Non-Dutch Petitions in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Atlantic

This article argues for the centrality of petitions for colonial administration in the Dutch Atlantic. Moreover, through a study of non-Dutch petitioners, it demonstrates the diversity of individuals that exercised influence on colonial decision-making. This adds an important understanding of pol...

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Published in:	Early Modern Low Countries
Main Author:	Joris van den Tol
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Stichting Early Modern Low Countries 2020-12-01
Subjects:	vast Early America lobbying Dutch Brazil New Netherland petitions Dutch Atlantic
Online Access:	https://emlc-journal.org/article/view/9400

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