Rec. vol. ii. 301.

ii Arrested for taking up arms at Vreedland.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 161

tants of Vreedlant would adopt them and become bail for their good behaviour." "In 1656 the iuhabilauts of Westchester dispatched five of their number, viz., Lieut. Thomas Wheeler, Thomas Newman, John Lord, Jonah Wilbert, WilUam Ward and Nicolas Hurler, to the governor and council that they might confirm and establish them, and praying that they may in future appoint their civil ofiicers-''^

Having effected a settlement of the difficulties at " Oost-dorp,^' we find the director and his council ordering a supply of arms and ammunition for its protection. ...

" Being presented to the Hon'ble Director General and Council in New Netherland, a report of Brian Norton, captain lieut., Cornelis van Ruyven, secretary, and Carel van Brugge, commissary, appointed to go to Oost-dorp, the director general and council did approve it, upon which they resolved that they would send by the first opportunity to the magistrates of Oost-dorp the following ammunitions of war, to be preserved there for the use of the aforesaid village, and to be employed when necessity mioht require it, viz. : 12 muskets, 12 ]b. of powder,

12 1b. of lead, 2 bundles of matches.

And further, a writing book for the magistrates. Done in Fort Amsterdam, N. N., .^d June, 1657.

Peter Stuyvesant,

NlCASSIUS DE SiLLE,

Peter Tonneman.''i>

Upon the 28th of June, 1660, Governor Stuyvesant addressed the following letter to the inliabitants of Oost-dorp, (Easttown.)

Loving friends :