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" And as a donation, and in confirmation of this reciprocal engagement, one hundred guilders are now presented to the Dominie.
" And in addition, the sum of three hundred guilders to be deducted from the first earned wages in the Colonie, which moneys he hereby doth acknowledge to have received, acquitting thereof the Patroon and Co-directors.
" Finally, should the Dominie require any money to the amount of one hundred guilders to be paid yearly here, and to be deducted there, the said payment, on advice from the Commissaries there, shall be made here to the order of the aforesaid Dominie.
" Whereupon, the call, acceptance, and agreement are concluded, each promising on his side with God's help to observe and follow the same, which each has promised, and in testimony thereof have both signed this. In Amsterdam, this eighth of May XVI hundred two and fifty. Was subscribed, JOHAN VAN RENSSELAER, TOUSSAINT MUSSART, for the Co-directors ; GIDEON SCHAETS, called minister to Rensselaerswyck. Under which stood, Concordat hæc copia cum suo originali quod attestor, and was subscribed, J. van de Ven, Not. Pub.
" After collation, the above was found to agree with the copy of the original, which witnesseth
D. V. HAMEL, Secretarius of the Colonie Rensselaerswyck."
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The Rev. Mr. Schaets had three children, two sons and one daughter. Reynier, the oldest, removed to Schenectady, where he was killed, with his son, at the great massacre, Feb. 10th, 1690. Bartolomeus, the second, passed over to Holland in 1670, but returned to this country and settled as a silversmith in New York, where he died in or about the year 1720, leaving a son Reynier, from whom are descended all of the name now in this country, and who are scattered through New York, Connecticut, Louisiana, &c.
Anneke S. the Dominie's daughter, married Thomas Davitse Kikebell of New York. She was by no means a favorite with some of the female portion of her father's congrega- tion, who carried their feelings so far, at one time, as to object to approach the Lord's Supper in her company. Her father resented this. Indeed, already female gossip had been caught busy at a tea party, with even the Dominie's character; a prosecution for slander ensued, and the parties had to pay heavy damages. Out of this probably arose the ill-will towards the daughter, who was sent by the magistrates to her husband at New York. The Dominie, in consequence, resigned his charge over the church, after having preached a sermon on 2 Pet. i. 12-15. He was, however, reconciled to his flock, and Anneke returned to her father, by whom she seems to have been much loved. Dominie Schaets continued pastor of the Dutch church at Albany until 1683, a period of over thirty years. During that time he frequently visited Esopus, Schenectady, and other out settlements. His successor in the mission, was the Rev. Godefredius Delins.
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Muster roll of the several Companies of the Burgher Corps of New Amsterdam. 1653.
[ Albany Records, VIII.]
1.
3.
Captain, Arent van Hattem,
Lieutenant,
Paul. L. van der Grist.
Sergeant, David Provoost,
Sergeant,
Gerrit Loockermans.
Corporal, Claes Carstensen, Corporal,
Lance Corporal, Willem Pietersen,
Lance Corporal, Conrad ten Eyck,
Cadets, Claes Bordingh, Isaac Kip,
Cadets, Abr. Clock, Joris Woolsey,
Andries de Haes, Albert Coninck. Privates.
Isaac Foreest, Marcus Hendricks. Privates. Pieter Pietersen,
Hage Bruynsen,
[Erasure.]
Andries Edwarts,
Jan Gerritsen, mason,
Cornelis Jans Seent,
Hendrick Egberts,
Barent Jacobs Crol,
Hans Stein, Teunis Fredriks, Andries Hopper, Ary Jacobsen, Harmen Bilderbeeck,
Jacob Tys van Heide,
Wynand Gongelmans,
Stoffel Elbertsen,
Roelof Jansen Vouck,
Jacob Bakker, Thomas Lambertsen, Geurt Coertsen.
Harmen Thunisz.
Cornelis Hendricksen,
Jacob van den Bos,
Dirck Jansen tot Loockermans,
Egbert Gerritsen, Fredrick Hendricksen,
Ensign,
2. Van Beeck,
Arent Dircksen,
Sergeant, Corporal, Abr. de la Noy,
Lance Corporal, Abr. Pietersen,
Lance Corporal, Lodewyck Pots,
Cadets, Nicolaes Boot, Jan de Cuyper, Cadets, J. de Peyster, Egbert Woutersen,
Michl. Pouwelsen, Cors. Pietersen Privates.
