Explore the Dutch colonial story through primary documents and correspondence .
This edition compiles gathered materials from Holland, England, and France that illuminate the administration of New Netherland and its colonies, including governance, finance, and border disputes.
This volume presents a documentary panorama—reports, letters, and official records—that reveal how Amsterdam and its West India Company managed settlements, subsidies, and conflicts along the Delaware River and beyond. It offers a window into 17th‑century colonial diplomacy, governance, and daily life, drawn from a wide array of contemporaneous sources.
- Original documents and proceedings that show subsidies, loans, and political decisions affecting the colony
- Letters between directors, officials, and settlers that recount challenges and negotiations
- Accounts of boundary and territorial discussions with neighboring powers
- Contextual materials that connect colonial policy to events in Europe and Maryland
Ideal for readers of early American history, Dutch colonial history, and primary-source collections seeking documentary insight into New Netherland’s colonial era.