Monday, U"" April, 1G50. Folio 551. Messrs. van Aertsbergen and other, their High Mightinesses' deputies, for the affairs of the West India Company, have submitted and laid before the Assembly, a certain ProTisionai Order Written Provisional Order respecting the government, preservation and peopling '"'''"'**'""""'"'• of New N'etherland. Whereupon, deliberation being had, it is resolved and concluded, that the aforesaid Provisional Order shall be read to the Assembly on the day after to-morrow.

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Resolution of the States General auihorizing the sending of Arms and Ammunition, to New NetJierland. [ Prom the Eegisler of Weal India Affairs, 168S -- 1651, in the Royal Arcbires at Ihe Hague. ]

Monday, 11 April, 1650.

Folio 551. Heard the report of Messrs. van Aertsbergen and other their High Mightinesses deputies engaged in the affairs of the West India Company ; also read certain memorial r)eieK.itM from iiie presented by the Delegates from the people of New Netherland,'f purporting People of New Ne- „ f O in , , , , , , , . xx. . theriand. etlect that they have ready, agreeably to their High Mightinesses' order, one

Guns to be sent to hundred of the two hundred guns in question, with powder and lead in proportion; New Netherland. Requesting hereby that Jacob van Kouwenhoven, Captain of the Burghery in Netherland, be authorized to distribute the aforesaid guns there at a reasonable price, with the knowledge of the Director, Council and Select men, according as the government shall think proper. Whereupon deliberation being had, it is resolved and concluded hereby to permit and allow the aforesaid Jacob van Couwenhoven to distribute among the people in New Netherland, on the aforesaid conditions and modification, the abovementioned hundred guns with their accoutrements and appendages, and the petitioners shall be at liberty to send the remainder of the guns to New Netherland by another opportunity.