Tuesday the 29"' September, 1654. Read at the Assembly, a certain Memoir of the committee of the Directors of Folio 120.

the West India Company representing the Assembly of the Nineteen, who have exhibited, besides, agreeably to their High Mightinesses' Resolution of the 17"" instant. Pertinent New Netherland Boundary. Information on the subject of the division of the Boundary •' ' in New Netherland, between the English and this State, along with a figurative Map illustrating the

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: VH. 557 same; which being considered, it is resolved and concluded that the said information and Map, with the other documents, be sent to Mess" their High Mightinesses' Ambassadors in England, for the purpose of promoting the aforesaid settlement of the Boundary in conformity thereto, pursuant to their High Mightinesses' preceding Resolution.^

States General to the Ambassadors in England. [ From the Uegiater of lltgegane Bi-ieven of Iho Stales General, in the Eoyal ArcWves at the Hague. ]

To Messrs. their High Mightinesses' Extraordinary Ambassadors in England. The States, etc. Folio 2S7. Honorable, etc. We send you herewith the accompanying papers, respecting the Boundaries between the English and this State, in New Netherland, together with a figurative Map relating thereunto, with request that you will promote the settlement of the Boundary aforesaid agreeably thereto, pursuant to the preceding Resolutions, whereon relying, etc. Done SO"" September, 1654.

Amlassadors Beverningh and Nievpoort to tTie States General.. [From the Verbaelvan Beverninffk, Gil. } No. 147. High and Mighty Lords

My Lords. We have, in our last, advised your High Mightinesses that we presented on the 29"" of September, a Memoir, requesting that some commissioners may be assigned us to concert together a Marine Treaty, and can assure you hereby, that we not only have fully prepared ourselves since on this matter by an examination of what has been heretofore done, and by drawing up some articles extracted therefrom, but that we have daily, without intermission, both by our Secretary and by letters to Mr.