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remonstrat all what is aforesaid, and how ill those odious pro-
ceedings wilbe taken by the High and Mighty Lords, States
Gennerall, the Lords Overseeers of the West Jndya Company,
and the High Esteemed Lords and Governors of the Citty of
Amsterdam, as they are taken now already soe by Vs, and to
request for what is past (in Reference to the Articles of Peace,
and in a Kind and Neighbourly Way the apprehension of
Certaine fugitiues, All this in Conformity to their Comission
These are onely to serue for their Address and Safe Conduct,
And Wee accordingly request that the foresaid our Commis-
sioners according to the Right of Nations may be Creditted and
belieued as our trusty Embassadors Which wee in like occa-
sions at all tymes shalbe willing to acknowledge, and remaine
in all other Observations Which Wee trust shalbe accepted in
all Cordialty
Honored Lords Your affectionat freinds
and Neighbors.
P Stuyvesant

Liber H. H.

Dated ffort Amsterdam
in New Netherland the
23th September 1659.

By Commannd of the Lords Overseeers
Generall and Lords Councellors of N: Neth-
erland.
C V Ruyven Secret^r

Superscribed as followeth.

Petrus Stuyvesant Jn the behalfe of the High and Mighty
Lords States Generall of the Vnited Provinces, the Noble
Lords Overseers of the authorized West India Company as
Director Generall of New Netherland Curacoe Buonayro Araba
and the appertenants of them with advice of the Lords of the
Councell. To all men that theese shall come to See or heare
Salut Wee make knowne that Wee haue quallified authorized
and haue given power, As wee doe quallifie authorize and giue
power by these presents to S^rs Augustine Heermans and
Resolveers Waldron as our trusty Embassadors to address them-
selues to the Honno^ble Josias ffendall Governor of Maryland,
and after the Delivery of the Coppy of this, and letter to his
Honnor in a freindly and Neighborly way to request the
Redelivery and restitution of such ffree People & servants as
for debts and other wayes haue benefted and as to Vs is given
to Vnderstand that for the most parte are resideing in his
honnors Government especially about a yeare since haue gone
out of this Colony of the High well Esteemed Lords Governors
of the Citty of Amsterdam which if yow doe, wee are ready to
assure yow that in maintaineing of good Justice and neighborly
duty to doe the same besids all those that may come Runa to

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