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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series contains administrative correspondence, in Dutch, of Petrus Stuyvesant during his seventeen year term as director-general
of the colony of New Netherland from 1647-1664. The bulk of the series consists of incoming letters from the directors in
Amsterdam and the governors of neighboring colonies. The correspondence addresses matters relating to the defense, commercial
interests, and prosperity of Dutch holdings in North America and the Caribbean.
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Dutch colonial administrative correspondence
Quantity:
2.3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1646-1664
Series Number:
A1810
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