Resolution of the States-General thereupon, 420 September 1 3. Letter of the Selectmen of New Amsterdam to the States-General 420 November 18. Resolution of the States-General, referring the foregoing letter, and one from Adriaen van der Donck, to their committee, <to., 421 November 29. Secretary van Tienhoven's answer to the Remonstrance from New Netherland 422 Extract of the observations by the committee of the Stockholders of the West India Company, respecting the affairs in New Netherland, &c., 432

January 14. Resolution of the States-General, referring a memorial of Adriaen van der Donck, Delegate from New Netherland 433 January 14. Resolution of the States-General, ordering their proceedings about the East and West India Companies to be continued to be kept in separate registers 433 February 7. Order of the Committee of the States-General, that Cornelis van Tienhoven do answer the interrogatories touching the origin of the war with the Indians, 433 March 14. Resolution of the States-General to write to the Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Company to send Jan Claessen Damen and Cornelis van Tienhoven to the Hague, &c 434

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1651. Page. March 14. Letter of the States-General to the West India Company thereupon 434 March 21. Resolution of the Stales-General, referring the answer of the West India Company, 436 April 21. Resolution of the States-General to write to the West India Company not to allow Secretary Tan Tienhoven to return to New Nctherland, and also that they instruct the captain of the ship Waterhont, not to receive him on board, 435 April 21. Letter of the States-General to the West India Company thereupon 435 August 19. Memorial to the States-General from certain inhabitants and merchants of Holland, trading to Virginia, Ac, complaining of the conduct of the English, Ac, 436 November 23. Secret resolution of the States-General, recoinnjending the subject of the trade to Virginia, Ac, to the serious consideration of their Ambassadors to England, Ac, 437 1652.