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" Monday the 18th of October 1655.
" Whereas the chief of the Judans of Webkinkeshnky by name l'en nokeck, has ment yesterday the 19 october, with Captain Post, one of the prisonom, tourteen Dur h people, men, women and hildren, u the Honde Director-General as i token of his good heart and intention and wait chief requested, that the Honte Director General would ale w him kindheartednew to sending some powder and lead.
" The Director-General and Council finding the request of Pennekork of Importance and having considered the present situation of affairs, have received and concluded, to send him, as a reward and token of uffection two Indians, tuken prisoners by our people, although not of his nation, and to give him some powder and lend, hoping, by these Dienns to get the other Christians in a friendly manner and at the same time to inform him, that when all the Christian prisoners have been returned to us, he shall be rewarded courteously. Thus done in Council of the Honble Director-General und Council, date as above.
(signed) "P STUYVESANT, LAMONTAGNE, COR, VAN TIENHOVEN."
" MESSAGE OF THE INDIANS SENT WITH SIME PRISONERS AND ANSWER THERETO,
"2) October 10%.
" Some powder aud lead for 28 of our prisoners having been brought over to the Indians by Adriaen Post and I'mnes Jansen Ruyter, accompa- nied by Pieter Wolpherteen, pursuant to the resolution of the fifth Octo- ber, they return this day and bring the said 25 prisoners according to the promise made by the Indians ; and report, that the Sachen Pennekeck had dire tell them to tell the Homble Director-General, that Claes Jansen de Ruyter must return agun to-day and bring with him a quantity of goods, As powder, lead, duttris, guns, wampuin, etes to ransom the prison- er, who were still among them, 20 to 24 persons, eine he would go with them into the interior. It was resolved, to send the aforesaid persona over again and to ask how much they would take for the whale batch of prisoners ur for each single ono. Date as above."
"ANSWER OF THE INDIANS TO THE FOREGOING.
"26th October 1655.
"To-day, the 24th of October, Captain Adriaen Pust and Clases Jansen de Ruyter came over from Paulus Hook und reported, that they had bad a conference there with the chief of Achkinkrshaky and his people and other xivages of Mocbgeychkonk. They declared on their word of honor to the Council and related, that the said chief Ponnekeck had, in the name of the other savages, directed them to tell nad request the Honble Director-tienerul, that, if his Honor would be pleased to send him and bis peuple 75 pounds of powder and 40 bars of lead in three kegs, either as rausum or as present, they would immediately surrender the 28 pris- oner».
" The lonble Director-General And Council and the Burgumasters of this t'ity living heard the report of the aforesaid jr.Trond and having further seriously considered the inconvenience of the captured Chris- tians, whose imprisonment rather tis our hands, they have with com- mon advice and consent readved (however unwillingly). for the anke of the prisonerd' preservation and in the hope to recover them and the bulathe of the prisoners, to give to the suvuges the demanded lend and powder un ransom for the captives, as no other means can at present be dimevered to recover them, and the more no, as they are mattered here wad there ausong the Indians in the distant interior and to prove to them our sincere good-will, it is resolved to social them as a present 25 pounds of powder and 10 staves of lol over and above the runmon. Date as above : present were the Noble Director-General, the Hunble Lamontagne and the Hon k Fiscu! Tienhoven."
"PETITION OF MICHAEL JANSEN FOR A LOT IN THE CITY, ALL HIS PROPERTY HAVINO LATELY BEEN DESTROYED BY THE INTHIANS, GRANTED
" To the Noble, Worshipful Director-tonerui Petrus Stuyvesant and the Right Honora- De Council of Now Netherland.
