ordered : The Petitioners are allowed and granted the enjoyment of their previous privileges and freedoms, on condition and provided that they have not been afterwards countermanded by Mr. Stuyvesant for sufficient cause. And furthermore, the Commanders have elected, from the nomination for Magistrates of the village Schanegtede for the ensuing year : Schotit ,. Jan Gerrilse van Marck. Commissarus,... Sander Leenderse Glen, Herman Vedder, Barent Janse. Dated Fort Wlllem Ilendrick, as above. (Signed), Jacob Benckes, CuRNELis EvEKTSE, Junior. At a Meeting of the Commanders and IIon'''« Co.,acil of War, holden on the 19'* of 7"", 1(573. Commission for the lion"' Governor-General Anthony Colvc, recorded this day by order of Mess" the Commanders. The Honorable Council of War over a squadron of ships now at anchor in Hudson's river in New N.-lherland, for and in tlie name of their High Mightinesses the States- General of the United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange. To all who shall see or hear these. Greeting : Wht-reas it is neceoaary to appoint a fit and able person as Governor-General to hold the supreme command over this conquest of New Netherland, with all its appendencies and dependencies, beginning at Cap.> Hiiilopen, or the suulli side of Delaware bay, and fifteen miles more southerly, including said bay and South river, as they were formerly possessed by the Directors of the city of Amslertlam, and after by the English government, in the name and on the b.-lialf of the Duke of York ; mid further from the said Cape Hinlopen along the Great Ocean to the east end of Long Island and Shelter Island ; and thence westward to the niiihile of the channel, called the Koiiml, to a town called Greenwich, on the main, and so to run landward in, northerly; provided that such line shall not come within ten miles of the North river, conformable to the provisional settlement of the boundary made in 1(550 and afterwards ratified by the Stiites-Gen<-ral, February L'.l, 105(1, and January t.'3, HiCl; with all the laiiilH, islands, rivers, lakes, kills, creeks, fresh and salt waters, fortresses, cities, towns, and plantations therein comprehended. Wherefore, being sutliciently assured of the capacity of Anthony Colve, Captain of n company of Dutch Infantry in the service of their High MightincKses the States Ceiieral of the I'liited Nttherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince ol Orange, ic, by virtue of our commi-sidii granted us by their before mentioned High Vol.. II. ' Ni)W Albany. — Kd, 77 '!f in that .luality, aa a good Cotijcillor ought to do: So truly help mo (iod Almighty I Ifesolved to qualify a person to superint.Mi.l the gunners and ammunitions. «to., for which purpose the following I'ommission was granted to ('ornelis Kwoutsen : Whereas an expert person is highly necessary, and recjuired, to superintend tho gunneri and nmmunition of war, nn.l to lake good care ol the laborers, so that everything be execute.l with the greatest speed. 'I'herelore. we, fully p..rsuad.wl of the vigilance and knowledge reipiired for this purpose, of Cornelia Kwoutse, commanding the Stales' snow, have authorized and •lualilied him for said olliee, as wo autliori/.e and cpudify him for it j eoinmanding therefore tho gunners and artillery men, and all sueb master laborers as aro, or who will in future be employed in our serviee, to obey him t^ornelis Kwouisen, and (o exeeul.! his orders, promising him in the name of our principals a decent salary, at the discretion of the Noble and Mighty Lords, on the report and cortilicatcH, which by tho (iovernor in process of time shall be made upon it. At a Meeting of tiie ('oinmanders and lion''' (Jonmul o( War, hoblen on the 'JO'" ?'•", \C,7X riiKsiiNT — Command r Jacob IJenckes, (^ommaii.ler ('ornelis Kverlse, Junior, Captain Anthony Culvu. Tho Hon'"' Council of War over a squa.Iron of ships now at anchor in tho North river of New Netherland, on behalf of the High and Mighty the [.ords States-tieneral of tho I'uited Netherlands and bis Serene Highness the I'rince of Orange. To all those who shall see these or hear them rea;s of Fram-e ami Knglind and thi«ir subj.-cls are liable to conliscalion and (orfeituro. We, therefore, by virtue of our Commissions do lind ourselves obliged to confiscate all the bouses, lands, goods and eflecls in this country being and belonging to I'le aforesaid Kings of Mngland and France imd their subj.cis. without any exception, together with the houses, lands, goods and elbr,. belonging to the Duke of York, his late (iovernor, and Auditor-tieneral, and all other his Military olVicers in this c.uiilry, »» we do hereby coiiliscale llirm for the behoof of their Hibl High Miuhlinesses and bis Serene Highness, excepling alone the goodsand eflects belonging to Ihe a "lual inh.ibilants ol the neighlx. ; Colonies of New Knghind, Virginia and t}/ 612 NEW- YORK COI.ONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : Maryland who for sufficient reasons are as yet excepted from this Confiscation. Once more ordering and commanding all and every of our good inhabitants that, agreeably to the tenor of said Proclamation, they discover and make known what is required thereby, on pain as expressed in said Proclamation. Let each one again be warned and take heed of damage. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this SO'" September, A" 1673. (Signed), Cornelis Evertse, Junior, Jacob Benckes, Anthonv Colve. Be it hereby known to all and every that I, Jacob Benckes, Commander of a squadron of ships in the service of the Lords of the Admiralty at Amsterdam, on the resolution adopted with Mr. Cornelis Evertse, Commander of his squadron of ships of the Province of Zealand, and our assisting Council of War, have obliged and bound myself, as I do hereby oblige and pledge myself, that my Lords Principals shall accept and that the aforesaid Province of Zealand shall pay and disburse their just and legal share of all monthly wages, expenses and other charges which after our departure with the squadrons shall be incurred by the man-of-war called the Serefiam, now under the command of Capt" Evert Evertsen, and the sloop called the Zcchont, which are left in this country by the abovenamed Mr. Evertsen, agreeably to previous resolution, for the better defence of this Province : Also that my said Lords Principals of the Admiralty at Amsterdam aforesaid shall, in like manner, accept and assume the payment of their portion in all damages, danger, peril, loss, and wear which the aforesaid ship Strcnam or sloop or snow Zcchont shall happen to incur; thereunto binding my pe.son and property, real ami personal, without any exception submitting the same to all courts and judges. In witness of the truth have I subscribed this with my own hand. Signed in Fort Willem Hendrick in New Netherland, this lO'" 1"^', 1673. (Signed ), Jacob Benches. Witness N. Bayard, Secretary. Commission of Nicolas Bayard to be Secretary to Governor Colve. TIm Hon'''' Council of War over a squadron of ships at anchor in the North river of New Netherland, on the behalf of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of llie United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, &c. To all those who shall see these or hear them read, Oreeting: Whereas it is highly necessary to appoint and commission a good and proper person to serve the Hon'''* Anthony Colve, (jovernor-Oenernl here as Secretary and Itegister of the I'rovince of New Netherland, we therefore, on the good report made to us of the fitness and capacity of Nicolas Bayard, Secretary of the city of New Orange, and late Clerk in the time of the West India Company's government here, have commisnioned and «iualified, do hereby commission and qualify said Nicolas Bayard to he Secretary and l{egister to the aforesaid (iovernor Colve, to execute the duties of »aid ofliee and whatever thereunto appertains, and further to pay attention to and perform everything as a good and faithful Secretary is officially bound to do by the oath hereunto liy him taken, furthermore ordering and commanding all our oflicers, justices. VOLUME XXIII. G13 and magistrates, together with burghers and inhabitants of this Province, and all whom these may in any wise concern, to acitnowledge the above named Nicolas Bayard as such, for such have we considered to be for the public interest. Ail, however, subject to the approval and rejection of our Lords Principals. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick in New Netherland, this SO"- of August, A» 1673. (Signed), Cornelis Evertsen, Junior, Jacob Benckes. Note m the Original. The above commission wa, omitted to be entered at iU date, which, therefore, is done here. Commission of Nicolas Bayard to be Keciver-General. The Hon"" Council of War over n squadron of ships at anchor in the North river of New Netherland, on the behalf of their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, &c. To all those who shall see these or hear them read. Greeting : Whereas it is necessary that a fit person be appointed Book-keeper and Receiver-General of the Public Revenue and payments of this newly conquered Province of New Netherland, and that for such purpose a proper and formal book be kept, to which end is proposed to us the person of Nicolas Bayard, Secretary and Vendue Master of the city of New Orange, and late Clerk in the time of the West India Company's government here: We, therefore, on the good report and information to us given of the fitness and capacity of the aforesaid Nicolas Bayard- have commissioned, qualified and appointed, as we do hereby commission, qualify and appoint him to be Public Book-keeper and Receiver-General to collect and receive all public revenue and income, to give acquittances for its receipt if needs be, also to keep account and entry in form with all odicers and servants, colonists and merchants, whenever demanded, of all public payments, and further to do and perform whatever an honest and faithful Book-keeper and Receiver is bound by his duty and o.lice to do. Ordering and commanding all our respective ofncers, servants and soldiers, together with all others whom these may in any wise concern, to acknowledge the above named Ni-olas Bayard as our Book-keeper and Eleceiver-General as aforesaid, as we find the same t.. be for the best advantage of this Province. All, however, suhjt-ct to the approval or disapproval of our Lords Principals. Dated Fort Willem lleadrick, the 20"- September, l(i7:j. (Signed), Cornells Kvehtz, Junior, Jacob Benches. Order fixing the amount of Nicolas Bayard's Salary. Whereas, it is highly necessary that a 111 person be appointed Secretary and Book-keeper and Heceiver-(;eneral of New Netherland, under the authority of the Hon'''" Governor-(5.;-,s-rnI, Anlhony Colve, to which end we have rovisionally accepted the person of Nicolas .Miiva.!, to (ill said oflices Until further order of our Lords I'rincipals; said Nicolas Bayard therefore for his to-be-performed services in the (Mnlities aforesaid, by us the subscribers in the name and on the behalf of our aforesaid Lords I'rinripals, their Nol.le Mightinesses, the Lords of the Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam, lias been allowed and granted a sum of one thousand 614 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS; Carolus guilders per ainiuiu, and for the receipt and disbursement of li>o cash accounls the same allowance as was made to llie preceding Receivers in the time of the West India Company, being six per cent, and all this until further order and disapproval of our Lords Principals. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick in New Nelherland, this 20'" September, 1(173. (Signed), Counklis Eveiitz, .Tunior, JaCOH nKNCllBS. In the Name of the Loud. Amen ! ' li)"- September, A" 1G73. Commission by the Hon"" Governor Anthony Colve to Peter Alrigs, to be Sohont and Commandant of the South river in N. Nelherland. Anthony Colve, Governor-Genor 1 for their High Mightinesses the Lords Stutes-t^eneral of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, etc. To all those who will see these or hear tl'.•- 1 :i"r C.itv.'n A.liiiini«tr«ti«ii. — V.\>. VOI.HMK XXIII. (ilf) I ntrooiiH i» (hi8 country, an.l to tl... I,,-.! „( my knowI.Mlgo n.lniini8l,.r iind liolp (» a.Itiiini8t«r good law andjuslioi., an.l rurllu-r so govorn, comport and boliavo mysolC in that ollioo u« a faithliil Sellout and Comm.indor is imnnd to do. So truly iiolp m.« (Jod AlmiKJily. Ordor to Comn.andor Alrigi.s to Ailmini«u>r ti... Oalii ot Allogianm to tho inliabitanls of tho Soulli rivor. Wlier.niH, it is noeosHary tiiat tho inhabitants of llm South riv..r who havo voluntarily submitted, sh.dl take tho oath of aliegianeo to their High Ml.^hlinesses thti Lords StatoH- Ceueral ol the United Netherlands, and bin Serene Highness il,,. I'riiee of ( )rango, ete. Therefore the Hon"'- (:overnor.(;eneral of N. Netberhu.i hath to that end eonunlHsioned and authon/ed Mr. Peter Alrigbs to bo Seboul and Commandant of tho South river aforesai.l, who is hereby authorized to administer the oaib of nliegianee to all the inliabitanls of sai.l river, from Cape Hinlopen ofl* unto the head of said river, both on tho cast and w.-st banks, ami by the (irat opportunity to mako u report on \m proceedings in tlio promises, aeeompani...! by a correct list of tlie inhabitants dwelling there on said river. Dated Kort Willem Hendriek this "5"> of 7'"% 107;J. Commission lor Walter Wharton to l)e Laud Surveyor. Anthony Colve, Covernor-Ceneral for th.ir Higli MigbtinenHeH tho Stales-Cenera! of tho United Netlierlands, and his Seren.! lliglini>.MH the Prince of Orange, iVe. Wiiereas it isneeessary that a fit person be appointed and authorized as sworn Land Surveyor ill the South river of New N.-therland to survey all lun.ls an.l lots which l)y me m (Jovernor- Ceiu'ral shall be laid out and .liMpoMed of, as w.^ll as lends an.l lolsol private persons, for which olli.^e the person of Walter Wharton late Surveyor of sai.l riv.-r b.'ing reeomn.en.b..l to me : Therefore, on the goo.l report t.) me made of the capacity nn.l niness of said Walter Wharton to perform in a pr()|>cr niann.'r the .lulies of said olllee there, I have conimissione.l an.l ipr.lilic.l said Walter Wharlon, as I do h.'reby commiMsion ami to time shall happen to receive from me in the premises. Dated I'orl Willi-m Hendriek in New Nelli.'rhind, Ibis 'J')"' of September, A" I()7;j. (Signed), A. ('oi.vk. Tlie fallowing is the Oath taken by Walter Wharton as Surveyor, ««"' 7'". I(i7;i: I Walter Wharlon Surveijor off tho South IJivier here t.. lore Called dellewarr; being Chosen '•n.l establi.sb.'.l by his honn' Anthony C.dve Covern' g.-uerall ofl' the New Netherlands, I do Hwearo bij the Kverliving Oo.lt, to be true & faitbfull t.) the high tV Mighty Lor.ls tho States-tJenorall olTthe United l.rlgic.| IVovinces, & bis Serene higlin.'HHe the Prince off Orange, Mu.l to ilnir g.)vern' .>r govern" for thu tinnt being j lirm that I shal he.- true & laithfull in the Survey otr all y I, anils h)r winch I shall have or.ler, Willi. ml rcKpcl olf anij Person and • .? gj^g NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : further to governe, & behave my selfe in the s- Employm' as a faithfull Surv' & Subject ought to doe, Provided that I shall not be forced in arms againts my owne Nation if tlieij be sent bij authoritie off his Maijestij off England. Soo help mij God. Letter sent by the Governor to the Magistrates of Hemstead. This Messenger delivered to me the Nomminatie off y« towne for a Magestrate in the 8t«ad off John Smith, out off which I have Elected Robbert .Tackson, who bij these Presents is Established & Confirmed in the b' office; but the s" Messenger withall acquainted me that a Strainger hath beine at yo' towne who Endeavoured to disturbe yo' Pease, devulging that he was sent by some other authoritij, all which in a wel regulated government Can Nott be Suffered, wherefore You are greatly to be blaimed, for Your Neglect in not apprehending ofl that Person, & Sending off him to mee ; and iff for the future Such a bouldnesse should be Committed You are hereby Warned Nott to Passe it bij, be Cause such Persons are to be sent to Me for to receive Punishm' according to deserts, or by further Neglect You must Expect to be accounted accessarij therein & accordingly treated ; and Whereas report is Made Unto me that the rest off Yo' Inhabitants which where ordered to do y^" oath off allegiance uppon the bchouts Warning have not appeared ; Wee have therefore thought fit to Issue the Inclosed order which You are required forthwith to Publish in Yo' Towne; Not Else at Present but that I am was underwritten Dated att fort WiUem Yo' friend hendrick this Si"" off ^= ^"'^''^* 7"" 1G73. Order sent to those of Ilemstede directing tliose who had not taken the Oath of Allegiance to do so within four days. Whereas bij a former Publication Unto all the Inhahitans off this Province it Was Manifested & declared that all Persons that should be Willing to Sul.mitt them selves Under the obedierce & take the oath off fi.lellitij unto tiie high & Miglity Lords the States (ienerall ott the UnU.-fl belgick Provinces & his S.-rene hignesse the Prince of Orange viz Should be Conc.dered as faithful Subjects and Enjoy the Priveledges E-pialiy with the rest off the good Subjects of the dutch Nation, Where uppon amongst the rest of Our good Subjects & Some off the luhabitanls off the Towne off hemstead alsoo have Submitted themSelles. but being since Informed that Some off the a- Inhabitants ( allhough being Legally Suuimone.i , iuive not appeared nor ti.ken the h" oath off allegiance ; 1 have there fore thought fit to order I'ublish & declare, Ac doe herebij order Publish & decl .re that the s-^ Inhabitants off hemstead, who have not yet taken the oath off allegiance. Shall within the time of 4 dayes, after the Publication here oil n.ake theire appearance; before me for to take the s" oath of allegiance or give Satisiaclion (or there Neglect & delaij herein Uppon the Penalty that the Persons who Shall ref.ise or neglect the same, Shal be Concidered as disturbers & Puhlicq Enemijes off this Common Wealih, and that against their Persons & Estiites shall he Proceeded accordingly dated at fort U ilham hendrick this 25 T'-MOTG. ( signed ), A. i.oiae. VOLUME XXIII. 617 Free Pass for Walter Webly. Whereaa, I am informed that Walter Webly still scruples to come hither, through fear that he should be molested on account of the effects which he hath removed hence for the benefit of the orphan child of the late Richard Morris, therefore have I thought proper on the request me, made m his behalf, to grant said Waiter Webly again free conduct and passport, and at the same time to make known that it was never intended to seize the effects of said child, but only those belonging, in lawful propriety, to Col. Lewis Morris. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this 26* 7""% 1673. (Signed), A. Colve. The Governor-General of N. Netherland having read and considered the petition of Myndert Fredncksen, Jan Hendricksen Bruyns, Volckert Jansen, Hans Hendricksen and Hans Dreper. in their own and in the name of their congregation of the Augsburg Confession at Willemstadt,' requesting in substance fre. exercise of their religious worship, without let or hindrance, to the end that they may live in peace with their fellow burghers, etc. It is ordered as follows : The petitioners are granted and allowed their aforesaid request, on condition of comportin«r themselves peaceably and quietly without giving any offence to the congregation of the Reformed Religion, which is the State Church {dc hooffi Kercke). Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this SC"" 1^', 1673. This day hath Hendrick van Dorsum contracted to serve the Hon"" Governor as carpenter for the period of one current year, commencing to-morrow; for which service he shall receive a salary of fl. 30 a month,* without board, payable in Holland, or here in Holland currency, at the choice of said Van Borsum, but whenever he shall be sent to work without the city he shall be provided with victuals. 26"" 7'*', 1673. Adrian Janssen van Westerhout is this day hired by the Hon"" Governor as carpenter to the first of May next and 2 @, 3 months, more or less, on the foregoing conditions. John Sharpe appearing requests a passport for himself and some of his goods, to depart agreeably to the Commanders' orders; which -s allowed him and passport granted. Captain Wilieth requests to get his arrested goods on giving security; which is for the present refused. ^ j Commander Alrighs is this day authorized to enlist 10 (^ 12 soldiers on government account, including 2 corporals, whose ordinary pay shall be : One corporal, 4S stivt rs Hollands per week. One private, 36 stivers per week. 6 lbs. of beef, or 3J lbs. of pork, per week. 6 lbs. of rye bread per week. J lb. of butter per week. J barrel of small beer for 7 men per week. 1 skepel of peas per month. '♦. • =>i5a-.v>'!.. Vol. n. ■ Albin^. 78 *£qu»Itatl2.— Eob i' 618 '^ NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: Instruction for Andries Draeyer, Commander and Schout : 1. The pure, true Christian Religion, agreeni ly in the e^yood of Dort, shall be taught and maintained in all things as it ought, without sutfaring any the slightest attempt to be made against it by any other sectaries. 2. He is earnestly recommended to keep his men in good order, and to be punctually all night within the Fort. 3. He shall do everything in his power to entertain good correspondence with the Commissaries of Willemstadt. 4. He shall as much as possible keep the Natives and Indians levotea to bim, and accordmg to his ability render the Dutch government agreeable to them, and obtain from them all the information he can respecting the trade and doings of the French, and prevent all correspondence they may carry on with the inhabitants of Willemstadt. 6. In issuing the rations he shall regulate himself by the following: For each man, a week, 6 lbs- of beef or 3J lbs. of pork ; G lbs. of bread ; J lb. of butter, or 2 stivers Hollands instead. 1 skepel of peas a man, a month, in addition. i barrel of small beer for seven men. 6. In regard to the ofHce of Schout, he shall conduct himself therein according to the instruction which shall be sent him to that effec, 7. Furthermore, he shall have to regulate himself agreeably to any additional orders and instructions which will be transmitted to him from time to time. 5. He shall not fail on all occasions to report what passes there, and when necessary to send a boat express for that purpose. Dated Fort Willem Heudrick, 26"' 7"", 1673. Mr. Marten Cregier : Whereas, Andries Draeyer, the Commandant of Fort Nassau, will stand in need of some money for the support of that Fort and its garrison, therefore have I considered it necessprv to provide him with credit there; and you are hereby required to furnish the abovenamed Commander on his order whatever he shall need for that purpose, until otherwise directed, and not fail every three months to transmit to me proper account of the same. Whereupon relying, I remain, &c. Dated Fort Willem Ilendrick, the 27"" 7'^', 1673. Instruction for Feter Aldrickx, Schout and Commander at the South river. 1. The pure, true Christian Religion, according to the Synod of Dort, shall be taught and maintained in every proper manner, without suffering anything to be attempted contrary thereunto by any other sectaries. 2. He is earnestly recommended to keep his men in good order and strictly within the Fort all night. 3. He shall keep up good correspondence with the Commissaries of the South river. 4. He shall keep the Natives and Indians as much as possible devoted to him and render by all means in his power the Dutch government agreeable to them. 6. In issuing the rations he shall regulate himself by the following : VOLUME Xilll. 619 For each man, a week, 6 lbs. of beef or 3^ .bs. of pork ; 6 lbs. of bread ; J lb. of butter, or 2 stivers Hollands instead. J barrel of small beer for seven men. 1 skepel of pens a man, a mouth, in addition. 6. In regard to the oiSie of Schout, he shall conduct himself therein according (o the instruction which shall be seut him to that effect. 7. Furthermore, he shall have to reguiuto himself agreeably to any additional orders and instructions which will be transmitted t' him from time to time. 8. IIo shall not fail on all occasions to report what passes there, and when necessary to send a boat express for that purpose. Dated Fort VVillem Hendriek, 27'" September, 1073. 29 7tember, 1673. On the request made on behalf of Col, Lewis Moorris,' pass and repass is granted him to come into this government, on condition tliat he attempt nothing to its prejudice during his sojourn. John Schakerly is on his petition, allowed to go with his sloop to Newhaven in New England, and to bring thence such goods as lawfully belong to the inhabitants of this government. Notice is this day sent to the Magistrntes of the town situate at the Nevesings near the sea coast, which they are ordered to publish to their inhabitants, that they on the first arrival of any ships from sea shall give the Governor the earliest possible information thereof. Whereas the Late Chosen Magestrates off Shrousburij are found to be Persons whoes religion Will Not Suffer tlie.m to take anij oath, or administer the Same to others wherefore they Can Nott be fit Persons for that office I have therefore thought fitt, to order that bij y' !,'' Inhabitants off y" s"* towne a Now Nomination shall be made off four Persons off the true Protestant Christian religion, out off which I shnl Elect two, and Continue one off y= former for Magestrates off y' s** towne ; dated att ffort vVillem hendrick this ao"" 7''" 1673. (signed), A. Colve. ' Liwis MoKius w»8 a nalivo of MoiimoiitliBbire, Wales, and oommaiideJ a troop of horse in the Parliament army against Charles I. IIo aacrwarils wont to tho West Indies; purehasea "a lovely estate" ou the Island of BarbBiIoes, and was member of the Council of that Island. In 1654, an expedition having been fitted out against tho Spanish posaesslc.i.s in those pa.-ts, a commission of Colonel wa« it to him by Protector Cromweil, but when the lloet arrived at Barbado. s, in l.i65, " he prized himself at so high a rate that he demanded a present of me hundred thousand weight of sugar to pay his dcbU, before he would consent to acecmpauy the fleet IIo flnolly, howo; .r, uonsonted and was present nt the reduelion of Jamaica, after which he returned to Barbadoesand is said to have been int, rested in the purchase of St. Lucia in liiOS. IIo now openly professed the principles of tho Quakers, ami as one of their prominent members entertained the celebrated Oeorgo Fox, at his seat near Bridgetown, when ho visited Barbadoes in 1671 j signed tho addresses to the Governor and Legislature complaining of the persecution to which the Friends were subjected, Mr. Morris, himself, having been mulcted, in linos, to the amount . f 16,193 pounds of sugar for refusing to pay Church duos and Minister's money, and to furnish men and horses for the mi' *. On receiving intelligence of the death of his brother, Richard {tupra, p. 61)5, note), he came to this country, whilst it was in tho possession of the Dutch, in the year 1673, and not after the pence of 1G74, as erroneously stated by Dunlap and others. After visiting Barbadoes for tho purpose of winding up his affairs, he returned to New-York in 1678 and settled at Broncksland, in Westchester comity, for which ho received ajiatont, 28th March, 1676. lie was afterwords member of Governor Dongan's Council, from 1683 to 1686, and died in the year 1691, at his " plantation over agai- t Harlem." This property is called " his Manor of Morrlsania," by Mr. Whitehead, in tho Introduetvry Aftmoir to tho Paptrt ■/ Oovernnr Morris, p. 3; but erroneously. Tho Manor of Morrisania was not erected until the 6lh of May, 1697, some six years after Colonel Morris' death. Oranvillt /•««»'• ifemorinlt of Admiral Venn, II., 41, 42, 46 ; Fox'i Journal, fulio, 4S3 ; Ecsit Sufftringtof tht Quaktrt, II., 313, 314, 316; A'cw-l'oik Council Jf.«H(j«,'V., 48, 78, 86, 93, 160; VII., 109. — Ep. 11* . ' '* * ■Iff 620 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: Loving friends The beares hereolTare Sent by me in Commisfion to administer the oath off allegiance unto the Inhabitants off all the Easterne Townes on Long Island, with wbcm I have alaoo sent the Provisional! Instructions for yo' selfe & the rest off the Magistrates and you are Witlmll recommanded to Cause a Coppy off the s* Instructions to be Sent unto each off Yo' Townes ; to the End they may governe & regulate them selves accordingly I have alsoo sent You by the bearers the Proclamation & arrest off all the Estate belonging to the Kings off England Sc franco, & their Subjects and Now remaining in this Province, which is Sent to be Published in all Y* townes, Nut else at Present butt that I am Yo' Lov friend Dated att fort Willem hendrick A : Colvb this first day off octob : 1G73. [> .' The following is the Commission to Captain Knyff and Company : Whereas I haue thought itt Necessarij that the Inhabitants off Easthamton and the rest off the Easterne townes on Long Island, beginning from oisterbaij,& Eastwards (as the rest off the Subjects off this Province alreaady have done) do sware fidellity to our Souveraignes Lords, the high & Mighty Staets gennerall off the United Provinces, and his Serene Highnesse the Lord Prince off Orangne: I have therefore thought ffitt to nominate, authorize and appoint, and do by these Presents nominate authorize & appoint Capf William Knijffe and Leftennant Anthony Malypart together with the Clarcq abram Varlett to Call a townes Meeting in all the 8"* respective Townes, and to administer Unto the Inhabitants thereoff the said oath off fidellitij, and to make A true relume thereolF under their hands, and for so doing (his will be Unto them a Sufficient Warrant and Commission ; given under Mij hand att fort William hendrick, this first day off octob A" 1G73. (underwritten), A Colvb: Provisional Instruction for the Schout and Magistrates of Midwout, Amesfoort, Breuckelen, New Utrecht and Gravesend, situate on Long Island, and to the Magistrates of Bushwyck. Art. 1. The Sheriff and Magistrates shall, each in his quality, take care that the Reformed Christian Religion be maintained in conformity to the Synod of Dordrecht without permiltiug any other sectp attempting anything contrary thereto. 2. The Sheriff shall be present, as often as possible, at all the meetings and preside over the same ; but should he act for himself as party, or in behalf of the rights of the Lords Patioons or of .Justice, he shall, in such case, rise from his seat and leave the Bench and in that event he shall not have any advisory much less a concluding vote, but the oldest Schepcn shall, then, preside in his place. 3. All cases relating to the Police, Security and Peace of tho Inhabitants; also to Justice between man and man, shall be finally determined by the Magistrates of each of the aforesaid villages, to the amount of, and under, sixty llorins, Beaver, without appeal : In case the sum be larger the aggrieved party may appeal to the meeting of the Sheriff and Councillors VOLUME XXIII. 621 delegated from the villages subject to his jurisdiction, for which purpose one person shall be annually appointed from each village who shall assemble in tho most convenient place to be selected by them, and who shall have power to pronounce linal judgment to the amount of fl. 240 Beavers and thereunder. But in all cases exceeding that sum each one shall be entitled to an appeal to the Governor-General and Council here. 4. Incase of inequality of votes, the minority shall submit to the majority; but those who are of a contrary opinion may have it recorded in the minutes but not divulge it without the meeting on pain of arbitrary correction. 6. Whenever any cases occur in the meeting in which any of the Magistrates are interested, such Magistrate shall, in that instance, rise and absent himself, as is hereinbefore stated, in the 2^ article, of the Sheriff. ^ 6. All inhabitants of the abovenamed villages shall be citable before said Sheriff and bchepens or their delegated Councillors who shall hold their meetings and courts as often as they shall consider requisite. 7. All criminal offeiices shall be referred to the Governor-General and Council, on condition that the Sheriff be obliged to apprehend the offenders, to seize and detain them and to convey them as prisoners under proper safeguard to the Chief Magistrate with good and correct informations for or against the offenders. 8. Smaller offences, such as quarrels, abusive words, threats, fisticuffs and such like, are left to the jurisdiction of the Magistrates of each particular village. 9. The Sheriff and Schepens shall have power to conclude on some ordinances for the welfare and peace of the inhabitants of their district, such as laying out highways, setting off lands and gardens and in like manner what appertains to agriculture, observance of the Sabbath, erectmg churches, school-houses or similar public works. Item, against fighting and wrestling and such petty offences, provided such ordinances are not contrary bet as far as is possible, conformable to the Laws of our Fatherland and tho Statutes of this Province ; and, therefore, all orders of any importance shall, before publication, be presented to the Cliief Magistrate and his approval thereof requested. 10. The said Sheriff and Schepens shall be bound strictly to observe and cause to be observed the Placards and Ordinances which shall be enacted and published by the supreme authority, and not suffer anything to be done against them, but cause the transgressors therein to be proceeded against according to the tenor thereof; and further, promptly execute such orders as the Governor-General shall send them from time to time. 11. The Sheriff md Schepens shall be also obliged to acknowledge as their Sovereign Rulers, their High Mightinesses the Lord States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Lord Prince of Orange, and to maintain their sovereign jurisdiction, right and domain over this country. 12 The selection of all inferior ofiicers and servants in the employ of the Sheriff and of the Schepens, the Secretary alone excepted, shall be made and confirmed by themselves. 13. The Sheriff shall, by himself or deputies execute all the Magistrates' judgments and not discharge any one except by advice of the Court ; he shall also take good care that the p aces under his charge shall be cleansed of all mobs, gamblers, whorc-houses and such like impurities. 14. The Sheriff shall receive the half of all civil fines accruing during his term of office together with one-third part of what belongs to the respective villages from criminal cases ; but he shall neither directly nor indirectly receive any presents forbidden by law. 622 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : 15. Towards the time of election, the Sheriff and Schepens shall nominate as Schcpens a double number of the best qualified, the honestest, most intelligent and wealthiest inhabitants, exclusively of the Reformed Christian Religion or at least well affected thereunto, to be presented to the Governor, who shall then make his election therefrom with continuation of some of the old ones in case his Honor may deem it necessary. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, the first of October, 1073. The preceding instruction, as registered word for word, is in like manner sent To Schout Peter Aldrichs and the Magistrates of the respective Towns on the South river. To Schout Isaac Grevenraet and the Magistrates of the Towns of Swaenenburg, Horley, and Marbietowne in the Esopus. Also, in English, to Schout William Lawrence and the Magistrates of the Towns of Flushing, Hemestede, Middelburgh, Rustdorp and Oisterbay. In English, Xo Schout Isaack Arnolds and the Magistrates of the Towns of Southampton, Southoid, Seati.cot, Huntington and Easthampton. In English, to Schout John Ogden and the Magistrates of the Towns of Elizabethtown, Woodbridge, Shrousbury, New arke, Piscattaway and Middeltown, situate at Achter Col. To the Schout and Magistrates of the Town of Bergen, only with this alteration, that in the S-" par. they shall pronounce definitive judgment to the amount of fl. 60 in Beavera and no further. Ditto to those of Hergen and Westchester and Staten Island. The fiovernor has this day resolved to sell Major Kingland's plantation and effects at Achicr Col; and the Magistrates of the Town of Newarke ore accordi,igly authorized to drive off and sell by public auction the cattle and swine of said plantation, to be paid for next winter in salt pork (a. 3 ,£, or beef Qi, 2 £ per barrel, winter wheat (li. G guilders or peas (ifc. 4 guilders. Wampum currency, per skepel ; and it is furilu-r ordered, that written noticejshall be given that said plantation and house will be sold on the 28'" instant at the house of Philip Nys here in this city. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this 1" October. David Gardener appears before the Governor and declares, he submits himself to the obedienro of their High Migliliiiesses, etc. Furlhermore requesting that his Island may be confirmed to him, and that he may enjoy the privileges and preiininiiues which he possessed in the lime of tlie late government. Which request being taken into consideration by the Governor, he is allovvd and granted the same privileges and prei'minenees that inaj be granted to the other subjects of this governmeni ; whereof on his application formal certificate shall in its proper time be granted. First October, 1G73. Memorandum and Order for Ensign Jan Sol, Major of the garrison in Fort Willem Hendrick. First. He shall take care that a rorporwl's ,'?unrd from each company shall be put on duty each day, when the arms shall be insppcted by the sergeants and corporals of the guard. 2. The guard shall be relieved at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and at 12 o'clock on Sunday, at which time the gates shall be dosed, when tliere slu 11 always be present in rotation one VOLUME XXIII. 623 Lieutenant or Ensign wlio shall command the guard, and during the watch shall wear his sash and be continually in the Fort, in order thus to be able to give an account of the watch, and in the morning to come and report to me what has occurred. 3. The reveille shall be beaten at the break of day, and the gate shall be opened as soon as 'tis light and shut in the evening before dark ; and furthermore, at 9 o'clock the drum shall bea; the tattoo, when all soldiers and matrosses sliall quietly repair to their quarters without making the least noise. 4. The corporals shall take good care that their men be continually at the guard, and that not more than .'iree or four at the same time have leave to go and eat ; pay particular attention that no strong irink be brought, much less drank, in the guard-house ; constantly teach the men th ; use of arms, and punctually observe all orders to be from time to time issued, and take care that their men obey the same ; and, above all things, pay attention that no Dutchman nor Knglishman (the city Magistrates excepted) come here into the Fort without permission, much less be suffered to go on the batteries. 6. The Grand Rounds shall go before midnight and receive the word, but before that a Cadet at least, shall go around, and after the Grand Hounds the Cadet shall continually go the rounds, as well also on Sunday during Divine service, both in the fore and in the after noon, when he shall continually go around the walls. (j. He shall take care that the soldiers do weekly clean out their l)arracks and quarters and not permit any filih to be de|)osited in the Fort, but all tiieir tilth and water be thrown out of the Fort, on pain of being punished according to the circumstances of the case; the corpornls shall relieve their serilin.da every half hour during the night, and during the day according to circumstances; and shall also take care that the arms of the guard be loaded with a loose ball, ami whenever it is necessary to discharge the muskets, in order to clean them, that shall be done on the Battery after drawing the ball ; and he shall further pay attention that the ordered powder in the bandoleers' hliall be preserved, to which end each corporal on hii watch shall inopeet the bandoleers, and also attend to all munitions of war. Dated Fort VVillem Hendrick, 1" October, 1G73. Whereas experience has shown that great disoiders have arisen and are growing more numerous every day among the people here in Fort Willem Hendrick; to prevent and obviate the same, it io therefore, resolved to commit to paper some necessary orders extracted from the Artie les of War ; and to the end that no man shall plead ignorance, the corporals are hereby strictly oruered and commanded to recommend and to read them to their men. First. Whosoever blasphemes Cie name of the Lord or his Holy Word shall be for the first clfence fined and committed three days to prison on bread and water; and for the second Oll'eiice shall have his tongue bored with a red hot iron, and I b shall furthermore bo banished out of this government and the United Provinces as a villain. li. Whosoever shall have uttered any words tcudiiig to sedition, mutiny or disobedience, or heard them uttered without making them known to his ollieer, ahull sulVer death. 3. Whosoever shall go further than cannon range from the giirrison, without liit oflieer'i consent, shall undergo corporal punishment. ' nnnilolo»M WffM litllp won.l.-n cm-n povcr.-.l with li'iilliiT, of wliiib every miukoteiT ut,,l Io wo»r IJ hanging im • »hoiiM.