These persons are thoroughly conversant with the situation of the country. I hope your High Mightinesses will be pleased thereby and extend to them a favorable audience, and give them despatch as soon as your High Mightinesses' more weighty affairs will permit, as the people will be very anxious. God preserve your High Mightinesses in continued health and prosperous government. Your High Mightinesses' At the Manhatans Most obedient humble servant, in New Netherland, (Signed) Lubberthus van Dincklaghe, the 12"" August, 1649. Vice-Director of New Netherland. Received IS"" October, 1649. (Addressed) To the High and Mighty Lords, States General of the United Netherlands, &c., in The Hague.
Resolution of the States General on the preceding Papers.
[ From the Register of West India Affairs, 1633--1651, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]
Wednesday, 13"" October, 1649. Folio 498. Received a letter from the Commonalty, in New Netherland, written in New New Netherland. Amsterdam, on the Island of Manhatans, the 26"" July last, setting forth, in substance, that they had concluded to depute hither, of their number, Adriaen van der Donck, Jacob van Couwenhoven and Jan Everts Bout, for the purpose of representing to their High Lnbberias van Mightinesses the state and condition of affairs. Received, also, a letter from Dinckiage. Lubbcrtus Van Dincklage, Vice-Director in New Netherland, written at the Manhatans the IS"- August, ultimo. Likewise, read a petition of the aforesaid three deputed persons, wherein they pray their High Mightinesses to be pleased to appoint some gentlemen from their midst in order that they may furnish some further information respecting the condition and state of the aforesaid affairs in the abovenamed New Netherland. Whereupon deliberation being had, it is resolved and concluded, that the aforesaid letter and petition be