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The latest contribution to the New Netherland Documents series, this volume provides a translation from the Dutch of the proceedings of New Netherland's council meetings from 1656 to 1658. Included among the minutes is the 1657 Flushing Remonstrance, a protest for religious tolerance, which will be placed in its historical context for the first time.

The records in this volume represent the oldest surviving archival papers of the Dutch community that eventually became Albany.

This volume of New Netherland documents makes critical material available from a period of time when the Dutch played a major role in building the New World. Included are a historical introduction and annotations.