^p thll, o»,li „f ilui.P conlniiilng tlit oh»r««of powder for* miMli«t. Th«y are no longer in iii*. hiving giyeo plxta to tk» cartouoh Im». — Ku C24 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS i 1 < of 14 days is already expired. Wherewith ending i reii>ain after greeting Your ft'u id, Fort Wiilem Hendrick, 7'" October, 1673. N. Bayard, Secretary. At a Meeting of the Honble. Anthony Colve, (lOvernor-Qeneral, and Cornelis Steenwyck, Councillor, holden in Fort Wiilem Hendrick, S"" of October, 1C73. The Burgomasters of this city being sent for and appearing, the Governor submitted to them the necessity of demolishing or removing some houses, gardens and orchards situate under the walls of this fortress Wiilem Hendrick, and the newly begun fortification of New Orange, and said Burgomasters p a recommended to propone the same to the owners and report the result. it" K4' 630 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : la Council, this 9"" of October, 1G73 : Present - Governor Anthony Colve and Councillor Cornelis Steeuwyck. The Burgomasters of this city entering, report in writing the answer the owners of the houses and lots situate under the walls of Fort Willem Hendrick and city New Orange, have given respecting the demolition and removal of their said houses and lots ; which answer being read, it is resolved that the Governor and Council shall summon said owners to-morrow in the presence of the Burgomasters, and explain to them the necessity of the removal and promise to indemnify them for the loss of their ground and the removal of their houses on the valuation of arbitrators; to which end it is resolved to lay an extraordinary duly on the following: On exported beavers and peltries, 2J per cent. On imported blankets and duffels, 2 per cent. On imported wines, brandies, distilled liquors, rum, powder, lead and guns, 5 per cent. Letter to the Magistrates of Swaenenburgh. Honorable, Faithful: The Governor is informed that among other property belonging to the subjects of England are three horses, running at large in the bush near the Town of Swaenenburgh, which it la necessary to sell ; therefore his Honor hatii thought well to recommend you to cause said horses to be caught and by the Vendue Master to be sold to the highest bidder for wheat deliverable here next spring, and when sold to report tho same to his Honor. Whereupon relying, after greeting, I remain Your friend. Fort Willem Hendrick, 9"" October, 1G73. N. Bayard, Secretary. At a Meeting holden in the City Hall of the city New Orange, the lO'* of October, 1673 : Present — Governor Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck, Burgomaster Johannes van Brugh, Burgomaster Johannes de Peyster, Burgomaster TEgidius Luyck. Pursuant to the resolution adopted yesterday, the persons whoso houses and lots have been ordered removed are summoned to the meeting. The same being subrriittcd l)y the Governor to each in particular, they answered as follows : Gerrit Janssen Koos, having already removed his house, is promised to be indemnified for his lot and moving on the valuation of arbitrators, with which he is satisfied. Willem van Vreedenburgh, having removed his house is, in like manner, promised batisfaction, with which he too is satisfied. Johannes van Brugh and Sara van Borsumare promised indemnity for their lots, with which they are content. VOLUME XXIII. 681 Peter de Riemer is willing to remove his house, but requests Muyen's lot or one at the Waterside instead. Lodewyck Tos requests the iiouse next the City Hall ; otherwise 'twill be impossible for him to move. Jacobus van de Water requests Paltison's house in Pearl-street, or a lot as near his former residence as possible, with satisfaction. George Cobbet says, he is unable to move unless assisted. Jan Dircksen Meyer says, he knows not whither to turn, but finally requests a lot '. nbind The Five Houses in Bridge-street. Andrew Meyer in like manner requests a lot there. Gerritt Hendricks, butcher, says, he has been ruined by the English and is unable to move; requests help and assistance. Peter Janssen Slott, by his father, requests a lot behind the City Hall. Simon Blanck requests accommodation for the winter, as bis house cannot be mot^ed; asks a lot behind The Five Houses. Peter Stoutenburgh, absent. Marten Jansen Meyer says, he is not able to move; is offered the lot next to Kip in the valley, or recommended to look up another. Lysbeth Tyssen is told that her small houses will be examined, to see whether they cannot be spared. Peter Harmensen's little house is in like manner to be examined. Peter Jnnscn Mesier requests a place on the Water side; otherwise cannot remove. Ephraim Hermans requests satisfaction with others. Doctor Taylor's wife says, that her husband is willing to risk his Iiouse, and to abide the result. Messrs. Cornells Steenwyck, Johannes van Brugh, Johannes de Peyster and iEgidius Luyck are hereby aulliorized and requested to value the lots of those who, on account of the fortificatio.!, are ordered to move, besides the necessary expenses to be incurred by them in the moving of their 8:iid houses; also to value the houses and lots which, according to their opinion, arc to be given in return to said persons; with power to adjoin to themselves one@, two pcrnous in the valuation of tliose houses and lots, and to report their proceedings to the Governor ns soon ns possible. Dated Fori Willt-m Hendrick, this 11"" Oi^tober, 1673. The Governor-General having read and considered the petition of Lewis Morris, requesting in substance the guardianship of the minor child of his deceased brother, Richard Morris, and of his estate, without any exception, lo be manapul and administered for the behoof of said orphan child, further to enjoy the iiime privileges as arc. gr iiited and allowed to the neighboring Colonies of New England and Virginia, &c. It is ordered : The Pelit;;ner is allowed to have the guardianship of the surviving orphan child of his deceased brother, the late Richard Morris, and granted such power to take into his keeping all goods, effecis, negroes and servants, as belonged in lawUil property to the said Richard Morris at his decease, on condition that he pay tlierefroni the deceased's funeral expenses, but he shall, first of all, deliver in here a correct inventory of the properly loft by the deceased, to •1f^^ f ;?l I8':;t;. PMf" lii'l: 632 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : be recorded in the Orphan Chamber, which being done, the necessary letters of administrntion shall then be issued to him. What regards the Petitioner's request to import into this government some necessaries for advantage and maintenance of said orphan and estate, the petition is allowed, provided it be done with such ships as are already here or will be permitted, and on paying such customs and public duties ns are paid by other inhabitants. Regarding the request that he may have such privileges as are granted to New England and Virginia by the Proclamation, dated last, the petition is refused and denied, being an inhabitant of Barbadoes, which consequently cannot be considered with the neighboring Colonies of New England and Virginia. Moreover, the Petitioner shall be at liberty to show where any property belonging to the plantation is lying, and then order will be given for its restitution to the right owner. And finally, the Petitioner is allowed to employ such substitutes and servants as in case of his living or dying, shall from time to time, with advice of the Orphan Chamber here, be deemed necessary for the greatest advantage of the orphan, on r Dudition that the Petitioner and his agents shall remain bound at all times to afford said Ori lan Chamber due account, proof and balance of their administration. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this 11'" of October, 1673. Mr. Alrighs : This serves to cover the inclosed instruction for you and the Magistrates of the respective subaltern Courts of justice in the South river, which are sent you by the Governor's order ; you will please transmit a copy to each of tl'.em iu order that they may regulate themselves accordingly. His Honor has made some alteration in the distribution of provisionsi respecting which you will find an order herewith. In other respects nothing has transpired here since you left worthy notice. Therefore, breaking ofl", I shall, after salutation, commend you to God's protection, and remain, Your affectionate friend, New Orange, this 12"" of October, 1G73. N. Bayaud, Secretary. Note. — The regulation hereinbefore recorded G"' October, is sent to Mr. Alrigs. The Governor-General of New Netherland having read and considered the written petition of the inhabitants of Oysterbay, in the first place thankfully acknowledging the Freedoms and Privileges not to Le forced to carry arms against their own nation, etc, with further promise to demean and comport themselves like loyal subjects, it is noted on said petition : That what is stated in the previous Order, dated last, to wit, that some in the time of the preceding Dutch government have rebelliously opposed it; does not apply to the Petitioners, but only to those who were then subject to said goverment. What regards the point of voluntary subjection, we have in our foregoing summons declared, that in default of voluntary submission they should be constrained thereunto by force of arms. Respecting the request that the Petitioners, their heirs and descendants may peaceably and quietly enjoy the lands belonging to them in propriety, the same has been already granted and allowed to them, and is hereby again confirmed unto them. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, 12'* of October, 1C73. Thomas Hont, junior, having shown himself contumacious in the takina; the oath of fidelity when summoned at Oostdurp, is hereby ordered and commanded to depart out of this Ifi VOLUME XXIII. 688 Dated '■„« WUta ncndrick, .4.. of October, 1C73. (Signed), A. C„.«. Schout Jacob Strycker. are ./.rafo'e Cd ^d™? , ,■"" " "'"" °' "'" '""•'™' ''"S""' Sov.mment , you .nd .„ otoi, fton 1^ »"nnn,„lcd („ .„mm„„ .|| „,„ ,„<, c„,„,„ble, „iil,i„ ,„„, di.lriel, Your friend, ( Signed ), A. Colve. Mr John Ogdcn. that r' a an sin ^^ ' T '° ^^ °""*'" *° "'^ ^''"'^ ' ''"^^ ""<=« '"-^ ^'-"8»'t fit hereabouts as a othl o T' " '"" ""' ' '° ■""'^" ^'""'^'''^ '""' "" ^ Chcifc Sachem. Keason • , d u 1 1 '''".'-■'" ^'^''f''^'' ' --'<• willingly Si,ea!;e w- him to know y- Mol tali vo nnv T "'"• 'n f "^ """"P^'^ ^^'''''''^ '° ''"«- & «^T- -it'-ut a n'y L ,n o! t n 1 "^ r ''' *■''''' "'^'^"'^'^'' *° «""'' ''"''"^^ l>ij r first opportunity cTr.n .n . . <^ " ^? ' "''"''""^ "^ '"^•'-'"'"^'J '■^^'"-■^"J belonging to y' Late Gouvern" And I . t Mriio'll^, ;;" '' "'""" "" ''''^'^' ^'"'"°^ ""'" >'- ^- t« ^° P--"ted unto me. im I ' "'" "'"^ "''■ ^'•^f'^^f '^'^'"rned unto me; not Else at PrJient but Dated at flbrt Wiliem Hendrick 14"* Octob', 1G73, Your Loving ffriend ( signed ), A : Colvb. eenlX encun T ''"'["' "' "" ^"^ °^ ^«" ^^""^^ «''-^« "" Manhatans Island i. n it' wl"^^^^^^^^^^ •— - g-*^-- -^ orchards which lie so close a«: : s its"" Mu s ^ , "'! ""' " '^ ""''""'"'^ '« ^^^-'^ '' properly when occasion requires prrvilu "../vcoof h r "Tl"':"^ "''-■'"'"^ ^'y ''" Governor-General, by and with the Vol. II '"' ' '^'"'°"'''' '^"" '^°"" ^"'^ ^^'""^^ l'"^ undernamed houses. SO .%^ *^«>. ^% o^. ^t>T^^. rMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) // *, ■♦ /&. 1.0 I.I 1.25 2.0 :^ 1^ 1.4 1.8 1.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WIST MAIN STMIIT WKBSTER.N.Y US80 (716) •/3-4303 634 NEW YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: Ml IK The houseS; gardens and orchards of Situate under the walls and buiwarks of Fort vVillem Hendrick. gardens and orchards, and the owners thereof are hereby most strictly ordered and commanded instantly to commence demolishing and pulling down their houses, gardens and orchards, and to remove them to such lots aa are laid out within this city by the Governor's order to that end and shall be shown to each of them by the Burgomasters ; on pain of depriving those who shall be found contumacious or negligent, of the indemnity which according to the terms of this Proclamation are granted and allowed to the following persons or those among them who shall come to remove their undernamed houses, gardens and orchards and, over and above, on the first arrival of any ships, of having their houses demolished or burned, to wit : Peter de Riemer, Lodewyck Post, George Gobbet, 1 Jan Dircksen Meyer, Jacobus van de Water, Symon Blonck, Andries ^/eyer, Gerrit Hendricx, Peter Jansen Slott, Gerrit Jansen Roos, Peter Stoutenburgh, Henry Taylor, The Lutheran Congregation, ^ Willem van Vredenburgh, Peter Jansen Mesier, Martin Meyer Smith, Augustine Hermans, Lysbet Tyssen, V Peter Harmsen, Johannis van Brugh, Sara van Borsim. The houses, gardens and orchards of Situate under the fortification and bulwarks of the city of New Orange. The gardens and orchards of j But whereas said houses cannot be removed except at great and heavy expense to tiie proprietors, to whom, in return, indemnification aud saliafaction ought, in equity, be allowed because said removal is done for the public benefit and better defence ; it is therefore resolved that the grounds and lots belonging to said persons, with the necessary expense which lliey shall happen to incur in the removal of their houses, shall be valued by impartial persons, and to the proprietors instead of these lotn shall bo shown and conveyed, subject to like valuation, any other lots within this city to which they will he at liberty to remove, and whatever their cancelled lots and expenses of removing their houses will bo found to exceed in value what shall be shown them instead, shall be promptly made good, fulfilled and paid to them from the extra duty which, for that purpose, it is resolved and ordered to collect from now henceforth until said indemnity and damage shall bo prompt piiid to said persons, and no longer, to wit : From all Beavers and peltries which will bo exported from this government to Palria or elsewhere after the publication hereof, two and one-half per cent. VOLUME XXIII. 635 From Duflfels and Blankets, imported from Patria or elsewhere into this government, two per cent. And from powder, lead, muskets, wines, brandies, distilled waters and rum, five per cent. Hereby ordering and commanding all and every the subjects and inhabitants of this government and al' others whom it in any wise concerns, that they shall liav3 to give notice to the collector of the Importation or exportation of the above specified goods, and shall pay therefor the said extraordinary duty in manner as aforesaid on pain of the forfeiture and confiscation of the imported or shipped-oflF goods ; to be applied agreeably to the orders and placards enacted against smuggling. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this IG"" of October, 1673, in New Netherland. (Signed), A. Colve, CORNELIS StEENWYCK, JOHANNIS VAN BrUGH, JOHANNIS DE FeYSTBR, __.„,,, Egidius Luyck. Willem van Vredenburgh : You are hereby required and ordered, pursuant to the Proclamation, to demolish from cellar to garret your house and lot lying and being in Broadway, and to remove to the Company's garden. No. 1, for which removal you are allowed by arbitrators the sum of 11.330, Wampum value, which shall be handed and paid you out of the extra duty which is ordered to be paid for that purpose. Da'ed Fort Willem Hendrick, 16* of October, 1673. A similar order is sent to the house of all the others mentioned in the Proclamation, except Doctor Taylor, Lysbet Tyssen, and Peter Ilarmsen, whose houses shall be still further examined, in order if possible to spare them. List of the Valuation made by Mess" Cornells Steenwyck, Johannia van Brugh, Johannid de Peyster, Egidius Luyck, and carpenters Abram Jansen and Jan Hendrickx Splinter, authorized by the Govern" commission to appraise and value the Houses and Lots which, according to the Proclamation, must be removed, as well as those given in their stead. Cr. Dr. Willem van Vredenburgh. Wnmpuni V.Iuo. Wamrum Vain.. To lot allowed him in ^he Company's By his lot and removing his house,, fl. 790 garden No. 1 , valued (Hi. fl. 460 Balance due him, 330 fl. 790 Dr. Gerrit Jansen Roos. O, To lot allowed him in the Company's By his lot and removing his house,, fl. 8S0 garden No. 2, fl. 460 Balance 420 fl. 880 h 41 686 Dr. NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS; Peter Stouteaburgh. CV« Wanir'nii V«liio. Wampum Valat, To lot in the Company's garden No. 3, (1. 460 By his lot without the garden, and Balance, 420 the removal of his house fl. 880 fl. SSO Dt' Ephraim Hermans. Cf, To } a lot in the Hoogh-straat behind by his and John Pnino's lot, and William Pattenson's house, occu- the removal of his house fl. 2,260 pied by Jan Buy tenhuys fl. 670 Balance, 1,090 fl. 2,200 Dr. Jacobus van do Water. Cr, To William Pattison's house and lot By his lot and removal of his house, fl- 1,420 situate in Pcarl-sircct, assigned to Balance, 1,920 him for fl. 3,340 fl. 3,340 Dr. George Cobbet. Qf, To lot in the Company's garden No. 4, fl. 440 By his lot and tho removal of his 340 house fl. 780 Balance, . fl. 780 Cr, Dr. The Lutheran Congregation. To lot in Company'? garden No. C, fl. 435 By their lot and tho removal of the 415 house, fl. 860 Balance, fl. 850 Dr. Gerrit Ilcndrickso Butcher. Cr. To house and lot in the Smith- By his lot and removing his house, fl. 1,GG0 ttrecl nexttoAndries Rocs which be- Balance, 280 longed to William Patlisson and assigned to him for fl.2,M0 fl.2,140 Dr. Peter Janscn Mesier. Cr. To 19 ft. of a lot behind the Five By his lot and removing his house, fl. 1,000 Houses in Bridge-street, in propor- tion as tho others are valued, .... fl. 602 Balance 438 fl. 1,000 VOLUME XXIII. Qg^ ^' Martin Jiiiiaen Meyer Smith. (j^. To the I.OU30 and pioco of a lot in the Dy hi, lot and removing hi« lonZ'nXZ iS//c'"!. They are willing to Live quietly & friendly toward their Neighbouringh Townes & desire not to molest the dutch governm' uppon Tearmes of mutuall Security on that behalfe. They agree to shew all Resonable Civility to the dutch Comision" and to send up a faire answer to y govern' of y- dutch by way of apology for their not takeing the Oath in this unexpected posture of dlstracion': Subscribed in behalf of the Towne by me ; (: Signed : ) John Tooker, Secref^. To the honor*" Gouvern' now in Rbrt Willem Hendrick Whereas it hath pleased the almightio god by his providence to make a Chang and alteration Soe as to take the power of governm' from the English and to give it to tht, bono"" Slates of hollon, and wee the Inhabitants of huntington haveing from you Received Summons to yo' obedience & wee accordingly by our deputies haveing had debate & tearmes of Complynnco proponded granted & Excepted & wee being Conientious to what wee have done tending thereto because wee fearo god who will at last be Judge of all, therefore it is our desire not to flij from what wee have done onely this wee desire that wee may bee Excused from takeing the oath for the Present, the reasons thereof are, first because wee of the East Riding w'''' hitherto was Never related to this Nation but was as wee Conceive, falsely on the one part taken off from Conniticut and out of feare lett goe the other part yet notw"'8tanding had never an oath imposed uppon us by any of y« Duke of Yorkes agents neither yet but few that ever gave oath to the King of England soo y' an oath is a startling ama/.oing thing to most people here and the people are not willing to doe any thing whereby there adections should bee weakned towards there gouvern' as the strainious Exacting this oath will endanger to doe, Secondly as wee are Ready faithfully to promise what good Requires of us in order to our Voi,. II. 81 642 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : faithfulnes to y* p'sent governm' soe wee Conceive that he or they that will not make Conscience of his promise will not make Concience of his onth nextly wee Conceive at present there are but two known Enimies to y Nation but English & Frensch & against y* Frensch wee are Resolved w"" the help of god to spend & bee spent our lives & Estates to defend our Selves against there tirrany & for our owne Nation if any attempt should be made by them your p'sent grant (W^"" is but according to law of nature doth Excuse us from takeing up armes against them, yett wee doe promise in case the English doe com wee will sett as natures till forced to doe other waijes and alsoo to be guided by your Lawes and to owne no other power soe long as unreduced by any other power, therefore wee humbly desire that yo' honn' would prove our faithfulness to our promise one yeare and if uppon Tryail you see Cause and Cleer fault in oure promise wee shall submitt to your pleasure in takeing the oath & shall set downe now and alwaijs we hope quiet & peaceable Neighbours in all Common Commerce nextly wee humbly desire that in case our Eastern Neighbours see Cause to stand at a distance from this p'sent power yet notw"'standing that wee of this Towne may Stand of our Selves, and in noe sort be Joyned or related to y' western Townes in any Execution of Justice between man & man but desire rather to have one or two men more added to y* two first as Magistrates to end and determine matters that maij arise in the Towne & grater matters to your Honn' & Counsel the reasons of this last Request is first because most of the Townes westward was formerly under oaths to the dutch Nation as sume of them as wee have bine Informed were the first to tender there service to reduce the dutch to the obedience of the English the w'*" makes us unwilling to be Joyned w" them Secondly they are Various in there oppinions in point of Religion the w"^"" makes us to fear differance in Civill administri\tion & soe discord may arise other reasons wee have but are loath to Expresse lest wee should give offence to our Neighbours In behalfe of the Rest wee doe Subscrib our hands ISAACQ PlaTT, John Koncklyne, Richard Williams, Huntington the G"" Octob' Joseph Whiteman, 1673 : Styl nova Epenetas Platt. At a Council this 20"' October, 1673. Present — Governor-General Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornells Steenwyck and the Burgomasters and Schepens of the city of New Orange. The Governor having submitted to the meeting the foregoing Report of Commissioners Cap" William Knyff and Lieutenant Anthony Malypart, also the preceding answers, whereby the inhabitants of the East end of Long Island refuse to take the oath of allegiance ; further, proposing whether it would not be necessary to send a considerable force thither to punish them as rebels, in case they persist in refusing to swear obedience ; requesting advice hereupon. Whereupon, after divers debates pro and con by said Burgomasters and Schepens, the mnjnrity were of opinion that in this conjuneture ol war it was not advisable to attack them by force of arms, as we should thereby be affording them and the neighboring Colonies occasion again to take up arms against us ; but the; judged it better to send a second delegation. VOLUME xxm. G43 Being sent for by the Governor, the Schepens of the respective Towns on Long Island named Midwout, Doswyck and Uytrecht, Atnersfoort, Breucltelen, Gravesend, in Schout Jacob Strycker's district, appeared in Council, who being asked whether they will perform their duty according to the oath they had taken, with promise that they shall be protected against all invasions, and further recommended henceforth to keep a watchful eye and good order, and to report to him on every occurring occasion ; Iiem, in case any enemies may happen to approach, whether some of their patriots would not be willing to come hither to resist the common enemy ; 'o which they answered: They had no doubt but it will be done by the entire of the people. They are further ordered to nominate and present to the Governor a double number for Militia Officers of their said Towns respectively. At a Council held on the 23" October, 1G73. Pessent — Governor Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck. The Schout and Schepens of the Town of Bergen exhibiting to the Council some ordinances drawn up by them for the observance of the Sabbath, respecting Fences, &c., requesting thereupon the approval of the Governor and Council; which being read and examined, the same is approved ; with the reserve that works of charily and necessity on the Sabbath, with the knowledge of the officer, shall be tolerated. <,n the petition of William Darvail being read and considered, requesting that the sloop Planter, which he says formerly belonged to him and is now seized with other of his goods, may be released, etc., exhibiting also, pursuant to order, an inventory of what goods he claims here in this government, It is ordered : The Governor and Council persist in their order granted to the Petitioner on his petition, and recommend him to exhibit further proofs of the particulars mentioned in the inventory, inasmuch as the greater part of the property claimed by him has not been found. Nelis Mattysen and Christiana Lourens requesting by petition that they may be granted and allowed the propriety of a piece of land called Pattry's Hook, situated between Lewis Morris' land and The Two Brothers; It is ordered : That Petitioners' request be for the present declined and postponed until the Governor shall have better information and knowledge of the premises. Peter Janse of Gouwanis, requests by petition a piece of land on Staten Island) opposite Amboyne, etc. Order is made thereon as above. Ariaen Wiilemsen and associates, inhabitants of the Town of New Utreght, request by petition that they may be allowed and granted some land on Staten Island. Order is made thereon as above. The petition of the Magistrates of the Town of Haerlem, requesting in substance that in consideration of what Capt. Lavall is in arrears to them, they may be allowed and granted a little clover meadow of about 2 morgcns, which belonged to said Lavall, situate between the two high roads of their town, being read and considered, nil-- .1 lu 644 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : It is ordered : The Petitioners are allowed to use the little clover meadow applied for, provisionally, until further disposition be made of Capf Lavall's case ; meanwhile the Petitioners can lay their just claim thereto before the Curators to be elected thereto. Peter Croisson requesting, by petition, that he may be granted a lot belonging to Capt° Lavall, situate in the Town of Haerlem, in consideration of what said Lavall owes him ; having heard the information of the Magistrates of the abovenamed town on this petition. It is ordered : The Petitioner's request is refused ; but he may lay his just claim before the persons who will be appointed thereto. On Egidius Luyck's petition, he is allowed to purchase the attached English goods of Thomas Willet, on condition that the payment he may make in return may remain attached instead, and he execute an obligation to that effect. The petition being read and considered of the inhabitants of Hurley, in Esopus, requesting that for the greater security of their town, its inhabitants may be forbidden to build on their lands without the village, and that they may be provided with some ammunition, etc., It is ordered : That the Petitioners receive from the Magistrates of Swaenenburgh twenty pounds of the nails which belonged to Capt" de Lavall, for the repairs of the Block-house ; also for the two Towns Horley and Marble thirty pounds of powder and 20 pounds of lead, and all the inhabitants of the Town of Hurly aforesaid are hereby most strictly ordered and commanded not to remove their dwellings outside the village, unless they have obtained special consent thereto. 'i'he inhabitants of the Esopus requesting relief and mitigation in the excise the/e, at least on what they themselves consume, It is ordered : In the matter contained in said requests, the Petitioners are, for reasons, put off until the month of May next. At u Council : Present—- Governor Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornells Steenwyck, Burgomaster Johannis van Brugh, Burgomaster Egidius Luyck. From the nomination of the courts of Swaenenburgh, Hurley and Marbletown, the Governor- General hath elected Isaac Grevenraet as Schout of said towns, and this day in Council administered to him the oath as Schout. Thomas VVandel having been complained of and detained for some seditious words spoken against the government, being this day examined, he denied the charge, notwithstanding Jan Jacobse, the complainant, affirms the same in his presence. He is for the present released from confinement, with a warning to be careful in future not to attempt anyih ng against the present government. Jan Albertse being imprisoned for uttering some seditious words against the government, but the proofs not being suflicient, he is released, und ordered to be more careful for the future. VOLUME XXIII. 645 The Council having read and considered the information of the Burgher watch of thia citv .n the matter of the ten packs of beaver belonging to Capt» Thomas Wi letT sdld y th m abou m.dn.ght between the 19- and 20- of this month! having been put on board a cano" wuhthe mtention. as said Willet himself acknowledges, to expor^hem wUhout enJrine hem .n d,rect contravention of the laws and placards to that end enacted. ^ ' Whereupon Capt- Willet having been repeatedly summoned before the Council and asked what could be brought forward in defence, answers, that he had in no wise Zd to smutle hose Beavers to defraud tne public revenue, but only to save them from the glralTe L e mposed onali h.s goods; requesting that they, for the reasons and motives moreS Jfo h in h pet.t.on, and through commisseration. may be restored to him, &c. ^ Ail wh.ch bemg considered by the Governor-General and Council, they declare sa'd seized and not entered beavers and peltries confiscate and forfeit, agreeably to the Tbhshed nlacarl but he .s excused this time, for reasons, from further fines and penaVies! ' '""' Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, 26'" October, 1673. At a Council holden in Fort Willem Hendrick. the SS'" October, 1673. Pbesent — Governor Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornelia Steenwyck. Councillor Steenwyck states that one Nicolas Eedes. dwelliuK at Southold rnm- *« ^• yester ay saying he had been sent by Colonel Lewis Morris nd N^a e Si v"er w^" equest tha .s Honor would be pleased to order the sending of a second emba^y to , 1 E s end of Lond Island so that the innocent may not be punished with the guilty doubt n«nofbu sa.d towns on the second embassy, would submit as dutiful subjects J Whee'o the aforesaid N,colas Eedes is summoned before the Council, but is Lnd to haTeaeady , ^ On which report the Governor-General and Council resolved on a second embassv a« f Hunfngton, whereunto are appointed Cap." KnyfT and Ensign Vos to whom e f oJi" commission is granted : - e i vu "uuiii me loiiowing T "^^'''"'l^^'^ T^°"8'^t •' Necessary uppon the Returne made unto mee by Capt- Knvfr& Leftennant Mahpart for to Commissionate some Persons unto some of the Eastern! IWn.t on Long Island, I have therefore Nominated Constituted & appointed anTdo bv tT presents nominate Constitute & appoint the s-" Can- Wniinmlf JT .1 .? ^ * ''^ C-S vST" ■■"■ ""' "■ "-I - '•"' ""-«.".";.;" (: Signed:) A. Colve. The nomination made for Militia officers of their respective towns being delivered in to the Council on the part of the undermentioned places, the following are elected f2 "hem For the Totm of Mldivout : As Captain Jan Strycker. Lieutenant, . Titus Sirix. Ensign, I'ieter giliamseu. 646 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : For the Town of Ames/ort : A3 Captain, . Elbert Elbertse. Lieutenant, . lloeief Martensen. Ensign, Dirck Jansen. For the Toum of Br: uckclen ; As Captain, Jeronimus tiapalie. LieutenanI, . Micliiel Hanse. Ensign, Daniel Uapalie. For the Towns of Utrecht ij' Bushwtjck : As Captain, Jacques Cortelijou, Lieutenant, . Joost Cockuyt- Ensign, Rijn: Jansen. For the Town if Gravesend : As Captain Richard Stilwill. Lieutenant,, Saiiuel Horns. Enaign, William Golding. which election is transmitted to Schout Jacob Strycker with nutiiority to administer the oath of allegiance to the newly elected, and to install them into their respective olfices. At a Council holden in Fort Willem Ilendrick the 25'" October, 1673. Present — Governor Anthony Colve, Councillor Coruelis Steenwyck. On tl.e petition presented to the Council by Isaac Greveiiraet, Scliuul of the Towns of Swaenenburgh, Hurly and Nfrirbietown, It is ordered as follows : .\n ample commission and instruction shall be furnished the Schout, and the Magistrates theie are recommended to give orders that the Schout iu arresting evil-doers be. issistciJ by the Burgher watch ; and whereas we are inft .med that the Town of Swccnenburgh is provided with about SO lbs. of powder, the Magistrates there are therefore ordered to gi^o tiiirty pounds of it to the villages of llurly and Marble; in regard o( the lead, the petitioner shall receive to wit, 30 lbs. for Swaenenburgh and CO Ibi. for Hurly and .Marble; as regards the demanded salary, the same is refused, because no such thi'^g has ever been allowed any Schouts within thi<" government, but he is continued as Auctioneer of the aforesaid Towns. And with Secrpfjry Montngn*-, empowered to collect the excise there until the first of May nc.xt, until which time it is rtsolved for reasons to continue the previous excise unaltered, on condition that due account, proof and reliqua thereof he rendt-red the Iteceiver-Gcneral ; and finiiliy, the Schout and Magistraten of the Town of Swaenenliorgh are recommended ai.ii commanded to Bend down the two metal guns by the first opportunity, ini'smuch as tho same are lequired here. VOLUME XXIII, 647 i^aieu tort Willem Hendrick this 27"- of October, 1C73. (Signed), A. Colve. :;J;^;::r■::lIr:;;■''^'";'.''■'"''-.»'■'''•"' .»^m„.'.,™:l,;:::„ (Signed), A. Coi,vr. XoZl^Tu\- y"'" .'''"'-"' '"'^'"' ""•' ^""'«" ^'«-' '^o,nn,is.ioned on the 05. i,„„„t pro,,, s,d i f H • '"' • '" "'" '"''"''*'"'"« "' «"i'l towns ha.l. undor II.Hr l,nn.l« ,. -. ^'J">" aa Slagistrnto of oeBtalcol. 648 NEW-YOUK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: 30* October. The Governo.-General and Council have resolved and concluded to send in like manner a second embassy to the remaining eastern towns on Long Island, and for that purpose have commissioned Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck, Capf Carel Epesteyn, and Lieutenant Carel Quirynsen, who are authorized to set out for that quarter, without delay, in the Snow, for which purpose the following commission and instruction are also given them : Commission to Mr. Steenwyck &c. to visit the East end of Long Island. Anthonv Colve Gouern'-generall of the New Netherlands appointed by authority of the high & mighty Lords the States generall of the Vnited Belgicq Provinces & his Serene highnesse the Lord Prince of orange Etz. Vnto all whome these Presents shall Come send greeting : Whereas Capf William Cnijff & Leftenn' Anthony Malipart being now Lately by mee Commissionated for to administer the Oath Vnlo the Magestrates & Inhabitants of the Easterne Townes uppon Long Island, have made Keturne & rapport unto me that Some of Your Inhabitants there in Stead of Complyance with my orders have obstinately made answer by their Letters w'" do more appeare to be dictated by Mutenyes & Rebellions as by true & fiithfull subiects, that they Refused so to doe, Whereuppon I had already taken Suflicient Care & order to bring Vnder & Subdue the s- Mnlifactors yet Neverthelesse uppon the Intersession of some of the good Subiects of this governem', and in Coucideranon of Sevcrall of the good Inhabitants w'" I am Informed are seated there I have Thought fitt before I do proceede K) the Extreemity. once more to Commissionate some Persons and to that End and purpose , -ive Committed qualified & appointed, and do by these Presents Commit qualify & appoint the IP Cornelis Steenwyck Primo Counsel of this Province, Cnpf Charles Epesteyn, & Leftenn* Charles Quirynsen who are hereby Required with all Possible Expedition to transport them Selves to the said Townes Called Easthampton, Southold & Southampton Lying on the East End of Long Island, or otherwise if they see Cause to Summon the Inhabitants of the s" Townes before them to some Convenient place as they shall Judge fitt, and to admonish the Inhabitants of their duty & true Submission, as alsoo to Establish the Elected Magistrates in their respective ollices, and to administer the oath as wel Vnto them, as the rest ol the Inhabitants there, hereby Slricktly Charging & Requiring the Inl.iil.itanls of the s'' Respective Townes, and all others whom these may Concerne to acknowledge & yeild unto the s"" Commission" all due obedyence lionn' & Respect to the Knd I may not be forced to use such meanes as would tend to the ruine & greatest Damage of some of them Dated at llort Willem Ileudrick this ao"- of Oclob', 1073. ^ ^ ^.^^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^^ (: Vnderstood :) By Order of the hon' the gouern' generall of the Niew Netherlands. N: Uayard, Secret. VOLUME XXIII. 649 Instruction for Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck, Captain Carel Epesteyn and Lieut"' Carel Quirynsen, Commissioners to the Towns situate on the East end of Long Island. First. They shall use all speed i„ the snow the Zechont to reach the Towns mentioned \u Endi«?rT"'°"'r '". T '^7 """'' ""^ ^""'^ "'■ °'^«' '""*' ''«'«"«'"« to '"« neighboring l!-ngli8h Colonies, they shall let them pass unmolested. e b J\l'" "•«'■• ""*^"' ;» ««*^h of the Towns respectively cause the inhabitants to be assembled together and bring them by the properest me,.ns to swear allegiance, but in case great objections were made to the oath and that in place of an oath of allegiance and obedience to e government It were offered by handwriting and signature, in such case they (but as i of oa r Tthrsh ,T 7 'm" '' '° '°' '"' *"« ^-^■^^^r.te. and Secretaries must take the oath, as the SheriH. Isaac Arnold has already done. 3. In case any Towns may request that the number of their Magistrates be increased IVeTfr". " 'h""" """.'" ^''^" '"""^'^"^'^'^ '^ ''•'"-'^ '^-' '-" which yo s a i make the selection and swear them with the other Magistrates. 4 In case there may be any dillerence of opinion among them respecting the interpretation o he instruction sent to the Schout and Magistrates, you can give further explanation r of and t us show that it m no wise conflicts with the order formerly granted on their petition, to which end a copy of each accompanies this. 6. If they ask to trade with the neighbors of the North, make known to them that, when ^!^U !:'^^ r '" 'f "^''""'« "'■ "'" Rovernment obtain permission to bring their own uppi les luther from the neighboring Colonies, which shall be granted them also, provided they like others apply (or a pass for that purpose. ^ «. Should the inhabitants demand that the nomination of their own Magistrates be left to themselves you are authori/.ed to concede it, an.l furthermore, to assure them that the government will never refuse them whatever they ask in fairness, which on the contrary will be granted and conceded to them as to other good inhabitants. 7. Uut if contrary to expectation the inhabitants obstinately refuse obedience and allegiance, they are to be publicly told that they will be the cause of their own ruin; von will then endeavor to obtain in writing the names of the chief mutineers, and return Iml.'er in all haste without any delay. If an opportunity offer, inquire at Easthampton for the cannon of the wrecked ship, which re.nam thereabouts, their calibre, the best mode of conveying them hither, and the expense ol hshing them up and bringing them here. Dated us above. (Signed). A. Colvk. Anthony Colve. Governor-Oenoral of New Netherland for their High Mightinesses the Mate8-(;eneral of the United Netherlands and bis Serene Highness the Prince of < )range, &c. To ail those who see these or hoar them read. Oreeting : Whereas, it is necessary to appoint a (it and proper person Schout of the Towns of ftwaencnbuigh. Hurly and Marblutown. situate in the Ksopus of New Netherland; I have, Vol,, ii. sy 650 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS i k ft M therefore, from the exhibited nomination of the inhabitants there for Schout of said towns, selected, commissioned and quaiified.dohereby elect, commission and qualify Isaac Grevenraet, late Schout there, to administer with the Magistrates of the aforesaid towns, according to the best of his knowledge and ability, good law and justice ; to aid in the enactment of good ordinances for the best advantage of the towns and greater peace and quiet of the inhabitants there, and when enacted, to take care that they be duly executed ; and further, to cause to be done and performed whatever a good and faithful Schout is bound to do by duty and office, regulating himself according to the instruction already given or from time to time to be sent by me to him, hereby ordering and commanding all officers, magistrates, burghers and inhabitants there to acknowledge, respect and obey the abovenamed Isaac Grevenraet as their Schout, fori have judged the same to be necessary for the public service. Thus done in Fort Willem Hendrick,.this SO"" October, 1673, in New Netherland. (Signed), A. Colve. The Schout and Secietary of Swaenenburgh, Hurly and Marble, are authorized to install the Magistrates and Militia officers there into their respective offices, and to administer the Oath to them, of which the following is the form : We, N. N. officers of the militia of the Town of N. N., qualified by the Hon"" Governor- General of New Netherland, promise and swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that we will be true and faithful to their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, etc., and their Governor-General already appointt" . or hereafter to be appointed here, that we, according to our ability, will study the interest of the Burghers entrusted to us, will from time to time keep them in good order and military discipline, to aid in protecting against all invasions of their enemies, and further comport ourselves as faithful militia officers are bound to do ; regulating ourselves according to the orders and instructions which will be transmitted to us from our superiors. So truly help us God Almighty. Whereas, it is found by daily experience that the Burghers of this city of New Orange, sell strong drink and give credit to the soldiers, which has given rise to much mischief; therefore all inhabitants and Burghers are hereby ordered and commanded not to sell strong drink to any soldiers or matrosses garrisoned in the F'ort here, nor to give them credit on the pledge of their clothing, arms, or any material belonging to the F'ort here, on pain, if contravening this, of forfeiting all pay for the delivered goods; and whoever hath already received payment in clothing, arms, or material of the Foit, shall he obliged to restore the same with double the value thereof. Let each and every be warned hereby and take heed o( loss. