Patent to Kiliaen van Rensselaer for cert.iin lands, Ac, signed by Peter Minuit and his Council

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1633. Page. Nov. l-Y. Various depositions of the sailors, <fec., belonging to the English ship sent to the Hudson river, giving details of the conduct of the officers of the West India Company in New Netherland 72 1634. June 13. Resolution of the States-General, referring the letter of the An-bassador Joachimi, with the preceding depositions to a committee, 82 June 16. Resolution of the States-General, substituting other persons on the committee on the differences between the West India Company and the Patroons, &e., 82 June 20. Kesolution of the States-General, upon the report of the committee on the subject of the letter of the Ambassador at London, that extracts of the papers be furnished to the West India Company, to inform their High Mightinesses of the right of the matter, &a 82 June 21. Resolutions of the States-General, making a further change in the committee on the differences between

the West India Company and the Patroons, <S;o., 83 June Letter of Messrs. Pauw, S. Blommaert, Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Henrick Hamel, Patroons of New Netherland, to the States-General, setting forth their causes of complaint against the West India Company, together with their pretension and claim against the Company 83 June 22. Answer of the West India Company to the pretension and claim of the Patroons of New Netherland,. 89 June 22. Replication of Messrs. Pauw, <tc., Patroons of New Netherland, to the answer of the West India Company, 89 June 24. Resolution of the States-General, postponing a decision on the differences between the West India Company and the Patroons, <fcc., for twelve days, in order to enable the parties to come to an amicable settlement, ifec 91 July 18.