"Shows with great humility und due respect Michiel Jansen, furnier and former resident bers, that during the last nuexpected estrome con- diet with the Indian nulives of this country ho wur bereft not only of ; a pig nor a chleken.
what he had curned here with God's blowing during a period of 17 year, but also of all, what he the jutitt ner, hud trong t to this country aud what had been sent to laden. All of which has be u cruelly burned or taken away by the afor wald Juliana, so that he, the petite nor, has now n wean in the world, to live on with his wife and as chutir us, but as he demir .s to gain a living, like the other inhabitants of this place, by doing som thing or ano her, wh refer ho frat needs beelden God's bien- ing your Hlouorable Worl im gaul faser, he, the partitioner therefore addremen himself Trajetfully to your Honorable W rhijn praying that in consideration of the almy stute I facto your It norable Worshipm will fever hin with a lot within the city i at to Alrah un the k 30 to 36 feet wide, whereas the man would In very uwell te hun, the petiti ner. for what he lotends to undertake for the malutenaue of his family . whwh doing ete shall r .main as over your Il norall W lp ' ut lient subjeet.
MICHDIL JAN EN
The furagoing petition was read at the meeting and after having put the question, the fall wing decision was made .
"The petitioner is granted a small let within this city, next to Abra- ham Marteren Clock, measuring in front and rear 20 to 27 feet and as long we the lot of the said Abris ('lock, provided that the portioner shall fence the afor said let on the side toward the strand in the same manner as the fencing has been begun on the city . KHIe Die at the meeting in Fort Amsterdam in N. Y. date as above."
Below stood .
"The above order was annulled for some reasons on the 1 th February 1656 and another lut granted to him."
"ORDER ON AN APPLICATION OF NH ROLAS VARLETH FOR LEAVE TO BE MOVE THE FRAME IL A HOUSE JUM II DIKEY TI AMSTERDAM ; D). NIED UN ACCOUNT OF THE INDIAS DIFFICULTIES.
"28 March (1650
" Before the Council appeared Nicholas Varleth and requested permits- sion to remove the frame of a house, stalling at Hoboken, which har Fad sold to Michiel Julien for 230 tl. And asked f . for's soldiers for defe lise or protection, which having been taken in consideration several dith- cultien presented themselves which might arise therefrom and which Werr suggested to him, among others that upon meeting with savages our men tulght come to words with them, and from the words to blow s, whereby the whole country and ull the savages would again get excited. the more an as the savages pretended, according to his own statement, that the said house barring the nails belonged to them, and that our time had not come yet, as the savages still held in captivity about 20 of our children ; further, thut an order from Holland regarding this matter was expected every day, and several other reasons, which, if they dil not satisfy hin, he is directed to make his application in writing. Date as above. "
"CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL. AND COUNCIL AND THE CHIEFS OF HACKENSACK AND IFANTASTRAW. AN ARMISTE F 18 GRANTED TO THE ESOPUS INDIANS.
443d June (1total}).
"Present in Council, the Right Hunc rable Director- lenerul, l'etrus Stuyvesant and Mr. Nicasius de sille
"At the meeting appeared
Urutamny, chief of HackinkPrack and
Corruppin, chief of Haverstron, with some other savages.
"I. The chief Oratamy says that dunuz the last rencontre at the Expun, for 5 days ago, when only the chief Prommis her was killed, about 20 Eaopus savages were together, who all wished to live In peace.
"2. He says that the Empor chief, wowarken mo, who was with them at Comoenepa and on Staten Island yesterday, was very sad ujuin hearing of the death of the aforeenid chief P'reunine ker, and that he suddenly de- parted therefrom, whereas he did not know now what to do or not to do, but he had left in haste in order to see whether he would quiet the ast- ages, and would come leu kin 10 or 1 days
"He stuten that the nfc resid chief Sonwac kenamo had told hite, and the chiefs here slut, that just but re he came here he had spoken with the wildiers that is the fight ng savage, wh camp by themselves, and had asked them what they desired , they had answered Wedo not want to fight any more, then he had an ken with the w men about what they thought best ; they had answered, that we may peacefully plant the land and live In jusare. Then ho hud gune to the unexperienced young men, who camp alone upon another price to ask them what they thought, and they had said to nauk" peace with the Dutch and that they would not kill
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HISTORY OF HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
"After the feng propositions had been answered to the effect that wo too were no lined to make peace, the chief Oratamy replied that he thought it strange then that mir people had only Intely nuale an expedi- tion against the savages and killed the chief Prenmerker. He was t. kl It was our way to do our best as long as we had no firm peace, whereupon he requested that there nught be an armistier on both sides during the n gotitions for peace. Wo answered him, that if he would g there himself, with our interpreter i'mes de Ruyter, or senel somebody in his naine, to hear whether the Lagus Indian- were minded as they said, we would send him and them in the Company's yacht And keep an armistice until the i return. He accepted immediately to do this, saying he would now se himself, whether the Exopus stages were well disposed. Done at Fort Amsterdam, in N Netherlands, on the day as above."
