Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 361 (part 2)
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Nevertheless, the chief and principal men of that nation give out and declare to be well satisfied with, and inclined to remain within the limits of the aforesaid Provisional Boundary, in case Director Stuyvesant could obtain your High Mightinesses' approbation thereof, or else a general authorization. Therefore, the aforesaid Directors have deemed it necessary to apply again to your High Mightinesses and humbly to request you to be pleased to cause to be issued and handed to the Company, the aforesaid Acte of approbation, and authorization, that they may use either the one or the other, as circumstances may direct and the public service may demand. Which doing, etc. Delivered in the name and on the behalf of the Directors aforesaid, the 22'"' February, 1656.