History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691)
And afterwards wente further upp into the river to trade, and there Jacob Jacobson Eikins, the factor of the said shippe (whoe was well knowne to the Dutch and also to the Indians) wente on shoare together with this deponente and some other of the said shippes companye, and landed diverse goodes to trucke with the Indians, and erected a tent for themselves to lodge in, and putt their goodes in, and after they had bine there in trade some fewe dayes, the Dutch came and pitched a tent there, likewise to hinder the trade of the Englishe. But yet notwithstandinge the Indians did soe well affecte the said Jacob Jacobson, that they did resorte unto him, and were more willinge to trade with him then with the Dutch which the Dutch perceavinge, there came about a dozen dutch men, with half pikes, ;
swords, musketts and pistolls, and forbade the factor, and the rest of the companye of the William, to trade there any longer; but commannded them to departe and pulled downe their tent. Whereuppon the said factor and the rest of the Englishe were inforced to give over their tradinge, and sente parte of their goodes abord theire shippe againe in theire shallopp. And the Dutch would not stayetill the returne of the said shallopp, but took de rest of the Englishe goodes out of their tent, and carryed them together with the said factor and this deponente abord their shippe in a boate, belonging to the Dutch. And afterwards the Dutch weighed the said shippes anchors, and broughte them abord her, and commannded the companye of the said shippe to departe the said river; and further hee cannott depose. To the thirth hee sayeth, that by the injuries and wronges, done by the Dutch as aforesaid, the voyage of the said shippe the William was overthrowne ; and accordinge as the companye of the said shippe, after they were putt from theire tradinge, did cast upp the remainder of the goodes abord her.