In presence of us, the Committee of the Council, and was signed L. van Dincklage, La Montague. Beneath was: By order of the Honorable Council, and signed J. Hudde. Underneath was Agrees with the original, and : :

signed Cornells van Tienhoven, Secret^. :

After collation, this is found to agee with the original copy, being sewed at N° 23, in a>3ertain letter book from New Netherland, remaining in the office of the West India Company, beginning September, 1648, and ending with September, 1650.

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Appendix 3. Received 2S January, 1656. Secret.

Extract of a certain letter written from the South River of New Netherland, by Adriaen van Tienhoven to Mr. Petrus Stuyvesant, Director-General of New Netherland, dated Fort Bevers reede, 9"" November, 1648.

'Twere desirable that your Honor had once resolved to come here in person, to look once into the condition of this river, for the Indians' do here whatever they please. The house they erected at Fort Beversreede, is the greatest insult in the world ^at can be offered to the Director of the General Incorporated West India Company, it has been placed about 12 @^ 13 feet from our palisades, and thereby shut us out from the sight of the water or kill. Secondly, they have occupied all the land round about us, whereupon they have this year planted maize; so that we, at present, have not, adjoining the fort, as much land as will this year make a little garden; 'tis a shame for them to act thus. I trust, Sir, you will provide against it. Symon Root hath begun to build his house, but 'tis again thrown down under foot by violence and force, etc.