.. INDAN DEED FOR AN ISLAND IN HUDSON'S RIVER, OPPOSITE BETHLE- HEM, CALLEI LANG UR MAHIVANDER'S ISLAND.
.. Before me, Johannes La Montagne, appointed by the Hondle Director- General and Council of New- Netherland as Vice-Director and Commissary ot Fort Orange and the village of Beverwyck. three snvnges and a squaw appeared, tu wit : Macksapeen, nlias Macsack Nienianau, Sansewanon, Pameniseen, and the squaw Mipapoa, who are together owners of the island called Pachonabellick and declared ia presence of Appjen and Nita- morit, both Nu hems of the Malncanders, that they have sold, ceded and conveyed, as they herewith sell, cede and convey us real and actual prop- erty to und in behalf of Andries Herbertsen and Rutger Jacobsen, inhab- itant- of the village of Beverwy k, the aforesaid island l'achovahollick, sit- unte in this river, prosite Bethlehem and called Long or Malicander's I land by the Dutch, together with all the rights and privileges which they 1 9 8, in consuleration for a certain sum paul to them in goods which they, the sellers, acknowledge to have received to their satisfaction. This done in the village of Beverwyrk, in presence of Gerrit Baacker and J hanney Proovost, called is witnesses, this 8th day of February, Ao 1661.
"It was signed : This is the mark of MACBACK NIE-
MANOU, this is the mark of SANSEWANot, this is the mark
of PAMENSEEN, this is the mark of NIPAPOA, this +
. f AEYJEN, this 8: uf NITAMORIT, GERRIT BANCKER, JOHANNES PRO-
VOUST
"Agrees with the original.
-LA l'atent for the
" To my kn whelge
above was issued
on the lisb March, 1661
". LA MONTAGNE, Commissary "at Fort Orange."
" Nota : For the above irland the following was paid :
brugs, 2 gubs. 10 pounds of
10 c ats of duffel,
12 1hs, of juin der, tobacco."
30 lbs. Irad,
a 30 pounds kettle, 001 strings of wammen, " doen knives,
10 hatchets, Il cans of brandy,
à adzes,
1 half barrel of beer,
"ORDER ON A PETITI N OF WILLEM JANSEN. FRARYMAN BETWEEN BERGEN AND THE MANHATANS, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BATES OF FERRIAGE.
"Thurvlny, the 224 of December 1661.
" Present in Cont il his Honor the Director-tjeneral P'etrus Stuyvesant and the Honble Councillors Siasins de sille and .h han de Deckere,
" The petition of Willem JJansen was taken up and rend, which sub- sluntilly states, that the Sch out and Schopens of the village of Bergen hul given him a provisional permission to work a ferry between Bergen and the Island of Manbatans. le requests, that their Honors, the Di- ret rob neral and tounes will please to ratify it and to order, what he shall ask for ferriage.
" It is answered,
" The petitioner is referred back to the Schout and Committee of Schop- ens of the village of Bergen, who are her by authorized, to enter Into a provisional agreement concerning th . frrringe with the petitioner to the best advantage of the inhabitants of said village, and until further er- dom Date as abusy "
" PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF BERGEN FOR ADDITIONAL LAND.
" The 224 of December.
"The petition of Tirlman van Vleeck, Harmen Smeeman and Casper Steimits, proprietors of land in the village of Bergen, was taken up and read, in which they demonstrated, that their bouweries in the wid vil- lage cannot be larger than ) or 12 morgens and they request therefore, that a corner of land, situate back towards the woudland, abont , or 9 morgens, might be given and granted to them, so that with the help thereof they may make convenient bouwerics.
*. It is answered.
"As the statement of the petitioners is correct, the surveyor is author- ized tu survey the desired piece of land for the petitioners and to make a pertinent report to the Director-General and Council. Date as above."
"APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRALES FOR THE VILLAGE OF BERGEN.
" J6th October 1662, Monday.
Present in l'onneil their Honors, the Director-General Stuyvesant and Mr. Johan de Deckere.
" The nominations made and delivered by the Schout and Schepens of the village of Bergen were received with the request, that the Director- General and Coun '] will please to select from them the Schepens for the wid village for the coming year.
" The Director-General and Council have therefore selected and con- firmed as Schepens for the said village Engelbert Sternhuysen, Gerrit Gerritsen and d'asper Steinmets is continued as first Schepen. Done at l'ort Amsterdam, Date as above."
"PETITION OF THE MAGISTRATES OF BEWIEN, ASKING TO BE PROVIDED WITH A ALERGYMAN.
" To the Noble, Very Worshipful, his Honor, the Director-General und the Honorable Council of New-Netherland.
" Show with due reverence the Schepens of the village of Bergen, that having ofserved and considered the fatherly direction and care of your Homble Worships in erecting churches and school-houses, they request, that they may have n God fearing man and preacher, to be an example to nud teach the fear of God in the community of Bergen and its jurisdic- tion, The Schepens have found it advisable, each for himselt, to propose it, to learn what every man would be willing to pay yearly of his free will, affection and love for God's hely and blessed word, to have a good tencher, till such a time, when the Noble Lords-Directors of the Incor- porated West-India Company shall begin, according to the custom of the country, in levy tithes. After the Schepens had made these propositions, the below named persons have voluntarily declared, that they will give u yearly contribution : the sum to be paid by such voluntary offerings may be calculated at 417 guilders in wampum, but there are among these people some, who have expressed themselves willing to do more accord- ing to their abilities if God our Lord would bless them and increase their prosperity ; among the others, who stated no sim, there are some very willing, soute very dull, these, who are willing, are the majority and de- clare, that when a preacher comes, they tou would do their best record- ing to their circumstances, like the others. Whereas the petitioners do not know, whether the people of Haersimons' come under this jurisdic- tion ; therefore the petitioners cannot report, what they would do, but the schepeny find it advisable and very necessary, that the village be provided with a preacher and submit to the mature consideration and decision of your Honble Worships, that it might be notified to the Noble Lords-Directors, our Patroons, by the next ships. Your Honble Worships know, with what courage the village of Bergen has been established by the community and that the same has maintained itself at grent expense tu the inhalatanta, without any trouble to the Lords-Directors. The community is therefore of opinion, that their Noble Honors should take that into consideration and therefore assist the village of Bergen so much rendier according to their discretion and to send me over for the or two- yours at their expense ; during that time the land will with God's help have increased in value, so that then that which the good hearted com- munity will liberally give, can be taken for assistance. Awaiting your Ilunble Worships' decision hereon the petitioners reumin
'Your Noble, Honorable Worships' humble servants
" TIELMAN VAN NIECA
" MACHOHYEL JANZEN
"JERMAN SHEOMAN
" CASPER STEINHETS.
1 Aliasinius.
921
KIEFT SUPERSEDED BY STUYVESANT
" List of the voluntary contributore with the sum pranised by each.
12
Tielman van Neerk =
Jau ihi wa rjiunt
M chtelsch Jansen
AArent Lonwrens , 10
Jan l'ornehis . 3
l'ingwer strinmets ...
Jan D'orhela d ryeck.
Jan schulten.
Thomas the Cooper.
Michiele Teunissen. .lul Lubbersen .. Dirck Herndon .
211
Evert intern 13
Jan the Englishnau
Dirk I'lassen. 10
Jun lam Erht
W Hem Jauch
10
=
Jinal van Linden.
×
Adrian Puist . 20
Douwe Harmens
Il 417
" List of those, who are willing, but give no specified sum, keeping it at their discretion.
Jan Sworn.
Hendrick Tennisen.
Lourens Andries. Claveje Trusimen, the widow of Rumein Teunissen.
Hirck Tennitewn.
Engelbert Steenhuysen.
Refused linve
Widow Pieter Rudolphsen.
Tyes Lubbersen, Hendrick.
