[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] In th<3 early part of the ITtli century, we find the Dukes of Courland engaged in the military service of the United Nether-lands. The Ducal troops are said to have rendered great assis-tance in the reduction of the towns of Karverden and Minden. The Dukes of Cour-land appear to have been represented in 1610 by the Right Hon. Steven van Cort-landt, then residing at Cortlandt, in South Holland, father of the above mentioned OlofF Stevensen van Cort-landt. Like his illustrious ancestors, Oloff Ste--:-■ vensen van Cortland chose the military profession. As early as 1639, we find him attached to the military service of the Dutch West India Company. He subsequently emigrated to this country, and was soon after his arrival at New Amsterdam, advanced to the civil department as commissary of cargoes, at a salary of 30 guilders. Of this individual, the historian of New Netherland re-marks, " Oloff Stevensen, or Oloff Stevens van Cortlandt, as he subsequently signed his name, left the Company's service in 1648. On becoming a freeman he embarked in trade, built a brewery in New Amsterdam, and became wealthy. He was Colonel of the Burghery, or City train bands in 1619, in which year he was also appointed one of the nine men. He was one of the signers to the Remonstrance transmitted to Holland against the administration of Director Kieft, and the high-handed measures of Director Stuy-Ducal Arms of Couriand. • Schiutzler, La Russia, 585. To face pagu 51, vol.