We shall expect with great confidence to receive next year from your High Mightinesses, the effect of our tendered duties, as our service for the Commonalty expires according to our commission and instruction on next New year's day, and the Director, not obeying your High Mightinesses' order, gives out that he will not act on our nomination of other Select men to be elected in place of the six who retire, so that we can, or would, not dare to attempt to meet as a Board and continue in the transaction of the public affairs of this country any longer. We have thus represented the matter to your High Mightinesses clearly and distinctly, in conformity with the strictest truth, through dread that we may be harassed, as others have been heretofore with suits at law, where no cause of action lies and with counting half errors for whole ones. After wishing luck and happiness on the New year, we shall herewith commend to God's protection your High Mightinesses' persons, government and the preservation of this country. Remaining High and Mighty Your faithful, obedient and humble servants, (Signed) Augustin Herman. Jacob van Kouwenhoven. Oloff Stevens. Machiel Janss. In the Assembly of the Select men, Thomas Hall. New Amsterdam, Manliatans, Jan Everts Bout. New Netherland, 22'' December, 1650. Elbert Elberts. And by order of said Selectmen, D. V. Schelleuyne, Scribe, 1G50.

Declaration respecting Director Sluyvesant's Conduct. • Before me, Derek van Schelluyne, created and admitted, by the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands a Notary Public, and residing in New Amsterdam, Manhattans, in New Netherland, appeared this day, the xix. December, XVP and fifty. The Hon'''* Mess" Lubbertus van Dincklage, Vice-Director, and Henricus van Dyck, Advocate-Fiscal of New Netherland, declaring, in form of complaint, that Director Petrus Stuyvesant said, in substance, on the fourth of July last, in full court, that the Directors of the General Incorporated West India Company had notified him not to communicate to us any general letter either of their Honors, of their High Mightinesses the Lords States General, his Highness or others relating to the affairs of this country.