Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 280 (part 2)
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] [ Prom (he Register of Uitgegane Brieven of the States Geoeral, id the Koyal Arcblres at the Hague. ] To the Director and Regents of New Netherland. The States, etc. roiioTo. Honorable, etc. The representation and request to us of Engeltje Wouters, Engtiije Wouters. wiiiovv of the liite Hans Wouters, draper and burgeress at Amsterdam, your Honors will understand from tlie annexed petition, which we have resolved to transmit to you, and to charge and command you to let the petitioner receive good, quick, pron)pt and full justice and dispatch in the matter which she hath outstanding on and against Eva Lucas, late shopkeeper at Bruckel, and actually resident in New Netherland, which shall confer on her particular expedition, and on us pleasure, and therein fail not. Done 15''' March, 1652. Chamber at Groningen to the States General. [ From the f >rijfinal in the Royal Archives at Iho Hague; Loketkaa of the Stales Geoeral; Division, West IndUcht Ccmpagnie, No. 86. ] High and Mighty Lords. Your High Mightinesses were pleased to send us, with a despatch of the 16 February last, copy of the Provisional Order of government in New Netherland, with a view to receive our opinions tiiereupon.