Document: Letter from director and council to Cornelis van Tienhoven

Monsieur Tienhoven. You must be well aware that repeatedly the lords directors have been most earnestly requesting the transmittal of the general books of accounts, which ought to have been sent a year ago, but which so far was delayed or postponed from one ship to another up to the present; and whereas the bookkeeper Van Brugge has repeatedly postponed through no fault of his own because of an inability to reconcile and to close the books before and until the books of receipts are placed in his hands, the director general and councilors hereby continue the request that as the aforesaid Van Brugge is now on the verge of closing the books of receipts and expenditures with the necessary proofs thereto that they be placed in his hands as soon as possible so that all further exceptions and complaints may be prevented afterwards. Please do not fail. Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. Dated as above.