The Records of New Amsterdam from 1653 to 1674 Anno Domini (Volume 2) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: On which conditions the nomination is from now henceforward conferred on the Burgomasters and Schepens conjointly. Done in our Assembly held in Fort Amsterdam in N. Netherland, the 18 January 1656. Was Subscribed, P. Stuyvesant. Under Stood: ?By Order of the Right Honb!e The Direct! General and Supreme Council of N. Netherland, Signed Corns V. Ruyven, Secretary. Honourable, Beloved, Faithful ! This serves as accompaniment to the enclosed Placards which are sent to your Honors, that they may, pursuant to ancient usage, be published by your Honors, which expecting we shall commend your Honors unto God's protection and Remain, Your Honors' Affectionate friends, The Director General and Council of New Netherland. Signed, P. Stuyvesant Understood? By order of the same, C. v. Ruyven, Sec. Done, Fortress Amsterd? in N. N. this 19 Jan'y 1656. The Superscription was: ?Honorable, Beloved, Faithful, the Schoutr Burgomasters and Schepens of the City of Amsterdam, in N. Netherl1? Whereas Sorrowful Experience has made manifest, from time to- time, that in consequence of the dwelling of the outside people apart, (in direct opposition to the order and good intent of the Honbic Company and their Supreme government here) as well on the flat lands as on various Hooks and places, many and divers murders of men, slaying and destruction of cattle and burning of houses have been committed, both now and again, by the Indians, natives of this country, which might, for the most part, be prevented and avoided, with God's help, if the good inhabitants of this Province had settled themselves together in the form of towns, villages, and hamlets, in imitation of our neighbours of New England, who, in consequence of their combination and dwelling together have never been subject ...