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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 115

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[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] And also to deliver over to the yacht Ncptmjnis, the like necessaries, according to list No. 3, amounting to fl. 3,999.4. The aforesaid Nepfuynis to be, in like manner, manned with 60 of the old forces. In the aforesaid first class ship and two yachts, ought to be laden the 2700 first quality hides, lying there; and thus return home after cruising together through the West Indies, as long as their provisions permit. The flyboat and the ship Swol, ought to take on board all the old iron, unnecessary ordinance and other useless stores, along with as many horses, and as much salt and dried codfish, as can be stored therein; with which the Director and the remainder of the old forces, being about 60 persons, should proceed to New Netherland, taking with him the stores, as per list No. 4, amounting to fl. 779.5. On arriving in New Netherland, the ship Swol, being old, ought to be sold,' together with the horses, the salt and old iron; the soldiers who are to be brought along, should be retained in garrison there; and the flyboat, with the guns from Curasao, the dried codfish and the New Netherland soldiers, sent home, with intelligence whether peace has been concluded with the Indians. If so, it will be necessary to send a fast sailing frigate or boat, to be dispatched from New Netherland with provisions to Curagao; to return thence with horses and salt, which can be sold in New Netherland, especially the horses, at a high price.