Stuyvesant, for New Netherland, according to tlie annexed draft, whereunto, pursuant to your High Mightinesses' then order, Secretary Mus liath looked up the commissions issued iieretofore by your High Mightinesses. Therefore the above named Directors supplicate your High Mightinesses with all due reverence, to be pleased to cause to be issued the commission aforesaid, inasmuch as two ships lie in the Texel ready to sail at the moment your High Mightinesses' patent shall be sent on board for the above named Petrus Stuyvesant. Which doing, etc.

(Endorsed) Memorial on behalf of the West India Company. 24 July, 1646.

Resolution of the States General on the preceding Memorial.

[From the Eegister of West India affairs, 163S-- 1651, in the Uoyal Archives at the Hague.]

Tuesday, 24"' of July, 1646. Folio 207 A certain memorial, presented to their High Mightinesses by and on behalf of Stuivesant, the West India Company of this country, for a commission for Petrus Stuyvesande New Netherland. as Director of New Netherland, being read in the Assembly; it is, previous to proceeding further herein, resolved and concluded, that their High Mightinesses' resolution concerning New Netherland, adopted on the 13"" instant, and the other thereunto relating, shall be looked up and examined, in order to take further action according as it shall appertain.

West India Company to the States General.

[ From the Original in the F.oyal Archives at the Hague ; File, West Indie. ]

Noble, High and Mighty President. May it please your Honor to know, in regard to the application of the Directors of the West India Company for a commission for the Director of New Netherland, the retro acta have been lying, for the last 10 or 12 days, in the office of Your High Mightinesses' Secretary, pursuant to your High Mightinesses' order. We pray your High Mightinesses to cause the patent to be dispatched, inasmuch as 2 ships are waiting at the Texel only for that, in order to set sail.