Math. de Vos, Anthony de Moor. Privates. Pieter Jacobsen,
Jan Hutsen,
Egbert van Borsum,
Roelof Jansen, Claes Hendricksen,
Albert Jansen, Jan Dircksen,
Andries Jochemsen,
Claes Tysen Cuyper,
Johannes Withart,
Cornelis Willemsen,
Claes van Elsland,
Abr. Martensen, Pieter Loockermans, Gerrit Gerritsen,
Jacob Vis, Harman Rutgers,
Cornelis Jansen Coelen, Adriaen Blommaert, Jan Peeck, Lowris Cornelissen.
Andries de Kuyper, Hendrick Gerritsen, Willem Albertsen, Lucas Andriessen, Bernard Wessels, Adam Roelantsen.
Carsten Malys. 4. Senior Sergeant, Daniel Lush, [Litschoe ?] Corporal, Pieter van Naerden,
Hendrick Hendricksen,
Auke Jansen,
Johannis Verbrugge.
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F. Captain Underhill's deed of the Dutch land at Hartford.
[ Records in Secretary of State's Office, Hartford. ]
Whereas, the House of Hope and the land belonging to ye same, being neare Hartford, on ye River of Connecticot in Newe Engd, haueing beene in the possession of ye Dutch- men, for the space of twenty years, as yr proper right and estate was seazed by mee Capt. John Vnderhill, on the 27th day of June, in yeare one thousand six hundred fiuety and three, being present as witnesses Willm Whetenye and John Ingersall, both of Hart- ford, and the witness of the sayd seazure, given in uppon oath before the Gouernor Haynes, the 12th day of Octbr, 1653, being seazed by virtue of a comsn granted by ye Counsell of State, in Engd's act or acts of perliamente, for seazure of the estate of ye Dutch, as enemise to the Common Wealth of Engd, doe by these presents sell bargayne and pas over this said House of Hope wth all the lands belonging to the Dutch, wth all proffitts and emolluments whatsoever, unto Wm Gibbens and Richd Lord of Hartford, yr heires, executors, administratrs, or assigns for ever, alwayse provided the state part accordinge to ye tenor of ye comsn and acts of Parliament, for ye seazure of ye estate of ye Dutch as enemise to England provides giving and graunting unto ye sd Gibbens and Lord their heers, successors, administrators and assigns full power and authority to use and possesse the same and otherwise to dispose of every part and parcel thereof, as their proper land and estate, always prouided the State's part excepted to ye despose of them, [or such as are] or shall be appointed to order the same. Warranting the sd Gibbens and Lord, yr heires, exrs administratrs and assigns, against the clayme of any person or persons what- soever, from any act or acts of myne, formerly committed or done, and by these sd presents, binding myselfe, my heires, exrs admrs and assigns, to make good this my present sale, unto the sd Gibbens and Lord, their exrs administratrs and assigns, having recd satisfactn accordinge to ye terme of a writing made unto the sd Gibbens and Lord, bearing date ye 13th Octobr 1653. The truth hereof, I the sd John Underhill, have subscribed my hand and fixed my seale, this 16 day of July, 1655. (Signed) JOHN UNDERHILL.
Witnesses, Samuel Fitch, Matthw Allyn.
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The Second Part of the Amboyna Tragedy ; or a Faithful Account of a Bloody, Treacherous, and Cruel Plot of the Dutch in America, purporting the total Ruin and Murder of All the English Colonists in New England ; extracted from the various Letters lately written from New England to diferent Merchants in London.
[Translated from English into Dutch, and afterwards from Dutch into English.]
[Albany Records, VIII.]
The Colonies of New England are composed of various governments, such as Con- necticut, New Haven, Rhode Island, Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Province of Maine, Pammaquody, &c. Some of these enjoy their separate jurisdictions, while others are deliberating and associating together.
The Dutch settled to the south of these tracts, on the Manhattans, or New Netherland, while the French took possession of the country to the north-east, all along the Great River of Canada. Between these Nations was cultivated, until very lately, an amicable correspondence and reciprocal assistance against our Common Enemy, the Cruel Indians. When about six years past, the Dutch were reduced by the Indians to the most perilous extremities, they solicited the aid and succor of the English, which we sent them with- out delay, under the Command of Captain John Underhill, a person of courage, experience and prudence, who valuing Christian blood higher than the Riches and Treasures of the Indians, although an offer was made to him of a Hogshead of Wampum, being their Currency, to retreat with his forces, nevertheless hazarded an attack on the Indians in vindication of the Dutch, by which, in one Night, Fourteen hundred Savages were killed, without any remarkable loss to the English. By this heroic act, they restored, with the aid of the Almighty, peace and tranquillity to the Dutch.
