Translation
Letter from William Beeckman to director Stuyvesant
Noble, Honorable Lord:
When I arrived in New Amstel today for the funeral of Mr. Willemsz, I found that Peter Lourens had not departed because of the extremely bad weather.
Furthermore, this will also serve to inform you that I have been forced to ask Mr. Huygen for commodities worth f300, beaver-value, because I had to receive and pay for the two cows and the pigs, which I had bought, as the cows become lean here and are stabled during the cold months.
Whereby I commend you to God's protection, remaining forever.
References
Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. 18-19, Delaware Papers: Dutch Period, 1648-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1981).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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