In like manner, did we, Peter Cornelissen and Reynier Dominicus, about the middle of April, on the showing of the abovenamed Commissary, make preparation to build on the abovementioned Island Harommuny, west of the Swede's plantation, and laid-^ljpe grotind timbers and set up the ties, which are destroyed yea, all the entire work was cift up into ;

fire-wood. In the same way, we Sander Leendertsen also had land granted to us by express command and order of the Director-General Peter Stuyvesant oti the aforesaid Island of Aharbmmuny, with Abraham Staets and Gerrit Hendricksen the land was measured by the said Commissary ;

on the 22°"* May, to which I Sander Leendertsen have brought my clapboards ; but the building was forcibly prevented about the 24"' May, by the Swedish Governor's Deputies, Hendrick Huygen and Jan Papegay, fully armed. For wlffeh force and hindrance of our necessary business, resorted to by the Swedes, do we, Ijoth inhabitants and sloop traders, hereby complain to your Honor and demand due reparation for tiie same, and each for his suffered damages done him. In like manner, we also complain to your Honor, for inasmucl> as we, the aforesaid Symon Root and Cornelia Mourisen, have been refused payment by the Swedish subjects, on the ground that, being subjects, they need not to pay us. In like manner, we also declare that the Swedish subjects have stated to us, that they have been forbidden by their Governor, John Prints, to trade in any way with us, which, also, was manifest on divers voyages. We, the undersigned do declare all what is above written to be true and truthful, and if necessary will confirm the