RELATIVE TO THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK: PROCURED IN HOLLAND, ENGLAND AND FRANCE, BY JOHN ROMEYN BRODHEAD, ESQ., AGENT, UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO APPOINT AN AGENT TO PUBLISHED UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLISHING OF EDITED BY E. B. O'CALLAGHAN, M. D., LL. D. VOL. II. ALBANY: WEED, PARSONS AND COMPANY, PRINTERS. F 122 D66 1212 012 1858 Volumes III., IV., V., VI., VII. and IX. of this work were published under the direction of the Governor, SECRETARY OF STATE and COMPTROLLER of the State of New-York; and the publication has been completed under the authority of the REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY, in virtue of the Act of the Legislature to that effect, passed April 12, 1856. The Documents in Dutch and French were translated by E. B. O'CALLAGHAN, M. D., LL. D., who was employed for that purpose, and to superintend the publication generally. TRANSCRIPTS OF DOCUMENTS IN THE ROYAL ARCHIVES AT THE HAGUE; IN THE STAD-HUYS OF THE CITY OF AMSTERDAM, AND IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, ALBANY, NEW-YORK. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: VIII-XVI. 1657-1678. CONTENTS. PAGE January 4. Resolution of the States-General referring the foregoing memorial to a committee, &c.,.. January 15. Resolution authorizing a subsidy of 10,000 guilders for New Netherland,...... January 25. Resolution of the States-General upon the report of the abovenamed committee, &c., January 25. Letter of the States-General to Director Stuyvesant, thereupon, ..... 9. Resolution of the Common Council of Amsterdam that a Clergyman and 300 colonists be sent to its Colonie in New Netherland, and 36,000 guilders advanced,....... 12. Letter of the Common Council of Amsterdam to Director Stuyvesant on the matter of Gallardo,. 7. Letter of Vice-Director Alrichs to the Burgomasters of Amsterdam, 10. Letter of Evert Petersen, Schoolmaster at New Amstel, to the Commissioners of the Colonie on the 11. Resolution for a further subsidy of 20,000 guilders for that Colonie,..... 25. Letter of the Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Company to the States-General,. 20. Letter of Director Stuyvesant and the Council of New Netherland to the States-General in reply to September 6. Petition of Jan Gaillardo to the Director and Council of New Netherland,. April 10. Declaration of Jan Gaillardo before a Notary,...... September 6. Extract from the register of the Director and Council of New Netherland,. November 1. Declaration of Adriaen Janssen before Secretary Van Ruyven,.... Answer of Juan Gaillardo to the resolution of the Director and Council of New Netherland,. 31. Extracts from various papers respecting the Negroes, &c., claimed by Gaillardo, &c.,...... August 24. Extract from the register of the Director and Council of New Netherland, 29. Reply of Jan Gaillardo, &c., at New Amsterdam,...... September 4. Extract from the register of the Director, &c., of New Netherland, thereupon,. September 15. Rejoinder of Jan Gaillardo, &c.,...... Letter of Secretary Van Ruyven to the committee upon Gaillardo's case, &c.,................ 41 |