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this 31" October, 1073. By order of the Governor-General of New Netherland. (Signed), N. Bavaiu), Secretary. Whereas, it has been found that the two-third parts of the estate left by the late Itichnrd Morris belong in real propriety to his brother, ('olonei liewis Morris, a resident of the Island of llarhiidneN in the Caiihbees, whose estate by the iVoclaination dated the MO"' oi September last, is confiscated for the l)ehoof of the government, and it being therefore necessary that in addition to the guardians and tutors of the aforenamed Ilichard Morris' surviving orphan child, VOLUME XXIII. 651 some one be commissioned on the part of the government to regulate said estate. Therefore have I resolved to commission and qualify Balthazar Bayard to that end, as he is hereby commissioned and qualified to assume the said estate for the two-third parts thereof which Cortmn and Walter Webly, for the one-third part thereof inherited by them; to adjust ?n ot %tr . . "i'"'''' ' '" "" ''' """"'"« P^"°"^' P^°P-^y' -^ 'hereof to del ver in the Secretary's office pertinent account and balance, when order shall be issued what further disposition shall be made therein. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this 1st November, 1673. Whereas Mr Francis Lovelace hath, on the surrender of this place and his departure hence, left, both for himself and the late English government, among divers inhabitants of thi government many outstanding debts and liabilities, and it being therefore necessary for the benefi of the parties interested, that some persons be appointed Commissioners to regulate the esta e of said Mr. Lovelace and the government, I have therefore to that end commissioned and qualihed. and do hereby commission and qualify Mess" Olof Stevense van Cortlant. Gelvu Verplancke and Gabriel Minvielle. who are hereby authorized and instructed to liquidaS settle and arrange with all persons who may have any unsettled accounts against said estate, and to announce this by notices to be affixed, hereby ordering and commanding all and every whom these may in any wise concern, and especially the widow, who remains ia the possession of the estate of the deceased Mr. Isaac Bedloo. late Factor and Commissary of the abovenamed Mr. Lovelace, on sight hereof to hand over to said Commissioners, under proper inventory, all the books, accounts and papers in any ways concerning the aforesaid government or factorship ; also to render to said Commissioners due account, proof and reliqua, in like form as said Factor was bound to render to the abovenamed Mr. Lovelace; and said Commissioners are hereby requ.red and ordered to give proper report and pertinent account of their administration and conclusions, when order shall be issued as to further proceedings. Dated Fort Willem Hendrick, this 2* 9"*', 1073. Ou the petition of Lodewyck Cobes and the recommendation o, .ne Worship" Court of Willem Stadt, requesting that he may be there admitted notary and attorney ad lues, the Governor-General of New Netherland orders : The Petitioner's request is granted and allowed, and a commission accordingly shall be issued him. ° •' 8* Hartford Octob' 21"" 1073. It being not the manner of Christian or Civill nations to disturb y poore people in Cottages & open Villages in the times of warr much less to Impose oaths uppon them but to suffer them to goe on w" their Husbandry & other Contry affiiyres, wef Cannot hut wonder to heare that some of yours ( i\olw">8tanding a Cnulion formerly to the cea Command') haveing bene lately done townrd the Eastern E-id of Long Island have urged his Ma"- Subiects there to take an oath Contrary to their .iileignnce fo their Souvernigne & to use many threatning Expressionb towards .\ . in case of the llefusall of such an oath. Wee thought (it hereby to lett you know that v.ee kan scarce believe that such Commission should proceed from your selfe. whom wee have heard to be u Souldier, & wel ac^rsons of honour in their pretences of warr, And we Cannot gues that the reasons should move to such molestation towards poore planters, except it be to attaine some plausible pretence for Plundering & pillaging w'"" if it should be done wee know verry well where there may be Easy Reparacon among your Boares & open Dorps, but the English will scorne such unchristion designes Except Barbarous depredations from your selves should Necessitate Retribution to the Injured You may bee assured if you proceed in Provocations to Constrayne the rising of the English Colonyes, they will not make it their worke to tamper w"- your peasants about Bweareing but deale w"" your head quarters, w-^"- yet if reduced to obedience to his Ma"« may Certainly Expect thereby much more happynesse & larger Immunityes w"'out such Imposure then can be Enjoyed by them in the station wherein they now are. Mr John Bankes is our messenger by whom wee send these who can further Informe you how tender wee are of the Eflfusion of Christian blood yet cannot but resent w'" great Indignation of any Malicious oppression shall be forced upon our dear Neighbours his Ma"" good Subiects These adnimadversons are Represented to your serious Consideration from, ( Signed : ) John Allyn Secret"' in the name & by the These for the Command' in Chiefe of the dutch forces in the manados. The following is the answe/: Order of the gouvern' & generall Court of Connetticott. This p' me John Banckes. Sir. A certain unsealed paper, signed by one John Allyn qualifying himself Secretary and written by order of the Governor and General Court of Connecticut was placed in my hands yesterday by a man wlio called himself John Bankes. I cannot believe that such an impertinent and absurd writing emanates from persons bearing the name of Governor and General Court, therefore have I deemed it unworthy any answer. However 1 have resolved to send you these presents by express, with copy of said paper; an answer hereunto by the bearer will be expected in order that I may so regulate myself as I shall judge necessary. For the present nothing mere from Your friend. Fort Willem Heidrick S" November, 1C73. The superscription was Edele Manhafte H' D' H' Johan Winthrop, Govern' van Connecticotts Colony ResidirenJ*^ to Ilarlart. Antonia van Corlears requesting by petition license to trade with the Indians at Schaneghtede BD allowed her on the 27"" January last by the late government, It is ordered : Pursuant to the foregoing grant, the Petitioner is allowed to sell rum and lead to the Indians at Schaneghtede until the last of May next coming. Mde Maria Varlett wife of William Teller making known by petition that in the year 1064, she iiad purchased from Mr. Stuyvesant and Ruyven a Negro and pa.u for the same, which VOLUME XXIII. 653 negro was upon complaint of Gideon Schaets taken from her and given him, by the late government but with a promise of satisfaction which was ne.er redeemed; ther fore eou s restitution of said negro, or of the money paid for him. requests orZtTt '^a' ^'''"°"".'« ''^'"'^ '° 'he Schout and Magistrates of Willemstadt who are ordered after due examination to render the Petitioner right and justice. Provisional Instruction for the Schout and Magistrates of the city of Willemstade and Colonic Renselaers wyck. ChrTJX.T'"' '"° Mfg'«t''f « «hall each in his quality take care that the Reformed attemnt to h ' ." "' ' u ''' ^^"°' '' """'' ^•^"" ^« '"^intained. without suffering any attempt to be made against it by any other sectaries. ^ 2. The Sheriff shall be present, as often as possible, at all the meetings and preside over the Z? iusl h tT '" .'"""" " P"^^' °^ ■" ^^^^'^ °f »^« "g*"'' °f '»>« Lords Pat n Zl!u 7l ? '""'^ "'''' "" ''■°™ '■« ''''' «°^ '«-« ''^^ Bench and in that event JresWe irhis'pTac? ' "" "" " ""'"""« ^''*^' '"^ ^'^^ °''^«* ^''^^^P^ «»>^"' '»>-' 3. All cases relating to the Police, Security and Peace of the Inhabitants; also to Justice between man and man. shall be finally determined definitively by the Magistrates of the aforesa^ Town of Willemstadt and Colonic Renselaers wyck. to the amount of and under two hundred and forty florins. Beaver, without appeal : In case the sum be larger the aggrieved par y may appeal to the Governor-General and Council here; also all judgments pronounced af hil''"n °l^t"«Shtede and a:uounting to upwards of sixty guilders. Beaver'value. and at WelleTxiHar' ' "' '^' ""^ ^" """'"^ ^^ 'PP'^' '""^ determined by the court 4. In case of inequality of votes, the minority shall submit to the majority ; but those who are of a contrary opinion may have it recorded in the minutes but not divulge it without the meeting on pain of arbitrary correction. 6 Wheneverany cases occur in the meeting in which any of the Magistrates are interested, such Magistrate shall, in that instance, rise and absent himself, as is hereinbefore stated, in the a" article, of the Sheriff. 6. Alllnhabitants of the abovenamed city and colonic shall be citable before said Sheriff and fcchepens wiio shall hold their meetings and courts as often as they shall consider requisite. 7. All criminal oflences which will be committed there shall be referred to the jurisdiction of said bchout and fechepens. with power to pronounce judgment thereon to death inclusive, on conditmn that nil capital sentences be not executed until the approval thereof by the bupreme Court here be first requested and obta" ed. 8. The Sheriff and Schepens shrill have power to conclude on some needful ordinances for the welfare and peace of the Inhabitants of their district, provided such ordinances are not contrary but as far as is possible, conformable to the Laws of our Fatherland and the Statutes of this Province. 9. The said Sheriff and Schepens shall be bound strictly to observe and cause to be observed the I lacards and Ordinances which shall be enacted and published by the supreme authority. and not suffer anything to be done against them, but cause the transgressors therein to be It"-' "hW ■ n 654 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS proceeded against according to tiie tenor thereof; and further, promptly execute such orders as the Governor-General shall send them from time to time. 10. The Sheriff and Schepens shall be also obliged to acknowledge as their Sovereign Rulers, their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highne&i the Lord Prince of Orange, and to maintain their sovereign jurisdiction, right and domain in this country. 11. The selection of all inferior olRcers and servants in the employ of said Sheriff and Schepens, the Secretary alone excepted, shall be made and confirmed by themselves. 12. The Sheriff shall, by himself or deputies execute all the Magistrates' judgments and not discharge any one except by advice of the Court ; he shall also take good care that the places under his charge shall be cleansed of all mobs, gamblers, whore-houses and such like impurities. 13. The Sheriff shall receive the half of all civil fines accruing during his term of office together with one-third part of what belongs to the respective villages from criminal cases; but he shall neither directly nor indirectly receive any presents forbidden by law. 14. Towards the time of election, the Sheriff and Schepens shall nominate as Schepens a double number of the best qualified, the honestest, most intelligent and wealthiest inhabitants, exclusively of the Reformed Christian Religion or at least well affected thereunto, to be presented to the Governor, who shall then make his election therefrom with continuation of some of the old ones in case his Honor may deem it necessary. Dated 8'" of November, 1673. This day an Instruction is transmitted to the court of the Town of Schaneghteda in like form, word for word as the instruction to the Schout and Magistrates on Long Island, which is hereinbefore recorded under date first October, with this alteration only : That those of the Town of Schaneghtede, (instead of, To the commissioned Council,) ehall be at liberty to appeal to the court of VVillemstadt for the sum of 11.240 Beavers, and that all criminal ottences shall be referred to the Schout and Magistrates of Willemstadt aforesaid. Mr. Cornelis Steenwyck, Capt° Carel Epestyn and Lieutenant Carel Quirynsen, commissioned on date , last, to proceed to the Towns of Southampton, Southold and Easthampton to encourage the inhabitants there to dutiful obedience and to have the oath of Allegiance administered to them, returning this day Report, that said inhabitants exhibited an utter aversion thereto, making use of gross insolence, threats &c., so that the Commissioners were obliged to return, thi'ir object unaccomplished. Furthermore they have handed to the Governor a Journal in writing of the occurrences there, whereof the principal is herein recorded. Journal kept on board of the frigate named the Zee-homl, Capt. Cornells Evertsen, sailing with the Commissioners, Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck, Capt" Charles Epen Steyn, and Lieutenant Charles Quirynsen, from New-Orange to the East end of Long Island. 1G73. We sailed on the 31 October, being Tuesday, about noon, with a southerly wind, and were thrown ashore by the current near Corlears hook — but throwing out the anchor we warped afloat, and sailed to the farthest point of the Ilcl/gatc, where we met the Hood, so that we were compelled to return and anchor near Barents bland, where, a short while after, the sloop VOLUME XXIII. 665 Le^ragt, Luycas Andnessen, skipper, arriving from Boston, passed us. We dispatched our ?orle HoT'st t ""! "' '^""^ '" "• ^°"""^ °" ^°^^'^' ^ ---^'^ -'eral letter 1 No^ Th 7n • ' "": 'f ™'' *''* ''^"^"'^^' •'"'^ ^-° '^''- ^'y the French, anchor, in th 7, '""^ '^f'^ ^''°"' '^' ''''' '" *''^' ^« ^«'« ''""P^^e^ '«> remain at Zr I . T'" "u '■"^''^ '^' Commissioners to Barent's Island On their return wereTnd H ■' "" '^ '''" "'^" ''^ '""^ "^^ "^^^'^ "P^^ ^^^ '*>« ^^ream. so t attej were indeed m imminent danger. ^ solwhlt'^''' ""*"? T- ^u^""""' "'''^ ™" ""'^ ^'°'^"* §"«'« ' «''"»' ''^««'^f^«t broke our rope, but omewhat nearer its b.ght ; exerted all our endeavors to recover our anchor, but could not find towards evenlT"'"" '" ''' "'""^'"^ '° ^^ «^^^'«™' ^'^ ^«*»-^^ «« "card thr'ou^nhfH l7".' ""; ''• 7"'' "' '«"" ""^•'^'^ ^°''''°^' """^ «^''«^ '^g-'-^t tf'e tide a/ainf . ^m" "^' "°°" ''^^ ^'"'^ ^^^'^-^ '^^'^ to the east, and as the tide was we heroaTh "'/""'' '""'" ''"" ^'^^ ^^''^ ^'"^ ^^^^^ ^ -' anchor; then Tree ' t und.^ «T TT" """'"'•. ''"^^^'^ ^"^"'"^ "« ^^'^ <'«^°-'^ -'th a Northerly th N Zt ^o th. ' ' ^M° T '■""''' "'" ^'■"''^'"■'* '*^««''' the wind again veered to ine JN. J!,ast, so that we were obliged to cast anchor there. fS ^r\ ^^' 'f"^ "' ^"^:^'''^' '^' ^'"^ ^- '^''' ' *°^^^'^« "°°"' the wind blowing very fresh, we lowered our topsail ; towards evening took in all sail with two reefs in our mainsai^ Iborife'o f°f.°^f -haven, the wind very cold, the waves rising and the night About three o clock in the morning, saw Falcon^s Island, about a pistol shot to feeward ; w intended to avoid it, but could not succeed, through the violence of the wind, so that we ncrl^ ' T: . T ?''• "''' '^"^' ^"°' '"'='^- ^'g^' 'approaching, the storm sen ib"; increased, and about day-break it was a complete hurricane. ^ for!! M^'^'^r "^T ?,^f ''• ^"' '°'"'-'^"' '"•"■^ ^^^«terl„ we ran on with a reef in our foresa 1 .• about eight o'clock, our boat broke adrift, which compelled us to return ; we recovered 1 with great difliculty after three hours, and when we had her on board, saw thit neaT J he stauncheons were torn in pieces-a short while after the wind increased in violence, so that once more we were compelled to run to leeward, and about four in the afternoon cast anchor near t e niY of the /.«;. .„„_our boat full of water and utterly unfit for use-so th we abandoned her to the deep. 0'" Nov f.ying at anchor. In the morning at day-break, in riuymgat, the wind N. W. and W weighed anchor again, and discovered a sail to leeward ; we pursued with our courses set, and ho.ste.! Kngh.h colors; we supposed him to be a West Indiaman ; hoisted our topsail! Ihe tide turning against him. he anchored near Silvester Island in 8 or 10 foot water; we then owered the Lngiish colors and hoisted those of the Prince, whereupon they instantly struck the.r colors. Commanding them to come on board, the skipper arriving with two men, reported that they came from New London, and that Capt. Winthrop and Mr. Willis were in h.s sup, being commissioned by those of Connecticut. Sent the boat for them; when on board, they said they would show us their commission, to take a copy of it. They farther stated, that those of Connecticut dispatched a Letter to the Governor-General A. Coh-, of which a copy should be shown tons; whereupon we showed them our commission, together with the Article penned by those of the Kast en.l of the Island, and in consequence of it, their nominat.on. and subsequent election, &c.; the answer thereto was exhibited, to wit : That the 9 article had not been consented to, and consequently all the other articles, together with r -T • 656 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : their subsequent nomination and their actual submission to their High Mightinesses, had been rendered null & void. We then, after having treated them to the best in our power, permitted them to go on shore in the ship of Lieut. Quirynsen. Towards evening we again hoisted sail and anchored before Silvester's ; towards evening at a signal, Silvester sent his son with a boat on board, to carry the Commissioners on shore, who staid that night with him. 7th jyoyf In the morning, the Commissioners of Connecticut delivered us a copy of their commission as follows : » Whereas by divers Reports & Informations wee are given to Vnderstand that there are some forces Expected spedily from New Yorke at the Eastern End of Long Island to force and Constrayne the People there to take the oath of Obedience to the States generall & Prince of Orange ; Wee have thought it Expedient to desire & Empower you Samuel Willis Esq' & Capl° John Winthrop or Either of you to take such necessary attendance as you Judge meet & forth""' to goe over to the said Island or Shelter Island & treat w"" such forces as there you shall meet & doe your Endeavor to divert them from using any hostility against the said People & from Imposing uppon them letting them know if they do proceed notwii-standing it will provoke us to a due Consideration what wee are Nextly oblidged to doe, Dated at Harford Octob' 22"" 1673. ( : Signed : ) And signed p' order of the Gouverno' & Magistrates — p' me John Allyn Secret^." And further delivered us a copy of the Letter which was sent by the Court of Connecticut to the Governor, Anthony Coive, and requested that we should abandon our voyage and not proceed further in persuading the English of Easthampton, Southold or Southampton to take the oath, whereunto we answered that we were in duty bound to execute our commission and so departed from Silvester's Island. In the mean while those of Connecticut hoisted the King's Jack at their mainmast which was permitted them as they were Commissioners. About 10 o'clock the Connecticut gentlemen rowed up towards Southall in the boat belonging to Silvester's ship, with the King's Jack in the stern, when the Commissioners immediately followed in a boat they had borrowed from Capt" Silvester, with the Prince's flag also in the stern; arrived at 2 o'clock in the afternoon about Southold, when they heard the drum heat and the trumpet sounded, and saw a salute with muskets whenever the Connecticut gentlemen passed by. Meanwhile the water being low and the tide on the turn, the boat being slowly dragged along by the sailors, the Commissioners were obliged to land. Approaching somewhat nearer, they discovered a troop of cavalry riding backward and forward, four of whom advanced towards us, and when they reached the Commissioners, offered them their horses, on which these mounted, ascended the heights, where they met Cap' Winthrop and Esquire Wyles with a troop of 2G or 28 men on horseback, and so they rode on together towards the village, on reaching which they found a company of about sixty foot men in arms. After tarrying a few moments, they marched into the village to the house of one Mr. Moore, where dismounting from their horses, they were invited to enter. After having been a little while in the house, Mr. Steenwyck requested that the inhabitants of the village might be convoked to communicate to them the cause of their arrival, alfo the commission of the Governor, to Slfffi VOLUME XXIII. 657 re^^^^^^^^^^ ""'."•^^^"^ ^''^ ^'"^^ '''^"S ^' Southampton. wSlci he mire th n TtLr „ X Ir L ^°"^™'««>°J«". agreeably to their commission, had intended to go o w inh « H T T ?' ^^^'«"P°" ^^'•- Steenwyck asked, what he meant by that word Thin. Co:^^ i said" X "',r^'* ''' f'""" ''-' ' ''^" '"'- «'^^-^^^ '"^--^ «^f Jo ^" Lswtr;/Rer.,- ? 1^ "^' T ""^ °" '"'' """'"^"^ "'■ '''^ inhabitants of Southampton. He answtred, Rest satisfied that I warn you, and take care that you come not with that fL within ho'dbe lerelth t \" T f' '°-'"°"''" '"°^"'"^' ^"^^ ^hey assured us that they Enter d he bo; an 1^ A " P"''"* "' '"'^''y P'''^'^ ''^^ Commissioners should visit Lntered the boat and rowed again toward Schelster Island, and resolved not to visit the other two villages, as we clearly perceived that we should be unable to effect anyth^r nd rath t^Zl"' ''-'- '"''-' ^'-' - ^" '- -"^"« - «y've-r'I Island wherT wl toZItTn^' '^'\^y ^''"« ^- ^- "' ''' ^^" "S"''* '^''' 12 at noon, with the ebb. owards New Orange. When the sun being yet about an hour high, passed Plum-gut with a 1 day a1er".r" '"'" '"" ' ''"'' °'"' '*^'°"^"« '' ^'^'''' ""''' "^'^ "^° P^^^^^ N. Orange 9'" In the morning at day-break, we had Onh,vay on our beam; about north of us. espied a muzen sail ahead, near the mUte Stone, when it became very calm, so that we were compelled to row, and arrived by dark at Dculcl bay, whence the Commissioners traveled by land to New Vrn."""' "^""^ ''*'"'" '^' '"'"'"« "' ^°'"' ^^''"'''" Henry, delivering a report 83 658 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : m w 1 &t" w ,\ « S-" Kit ! },hii >i ■1' of their transactious to Governor A. Colve. The ship the Zechond anchored in the harbor about midaigiit. Proclamation for a day of Humiliation and Thanksgiving. Trusty & Welbeloved, Concidering the Manifold Blessings & favours w* the Bountifull & Merciful god hath bene pleazed graciously to Bestow uppon this Province and the Inhabitants thereof amongst w"'' 's to be Esteemed beyond all others the free & pure worshipp of god w«'' Blessing together w* all others ought Not only to drawe & oblidge us to dutifull thanckfulnesse but also to raeeknes»e & Rependance because of our Manifold sins & Transgressions to the End the s"" Blessings & favours of our god may be Continued towards us & this People & Country be free from this weldeserved Wroth & Indignation, Know Yee therefore that wee have thought it Np(;«!3sary & do by these Presents order & Proclaime an universall day of fast humiliation & thancksgiveing w''' shall be held w"'in this Province on the first Wednesday on every mounth & begunn on the first wesnesday of the next ensuing month of Decemb' being Second day of the s" Month, & soo Alsoo uppon Every first Wednesday of y" month thereunto Ensuing; And to the End the s** day of humiliation & thankxgiveing may bee the better put in practice & due Execution, Wee do hereby strictly prohibite & forbid on the s"* day of humiliation Thankxgiving all manner of Labour & exercizings of hunting ffisshing gaming Excesse in drincklng and the Lyke & all Inkeepers & ordinaris not to Retayle any Licquors or drinke uppon Penalty of Corporall Punishment, To the true p'formance of w"* wee do hereby stricktly order &Comand all Magistrates officers & Justices of this Province & prolecute against the Transgressions according to the Tenn' : thereof and to Cause this Proclamation to bee published in due time & place, Soo wee Ilecommand you to the Protextion of the Almighty godt; Trusty & welbeloved Your Loving ifrinds In fort W" Hendrick this lO"" of Novemb'. (: Signed :) Antony Colve. (Vnderstood :) By order of the govern' general! & Councell of the Niew Netherlands. N : Bayard Secret^. Whereas some difference has arisen between Mr. Jno. Tlprry nnd Mr. William Sandford, both of whom requested that it may bo referred to the court oi Uic Soli ; 31"" old stile 11 The following is the answer: Gentlemen, I yesterday received your letter of the 31" October, old style, wherein seemg that the aforesaid of the 21" of said month handed by John Bankes was from you, I answer: 1 am very well aware how the subjects of their High Mightinesses and the inhabitants of open hamlets and villages ought to be treated, but I also well know that I am not obliged to account to you in the premises. It is suflkiently notorious and can also appear by their written requests that the inhabitants of the East end of Long Island have submitted and declared themselves subjects of their High Mightinesses, delivering up their colors, constables' staves, making nominations for Schout Magistrates and Secretaries, whereupon their election also duly followed; furthermore we have been requested by their deputies to excuse the elected magistrates from coming hiiher to take the oath, but as it was necessary to send Commissioners thither in order to bring the people under oalli, that they too may be qualified to administer the same to the magistrates in like manner, which we were pleased to grant them and which would undoubtedly have been complied with by them had not some evil disposed persons gone from you and dissuaded tliem. I am here to maintain tho right of their High Mightinesses and his Serene Highness tho I'rince of Orange, my Lords and Masters; therefore give little heed to your strange and threatening words, knowing to put with fiod's blessing and the force entrusted to me, such means into operation as will reduce rebels to due obedience, and to make tliose who uphold them in their unrighteous proceedings to alter their evil designs. Regarding what you write, that I am led, by barbarous motives, to molest the Dutch open villages, but that the English scorn such unchristian designs; 'tis known throughout tho entire world in what a humane manner we treat our conquered enemies whereui.to your nation is no stranger both in the last and in the present war, our lleets liaving had plenty of opportunities to cause great damage, yea ruin to whole countries, but have exhibited no inclination thereto, which was not VOLUME XXIII. 661 the case with your nation, on the island of Tei Schellingh" towards poor fiehermen and farmers. I deem it unnecessary to answer any other points of your letter. Therefore break off and subscribe By order of the Hou'''« Governor-General of N. Netherland. Fort Willera Ilendrick this IS'" 9"", 1G73. (Signed), N. Bayaud, Secret^ The superscription was : To M' John Winthrop, commanding at Hartford, and the Court of the English inhabitants of Connecticot. Whereas Daniel Lane late of Seatalcot heretofore apprehended uppon accusation of haveing Committed the Crime of Incest before the day of the Tryall hath broken prison & become fugityf & still doth absent himselfe although severall publications are made for to summon him in to stand out his Tryall in Law; These are therefore to order & authorize the Magistrates of the Towne of Seatalcot to seize uppon the Estate of Daniel Lane, And to Cause the same to be secured and an ace' thereof Returned unto me to the End the s" Estate may not be Embazcled or made away but preserved for y' use of y' Credit" thereof the 21'* of 9^' 1G73. Sent to the Magistrates of Huntington and Seatalcot the instruction for Schout and Schepena in form as hereinbefore is recorded under date first October, with the exception only that in the SJ Article they are autiiori/.ed to pronounce definite judgment to sixty guilders Beavers, and for nil greater sums an appeal shall lie to the Governor-General and Council, and not to the Deputy Councillors ; and the following is added at foot : The abovewritten are the Instructions sent to all the Magistrates of Long Island & whereas your Towno for the present no Schout is Established his honu'' the gouvern" pleasure is that the president Magistral,, shall represent the udice of Schout in Cases where it Requires who by these presents thereunto is authorized ; And concerning the last article wherein it is Exprest that the nomination shall be made by the Magestrales, If the Towne Requires it may be done by tiiemselvcs & petition for it that and all other Civill desiresof Explaining the s'' Instructions shall bo granted unto them by his lionu^ the gOuvern' the 21"' day of {)'"' 1G73. At a Council holden in Fort Willem Ilendrick, Sa-" 9''", 1073. Present — Governor-General Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornells Steenwyck. Anna Lyabet and Henry Nulon, &c., representing that one Roger Purchos, wlio owes them some money, is now residing on Hog Island, request ho may be brought thence by the court, &c., which request is granted. Some inhabitants of Mespatli's Kill requesting that Mark Dall, who renounces the government may be allowed to reside there, it is for the present declined. ' In 16««, lli8 English l«nJo lowed to reside within the province. Whereupon 13 ordered: Petitioner's son may come within the government on taking the oath of allegiance and giving security for his good behavior. 27(b gber Luytcnant Drayer is written to and instructed to keep his men in good order and dicipline, and not to allow them without proper consent to leave the Fort or to lodge out; abo, according to previous advices, not to confide in any French from Canada, to break olF all correspondence with the Jesuit, but to excuse himself in a courteous manner. 25th gber Captain Cornells Ewoutseu sent on the IG"- Q"-" with the Snow to bring hither Capt. Vonck's inward bound little vessel, which lies dismasted near Naatucket in New England, returned this day and reports that said ship was taken off by one Capt" Diedson and carried to Boston in New England ; therefore hath Cornells Ewoutsen, pursuant to the orders guexi him, taken and also brought hither four ketches on their way home, three belonging to Salem and one to Piscattaway. At a Council holden in Fort Willem Ilendrick this 29"' O""' 1073. Present — Governor-General Colve, Councillor Steenwyck, Captain William Knyff and Captain Carel Epesteyn. The Captains of the ketches brought here yesterday by Captain Carel Ewoutsen, being examined, declare as follows : Richard Ilollingworth declares he is commander and owner of the ketch rrovidcncc, taken in the neighborhood of Blocx Island on his waj- from Virginia, freighted on account of Whaitou and Company, merchants at boston, with 47 tubs of tobacco; Item, C tubs of tobacco for Matthew Carlright, and 13 tubs for himself and crew, whereof a part is loose ; in all GO tubs, with 8 hides, which he declares to be, as far as he knows, all the cargo on board. John Ingersol, Skipper of the ketch Nightingale, belonging to John Graftin of Salem, taken in Tarpaulin Cove, declares he has on board : S barrels of Rum. 2 hogsheads and 2 busiiels of Salt. 8 yards of Cloth. 1 pc. of Stuff. 17 yards of Kersey. 1 tierce of Sugar. 200 lbs. and 8 bits of Cotton Wool. 2 barrels of Mackerel. i VOLUME XXIII. 668 Thomas Bearch, Skipper and owner of the ketch named The Friends^ Suwh of Rn,tnn w ere he resides declares he has a cargo of divers goods according tbm of St; ^eled' wuh h.s book to Capt. Ewoutsen. and says he has nothing more on board but 4 g^ns a d one p stol ; dec ares further that he hath heard that Mr. Diedson. backed by some Boat!" merchants L"::;s\e;rzr ^^^ '"°" ^—^^ ^^^^ ^^^- ^^^^ «^^- ^^^ iolut^Z7c"TTJ"'' T^ ^'"''' ^°''"' '"^'•'^^■^"^' °f '"^^ ''^'-^ ^^^'"-. belonging ^ Mr. R>chard Cot s of P.scattaway, declare to be loaded with some wine. Tum, salt, sugaf SptaTl ;:L:nr'"' '"'^'r ^^P^" ^^^^'-^ ^^''"'-"- -^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^y bat; e'en Captam Ihomas Dudson some 14 days ago. with a brigantine carrying 2 @, 4 guns, and 14 (1 20 men take Capt" Vonck's flyboat. near Nantucket, and that they we^^ informed by iesro7°E;r„7" ^";^"^^^'^•^^«"''^ ^^^^o- ^ad shown him Letters of Mark fTom h^ Fn twlr f ' nl ^^"'''^ ^' ^''^ *"''^° '^'^ fly^°"' ^^^ '^-"^^^ her to Boston. Furthermore, James Coffin m particular declares that he himself was on board the flyboat after she had been taken by said Dudson, and that he hnd heard that the Dutch crew were died ashore at the governor's and his brother's, and afterwards went in the flyboat to Boston ' Tl,e Governor and Council having examined the Commanders of the four English ketches brought h.ther yesterday from New England by Capt" Cornells Ewoutsen. resolfe to d ta n said ketches and cargoes provisionally under arrest, and to inform the skippers thereof wih permission to them and their crews to depart, to whom all their clothing and bngg gT is ordered to be restored, and that they shall be conveyed hence to IlLe Is ifd ^ ree of expense. ""jiuiiu uce Honored Sir: The bearers hereof are the Commanders of the four New England ketches brought in here yesterday, whom I have allowed to depart with their arms, unmolested, and for that purpo have despatched an express boat to convey them free of expense to the neighboring colony therefore I request t at you will civilly treat our seamen of the ship Er,Lie, tZ nea Nantucket, ami. arcord.ng to information, conveyed to your colony, and allow them to come h.lher unmolested, which will oblige me on like occasion to be. Honored Sir, Your friend and servant, (Signed), A. Colvb. Fort VVillem Hendrick, The superscription was: Honorable Mr. John Levereth Governor of Massachusets Colony Residing at Boston. 28'^ 9-' From U,o nomination of the inhabitants of the Whorekill in the South river, the C^vernor ha.h se.ected as Magistrates for the next year, Mr. Harmanus Wiltbanck, Sander Maelsteyn, Doctor John Roots, William Claesen. Whereas I am informed that 2 millstones are lying idle in the Whorekill which heretofore belonged to (he cUj, s colonie in the South river; an.! whereas the garrison at New Amstel hath neetl « them therefore the Magistrates of the Whorekill are hereby ordered to cause said stones to be delivered to the Commandant. I'eter Alrlgs. Done Fort Wilicm Hendrick, this SS'" U'"', 1673. 664 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : To the Hon''" Anthony Colve, Governor-General of New Netherlaud. Right Hon"* Sir : Whereas, departing on your pass from New Orange to Oysterbay, and so to New Haven, 1 have recovered there some of the missing estate belonging to my nephew's plantation within your jurisdiction, I therefore humbly request you to be pleased to grant me a pass to enable me to bring said property which belongs to my nephew, who is one of your subjects, with the cloop belonging to my cousin's plantation, known by the name of Bronck's land, or to New Orange, or to Oysterbay, or to Silvester's Island; my affairs being such, your compliance herewith will oblige me to be and remain. Your Honor's faithful friend, In the name and at the request of Lewis Mokris.' Ordered : The Petitioner is allowed to come hither in person, and to bring all such goods as lawfully belong to the late Richard Morris' orphan child, also said orphan's boat. This SO"" 9''", 1G73. By order of the Governor-General of New Netherland. (Signed), N. Bayahd, Secretary. At a Council holden in Fort Wiliem Hendrick, 30"- November, 1673. Present — Governor-General Anthony Colve, Captain William Knyff, Captain Carel Lpestyn. The Gove'nor-General and the Hon''" Council of War having taken into further consideration the attachment dated SG"- instant, placed on the four English ketches and their cargoes brought in here from New England by Capl" Cornt-lis Ewoutse, and finding that said ketches belong to subjects of England actually in open war against our stale, whose subjects under the command of one Captain Thomas Dudson, now lately in New England, have captured from us in the neighborhood of Nantucket and there carried off a certain flyboat named the Expcctalie, wliich was last commanded by Captain Martin Vonck, Therefore, we, in virtue of our commission, find ourselves obliged all tlie said four ketches named the ProftJcnce, of Salem, whereof Richard Ilollingworlli was the last owner and Commander; item, the ketch named the Neptune, of Piscattaway, David Kelles, Commander, and the property of Richard Cotls; item, the ketch named the Nightingale, of Salem, John Ingersol, Commander, belonging to John Graftin ; item, the ketch named Fricndi Supvli/, of Boston, Thomas Bearch, owner and Commander, to declare subject to confiscation and forfeiture, as we do hereby confiscate said four ketches, with all their masts, sails, anchors, cables, appurtenances and their cargoes belonging to the subjects of the King of England, for the behoof of our Lords Majors, to dispose thereof from now henceforth as shall be considered moat advantageous for our Lords Principals. Done as above. ' See, npra, p. 01 B, note. — Ku. VOLUME XXIII. 665 1" X"-', 1673. On the petition of Jan Jansen Veryn, requesting that he be allowed to repair his old fence around his land, lying near the village of New Utreght, which the inhabitants of New Utreght had forbidden him, It is ordered : The Magistrates of the tcwn of New Utreght are directed to allow the Petitioner to proceed with the repairs of his old fence, or else show cause within thrice 24 hours wherefore they prevent the same. On the complaint of the Magistrates of New Utreght that Jan Jansen Veryn is encroaching on their bounds, the Governor-Genera! hath therefore resolved to refer the examination thereof to Mr. Cornells van Ruyven and Sohout Jacob Strycker who are hereby requested and authorized to inspect the land in quesHon and to hear the arguments on both sides and to examine and if possible reconcile parties, if not to report their decision to the Governor. Done Fort Willera Hendrick, this S"" X""", 1673. By order of the Governor-General of New Netherland. (Signed), N. Bayard, Secretary. At a Council holden in Fort Willem Hendrick, the S* X"*', 1673. Present— Governor-General Anthony Colve, Councilor Cornells Steenwyck, Burgomasters Johannes van Brugh and Egidius Luyck. Francis Beado being again examined and it being found both by his own acknowledgment and evident proofs, that he hath endeavored to disturb the peace of the good inhabitants etc., it is therefore resolved to proceed to the sentencing of him. Burgomaster Van Brugh alone requests to be excused in the matter, inasmuch as he maintains that the juri8dicti'>.i thereof does not concern the Burgomasters but the Governor and Council only. Wherefore he is excused in the premises. The following is the sentence : Whereas ffrancis Beado aged about 27 years, a native of London in Old England, at present a prisoner, hath presumed in deQance of the published orders and proclamations, to come, without consent into this Province and to disturb the good people thereof, giving out that he' hath commission said inhabitants by fire and sword to attack, roh, burn and destroy, which he also threatened to put in execution in the village of Fordham and would have doubtless carried out had he not been prevented by arrest, all which is sufficiently proved by eye witnesses and his own confession, without torture, and therefore cannot be tolerated in a place whtT.. justice is administered, but must be punished as a disturber and breaker of the peace ; We, therefore, in virtue of our commission administering justice in the name and for the behoof of their High Mightinesses the Lords Slates-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, &c., have condemne.M, nhall ron.ain I h of .ho afon-Huid town, ,0 provont Inr. in.r dan,a«o. nn.ll addi.ional nown ho r,..-oiv..d o. on.yH app,..,...!. or do,|g„H; ami ,n ordor that .u.h ho ox.MM.lod for tho grouloHt .onui.y .d tho pnhli.' and h, goo. or.lor. tho n.Hp.H-tivo CaptaioH. I.lo.Uonan.H and lu.HiKnH .d' Ih., aloroNahl town, aro lorohy ordorod to appoar with Ihoir .■o.npanl.-H folly arn.o.l noxt Kriday. holnu tho«!."- Innlant i" Iho (.m-no.»n. in tho oily of Now OranKo.ln fr.n.l of Fori. Wlllon. Ilondrh^k. loavloK .Ix mon in oa.d. .own, whi.d. hoioK .h.no. ono-thinl of ou.d. oo.npany .hall ho fnrl.o.Kho.l for .ho |.ro«ont nn.1 at l.horty to r.aurn to thoir roHp.,..