This men Falwurde,
Jansen Spyer, Frer' k the cobbler."
Nicholas Varlet.
" PETITION DY INHABITANTS OF BERGEN AND COM NIPAW AGAINST FENCING IN CERTAIN LANDS AND ORDER THEREDX
" To the Noble, Very Worshipful their Humor, the Director-General and Conseil of New-Netherland.
"Show with due reference the inhabitants of the villages of Bergen and Gemenepe, that they the petitioners have seen, that the schont van Vleeck, t'aspar Steinmets and Harmen Sme man have fenced in a jarel at highland, situato at the south end of the village enclosure, in the best Fart of the puture, which they appropriate to themselves : it is also said that Mr. Nicholas Varleth desires a piece of highland, situateat the north of the storesaid village back of Hohoocken, which, if it is done, would tend to the rain and destruction of this village, because they would be entirely deprivedof an outlet for their cattle and nothing but a marshy underwood would reamin to them, where already three or four animals have been smothered hence there would hardly be any pasture left for the draught beusta, for the Minrykaghour people are also fencing in their land, so that this village will be enclosed in a fence all round. They therefore respectfully request, that your Humble Worships will please to make some provision and guard the common interests of the aforesaid village and of Gemocneja. Awaiting hereupon your Honble Worship' favorable decision, etc.
"(signed), ADULPH HARDENBROOCH, ADRIAEN HENDRICK, ADRIEAN PUST, LAURENS ANDRIESSEN, DIRCK GERRITSEN, the mark of DIRIA TEUNISSEN, MAUHIEL JANSEN JAN SCHOLTEN, TOMAS PREDFRICKS DOUWE INSAMENSEN H. T. the mark of HENDRICK TELASINSEN,
the mark of PAULUS JIETENHAS, HARMEN DE VOS, the mark
of JAN LUBHERREN, P the mark of EGHUERT SANDERS, BAERENT LOTT,
A the mark of CLAES CoursEN, CHRISTIANEN PIETERNEN, O the mark
of JAN SWACH, JAN CORNELISSEN, ENGELBERT STEENHUISEN
" It was AUMWered :
"The petitioners of a committee of them shull appear with Tielnam van Vleoch, l'anger Strinnets and Harman Suceman, mentioned in the foregoing petitions, personally before the Director-tionend and Gammel. Dute as abov . (25th Derbr. 1262.)
" SUNNONS OF THE SHERIFF AND MAGICTHATES OF BERGEN TO ANSWER A COMPLAINT MADE BY WILLEN JANSEN, THE FERRYMAN.
12xtb December 1662.
" Wherens Willem Jansen, ferrymun at Bergen over the North River, has informed us in u petition among other points, that Tielnan vin Vleeck, the Schout and Engelbert Steenhuysen, Commuisury in the afore-
And village, had told the e nunenity there, tl st every intal itant of the place could keep a large and to ry mer whom he pleased, there to the wird von Work und steenhuyen ar hereby order I and directed to appear batore the Honor, the Date ford geral and ( une ) of Now. Ne In Clan, ou next tourt-day, fo vo sh w out of the acting. Date
"AFRI.EL FIL THY. MONEY .F & CERTAIN THAT OF LAND IN DIEP TE.
AT BERLIN.
" feb January 103.
. Pu snuat to the appointment mande the 28th f IN ett=r 164 _ at the request d wane inbiletant of the villux . of Bergen, Michiel Jansen, Ad men Post and Jan so he Iten made their aggrarumme a deputies of the mais village on one side und The laun van Vleck, i aspar stelarets and Harman Siceman in the ther sple
. lage, it the other party continued with the founding in of t high grunud in question, granted to them 22 A > 10 1
"The aforerail van Vleeck and ( ang sny maintained on the other side That are obstacle whatever could aris therefrom to the said village.
"After hearing the parties, it was ordered, that the piece of land in dispute, grant Ite the maid van Viresk upon his partitions by the order of Es 223 Dertimber 1Gel, whe uld in our eyes and that the surveyor shall make a tepeut of its situation und area to their Honor , the Dire tor- General nud Council, After that direct sus will be given njom the preeti (los. bute as above."
