Document: Letter from the directors in Amsterdam to Director Stuyvesant

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Document ID

NYSA_A1810-78_V11_83

Description

Amsterdam. Letter. Directors to Stuyvesant; war; Parliament abolished in England; Cromwell establishes another form of government; regulations for land granting; comments on ordinances; Renselaerswyck; increase of cattle to be encouraged; disease among sheep in New Netherland; war between the Mohawks and Canada Indians; trading house 20 (Dutch) miles north of Fort Orange recommended; potashery; brick making; salt works; Nicasius Silla, first councillor; slave trade to New Netherland; Van Twiller; Van der Donck.

Document Date

1653-06-06

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-06-06

Document Type

Letter

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Letter

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Translation

For a complete translation see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1810/NYSA_A1810-78_V11_83.xml

Translations are created by Charles Gehring with assistance from the New Netherland Institute, Copyright to the translations is held by the Holland Society of New York. The translations are hosted online by the New York State Archives.