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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 258

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] objects, and not complain when the Directors requested a collection towards the erection of a Church and school. What complaints would there be, were the Director to demand a collection for an asylum for aged people an…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 258 (part 2)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Jacob van Couwenhoven having, when a lad, accompanied his father to that country, was taken by Wouter van Twiller into the Company's service as an assistant, and becoming afterwards a tobacco planter, the Company helpe…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 258 (part 3)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Homs, who intended at the time to rob us of the South river of New Netherland, including fort Nassouw, and ran away from his master there; arriving at the Manhatans, he hired himself as farm-servant to Jacob van Curler…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 258 (part 4)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Jan Evertsen Bout, formerly in the Company's service, went over the last time in the year 1634, in the ship the Eendracht, in the employment of Hon*"'^ Michiel Pauw; resided at Pavonia until the year 16-13, and prosper…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 259

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Mctract of Observations on the West India Company's Affairs. [ From the MS. In the Eoyal ArchireB at the Hague; Loketkaa of the Stalea General; Rubric Went Indiache CompagnU, No. 80; Brazilian part of the Bundle, jf.] …

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 259 (part 2)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Aertsbergen and the other their High Mightinesses' deputies for the West India affairs, in order to examine the same and to make use of its information and advice. Resolution of the States General on the Reco7'ds of th…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 259 (part 3)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] their High Mightinesses' resolution of the 9"" August, of said year, to answer and enter his reply thereunto, within the space of eight days after the receipt and service hereof; and meanwhile to remain here at the Hag…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 259 (part 4)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] States General to the Chamber of the West India Company at Amsterdam. [From the Register of Vitgegan-e Brieven of the States General, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ] The States, etc. Folio 65. Honorable, &c. We h…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 259 (part 5)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] > ■ has returned to New Netherland, and that Secretary Cornells van fienhoven is on his way hither, and that they are not aware but he will afford their High crrn™* New Ne"h-Mightincsscs information on all points. Wher…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 259 (part 6)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] [From Register of Uitgegane Brieemaf the States General, In the Royal Archives at the Hague.] The States, etc. Folio 113. Honorable, &c.. Whereas we are certainly informed that Secretary Cornelis van Thienhoven is inte…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 260

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] i<Ieration, 438 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Memorial of Adriaen van der Donck. [ From ihe MS. In the Boyal Archives at the Hague; Loketkas of the Slates General; Division, West IndtMcIie Oompaffiti^ No. 86. ] To the…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 261

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] suddenly and unexpectedly dismissed by Director Stuyvesant, and again received back, according to his humor. Vice Director Lubbert van Dlncklage has in the presence and before the eyes of Director Stuyvesant been forci…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 261 (part 2)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] And Secretary Tienhoven, who was accused and proved before your High Mightinesses, to have been the chief cause of the cruel, injurious, unnecessary and even provoked \^geoffecleerde'] war with the natives of New Nethe…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 261 (part 3)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Your High Mightinesses will clearly see from all this and from the annexed petition of the people to you, High and Mighty, and from the protest of the Vice Director and Fiscal who, with the Select men constituted in th…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 262

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Swedes. Therefore nothing is more necessary than a good Redress, which we have zealously and industriously solicited and importuned now for more than two years on behalf of the people. 440 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 262 (part 2)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] And as no demand was made by the aforesaid on your High Mightinesses for money, as in the case of the redress of Brazil, but merely an order of government and maintenance against violent infraction of privileges grante…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 263

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] persons, government and the preservation of this country. Remaining High and Mighty Your faithful, obedient and humble servants, (Signed) Augustin Herman. Jacob van Kouwenhoven. Oloff Stevens. Machiel Janss. In the Ass…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 263 (part 2)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] this day, any letter relating to public affairs either from the Company, from their High

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 264

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] named La Montague, on like footing, who is indebted to the Company fully ten thousand guilders; and now, again, adjoins as Councillor and Commissary one Carel Verbruggen, also an Englishman, all without our knowledge a…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 264 (part 2)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] [ From Iho EegiBler of West India Affairs, 1652 — 1663, ia the Eoyal ArchiTes at the Hague. ] Saturday, lO"-February, 1652. A. van der Donck. Thc petition of Adriacu van der Donck, deputed by the people of New Netherla…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 265

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] of New Nelherland, and found the following points of consideration to result from them. The States General of the United Nether-lands having looked through, examined and weighed the annexed points, have, after previous…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 265 (part 2)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] States that Director Stuyvesant hath agreed The Petitioner shall have to make a draft on a boundary with the English, subject to of the old boundary line of New Netherland, your High Mightinesses' approbation, by which…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 266

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] The delegate requests that he may be discharged, in order to his return to New Netherland with the aforesaid provisional order of government. When final disposition shall be made of the 5"" article, due regard shall be…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 266 (part 2)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Further., whatever you have done there for the public interests, I, for my part, do especially approve; hope also 'twill terminate well, although the opposite party jeer at it, saying, when they do anything — Go, and c…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 267

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Hon*"'^ Directors of the Amsterdam Chamber, dated the S"" Septemb'' 1650. I have already addressed two letters to your Honors, but have not received any answer to them. At present, I write only this: — Here the law is …

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 268

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] was pleased on the S"* of April last, with a view to insult and affront the Select men, to cause the benches in their pew in the Church to be torn up, and to take possession of it himself. About this time the Fiscal re…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 268 (part 2)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Among other things, some individual Directors of Amsterdam have written by Vastrick to the Director General that they will uphold him with all their might and means; that they shall be dismissed before him; that the Bu…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 268 (part 3)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] I embrace the opportunity afforded by the departure of the ketch called the Voorlooper, for the Caribbean Islands, to advise you, by way of Barbadoes, that we have not as yet received the HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : VI. 447 Re…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 268 (part 4)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Jacob van Couwenhoven and Jan Evertsen Bout, the two delegates sent commissioned by our Board to your High Mightinesses last year, 1649, in consequence of the imperious necessity of the poor suffering people of this co…

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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 268 (part 5)

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

[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Your High Mightinesses' letter being handed by our delegated associates to Director General Stuyvesant and Council, on the said 28"" June, they have in consequence of the non-arrival of the Redress, been pleased to dis…

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