"ORDER IN THE AGE OF WILLEM JANNES, TOE BERGEN FF \MAN. AGAINST THE SCHUT YAN VILK K
"PHIwant to the order of the 28th Debr Willem Jansen, ferryman at Bergen, appeared on one side and the schont van Vle k and Engel- bert Steenhuysen on the other ; the maid ferryman stating in his om plaint, that the Schont vun Vler k and Engelwert Streuhuysen had given permission to all and every one of the inhabitants there & carry over goud f rothersite.
" Whereupon the said Schout and his companion answered, that they had not alone it without reams as the ferrymuss hud refused to carry over
" The ferryman ways, that he left nolanly behind, except those who would not pay him etr.
"After hearing the parties, the Scheut was directed to amwst the ferry- 1111, that he mery obtain the ferriage earued by him and if he should forget humuself und uet nubecomingly, to report it to the Director-General and l'emeil, who will then isne such orders, as occasion muy i quire. Date as above (#th January 1663)."
"LETTER FROM THE MILITARY OFFICERS AT BERGEN TO THE IHRE TOR- GENERAL EXPRESSING THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COMPLY WITH HIS BEVI ISITION ANU SENDING NAMES OF VOLUNTEERS.
" The Council of War of the village of Bergen In New-Netherland in- form his Honte Worship, the Director-toneral, that they have received his Honble Worship's letter and learned his request. by which the l'onnesl of War find themselves heavily taxed, to contribute some soldiers not- withstanding the weakness of the village, for they think, under nie- tion, that it too requires assistante, considering the dange jos location.
"However, that your Honbe Wordy may know the affe the a of the community on this side and learn of its existrace, the Council has read your Honble Worship's letter to the community and encouraged mme as much as jursible, us the following list shows ; but ouly inder such c u. dition, that, if our village is in need, we shall receiv- assistance from your Honble Worship and the other villages, upon which the request has been carried out, with the nuderstanding, that the volunteers are not t. go any further, than the neighboring villages if they are in need and attacked and expressly erhaltung the Faopus and that the volunteer be provided with goal artus as promised, upon which a man may rely for his safety in such an adventure, the sun to be delivered here ither in the officer's of the Lieutenant's house ald to be kept ready for every or- rasion, when your House Worship shull need these mon. Wo columend your Honte Worship to the protection of sind.
" Thus done at Bergen in New- Netherland, the ith July 1665 In the meeting of the Council of War
" List of volunteers,
" AArendt Lawrensets hvert Hierritaora
Flias farasen At Gemouem.
l'icer Hamwelt
Just van der I.itde
(Tmrw Argansen Cornellus Lobberson.
" Rem lution of tha Council of War of Bergen village in × N.
Jan lagell " TILIMAN VAN VLEECK, Secr."
I'lars l'intersen Los of Gaming-
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CHAPTER VIII.
Capture of New Netherland by the English Fruitless Appeal to Holland for Assistance-Capitulation of the Dutch-'barter to James, Duke of York-Carteret's Arrival and Reorganization of Courts Bergen Ro- chartered -- Stuyvesant's Excuse for the Surrender-Land Grants or Patents in old Bergen Township-Other Ancient Settlements.
THE enpture of New Netherland, in 1664, by the English was a bloodless victory, and rather cowardly when we take into consideration the condition of the two powers at the time. Even after its discovery by Hudson, and his reports thereon, the greedy English were desirous of making the territory subject to England's tyranny. England had been at no expense or trouble in its discovery, or thus far in its develop- ment, but as soon as it was discovered that there was money in it, England wanted it, and set up a claim of discovery, probably on the shim pretext that it was discovered by a man who was an Englishman by birth, although not in the employ of England at the time of the discovery. It was merely an act of might subdning right, a principle upon which England bas ever since acted. Rumors of an invasion by the English were freely circulated, and even encroach- ments upon the New Netherland territory were ac- tually made, and, finally, with all the bravado of a highwayman, England with four ships-of-war and six hundred soldiers, armed and equipped for every emergency, pounced down upon this then, poor and defenseless colony and demanded a surrender to the British crown. By what right, may we ask ? Merely because they had the power to conquer.
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