With humble reverence we pray your High Mightinesses to be pleased to grant them a favorable audience, and we are and remain your High Mightinesses' faithful subjects. We have, in addition, presumed to send your High Mightinesses a specimen of this country's products, crops and forage most humbly praying that, according to our straitened circumstances, itmay be graciously accepted, which we pray God also to grant, to whose keeping we ever commend your High Mightinesses' persons, deliberations and undertakings. Amen.

In the name, and on the behalf, of the Commonalty of New Netherland, Done the 26"" July 1649 in New Amsterdam, on the Island Manhattans in New Netherland. (Signed) Augustin Herman. Arnoldus van Hardenberch. Oloff Stevenss. Machyel Janssen. Thomas Hall. Elbert Elbertsen. Govert Loockermans. Received 13 October, 1649. Hendrick Hendrickse Kip.

(Addressed as follows :) To the Great, Powerful, High & Mighty Lords The Lords States General of The United Netherlands residing at the Hague.

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HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : IV. 259

Petition of the Delegates from New Netherland to the States General.

[ From the Original in the Eoj-al Archives at the Hague; Loketkm of the States General Rubric Wat Indieelie Cmipagnie, No. 30; 3d division ;

of the Bundle.]

[l. S.] To the High and Mighty Lords tlie States General of the United Netherlands.

The Delegates of the Commonalty in New Netherland most respectfully represent that they, the Petitioners, being obliged, agreeably to the annexed request, to lay before your High Mightinesses the Sober Condition and poor circumstances of New Netherland aforesaid, which is clearly set before, and demonstrated to your High Mightinesses in said petition and more