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. In addition, this volume contains a glossary of terms, a key to abbreviations, a detailed introduction, and an appendix containing information about weights and measures. An invaluable resource for scholars interested in early American history, this series presents the world s largest collection of original documentation of the Dutch West India Company and its New World colonies."