Letter from Governor General of Surinam and Dependancies,
to Captain Peltier,

along with envelope.
To

Capitain Peltier, in command of the Freebooter Hussard


in the harbour of the fortress of
New Amsterdam



Governor General of Surinam and Dependancies
to
Capitain Peltier, in command
of the Freebooter Hussard.



As the colony is on the point of capitulation, I can not, nor must not, accept the proposition you put forward in your letter of yesterday.


The Governor General


Paramaribo,
August 10th 1799


signed : Frederici

Translated by Judith-Ann MORRIS.