Letter of the West India Company to the States-General, in reply, (with) 563 December 30. Memoir on the English encroachments on New Netherland, 564 1641. October 10. Articles proposed to the West India Company by Rev. Hugh Peters, 663 October 10. Authority to Rev. Hugh Peters, signed by John Winthrop, Governor of Massachusetts, and John Haynes, Governor of Connecticut, 568 1655. January 2. Resolution of the States-General to send copies of the foregoing documents to Mr. Nieupoort, their Ambassador at London, Ac 568 January 2. Letter of the States-General to Ambassador Nieupoort thereupon 669 1654. December 28. Letter of the Zealand Chamber of the West India Company to the States-General 569 1655. January 4. Resolution of the States-General thereupon 570 January 14. Resolution of the States-General, referring a memorial presented on behalf of Van de Capelle, to a committee, &o. 67 April 3. Resolution of the States-General upon a further memorial of Van de Capelle 571 April 24. Resolution of the States-General to write to Stnyvesant, in favor of Charles Gabry, merchant of Amsterdam 571 April 24. Letter of the States-General to Director Stuyvesant thereupon, 572 May 1. Tariff of 1655 672 May 20. Letter of the Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Company to the States-General, respecting the boundary question in New Netherland, <Src 673 May 24. Resolution of the States-General thereupon, to write to Ambassador Nieupoort, at London, &c 574 May 24. Letter of the States-General to Ambassador Nieupoort thereupon, 674

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1656. Paoe- May 29. Letter of the Amsterdam Cliamber of the West India Company to the States-General, about the boundary question in New Nelherlaiid 574 May 31. Resolution of the States-General thereupon, to write to Ambassador Xieupoort, 575 May 31. Letter of the States-General to Ambassador Nieupoort thereupon 575 July 10. Resolution of the States-General, upon the memorial of the Spanish Ambassador asking for the arrest of a piratical vessel in the harbor of New Netherland, &e 676 July 28.