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.]

Thursday, the lO*'' August, 1656. roiio22o. Received a letter from the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Population of Colo- Amsterdam, requesting approval of the contract concluded by them with the Burgomasters there, for the peopling of some Colonies in New Netherland ;

New Netheriand. which being Considered, it is resolved and concluded, that the Assembly of the Nineteen met at Amsterdam, be again written to, that they without delay, yea, at present within 8 days after the receipt of the letter, shall communicate to their High Mightinesses their information and advice on the Petition of said Directors respecting the subject aforesaid, transmitted some days since to them. The aforesaid letter shall, without prejudice, be placed in the hands of Mess" Van der Capelle to Ryssel, and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs of the said West India Company, for inspection, examination and report.

States General to the Assembly of the XIX. [ From the Register of Vitgegane Brieven of the States General, in the Eojal Archives at the Hague. ]