KcJTa^.'"^^'' ^^'rit of Appeal granted on judgments pronounced in New Netherland, requesting you within the space of 14 days after receipt hereof, to answer in writing what to you may seem fit touching the Writ of Appeal obtained by yoa on the 10"» of April last. Wherewith ending, &c. Done e"" August, 1653.

Mr. van der Capelle to tJie Stute-s General, with Draft of Besolution.

[ From the Original in the Eoyal Ar^hires at the Hague : File, West Indie. ]

Exhibit. 21 August, 1653. Yonkheer Henrick van der Cappellen tho Ryssel, ordinary Deputy to your High Mightinesses' Assembly, having communication of what the Deputies of Holland have submitted to your

536 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. High Mightinesses' Assembly on the 6"" of August, against the Writ of Appeal which he obtained on the 10"" of April from your High Mightinesses against Director Stuyvesant, being in your Higii Migiitinesses' oath, commission and instruction, desires with becoming respect to thank your High Mightinesses, for having communicated it by resolution and letter of the 6"" August aforesaid, in order that he may state what he has to say thereupon, before your High Mightinesses dispose thereof. But inasmuch as relation is had, in this resolution of the Lords of Holland dated the 4'"the opinion of the Advocates Polts and Stryen, of August, to whereupon the resolution is founded, and he requires to have a knowledge of the petition and reasons, whereon the Advocates have based their opinion ; he, Mr. van der Capelien doth therefore with dUe respect, pray your High Mightinesses to be pleased to intercede with the Lords of Holland, that the aforesaid opinion with the petition and whatever relates thereunto, may be communicated to him, in order tiiat he may act as is necessary in the premises and ;