The consequence thereof is, that he presented himself in the year 1650, at an Assembly of the Colonies, holden at Herfort, on the Fresh river, where in divers conferences and negotiations it was so far mutually arranged and agreed upon, that from that hour forward neither should encroach on the other, and this Treaty should be consdered a Provisional Boundary, subject to the approbation of their respective principals, as is to be seen by the despatch of Petrus Stuyvesant, Director of New Netherland, dated 26"" November, 1650. Although we herein find ourselves considerably aggrieved, for the reasons above set forth, whereunto we might with great

The above paper seems to have been drawn up by Director Stuyvesant, in 1649, and sent then by him to Holland, as is inferred from the conclusion of his letter to the States General, Supra, p. 324. -- En.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: VII. 547 justice adhere especially in case hostilities were commenced here in Christendom against the English, as the English Nation in that country make such demonstrations as if they meant to surprise our lands there by force, having already not only forbidden all trade, correspondence and transport of provisions to our colonies, but also endeavored by evil practices to seduce the inhabitants (mostly English by birth) of divers villages under obedience and sworn fidelity to their High Mightinesses and the Company, to throw off these obligations as being of no force, and that on a false supposition and unfounded calumny; yet, in the hope that a desirable peace might be concluded between this State and the present government of England, said Directors are of opinion that 'tis highly necessary that the ambassadors gone to England, be instructed to commend this boundary to government of England, so that the same may be the actual confirmed agreeably to the Description aforesaid.