These Swedes, as the Remonstrance will show, are not lawfully in possession, but have merely purchased what they hold there, from some subjects of this State, who in our opinion could not alienate the supreme jurisdiction or sovereignty. Pro memoria.

The above extracts and copies, as far as the transcripts are concerned, are, upon collation, found punctually and substantially to agree with the respective originals. xxi" April, 1662. Hague. Quod affirmo. (Signed) M. Beeckman, Not. Pub. 1G52.

' Brewater. ' Hawthorne. ' Tliomas Prince. ' Browne. * Eaton. ' Stephen Goodyear. -- En.

462 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

States General to tlie West India Comjyany.

[From llie Eegisler of UUgeyant Britven of Ihe Ststes General, la the Eoyal Archives al Ihe Hagoe.]

To the respective Chambers of the West India Company. The States, etc. Foiio40. Herewith goes copy of the Provisional Order of government Honorable, etc. GnremmentinNew in New Netherland, which we have resolved to transmit to you and the other Chambers of the West India Company, requesting and commanding that you and they shall transmit immediately your opinions thereon without fail, it being considered that the matter demands dispatch. Done IG"" February, 1652.

Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Company to the States General.

[ From the Register of In{/ekomen Brieven of the States General, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]

High and Miglity Lords. We have duly received your High Mightinesses' despatch of the 16''' instant, with the annexed draft of the Provisional Order, respecting the government of New Netherland, and in compliance with your High Miglitinesses' command sent us therewith, we cannot omit observing, that we have already communicated our opinion in writing on the aforesaid draft, on the So"" May, 1650, and have conferred, at divers times since, with the Lords, your High Mightinesses' deputies, so that we concluded that your High Mightinesses had designed laying aside the unfounded complaints of the Delegates and ill-affected Committee of some malcontents in New Netherland, and we are at present surprised at a draft being now brought up, which for so long a time has been considered as disposed of Your High Mightinesses will please not to take any aciion in the premises until fully informed of the circumstances of the case, which information cannot be furnished by any of the other Chambers, as the management of that district is referred and given up specially to us.