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The director general and councilors of New Netherland have taken very seriously^[i], on the one hand, the letter of the magistrates of the court of Fort Orange and the village^[ii] [several lines lost] order [      ] on the other hand [  burgomasters ] and schepenen of this city [      ] the honorable lord director general remain here. The reasons being considered and discussed from both sides, the director general and councilors unanimously decide that the departure of the lord general to Fort Orange is necessary; and that as far as the director general and councilors can ascertain and foresee, it can happen without any particular danger to the community here. With regard to any newly feared troubles with the wilden, the more so, because neither by reports from the wilden themselves, nor by any known gathering of the same can be heard, much less known that they would intend any new disturbances, but rather the contrary, deduced from their requests and proposals. On the other side, according to the remonstration and petitions of the commissioners of the aforesaid Fort Orange and the village of Beverwijck for the lord general’s presence for three or four days is urgently needed; both with regard to the Company’s service and peace and security of its subjects there; therefore the director general and councilors unanimously consider it good and necessary [      ] the speedy departure [several lines lost] Thus done [      ] New Netherland the [      ] (was signed)

P. Stuyvesant, d’Sille, and La Montagne.

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Translation: Gehring, C., & Venema, J. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 8, Council Minutes, 1656-1658 Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press: 2018.A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.