The States General.27s decision Adriaen van der Donck










apparently, van der donck s decision go public paid off, because in april 1650, states general issued provisional order west india company create more liberal form of government encourage emigration dutch colony. produced final decision in 1652: dutch west india company forced order stuyvesant set municipal government. municipal charter enacted in new amsterdam on february 2, 1653. states general drafted letter in april 1652 demanding recall of stuyvesant netherlands, van der donck deliver director-general.


van der donck prepared return new amsterdam having secured liberal government colony without restrictions of dutch west india company , national support emigrating colonists netherlands colonies. reinstated president of board of 9 , leader in new government.


but on may 29, 1652, before van der donck sail home, first anglo-dutch war broke out, , hopes new amsterdam , unexpectedly fell apart. states general feared experimenting in local government in time of war, , needed close cooperation of west india company (practically branch of military) in struggle, , rescinded decision.


defeated, van der donck tried return new netherland but, demonstrated troublemaker, blocked returning. in meantime, took supremus in jure degree @ university of leiden. still eager promote colony, wrote comprehensive description of geography , native peoples based on material in earlier remonstrance. new book well-crafted interests of audience, consisting of analysis of european claims new netherland, , extensive description of indians , customs, chapter on beavers, and, finally, dialogue between dutch patriot , new netherlander addressing questions of potential colonists.


though finished , copyrighted july 1653, because of war, publication of beschryvinge van nieuw-nederlant (description of new netherland) delayed until 1655. book wildly popular, going second edition next year; however, not published in english until 1841, , in translation eliminated subtleties , reversed intended meaning, editor of modern edition called 19th century translation inept .








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