Document: Letter from secretary Van Ruyven to the burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam

Today this foregoing ordinance was sent to the schout, burgomasters and schepens of the city of Amsterdam in New Netherland under cover, for which the copy here does serve.

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[ ] honorable, trusted [ ] This is only to serve to introduce the enclosed ordinance, which has been sent to your honors in all haste in order to have the same published and posted according to its contents, herewith we shall commend our dear and faithful friends, your honors, to God’s protection, and remain

Your honors ’ dear friends, the director general and councilors of New Netherland; (below was written: By order of the same, (and was signed: C. V. Ruyven, secretary, ady ut supra, the end of December 1655.

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