Cornells van Werckhoven, late Councillor in the Common Council and ancient Schepen of Utrecht, deceased, who at that time obtained his Colonie only from this Chamber; besides 'tis still the practice that the respective Chambers, each in their particular, but for the common interest, may grant Colonies in places generally at the disposal of the respective Chambers, as fully appears by the granting of the Colonie at Tobago last year, by the Zealand Chamber to Mess" Lampsoens, which obtained your High Mightinesses' approbation without the least objection. Wherefore we shall most humbly request your High Mightinesses to accommodate Chamber with the approval of the aforesaid Colonies also, for the this

postponement thereof can only enure to the greatest inconvenience of the Company and of the inhabitants of New Netherland, who with heart and soul are longing for such and similar augmentation and increase of people for their relief. Wherewith

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628 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. High and Mighty Lords, we shall pray God Almighty for the continual welfare of your High Mightinesses' prosperous government and remain Your High Mightinesses' humble servants, The Directors of the West India Company Chamber at Amsterdam. Amsterdam, the 7 August, (Signed) Isaack van Beeck. | '^ '

Received lO"- August, J Paulus Timmerman. The address was as follows High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netlierlands at the Hague.

Resolution of the States General on the preceding Letter.

[From Ihe Register of West India Affairs, 1652 -- 1663, io the Eoyal Archives at the Hague.]