But the Dutch, obscuring or misrepresenting these heroic achievements, by their in- gratitude, (while their Amboyna treacherous Cruelty extended itself from the East to the West Indies, and pursued thus the straight channel of Dutch blood,) searched ere long to effect the ruin of their neighbors, their friends, their noble Protectors, the English ; and canonized themselves by their worthless conduct in the rank of ungrateful, perjured, blood-thirsty, cruel men.
For they, about March, 1653, stirred by presents and promises four of the Principal Heathen Sagamores, Great Princes in the countries of the Manhattans, Narraganses, Pequots, Massachusetts, and Pigwoequet, some of whom were fell, blood-thirsty men- the proper instruments to effect such a horrible plan-to make an assault on the English on a Sunday, when the English would be altogether in their Meeting houses, and murder and burn all which they could effect. To succeed in this their Devilish project, they supplied the Indian Wig-wams with arms and ammunition which they received from Holland-that Fountain of Treacheries-a ship load of all sorts of Implements adapted to represent THE SECOND AMBOYNA TRAGEDY. But God Almighty, who was ever a Merciful Protector to the English in these quarters, as is evident during the War with the Pequattoes, &c. suscitated, through His infinite goodness, in the fullness of time (before the determined Bloody Day had arrived) an Indian, who himself was
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engaged to be one of the Bloody Bonzes, and inspired him to become a Saviour of our Nation by his discovery, when he informed the Magistrates of Boston of the Bloody intentions of the Dutch and Indians.
Hereupon several Merchants were solicited to proceed, with all possible dispatch, to the residence of the Indians, to try what they could discover. On this request, Messrs. Gardner, Huttingson, [Hutchinson?] Hooper, and Severn went thither. The first cabin at which they arrived, was filled with arms and ammunition, although this had always been forbidden to the Indians, and all their muskets were loaded with powder and ball. These arms were carried off by these Gentlemen, and brought to Boston, upon whichi the whole country was armed in its defence, while Capt. John Leverett and Mr. Davis were commissioned from Boston to New Netherland, and accompanied by a few Indians, who did confess they were hired by the Dutch to become instruments of this unheard of and unparalleled inhumanity. When these gentlemen were returned, and fully convinced that the Dutch were guilty of the aforesaid treachery, men were soon enlisted to oppose the Dutch. Capt. Hawthorne had the drum beat at Salem for Volun- teers, and obtained one hundred and fifty able-bodied men, who offered their services. A great part of the English in the south-west were compelled to leave their dwellings ; and some letters assert that the French and Indians were allied in a confederacy with the Dutch, whereby the English were surrounded by their enemies. But the Lord will deliver them from the hands of all their enemies. Let all good Christians pray God for a blessing on all their enterprises, and crown these with successful victories. Amen.
The vessel that arrived at Dartmouth from New England, in six weeks, is laden with tar, and belongs to William Phillips, of Boston. This is the first ship which arrived thence since the time this Bloody Tragedy was to be represented. If any Individual desires more correct information, he may address himself to those merchants who are trading to New England, whose letters will confirm the certainty of these reports.
LONDON : Printed by Thomas Matthys, residing in St. Paul's Churchyard, at the sign of the Cock.
Extract of a letter from the Directors at Amsterdam, to the Director and Council of New Netherland, dated 4th Nov. 1653.
[ Albany Records, IV., 121.]
"We saw with regret and surprise from your letter dated June 5, as we observed before in our letter of 18th Aug., of which we again enclose a copy, the frivolous and false accusations, broached against us by those of New England, which they only invented to cover their malicious machinations under a garb of Justice, treading in the steps of their Principals, whose government is established upon this foundation. These, informed of the ruinous and false aspersions of New England, fomented first, as is apparent, by their own suggestions, did embellish and increase this uncouth rhapsody, and published in London the most infamous lying libel, at which the Devil in Hell would have been startled, under the title of ' The Second Amboyna Tragedy, or True Account,' &c. We directly ordered the translation, and enclose a copy of it, that your Honors might see what stratagems that Nation employs, not only to irritate the populace, but the whole world, if possible, and to stir it up against us."
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Further Memorial delivered by his Swedish Majesty's Resident, to their High Mightinesses, in support of the good and complete Right of the Swedish Crown and its subjects, to Nova Suecia [New Sweden] in America. June, 1664.
[Aitzema, Staat en Oorlogh. V., 247.]
