Whereupon awaiting your High Mightinesses' order, we shall here terminate, and pray God Almighty for lasting prosperity of your High Mightinesses' happy government; remaining High and Mighty Lords, Your High Mightinesses' humble servants, The Directors of the West India Company at Amsterdam. Amsterdam, the 27 May, 1652. (Signed) Isaack van Beeck. Received 28 May. Ferdinand Schulenborch.

Resolution of the States General on the preceding Letter.

[From the Eegister of West India Affairs, 1652 -- 1663, in the Eoyal Archirea at the Hague.]

Tuesday, 2S"' May, 1652. Folio 28. Received a letter from the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber of Amsterdam, dated 27''' instant, praying in substance to be heard betimes whenever the subject stuyye- Director °^ '^'''" Stuy vesant in New Netherland shall be examined by their Higii Mightinesses' "°'' Deputies for the affairs of the West India Company; which being considered, it is resolved and concluded, that the aforesaid letter shall be placed in the hands of the said Lords, their High INIightinesses in order to pay due attention thereto in the examination and investigation of the matters aforesaid, and to notify the said Directors of the time the investigation shall take place, to hear them on the whole and report thereupon as soon as possible.

480 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

liesohition of the States General on the death of Samvel Blommaert. [ From Ihu Kigisler •f West India Affairs, 16S2 -- 1663, In the Royal Archlrea at tbe Hague. ]

Tliursdiiy, 20 June, 16-52. r..iio24. Received a letter, written at Amsterdam the IS"" instant by Abraham de Deckere, ""°"'°' dewa^J. " junior, filling the ortice at present of Accouiitaiit fJeiieral of the West India Company in the place of Samuel Blommaert recently deceased, and two accounts therewith etc.