Document: Letter from the town of Hempstead to Petrus Stuyvesant

Right worshipfull yours wee have reed bearing date the 17th of July wee vnderstand you are unsatizfied leming summe speaches from sume pitlar man or men not being imployed by the towne nor by ther knowledge or consent nether doe the towne owne what thay have said wee hoope according to the agrement made for a hundreth skeepell of wheeat for the tentes you will be content the wich the towne agreed with you and are willing to performe our desiers are to Imbrace Mr. Denton's ministrie if god bee pleased to continue hime amoungst vs and as for yourselfe wee have had sufficient experience of your willingnesse and doubt not but you are the same by your late free and noble profer soe hoping will not take any exemptions against the whoolle for some particllar Estravigant speches for soe it will sumtimes fall out wheare a generall voat is wee have sent Mr. Simons the bearer heareof hee shall further informe your woorshipe soe not further to truble your woorshipe att present wee remaine yours, in all seruice to command according to our power.

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To the Right worshipfull Peeter StivasntGovernor General of the New Netherlandsat his howsse Foort Amsterdamethesse preesent.

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Rich. Gildersleeve from the Town of Hempsteed to Go. Stuyvesant July 1657

Richard Gildersleve