He was one of the founders of New Haven in 16X8, and was annually elected Governor till his death, Jan. 7, 1657, aged 66. AUtn. ' Edward Hopkins, Governor of Connecticut, and a benefactor of Harvard College, was an eminent merchant in London, and arrived at Boston in the summer of 1637 and soon removed to Connecticut. He was chosen a magistrate in 1639, and Governor of Connecticut every other year from 1640 to 1654. He afterwards went to England, where he was chosen warden of the English fleet, commissioner of tlie Admiralty and a member of Parliament He died in London in March, 1667, aged 67. AUm.--Eo.

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or the skippers are afraid of confiscation, and tiierefore do not resort to New Netherland, for nobody can resort there without a permit. Whoever is provided with that, and does not violate his contract and has duly entered his goods, need not be afraid of confiscations ; but all smugglers and persons sailing under double commissions may well dread them. All those who were indebted to the Company were notified to pay up the debts left uncollected by the late Willem Kieft, and as some could, and others could not pay, no one was constrained to liquidate their account but this debt, amounting to about fl.30,000, ;

rendered many who were disinclined to pay, insolent and illdisposed, especially as the Company had, now, nothing to sell in that country on credit, and it appeared that some endeavored to pay, Brazil fashion. The petitioners requested that the Commonalty should not be oppressed. This has never been done but they would gladly see the Company ;