Document: Letter from Director General Stuyvesant to Deputy Governor Goodyear of New Haven

[The answere to Mr Goodyears letter.

Sir

Yours I receiued] wherein yow are pleased to write concerning my supprising the [ vessell there, and of your to ]wnsmens discontent att some passages in my letter to Will: Westerhowse; [ what he hath diuulged ] I know not, yett sure I am, I was desirous to carrie it as inoffensiuelie [ to my neighbours there as ] I could, howeuer they may apprehend, yett you and yours shall reallie [ finde mee as cordiallie ] willing, att all tymes and all occasions, to indeauour a continuance of [ all friendlie and ] neighbourlie amitie betwene vs, allthough haplie many vaine rumours may [ arise whereby ] iealousies & discontents may be fomented.

[ I haue sent ] according to your desires for the receiuing the prouisions. For whatsoeuer yow shall [ please to deliuer to ] our commissarie, his note shall be a sufficient discharge. Sir, I thanke yow for your [ supplie ]ing our fiscall and for your further tender to him, and your respects to my selfe, the which I shall indeauour to requite, and remaine,

Your assured louing friend

Fort New Amsterdm, in New Netherlands.Nouember the 13th, 1647 St: Nouo:

P. Styvesant