Document: RESOLUTION concerning shipment of soldiers from Brazil to New Netherland

Several resolutions drawn up on various days on the island of Curacao in Fort Amsterdam concerning the propositions of the honorable lords-directors, namely, on the 20th, 21st, and 25th of May 1644.

Whereas we have made resolutions on the first and sixth propositions in the preceding and unanimously decided to send the majority of the personnel from the Marnahon, because of a food shortage, to Nieuw Nederlandt aboard the ship Den Blouwen Haen, hoping that the soldiers might perform some service there against the Indians and De Blouwen Haen might acquire some cargo; and to allow commander Wiltschut, upon his earnest request, to go to Brazil with the dogger,[i] because he protests that he has responsibilities to take of there; our provisions will neither allow us to send all the personnel, about 400 souls, toirazil, nor is it for the most benefit and service of the Company [ ]. Because of the opportunity and suitability of time, it was decided to dispatch the ship Swol and the yacht De Can from here to Cartagenua in order to cruise thereabouts for the most profit and service of the Company; and to send the yacht De Paroquiet together with Den Neptunus to the regions of Moena and Savona[ii] in order to take care of Companys matters there. Thus done and concluded at the place, year and day as given before, 25 May 1644.

P. Stuyvesant
Willem Cornelisen Oudemarckt
Jacob Loper
Brian Newton
L. Rodenborch
Jan Klaessen Smal
Marten Doene

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