Document: Letter from Governor William Bradford of New Plymouth to Petrus Stuyvesant

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NYSA_A1810-78_V11_03a

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Boston. Letter. William Bradford, governor of New Plymouth, to director Stuyvesant; congratulates his arrival; Thomas Willet and William Paddie recommended, &c. [1647]

Document Date

1647-08-03

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-08-03

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Letter

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Letter

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Translation

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[ ] & propertie to yourself in [ ]

[ ] & flowrish in all peace & welfare.

[ ] & heartie wishes are that all peace & good agremt. may still be preserved [ ] of these partes & yourselfe

& that all due meanes may be attended unto on all [ ] not wanting on ay inst. occasion; and whereas some of ours [ ] [ ] Will. Paddie have heretofore followed some trade & dealing in [ ] request is on theyre behalfe that your wor: would be pleased to shew them all [ ] as theyre affaires may require & if through errour or ouersight they fall into any [ ] you would be pleased to shew them what fauour & indulgence you may and afforde [ ] theyre Cause may require, for which your loue both I and they shall [ ] much [ ] uppon any fitt ocassion to shew our thanfulnes asks to doe the like to any of yours.

[ ] I understand (by them) of a heauy imposition that lies uppon all Commodities bought & sould [ ] of your honors are such such as that unawarres they may easilie insurree danger therrby [ ] on theyre behalfe) that you will please to moderate therrof in the execution of the same [ ] fauour as you may that they may Carrie on theyre trade with as much freedom & saufetie as in the[ ] worthy predesessor of which your good will & fauour towards them I doube not. Thus with my loue [ ] respects I commend you to the protection of the most high & rest, Boston Aug. 3d (47) st vet:

Yours in my office & seruice of loue [ ] my power

William Bradford

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1810/NYSA_A1810-78_V11_03a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translated in: Correspondence, 1647-1653, trans. and ed. Charles T. Gehring ("New Netherland Documents Series") (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2000).

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.