|ivo town., to ron.ain thoro until .'.diovo.! hy »"oth.^r l.orporal'H «uanl. whi.d. Hhall u..til lurlhor or.lor ho on tho third .lay , a ho ..III , n...l Ma«iH.rat... „r., horohy a...horir,o.l to ^Ivo nuoh or.lorH r..Hpo...inK .hro^ldng and .|,„ h.rin« tho ..at.lo an oaoh i., hin .li.trio. nhall ....nHl.lor I.oh.. ahovo all takioK « | n.ro .hu, jm.por suar,l ho kopt a,..l palrollo.l h..ll, .lay an.l nl„ht. m, that Ihoy n.ay not ho HurnriH...! |,y tho ononiy or out oil froni u«; whoroupon r.dying. I roniuin Dono Fort Willon, llon.irl.k. My onh-rof tin. Oovor.'.or (/.-.'.."ral of Now Nothorlan.l. thi« y(VH l)oc..mh..r. ir.7M. (Hlgn.-d). N. IUvauo. Ho.-ro.ary. Tho ahovo lotlor war, Hout to tho Fivo Dut.d. tow«« on I.,„,« Inlan.!. an.l to )ho town o« uorgon, on tho 'h fHtulo to To tho S,d.out, Ma«iMtrat..H an.i inhahilanta of tho Town, of Now Haorlon. and For.lham. (Jo.xi Frionds : On h.Ht 'I'liomiay w.-k I han...l it no.u,H«ary horohy („ In.-ito yon to yonr .Inly. a,„| will, n„u,y .d' tho o.hor «,.,„! iw Ornnge and the maintenance of good order among the Burghers and military of the city aforesaid, it is necessury that a lit person be appointed Major of the nbovenamed city, therefore have L by virtue of the commission and y. VOLl^ME XXIII. 675 author>ty the.r H.gh Mightinesses and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, constituted and appomted. do herehy constitute and appoint Jacobus van de Water Major of the city of ?e W?,"7f 'n' IT °^''' ''°"'-'-'»»^'i»'. he'-eby giving to the abovenamed Jacobus van de Water, full authority and special command to fill and exercise the office of Major and whatsoever depends thereon within; this city, according to the orders and instructions to be received by me m the premises ; furthermore ordering and commanding all officers, burghers Au iT ofT." 1 ^"^'''"^^^"■"^ ^° acknowledge said Jacobu. van de Water as Majof and Aud tor of the abovenamed cty. For such I have considered necessary (or the public good and the greater security of the city. ^ Dated Fort Wiliem Hendrick, this first day of the month of January, 1C74. Anthony Colve, Governor-General of New Netherland for their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the I'rince of Orange. To all those who shall see these presents or hear them read. Greeting, make known : Whereas experience hath proved that it is highly necessary (o continue the office of Auctioneer on Long Island, therefore on the petition presented by Secretary Francis de IJruyn he .8 thereunto commissioned and qualified, and said Francis de Bruvn is accordingly comm ss,oned and appointed hereby as Auctioneer for the towns of M'idwout. Amesfo t^ Breuck l,„. h^,,,^,, ^.^^ ,,^^.^ dependencies situate on Long Island aforesa Ordering and command.ng all and every whom the same may in any wise concern to acknowledge sa.d Francis de Bruyn as Auctioneer of said towns and to fet him act as su I unmolested pursuant to the orders and instructions which to that end are already or w hereafter be issued. Done Fort Wiliem Hendrick. the first January. 1G73.' Governor Colve to the Magistrates of Schenectada. Good Friends. The Magistrates of Willomstadt have complained to me, that you have not evinced toward. K r '\"V [fl'««' ^''"^'> '« J"« tl>«'n; you are. therefore, ordered, being an inferior court to hat of W ,1 emstadt, to avoid such conduct in future. It is also complained that you pretend to the privilege of the Indian trade, which, as is alleged, has been always prohibited to you: he privilege granted you by the Commander, extend, only to what heretofore was allowed by the late (.overnor Stuyvesant and no further. Furthermore, Capl" Schuyler, in like nmnner, lodge, a complaint against the .Schout Ilarmen Vedder. which he substantiates by alhdavit. 1 am .urprised that said Ve.ider dare act in .uch a manner against said Schuyler. wuhout having any. the least order thereto. I have referred the matter to Commandant Urayer and Mr. Jeremia. van Kenselaer. The nforesai.l Vedder shall have to regulate himself accordingly. For the present nothing else, than I remain „ ,,,,„ Vour friend, Fort Wiliem Hendrick, fir.t January. 1074. ( signed ), An tonv Coi-vu. ' Si*. — Ed. g-g NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : Whereas it is necessary that a proper person be commissioned to regulate the Estate of Thomas do Lavall at Willemstadt, to receive the debts and to give a proper account thereof; I hive, therefore, to that end commissioned and qualified, do hereby commission and qualify Mr Marten Kregier, Junior, merchant at Willemstadt aforesaid, who is hereby empowered to collect for the benefit of the general creditors all personal property, movables, effects and outstanding debts, to settle and balance all unliquidated debts, and as soon as possible to render a report and account of the said Estate to me or my agent. Done Fort WiUem Hendrick, 1" January, 1674. Mr. John Ogden : — ' , . ^ ^. « His honn' the govern' is Informed that at your Towne are Ly.ng 2 or three peeces of ordinance for w«^ he hath at present occasion to make vse of, you are therefore hereby llequired to Cause the s" peeces to be sent hether w"- the first apportunity whereof you are not to faUe Soo haveing not Else at present I Rest- ^^^^ ^^^.^^ ^^.^^^ (: Signed:) A. Colve. ffort Willem Hendrick 2 Janu'» 1674. Instruction for the Officers of Militia of the several towns in the Esopus. The Commissaries in the Esopus will take care that according to the strength oi the militia there good watch be kept, to which end some of the Burghers shall repair every evenmg, about sunset, to the usual guard-house, and not leave it before sunrise. The word shall be given by the Schout, or, in his absence, by the presiding Commissary of the town. The Commissaries shall take good care the militia officers be duly respected and obeyed by their men. and the Commissaries, as well as the mililia officers, shall inspect the men's arms and be careful that the men be supplied with good arms and ammunition; and said Commissaries and officers conjointly are authorized to make and, until further order and approval from me, provisionally to enforce, such rules as shall be found necessary for the good of their respective towns. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, a-" January, 1673. Whereas, it is necessary to appoint a proper person Commander of the ketch called the Iltrpe; I being sufficiently assured of the fitness of Capt" Marten Vonck, have appointed and commissioned, as I do hereby appoint and commission said Marten Janse Vonck chief officer and commander ot the ubovenamed ketch the Hop,, ordering all officers and matrosses on hoard of her to duly acknowledge and obey him Marten Janse Vonck. for such is demanded by the public service. Done Fort Willem Hendrick. 10'' January. 1674. (8igned). A. Colvk. (Under written) By order of the Governor-General of iNew Netherland. M: Batahd, Secret'. VOLUME XXIII. 677 Instruction for Capt" Marten Janse Vonck, now Ccramander of the ketch the Hope, destined for Fatherland. Commnnder Marten Jansen Vonck shall at sight hereof, wind and weather permitting, set sail with the ketch under his command, steering towards the Azores in order to reconnoitre them, but finding that he has passed them, he shall pursue his voyage towards the channel, and if wind and weather are favorable, he shall try to run through the channel and then make the first best port that opportunity presents, whether in Holland, Zealand, or even in Flanders ; but if the wind be unfavorable for the channel, he shall not remain cruizing but repair to the Caronies,' or som-j other port in Galicia, and thence transmit, under cover of private merchants, the thickest packages of letters to their Noble Mightinesses the States of Zealand, the Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam, and Mr. Cunningham, adding a short note of his arrival at that port; he shall retain the three smallest packets, and not send them off until two or three weeks after, if he remain there so long, for he will be at liberty to try and run through the channel should the wind be favorable. If he be taken by any of the enemy, which God forbid, he shall take good heed to throw his letters overboard into ihe sea, well fastened to weights, with which view, as soon as he will be out at sea, he shall collect all the letters that may be in the possession of the sailors, and keep them well fastened together, for the public service so demands it. This 10"" January, 1G74. (Signed), Antony Colve. On the ll"- January, Allard Anthony took the following Oath at the hands of the Governor: I, N. N., admitted by the Governor of New Netherland a Notary and Attorney within this city New Orange and Province of New Netherland, do promise and swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that I will faithfully and honestly execute said office ; that in the writing and drawing up all instruments and deeds. 1 will deal between man and man without any regard to or respect for persons, and keep a correct register of the whole, lum, that I will faithfully to the best of my ability maintain, defend and prosecute the right of all causes which will be committed to me as Attorney, and moreover, timt I will not directly nor indirectly comport and demenri myself otherwise than as a good and honest Notary and Attorney is bound to do. So truly help mo God Almighty. I Ai Instruction for Jacobus Von de Waaler, Major and Auditor of the city of New Orange. 1" The Major shall take good care that the gale be opened in the morning at sunrise, and locked in the evening at sunset, to which end before the time fixed he shall go to the main guard and there apply to the commanding oflicer and obtain from him as escort, at least one sergeant and soldiers provided with their arms, wherewith he shall proceed to the Fort to procure the keys, and having opened or locked the gate, bring the keys back to the Fort, and at the same time come and receive the word from the Governor, or in his absence from the ' A •m« imrt on tlic N. W. Coiilof a|.»in. Tl.« iboreTMMl M«mt to litre arrireil homo in lh« boginninff of M»roli HU 8«« npra, p. St8, — Ko. .*■«' k 678 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : commanding officer ; he shall then return to the City Hall and communicate the received orders to the Sergeant of the guard to be notified to whom they may concern. 8. The Major shall attend all courts-martial, and in his turn vote after the youngest Lieutenant. 3. The Major may go the rounds every night, but he shall give the word to the Corporal, and visit the guards and finding any man absent, report him next day to the Governor. 4. As Auditor he shall act as Secretary in courts-martial, and take care that a proper record be kept of what occurs, and said book of minutes shall remain in the hands of the Auditor, and not furnish copy to any person without special authority. Done P'ort Willem Hendrick, 12"" January, 1G74. The following Proclamation is sent to Commandant Alriga to be by him published : Whereas, some Englishmen of Maryland have driven the subjects of this government, in a very strange and cruel manner, from their dwellings and by burning the same, ruined those people, whereby many are doubtless stripped of all means of support, therefore have I deemed it necessary hereby to proclaim and make known that means shall be provided for feeding and supporting all such refugees, both Dutch and Knglish, who will repair hither, with a certificate from Commandant Alrigs that they have so suffi-red ; and in order that such cruel tyranny may be prevented in futnre, and the good inhabitants secured against it, 'tis necessary to institute good order, therefore are all inhabitants of the South river of New Netherland required and commanded in case any enemies be discovered, to repair forthvrith to such place as Commandant Alrigs shall deem most necessary for their more effectual protection, and the greater damage of the enemy ; whosoever shall contravene these or be found negligent herein shall be considered a perjurer and proceeded against as it is usual to deal with such persons. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, this ll"" January, lt)74. ( Signed )i A. Colvb. ( Under written) Dy order of the Governor-General of New Netherland, N. Uayaud, Sect*^. Provisional Instruction for the Schout, Burgomnsters and Schepens of the city of New Orange. 1" The Schout and Magistrates, each in his quality shall take care that the Reformed Christian Religion conformable to the Synod of Dordrecht shall be maintained, without •uflering any other Sects attempting anything contrary thereto. 2. The Schout shall be present at all Meetings and preside there, unlens the Honorable Governor or some person appointed by him be present who then shall preside, when the Schout shall rank next below the youngest acting Burgomaster. Hut whensoever the Schout acts as Prosecutor on behalf of Justice or otherwise, having nuide his complaint, ho shall then rise up and absent himself from the Bench during the deciding of the cose. 3. All matters appertaining to the I'olice, Security, and Peace of the Inhabitants, also to Justice between mon an and dismiss the PUfs complaint. The Fiscal, Ptif., against TnonAS Fleet, Deft. Pllff. alleges that the Deft, did, contrary to the published proclamations of this Province, trade with fhe neighboring Colonies of New England, and brought a letter from there &c. Deft, says and proves that it was done before the publication of the proc ama Uon. &c. The Governor General and Council having heard parues, dismiss tho Plamt.ff's complaint. The Fiscal, PUff"., . against V 'alter Webley, Dc/t. The ntff. alleges that the Deft, hath been contrary to the Proclamation of the 12-- X- last, in th. en. my's country and brought letters thence hither ; concludes therefore that t!ve Deft. shf'.l be condemned in the fine according to the placard. &c. Deft answers, that he hath pursuant to the Proclamation, delivered the letters into the Pafretary'slffic; and says, he hath had before this a pass to go in search of h,s uncle Morns. ,hich he claims he can again do. on said pass, &c. , t^ r , , The Governor-General and Council having heard the Fiscal's demand and Deft.'s excuse condemn the Deft, for the reasons aforesaid, in a fine of eight Beavers, with costs. NoTE.-'Tis ordered that the above Beavers shall be applied oae-half to the Fiscal and the other half to the Church. The Fiscal, PHf-, against Jacoe Leunen, De/t. bllff alleg. . that the Deft, hath, contrary to the Proclamation of the 31" October, sold rum for clothes to Jan Pietersen, boatswain's mate of the snow, &c. Deft, answers and proves, that it was before the publication of the Proclamation. The Governor-General and Council having hea-d the arguments of parties, dismiss the Pltff.'s demand and conclusion, and order Deft, to restore the purchased property for the same ''^I:^':^Le^yo. is ordered to deliver into the Secretary's office, an account of the estate of the dec- Knoet' Mauritz, who hath died in this country without leaving any legal beira. 'A boor, or farmer; a rustic, —Ed. VOLUME XXIII. 685 Having read and considered the petition of Richard Smilii setting forth that the previous English government had for reasons and motives more fully expressed in his petition, granted and allowed a revision and rehearing of a certain judgment pronounced between the Petitioner and the inl.abitants of the town of Huntington, in regard to some lands in dispute ; as more fully appears oy a certain minute of the Court of Assizes dated , produced by Petitioner in council ; requesting further that agreeably to said minute, revision may be granted and allowed him. Said request being taken into consideration, it is allowed according to the tenor of the abpvemendoned minute ; but before and previous to proceeding, the Governor- General and Council of New Netherland have resolved and ordered that some persons conversant with the matter, be appointed to decide as arbitrators, if possible, the case between the parties, to which end are hereby commissioned and empowered Mr. John Lawrence, merchant in this city, Mr. Richard Cornwel, residing near the village of Flushing, Mr. Richard Odel and Mr. Robe, t Townesand, Magistrates of the town of Oysterbay and Seataicot, who are recommended if possible to meet, at the Petitioner's expense, at a certain time and place to be designated by them, to examine the case in dispute between the parties, to hear arguments und if needs be to make ocular inspec.ion of the lands in question, and to exert every possible mean', to decide the case, and to ,nake parties agree ; but if unable to effect that, to render the Council a written report of thn ; proceedings. Whereas the Burgomasters and Schepens of the city of New Orange have made known to me by petition that, in coricjquence of the excessive expenses incurred by Ihem in the fortification of this city, they owe a considerable sum of money, and that they are daily troubled and applied to by their creditors for payment ; requesting that some expedient be found and invented for the payment and discharge of those expenses already incurred, and yet to be incurred for completing said fortifications, which request of theirs being found consistent with equity, and taking its necessity into serious consideration, I lind that for the present no means can be enacted or discovered more reasonable, fitter or more equitable than to raise the moneys by form of a tax on the wealthiest and most affluent inhabitants, as is practiced in Fatherland, in such and similar circumstances. Therefore have I deemed it necessary to ordain that an assessed tax be levied on the estate and means, without any exception, of all the inhabitants of this city of New Orange, those abne being exempted whose capital ciliail be estimated not to exceed the sum of one thousand guilders Wampum value, and in order that said assessment may be effected in the tenderest and fairest manner, I have resolved, that it be made by six indiflerent persons, and lo that end have commissioned and appointed, do hereby commission and appoint, for the supreme government Mr. Cornells Steenwyck a!;d Secretary Nicolas Bayard, and for the commonalty, Mr. Cornells van Ruyven, and Mr. Olof Stevensen van Cortlant, who with the two Deputies to be commissioned by the Magistrates from their body are authorized to eflect 8u,d valuation in manner as afores.^.id, and render me a written report thereof. Done Fort Wlllein Hendrick, this first February, 1G74. A like commission is also given to Mess" Johannis van Brugh, Egidius Luyck, Burgomasters ; Jacob Kip, Schepen, Capi" Martin Kregier, Mess" Jacob Leiseler and Francis Rombouts,' merchants of this city. Whereas I am informed that for the maintenance of good order on Staitn Island, it is necessary instead of two, that four proper persons be appointed as Commissaries there, fr« ggg NEW-YORIC COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : therefore, the actual Schout and Commissaries are hereby ordered to convene the proprietors of real estate (de m^tgcgode ingesetenen), there residing and by plurality of votes to nominate four persons from vehom two will be elected by me as Commissaries with those at present m commission. 6'^ February, 1674. Whereas complaint is made to me that Ralph Doxy and Mary Lintsch are. without being lawfully married, cohabiting together in or near the village of Newtown, on Long Island, therefore the Fiscal, Captain WiUem Knyff or his deputy, is hereby ordered and commanded to apprehend said Ralph Doxy and Mary Lintsch and bring them here prisoners, to which end the officers. Justices and Magistrates of this Province are required and ordered to afford him all help and assistance. Done Fort Wiiiem Hendrick, this lO'" February, 1074. Whereas the inhabitants of Staten Island have requested of me that an addition be made to the present number of their Magistrates, which I have, for reasons, granted and allowed them ; therefore, from the nomination made by them, I have elected, as Magistrates, Gideon Marlet, Nathan Whiteman, and the inhabitants of the aforesaid island, and all others whom such in any wise concerns, ere ordered and commanded to acknowledge them as such. Done Fort VViUem Hendrick, 14"" February, 1674. Anthony Colve, Governor-General of New Netherland, for their High Mightinesses the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange To all who shall see these presents or hear them read. Greeting, make known : Whereas Mr. Willem Knyff, Fiscal of this Province, hath complained that the Schout of this city of New Orange has been necessitated to institute suits before the Court of said city, on and against Dirck Janse van Deventer, alias Smit, on account of the affronts and threats offered and made to Lieutenant Carel Quirinsen when commanding officer of the guard, whereupon the Court aforesaid did in like manner pronounce judgment on the 17'" January last, whereby said Fiscal, as conservator of the laws of this Province, finds himself most gravely prejudiced, because said Court did not comprehend the case according to its justice or merits, praying, therefore, that an appeal be granted in the case. You are, accordingly, hereby commissioned to summon, in the name of the supreme government, the said Dirck Janse van Deventer to appear at the next meeting of the Governor-General and Council of New Netherland, which shall be holden in Fort Willem Hendrick on the 15"- day of this current month of February, to answer the complaint to be by the appellant then and there lodged against the Def, with intimation to those of said Court also on the same day to come or to send an attorney to witness the annulment, approval, correction or modification of said judgment as shall be found to be according to law; further commanding in the name of said supreme government to suspend the execution of said judgment until parties shall be heard and it be ordered otherwise ; leaving copies hereof both for the behoof of the Defendant VOLUME XXIII. 687 as of those intimated, and reporting to me your proceedings. Done Fort Willem Hendrick. this 14'" February, 1C74. (Understood): ^^'8"''^)' A. Colvk. By order of the Governor-General of New Netherland. N. Bayaud, Secretary. At a Council in Fort Willem Hendriok, the IS"- February, 1G74. Phesent — Governor-General Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornelia Stecnwyck, Fiscal Captain Willem KnyfT, Mr. Cornells van Ruyven and Secretary Nicolas Bayard, assumed Councillors. The Pisc al, Pllf., againit LOURKNS VAN DER SriBOEL, Dc/t. PltfT. says that Deft, hath, contrary to the Proclamation dated 31" S"-', sold two cans of rum to a soldier stationed in the garrison here, for which he received a crane. Deft, answers that he did not purchase the pot-hooks, but that his wife gave 2 cans of rum as a present, intending to have the crane returned to the owner, as she had heard it had been found. Parties are recommended to settle the matter between themselves before the next session of the Court, or else it will be finally disposed of then. The Fiscal, Pltj:, againit DiRCE Janse van Deventbr. Pltir. persists in his demand made at the last Court, requesting that the judgment of the Burgomasters and Schepens in the suit between the Schout of this city and the Deft, for the insult offered by the Deft, to Lieutenant Quirynsoa shall be annuled and the Deft, condemned according to his previous demand, &c. Deft, answers that he is not aware of having made use of any ill language to Mr. Quirynsen, and in case he hath done so unknowingly whilst in liquor, declares he is sorry for it. Ordered : That the suit be continued until the next Court, which is to be next Thursday, the 22" instant, to learn, meanwhile, if the Burgomasters and Schepens can give any further explanation of their judgment. On the petition of Christiaen Pieterse, requesting to be allowed to offset against Collector Kregier what Mess" Lovelace and Lavall owe him, the Petitioner, It is ordered : The Petitioner, as far as regards his claim against the estate of Mess" Lovelace and Lavall, is referred lo the Commissioners thereunto appointed, to whom alone it belongs to examine the justice of his claim, and it is further ordered that he pay the excise which he owes. • I 688 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: h ! Rend and considered the petition of Robert Coo, of Rustdorp, requosting to be admitted into the married state with Jane Rause, widow of Edward Rause, who died about 2i years ago at Carolina ; • e -a Ordered : That the Magistrates of the Town of Rustdorp inquire as to the certainty ot said Edward Rause's death and report their conclusion. Read and considered the petition of Pouls Regrinar, inhabitant of Staten Island, requesting confirmation of a certain piece of land situate on Staten Island, granted to him by the late Governor Lovelace, according to the affidavit of Matthys NicoUs, late Secretary, provided the same be not prejudicial to the town; Ordered : That the Schout and Magistrates of Staten Island inspect said piece of ground and report whether granting of it to the petitioner be prejudicial to the town. Whereas the respective Commissioners appointed at two different times to value the property of the Burghers of this city, have made a written report of their assessment which varies greatly in divers items, an unavoidable consequence under such circumstances, 1 have therefore thought proper that three be appointed by the Commissioners on both sides, each in its Board, who shall meet at 9 o'clock on Monday next at the City Hall of this city, conjointly on both sides to take into consideration anew and to revise the valuation which has been made, and with each other by plurality of votes, to establish the general valuation, and report the result in writing. Done Fort Willem Ilendrick, l?'" February, 1G74. Tlie Governor-General and Council of New Netherland, being informed that previous to tiie dale hereof, divers aorta of Measures and Weights have been in use in tliis city, whereby the pood inhal)itant8 are liable to be seriously defrauded and wronged, therefore the Governor- General and Council have thought it necessary to interdict and forbid all merchants, traders, Bhopkeppers and all others who vend or sell anything by the ell, measure or weight, making use within this city of any other than the real Amsterdam measure and weight; and in order that such may be done, all merchants, shopkeepers and inhabitants of this city, are ordered and commanded to have their measures, ells and weights stamped within fourteen days from the dale hereof by the sworn 8ealer to he appointed for that purpose by the W. Court of this city, on pain and fine of twenty-five guilders Beaver currency for each [unsealed] weight or measure, which will be used afler that date by any merchants, traders or inhabitants, and the officers whom ihese may concern are strictly ordered to be careful that this be particularly observed and duly executed. Done Fort Willem Hendrick. this 20'- February, 1074. By order of the Oovernor-(ieneral and Council of New Netherland. N. Bavaku, Secretary. VOLUME XXIII. ggg At a Council in Fort Willem Hendricli, Thursday 22" February, 1674. PassBNT — Governor-General Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornelia Steenwyclt, Fiscal Willem Knyff, Mr. Cornelia van Ruyven and Secretary Nicolas Bayard, assumed Councillors. The Fiscal, Pliff., agaitut LOURKNS VANDSK SpiKOIt, Dtjt. SJ^rlTJm'\'^"''^r''"V° '^' ^'^ochnualononhe 31- October, purchased a The Governor-General and Council of New Netherland decide that the Deft.', wife dealt out corXToTeTvo /^ Proclamation, and he is therefore condemned in the double fiu accordmg to the Proclamation, bemg 4 cans of rum &c., with costs. The Phc*l, PItf., Jacob Fabritius, Dr/t. .Zt *'f ^J^ '''''""" '' '" ""'^"'"^ "'"' ''^^ °f '^' *'«^»"'^ ^' P'"'=«'J i" the l>«nd« of Deft, who ,s ordered to appear personally or by attorney on the next Court day. to answer thereunto. Thb FiscAi, PItf., ill iippeal, ugainil DiRc« Janskn Smitt, De/l. nrlin". ""'TT "! "'" «"'-«°"^"«ter8 not appearing to render to the Court according to prev.ou order further explanation of their rendered sentence, it is resolved to continue thi. case to the next meeting. Thi FwcAt,, Plif., agatnm Jamm N., Deft. VM. alleges that the Deft, hath committed in the Town of Flushing divers evil deeds and actions, usmg force in breaking doors open, beating women and children, burning house, and threatening urther acts of arson ; conclude,, therefore, that Deft, ought, as an example to others, be severely whipped and f.irtlu.rmore banished out of the country ; with costr. from him""'*"" '''"' ''" '^°"''' ""' ''"'" ''""' '° '""^ ^^'^ ""' ^'^^ '"' «'"'" ""'' ''«"«■ The Governor-General and Council having considered that the Deft. i. not In possession of hi. right reason, therefore pardon him this crime, and he is directed forthwith to take up hi. VOL. Ill oy 690 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS abode on Staten Island where he shall be put to work by order of the Magistrate who is hereby empowered, if the Deft, behave badly, to punish him according as he may deserve. Read and considered the petition of Elizabeth de Potter, widow of Isaac Bedloo, complaining that Gabriel Minvielle grossly defames her late husband, and being at present at law with said Minvielle in the city Court respecting some unpaid and protested bills of exchange; requests, therefore, that another indifferent person shall be put in his place as Commissioner for settling the books and further that the Commissioner's demand and contradictions be put in writing, to be replied to by the Petitioner. Question being put, it is declared : The Governor-General and Council of New Netherland see no more reason for excusing Gabriel Minvielle than any other of the Commissioners, but allow the Petitioner, in case she thinks proper, to depute another on her side, in addition to the already appointed Commissioners for the settlement of the books, and the Commissioners shall be recommended to use all possible expedition in the winding up of the books. As regards the alleged injury, the Petitioner is at liberty to institute her action before the competent tribunal therefor, and further explanation is required of her request about putting to paper the demand and contradictions. Secretary Nicolas Bayard requesting permission to proceed with immediate execution against his unwilling debtors who owe auction moneys, and he being allowed to do so, the following authoritv is granted him : Whereas Nicolas Bayard, the Auctioneer, hath complained that divers persons are in arrears to him large sums for auction moneys, requesting that he may be allowed and permitted, as all Vendue Masters of this Province have been hitherto, and are still allowed and permitted, to proceed to immediate execution against all unwilling persons indebted for auction moneys, which request of his being taken into consideration, and found consistent with equity, the aame is accordingly granted and permitted him. on condition that, before taking out execution, he shall be bound to prove the justice of the debt before soioe Burgomaf^ter or Magistrate ; and the respective olTicers and justices of this Province, to whom these presents will be exhibited, are required and ordered to allow said Vendue Master to enjoy that privilege, and to let him obtain uU possible expedition of justice in the prosecution thereof. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, this 22<' February, 1074. 23'' February, 1074. The Governor-General and Council of New Netherlund, having taken into consideration the petitions and other documents produced and delivered in council on the part of the inhabitants of Huntington on the one part, and Mr. Richard Smith of Nesnquake, on the other, concerning Ihe land in dispute between [him and] those of Huntington, judge it to be a case of importance, and whereas divers cases of this nature are postponed to a general meeting which shall be holden in or about May next, they have deemed it necessary, for divers pregnant reasons, to postpone and refer this case also to that time to the general meeting; meanwhih- parlies are ordered not to molest each other in what either, now, possesses. (Signed), A. Colvk. VOLUME XXIII. 691 TuE Fiscal, Pltf., againtt Kalph Doxy, Deft. I Uff a leges that the Deft. did. on the S- inst., enter, in an unlawful manner, into the tha^D i; hatlT' ni "'/", ""'r ""''°^ ""• '■"^ ^"''' P"^P°«^' °^ ^ ^-«'^'' -''>fi-"«. and Deft ouJht to b. " uZ " r '""r '" ""'^ ^"«'""^' ^''^^^''"-' '=°"'='"<^- tJ^^t the Deft, ought to be conveyed to the place where justice is usually executed, severely whipped. and, furthermore, banished the country forever ; with costs the^fJr''!-r; '^"""^ ^T T"'*^^ '° ^ ^°'""" ^'^'■"■■^ ' ^^l^nowledgos his guilt as regards the forged certificate ; says, that through love for Mary Harris he had allowed it to be executed by a certain Lngl.shman, now gone to the Barbadoes. and therefore prays forgiveness. CorcuT, ^"m '"' " ^!'' "''''* "'" '"^'^^''''S ^"^''-^ »'^«"''«' '•'« Governor-General and Council order tins case to be continued to the next Court day, which will be next Thursday. chil?n7 n? h°'\" Ir'"'"': ^'^ ^"'''''"""' '"" ^°'-^''>"*' «""'^'""« °f tl^^ «"rviving orphan th lis "h . ?• ''r • 'f "" '''''"''''^" '■'"'" '■''8"'"'-^ '"« estate for the behoSf of he general c editors, therefore the Governor-General of New Netherland hath resolved, on and Wnl ' w u T *° ^,°"^""'«'°" ""'• "PP«""t. for that purpose. Mess" Dirck van Clyff and Walter Webly , who are hereby recommended, with Balthazar Bayard, the already appointed Commissioner, to aid in regulating, in the speediest manner, the estate of the abovenamed K^chard Morns ami to report the result to the Governor. Done Fort Willcm Hendrick. this Anthony Colve, for their High Mightinesses the Slates-General of the United Netherlanda nn. his berene Highness the Prince of Orange, &c.. Governor-General of New iNetheriand ; To all those who shall see these presents or hear them read, Greeting, make known: Whereas Lourens Sacharyassen Sluys. skipper of tho ketch called the WdcacH, proposes to make a voyage will, his ketch and cargo from this port to Surinam, to which end the a ovenamed I ourens Sachariassen Sluys hath requested and obtained our passport, therefore all Admirals Governors, Commanders. Captains, and all others, higher or lower ollicers in the .erv.ce „f their H gh Migh.ine.ses and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, or hi Sluys with the ketch and cargo un.Ier his command in this his voyage, but to let the same d":;:'; rTunii ""' r'T': "'%'^ "^"^'^•^■"' '° "''-' "'-^ »" ^^^^^^ ^^^v nnd assist::; Done tort Willem Hendrick, in New Netherland. this 2S'^ February. 1G74. gy^v 69S NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : #>■;. m- At a Council, Thursday the Grst of March, A" 1674. Pkbsent — Governor-General Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornelia Steenwyck, Mr. Cornelis van Ruyven, and Secretary Nicolaes Bnyard. TuE Fiscal, Pllff., in appeal, agaiHU , Jah van DBrsNTKR, Deft. The Governor-General and Council having read, considered and examined the documents, papers and exhibits, produced on both sides, in the matter of the affront offered by the Deft, on the 30* October last, to Lieutenant Quirynsen at the time officer of the guard ; also having heard the ;ument8 of parties on bDth sides, find by the judgment rendered on the 17'" January last by the Burgomasters and Schepens of the city of New Orange, that they have not understood the case as it deserved, and annul said judgment, and administering justice as it ought to have been done in the first instance, condemn and sentence the Deft, for the reasons aforesaid, to demand in this Council pardon of justice and of the injured Mr. Quirynsen, and to pay over and above, a fine of twenty-five Beavers for the behoof of the Church, with costs. They further dismiss demaad and conclusion. Note. — After the Deft, had made the acknowledgment in manner as above ordered in council, and promised to avoid such behavior in future, the fine of 25 Beavers was remitted, on condition only of paying to the Church one sum of fifty guilders, Wampum value. The Fiscal, Pllf., againit IUlfii Doxt, De/t. The Governor-General and Council of New Nelherland having road and considered the papers, documents and exhibits produced on both sides, and having hoard the arguments of both parties, declare the marriage contracted by the Deft, with Mary van Harris on the 6'*' of February last, to be unlawful, inasmuch as it was solemnized by Jacobus Fabricius, who had no legal power so to act, and without his engagement iiaving been published three several times according to the laws and customs of the government ; but finding tho charge against him of having n second wife in New Kngland unfounded, ho is therefore permitted to confirm himself in wedlock with the nbovenanied Mary, according to the laws of the government ; in regard to the forged cerlificate exhibited by him to tho abovenamed Fabricius, he is pardoned for tliis time on his promise of improvement, and rociucst for forgiveness; finally, they condemn the Deft, in the costs incurred herein. VOLUME XXIII. G98 Tub Fibcai., PUff., (igaintl Jacob Fabrioius, lato T-iithoran Jfininter, Deft. Pltff. alleges that the Deft, conr.ary to the laws of the governmer.t did. on the 6". of Fehruary last, without havh,g any legal a.,thority so to *' February last, heal and use force and violence ogninst Marrelie Jur.ans, in her own house ; tiiorefore concludes that the Deft. be. consequently condemned in a hue of live neavers, with costs. J " J'' Deft, admits the charge but says, that the al.ovenamed Marretie Jurians did provoke him with harsh language. ^ The r.overnor-(3eneral and Council having heard parties, condemn the Deft, in a fine of two Beavers, with costs. Read and considered in couu.mI, a certain petition of Kli/al.eth d'Poller, widow of the late Isaac JJ.-dloo. After question had been put. it is ordered as follows : Regarding the I'etitioner's re.ju.-.n. that the CommisHioners should put in writing their deman, ol the capital receive.) by the Petitioner's dec-nsed husband, with their objections to some obscure items, it is referred to the Commissioners to be by them executed, if possible- in which case the Petitioner is allowed to contest said demand in writing; further, may mstitule her complaint and action for .lamages in the proper Court, as is more fully expressed in the foregoing Order ; and. that the business may be conclum H-ndnck, as above. .- j .. '!:^! 696 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: The Governor-General of New Netherlnnd : To all those who shall see these presents or hear them read, Greeting, makes known: Whereas the fortifications of the city of New Orange, are by the good zeal and industry of its Burghers, so far completed as to be now on the eve of perfection, when this city will be m «uch a state of defence that it will be capable (under God) of resisting all attacks of any enemies which might be expected to come hither ; nevertheless, considering that m such case it would not be possible to defend all the surrounding villages and out places of this Province, but that their safety must depend alone on the preservation of said city, as previous experience hath clearly made manifest ; therefore have 1 deemed it necessary hereby, strictly to order and to command all out people of the Dutch nation, duelling in the respective circumjacent towns, and on the Flat land, that they repair to tl.o iiioresaid city of New Orange without any delay, provided with proper hand and side arms, on the first notice they shall receive of the enemy's approach, or even of the coming of more than one ship at the same time, whether it be with tlie Prince's Hag or otherwise, on penalty that all who will bo found negligent therein, shall be declared traitors and perjurers, and consequently bo proceeded against as enemies, or be punished with death and confiscation of all their goods, as nu example to others; and all Schouts, Magistrates and Militia officers of the respective towns to whom these shall be transmitted, are ordero.i and commanded to make known this our order without any delay, in their respective towns and the dependencies thereof, by publishing and posting the same, to the end that no man plead ignor nice in the premises, and furthermore take care that this our order be duly observed and executed according to the precise tenor thereof. Done Fort VVillem Ilendrick, this 13"" March, 1074. (Signed), A. Colvk. By order of the Hon'''' the Governor-General of N. Netherland. (Signed), N. Bay Aiu), Secretary. The above Proclamation is transmitted to the Schouts and Magistrates of the towns of Midwout, Amesfordt, Breuckelen, Utrecht, Uoswyck, Haerlem, Fordham, Bergen. The Governor-General of New Netherland : To all those who shall see these presents or hear them read. Greeting, makes known : Whereas the fortifications of this city New Orange are, through the good /.eal and industry of its citizens, so far advanced that they will now soon be brought to such perfection and posture of defence, as to be, under God, capable of resistance and defence against the attacks of any enemies who might be expected, nevertheless it being considered that the preservation of the entire Province, is for the most part dependent on the preservation and security of this place, therefore have I, at this present conjuncture, for its better security to call on and order all the out people of the Dutch nation in the circumjacent towns and on the Hat land, to repair to this city with their respective companies, on the first notice of the approach of any enemy, and to stand by their colors, as they have all promiHcd to do ; therefore have I, in like .mnner, deemed it essentially nec-ssary all and every of the Burghers, Freemen (loortcn) and VOLUME XXIII. C!)7 presents or n,„bitant« of Ih, ci.y. Now Orango. women and young ohlldron only oxooptod. .Iriotly to interdict and forb.d. w tl.out exception of what rank soever ho nmy he. to pre.umot i. henco to any other ph.ce. or to pass the night out of this elty wi hout 1 II e " from their M„g.strates and ollicers. n.uch U,hh to uhsent themselves'fron. with! , i s I ! tl arr.va of any enemies or .iireCly or indirectly to correspon.! with the enen.y n , ,i . death and connsoa ion of all their goods; and those of the Court of this city alWesa . . 