Curacao papers, 1640-1665
By: translated and edited by Charles T. Gehring ; transcribed and edited by J.A. Schiltkamp.
Contributors: Gehring, Charles T., 1939-; Schiltkamp, Jacob Adriaan.; Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672.
Series: New Netherland documents
Publisher: Heart of the Lakes Pub.
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Interlaken, N.Y
Language: eng; dut
Number of pages: 490
Subjects: West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands); Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) -- History -- Sources.; Aruba -- History -- Sources.; Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) -- History -- Sources.; Netherlands -- Colonies -- America -- Administration -- History -- Sources.; New Netherland -- History -- Sources.
Genres: Sources.
Notes: "Rather than representing the administrative papers of Curacao, these manuscripts more accurately reflect Petrus Stuyvesant's papers relating to his interests and responsibilities in the Caribbean"--Introd.
"The manuscripts in this volume represent E.B. O'Callaghan's reorganization of the original Dutch record books marked 'MM' and 'NN' ... The guide to this reorganization of the archives of New Netherland was published in 1865 under the title of Calendar of Dutch historical manuscripts in the Office of the Secretary of State Albany, New York 1630-1664. The papers relating to Curacao, originally books 'MM' and 'NN,' became volume 17 of the 'Colonial Manuscripts' ..."--P. xvi.
"Volume XVII."
Includes index.