[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 country, arrived here again through God's mercy on the 28"" June, bringing with them an authentic copy of the report or Provisional Order, on the subject of the Redress, Preservation and Peopling of this Country, drawn up and submitted to your High Mightinesses, by your High Mightinesses' Committee, acting in the affairs of New Netherland. We confidently trust that nothing but the tedious and dangerous voyage has prevented our receipt to this time, of your High Mightinesses' approval thereof, for we have seen and found you. High and Mighty, to be our dear fathers, who have been pleased to take to heart the sorrowful condition and urgent necessity of this poor afflicted Commonalty. We are unable to evince or to proffer sufficient thankfulness to the good God and you. High and Mighty; the love and affection shown to us, can amply supply this.