1 (Higned), \. «;,)i.vn. New'ZZhni" 'IT''' "^. '''"'•'«•'-' — ily ''ytl'.' ('"vernor.( General an.l Council of New Nelherland. at this conjuncture, that the forlilh-aiionH alrea.ly erected and still re.n.lre.l Nether land, should now be brought in ... short time to a wished-for end. which it Is not no hh^Z to inn. nn a proper manner unless son.e means to .hat en.l be devised and furnsle . . winch t e expenses of said fortidcatlon already incurred an.! to be hereafur In-ur ay de rayed and paid, to which ono Fort Willem llendrick, this 17'" March, 1074. ^ i » (Higned), Antonv Coi.vit. By or.ler of the C;overnor-(ieneral and Council of N, Netberlan.l. (Higned), N. IJavaud. Hecretary. \'oi,. n. H8 698 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS ; At a Council, Thuraday, the 15* March, 1674. Phbsent — Governor-General Antony Colve, Councillor Cornelia Steenwyck, Fiscal Willem KnyflF, Mr. Cornells van Ruyven and Secretary Nicolaes Bayard, assumed CouncillorB. The Fiscal, Pltf., agaiHit Jan Spikoelair, Deft. Pitff. alleges that the Deft, did on the 7"" inst., being Prayer-day, contrary to the Proclamation tap rum for Hendrick Janse of Dort, a soldier, and afterwards made a hole m his head with a pair of tongs; concludes that the Deft, ought to be condemned for tapping In a fine of one hundred guilders in Beavers, and for having done so on a Prayer-day, in a fine of twenty-five guilders, Wampum value, and in addition for the blow, in a fine of one hundred guilders. Wampum value, with costs. . , , . ., u j.i„i, Deft's wife acknowledges to have tapped the rum. but says she was misled by said Hendrick Janse, and complains that he had excited a quarrel in her house and drew the sword on the Deft., whereupon the Deft, struck him a blow with a tongs on the head. Parties being heard, the Governor-General and Council condemn the Defendant, for tapping to the soldier, in a fine of one hundred guilders in Beavers, according to the Proclnmation, and for having done so on a Prayer-day, to an additional fine of fl. 25, Wampum value, and furthermore have forbidden him to allow any strong liquor to be sold in his house for the space of one year and six months, and to pay the costs incurred herein. As above. The Fiscal, Pliff., againit Jan Spiegelaer, Deft. Pltff. alleges that the Deft, hath at three different times, contrary to the Proclamation, tapped rum to Peter Janse, drummer, Dirck Jansen, and Cornelis Wynhardt, soldiers, and after the abovenamed ^Irck Jansen was fuddled, made a hole in his head ; also that Deft, s wife bit off half Cornelis Wynhardt's finger and cut two holes in his head : Item, that the Deft did without any provocation cut Andries Cesar, a soldier, with a knife through ins clothes clear to his nuked back, &c., all contrary to the orders and proclamations in the ca«e enacted. Therefore Pltff. concludes that Deft, be condemned for each time he tapped rum to a soldier, in a fine of one hundred guilders in Beaver, and for the blow and cut, the sum of two hundred guilders Hollands, with costs. Deft, denies all the Pltff.'s charges. , , ^ •, Parties having been heard and witnesses examined, the Governor-General and Council condemn the Deft, not to allow any ctrong liquor to be drank in his house for the space ol one year and six weeks, and to pay costs of suit. As above. VOLUME XXIII. gfjg 17* March, 1674. hp?/ whi .\^°"'""'';, '■«q";f "g by petition that he may be permitted to bring his good. Jro^NewEng^lar;;""^^'' '' ' ''"-'' "^^' '' ''^ ^°-"- ^^'«^ The Governor being informed that the . aitioner was prevented by heavy sickness bringing h.s goods at that fme, is therefore hereby allowed and permitted to do so. Pursuant to a second order of the Governor-General, the following valuation was this day "rtfn'o MH h''^ f " °' T ""'''' '' ''' Commissioners, from the second compd valuation of the best and most affluent inhabitants of this city, to wit : Adolph Pieterse. """""'' ^"'"""y- AssurLevy.... fl. 1.100.00.00 BarentCoerten...:: 2,600.00.00 BaUhaz' Bayard 3.600.00.00 Baithnz'dehaert'shousV;.:::::::::; liZ-l'l CornelisSteenwyck.... 2,000.00.00 Cornells van Ruyvei 50.000.00.00 CarstenLuersen'....... TZ''''' Claes BordiDgh 6.000.00.00 „ . m %. . 1,600.00.00 Coenraet Ten Eyck. , Christopher Hooghiandt.. ::..::::::: fZZZ Cornells Clopper.... 6.000.00.00 r, ,. X . 6,000.00.00 Cornells van Borsim,. CornelisDircksevrWestveen,"."* ^!°^^^•''^ Daniel Hondecoutre.... 1.200.00.00 DirckSmit 6,000.00.00 Dirck van Clyff, 2.000.00.00 DirckSiecken 1.600.00.00 EgidiusLuyck ::::::.: 2,000.00.00 Evert Pietersen 6,000.00.00 Evert Duyckingh,...;"*: 2.000.00.00 ffredrick Philipsen 1,600.00.00 Francoys Rombout 80.000.00.00 Gelyn Verplanck 6.000.00.00 Gabriel Minvielle "• ,J-0«0-00-00 T, . . , „r , ^ 10.000.00.00 Hendrick Wesselse Smit ,' .. Hendrick VVillemse Backer tZ.'^^ Hans Kiersteede 2.000.00.00 T , - ' , 2.000.00.00 Johannis van Brugh, ,i„^„„ T . . j.r. 14.000.00.00 Johannis d'Peyster JeronimusEbbingh [Z": n'nnn?-"" Jacob Kip . 30,000.00.00 ^ 4,000.00.00 Amount carried forward fl. 290,000.00.00 mm 7QQ NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: Holland Currency. A— ^-«^^ ^— -^ '-'ZZZZ laaacqvanVleecq, • 1^500.00.00 Isaacq de ffooreest 6.000.00.00 Jacob d'haert - 1,500.00.00 Jan Hendnckae van Bommel 2,500.00.00 Jacob van de Water - Isaacq van Trght and brother's houses 2'50o"oo"o0 Jacob Abramse, shoemaker s'.OOoV.OO Jonas Bartelse -";• g.OOO.OO.OO Jan Harberding,. 8,000.00.00 Jacob Theunisse Kay lO.OOO.OO.OO Jan Lawrence - 1,200.00.00 JanColy, smith 1,400.00.00 Jan Shakerly, 1,500.00.00 Jan Joosten, sloop Captam ^ 15,000.00.00 Jacob Leisler 8,000.00.00 Jacob Varravanger,.... ■ 6.000.00.00 Lourens vander Spiegel. 1.50O.OO.OO LuycasAndnese. sloop Captain. 2.OOO.OO.OO Marten Cregier, Senior -•• .^oOO.OO.OO MatthysdeHaert, 60,000.00.00 Nicolaesde Meyer lo.OOO.OO.OO Nicolaes Bayard,. 46,000.00.00 Olof Stevense van Cortlandt g.OOO.OO.OO Pieter Jacobse Marius, 6,000.00.00 Poulis Richard, 6,000.00.00 Reynier Wiliemse Backer 5.OOO.OO.OO Stephanus van Cortlandt ^^^^ ^^ ^^ Symon Janse Romyn e'.OOo'ooioO Thomas Lewis 3,000.00.00 William Beeckman, Total ^-^^B-^M In witness of the truth is this signed by the abovementioned Commissioners. Dated New Orange, this ig'" February, 1674. ^ ^.^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ Steenwvck, iEoiDiua LuYCK, CORNELIS VAN RuYVEN, Jacob Leiseler, ffRANCOYS ROMBOUTS, WiLLEM Beeckman. VOLUME XXIII. 701 Schout Jacob Strycker. You are hereby required and ordered to notify the Dutch Towns situate in your district, to commission each of them a Militia officer and Magistrate from their respective Towns, with whom you will repair, on Monday next at ten o'clocli in the forenoon, to the City Hall of this city, when I intend to have some conference with you on the present state of the country. Whereupon relying, I remain Your friend, Done Fort Willem Hendrick, 22'' March, 1674. (Signed), A. Colvb. A similar order is also transmitted to the Schouts of the Towns of Bergen and Haerlem. The Governor-General hath this day granted a commission to Francis Bloodgood to be chief officer of the inhabitants of the Dutch Nation dwelling in the Towns of Flushing, Heemstede, Rustdorp and Middelburgh, and their dependencies, whereby said Francis Bloodgood is ordered to make known to the said inhabitants that they, on the first notice of the enemy's approach or the arrival of more than one ship at a time, shall repair, with their arms, immediately to this city on pain as more fully set forth in the Proclamation of the 13" instant, whereof copy shall be transmitted to said Frans Bloodgood. Further, an order is sent to the Schout and Magistrates of Flushing that they inform themselves whether any arms, loaned or furnished for their defence in the time of Governors Stuyvesant, Richard Nicolls, or Francis Lovelace, remain in the possession of any of these inhabitants, which arms they shall deliver up to said Magistrates within the space of 24 hours after notification, to be sent hither, on pain of arbitrary correction. Whereas it is necessary that a proper person be appointed Book-keeper and Receiver of the moneys which will be furnished and advanced pursuant to the Proclamation dated 17"" instant, for completing the fortifications of this city New Orange, on the Island of Manhatan and Province of New Netherland, I, therefore, to that end, have hereby commissioned and appointed Jacobus van de Water, Major of the city aforesaid, ordering and commanding, furthermore, said Jacobus van de Water not to dispose of, nor pay out any of the said moneys otherwise than on my written order or on that of Secretary Nicolaas Bayard, authorized by me. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, 24"' March, 1G74. m>''i' In' I At a Council holden at the City Hall on the 26" March, 1674. Present — Governor Colve, Councillor Cornells Steenwyck, Mr. Cornells van Ruyven and Secretary Nicolaes Bayard, assumed Councillors, with the Burgomasters of this city. The Deputies summoned on the 22" instant to the Council from all the circumjacent Dutch Towns appearing, each of them, individually, was asked by the Governor-General if he hod caused to be published and posted in his respective Town the Proclamation sent to them on the subject of the Out people coming in on news of the enemy's approach or on the entrance of more than one ship at the same time, which his Honor had thought necessary hereby to recommend and order them again verbally, so that no man plead ignorance in the premises,. ■f "i ifcl: i 1-. p-i 702 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : for in case, contrary to expectation, any be found negligent therein, hostile proceedings should be employed against him without any favor or respect of persons, and his ruin effected, recommending them, therefore, as lovers of Fatherland, and for the preservation of themselves to observe their sworn oath, iiot doubting but they will be able (with God's help) to resist the attack of any enemy who can be expected here. Whereupon said Deputies, each individually, answered, that they had publiohed and posted the transmitted Proclamation in their respective Towns, and that they were ^Ii together resolved to obey it and to observe their honor and oath, requesting only that notice be sent them in time, and some sloops and boats dispatched to the following Towns to convey the people hither, viz.: to Bergen some boats; to Utrecht, in Gowanis, two sloops ; to Bushwyck, one sloop or boat ; also, requesting that the Governor, in such case, be pleased to bear in mind the promise his Honor made them when last at Midwout, which his Honor pledged himself to do. Whereupon the meeting broke up. The following are the names of the Deputies : From the Town of Bergen, Schout Claes Arentse and Capt" Caspar Steynmits. " Long Island, Schout Jacob Strycker. " Midwout, Capt" Jan Strycker and Schepen Auke Jansen. " Amesfordt, Lieut. Roelef Murtense and Schepen Koert Stevense. " Breuckelen, Schepen Teuuis Gysbertse Bogaert and Capt" Jerouimus Rapalie. " Bushwyck, Lieut. Joost Kockuyt and Schepen Hendrick Barentaen Smit. " Utreght, Schepen Hendrick Matty sen Smack and Ensign Cryn Jansen. " The Dutch Inhabitants at l Flushing, Rustdorp, Mid- > Frans Bioodgood. delburgh and Heemstede, ] " Haerlem, The Deputy absent. Whereas it is necessary that good care be taken that the neighboring Out-people be provided, on the arrival of any enemies, with proper boats to convey themselves and families hither; therefof3 have I thought proper thereunto to commission and empower Mess" Cornells Steenwyck and Cornells van Ruyven, who are hereby required to take care that in such case the neighboring Towns, or those of them who have applied, may be provided and accommodated with suitable vessels, and the skippers and boatmen of this city are ordered and commanded promptly to obey whatever orders they may receive from those gentlemen in the premises. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, this 20"- i>larch, 1()74. Whereas the vessels lying in the harbor near the public Weigh-house of this city are considered to be seriously in tla way should the enemy arrive, and it is therefore necessary that they be brought thenco in season, inside the lloat (in 't vloi), therefore all skippers, barge and bout-men of this city, are hereby ordered and instructed to bring their vessels from said harbor inside tiie float, and to anchor before this city, and on the nrrivul of more than one •hip at a time, to haul them behind the ship Surinam near the circular battery ( nmdcd) in front of the widow Loocquermant!, on pain of having ail vessels without discrimination burnt, which will then be found lying in the way. Done Fort Willeiii Hendrick, this 27'» March, 1G74. VOLUME XXIII. 708 At a Council the S"- April, 1674. Phesbnt — Governor Colvc, Councillor Cornelia Steenwyck, Mr. Cornelia van Ruyven, and Secretary Nicolaea Bayard, aaaumed Councillora, Captain Willem Knyff, Fiscal. The Fiscal, Pltff., againit Mr. Francis Rombouts, Deft. Pltff. alleges that the Deft, did, contrary to the Proclamation of the 12'- X^' last, depart out of th,a c.ty, and verbally confer with Nathaniel Davenpoort. residing in New England; concludes therefore, that Deft, ought to be condemned in a Hue of three hundred guilders in Beaver ; with costs. '^ Deft, answers, that he went from the place with the consent of his officer, and snvs that the abovenamed Davenport, ane accidentally to Pel's to the Deft, where he had some couversation w.th him concerning the securing the Deft.'e private estate in New England ; declares, also, that he was not aware that said Davenpoort would have come there. The Governor-General and Council having heard parties, find that the Deft, hath contravened the placard, yet for reasons (but not as a precedent), condemn the Deft, only in a fine of five and twenty guilders in Beaver, to be applied one third for the Fiscal, and one third for the Church, with costs. The Fiscal, Pllff., againtl Qeltn Vkrplanci, Deft. Pltff. says, that the Deft, contrary to the placard of the 12"- X-^' last, hath gone out of this city and held correspondence with one Nathaniel Davenpoort, residing in New Engh.nd, which IB the more grave as Deft, is himself, a Magistrate of this city. Concludes therefore, that he ought to be condemned in a fine of fl. COO Beaver, with costs. Deft, acknowledges he has been to Pel's to speak with Davenpoort, about securing his estate in New England, &c. The Governor-General and Council having heard parties, find that the Deft, hath contravened the I reclamation, but consider it may have been through ignorance ; condemn the Deft., but not to serve aa a precedent, only in a fine of fifty guilders Beaver, to be applied two thirds to the I iscal, and one third for the Church, with costs. Whereas Peter Poulsen, aged about 43 years, born at Wolster, hath dared on the SO"- of this last month, being intoxicated and drunk, to assault people in ;he streets of this city New Orange, running through divers streets with a drawn hanger, and without uttering a word, much less receiving any provocation, first cut and wounded Jacob Wolfertsen. a soldier, in the face, and in like manner challenged the soldier Francis Buyssen, who refusing, was also cut in the arm ; all which cannot be tolerated in a place where justice is administered ; therefore, the Governor-( M.neral and Council of New Njtherland, administering the law in the name and in the behalf of their High Mightinesses, the States-General of the United Netherlands, and 704 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, having heard the demand of the Fiscal, and the acknowledgment of the aforesaid Peter Poulsen, have condemned and sentenced, do hereby condemn and sentence him to be imprisoned during the time of 8 days on bread and water, afterwards to be tied three hours to the stake and encircled with rods ; furthermore, to pay the Surgeon for curing the wounded, also the costs of court, and expenses of execution. At a Council in Fort Willem Hendrick, 12'" April, 1674. Present — Governor Colve, Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck, Mr. Cornelis van Ruyven and Secretary Nicolas Bayard, assumed Councillors ; and Fiscal Willein Knyfl". Read and considered the petition of Richard Smith, setting forth that lie hath a diilerence with Jeremy vVood which tiie Court at Hoemstede considered to be too serious to bo decided by it, requesting that the cause may be referred to a higher Court. Ordered : The Petitioner is referred to the Court of Schout and deputed Councillors of the Town of Heemstede, Flushing, &c., to whom an appeal shall lie from all judgments of their respective Schepens. Catrina Lane, requesting, by petition, letters of divorce and separation from her himbandt Daniel Lane, as her said husband has been accused of, and arrested for iiaving committed and perpetrated incest with his own daughter, and without clearing himself thereof hath broken jail and absconded; which, being taken into consideration by the Governor-General and Council of New Netherland, they have ordered as follows : In case Daniel Lane, the Petitioner's husband, do not present himself in Court within the ■pace of six months from date hereof and purge himself from the crime of incest with which he is accused. Letters of Divorce and Separation shall be granted to the Petitioner. On the petition of Casper Steynmits, requesting that the lease entered into by his wife and her previous husband with the Knglish government whereby the Bouwery at llusimus was granted and leased to them during their lives, may be confirmed. It is ordered : Petitioner's request was, for reasons, consented and allowed, and an acte, in form, shall be granted him in the premises. Whereas daily experience hath shown that, notwithstanding previously published Orders and Proclamations, great damage is done to the fortifications of this city by cattle, and particularly hogs, which run and are kept in herds along the public streets, and also cause gi'ent stench anu filth within this city, whi'-h, being infected therewith, serious sickness is engendered in consequence; to prevent and obviate which, as much as possible, I hnfe, therefore, thought it necessary to interdict and forbid, three days after the publication hereof, the running of any hogs, be they big or little, within this city along the public streets; but they shall run and be confined in inclosed and fenced places ; also, the allowing of horses or cow» to feed within the walls of this city, or to go along the public streets without a person to VOLUME XXIII. 705 fnZ ft Tf ^1 t' ""^'^ "'^ P'"""y '^ "'« f°^''«""'-« "f "'^ ^'BB Which will be Ir oi In'- r H T ;'■' 1*^'' ^""^ -^'""^ '•'^ P"'''*'^ «'^««'«' °"d '« ''"^e any horse or cow shall ue found along the public streets without a keeper, the owner thereof shal!. for so d b '2 !ffi '^»'\'^^°'"'"g ^"^^Jf ^'thin 2.1 hours, said horse or beast shall be publicly an? tJ; fl- r .r ^^'"^"'•««"''^ «"« P"'^ ""^ made good from the proceeds of such sale ; exec 1;:::::' tTl- " ?"'"' "' '^"""""'^'^ '° ^""^^ ^^^^^ '^^^^ '^ese presents be du y executed without d st.nct.on of persons, as I have considered the same to be for the advantage of this cty and Us mhab.tants. Done Fort Willem Ilendrick. this IG'- April, 1G74. (Signed), A. Colve. At a Council, 18'" April, 1G74, Pbksbnt— Governor-General Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornells Steenwyck, Mr. Cornelis van Ruyven and Secretary Nicolas Bayard, assumed Councillors, and Fiscal Wiliem Knyff. Whereas Samuel Forman. residing atOysterbay. on Long Island, at present a prisoner, hath d red to come some tune ago. into this city without permission and ti make great noise and uproar along the publ.c streets, and whereas he hath attempted to disturb the public peace and moreover, presumed to come into the church on the last Sabbath, and there, in ful meet.ng dunng d>v,„e service, to make great outcry, abusing, with great levity, the Word of G d, and b aspbem.ng H,s Holy Nnn.e. all which, in a well regulated community, can in no ( neral ^n" 1 T ^T " ''"""'"' " "" ''""'^'^ '° °»"-« ' »'--^«- the' Governor- General of New Nctherland, administering justice in the name and on the behalf of their High M gh.messes the Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness th Prmce of Orange, hav.ng heard the Fiscafs demand and the prisoner's acknowledgment, h ve CO onmed and sentenced, do hereby condenn. and sentence said Samuel Forn.an to be b rough to b., p ,ee where just.ce ,s usually executed, there to be severely whipped with rods, and to Done tort Willem Hendrick, the 19'" April, 1G74. By order of the Governor-General and Council of New Netherland. (Signed), N. Bavauu, Secretary. On the petition of Timotheus Gabrie setting forth that he ha, been greatly wronged by the a.e Lnghah government through the annulling of a certain judgment dated IGG;,. pronounced by the late Governor htuyvesant and Council, between the Petitioner and one Jan Jan.e JZZ7 riTT "'-'^"''''"K ^^ the Petitioner's representation, was n,ade contrary to aw and equUy. but also even contrary to the concluded capitulation ; requesting therefore hat he may nummon his party before the Governor-General and Council, and tha' the latter bo ordered to answer to such demand a. the Petitioner shall make and institute against him. The Polidoner is .." .wed to summon his party before the Governor-General and Council, and to institute hii i „i against him. Vot. H. Qj, .<1 i -J , L- 7Qg NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCaiPTS: Jacobus Fabricius. late Lutheran minister, requesting by petition that the judgment pronounced against him may be so far annulled as to allow the Petitioner, .f not to oxercue the ministerial office, at least to baptize. It is ordered : The Petitioner's request is declined. . , , i Thomas Bigs, residing at Rustdorp. on Long Island, requesting by petition that be may oe allowed to reside at Seatalcot. and that the inhabitants of the latter place may be ordered not to prevent him so doing ; The PetTtLer is referred to the Magistrates of Seatalcot, who are required to permit the Petitioner to reside there or to show cause for refusing. On complaints made by the Magistrates of New Haerlem. that divers persons without the r knowledge had gone to shoot hogs on this island, whereby they have lost several hogs requesting that some order may be made in the premises, therefore the Governor-General and Council have thought proper to interdict and forbid any person, be he wlio he may, from now henceforth going to shoot or catch bogs in the public woods on this island, unless he give previous notice to and obtain the consent of tlie oiV.cor of this city or of the Town of N w Haerlem, under a penally of one hundred guilders. Wampum value; also, all persons, actual inhabitants of this island only excepted, from allowing any cattle or hogs to run and graze in the public woods of this island without consent as .foresaid ; whereof the respective Courts shall have to inform their inhabitants by posting up written notices. Read and considered the petition of Jacob Melyn and Jacob Kip, as guardians of the widow of the late Cornells Melyn, requesting that they may be allowed and granted P0«'«'««'°" <'" consideration of the lands which said Cornells Melyn reserved to himself when he sold Stat en Island to the West India Company) of a certain piece of land situate between the miU-kill and Sci.utter's Island,' and that Thomas Lovelace may be refused said land which they understand he is applying for. Petitioner, shall within 14 days from this date show what right they have to any lands on Staten Island, or to the land allowed to Tliomas Lovelace. . , , , , John Bound and Richard Ilartshooren, residing at Middletoun, both for themselves and partners, give notice that the land granted to Bartholemew Appelgadt, ihomas Appelgate and Richard Sadler, on their petition, is included in their, the Peli.ioners', patent, requesting therefore that said land may bo again denied to said Appelgato's. IlmionJrs shall, within six weeks from this dale, prove that said land is included within their patent, when further order shall bo made in the premises. . , ^ r A certain Proclamation being delivered into Council from the Magistrates of the Town of Middeltoune, prohibiting and forbidding all inhabitants from departing out of said town, unless they give bail to return as soon as th.ir business will have been performed, or they be employed in the public service. &c., requesting the Governor's app.ovalol the'^J-;'^ being read and considered, it is resolved and ordered by the Governor-General and Council, that no inhabitant can be hindered changing his domicile within thi. Province unless arrested ' At Ui» mouth of N«ir«rk b«y. — ■»■ BBS- ill VOLUME XXIII, 707 for lawful cause; however, no one shall depart from the Town of Middeltoune unless he previously notify the Magistrates there of his intention. This day Councillors Cornells Steenwyck and Cornells van Ruyven heard, by order of Governor Colve, in Fort Willem Hendrick.tho claim of some Indians who assert that Sicakus ' a small island situate behind Bergen, was not sold, but only Espatingh and its dependencies, and that other Indians blamed them for having sold land that was not theirs ; whereupon th.- deed of purchase being examined and arguments further heard, they find the aforesaid island to be included m the sale made in January. A" 1053, but not in the sale of the land of Espatingh which being interpreted and explained to them by Snartie van Borsim. they say they did not know It; propose that they ought to have a prese.K of an anker of rum, which those interested, in order to obviate further ditliculty, have consented to give them. Read and considered the petition of Mary Varlet, wife of William Teller, setting forth that he 18 gravely injured by a certain judgment pronounced by the Court of Willemstadt, on "" , '"«'• between the Petitioner and Gideon Schaets, requesting therefore that it may l)e taken up in appeal, &c.; which request being taken into consideration and the papers examined, r f - It is ordered : Fiat maiidnmup in case of appeal. SS"" April, 1074. This day the Governor drew an order on Jacobus van de Water, book ko..,.er of the moneys which are to be furnished for the construction of the fortifications on this Island Manhatans, to pay Secretary Nicolaes Bayard, a sum of six thousand guilders light money, in satisfaction for labor and materials furnished for the behoof of Fort Willem Ilendrick. Whereas we are this day informed that a ship or ships have come to anchor within Sandy Hook of the North river of New Netherland, Cnpt. Cornolis Ewoutson, is therefore hereby ordered and commanded instantly with the Snow under his command, to sail to the aforesaid Sandy Hook, to learn what ships they be, and to give me notice thereof in the speediest manner, but at the same time take care not to imperil his Sm ,. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, this SO'" April, 1074. (Signed), A. Colvb. ■.:) Points to be submitted to and requested of the Hon'''* Anthony Colve, (iov- ernor of Now N.-therland, for the benefit of Willemstadt, communU cated by the Committee from that place. 1. First. To propose in what form we shall bring our place into proper defence, and whothei ais Honor would pl»>a8e to send up a The request on the other side of the Committee of the city of Willem- stadt, being received and read ()y the Governor-General and Council of New Netherland, it is ordered as fol- lows: First. Having understood that the place is already ! irtified by palissades, it is consideud best n^ U-Ave it in thr.v state, until the arrival 'Now. &MIWHI, > ri.Ig« of upl.n.l h.vinR Ba.k* hill .t iU •outhern «Ur.tait- itill «.I1«<1 to i.lind U ,:n ...; ) tlam •urroundeJ lijp ult motdown. WhUtkKtj:t h'ati Jt-y, SO, not* — Eo. 708 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS •t' person of good knowledge to superintend the of ships from Fatherland, when opportunity ^ijj.jj offering, sonaebody will be sent thither. 2. 2. Secondly. That his Honor will please provide Whereas it is the opinion that there is in the place with some necessary munitions of proportion a greater quantity of gunpowder war, to wit, four @, Gve hundred pounds of among the people there than here, therefore gunpowder, and round shot with it. those of the Court there shall if necessary make use of it, and appropriate it for the behoof of the public and they can, meanwhile, in order to have some supply, purchase ICO @. 150 lbs. there from the Commonalty, which will be paid them when circumstances permit. Regarding the shot, they shall be provided with some on sending down the caliber. 3. 3. Request we may have for our convenience, a For the accommodation of the inhabitants sloop at Wi;!- i. stadt which sails at the public of Willemstadt, two sloops which sail at the expense, and occasionally to go between both, public expense, shall be permitted to go in order to send his Honor occasionally notice thither, and wlieuever necessity requires it, thereof, as at this conjuncture of timo 'lis those of the Court can press one or more impossible to know what may happen us. sloops. We request his Honor to allow us to enjoy Whenever disposition shall be made respcct- Bome beneiits from the revenue, for the support ing the revenue of other places, this point will of public affairs. 0. Where shall we hold our sessions or Court ? bo also taken into consideration. 5. Their sessions in the town of Willemstadt shall henceforth be held in the house formerly appropriated by that purpose by tiio English government, unless their deliberations be upon affairs of government, when they shall hold their meeting in Fort Nassou. On the petition of Chridiaen Pietersc, it is allowed that the little freight which will be earned in coming down and going back, shall not be paid to the public treasury, hut to him individually, inasmuch as he was pressed by the Commandiinl and Court of Willemstadt to bring down the Committee and the French prisoners. Whereas Thomas Gibs and Jolin CurUis have complained to the Governor, that John Archer at Fordham is owing them some money, and tl:.it said Archer is disposing of his effects with intention to defraud his creditors of their just rijiM. {hercforo the Schout and MngiHlrales of the aforesaid town of Fordham, are hereby or-I^^red and commanded to arrest on the complaint of ;^;;,.l persons, the estate and effetl* of the abovenamed Archer, and to allow said VOLUME XXIII. 709 persons after due examination an.l according to the state of the case, to receive good law and justice. Done Fort Wiilem Ilendriclt, this T"- May, 1G74. By order of the Govoruor-General and Court of New Notlierland. (Signed), N. Bayard, Secretary. Whereas Thomas Lambertse hath complained to mo that he is greatly annoyed by some .nhab.lants of the lown of Breuckelen, on account of some arrears of country rates under the late Lnghsh government, therefore the Schout and Magistrates of the nbovenamed Town are required and commanded to take care that the aforesaid Thomas Lambertse be not molested on account of any claims that mi^ht or can be set up against him as Constable, until further To-May, "074 '''""^ ^^ '*'"'""°" '^ Commissioners. Done Fort Wiilem Ilendrick, Whereas Isaacq Melyn, at preseni a prisoner, hath presumed, on the S'" of this current month, being come from New England, within this city New Orange, to make use, to divers of the good inhabitants, of very seditious and mutinous language, which can be considered only as tending to mutiny and disunion, and can in no wise be tolerated in a well reRulated commuuity but is deserving to be punished as an example to others; therefore the Governor- General and Council of New Netherland, having heard the demand of the Fiscal and the confession of the prisoner, and administering justice in the n-.me and on the behalf of their High Mightinesses, the States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Fnnce of Orange. &c., have condemned and sentenced, as they do hereby sentence and adjudge said Isaacq Melyn, that he shall come personally every day, when the lUirKher companies are employed at the city fortifications, and work with them until naid fortifications be completed, and the respective Burgher odicers are required and commanded to pay strict attention not to neglect but duly to execute this; with costs of Court an.l expenses of suit. Done Fort Wiilem Ilendrick. 1l'"' May, l(i74. By order of tlie (Jovernor-General and Council of New Netherland. (Signed), N. Bavaku. Secretary. Whereas John Sharp, at present a prisoner, hath presumed, in disparagement of his previous baniBlimenI, not only to come buck to this IVovince of New Netherland, on the 8"" of this nionlh, without consent and contrary to the published Orders and Proclamations, to bring a letter, but hath, moreover, presumed, in the Town of Weschester and other places w.lhiu this government, to spread such reports and relate stories that can be considered to proceed only from fonienfers of mutiny and disturbance, which can no wise be tolerated in a well regulated community, but is deserving of condign punishment as an example to others; therefore the Governor-GePeral and Council of New Netherland, administering justice in the name and on the behalf of their High Mightinesses, the StatesGeiien.l of the United Netherlan.ls and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange. &c.. having heard the Fiscal's demand and the prisoner's acknowledgment, have condemned and adjudged, as they hereby condemn and sentence said John Sharp to he bmiisl.ed out of tins Province of New Netherland for the term of ten years, without coming back during that time on pain of corporal i-unishmenl. and to pay costs of Court and expenses of justice. Done Fort W"' Ilendrick. la"" May. 1G74. By order of the Governor-General and Couiicii of New Netherland. (Signed), N. Bavard, Secretary. |: i t: I 710 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANTTSCRIPTS ! kr'tjH ^^^^H'^ I'.V'lS mm ''-' 9 ^p w H^' ~'i^HI ralf.'. Whereas by a previous Proclamation and Act of Confiscntion, dated the 20* of September last, the goods and effects found within this Province belonging to the inhabitants of New England, Virginy and Maryland were, for that time, excluded and excepted from said confiscation; therefore the Governor-General and Council of War of New Netherland, having taken the same again into consideration and deliberation, find themselves obliged, for sufficient reasons and motives them thereunto moving, to confiscate, by right of war, all the abovementioned goods and effects, together with the outstanding debts remaining in this country and found to belong to the inhabitants of New England, Virginy and Maryland aforesaid, for the behoof of their High Mightinesses, the States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, &c., as the same are hereby confiscated for the behoof aforesaid, in order to be disposed of as shall be judged most necessary for the public benefit. Done Fort Wiliem Hendrick, in New Netherland, this 12"' ^^y*^^^*' (Signed). A. CoLVE, WiLLEM KnYFF, C. Epsteyn. Whereas it was considered necessary by previous resolutions for the better preservation of this Province of New Netherland to repair its ruinous fortifications, to erect some new works, and to strengthen the military of the country which could not be effected without borrowing a considerable sum of money from divers of the good inhabitants of this city, who have advanced the same to the State on promise of repayment ; and whereas the present condition of the country in this conjuncture of war, will not only not permit the reimbursement and payment to the creditors of the aforesaid advanced moneys, but moreover demands, for the further support of said garrison, and other public expenses, an additional considerable sum, which it will at present be very difficult to negotiate unless good and sufficient security be given for the moneys already, and yet to be advanced ; therefore the Governor-General aud Council of war of New Netherland, have decided and resolved, in default of other ready effects, that the pieces of metal cannon hereunder specified, lying in Fort Wiliem Hendrick, named and weighing as hereafter set forth are, and agreeably to the resolution aforesaid, shall be specially hypothecated, pledged, bound and mortgaged, for the p-^iter security of the repayment aforesaid, to whomsoever have for the support aforesaid already advanced, or will still advance any moneys, wherefore we, the undersigned Governor-General and Council of war of New Netherland aforesaid, by virtue of our commission from their High Mightinesses, the States- General of the United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, &c., do pawn, place and bind the abovem •>• ioned pieces of metal cannon, as a special mortgage and pledge as the same are hereby pawned, placed and bound as a special mortgage and ple.lge to Nicolas Bayard, Secretary and Receiver-General of New Netherland, for security and satisfaction both of the moneys advanced for the behoof aforesaid by him, and which he shall still happen to advance, and which have been by said Receiver Bayard borrowed from divers merchants, or will still be borrowed for the behoof aforesaid ; and it is hereby well and expressly stipulated that in case the aforesaid loaned moneys be not paid and deposited on legal notice with said Receiver Bayard, then he shall be at liberty to seize the aforesaid guns in order to reimburse therefrom the said advanced aid furnished moneys free of costs and charges, and that it shall be at the absolute choice of the aforesaid Receiver Bi} Mrd, in case he cannot agree with the VOLUME XXIII. 711 Governor and Council of war on the value of said guns, to ship off and send them hence to Fatherland, to be sold there, and in case said guns in their conveyance to Fatherland happen, contrary to hope, to be lost, the same shall be absolutely at the risk and damage of the State ; .n which case said Receiver Bayard shall be paid out of the other most available public property for the account aforesaid. In witness of the truth are these subscribed by us and confirmed by our usual signature, in Fort Wlllem Hendrick in New Netherland, this 12"" May, 1G74. ( Signed ), A. Colve, WiLLEM KnYP, C. Epsteyn. To Mr. Johan Doncker, Governor at the Island of Cura§ao. Honorable Sir, Your letter of the 20«'. March last, reached me by Mr. Balthazaer Bayard, the bearer hereof. Since then a ketch has been dispatched hence with provisions to the Island of Curacao, and a small ship named the Coopman arrived thence here. Reports from New England and Virginia talk of a peace, the confirmation whereof is shortly expected from Patria. No more at present but greeting and commendation to God from Fort Willem Hendrick, Your friend and servant. in New Netherland, 12'- May, 1674. (sig„ed), A. Colvk. Lieutenant Andries Drayer, Sir, The Governor received yesterday by express a letter, but without any signature, date or place where written, and as his Honor hath not yet received the Commissioners' letter whereof you make mention, he hath therefore instructed me to notify you, that he postpones his answer until hat time, and ,n the meanwhile is regulating himself according to the annexed letter of he 5 inst. Further, this serves for advice that, by express this day. information was received from ^ew England, that peace had been concluded between Holland and England on the 19«» of February laat and proclaimed on the 2S'- following, which is believed at present, but the confirmation by the next. No more at present than greeting and commendation to God from Fort W" Hendrick. Your affectionate friend, '"^^"^•''''- (Signed), N.Bavard. Jacobus van do Water, the Receiver, is hereby ordered and instructed to cause to be paid to the W, Burgomasters of this city, the sum of six thousand guilders. Wampum value, from the moneys which will be collected according to the valuation that has been made, for completing the fortifications on this Island of Manhatans. