Being dissatisfied, they threatened Jan Snediger to burn his bouwerie, who, complaining thereof to the Director, the latter, with his good friends, arranged on the 2'"' of June last, with the Indians, respecting the payment for the land. The Director was to pay, but nothing has been done in the matter, so that the man continues in danger, and the village does not prosper; the Director will not pay, neither will he suffer others to pay for the land.

6.

The Director and Council aforesaid, shall use dispatch in the repairs of Fort Amsterdam, for which purpose 'tis considered best and least expensive to the Company, to build the same of good clay, earth and firm sods, and to encourage the soldiers to that work by some presents, and bind them to keep it in continual repair. And whereas it is of the highest importance to the Colonists to possess a good and safe retreat in case of necessity (which God prevent), they should be induced to aid in the work for this once, and the Director is commanded to attend closely for the future to the ordinary repairs thereof.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : VL 499 In the year 164:5, the Director, independent of the Deputy and me, requested the Select men to lend a hand to finish the fort, who gave for answer, that they understood nothing ahout it, but maintained tiiat, as the people pay the duties, tiie wine and heer excise and the toil at the mill, the fort could be easily finished with that money. Wherefore the Director became much irritated against them. For this and other reasons, and because the Director acted like a Sovereign, and would not recognize us in our quality as he ought, the Delegates from the Commonalty went to Holland ; after which, in the year 1651, the Director, also unknown to us, after he had, contrary to your High Mightinesses' letters, dismissed the Board of Select men, and installed others according to his whim and caprice, had the outside of the fort faced with flat sodsby the Company's Negroes.