Document: Letter from the director and council to those of Hempstead

[Lovingh friends

What us and our Councell have forced to doe this message] and [Warrant unto the magestrates

and other persons therein specifyed, you fully] may under[stand out the tenure of the mande ment these feu Lijne[s only shall serve to advys ijou (:if ijou will and can [take the good coun

sel of a friende and Governour:) that ij[ ou and the rest of ijour neighbours compose the differe[nces ] with the customer or his agent Ritchard

Bridnil other wijse I feare that it will

bread more disturbance to ijour one charge and damage, Soo after mij love I shall Rest,

the 23d of December Ao: 1658 Your well willinge friend and Governour,

P: Stuijvesant[i]

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