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, this 18* May, 1674. (Signed), A. Colvb. ii^ 712 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : m At a Council in Fort Willem Hendrick, 19'* May, 1674. PasSBirz - Ovivotnor-General Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornells Steenwycii, and Secretary Nicolaes Bayard, assumed Councillor. Read and considered in council the petition of Richard Smith, setting forth that Joseph Smith, of Jamaico, did in the year 1670, to the Petitioner's prejudice, make an affidavit in the case between the Petitioner and the Town of Huntington, of the right meanmg of which affidavit the Petitioner hath at rlSv •. '• le nought for further explanation from said Smith, but the same has each time been concealed ; therefore the Petitioner requests that the aforesaid Joseph Smith may be ordered to make further legal declaration in the premises ; complains, moreover, that a certain person residing about the Town of Huntington is committing great damage daily on Petitioner's cattle, and therefore requests an order may be made to prevent him. Ordered : . ^ , r j . i The Petitioner in the case of Joseph Smith is referred to the next Court of deputed Councillors, which will be held for the Towns of Flushing, Hemstede, Rustdorp, Middeburgh and Oysterbay, which Court is hereby recommended, aRer examination of the case, to make such order therp=n as it will tiud agreeable to equity. Regarding Petitioner's complaint of the loss of his cattle, he may institute his complaint before the ofUcer of the place where the person he complains of resides. ,,,.,., Jeremy Wood, complaining by petition that Richard Smith, of Nessequack, hath obtained judgmental the last Court of the deputed Councillors, holden at Jamaico, against the Petitioner, whereby the latter finds himself aggrieved, complaining further that said Court was no wise conducted according to law or the order of the government, but that said Richard Smith, with the aid of his son-in-law, Schout Willem Lawrence, had chosen such judges [jury] as were favorable to him, &c.; requests that the case be reviewed or else taken up in appeal. Ordered : The next Court of deputed Councillors of the Towns of Flushing, Hemstede, Rustdorp, Middelburgh and Oysterbay are recommended and commanded to examine the Petitioner's complaint herein, and on finding that the last Court was not conducted according to the order of government, then to grant Petitioner a rehearing and revision. Propositions made to the Governor- General of New Netherlaud by the Mohawk chiefs of the two nearest castles situate beyond Foi t Nassou, the first called Kaghenewage and the 2'' Kanagaro; interpreted by Jan Janse Bleycker and Hendrick Lantsingh. Answer of the Hon"'* the Governor. First. Say that they have come here as to To the 1« point. As they say that they their brethren, for the Dutch both at Nassou come here as to their brethren who are one VOLUME XXIII. 718 and here have been always one flesh with flesh with them, they are received as such them, and s.ate that they are going to Four and are accordingly wished a welcome. Nations to renew Peace with them, and there- upon present a belt of Wampum. 2. Say, they concluded a new bond of peace last harvest with the Dutch at Nassou, which they Pvw come to conflrm ; and thereupon present a belt of VVmnpum. Say, that if the French, as is reported, should come to injure the Dutch, they intend then to side with the Dutch and to live and die with them ; thereupon present a belt of Wampum. 4. Say, they are glad that the Governor hath built so strong a fortress here, hoping that this country will be defended by him against all enemies, and that no other nation will ever master it ; thereupon present a belt of Wampum. 6. Say, that they are deputed to some other nations to ren^w peace with them, and that they intend on their return to pass through here; request, therefore, that they may be allowed to do so; and thereupon present a belt of Wampum. 6. Say, that at Nassou they had requested to be sent down in a sloop, but there was not any up there, and therefore request (as they are aged people) that on their return they may be conveyed in a sloop ; thereupon present a belt of Wampum. Vol. II. 3. The Governor is well pleased at the renewal of the peace last harvest at Nassou, and will take care that said treaty shall be strictly kept by the Dutch. 3. Are thanked for the offer of assistance against the French and other Indians, and are promised in like manner, in a just cause, protection against the exactions pf their enemies. 4. Are answered, that the Governor hath expressly caused the fort and fortifications to be built in order to be able to repel all enemies; however, thanks them for their affection and good wishes. 6. As they are sent and are going to other nations, the Governor wished them a safe journey and good luck in their renewal of the peace with those nations, and were allowed freely to return hither. 6. The Governor is of opinion that there were nt sloops at Willemstadt, when they were about coming down, to convey them hither ; but whenever they will have concluded their business with the other nations and be back here, a friendly present shall be given them, and they shall be conveyed to Willemstadt free of expense. Thus done in Fort Willera Hendrick, in New Netherland, this 22^ May, 1674. 90 II- 714 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: .■■>i-t At In a Council, holden at Fort Willem Hendrick, this 24«^ May, 1674, Presbnt — Governor-General Colve, Councillor Comelis Steenwyck and Secretary Nicolaes Bayard, aasuraed Councillor. Read and considered the petition of Samuel Moor, setting forth that he is «88";ved by a certain judgment pronounced against him by the Schout and Magistrates of the Town of Woodbridge. requesting that the case may be taken up in appeal w.thout bnnging it before I deputy Coundllors,'inasmuch as the Schout who presides over them and the Secretary are interested in the case. ?hlTeUUoner in the case in question is referred to the Court of the deputed Councillors at Jghier Col, whose judgment must be pronounced on it before it can be taken up m appeal by ^^e Governor and iouncil. and the Schout there is ordered and commanded to be --fu tha said Court be conducted pursuant to the Governor's o'•d«^^«^'^\*'^"\™P"^'^, J"''f.'!'/' appointed over it who are no wise interested in the case or w.th the parties on eUher s.de 'Lad and considered the petition of Berry, complaining that ^-s aggrieved b a certain judgment pronounced by the Court of the Town of Bergen between W.U.amSndfordt Pltff., and the Petitioner. Deft., on the last, requesting, therefore, that U may be taken up here in appeal. Ordered : Fiat mandament in appeal for Thursday, four weeks. , • • „ u, n^itinn The Schout, Magistrates and Commonalty of the Town of Bergen complaining, by petition, that over two years ago a question arose between the Petitioners and theu dependent hamlets of Gemoenepa. Min|aghqu. and Pemrepogh respecting the making and --'--« ^J^ certain common fence to separate the heifers and steers from the m.lch cows and dra t oxen which question was referred, by the late government, to four arbitrators chosen by bo h sides who decided, on the 10- April. 1672, according to the certificate produced in Court, w-hich decision Petitioners allege their constant willingness to obey, but it was at once rejected by their opponents; therefore, request they may be ordered to comply with said arbitration, or show cause for their refusal. Ordered : u u j j The inhabitants of the hamlets Gemoenepa, Pemrepogh and Mingaghq-id are hereby ordered and commanded promptly to regulate themselves according to the decimon of the arbitrators dated the 10- April. 1672. or deliver in to the Court of the Governor-General a.d Council. within the space of 14 days from the date thereof, any objection they will be able to produce against that decision. •-.it r The Schout and Magistrates of the Town of Bergen, complaining, by petition, that some of the inhabitants of their dependent hamlets, in disparagement of the previous order o the Governor-General and Council dated the 24- X- last, obstinately refuse to pay their quota to the support of the Precentor and Schoolmaster. Tht'coJernor-General and Council persist in their previous mandate of the 24- X"" last and order the Schout to proceed to immediate execution against ail unwilling debtors. VOLUME XXIII. 715 At a Council in Fort Willem Hendrick, 2G"' May, 1674, Pkbsrnt— The Governor-General, Capt" Willem Cnyff, Capl" Carel Epensteyn and the rest of the officera. Capt- Cornelia Ewoutse being arrived here thia day with his Snow, the Zeehonl, report- having captured on the ooast of New England three small new England prizes, to wit: on the it instant, a sloop laden with grain, and on the Ji instant a sloop and a ketch laden with tobacco, and hath brought the two sloops in here, and expects the ketch hourly ; says also, he brought the skippers of all these vessels here, who being sent for and questioned, declare as follows : Samuel Woodberry of Swansy, skipper of sloop Su>an declares said sloop to be the property of himself and John Dixy's widow residing at Swansy; that he loaded at Milfort and sailed thence on Thursday the vV instant for Swansy, and was taken by Capf Cornelis Ewoutsen near Prudence Island ; declares the account of his cargo is in his chest on board, and guesses his cargo consists of 700 bushels of wheat, 60 @ 70 bushels of pease, 60 bushels of maize. Richard Pattishall, skipper of the sloop Egmmd and Maltheu, belonging to himself, John Daffom and Thomas Russel, all residents of Boston, declares he sailed from Virginy, on Tuesday the A instant, and on Wednesday the JJ instant, was captured by Capt" Cornelis Ewoutse, near the East end of Long Island, and says his cargo consists of 47 hogsheads of tobacco in tubs, and 12 hogsheads loose in bulk. William Lewis, skipper of the ketch called the Pro,perou», belonging to Richard Cuts residing at Piscattaway, in New England, declares that he sailed from Maryland on the A instant for New England, and that on Wednesday J| instant was taken by Capt- Cornelis Ewoutse near the East end of Long Island, having on board for account of his employers : 50 tubs of tobacco, 70 @ 80 bushels of maize, 600 lbs. of old iron, 10 hides. For himself 7 tubs of tobacco in bulk. For his crew about 10 tubs of tobacco in bulk. For John Smith, a passenger, some English goods valued by him at .£40, and rope to the value of ,£10. For Robert Ydmans, a passenger, his chest and straw bed. Whereas Capt- Cornelis Ewoutse hath this day brought in here three New England vessels captured by him on the H and J J of this month on the coast of New England, which 716 NEW-i'ORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: vessels and cargoes, according to tlie declarations of the ekippers and merchants of said vessels, are found to I;e the property of the subjects of England, at present at open war against our state, we therefore, by virtue of our commission, do find ourselves obliged to declare all said three' vessels, namely, the sloop Sunn, Samuel Woodbridge,' skipper; the sloop named the E'mont and Mathcw, Pattishall, skipper, and the ketch named the Proqmoui, William Lewis, skipper, with all their cargoes, to bj forfeit and confiscate as we do hereby confiscate said three vessels, with all their sails, anchors, cables, rigging and appurtenances with their cargoes for the behoof of our Lords Majors, to be disposed of as shall bo judged to be most necessary for the public service. Dated as above. The Goveruor-Gencral and Council of New Netherlaud, having heard the dispute between Casper 8teynmits, lessee of the public IJouwery situate at Ahasymus, on the one part, a-d Claes Jansen and Yde van Vorst, residing at Ahasymus aforesaid on the other, in regard to their valleys and pasture lauds ; It is by the Governor-General and Council decreed and ordere.l, that Casper Steymits, the lessee, shall be allow.^i provisionally and until the Governor-General and Council, either by themselves or their deputies shall have occasion tc investigate the circumstances there, to fence in all the ungranted valley appertaining to Ahasymus, or so much thereof as he shall have need to use ; also Claes Jansen and Yde Cornelissen, are at liberty to fence in for their particular use all the tillage and valley lands there belonging to them m lawful <3roperty ; in regard to the pasture and woodland of Ahasymus, they remain as heretofore for common pasturage of the cattle of said parties, and in fencing ofT the v'-lleys, all persons are most expressly forbid to set up any fence (on the pasture and woodland). Mr. Jacques Cortelyou, the surveyor, is hereby reciuired and ordered to set olV for tlie undernamed persons the following lots within this city New Orange, to wit: For Gerrit Janse Uoos, I lot No. 2, situate in the company's garden. For Willem van Fredeuburch, 1 lot No. 1, situate as above. For Peter Stoulenhurgh, 1 lot No. 3. For George Cobbet, 1 lot No. 4. For the Lutheran Congregation, 1 lot, No. 5. For Lodewyck Post, 1 house and lot, silu.ite next the City Hall. For Ephraim Ileriinan, 1 lot, situate in the Jlooghsi„i,t, behind Lodewyck Post's house. For Peter de Uiemer, 1 house and lot, situate in WindtUtrad. For Peter llarinse, 1 house and lot, situate in the Smtutmel opposite bastion •• Z.lamlia." For Marten Janse Meyer, 1 house and lot, situate in the sheep lane (,S(A<;;.r n'nji,,); And the W. llurgomasters of this city are required to deputize some of themselves to point out said lots, and to assist at the survey. In a Council at Fort Willem ll.-ndrick, fV' June, 1C.74. PnBSBNT — (iovernor, Anthony Colve, and The Council of War. The Mohawk safhems who left hero on the ;.'-"" May last, being returned, appear this day in council, thank the (Jovemor for the late received treatment, and re.juest now that they may bo conveyed back to Fort Nassou in a sloop, which was promised them, und request, furthermore, • Sit. — Ed. VOLUME XXIIl. 717 wherens tlicir nnlion and all other Iiulinns liave been Jorbiilden since Bomelinie buck to lodge in Wiilemstadt, Unit from now henceforth that they nmy bo allowed to do so, being brethren of the Dutch ; also that so-uc orders may be issued roHpecting trade, so Ihut they iniiy purchase ns heretofore a coat of dulVels for one beaver, an.l all other goods i.i proportion ; finally promising at all times to remain faithful to the Dutch as their brethren ; and in order that they may be stronger, to resist all their enemies, they say, that they had removed all the threu Castles now into one Castle; and thereupon present two bells of Wampum. The (Jovernor answers: They shall be (orwarded by the (irst sloop going to Wiilemstadt, and a letter also shall be furnished them recommending the Commissaries to exhibit all possible favor to the Mohawks, as brethren of the Dutch; concerning the .learness of merchandi/.e. that is caused by the very long war in Kurope, but so soon as peace will return, and the Dutch will receive goods in abuudauce from l-'.Ui.erland, tlien will th.,y furnish goods to the Mohawks, as their brethren, as ch.-ap as it is in miy w ly piSHJl.!,,; a„,| ii,„reupo.i they were presented with three coals of dullMs. two cartouches of powder, about :.'>) lbs. lead, 1 pair of hose, i hat, and departed content. m A a Council, G"> .June, l(57i. I'liKsUNT— Governor Anthony Colve, t-'ouncillor t;ornelis Steenwyck, Mr. Cornells van Itiiyven, Secretary Nicolaes Hayard, assumed Councillors, and Fiscal Willeni KnyH'. On pelilion of Abraham Frost, the Magistrates of Middelburgb are ordered, if require.!, to examine some persons on oath, or else to show cause for refusing. On petition of Uichard .Smith against Joseph Smith, requesting to bo taken up in appeal. It is ordered: Petitioner ia directed to express more clearly bia meaning in the annexed re.piost, ()n petition of William llallel, requesting that the deed of separation entered into between liim and his wife may bo annulled, be being unable to pay her the promised Xl& a year, &c. ()rder«'d : The Court of Counclllora deputed from the towna of Flushing. Middelborgh, &c., are recommended to commiHsion some persons to hear the complaints of the I'etitioner and the nnawerof bis wife, and to use all possible elforts to reconcile the parties ; but incase that cnncot be elfecled, then to report their conclusion and to deliver in writing their a;-tion in tb« premises. Timolheus Cabrie. complaining by petition thai Ian Janse Veryn refuses to appear here on the summons served on him, by order of the supreme government, requesting further summons, It is ordered : Sellout Strycker ia hereby directed to have .Tan Janse Wryn legally summoned to appear at tha next Court, which shall be held in Fort Willein Ileudrick on Thursday, the U"' instant, to answer the complaint of Thimotheus (i.ibrie, on pain of proceeding to judgment by contumacy. yj^g NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : RodKer Tounsend. by petition, complaining tliat the Magistrates of the Town of Weschester refuse To submit to the award of the arbitrators thereunto appointed by the Governor-General and Council, &c. Petitioner is permitted to summon the inhabitants of the Town of Weschester in the case in question before the Court of this city New Orange, to which the adjudication of th.s case is hereby referred. O't the petition of Rodger Tounsend against Joseph Smith, KPeUtloner will come and prove to the W. Court of this city that the Magistrates of the Town of Weschester are parties in this action, then he is allowed to cause his party to be summoned before the W. Court aforesaid, to which this cause is then referred. On petition of Jan Jacobse, soldier, against the Commissioners over the estate of John Rider, PelitiTnermay have his party, who is an inhabitant of this city, summoned before his 'Tleinii considered the petition of the inhabitants of Mattinekock. -Oy^^-^ay. requesting that Samuel Andrews and all others be forbid to purchase, to their prejudice, any lands from the Indians. Sallt Andrews, and all othors on whom these presents shall be served, are hereby interdicted and forbidden to buy any lands within this Province from the Indians, unless consent thereunto shall have been previously obtained, on pain as formerly set forth. Lowies du Bois. Magistrate of the Town of Ilorly. complaining, by petition. I.hat Uoelof Swartwoutisgone to dwell on the Flntlnnd contrary to order, and that two frenchmen, residing in the Town of Horly, refuse to take the oath of allegiance. It is ordered : ,,.,., n In the case of Roelof Swartwout. Petitioner is referred to the Court of deputed Councillor intheEsopus; as regards the Frenchmen, the Schout shall order them instantly to depart unless they take the oath of allegiance to the government, and to remam quiet in case of any '"o'r!'peIitU)rof MalThew Blanchan. for himself and the inhabitants of Ilorly. against Roelof Swartwout. that he may be forbid residing out of the village of Horly. PeUtioners are referred, in regard to these complaints, to the Court of the deputed Councillors in the F-sopus. ,« , i, . .„„„ On petition of Mathew Blanchan against Schout Uaacq Grovenraat. requesting that he may be ordered to pay the sum of fl. 102. which he retain, from the Petitioner on pretence of a fine. Oidered : . u Petitioner in this case is referred to the Court of S^anenburgh. On petition of Mathew Blanchan against Captain I'alingh. requesting that the Bchout in the Ksopu.be ordered to assist him in obtaining his right in the matter of burning a parcel of reed, dec, VOLUME XXIII. 719 Ordered : . The Petitioner may institute his action herein, against his party, before the Court of the lown of Swanenburgh. On petition of Mathew Blanchan against Roelof Swartwout and Secretary La Montagne, requesting that they may be ordered to appear here before the Governor and Council to answer the Petitioner's complaint for injury received, Ordered : Petitioner may summon his party before his competent judges, and is ordered in future not to trouble the Governor any more with similar petitions. On petition of Mathew Blanchan against Schout Grevenraat and Secretary Montagne. respecting encroachment on his ground, ' '^ Ordered : Petitioner in this case is referred to the Court of Schepens of the Town of Swanenburgh. On petition of Charles Hill and Anthony Jinckins, requesting leave to come from New J<.ng and with a cargo to this government, as peace between Holland and England was now proclaimed in New England, Ordered : Before disposing hereof. Petitioners shall have to prove that peace is proclaimed in New England, and produce a declaration under the Governor's hand that vessels from this place Bhail be at liberty to trade there unobstructed. Fiscal WlLLKM Knyjk, Pliff.^ againit Schout Antony de Mii.lt, Deft. PltfT. alleges that Deft, used force and violence at the house of Mettle Wessels, &o. Deft, denies it. Ordered, that parties on both sides shall bring in their proofs at the next Court. The Fiscal, PUff., agnintt Fhamcii Char ike, Dtft. Deft not appearing in consequence of not being properly summoned, the Pliff. i, ordered to nave him summoned de nwo. m^icu m ir" June. Su^imt ^''^""' '" """ '^"^ ""^''"^'"■'■'J l« "" 6.000 feet of 2 inch plank to double the Whereas cmnplaints have been made to me that some persons neglect and refu.. to nay Jaco v,„ ,e Water, the Book-keeper, the hundredth penny, which, pursuant to the Valua. ' ; an tr." ^ "<:':""""-, ''"•■'« '•>'^ February an.l w- March last, was ordered to be advanced, by way of loan, to defray the expense, already incurred and still to be incurred in the construction of the fortilications on the Island of Manhatan. ; therefore have deem d " necessary hereby to order and command the VV. Court of this city of N. Orange to procL to uone tort Willem Hendnck. this 12'" Juno, 1674. 720 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS; On petition presented by Thomas Friszel, skipper of the sloop St. Kalrlnn van Brugge, now lying ready to sail, to go hence to New England, he ia allowed by the Governor-General of New Netherland, without any hindrance, to return with his said sloop to this government, provided he do not break bulk before he shall have made application to the said Governor-General. Done Fort Wil'em Hendrick, this 13'^ June, 1674. Whereas, the account between Burgomaster Egidius Luyck and the late Governor, Francis Lovelace, remains unsettled in cousequence of Governor Lovelace's sudden departure ; therefore Mess" Gabriel MinvisUe, Stephanus van Cortlant, and Jacobus van de Water, or any two of them, are hereby required and authorized to settle and balance said open account with said Burgomaster Luyck, and to report in the premises as speedily as possible, to the Governor. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, this 15th June, 1674. At a Council held in Fort Willem Hendrick, 15"" June, 1074. PuESENT — Governor-General Anthony Colve, Cou.icillor Cornells 8teenwyck, Fiscal Willem Knyif, and Secretary Nicolnes Bayard as assumed Councillors. Fiscal William Knyff, ritJT. againtt FllANriS CllARTEK, Deft. Pitir. alleges that Deft, did o.i the JJO"" April last, contrary to the proclamations of the government, sell rum to soldiers; also that Deft, hath made the Fieiiclj soldiers who deserted, drunk and intoxicated two days before tlit-ir desertion, &c. Concludes therefore, that Dell, ought to be condemned in a fine of two hundred guilders in Beaver, and arbitrary correction with coats. Delt. admits to have sold rum to llie value of twenty guildt.s, iight money, but --nies having been the cause of the French soldiers deserting, \'C. The Governor-General and Council having heard parties, condenm Deft, for tapping rum to soldiers, in a fme of one hundred guilders in Beavers, according to the proclamation ; with costs. On petition of Lourens Andriese, Samuel Kdsal and Dirck Claesen, agents of some hamlets dependent on the town of Bergen, re(iiie8tiitg that the Sellout and Suliepens of said towns bo ordered to leave the Petitioners undi8turl)ed, resiieiting a certain fence in dispute between them, or to cause the Petitioners to tie summoned, and to institute their action iu this case, before the Governor, &c. Petitioners are again ordered pursuant to the previous instruction, to deliver into Court within It days, their objections in writing to the award given by llie arbitrators, on pain c( discontinuance without being heard any more in the premises. On petition of Lourens Andries and Joost van der Linde, agents for the inhabitants of Mingnijqui^ and I'emrepogh, requesting to be excused from lonlrihuling to the siipport of the ■choolmaster at Bergen, &c. Ordered : Copy hereof to be furnished the Magintrules oi the town of Bergen, to answer the same. Brugge, now Qeral of New ml, provided nor-General. ■nor, Francis 1 departure ; i^aler, or any iccount with libie, to tlie VOLUME XXIII. 721 tions of the !ho deserted, ?, tliat Di'll. ry correction , hut .-Miit'S )|)ing run) to roclaniution ; oine hnmlet8 aid towns Im »uto between in thii case, r into Court I, on pain ct ihabitantH of :j>port ol tiie till! HUine. Read and cons.dereo the petition of Mr. Cornelis van Ruyven, setting forth that by the last general account closed between the late Governor Lovelace, and the Petitioner as Receiver, there remains m d.vers goods and outstanding debta the sum of fl.41.G18.9, and whereas Petitioner .8 now on the eve of departing for Patria. therefore requests that some persons mav be appointed to examine the account books and see what persons o«e said balance, to declare lllr rn"r l"^" ■" t^'r' '' ^'^ ^''■^'"""' '^"'' ''"^^''- ^^^^ ^^ '"'•°^--l '"to whose hands he shall deliver over the books and journals regarding the same, ftc, Ordered : Me^!"OIorsr'"''^'"p"';;""' ^r,""' "'" '''^^' '•^^''"'"■'""•^ '"'^•^'^^ commission and authorize f . .?! ^'7;"«^^'''"""!' G^'ly" ^'«'-P'"nck. Gabriel Minvielle and Jacob van de Water or an^ two o. them, to examine said books herein mentioned, and to render a report of their Ordered : JlTVr"^"'' '' ''r^^ ^'"'''"^ '° '^""^ ""''' '« ^''" ^«''"«"«^ 'he books and protocols properly belonging to h'm. ' TlMOTIIEUS Oabiue, PKjf.^ againil Jan Janse Vkryn, Deft. On petition of Joost van der Linde, Flendrick Janse Spier, Hendrick de Backer n.id Harmen l^h^wartse. rec,uest.„g that each of them may be giv^i and granted a piece of gro n bta. n Island at the mouth of the Kili mn KoU, f « ui Ordered : Petitioners are ,.eu red in the matter ol their request, to the time ofthe disposal of lands. Till' FmrM., fllff., agaimt Okohok DcNNin, De/t, Pl.ff- alleges that Deft, has been, contrary to the proclamations cf the government, to New I nguul and brought rum from there and landed it at Oysterbay without paying any 1 cen I concludes that Def . ought :o be condemned in B fine of twelve hundred guilders in Beaver with confiscation of the boat and cargo. Deft, admits having landed one anker of rum for his own supply in Mespaths Kill, but say. he gave no or.ler to sell ,t. and denies all further charges brought against him. M .l".h I'lr""".""'!' ."""' ^""'"^"' '"'^'"K '"'''"' P""""' fi'"' 'f"" »ho rum brought to theSr . ^■''r';""''"' ""•' " l'"^l -"''i 'l"T" contrary to the orders of the government; Tr^Z, t'"Tr^^^ '^''"''"^«'« "•»' '■°^'"'''» f«^ "'« behoof of the Fiscal, and d.sm.^i the Fiscal s further demand until he shall produce additional proof, and condemn Uoft. in costs. Vol. H. ,j 722 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: Captain Wu.lem Kntff, Fiscal, PUff., againtt Sellout Anthony de Milt. Pllff. rJleges that the Deft, did, on the 21" May last, use force and violence at the house of Mettie Wessels ; therefore concludes that he ought to be condemned in a fine of fifty Beavers, with costs. Delt. denies having used force and violence, but says what he did was done by order of the Burgomasters ; requests that PltflT., for his unfounded trouble, may be condemned in a like fine with costs. The Governor-General and Council, having heard parties and examined their produced alTidavlts, find what the Deft, hath done waa according to order ; therefore dismiss PltfT's demand, and, for reasons, divide the costs incurred therein between them. On the petition of Widow Megapolensis, &c., the following recommendation is granted her: Whereas we are informed that a considerable sum is yet due to the Widow of deceased D* Megapolensis and tc !)• Samuel Megapolensis, late Ministers in this city, both from the city, and others, for earned salary, requesting that the same may be paid her the earlier because said Widow is now about to return to Patria ; therefore those of the W. Court of this city are recommended, on her petition, to examine the justice of said debts, and where the fault lies; why sptl earned salaries are still unpaid, and further, if possible, to devise some expedient whereby saiti ,">rrears may be paid and discharged. Whereas it has been represented to us that the Widow of deceased Dom* Megapolensis and Dom*" Samuel Megapolensis. late Ministers in this city, have still due to each of them for earned salary from the Town of Bergen, the sum of fl. 100, Wampum value, requesting that the s.ime may be paid her, the rr»ther as said Widow is on the eve of going to P.ilria ; therefore, the Magistrates of the aforesaid Town are, on her presented petition, recommended to use ail poSHible means that said arrears may be forthwith paid and discharged. Burgomaster Egidius Luyck is hereby required and ordered to demand an accou from Jan Corscn, the steward, of the provisions received by him as steward since the 10' of October, 1G73, to the 31" of May last, from said Burgomaster Luyck (or the use of the garrison; and further, to settle and close said account with him and thereof to report as soon as possible. On petition o'' I»:miel Dentom and .John Gilmnn, agents for the inhabitants of the Town of Piscattaway, at Aghtcr CiH, in regard to some valleys in dispute between them and the Town of Woodbridge. Ordered : The Governor-General and Council decree and direct, that this case in dispute between the Towns of Piscaitaway and Woodbridge, must he decided by the Court of Schout and deputed Councillors, to whom shall be ndded some persons in consequence of the present small number of their Board. On the petition of the Schout and deputed Councillors of Aghirr Coll, requesting lurther explanation of the third Article of their Instructions and that some persona may be added 'o their Board in ord'T to decide the matter in question between the 'I'owns of Woodbridge and Piscattaway, Ordered : Whereas the question i« between two Towns and not bet'veen man and man, as mentioned In the S"* Article of the Instruction, therefore said case can be decided only by the Court of VOLUME xxm. 728 Schout and deputed Councillors, to whose number, on the Petitioners' request, shall be added some more persons for the decision of the case- Anthony Colve for their High Mightinesses the Lords States-Genera! of the United Netherlands, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, &c., Governor-General of New Netherland, together with the Council, To all those who sht.!! see these presents or hear them read, Greeting, make known : Whereas we are informed by the Schout and deputed Councillors of the respective towns situate at Agfucr Coll, that between two of said towns, namely, Piscattaway and Woodbridge, a difference has ar.sen in regard to certain valleys in dispute between them, and that process has iSHued thereupon before the deputed Councillors aforesaid, who. in consequence of the small number of the.r Board, caused by the exclusion of the two Deputies from said interested towns they cannot decide said case, requesting therefore that some persons may be added to the.r Board for the decision of said question; therefore the Governor-General and Council have resolved to add some persons to said Board, and to that end have appointed and qualified, do hereby appomt and qualify Mr. John Lawrence as President, Mr. Richard Belts, and Mr James Ilubbert. who are commissioned with the aforesaid Board of Schout and deputed Councillors, on a certain suitable day to be previously fixed by the Schout. to hold a session and Court within the jurisdiction of sai.l deputed Councillors, and to debate, examine and de.idotho case in dispute between the ahovonamed, according to law; and the parties in question, with their witnesses, and all others whom thene may in any wise concern, are ordered and directed to acknowledge tlieabovementioned additional members and Councillors, or any our of them as their lawful judges, being representatives of the Board of deputed ttl" n-'' j'une Jc'74"'' ""'' '"""'"'"'^ '° "^'^ ^'"'' '"■''"■'■ ^""^ ^'°" ^^"''™ "^"'^"^k. On peiition presented by Mr, Jonathan Silke, he is allowed to come into this government with his sloop and cargo. Dated as above. On the potition of Mr. Nathaniel Davenpoort ho is, in like manner, allowed and granted to come persunalh into and unmolested to depart from this city New Orange. At a Council in Fort Willem Hendrick, this 2l" June, 1074. Present— The Governor-General, Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck, Mr. Cornelis van Uuyven and Secretary Bayard, as assumed Councillors ; and Captain Willem KnyfT, Fiscal. TiiiioTiir.18 Gabrib, PUf., agaitui Jan Jansen Veryn, Af/t. PltfT. entering bis demand in writing, which, being read to Richard Stilwel and John Lmans. Deft, s attorneys in this case, they answer that the case was decided during the I t 724 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : English governmeot, and produce some papers, which, being read with the Pltff.'s documents, the Director-General and Council order that copy of the Pltff.'s demand and of the protest made by PRff.'s attorney against Hans Aucxbrebis and Abram Wilmerdoncks, be furnished the Deft, to answer the same at the next Court, which will be on this day fortnight, when the Deft, is ordered to appear personally to render fuller explanation of the matter. On application of the Fiscal, requesting that Dirck Gerritse, at present a fugitive from justice, be summoned by tolling of the bell of this city to answer a certain criminal charge. Ordered : Dirck Gerritse is hereby ordered to appear at the next Court here in Fort Willem Hendrick, which the Fiscal shall cause to be notified, by legal summons to the abovenamed Dirck Gerritse, or in his absence, at his usual place of residence. The Fiscal, PUff., against Anthony Lepinaru, Deft. PItff., entering his suit, 'tis ordered that he shall prove his instituted demand more fully on the next Court day. Mr. Cornells Steenwyck, setting forth, by petition, that he is greatly aggrieved by the judgment of the W. Court of this city, dated the 9"' inst., pronounced between the Petitioner and Jacob Varrevanger, attorney of Poulers Leenderse van de Grift, requesting, therefore, that the case be carried up in appeal and a mandamus issued accordingly. Ordered : Fiat mandament in case of appeal for the next Court ou this day fortnight. Cornelis van Borsim, setting forth, by petition, that he finds himself greatly aggrieved by the judgment of the W. Court of this city, dated the IC" instant, pronounced between the Petitioner and Jacob Teuuissen Kay, requesting, for reasons set forth in his petition, that the case be taken up in appeal, Ordered : Fiat mandement in case of appeal. The Governor-General and Council of New Netherland having taken up and rend the petition of divers creditors of the West India Company in this country, requesting in substance that the said Company's estate still in being here may be conveyed and made over to them for payment, of what is justly due them by the company, &c., Ordered : Pursuant to Petitioners' request, the outstanding debts belonging to the West India Company here, shall be transferred to its creditors in this country, in payment of its just debts, and the other effects and real estate heretofore belonging to said Company, shall on approval of the Lords Majores, remain bound for the effectual payment of said creditors, whereof order shall be granted for their benefit. Whereas it is represented to me by petition, and it also doth appear that, by the Capituliition concluded in the year 1604, on the surrender of this Province of New Netherland, it is conditioned and agreed, that the West India Company in this country should retain all th»ir houses, bouweries and other property which at the time were considered sufficient to pay all its debts here, but is by lapse of lime, neglect of collections and departure, death and ittipoverishment of many of its debtors, now greatly reduced, so that its estate will in a VOLUME XXIII. 725 short time come to naught, unless proper order be issued that its debts be collected and paid without further delay; therefore have I thought proper, on the petition of divers of the inhabitants to consent and allow that their just demands shall be satisfied and paid out of the still outstanding debts of said West India Company as far as they will go, to which end said debts were transferred and assigned to said creditors of the West India Company, as the same are hereby for the behoof aforesaid transferred and assigned, also, that the houses, lands and other effects heretofore belonging to the said West India Company in this country, and still in being, sha:) with the approbation of the Lords Majores, be and remain unalienably pledged to the said creditors, until said creditors sh^.l be fully paid and satisfied, and Mr. Cornells van Ruyven, the late Receiver of the West India Company, is ordered and commanded tc 'and over the account books and journals, and other proofs thereto b longing to Councillor Cornells Steenwyick, Secretary Nicolaes Bayard, and Mr. Jacobus var de Water, who are hereby authorized to receive said account books, and to hold them in posse-^sion and safe keeping until some Commissioners shall be chosen and appointed by said said creditors, lor the settlement of the books and collection of th( debts, to whom the debtors of said West India Company after due balancing of their accounts, are then ordered promptly to pay their arrears, on condition that said Commissioners shall be bound to furnish the ,3overnor with due account, proof and reliqua of their administration when required. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, in N. Netherland. this 26'" June, 1674. The Governor-General and Council of New Netherland having taken up and read the petition of Richard Pattishall, skipper of the sloop the Egmond and Malhew, captured and brought in here by Capf Cornelis Ewoutsen, requesting in substance that his cargo of tobacco and other goods may be discharged from said sloop, and he be allowed to make a voyage on charter with said sloop from here to New England, oflering to give sufficient security for the value of said sloop, &c.. Ordered : Petitioner is allowed to have the tobacco and other goods discharged from his sloop here, and to make a voyage hence to N. England with said sloop provided he give sufficient bail to the satisfaction of the Governor, that said tobacco and other goods shall not be alienated nor assigned ; also, that in case the Petitioner's said sloop shall be found to be a lawful prize she shall on demand be delivered free of cost and damage, or the just value thereof on the award of arbitrators shall be paid to the Governor or whomsoever has his order. Mess" Christopher Hooglant and Peter Jacobsen Marius, are hereby commissioned and appointed to make out such valuation. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, this 27"' June. 1674. On petition of Cornells van Ruyven. setting forth in substance that in the years KiGO and IfiOl, he had sold and delivered to the West India Company in this country, for account o* Hobbe Corueiissen Hohbensen, Quiryn van Seventer and Peter van der Meulen, a lot of merchandise, a balance wnereot amounting to the sum of fl. 371 1: IS is still due to them, requesting that in payment of said debt, one of the Company's bouweries may bo conveyed to him on valuation of arbitrators and the balance paid, &c., Ordered by the Governor : Petitioner is referred to the Commissioners who. agreeably to the appointmeut ef the 2l'« instant, shall be commissioned to liquidate tiie West India Company's accounts and pay its '■ i iil ^' 726 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: debts, who are hereby also recommended to afford as much satisfaction as possible to the Petitioner for the account of his principals, in common with the other creditors. On petition presented by Mr. Cornells van Ruyven, on behalf of the \Vidow of dec* Dom* Johannis Megapolensis and of Dom* Samuel Megapolensis, requenting that what still is due them for earned salary both from the West India Company, from his city and the Town of Bergen, may be ordered to be handed and paid him, &c., Ordered by the Governor-General of New Netherland : As regards the claim against the estate of the West India Company, the Petitioner is referred to the Commissioners appointed on the 21" instant for the settlement of its books and payment of its debts ; regarding the debt of the city ni d of the Town of Bergen, it is already recommended to the respective Courts, in order that some means may be found, if nossible, to pay the same. Anthony Colve, for their High Mightinc?si's the ritates-General of the Unif^d Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of Orange, &c. To all those who shall see these presents or hear them read, Greeting, makes known: That I, for sufficient reasons me thereunto moving, have, on the petition presented by some of the good inhabitants of this Province, consented to release and discharge all arrested goods and effects here being and belonging to the inhabitants of New England, Virginy and Maryland, as I do hereby release, discharge and set free said goods from such arrest or any confiscation, with this reserve and express stipulation however, that the governments of New England, Virginy and Maryland aforesaid, shall reciprocally and in like manner release and discharge the goods and effects of any inhabitants of this Province seized or arrested by said governments during the progress of the war. Done Fort Willem Hendrick, in New Netherland, this SS* June, 1674. John Berry being already allowed to appeal from the judgment pronounced between him and William Sandfort, in case of injury by the Court of the Town of Bergen, dated 11"" O"*' last, a mandamus is accordingly this day granted him. Sg* June. Mr. Cornelia Steenwyck being admitted on the 21" instant to appeal from the judgment pronounced by the Court of this city N. Orange on the 9"" instant, between him and Mr. Jacob Varrevanger, a mandamus is accordingly this day granted him. Cornells van Borsim being admitted on the 21" instant to appeal from the judgment pronounced by the Court of this city on the 16"" instant, between him and Jacob Teunissen Kay, a mandamus is accordingly this day granted him. Whereas, by the Articles and Proclamations of Peace between the Crown of England and their High Mightinesses the States-General of the United Netherlands, published on the G"" of March last at The Hague, it is found that the sloop named the Egmond and Mathcw, Richard Pattesal, skipper, captured by Capt" Cornells Ewoutse, with his snow called the Zeehun., on iJd May last, on the coast of New England, must, agreeably to said Treaty of Peace, be restored to the owners; therefore Capt" Cornells Ewuutse is hereby ordered and commandL-d "fl t- VOLUME XXIII, 727 said 8!oop and all its cargo to restore and deliver up to said skipper Richard Patthesal in such At a Court held in Fort Willem Hendrick, on the 6'" of July, 1G74. Present— Governor Anthony Colve, Councillor Cornells Steenwyck, and Secretary Nicolaes Bayard, as assumed Councillor. TiiiMOTHEus Gahihe, Pllff., againtt Jan Janskn Veryn, De/t. Richard Smith, Plif., in nppeol, against Joseph Smith, /),//. pronouDCcd at Jamn CO, mnv be annalu,! in,l n^n i j i j *' llie co.t.. annulled and Deft, be declared a perjurer and condemned in ^,^.t/r'""7 '7 '"' '*"""•>'■ "'■ "'"'"■' I"""'" I" '"■ declaration made before tbe ?:^tr:'iSaT;:r:e„z'."" ''" """■ ■^"" "- --^-"-^ •» ^-^ °«"- •" - ™^ ^-':: a";;r .