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Source	Passages	Words	Link
E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)	1005	189,431	Original →
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)	325	61,761	Original →
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)	236	43,115	Original →
E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)	153	26,639	Original →

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 278 (part 3)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Heretofore our Commissioners have submitted their particular suggestions on this matter to your High Mightinesses, to the effect for the most part substantially, that population and agriculture there may be encouraged …

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 279

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] the aforesaid despatch shall be placed in the hands of Mess" Capelle tho Ryssel and other their High Mightinesses' Deputies, to look over, examine, and to determine what has already been done and to report thereon. Cha…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 280

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Resolution of the States General on the preceding Letter. [ From the Register of 'West India Affairs, 1652 — 1663, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague. ] Wednesday, 13 March, 1652. Folio II. Received a letter from the D…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 280 (part 2)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] [ Prom (he Register of Uitgegane Brieven of the States Geoeral, id the Koyal Arcblres at the Hague. ] To the Director and Regents of New Netherland. The States, etc. roiioTo. Honorable, etc. The representation and requ…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 280 (part 3)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] We have been unwilling to be wanting therein, and answer: — Whereas the management of said NfW Netherland, with the places dependent thereon, has hitherto devolved on the Amsterdam Chamber, which consequently possesses…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 281

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Folio 17. Received a letter from the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber of i)irector. at oro-^tadt en Landen, written at Groningen, G"" March last, being in answer to their mngen. jjj^j^ Mightinesses' despatc…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 281 (part 2)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] behalf of John and Charles Gabry, merchants at Amsterdam, praying their High Mightinesses' favorable letters and recommendation to Petrus Stuyvesant, Director General in New Netherland, to lend a helping hand to the Pe…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 282

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Adriaen Tan der of the Colouie of Ncperhaem, called by him Cokendonck, situate in New Netherland, requesting that he may be granted Venia testandi ct disponendi, as heretofore granted unto Kiliaen van Renselaer in qual…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 282 (part 2)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Greeting : Be it known : That We, on the humble supplication of Adriaen van der Donck of Breda, Patroon of the Colonie Nepperhaem, by him called Colendonck, situate in New Netherland, within the limits of the General I…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 283

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] maintained and perfected, and be valid and of good effect forever; and that whomsoever the aforesaid Petitioner hath given the said manor or portion thereof, or assigned any rents or usufruct thereon to, shall use the …

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 283 (part 2)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Wherefore We do request and order those of the aforementioned General Incorporated West India Company to instruct and command the Governors or Commanders and Council, who now are, or shall hereafter be in New Netherlan…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 283 (part 3)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Director General in New Netherland, to repair hither on receipt of the despatch, in order to give their High Mightinesses circumstantial and pertinent information of the true and actual condition of the Country; also, …

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 284

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] April, 1652. States General to tlie Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Company. ( From the Register or ntgegam BrUven of the Stales General, In the Eojal ArchlTea at the Hagne. ] To the Chamber of the West India Compa…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 284 (part 2)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: VL 473 States General to Director Stmjvesant. [From the Eegislcr of Uitgegane Brieven of the SUtes General, in lh« Koyal Archivos at Iho Hague. ] To Petrus Stuyvesaut Director General, and to the Cou…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 284 (part 3)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] I From the Original in the Royal Archives at the Hague; Loketkai of the States General; Division, Wesi Indudie (bmpagnU, No. 36.] Memorial for the Lord van Seraertsbergen and other their High Mightinesses' Deputies for…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 284 (part 4)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] The Petitioner to this end, also, most humbly prays your High Miglitinesses to write to the Commonalty of New Netherland, that the settlement of the boundary, population and reduction of duties shall be taken into earl…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 284 (part 5)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] van Aersbergen and other their High Mightinesses' Deputies, praying, substantially, that as the ships lie ready to sail in Te.xel and he, tlie Petitioner hath embarked therein all his goods and also divers people, he m…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 284 (part 6)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Secondly, the Petitioner most humbly prays also, to this end, that their High Mightinesses may write to the Commonalty in New Netherland that the settlement of the boundary, the population and reduction of duties shall…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 285

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] be obtained, as if said instruction were inserted in the aforesaid written considerations after the abovementioned eleventh Article; whereunto their Excellencies are hereby empowered and authorized. Resolution of the S…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 285 (part 2)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Adriaen van der Donck, Delegate of tlie Commonalty in New Netherland, respectfully represents, that he, the Petitioner, has been for over two years and a half continuously in this country in quality of Delegate from th…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 285 (part 3)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] The Select men, their constituents, were, however, afterwards on a sudden, very unhandsomely dissolved by the Director, contrary to your High Mightinesses' order of the ll"" of April and contrary to their own right and…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 285 (part 4)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] He consequently resolved to speak to the Directors privately and also at the Assembly, under

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 286

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] they learned that the Petitioner's dismissal stuck here on reconsideration, and they became inclined to dispute with him — First. The Petitioner's commission and his constituents' legitimacy, which they at once wholly …

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 286 (part 2)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Moreover, that they, the Delegates from New Netherland, had very improperly applied to the States General; that people must come only to them — meaning thereby the Amsterdam Chamber — that their High Mightinesses had n…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 286 (part 3)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Nor could he obtain any permission to leave with his wife, mother, sister, brother, servants and other members of his family, notwithstanding every effort was made, and the Petitioner clearly and plainly showed that it…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 286 (part 4)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Wherefore the Petitioner wholly disheartened and cast down, as Delegate of the Commonalty of New Netherland and also as a native freeman of this country, whose mother's father by the capture of the city of Breda with t…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 286 (part 5)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Tliat your High Mightinesses would be pleased to declare at the same time whether the Petitioners, as Delegates and inhabitants of New Netherland, which is a conquest of the Company in general, as your Petitioners are …

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 286 (part 6)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Read at the Assembly the Petition of Adriaen van der Donck, Delegate of the Adriaen van der y-, ', Doncii. Commonalty in New Netherland, containing divers points. Which being considered, the Provinces have requested co…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 286 (part 7)

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Our Deputies who lately returned from the Hague, have communicated to us, among other matters, your High Mightinesses' resolution of the 16"" instant, wliereby it was resolved and concluded that the letter of recall wr…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 287

E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Received 28 May. Ferdinand Schulenborch. Resolution of the States General on the preceding Letter. [From the Eegister of West India Affairs, 1652 — 1663, in the Eoyal Archirea at the Hague.] Tuesday, 2S"' May, 1652. Fo…

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