Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 237
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] cluded that your High Mightinesses do, with the advice and communication of the Directors now summoned from all the Chambers of the West India Company, the major part of whom are in attendance, permit the New The Directors have never done anything in administration and management except in presence of their High Miglitinesses' deputies to the Assembly of the XIX. The Commissioners of New Netherland have no knowledge that such Boundary proposals have been made; but it can be proved by all the letters written by this Chamber to Director Stuivesant that the boundary is therein particularly recommended; provided it be approved by their High Mightinesses. The Directors will not believe that their High Mightinesses will repudiate the adminis-tration of this Chamber, as it was accorded to them by the Assembly of the XIX. in the presence of their High Mightinesses' Deputies. These mischiefs have occurred without our knowledge and order; and when we had advices of them we called the late Director Kieft home to defend himself. These people are themselves the cause of their delay, as they did not apply to the proper quarter nor deliver their credentials before, and until they had sojourned a long time at the Hague. HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: V. 395 Netherland Delegates to return this season, to The Directors understand that these people