2^ That Governour Stuyvesant, the Dutch Governor of the said Province, by his letter dated the 2^ of September 1664 New Stile, In answer to a letter from Governour Richard Nicholls of the 1^ August preceeding, demanding the Surrender of all the Forts and Places of Strengtli possessed by the Dutch under his (Governor Stuyvesant's) Command, Writes as follows " Moreover " its without dispute, and acknowledged by all the World, that " our Predecessors by virtue of the Commission and Patent of " the said Lords the States General, have without Controul and " peaceably, (the contrary never coming to our knowledge) " enjoyed Fort Orange about 48 or 50 years ; and Manhatans

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:' about 41 or 42 years ; the South River 40 years ; and the . '' River about 36 years." Which last mentioned River, Committee find to be the same that is now called Connectk - River.

3'J That the said Dutch Governour Stuyvesant did in the year 1664, surrender all the Country which the Dutch did then possess, to King Charles the Second ; and that the States General made a Cession thereof by the Treaty of Breda in the year 1667. That the Dutch reconquered part of this Province in 1673 j and surrendered and absolutely yielded it to King Charles the second in 167314, by the Treaty of London; and that in the year. 1674 King Charles granted to the Duke of York, all the Land between Connecticut River and Delaware Bay, the whole of those Lands being part of their former Colony of New Netherland.