[1]Today the 1st of December 1652, the underwritten Indians, Mattano, Mattaveno, and Cossikan, both for themselves as well as for all the other inhabitants and claimants to the land whom they have been herewith empowered to represent, are fully satisfied and in agreement with the lord Werckhoven, who has now arrived, according to the foregoing, and accede that they, Indians, shall receive from his honors six pieces of cloth, six kettles, six axes, six adzes, six hand mirrors, twelve knives, with twelve combs, and that on the condition that they, Indians, for themselves and their heirs, shall now immediately leave the place or land called Naiecq, where they now live, without ever returning to inhabit the land described in the foregoing document or [ ever making any claim upon it. Done at New Amsterdam in New ] Netherland in the presence of D. V. Schelluyne, notaris pub. and Jan Vinie, who has served as interpreter of the Indians, and of Thomas Roechtsz as witness. Was signed the mark of the Indian Mattano, the mark of the Indian Mattaweno, the mark of the Indian Cossikan, C. Van Werckhoven, Jan Vinge, Thomas Roechtsz and D. V. Schelluyne, notaris pub. 1652. Below was written: After collation this was found to agree with the original, which was written on paper, dated, and signed as above, by me Jan de Vos, not. pub. Admitted by the court of Holland, residing in Amsterdam, on the 24th of July 1656, in witness whereof my signature, and was signed: Jan de Vos n. pub. 1656.
Rights: This translation is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source:New York State Archives. New York (Colony). Council. Dutch colonial administrative correspondence, 1646-1664. Series A1810-78. Volume 11, documents 74a-74b, page 1, side 2.
