these are mattes which do not concern these persons,
especially as they are not accountable for them.

As to the freemen's contracts which the Director graciously granted
the negroes who were the Company's slaves, in consequence of their long
service: freedom was given to them on condition that their children
should remain slaves, who are not treated otherwise than as Christians.
At present there are only three of these children who do any service.
One of them is at the House of Hope,(1) one at the Company's Bouwery,
and one with Martin Crigier, who has brought the girl up well, as
everybody knows.

(1) Near Hartford, Connecticut. The company's bouwery, or
farm, next mentioned, was the tract extending between the
lines of Fulton and Chambers Streets, Broadway and the North
River. Martin Cregier was captain of the militia company.

That the Heer Stuyvesant should build up, alter and repair the Company's
property was his duty. For the consequent loss or profit he will answer
to the Company.

The burghers upon the island of Manhatans and thereabouts must know that
nobody comes or is admitted to New Netherland (being a conquest) except
upon this condition, that he shall have nothing to say, and shall
acknowledge himself under the sovereignty of Their High Mightinesses
the States General and the Lords Managers, as his lords and patrons,
and shall be obedient to the Director and Council for the time being, as
good subjects are bound to be.

Who are they who have complained about the haughtiness of Stuyvesant? I
think they are such as seek to live without law or rule.

Their complaint that no regulation was made in relation to sewan is
untrue. During the time of Director Kieft good sewan passed at four for
a stiver, and the loose bits were fixed at six pieces for a stiver.(1)
The reason why the loose sewan was not prohibited, was because there
is no coin in circulation, and the laborers, farmers, and other common
people having no other money, would be great losers; and had it been
done, the remonstrants would, without doubt, have included it among
their grievances.

(1) Kieft's regulation was adopted April 16, 1641. In
Connecticut and Massachusetts, in 1640 ad 1641, the legal
valuations varied from four beads to the penny (or stiver)
to six beads.

Nobody can prove that Director Stuyvesant has used foul language to, or
railed at as clowns, any persons or respectability who