^:o^r e^if .rci^-r^d ;:::■""" -^ '-■ " " ^-'^ -° - - - CoRNELla VAN BoRSIM, Pllff., i„ api)C.ll, Jacob Tei-nissen Kay, Deji. 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' ygg NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: Deft denies having been the uuthor of the quarrel ; requests that the produced declarations be examined and investigated, and persists further in his demand and conclusion taken m the 6rst instance, &c. , •, , j The Governor-General and Council of New Netherland havmg seen and read the documents, papers and exhibits produced by parties, and the witnesses on both sides being summoned to Court and again examined, and further having observed, weighed and pondered over whatever was material, decide that both parties are to blame ; therefore, the judgment pronounced by the Court of this city, in the case aforesaid, is hereby annulled, and administering justice de novo, in form as it ought to have been dons in the first instance, condemn both parties, each in P fine of twenty-five guilders, in Beavers, to be applied, one half for the Schout and the other half for the Church ; with equal share of the costs incurred herein. 7'* July, 1674. _. ■ i , «• Read and considered the petition of William Meaker and Thomas Thompson, residents of El'-zabethtown, at Aghter Coll, complaining that Samuel Moor did, contrary to the order of the deputed Councillors of Aghter Coll, refuse to deliver up the bail bond executed by the Petitioners on 26'- June. 1673, to C apt- John Berry, then Deputy Governor, io appear before the next Bench and there to answer the complaint of Thomas Pardon, &c., requesting, further, that said Moor may be commanded to comply with the order of the deputed Councillors, by delivering up said bond, Ordered: , .. , , The Governor-General and Council having seen that Samuel Moor doth, as it appears, ip disparagcnent of the orders of the deputed Courcillors. neglect to deliver up the bail bond of the Petitioners' to Secretary Samuel Hopkins, Mr. John Ogden, the Schout, is hereby instructed and commanded to put in immediate execution the snid order of the deputed Councillors agalr Jt said Samuel Moor, and demand said bail bond, or, in case of further refusal, to apprehend said Moor and send him a prisoner hither. On the petition of Daniel Dantom and John Oilman, agents for the Town of P.scatteque, complaining of the dilatory exceptions made by Samuel Moor and Pike, respecting the retention of the Petitioners' valleys, request to be maintained in their good right, &c.. The Petitioners mav cite their parties herein before Mess" John Lawrence, Richard Betti and James Hubbert. and the Court of deputed Councillors appointed by previous commission to hear and determine the matter in question between the Town of Woodbndge and Piscatteque. Therefore are the Petitioners again referred to said Court, which is hereby recommended, upon due examination of affairs, to cause quick right a.id justice to be administered to parties. , On petition of Richard Smith, complaining that notwithstanding the Governor s order on Petitioner's request, granted aO'" June last, and the subsequent order of Schout William Lawrence, the Marshal of the Town of Hemstede. Richard Valentyn by name, to put m execution the judgment of the deputed Council against Jeremy Wood, asking, " U it in the name of the King of England, for I will do nothing in the name of the Prince or of the btales of Holland," &c.. VOLUME XXIII. 729 Ordered : Schout William Lawrence is again ordered and comnianded to see, without further delay, that said judgment of the deputed Councillors against Jeremy Wood be put in execution, and, m addition, strictly to examine whether the Marshal did ulter the seditious words, or words like those herein stated, in which case said Schout is ordered to arrest said Marshal forthwith and send him hither properly secured. Mr. CoRNHLis Steenwyck, a Pltff., in aupeal, againtt Jacob Hendrickse Varrevanoer, De/t. Deft.'s wife delivering in the papers in the case, is ordered to inventory them ; and parties on both sides, if they wish so to do, are to be allowed to take copies of papers in order to answer thereunto at the next Court day. Captain John Berry, fltff., in appeal, againtl Wm. Sandfort and Schout Claes Arentsen, conjoined Defts. Pltff. complains that Defts. have instituted an action against him, before the Court at Bergen, for carrying off some hogs which he claims to be his own property, and have thereon obtained judgment, as if he had obtained those hogs in a scandalous manner, by stealing ; requesting, for reasons more fully set forth in his petition and application for appeal, that judgment of f.aid Court, pronounced 11-* 9<-' last, be annulled, and the Pltff. relieved from this scandalous action, &c. Schout Claes Arentsen appearing, answers and requests that Deft, [in the Court below,] be ordered to prove that they were his iiogs ; says further, that the Court afcrescid have not condemned the Pltff. of theft, but of inconsiderate removal of the hogs, without tiie consent of any oflicer, &c. Appellant acknowledges having rashly removed said hogs without conssnt, thinking they were his own, requests therefore to b-3 excused, &c. Governor-General and Council having heard parlies, and examined and investigated the papers and documents produced on both sides, declare the Appellant in the case, not guilty of the suspicion of theft, yet finding that he hath gone too far in the inconsiderate removal of the hogs, without having previously obtained consent to that effect, and modifying the judgment of the nhovenamed Court, condemn the Appellant herein in a fine of one hundred guilders light money, with restitution of the removed hogs, on valuation of arbitrators, unless he will within G 111. be able to prove that they were his own hogs, and pay the costs herein incurred. On the petition of Joost van der Linde, and Ilendrick Spiers, each is allowed a piece of land for n bouwerie, each piece 25 morgens, beginning opposite Schutter's Island, and further westerly along the Kill van Koll. Symon Jacobse complaining, by petition, that he is grossly calumniated by the false accusation of Dirck Gerretse, ao if the Petitioner had committed a very shameful and scandalous action, requesting justice in the case against tlie accused, &c. Vol. II. 92 730 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS : Ordered : The Magistrates of the town of Bergen, are ordered legally and publicly to summon Dirck Gerritse within 14 days, and to proceed against him according to law, on Petitioner's complaint or else tc put their previous judgment against him into execution. The Governor and Council of New Netherland, having seen the complaint of the town of Bergen against the inhabitants of the villages of Pemrepogh, Mingagquy, &c., and the answer given by them, in regard to what the inhabitants of Pemrepogh and Mingagquy aforesaid, owe for the support of the Schoolmaster, and precentor of the town of Bergen, it is after due inquiry resolved and ordered, that the inhabitants of Pemrepogh and Mingaghquy, shall promptly pay their share for the support aforesaid, on pain of proceeding against them wit!) immediate execution. Abigail Messenger, the deserted wife of Richard Darlin, requesting by petition an act of divorce and separation from her said husband, with permission to remarry, on account that her husband, according to his own acknowledgment, hath broken the marriage ties by committing adultery, and thereupon has absconded, &c., Ordered : Petition is for cause postponed for six months, within which time Petitioner's husband is ordered to come and purge himself of said charge, or in default, the Petitioner will then be at liberty to prosecute her suit. On petition of the Consistory {Kerchenraat) of the Dutch Reformed Christian Religion in New Orange with the Church-wardens {Kerchnecaters) of that city, requesting in substance confirmation to them of the Church standing in Fort Willem Hendrick, which it was agreed on the surrender of this Province in the year 1664, should with other public buildings continue to be employed for the same purpose as they then were used ; as more fully appears by the 2'^ article of the Capitulation, Ordered : Fiat con/irmatio, and a deed in form shall be granted to the Petitioners in the premises. Remlution of the States -General. ( Tram thr Reglntor of RcaoluUoni of tho Butva-Oonoral, In the Royal Archive* at the Ilagaa. ) Saturday, T'" July, 1674. Folio 27. Received a letter from the Board of Admiralty, at Amsterdam, written there the fifth instant, to the effect that Captain Tol's ship was finally ready to convey to New Netherland, agreeably to their High Mightinesses' resolution of the sixteenth of April last, the ordenforev.™at Orders for the evacuation of the forts, and the restitution of that country to the order i"Jl the Ilngui). J The States, &c. Honorable, &o. On occasion of the receipt of a letter from tiie Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam of the 5"" inst., giving notice of Captain Tol's sliip being ready and or.ior to New Neih- about to Sail for New Netherland, we have this day, adopted the accompanying •'"""'• additional resolution respecting the restoration of said country to the agent or deputy of the King of Great Britain, v?hich we send you, ordering and commanding you to regulate yourself precisely according to the tenor thereof, without failing in any parlicuUir, for such is our earnest will and order. The Hague, 7"" July, 1G74. Status -General to Captain Ilenrkh van ThoU. ( Ffom tho Roglstor of UHr'gane IJrirtrn of the SlatciOenoriil, In Iho KojbI Arolilvon at the nngoe. I The States, &c. Valiant, &c. Herewith you will find our resolution adopted this day, on the letter of the Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam of the S'" instant ; also a letter to Captain Colve, Governor of New Netherland concerning the restitution of said country, to the agent or attorney of the King of Great Britain, as you have further and more fully to understand from the foresaid resolution, which we send you, ordering and commanding you to place the aforesaid letter to said Governor in his hands, that he may regulate himself punctually thereby. Folio S40. Order lo New Ni-tlu'rlanil. a .les-Gencral to the Ambassadors in England, ( From the UegUtor of Vilgrgane Britten of the Btatee-aencrel, In Iho rwjel Archlven >i the Ilagnc. I The States, &o. Folio ill. Right Honorable, etc. On the letter of the Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam, luthirianl ^" dated the 5"" inst., regarding the readiness of Captain Toll's ship, and her departure for New Netherland, we have this day, further adopted the accompanying resolution respecting the restitution of that country to the agent or deputy of the King of Great Britain agreeably to the tenor cf which we request and require you, as fa. as you are concerned, to regulate and comport yourself. The Hague, 7'" July, 1G74. HOLLAND DOCUMKNTS J XIV. 788 Tlie Amhu^saJoi's at Ijondcm to the States -General, ( Kriim Iho OrlKhml, In Ihu UmjiiI Alohlvix at Iho llimiio; I'llo, Un^chmil. | High nnd Mighty Lords. My Lords. After dispiitcliing our iottors of tho lO"- instant we rooeived your High Mightini-Rsps' resolution nnd letter of tho V^ previous, containing your further orders for the evacuation of New Nethorland to he sent thither hy tho ship commanded hy Captain Toll, nnd instructing us to communicate the same to the King ; also, to recommend tiio dispatching of some person from hero for the purpose of receiving the aforesaid Colony, nnd to inform your High Mightinesses what order his Majesty will issue thereupon. Immediately after its receipt, we acquitted ourselves of our aforesaid duty, hoth to his Majesty and the Duke of York, and received for answer : That Mr. Andrew is authorized to receive tho aforesaid Colony and is ready to proceed thither in n ship which (as we are elsewhere informed) is nhout to convey over, at tho same time, a numher of new colonisto from those parts, and will sail before the end of this week. We have also received n letter from the Hoard of Admiralty in Zealand dated the 0'" instant, wherein we are informed that Cornelia Arentscs a privateer, hath cut out of the harbor of 8t. Valery, two Knglish ships which were laden with wine at Hourdeaux, to convey it from (uie French harbor to another, and an the privateer, being afterwards met by an Knglish man-of- war, was brought, with his ship and the aforesaid prizes, into the Downs, wo are requested, for the reasons mentioned in the aforesaid letter, to make the proper application for the discharge of the aforesaid ship and prizes. We have spok.-n on the subject to the King, who admitted it. But as by tho nearly constant absence of Secretary (Jovenlry ' and the other Ministers who commonly remain at London, wo have, in this mailer, not yet been able lo cHect anything, nnd, meanwhile, have learned that the aforesaid privateer is accused of having subjected tho Knglishmen to torture, to extort from them such declaration as he considered for bis advantage ; and that ho is committed to prison on the charge; and this complaint was communicated to us already ten days ago, by Mr. Coventry, without our having the,! received nny further information of what hath been done in »lie case. Wo have not conceale.i from his Majesty that this accusation had come to our ears; l)ut have said, that if his Majesty were pleased to allow the prootV'to be banded us, good and prompt justice should be administered. Hut ns the eon.plaints of such odious excesses on the part of privateers are very frequent, and do no little Injury in turning public opinion here nnd elsewhere against the State, so it ap|)ear8 that some particular application on the part of your High Mightinesses is demanderl to prevent it. And wo see, in tho meanwhile, little or no prospect that inhabitants of Kngland, who aro ill-treated after this fashion (if reports be true), will he sent over to Zealand to obtain justice there. Yet we shall not neglect to use to the best advantage the reasons submitted lo us for that (lurpose by the f.ords of the Admiralty. Your High Mightinesses will have already received the news brouglit by letters from the Indies hither, of the naval enj^agemcMit in which three of 10 Knglish ships have been captured by ours, which were far more numerous; but one of those captured, afterwards foundered. ' Bup«-a, p. Mi. — Kd. 734 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. m^^'-' m The conflict continued hot from morning until evening and was somewhat damaging to those of the East India Company here. The remaining sevnn will not be able for several weeks to reach their usual port here from the place where the battle was fought. The committee of the Directors of the East India Company have come to London for some days and have conferred with us yesterday. We expect now, from day to day. your High Mightinesses' Commissioners to commence the business committed to them. The Marquis Salvago, Ambassador from the Republic of Genoa to the King of France, has been since three days at this Court, to deliver a message, thanking this King for his exertions to settle the differences between France and that Bepublic. Wherewith ending, we remain, High and Mighty Lords, Your High Mightinesses' Humble and faithful servants, (Signed), F. van Reede, At Soudtlay house, C. van Beuningen, near Windsor, the tV July> 1674. W. v. Haken. Eesohition of tlie States-General. ( From the Reglater of Reaolutioni of the Htntc~aGcncra1, in the Royal Archivoi at tho Bagne. ] Saturday, 21" July, 1C74. Follow. Received a letter from Mess" Van Reede, Van Beuningen and Van Hareii, their En^'gilSS'.''"" '" High Mightinesses' Ambassadors Extraordinary to the King of Great Britain, Nouierund. Written at Soudlay house, near Windsor, the seventeenth instant, in answer to their High Mightinesses' letter of the seventh previous, concerning the evacuation of New Netherland, also notifying that the Board of Admiralty in Zealand had informed said Ambassadors that Cornelis Arentse, a privateer, had cut out of the port of St. Valery two English ships laden with wine at Bourdeaux, to carry it from one French port to another, and that said privateer was afterwards brought in, with his ship and prizes, to the Downs, by an English man-of-war, and the acconpanying ci rcun^ stances ; which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that copy of the aforesaid letter be handed to Grand Pensionary Fagel ' and their High Mightinesses' Deputies for Foreign Affairs, to inspect, examine and report on the whole to this Assembly. ' Sufra, p. 629. — EU>. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 785 Tim Aimkrdum Board of Admiralty to tlw States -Generai. t From tho Uoglrtor of Ingekomtn Uneven of tho SlatcB-Oonf ral, In the Boyal Arohlvea at tho Hague. J High and Mighty Lords. Fouo 888. We are informed that a certain petition had been yesterday presented to your High Mightinesses by those interested in the little ship Jacob, arrived from New Netherland, or New York, requesting, for reusons therein set forth, that your High Mightinesses would decide whether the import duty on the cargo of said vessel should be paid to this Board or to the West India Company, and that your High Mightinesses had resolved to place the petition aforesaid in the hands of the Deputies for Naval AffairR, who probably will not deem it proper to report thereupon before we shall produce the reasons in support claim, that the country is entitled to the aforesaid duty, and not the Company, whose ,.- is granted for a future time, and that meanwhile the aforesaid interested will be most seriously prejudiced in the matter of the discharge of the cargo. We therefore will humbly submit to you, High and Mighty, in their favor that whilst waiting for a final decision, whether the aforesaid duty shall be paid for the advantage of the public or the Company, the interested be permitted to unload on provisionally paying the duty into the counter of the convoy here, subject to your High Mightinesses' disposition, in order to save the interested from loss by the postponement of the discharge of the vessel. Herewith, High and Mighty Lords, &c.. Your High Mightinesses' most obedient, The Deputies at the Admiralty, (Paraphed), J. B. van der Dusse. Lower : By order of the same. (Signed), H. db Wildt. Amsterdam, the G"- October, 1674. 'M ^4 \ \ Hesolution of the States -General. ( From llic Itcglitcr of Roaoluliona of Uio Sta'-oa-Qeneral In tho Royrd AriihiTea at the nagne. 1 Monday, S'" October, 1674. Folio 4U. Received a letter from the Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam, dated the sixth instant, to the effect that they were informed that on the day before, a certain petition had ini<.r«i«d In tho ^^^^ presented to their High Mightinesses by those interested in the little ship "'"' ■'"'"'" tl'e Jacob, arrived from New Netherland or New York. Requesting for the reasons therein set forth, that their High Mightinesses would decide whether the public import duty on the cargo of said vessel, should be paid to the aforesaid Board, or to the West India Company, and that their High Mightinesses had resolved to place the aforesaid petition in the hands of their Deputies for Naval Affairs, and that they probably will not resolve to report thereupon, until they of the Admiralty should submit the reasons why they claim that the aforesaid duty belongs to the public and not to the Company, whose charter is granted for a future time. « ■] &i 786 "f I . NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. And that meanwhile the afbreHaid interested parties would be most seriously damaged in the matter of discharging the cargo. That the abovementioned Board, therefore, would submit to their High Mightinesses in their favor that, whilst waiting for a final decision whether the aforesaid duty shall be paid for the use of the public or the Company, the interested be permitted tj unload on provisionally paying the duty, subject to their High Mightinesses' decision, into the office of convoy at Amsterdam aforesaid, in order to save the interested from losa by the postponement of the discharge of the vessel ; which, being considered, it is resolved and concluded that copy of the aforesaid letter shall be sent to the Presiding Chamber residing at present in the aforesaid city of Amsterdam, to communicate its i&formation to their High Mightinesses at the earliest on the contents thereof, to the end that when seen here, such further disposition shall be made thereon, as their High Mightinesses shall deem proper. States -General to the Ohmnber at Amsterdam. I From tho RogUtor of Vilgegaiu Brieten of the StatcsOonoral, In the Koynl Archlvoa nt tho Hague. 1 Folio 857. Honorable, &c. We send, herewith, copy of the letter of the Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam, written there on the G"- instant, concerning those interested in the little vessel ivSm NewN'S '^"^'^'^ ^^^ "^"^"^ "°^ her cargo, with request and nevertheless earnest requisition land or New York, and Order that you will furnish us, without delay, with your information thereupon, so that, when seen, we may dispose thereof as we shall deem proper; wherewith ending,' and looking for the information aforesaid by the first opportunity, we commend you to God's Holy protection. The Hague, 8"" October, 1674. Chamber at Amsterdam to tlie States-General. I From the Original In tho Uojal Arolilvca at tho Ilagun ; File Wrat Indie. ] High & Mighty Lords. Your High Mightinesses' letter of the 8"" of October last, being safely come to hand with its inclosure, which is a letter dated the sixth of that month, written to your High Mightinesses in the name and on the behalf of the Board of Admiralty in this city, concerning those interested in the ship the Jacob, David Jochemse, skipper, arrived from New Netherland or New York, and specially whether the public import duty of the cargo of the abovementioned ship should be paid to the said Board, or to the West India Company at the Chamber of this city. We shall, in obedience to and in fulfillment of your most esteemed letter, mos!: respectfully submit, that the Deputies at the Admiralty aforesaid having objected some time ago and at different times, to allow the aforesaid Company such duties as it was competent to collect and receive agreeably to the respective resolutions, placards and regulations in this HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. aged in the d submit to vhether the terested be ightinesses' rested from is resolved ; Chamber ion to their here, such jper. 787 Admiralty little vessel requisition thereupon, ith ending, u to God's id with its ightinesses ling those lierland or mentioned ber of this tter, most some time npetent to ns in this regard, successively and from time to time adopted and issued by your High Mightinesses, from and off the goods, wares and merchandize exported and imported to and from the district included within its Charter, we have been under the necessity, for the maintenanne and preservation of the aforesaid duty, of causing notice to be given to the skipper of the aforesaid ship, the Jacob, by a notary and witnesses, not to remove a particle of goods from his aforesaid vessel, neither by means of any entry at the Admiralty aforesaid, nor under any other pretext, before and until he shall in fact pay to us the proper duties thereunto belonging. We hope that the reasons and motives which have moved us officially and in duty hereunto, will be considered so powerful and sufficient that your High Mightinesses will not make any difficulty to issue such order, and to make such provision, to the end that prompt and full restitution be made to the Company of what hath already been paid and consigned to the office of the said Board, both on account of the aforesaid ship, the Jacob, and of other ships. We do not, High and Mighty Lords, base this, our right, so much on the Charter which you. High and Mighty, have been pleased to grant to the newly established Company, as. indeed, on Its clear appearance from preceding charters and their successive extensions, and your High Mightinesses' consequent resolutions and regulations, that as the Company is authorized and privileged by you. High and Mighty, solely, and to the exclusion of all other inhabitants of this State, to trade to the kingdoms, countries and places where it has forts, houses or established trade, it is in like manner competent, furthermore, to receive from the inhabitants of this country, who are willing to frequent, or trade to any of the further kingdoms, countries and places above set forth and included in the district of the abovementioned charter, in form of recognition, the import duty agreeably to the order and to the amount customary in the case. That, also, the skippers and in their stead, the owners and freighters at the time of the sailing out and return of the ship, before they load, or break bulk, are bound to apply to the Chambers or places whence they may have sailed, and that they, under pertinent specification and signature, must give in the quantity and quality of the goods, wares and merchandize which they will take along and have traded during the voyage, or may have taken in on freight. Likewise, that the aforesaid convoy and d-ity must be paid in kind or in coin, at the choice of the Company, on pain of pursuing and prosecuting the defaulters and contraveners thereof, as provided in. Article I. of the abovementioned Charter. And seeing that, by the specific distinction of the district and limits of the Charter, it is evident that the Colony of New Netherland is included in it, and that the export and import duty must be paid to the Company off the goods conveyed to that Colony and brought back from it hither; and that the private traders trafficking t) this and the other places of the second class must, in this regard, acknowledge the aforesaid Company, and are bound to pay and give it, for and on account of the import duty and moreover by form of recognition, an amount equal to their actual profits in said trade ; Therefore shall we, for these and other additional reasons to be alleged, if necessary, at the proper time, hope and trust that you will be graciously pleased. High and Mighty, vigorously to maintain the Company in the rights aforesaid and in the peaceable possession thereof, and effectually put aside all obstacles, hindrances and opposition offered and brought forward thereto; and furthermore, enact such law to the end that not the smallest infraction of the Charier may be committed. All which we, with due submission, do request that you. High and Mighty, will please to take into such favorable regard, as the importance and justice of the case and the actual condition of the Company's affairs, demand. Whereupon relying, we shall willingly leave it Vol. n. 93 ti . 788 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. I .' commended to your High Mightinesses' good and paternal care, for the advancement of the prosperity of the abovementioned Company ; and Herewith, High and Mighty Lords, praying God Almighty, to the end that his Divine Majesty may be please.l to prosper your High Mightinesses' most renowned government, and to vouchsafe your eminent persons every holiness and blessing. We remain your High Mightmesses Most obedient and Most humble servants. The Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam. Amsterdam, (Signed), J. Bontemantel, first November, 1674. J^^o" Peroens. Besolutioii of (lie States-General t From iho lUgliUr of the Uowlatlon. of tho Slate.ao barn, in lb* originni, '^Uenwyck.' •3'r EbMUND Andbos, Knight, Hei(?iieur of Siiiismarfr, was born in LonJun '.th Dociiniliir, in37. Hi* »noottor« worn from Norlbamptoujhiro. John Androi [or A.i.lrc»«*], tlio firtt of them connootod with (lu.'rniioy, was I.iout«nanl to Sir Petur M»»uti«, tbo Governor, and married, in 1643, .!i iitli do Saujmarer, tho heiri'Si, who broiiKbt t'lu fiof H»HMnarr». into tho family. Tlieir «on, Julin, l)«came tlie Kind's ir-ird, in tho ciutody of Sir I.-.>ii,ird CliaMiherlain, Iho Oovornor, during a long minority, and appears a« a Jurat of Ihu Koyel court at fho corai"}; of th.' lioyal ("omminsionern in 1583. The (jrandnon, Tlioraaa, aI»o a Jurat, waa LI mtonnnt-OoTnrnor, undnr I,ord Oarow, ia 1811. Ilo mariiod Kli«abeth, daughter of Amieo da Carteret, 8«i|{renr of Winnby M-vnor in Jcniey, and Lieutenant ilovcrnor and Bailiff of Qucrrtry, and had many children, frorr Trhom nereral branehna aprung. An'ioi-, father of Hir Kdinund, wan tho e'dent ion, and married Klifaholh Stone, iittcr of Sir Uobert Stone, Knight, Cupbearer to tho Queen of Hohcmi.. ind capLiin of a troop of hor«o in IlolUnd, and wa« Maater of the Cerenioniea to King Cliarlea the Fiut at tho time of hia aoi.'a birih, wli.j waa brought up from « boy in tho Royal family, and in ita e»'./o comn onoed hia eareor of Br;n« in llollaiid, und. r Prinee Henry of Namnu. Upon tho rentoration of Charlni the Second in 1600, the inhaliitantn of (Juerimey thought i* n iit to petition for pardon f f having •ubnilltf'd to Cromwell. On the l.Uh Augunt, an Order in t'ounill was i»i(Ui'd granting uaid pardon, but deelarin,;, at the aamn lime, that Amlo Androaof Sautmaraa, HailiT of aaid Island, Kilmund, hia »on, and Charlna, brother of Amice, hail, to their groat • In Ine i.nruh uf Ilarloilune, In N.irlhiim|ilon«lilre, a ramtljr named Anitrewa, anelentlx rilalillihcd there, tieire (he ;jmt inni at Ihoeo of Andme: A abavren betwaan Ihrea nelleant Tulb :iff themaelv m- HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 741 hour after the ringing of the bell at the City Hall, and remained there until each of your Petitioners undersigned was ordered by *^e marshal or constable to appear at the meeting of the Hon'''" Mayor's Court, where by your Honors' special commands we were ordered to take the oath of allegiance, word for word, as 'twas taken by the inhabitants of Dutch origin, in the year 1664, on the surrender of this place to his Majesty at the hands of your Honors' predecessor. Governor II. Nicol, which oath we, each for himself, declared our willingness solemnly to take and to observe in all its parts, only humbly praying that what the Hon"-'* R. Nicol had declared respecting this oath, by proclamation under his hand and seal, now also may be confirmed. Namely, that it was by no means the intention of such oath to annul the Capitulation then so solemnly concluded, signed and sealed ; which in our opinion and under correction of better judgment, is not annulled (gcmorlificiert) but rather confirmed, and strengthened by the sixth article of the peace last concluded between his Majesty of Great Britain and the States-General of the United Netherlands. Whereupon the Hon*-!' Mayor replied, that he was ignorant of any such declaration, when an authenticated copy thereof was produced with further humble request that his Majesty's Hon'"" Court would be graciously pleased to inform your Honors of the matter in the most friendly manner, and to intercede for us, your Honor's faithful subjects, that said declaration of your Honor's predecessor, as far ac it concerns your Honor's present subjects, principally in the point of freedom of religion and pressing in time of war, may in like manner be confirmed by your Honors at the time of tredit during tlia late nobellion, ooulinued inviolably faithful to h!a Majesty, and, consequently, have no need of being eompri.cd in Ibo general pardon. To reward lii» loyalty, I'Mniund wua loado Oenlleuittn in Ordinary to Kli/abetli Rluarl, Queen of Holion.ia, the King's aunt, noted for the viciMJtu.les of lier life, and as having giv.ii an lieir to the House of llanovor; her daughter, IVinces. Sophia, being Ihu mother of (leorge the First, lie sulwcipiently distinguished him««lf in the war waged by Cliurles the Second against the Dut.h, and which end.d in lrt(V;. He inai ried in lfi7 1, Mary, duughter of HirTlumias Craven, a sister of Hir W. ("raven, of Apph,lre..wi,.|< in Yorkhhire, and of Combo Abbey in Warwickshire, Knight, heir in reversion to the llarony of tJraven of llampsted M«r«hall, wliieli was then hel.l by William, Lord Craven, the most remarkable emongst those of his countrymen who chivalrously devoted themselves to the fortunes of the Queen of noheuiia (»< A«r Mmoirt 6y Mit, Ii.r,g,r); and in 1072, was commander of the forces in Ilarbadoes, an.l had obtained the reputation of being skill.'d In American afbiira. Under Itoyal warrant to the Master (ieneral of Oidnaneo, of 2d April in that year, a regiment of dragoons, raised for Me King's cousin, Prinee Kupert, was dir.eled to be armed " with the bayonet or great knife;' this being iU Oral inlroduelion into the Knglish army, Major A.idros wa« promoted to this rcf-iment, and the four lUrbadoes comimnies then under his command, were ndvanwd to bo troops of horsn in iU (Otiijin and fiervieet of tht CulJilrram (Imrdi, by Cot. M.irkiunim) In the same year, tlie ralulino and proprietors of the rrovineo of Carolina, by patent in the Latin language, .lated 'j;id April, under their great seal r.nd haiu^ and making alluKlon to his services and ^>e^it^ conferred on bim and his heirs the title and dignity of Landgrave, with four llaronies containing 4S,iiO() acres of Ui.d •t a (piil rent y the King to rccidve New-York and its dependencies, pnrsiinnt to the treaty of peace, and constituted (lovcrnor fleneral »i' that Province, lie arrived in this country, aecompanieil by his wife, on the Itt of Nov.mber, lfi74, and entered on the government on (ho 10th .if that m.inlh. Ilo returned to I'n^land in Novendier, 1077, anil was Knighted by Charles the Sccon.l in 1078, on Iho 27th of May of which year be sailed again for NewVork'in the ship ///oMom, Uichar.1 Mortain.of New Kngland, Maiter. He wasaccmpanled by his Cliaplain, the Iteverend Charles Wolley, A. M. William rinhorne {po>l, III., 71(5), James (Irahani {pnni, IV.. HI7), .lames White, Jmt, III, nfi7), anil other merchants and factors camo passengers in the same vessel, which arrived at New-York on the 7lh of August {A TW |(Mrs' jMrnal m A'tv-Ymk, iy /.V». I.'l Aar/n) \V[nllri,], A. SI. : London, 17(11), wlicn Xiv I'd.nond resume,! his goternment, the affairs of which he continued to ad>iiinils, in «a.lilion, of llliojc Ulnnd nml of Coniiootioiit siiecessivcly, oomprelicnding the whole of New Kii(,'land. lie iirrivcil at Nantasket in tlia Kingpher, 50, on the 19th December, 1680, and was received, a few days after, in Boston "with groat aoel.iniali.in uf joy." (Cimbrilge Atmiinac, 1087 ) On the 7th April, 1088, New-York and Now JorBoy were placed under his jurisdiction. In the in >nlh of S. pteuiher follow. ..(; he held a Treaty with the Five Nntiona of In. linns at . Albany, and a few weeks after returned lo Boston where he had the ini»fortuno to hwo his wife in the forepart of the f(dlow- ing year. Her La.lyahip was bnriod by torchlight, the corpse liaviiig been carried from the Oovcrnor's reitideuce to the South church, in a hearse drawn by six horses, attended by a anitable guard of honor. In the a Imiiiistrution of his govern- ment, for the particulars of which wo refer to tho several biatorioj of the Now England (Monies, Oovernor Andres failed not to become unpopular, and on tho 18th April, 1(1811, shortly after tho roeeipt of tho news of the ncvolulion, ho was deposed and imprisoned, and sent back to Knglaiid in 1690. lie continued, notwithstanding, in tho favor of the Court, and In 1«U2 Wi'.liam tho Third preferred hitn to the governorship of Virginia, to whieh was adjoined that of Maryland. Governor Andros brought over to Virginia tho Charter of William and Mary's College, of whieh ho laid tho foundaliun. Ho aUo encouraged manufactures and the cultivation of Cotton in that Colony, rcg\ilat.-d tho Secretary's otiiee, where he commanded all the public papers and records to be sorted and kept in order, and when tho State llouso was burnt, had them oareftiUy preserved and again sorted and registered. Ity these and other commendable acta, ho Huceeodod in gaining the esteem of tho people, and in all 1 uelihood would have been still more useful to tho Colony had his May been longer, but his adminis- tration closed iu November, lflU8. ISivcrlyt rtrginia, I., 37 ; OlUmUoii, I., auo . JS. In Hot, under liuein Anne, ho was extraordinarily distinguished by having the governmrnl of Ouernsey bestowed upon him, whieb be held for two years; he continued RaililT until his death, and was empowered to appoint his Lieulenant ItailitT, who was likewise authorized lo name a deputy. Sir Edmund An Iros was married throe limes. Tho second wife was of the family of Crispe, which, liko bit own, had been attached to tho Iloyal house in its necessities. IIo closed his eventful lifo in the parish of .^t. Anne, Westminster, without issue, in February, 171? (0. H.X i" I'is 7t'.ih year. lie was suceceded, ns IlaililT, by his nephew, John Andros, who, from his marriage with Elizabeth, heiress of Sir Edmund's first cousin, Charles Andros, was also at the same time Bfligneur d'Aunoville, and by purchase from whi>«o son, Charles Audros, 1718, Wausmarer. returned to a possessor of the original name, by whose descendants it is now hel.l. The fief d'Annovillo, which was first acquired in IflSlI, by the marringo of Charles An lro^ uncle of Sir Kdruund, with Alioo, daughter and eolu heiress <.f Thomas I'aehion, still continues in the family, of which one branch only !» now remsining, T" lbi« bnneh belonged Charles Andros, many years Lientenanlliailiir, who died in I80B without issue male, the maternal grandfather of John Ouille, the pri^onl Licutonantllailiir Jiuncan't Uitlory nf U\urnuy, 1841; 688-ftUO: London; Utrtjt'i Hiitnry of Outrnug, 4lo (1816), 107, 108, l:m, Hi/, 'ilft, a«2 ; CvlUnl' rttragt, Art. "CaAVKH;" ffrm York C'oimeil Hinutti. Jlwgrcj.hiilJ'iclhnarjt of lln Sutiilji for Iht I'romoliim of Uuful KnmtUd/t, Verbo ; Upland litcard; by Edward Armstrong, E-.p, In I'tHHffhania lliiloriral Cultttlion; VII, — Eu. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 743 the oath formerly taken and afterwards de novo ordered, in all its parts, clauses and points. Wherefore we your Honors' Petitioners again make so bold as humbly to request your Honors to be pleased again to take the aforesaid into your wise consideration and deliberation, so as to graciously allow your Petitioners, for reasons and motives hereinbefore alleged, to enjoy the right of exemption from being impressed, agreeably to the aforesaid Capitulation and the subsequent declaration of your Honors' predecessor, Nicol. Hereby once more declaring and offering to take, and religiously to observe the ordained oath, otherwise praying to be allowed to give satisfaction with the oath taken to the Dutch government here by the inhabitants of the English nation at the time of the last war, intimating in all parts full obedience except alone not to be forced to take up arms against any native Dutch nation, if acting under commission from the State, in case of war, which God prevent ; hoping and praying that wj, your Petitioners, may not in our consciences be pressed to abjure all natural affection towards our own nation, but that your Honors, out of consideration as aforesaid, will be pleased to be satisfied with the Christian oath, the same as your Petitioners have taken and subscribed to your predecessor, when you will find that the more we now object to swearing lightly what nature and love for our own nation forbid, so much the more shall we strive to keep sacred what we have sworn. But in case it turn out, contrary to hope, that your Honors would not be pleased graciously and favorably to consider this our humble petition, we, your Petitioners, are conscientiously necessitated to request your grace and favor graciously to grant and allow us, the Petitioners, a proper and suitable time to dispose of as much as is possible of our estates and to remove elsewhere with our substance and families, during which time the Petitioners humbly requesting your Honors' letters of protection for person, condition and property, with further consent to proceed and transport free and unmolested whithersoever our occasions will demand; promising and offering on oath to be faithful to your Honors' government during our sojourn here, with the above exception only, not to be forced to take up arms against our own nation. Which doing, we shall remain, honorable gentlemen, Your Honors' Faithful subjects and servants, (Signed), Counelks Steenwyck, JOUANNIS VAN DrUOH, New-York, Joiiannis de Peysteu, 16'* March, A" 167i. N. Bayard, Jacob Kip, E. LUYCK, W. Beeckman, ( Indorsed ) : Anth. dk Milt.' Petition of the "lutch Nation in New-York, heretofore called New Netherland. ' Tliiii Duteli MH. «i>pcr.r« U> be ■ lr«n«l»tii)n from llm Knglitli. The (1o(>unirop, Captain of the ship Gideon, coming from the Menatea, or New Amsterdam, in New Netherland, reports that New Netherland was surrendered, by agreement, to the English, without any opposition, on the S"" of September, New Style, on the following Conditions : [ For thea« CoDditiona, see nipra, p. 860. ] Resolution of the Slates- General. I rrom tha Ragtstar o( RoMlutioni of the Statea aeneni, In tha Royal Archlvea at tho Ilagna. J Saturday, 12* October, 1676. Folio ««. Read to tho Assembly the petition from the Dutch nation in New York, heretofore SSw'' N^ihe'rund" "^''^'^ ^'^"' Netherland, complaining that the Governor, Mijor Andros, does not or New Tork. ' allow them to cnjoy the benefit of the Capitulation, ente.ed into on the 27"' of Androa. August, in the year 1G64, old style, before the surrender to the English Governor, Richard NicoUs, and consequently also of the 6"" Article of Pease, lately concluded on the A-th February, 1674, with the King of Great Britain ; but, in addition thereto, proposed to them a form of an oath drawn up according to his opinion, and not agreeably to the aforesaid Capitulation. That, having presented a most submissive petition on this point to the abovenamed Governor, he not only took their just supplication ill but utterly rejected it ; declared them disturbers of the King's peace, and ordered them into close confinement, from which they were afterwards released on bail ; but directed that they should be put on their trial. And that the aforesaid Governor had dispatched Captain Calsbury to England, to inform the King of Great Britain thereof. