Below are the transcription, both in Dutch and English, of Peter Schagen's letter, as well as a scan of the original document, which is housed at the Hague, Netherlands.

Source:
The New Netherlands Project - http://www.nnp.org/

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Rcvd. 7 November 1626
Hooghe Moghende Heeren
Hier is ghister t'schip t'wapen van Amsterdam aengekomen ende is den 23en septem: uyt Nieu Nederlant gezeylt uyt de Rivier Mauritius. rapporteren dat ons volck daer kloec is en: vreedigh leven hare vrouwen hebben ooc kinderen aldaer gebaert hebben t'eylant Manhattes van de wilde gekocht, voor de waerde van 60 guld: is groot 11000 morgen. hebbende alle koren half mey gezeyt, ende half augusto gemayd. daer van zeyndende munsterkens van zomerkoren, als taruw, Rogge, garst, haver boucweyt, knarizaet, boontjes en: vlas. Het Cargasoen van tvsz: schip is 7246 bevers vellen 1781/2 otters vellen 675 otters vellen 48 Mincke vellen 36 Catloes-vellen 33 Mincken 34 Ratte vellekens. Veel eycken balcken. En: Noten-hout. Hier mede Hooghe Moghende Heeren. zyt den Almogende en genaden bevolen. In Amsterdam den 5en Novem: Ao 1626 Uwe Hoo: Moo: Dienstwillighe

P. Schaghen

Rcvd. 7 November 1626
High and Mighty Lords,
Yesterday the ship the Arms of Amsterdam arrived here. It sailed from New Netherland out of the River Mauritius on the 23d of September. They report that our people are in good spirit and live in peace. The women also have borne some children there. They have purchased the Island Manhattes from the Indians for the value of 60 guilders. It is 11,000 morgens in size [about 22,000 acres]. They had all their grain sowed by the middle of May, and reaped by the middle of August They sent samples of these summer grains: wheat, rye, barley, oats, buckwheat, canary seed, beans and flax. The cargo of the aforesaid ship is: 7246 Beaver skins 178½ Otter skins 675 Otter skins 48 Mink skins 36 Lynx skins 33 Minks 34 Weasel skins Many oak timbers and nut wood. Herewith, High and Mighty Lords, be commended to the mercy of the Almighty, Your High and Mightinesses' obedient,

P.Schaghen