" Summarily to deduce the said Right, in addition to the said Resident's Memorials of the 27th March, 1656, and 27th June, 1664, it is so that the district Nova Suecia, lying on the west side of the South River of Florida in America, was not taken, purchased or bought from any Netherlanders or Hollanders, to whom it never hath belonged ; but from the Indians themselves, whose property it was, and that at a time when it still lay wild, vacant and waste, and never inhabited by any European nation. Which Indians as right owners of that country, delivered up and conveyed the same to the Crown of Sweden and its subjects after due purchase and treaty, and fixed and established the limits thereof by erecting the Swedish arms, as the same appears by the thereon executed documents and acts signed and ratified by the true owners and proprietors of those lands, who, though Indians, have among themselves their form of government, justice and policy, whereby they, after their manner, maintain each his own ; and they being Master and Lord of their own country have also, consequently, the power to sell aud alienate the same according as they thought proper. The Crown of Sweden having acquired, then, the aforesaid country by a good title, its possession thereof has therefore been lawful, without affording the West India Company here any pretext for saying that it has been injured ; the intention having never been to disturb the same in its property.
" It appears by the published Maps of New Netherland, that the aforesaid West India Company are in possession on the South River, fifteen miles up from Fort Nassau, which fort will not be called in question here, it lying on the opposite, or eastern bank of the River. The West India Company may deduce (doceren) therefrom ; but the said fort can, by no means, give them any jurisdiction over Nova Suecia, which is altogether separated from New Netherland by the aforesaid River, and lies on the west side thereof, where the Crown of Sweden caused Fort Christina to be built, which was the first Fortification erected there after the acquisition of that District, where the Royal Swedish Governor had always duly maintained the respect and jurisdiction of the Crown of Sweden, and even preserved good understanding and neighborhood with the Hollanders on the North River, in order the better to exclude, by united action, other nations. It were to be desired that this union continued, and that the West India Company could have been content with what they were possessing. But the said Company seeing that the west bank of the River, on Nova Suecia, was the best land, and that the Swedes had purchased the same from the right owners, and held this justo titulo, had recourse to divers expedients to obtain a foothold on the same side of the River, but having been informed by the inhabitants how far the Swedish limits extended, could not well accomplish their purpose, so long as the Swedish Governor maintained his right. They took their residence far down in the Bay, and acted with the Indians in wild disorder, who would repel their violence with similar violence, but were unable.
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" By such and no other right, did the West India Company afterwards from time to time, render themselves more and more masters in the South River, being, besides that, also more powerful in the North River than the Swedes, especially as the Swedes had experienced some delay and inconvenience in the transportation of their ordinary garrisons and people. This gave the advantage to the West India Company, and they pressing forward into Nova Suecia, forcibly tore down the boundaries and Swedish arms far and near, and constructed a fort two miles below Fort Christina, on Swedish territory. The said place was afterwards wrested again from them, but the West India Company sending, thereupon, a ship from Amsterdam thither, with ammunition and troops, they had recourse to such extreme violence and hostility, that they seized on the whole of Nova Suecia ; stripped Fort Christina of all pieces of ammunition, forced the Swedish Colonists in those parts to swear fealty and homage, and regardless of right, dragged everything after them, wherein they still persist, and strengthen themselves more and more ; debauching not only the Swedish inhabitants who happen to be there, but even drawing and conveying from Finland and Old Sweden, additional inhabitants to be employed in their service in New Sweden, as the Swedish people are more conversant with, and understand better than any other nation, the cultivation of pasture, wood and tillage land, fishing, hunting and fowling.
" His Most Sacred Majesty could not observe without resentment, such proceedings and enormities, and hopes that they will be regarded by their High Mightinesses with such indignation, that the West India Company of this country shall be constrained to render due restitution and satisfaction in all these premises. For, hath the Crown of Sweden acquired Nova Suecia justly ? Was the same in lawful possession thereof ? Hath the West India Company here deprived the Swedish Crown thereof by force and violence ? Doth the said Company still persist in its injustice and wrong ? It is, then, proper and highly necessary, that provision should at once be made, that the aforesaid Company be brought to reason, and restore back what they are unjustly occupying, with indemnity for all caused loss and injuries, which his Most Sacred Majesty expects from their High Mightinesses without further delay."
[The difficulties between Sweden and Holland, arising out of the seizure of Nova Suecia, were not settled until July, 1667, when a treaty was concluded, the sixth article of which provided that the controversies between the Swedish African Company, and the Dutch West India Company, relating to the damages which they severally claimed to have suffered in America, should be examined, with his Majesty's Ambassadors, according to law and equity, which being terminated, satisfaction should be given to the injured party without delay. The negotiations which preceded this treaty, are at much length in Aitzema, v. and vi.]