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid petition and documents exhibited in its support, shall be sent to M. van Beuningen,' their High Mightinesses' Ambassador near tho King of Great Britain, requesting, requiring and commanding him so to direct the affair that the Petitioners may be continued and maintainpfl in the aforesaid Capitulation, and enjoy its effect without being obstructed by any conflicting statutes, ordonnances, forms of oath, &c.; and principally, in the meanwhile, the Petitioners be not subjected to any prosecutions, punishments, or other penal proceedings, by reason of tho presented and rejected petition. *Bupra,y. 860. — Kd. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 745 Folio »3. Datch Nation In States -Gemrcd to Amliasmdor Van Bmningen. t From the Roglrter of Uilgegant Brintn of the Statee-Ooneral, In the Royal Archlyw at the Hague. 1 The States, &c. Honorable, &c. You will be able, circumstantially, to understand, from the c::proua««in.. ''""^''^'^ P^*'"°" '*"'' ^^^ P^P«" thereunto annexed, what the Dutch nation in Governor Andrew New York, heretofore called New Netherland, have complained of to us and have requested regarding the proceedings commenced and instituted against them by Major Andros, the Governor there ; which petition and papers we transmit you, to the end, as more fully expressed in our accompanying resolution, according to the tenor of which we require and command you to regulate and comport yourself. The Hague, 12* October, 1675. •^ ■■ » 11 » Ambassador Van Beuningen to the Secretary of the States-Geiwal. f From the Original, In the Royal Archlvea at the Hague; File, Engeland. ) Sir. Since the dispatch of my last letter to you of the t-2 instant, I have received their High Mightinesses' resolution of the fj of last month, whereby I am ordered to do everything in my power to secure a favorable hearing for the humble petition of the Dutch nation of New York, to be maintained in the capitulation under which they have first placed themselves under the obedience of this King. I shall obey it, as in duty bound, and shall report my success to their High Mightinesses. The Lower House has been occupied these three days past on the subject of the building of 20 ships of war, regulating their size and the sum demanded for the building aforesaid. On the day before yesterday, it was resolved that 1 ship of the first class of 1,400 tons, five of the second of 1,100 tons, and U of the third of 900 tons, being all of GO guns and upwards, should be constructed, and '.hat U pounds sterling should be furnished for each ton of the first class; 124 pounds sterling for each ton of the S"" class, and 10 pounds sterling for each ton of the a-* class, making, in all, 203,300 pounds sterling. Yesterday, on resuming and further considering whether all ship equipments must be included in the construction, it was finally understood that a supply not exceeding 300,000 pounds sterling shall bo voted for building and equipping said ships. A bill for the recall of the English troops in the French service, was rend again. Also, for the 'jxclusion of Papists from both Houses, and preventing the illegal imprisonment of subjects of ihe kingdom. But the consideration of the trade with France is again postponed until to-morrow, when will likewise be considered the importation of Irish cloths, which have a somewhat free sale here, contrary to the maxim : as much as possible not to admit into England any other than English manufactures. 746 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. W ,'oing and coming, or at one of both times, touch at England and clear there (being in fact nothiiig less than paying customs) to proceed thither; according to the words of the aforesaid resolution. And whereas that cannot prejudice the aforesaid Company in its aforesaid right, ^^'■|| HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 747 being only a domestic order which the King of Great Britain hath long exercised in his kingdom, namely : that all such ships must enter and clear there before they can be privileged to prosecute such voyage. And if such were the case, the aforesaid Company would be thereby deprived of a considerable part of its privilege in case other places or kingdoms should also make similar orders. That your High Mightinesses, being well aware of the fact at the time of the granting of said Charter, have, irrespective thereof, graciously been pleased to allow the Company such duties and at the same time to promise to maintain it both in this and in all other privileges and rights ; therefore the D'rectors abovenamed hereby most humbly request you. High and Mighty, to the end that it may be your pleasure to make known to the said Board, and if need be, also to the other respective Boards of Admiralty, by a special and further communication, what your High Mightinesses' intention and meaning are on the aforesaid point. Although (under correction) it is of itself sufficiently clear and evident, namely, that, irrespective of the hereinbefore mooted obstacles, the aforesaid Company is competent and qualified to draw, raise and receive the aforesaid three per cent on goods exported and imported respectively, agreeably to the abovementioned Charter. Which doing, &c. In the name of the Directors aforesaid, (Indorsed): (Signed), Qcina. Remonstrance of the West India Company, 21« December, 1G76. I : M m Jiesolution of the States -General. 1 From the BegUtjr of Koiolutlon« of tho 8tat«..aeneral, In tho Koyal Archlrci tt tlw nigos. ) Saturday, 21" December, 1675. w«t''i',l!'iia"'com. '^^'^ Remonstrance of the attending committee of the Directors of the General i£':,f"irn-Hi ^"'^"'■pof'ile'J West India Company being read to the Assembly, touching the ?.1°1,8 from n"w ""■*^'' P*"" «^«^"^ "''>''='' the goods scut to Ncw Netherland and brought thence hitli -r, N.Hi,„ri,„j. j^re ^,ou„J ty p,,y jg ^i^j. aforesaid Company, it is, after deliberation, resolved to transmit copy of the aforesaid Remonstrance to the Deputies from the Province of Holland and Westfiiesland, to be communicated to their principals. 748 NEW-YORK COLONlAi MANUSCRIPTS. Resolution of the States-General. ( Fiom Ui» Reglatcr of Rciolntloni of tho Slnlcii'0tni off *^8"'^ which the goods to be conveyed to New Netherland and brought thence, are NoKE^TyMy bound to pay to the aforesaid Company, agreeably to the Charter granted to the of Kugiuia. aforesaid Company, except when the goods aforesaid are sent in directly from hero to ' ew Netherland or thence hither, but happen to be conveyed by way of England to New Netherland aforesaid, or brought thence byway of England here. And tiiat the aforesaid Charter distinctly empowering said Company to collect the aforesaid three per cent indiflerenlly, they, the Directors, request to be therein maintained; which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that said Company shall be maintained by their High Mightinesses in their aforesaid Charter, and the respective Boards of Admiralty, and namely the Board of Admiralty at Amsterdam shall be notified to allow the aforesaid Company to enjoy tho three per cent, which the goods sent to New Netherland and brought thence hither, are bound to pay to the aforesaid Company according to the Charter aforesaid, both whenever the aforesaid goods aro sent directly hence to New Netherland aforesaid or thence hither, as well as whenever they happen to be conveyed by way of England to New Netherland, or be brought thence by way of England hither. ^ n » ■■ » tij , %; The States-General to the Boanh of Admiralty. [ From Uio Begliter of Vilgegane /inrroiof llioStntoiiCK'iicrnI, In liio Itoynl Archlvct at tho Iliiguo. I The States, &c. Folio 544. Honrrable, &c. In our Assembly this day was again brought up, the Remonstrance heretofore presented to us by the Directors of the General Incorporated West India Company of this country, complaining of the pretension set up by the Board of Admiralty at . , Amsterdam, respecting the collection of the three per cent which the goods Tlireo nor cpnt off ' " ' {Ir'NCN^lllSd conveyed to New Netherland and brought thence hither, are bound to pay to a,>j.iu.ncohuh..r. j,,g jiioresaid Company according to its Charter, we have thereupon adopted the accompanying resolution which we send you, requiring you to regulate and comport yourselves according to its tenor, as far as you are concerned. The Hague, Se"- September, 167G. HOrXAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 749 W(\st India C<»npamj to llio States •General. [ From llio Original, In tha lloynl Arohlvci nt llio llnguo ; Fill), J»'f«( Iniit- 1 High nnd Mighty Lords. Although your Higii Miglitinesses have hy your resolution of the 2G"' Sfiptcmber, of tho Inst yenr 1070, determined nnd decided thnt this West India Company should continue to collect and enjoy tho duties which the goods conveyed to and from New INetherland, is hound to pay to said Company according to its Charter, both whenever they are sent directly hence to New Netherlnnd aforesnid and thence hither, nnd whenever they come to he conveyed by way of England to New Netherlnnd aforesaid, or are brought thence by way of England hither. Yet such is tho case, that the Hoards of Admiralty have been pleased up to this timo to lot said resolution remain a dead letter, nnd cause some dilViculty in tho matter to tho Company which being prevented receiving the aforesaid duties to its serious loss, and contrary to your High Mightinesses* good intention, we lind ourselves again necessitated to request nnd supplicate your High Mightinesses to be graciously pleased again to notify nnd order the said Boards of Admiralty that they would allow tho Company to enjoy the eflect of the aforesaid resolution, without further hindrance or obstruction and, as its clear text comports, accordingly cnuse restitution of what might have been meanwhile received from the aforesaid source. Wo declaring hereby, for the removal of all difliculties which the aforesaid Hoards of Admiralty could or might make in and about the execution of the aforesi.id resolution, nnd which luive been tho cause that the Company has remained so long deprived of tho right confirmed to its behoof by said resolution, and for tho full tranquillizing of those Hoards, that we are ready to allow all such orders or regulations as you. High and Mighty in your wisdom nnd discretion will in the premises ennct, to be punctually enforced and observed in tho respective chambers. Wherewith ending. High nnd Mighty jLords, We shall pray God Almighty to bless, more and more, your High Mightinogses' persons and laudable government; and remain Your High Mightinesses' Most ohedirnt and faithful servants, The Committee of DircctoiH from the respective Chambers of the (ieneral Dutch Incorporated West India Company, at tho Assembly of 'i'lie Ten. (Signed), Amsterdam, IS"" May, 1G77. NicoT.Airs VAN Heeok, Jan van Euphcum, JoirAN VAN 7)K I'oKLK, Al)U. Moot, Joan van Bhokckb. Ifi 750 NEW-YORK COLONUL MANUSCRIPTS. Resolution of the States -General, ( From Ui« K«gi>ter of Roiolutlons of the Butci-Oonerol, In tbo Royal AroblVM a( th« Iliigne.] Friday, 14"' May, 1G77. Folio «i. Received a letter from the Committee from the Directors of the respective Wet indiea. Chambers of the General Incorporated West India Company, at the Assembly of The Ten, written at Amsterdam the thirteenth instant ; setting forth, among other things, that DuiiM on Rood, to although their High Mightinesses, by their resolution of the twenty-sixth Neuierilnd. ^ September of the last year, 1G76, did resolve and conclude that the aforesaid West India Company should continue to collect and receive the former duties, which goods conveyed to New Nethcrland and thence again here are bound, by the Charter, to pay said Company, as well whenever the aforesaid goods will be sent hence direct to New Netherland aforesaid, or thence hither, as when they happen to be shipped by way of England to New Netherland, or from the latter country ,*by way of England, hither ; yet the Boards of Admiralty have allowed said resolutions to lie without any effect up to this time, and to interpose some difficulty in the Company's way, which is prevented receiving the aforesaid duties, to its serious loss and contrary to their High Mightinesses' good intention. Which being cor.o.dered, it is resolved and concluded that copy of the aforesaid letter shall be sent to all the Boards of Admiralty, who shall be written to again, and seriously and earnestly requested and required to allow the said Incorporated West India Company the full effect of the aforesaid, their High Mightinesses* resolution of the six and twentieth September, 1676, without further let or hindrance, as the text also clearly implies, and consequently make restitution of what they might have received in the mean time from that source. States -General to the Boards of Admiralty. ( From the RcgUtcr of Uilgegane Briertn of llie BlatcsQcncrsI, In llio Kciyal Arohlvei at the Ilnguo. 1 The States, etc. Folio 118. Honorable, &c. We have received a letter from the Committee of the Directors of the respective Chambers of the General Incorporated West India Company, at the Assembly of The Ten, of the 13"" instant, concerning the collection and receipt of the duties which the Dut on gooji goods shipped to New Netherland, and transmitted thence back hither, are No'ther'aV," ^aad bouud to pay to Said Company, pursuant to Charter, so and in such manner as in tiuuoe biiher. ^^^ afofcsaid letter is more fully expressed, and thereupon have adopted the accompanying resolution, which, with the copy of the aforesaid letter, we transmit you, with serious and earnest requisition to regulate and conform yourselves precisely according to the tenor of the aforesaid resolution, as far us you are concerned. The Hague, W^ May, 1077. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 751 Maaze Chamber of the Wesi India Company to the Slates-General. [ From ths Original, In the Uoynl ArohlToi it tho Hague-, Kilo, Wett Indit. | To the High and Mighty Lords, Stntes-Genernl of the United Netherlands. The Directors of the Incorporated New West India Company, Chamber of the Manze, respectfully represent: That, although no person is privileged to frequent the coasts within their jurisdiction except by the Petitioners' previous consent and passport, who are qualified thereunto by your High Mightinesses' Charter, Article 1 ; yet the General of the JJoard of Admiralty at the Maaze, maintains that such does not apply to persons residing in other kingdoms, which must be to tho profit of said Board of Admiralty, as the aforesaid Charter to the retilionere applies only to your High Mightinesses' subjects, notwithstanding said Charter was granted generally; and the General also disputes the payment of the duty and convoy money (vcyl geldcn) on the ships and goods imported from the Virginias ; thus trying to deprive the Petitioners of what fairly belongs to them, and to debar them from such right as is granted them, the Petitioners, by tho aforesaid Charter and resolution, notwithstanding you, High and Mighty, have, by resolution dated the U"- Way, 1077, been pleased to grant them, the Petitioners, the receipt of the duties and convoy money of goods coming from New Netherland, which borders on the Virginias, being an island. And as the Petitioners believe, since they oppose him, the General in the matters aforesaid, that he will, by petition or otherwise, address himself to you, High and Mighty, and endeavor to obtain a resolution or order prejudicial to your Petitioners, they request, in case the General aforesaid happen to apply, or hath already applied to you, High and Mighty, that your High Mightinesses will please not to dispose of his petition until the Petitioners be previously heard. This doing, etc., ( Indorsed ) : Petition. The Directors of the Incorporated New West India Company, Chamber at the Maaze, Si"- June, 1G77. (Signed), Pietek Willmeniial. liesolution of the Stat rs -General. t From the Register of llunolutloni of the Sl»lo»aoliiiriil, In tho Hoyal Arrlilvoi at th« Ilnguci. ) Thursday, Sd"" June, 1G77. w«.ri'ircoin. '^'''® petition of the Directors of the Incorporated New West India Company, ''•"''• Chamber at the Maaze, on and against the Commissary-General of convoys and licenses, at present residing at Rotterdam, concerning the trade to the Virginias and the Tilly on the pi^yiient of the duties and convoy money on the ships and merchandise coming Virginia trade. thence hither. It is after deliberation held as antidotical, to be attended to at its proper time. I SI II 752 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Petition of the MerclMiits trading to New Netherland, [ From the Original, In tho Royal ArohlTos at tlio Ilagiio ; Vile, Wert Indie. ] To their High Mightinesses the States-General of the United Netherlands. The undersigned persons, all trading to New Netherland, respectfully show : That the commerce to that quarter is burthened by the Incorporated West India Company of this country with such high duties, that they are greatly incommoded in consequence. And whereas this ought not to be, especially where the merchants must run, in this sorrowful season of war, very great risk with their goods, and said Company altliough thereunto requested, manifests no moderation therein up (n the present time, the Petitioners find themselves necessitated to apply to you, High nud Mighty Lords, humbly requesting you, High and Mighty, to be pleased to apply tuch redress in favor and for the encouragement of trade as you, in your wisdom, will find to .'.pi 'jrtain. This doing, &c. (Signed), Abel oe Wolff, PlETER VAN WeECHOVEN, Jan Svbino, J. B. van Rensselaer, t Jan Heno. van Bael, CORNELIS JaCOBZ MoOV, Nicolaes Gouverneur, M""' ten BaouK, David Coutehier, Gerart Hamel, 1677 HlERONYMUS VAN DiLSEN, ( Indorsed ) : ' Fran(,;ois Hooolandt. Petition for the Merchants to New Netherland, TJ 1677. — »■♦« ♦ ■■ ^ Tle^olution of the Stati'i-General. I .pHm III 6 fteglrti ' R««olatlon« of the Stotes-Ocnoral, In the Royal Arohl»ei at the Hague. ] Monday, 12 July, 1677. Folio 56. Read at the Assembly the petition of divers persons all trading to New NdhelJiimi" "' Netherland, showing that the trade to those parts is burthened by the Incorporated Th) we!i"'india ^^^^ India Company of this country, with such duties as greatly to embarrass Company. them. It is after deliberation resolved and concluded, that copy of the aforesaid petition shall be transmitted to the Presiding chamber of the abovenamed West India Company for information. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: XIV. 7S8 States-General to the West India Company. I Prom th. RogWer of VUgtgan, Brintn of the SUtoi-Oonoral. In th. R«}-.1 AroblTM .t th. ni«n«. ) The States, &o. ttJ^'Tn., H°°«'-«'''e, &c. Divers persons, all trading to N. Netherland, have represented wTt .• ^° "' ^ P"*'""" ^'"** '''' "■"*^° '° ^''"' l""''^'" ^^^ •'"rthened by the Incorporated West India Company of tiiis country, with such heavy duly as seriously to embarrass them as you can more fully and circumstantially perceive from the aforesaid petition accompanyin,; u, !^? °™ "''"'" y°" '" communicate your information thereupon to us as early as possible. Wherewith ending, etc. "' The Hague, IS"- July, 1677. 'i1 : Chamher at Amsterdam to the States-General. t From the Orlglnal.ln the Hoyal ArohlvM at the Bsgn«; Fllo, Wat Indit.-] High and Mighty Lords. From your High Mightinesses' esteemed despatch, dated the 12"> July last and the accompanying petition presented to your High Mightinesses by or on the behalf of divers merchants trading to New Netherland and the Virginias, respectively, we have s.en their request, tending to obtain some modification or diminution of the duties wherewith the trade to that quarter is incumbered. As you. High and Mighty, have been pleased to require our information and advice before the same is disposed of, we shall, in obedience and in fulfillment thereof, humbly say: That we can well conceive that the duty paid to the Company on the goods which are conveyed to New Netherland and the Virginias, respectively, and thence hither, is somewhat high, and therefore we may permit that some moderate change be made in it. But we have hereby to request you. High and Mighty, before disposing hereof, to forward the opinions ihe abovementioned traders may entertain, respecting the aforesaid diminution, to this Presiding Chamber, in order to be able further to communicate to you, High and Mighty, our information and advice. The aforesaid petition is returned inclosed. Herewith ending, High and Mighty Lords, We shall pray God Almighty. &c.. The Directors of the Incorporated West India Company. Chamber at Amsterdam. ( Signed ). Taulu." Godin. Amsterdam, 16"> November. 1677. Nicolas van Beeck. Vol. H. 95 754 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Ee^'solntion of the States-General. ( From th* R«jl«t»r of the RMo'.ullom of the St»tei-Gonerml, Id the PoyiJ ArehUei jit the Hague. 1 Monday, SS** November, 1677. Received a letter from the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company, Folio 430. , , 4 * u * Wf.t India Com- Chamber at Amsterdam, written there the eixteeuth instant, m ansvyer to their Zlflcinn o( .he H.gh Mightinesses' despatch of the twelfth July last, and the accompanying de™'l' V!'° u°' petition, prenented to their High Mightinesses by or on the behalf of divers 6'"i'"ri.'n1'' ""' merchants trading to New Nelherland f>nd the Virginias, respectively, to obtain some modification or diminution of ihe duties, wherew;th the trade to those parts is burthened. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded, before proceeding any further herein, thai the abovementioned merchants trading to New Nelherland and the Virginias, respectively, shall have to deliver, in writing, to their High Mightinesses, the opinions the Petitioners may entertain concerning the aforesaid diminution, to be transmitted to said presiding Chamber, to the end that said Chamber may be then bett.'r able further to co;nmuuicate its information and opinion to their High Mightinesses thereupon. .m Besohition of the States-General. I rroin the Rtgliter of the Reeolatloni of the Stetee General, In the Royal ArehlTea at the Hafoe. I Friday, 1 4"' .January, 1678. Folio «. Read at the meeting the further petition of the merchants trading to New w«t India Com- jsjetherltind and Virginia, relative to their request, previously presented on the Diniinotion of t™pif.|, of Julv lust, to obtain some modification or diminution of the duties the ilulicn for Iho i-"^"*'* -^^ " j i »• • i ilJfrrianj. ^""' wherewjth the trade to those parts is burthened, containing, in compliance with their High Mightinesses' resolution of the SO"" November, 1077, the opinions which they, the Petitioners, entertain respecting the aforesaid diminution. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that copy of the aforesaid further petition shall be sent to the presiding Chamber of the Incorporated West India Company, at Amsterdam, in order to let their High Mightinesses receive their information and advice, as in the present instance, concerning it. -••»-♦-••••- States-General to the Chamber at Amsterdam, \ From (he Reglitpr of Vilfgott' llrinrn of ih» Hintei Oimeral. In the Royal Arfl.Uei at the Hngoe. 1 TiiK Statks, &('. \v'.. linvu r»«i.lvpil tn RBnd viui herewith the additional petition IT.. i-nl.U N«h?,7aa ^^ preuoted tonlay to ui, bj- the merchanU trading to New Netherland and Virginia HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : XIV. 755 rela'ive to their previous request, presented on the IS"" July lust, to obtain some modiricntion or diminution of tiie duties wlierewitii tiie trade to tiiose parts is burtlietied, and conlnining furtlier, in fulfillment of our resolution of tlioSO** November last, tlieir opinions on the albresitid diminution ; requesting you to communicate your information and opinion thereupon to ua. Wherewith, etc. The Hague, U'" January, 1678. m Chamber at Amsterdam to the States •General. \ From Ui« Orlglokl la Ui< Uoykl Arohlvn >t th« Ilkgut ; F», Witt tndit. \ High and Mighty Lords. Agreeably nnd in obedience to your High Mightinesses* most esteemed dispatch of the 14* instant, wherein you are pleased to require our information nnd advice on tlio additional petition given in on the same day to you, High nnd Mighty, by or on the part of divers merchants trading to New Netherland and Virginia, relative to the previous one presented on the IS"" of July last, to obtain some modification or diminution of the duly, wherewith the trade to that quarter is burthened. We shall with all respect say, that we ''t not oppose the petition, but can well see, with submission to yoi'r High Mightinesses' most wise considerations nnd better knowledge, that said duties may l)0 prc-iaionully modified and regulated ir. manner as requested in the aforesaid petition, namely: That from all goods, wares and merchandize shipped for New Netherland and the Virginias, and coming from that country hither, there be paid to this Company two per cent ad valorem, the peltries alone excepted from which should be paid only one per cent ad valorem ; further, that from the tobacco in ordinary tubs weighing four hundred pounds gross, may bo paid thirty stivers the tub. This then being ou/ information on the request made in the aforesaid petition, we will hope and trust that you, you. High and Mighty, will have the goodness to pay attention to it nnd to make arrongementi accordingly, comporting with the interests aud advancement of trade. The aforesaid petition petition is returned enclosed. Wherewith ending, High and Mighty Lords, We shall pray God Almighty, &c. The Directors of the Incorporoted West India Company, at the presiding Chamber. (Signed), Fkancois dk Vicy, Amsterdam 26 January, 1077.' Oaspeu Tkllicounk. I ' Bit. — Ed. 756 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. . i. ^, ¥■ Re^utmi of the Staks -Genial. I From the Regiatcr of Roaolutlau of lh« Sutea-Oonoral, In Uie IloyBl ArohlvM tt th* B*gu«. ) Wednesday, 20"" January, 1678. Folio n. Received a letter from the Directors of the Incorporated West India Company, W««t iDdU Com- "^ r J' w- presiding Chamber at Amsterdam, written there the 35*^ instant, containing in compliance with their High Mightinesses' despatch of the 14"' instant, information and advice on the further petition delivered in to their High Mightinesses the same day, by or on the behalf of divers merchants, trading to New Netherland and Virginia, relative to their previous request presented on the twelfth of July last, to obtain some modification or diminution of the Doty nn iho Now ''"'y wbcrcwith the trade to those parts is encumbered. Which being considered, Nei&oriaad iredo. jj |g ^esolved and concluded, that the aforesaid duty shall be, as it is hereby, provisionally modified and regulated, agreeably to the aforesaid information and advice of the aforesaid Presiding Chamber of the West India Company; namely, that from all goods, wares and merchandize sent to New Netherland and Virginia, and coming thence hither, there shall be paid to the said Incorporated West India Company, two per cent aJ vaZorem, except that from peltries alone shall be paid one per cent ad valorem ; further, that f om tobacco in ordinary tubs, weighing four hundred pounds gross, shall be paid thirty stivers per tub. Extract hereof shall be transmitted to the abovenamed Presiding Chamber of the Incorporated West India Company for information, and to serve furthermore as to the same may appertain. States -Oencral to the Premliner of the West India Owipany. I From the Ucvlitor of UHgegant Briertn of the BUtoi-Oontra), Id the Royal ArohlVM at the Ilcguo- 1 Thb Statks, &c. Folio*). Honorable, &c. We have received your letter of the 25"" instant, being nn toN^'w NlihJJunS answer to our letter of the 14'* previous, and agreeably thereto information and midihovirginiu. ^jyjyj, „„ j|,„ further petition presented to us on the same day by, or on the behalf uf, divers merchants trading to New Netherland and the Virginias, to obtain some Diminoiion of ih« niodlficiition or diminution of the duties wherewith the trade to those parts is luiiM wh.n'wiih burthened ; and thereupon have adopted the accomiinnying resolution which we 111" Utile tu III piru li hurtheiied. transmit to you for your information and to serve further ui to the same may appertain. Wherewith, &c. The Hague, 26'" January, 167S. i* ,, ^ '."IKl I f The highly Interesting Tract, a copy of which foUows, ha« recently been printed for prirote distribution, by the Honorable Hbsbt C. Mdbpht, United States Minister at The Hague. — Ed. THE FIRST MINISTER OP TBI DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES. There has just appeared in the Kerk-historisch Archief, a work published periodi- cally at Amsterdam, one of those interesting fragments, which the researches of the curious into the history of the settlement of the United States are constantly bringing, for the first time, to light. It is a letter of Jonas Michaelius, who may now bo called the first minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in the United States, written at Manhatas in New Netherland on the 11'" of August 1628, and comnnmicated to the work above mentioned, with such notices of the life of the Avriter, as existing materials permit, by Mr. J. J. Hotlel Nijenhuia ; who deserves well of Americans, and especially of Now Yorkers, for the zeal which prompted him to rescue this waif from oblivion, and for the industry which ho has exlrbited in collecting as far as possible the events in the life of the missionary. We are now carried back five years earlier in the history of the regular ministration of the Gospel in New-York, and are enabled to add one more to the list of clergymen of the Dutch Reformed Church in Ameinca, one wlio, by his attainmerts and his holy zeal, as well as the high respect with which ho was regarded by his learned brethren in Holland, is not unwortliy to take his place at the head of the roll of that learned and pious body. This letter is addressed to Dom. Adrianus Smoutius, minister nf the Dutch Reformed Church at Amsterdam. It was found among the papers of the late Jacobus Koning, clerk of the fourth judicial district of Amsterdam. Further than this its history is unknown ; l)ut as Mr. Bodol Nijonhuis justly observes, it is undoubtedly to the importance of its contents that we are indebted for its preservation. Of tlie author, liowever, some few incidents interesting both as connected with his life and confirmatory of the claim now established in his behalf, have been discovered. They serv-e to excite our wonder that no intimation of his ministry and residence at New-Anisterdum has ever before been given. From the researrlios of Mr. liodel Niienhuis we learn that Jonas MichaeliuB was born iu the yeui 1677 in North- 760 APPENDIX. Holland and was educated contemporaneously with Jacob Cats and Gor. Joli. Vossuis at the celebrated University of Leydon, in which as appoiirs by its records, ho was entered as student of Divinity on the 9"" of September 1600. He was settled as minister at Nieuwbokswoude in North-Holland in 1612 and two years later at Hem, in the same neighborhood. In 1624 lie was, on the conquest of St. Salvador from the Portuguese to the Dutch arms by Peter Hoyn in tliat year, established as a minister there ; but on the recovery of that place by the Portuguese in the following year, he left for Guinea and became the minister at the fort there, then recently taken from the Portuguese. He returned to Holland in 1G27 and in January following, as his letter states, embarked with liis wife and three children for New Netherland. He was then over fifty years of age. How long after writing his letter ho remained in New Netherland is not known. He appeju^ however in 1637 and 1638 to have been again in Amsterdam, when he was requested by the Classis of Amsterdam to return as minister to New Netherland. This ho consented to do and the Classis directed an application to bo made to the West India Company to send him out. This was refused after some months delay for reasons wluch do not appear. Whether his advanced age, or the additional expense wliich the Company woidd incur, or what other reason caused the rejection of the application, is not known ; the confidence which ho had of the Classis of Amsterdam shows it must have been some special reason not affecting his standing as a minister. There is what appears to us an important fact in the register of these proceeiliiigs of the Classis of Amsterdam. Michai'lius is there styknl " late minister in Virginia," (gewezen predikaut in Virginia), a circumstance not important, as Mr. Bodel Nijenhuis intimates, because it may thence be inferred that he emigi-ated from New Netherland to Virginia, for there is no possible reason why he should go tliero as a "minister'' where neither the Dutch nor the French language was spoken; but as confirming tlie authenticity of the letter itself, which otherwise stands wholly unsup- ported by other testimony. It shows that Michaiilius had been in Nortli-Anierica as a minister, and the fact that he is mentioned as of Virginia, proves nothing more, taken in connection with the letter, than that the Registrar who penned tlie minute, had in his mind the idosi, which prevailed at that time throughout Etirope, and which assigned the general name of Virginia to all that portion of North-America lying between Florida on the South and New Franco on the North, and embracing the colonies of New-England, NcAv-Netherland and Maryland, as well as the particular colony of Virginia. There is, however, in tlio letter itself abundant intrinsic evidence of its authenticity. The nationality of the first adventurers, Walloons as well as Dutch ; the place ot the former residence in Europe of the Governor, Miiniit; the war between the Mohawks and the Mohicans, are all stated incidentally in such a manner, that, being at the same time consistent with the facts known from other sources, they leave no reasonable ground for doubt, oven without the recognition of the ministry of Mr. APPENDIX. 761 Miclm«l!u8 in Now-Notliorland by tho note of tho Registrar in tlio Acta Classiatlia, of its truth. This letter, of which a faithful transhition into English is now offered, possesses a peculiar interest indepondontly of its importance in connection with tho history of tho Church. With tho exception of Isaac do KaHiiNres letters to Governor Ih-adford, of New-Plymouth, and to Mr. Blonnnaort, of AmHterdimi, it is tho only letter oxtant, within our knowledge, written during tho first years of tho settlement of New-York by any of tho adventurers. While New-England is rich in this kind of material for its history, Now- York is, with those exceptions, entirely ban-en. Wo road with interest tho picture which tho writer draws of tho privations of the first settlors of New-Amstordiun, of tiieir first cultivation of the land, of tho productions of tho country, and of tho nuumers and language of the Indians, from all which tho reader will derive tho moans of no unprofitable reflection. HEN. C. MURPHY. The Hague, ApHi 1, 1858. Vol. II. 96 !: -tiEn^ ■ ' maEViaSB. i RKVKUKNl) JONAS MICIIAKLIIIS TO TllH UKVKIIKNU ADIUANUS SMOIITUIS. ITonorahk Sir, lVe/l-Mv« arrivod in tluH roiiiitry, to tako from mo my jfooil partnor, who has boon to mo for moro than nixtoon yoarH, a virliioiiH, faithful and in ovory nmpoot amiahlo yoko-follow, ami I liml mymilf witli throi* rhihlnui \i\ry uuH'.h sent themscslves to us here. In tho mean time I hope matters will go wmII here, if oidy on both sides we do tho best in all sincerity and honest zeal ; whereto I have from tho first entirely devoted myself, and wherein 1 have also hitherto, by the grace of God, had no just cause to complain of any one. And if any dubious matters of importance happen to mo, and especially ( • ) NiumimI nl llio (Mid iif lli« ItitUir. (t ) A buHy Ixxly, or Meddler In other people'! kSklrt, 766 APPENDIX. '■■U '? !■?! ;%■ * A ' J 'Miii "i'ft-- ' -iiX-' - -' ft- : ^- 1 - B^^M' ^ ' mgetables, fruits, roots, lu'rbs, and plants, both for eating and medicinal purposes, working Avonderful ciircs, which are too long to relate, and which, were it over 80 pertinent, I could not tell. You, Right Reverend, have already obtained somo knowledge thereof in part and will be able to obtain from others further information. The cou'iitry is good and plea.Hunt ; the climate is healtliy, notwithstanding tho sudden changes of cold and beat. Tlio sun is very warm ; tho winter strong and Bovoro, and continues full as hmg as in our country. Tho best remedy is not to Hparo tho wood— of which there is enough, — and to cov(>r oneself well with rough skins which can also easily be obtained. The harvest — (iod be praised — is in tho barns and is better gath.-red tl.an ever before. The groinid is fertile enough to reward labor, but they nuist dear it well, and manure and cultivate it tho samo as our lands require. It has hitherto happened nnich worse because, many of tho people are not very laborious or couM not obtain their proper necessaries for want Vol. i:. i>7 tMtakiS 770 APPENDIX. of biviui. But it now begfins to go on hotter and it would bo ontiroly dlfToront now if tho Mastors would only sond g-ood laboroi's and uuiko roj^fulationa of all matters, in order, with what tho land it^solf produooa, to ilo for the best. I had promised [to write] to the Venerable Urothenn, liudolphus Petri, Joannea Sylvius, and Doni. Clopponburij-, who with your lloiun* wore char^fod with iho suporintondonoo of those ro!iions(*); but a.s this would take loujjf, and tho time is short, and my occupations at the pn>sout time many, will you, Jiight Itevoreud, bo pleased to give my friendly and kind rojjards to their Koveronoes and to excuse mo, on condition that 1 remain their debtor to fullill my promise, — God wiliinu also give my sincere respects to the lloverend Dom. Triglundius and to all tho Brothers of the consistory besides, t») all of whom I have not thought it nooessary to write partioularl)- at this time, as they are made by mo jiarticipnnts in these tidings and are content to be fed from the hand of you, Bight Bovorond Sir. If it shall be ccmveniout for your Honor, or any of tho Bevoroiul Brothers to write hither to mo a letter concerning matters which might be important in any degree to me, it woidd bo very interesting to me, living iiore in a savnge land without any society of our order, and would ho a spur to write moro assiduously to the BoveriMid lirothers concerning what might happen hero. And especially, do not forget my hoarty sahitation to tho beloved wife and brotlun- in law of you, Bight Boverond, who have shown mo nothing but friendship and kimbu'ss above my deserts. B' there is anything in which I can in return serve or gratify y(»n, Wight Boverond, I will bo glad to do so and will not bo Itehitul hand in any thing. Concluding then herewith and connnending myself to yom* Hight lievorrnd'a favorable and holy prayers to tlu> Lonl, Honored and Li-anu'd Sir, Holovod Hrothor in Christ and kind Friend: Connn(>nding you, Wight Heverend, and all of you to Almighty God, by His Grace, to continin>d health and prosjierity and to eternal salvatit)n of heart. From tho Island of Manliatas in New-Nothorland this 11"' August Anno 1(!2S, )>y me your Bight Weverontrs obedient in Clirist, Jonah Miciiakuus. (Endorsed,) The Honorable Learned mid Pious Mr. Adrian Smoutiua, faithful Minister of tlut Holy (Jospel of Christ in His Church, dwelling upon the Heerengracht not fur from tho Houso of the Wost-linlia Company, Amst«'rdain. By tho care of a friend whom (iod preaorve. (Sealed with a wafered signet not diacernnble.) (*) Mr. BixIpI NUrnliuIn tlalra, tliat It wm no i-innmlttod l.i ioii ( llm Mlnlnlitm iinMiliiun'il were nil at Hint limi> mlivn MlnlstiTu Bl Aliutrrriiiut, wliiTB Bjrlvlm m »h •lino ItilO, Tftrl ciiiie \(\Vi and Clnpiipiilmrn iliico 1021. ES-i^iil' COURKJKNDA. ^ n » » » »» FOR GENERAL INDEX, SEE THE LAST VOLUME.