Report of Captain Cornelis Hendricxz" of Munnickendam to the High and Mighty Lords States General of the Free, United Netherland Provinces, made on the xviii"" August A" J 616., of the countries, bay and three rivers situate in the Latitude from 38 to 40 degrees, by him discovered and found for and to the behoof of his Owners and Directors of New Netherland, by name Gerrit Jacob Witsen Burgomaster at Amsterdam, Jonas Witsen, Lambrecht van Tweenhuyzen, Paulus Pelgrom and othersof their Company.

First, he hath discovered for his aforesaid Masters and Directors, certain lands, a bay and three rivers situate between 38 and 40 degrees.

14 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. And did there trade with the Inhabitants; said trade consisting of Sables, Furs, Robes and other skins. He hath found the said Country full of trees, to wit: -- Oaks, hickory and pines; which trees were, in some places, covered with vines. He hath seen, in the said country, Bucks and does, turkeys and partridges. He hath found the climate of the said Country very temperate, judging it to be as temperate as that of this country, Holland. He also traded for, and bought from the inhabitants, the Minquaes, three persons, being people belonging to this Company; which three persons were employed in the service of the Mohawks and Machicans; giving for them kettles, beads and merchandize.

Read August 19, 1G16.

Resolution of the States General on the ^'receding Meport.

[ From the Register of the Resolutiona of the States General, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]