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PAPERS RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND. Indian Deed of Sale of Staten Island to Baron Van der Capellen. [Albany Records, VIII.]
We undersigned Natives of North America, hereditary Proprietors of Staten Island, Sachems of Tasp, Taghkospemo of Tappaan, Temris of Gweghongh, Mattenon of Hespatingh, Waertsen of Hackingsack, Nechtan of Hackingsack, Minqualakyn of Hooghkong, Conincks of Hooghkonck, Nigkanis of Gwegkongh, Mintamessems of Gwegkongh, Acchipoor of Hoogkong, declare and certify for ourselves and our posterity, in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, that we transport, first all our Right and property, without any reserve for ourselves or our posterity, forever, to Lubbertus van Dincklage, as agent of the Baron Hendrick van der Capellen, Lord of Ryssel, the whole [of] Staten Island, called by us Eghquaous, for the following specified goods, to be imported here from England, and to be delivered to us, the original proprietors :- Ten cargoes of shirts ; thirty pairs of Ferouse stockings ; ten guns ; ten staves of lead ; thirty lbs. of powder ; thirty ells red Dozyn's cloth ; two pieces of frieze ; thirty kettles, large and small ; fifty axes, small and large ; twenty-five chisels ; a few awls ; a few knives ..
We engage ourselves to ally with and assist our Friends, if any other savages might insult, molest or assail the inhabitants of Staten Island. In truth whereof, we, the original proprietors, signed this Acte, with the witnesses, with submission to the Courts of Justice at Hospating near Hackingsack on Waerkimins Connie in New Netherland, on the 10th of July, 1657.
Sale and Surrender of Staten Island by Cornelis Melyn, as Patroon, to the Directors of Amsterdam.
[Albany Records, VIII. ]
THIS DAY, the 14th of June, in the year 1659, acknowledges Mr. Cornelis Melyn, thus far Patroon, and enjoying the Jus Patronatus of the Colonie on Staten Island, situated at the mouth of the North River in New Netherland, for himself, his heirs and posterity, and agreed with the Lords Directors of the Privileged West India Company, and the Department of Amsterdam, voluntarily, in the following manner :-
He shall and will make a cession and transfer of all his authority, pre-eminences, jurisdictions, prerogatives, advantages, emoluments, privileges and exemptions, which he as Patroon enjoyed, in the lands and over the inhabitants of the Colonie of Staten Island, with all its consequences, appendices and dependencies, without any exception, which he obtained, as well by resolutions, acts and articles of privileges and exemptions, as by open letters, which were granted him by the Director Willem Kieft, deceased, in New Netherland ; and by other letters confirming his claims, which might yet have been produced, without exception, all which he shall deliver to the aforesaid Depart- ment, both here and in New Netherland, as far as these can be discovered. Provided, that by the aforesaid Company and Department, shall in New Netherland to him be
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reimbursed all such money as have been obtained from the sale of a dwelling house, situated on the Manhattans in New Amsterdam, near the Fort, which was sold by the Director-general Stuyvesant, by execution in behalf of Daniel Michaelsen, skipper of the ship the New Netherland Fortune, in so far this money is yet in the possession of the Com- pany ; and besides that, shall be paid to him here in ready cash, the sum of fifteen hundred guilders ; and further that he shall enjoy the freedom and exemptions, as well here as in New Netherland, from recognitions, to the amount of about one thousand guilders in wares and merchandises, necessary articles for husbandry, or similar permitted goods, which he might conclude to transport with him to New Netherland ; and further, that he with his family and attendants shall be transported thither either in a hired vessel, or in one belonging to the Company, at the Company's expense, in conformity to present usage. Further, that he too shall as a free Colonist and Inhabitant, possess for himself and his posterity, as free and allodial property, all the lands, houses and lots which he thus far possessed, or might in future possess, (and of which no other persons had taken possession,) or to the inheritance of which he may be entitled either by a last will, codicil, donation or legacy, or by contract, or in any other manner, to dispose of these, agreeably to the articles of freedom and exemptions which were granted to the Patroons and colonists ; that whenever his oldest son shall be of age, and be competent to execute the office, and a Sheriff in aforesaid Colonie shall be wanted or shall be appointed over said Colonie, he shall be preferred by the Company and Department of Amsterdanı, above all others ; and finally, that the Company shall procure him by the Director-general Stuyvesant, a full amnesty, with regard to all disputes and contentions between them, whether these regard the Company, or their Province, or whatever subject these may relate to, which existed before, and shall now be entirely obliterated, so that henceforward they shall treat one another as good friends and with respect, and assist one another whenever it shall be in their power.
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