Document: Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to Director Stuyvesant concerning confiscated goods

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[ ] the harsh proceedings held [ ] the confiscation of some goods sent with [ ] ship there,[1] we have finally resolved to dispatch the same to your honor [ ] because they claim to have been treated with great emotion; and whether documents and papers with bearing on that proceeding [ ] sent to your honor, nevertheless can [ ] everything neither clear nor distinct enough so that the written testimony and declarations, submitted by the aforesaid owners to our session for this purpose, may be refuted again on every point. We have therefore sent your honor their aforesaid papers and shall expect your honor's closer examination thereof (done without any emotion) as soon as possible so that we may be able to regulate ourselves completely thereby. Amsterdam this 21 August 1653.

Relying thereon,Esteemed, Honorable, Pious, Beloved, Faithful,We commend your honor to God's protectionand remain,

David van Baerle
Ab. Wilmerdoncx