Soon after the settlement of our Patroon at Colen Donck, there arose a controversy between the government of the Colony of New Netherlands and several of the colonists ; among the most forward of the latter was Adriaen van der Donck. who with others united in a strong remonstrance to the States General of Holland, complaining of the power exercised by the Dutch West India Co. especially during the administrations of Kieft and Stuyvesant. This remonstrance was afterwards printed at the Hague A. D. 1650. and formed a small vol. (quarto) of fifty pages entitled "Vertooghb van Nieuw Nederlandt, weghens de Ghelegenhetyd, Vruchtbaerheydt, en soberen Slaet desselfs. In s' Graven Hage 1650, (An Exposition of the New Netherlands, in respect to the situation, fertility, and wretched condition of the country. At the Hague, 1650.) This attempt to shake the authority of the Dutch West India Company, proved abortive, and only served to re-act unfavorably upon the disaffected ; 19 March, 1050, occurs a contract between the Dutch West India Co., Van der Donck and others, for the transportation of 200 persons to New Netherlands.= November 29, 1650, Cornelis Van Tienhoven secretary of the New Netherlands, delivered to the States General a short statement or answer upon certain points contained in the memorial of Van der Donck and others to their High Mightinesses. ^^

Van der Donck, also appears to have been one of the commissioners who repaired to Holland for a redress of grievances for May, 13, 16.52, occurs the memorial of Adriaen van der Donck to