Some are available via the LDS, but I have ordered several documents and collections from the National Archives in the Netherlands.   Here is a link: http://www.en.nationaalarchief.nl/ --- On Fri, 7/9/10, Thomas Family Mail <[email protected]> wrote: From: Thomas Family Mail <[email protected]> Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Searching for documents in Netherlands To: [email protected] Date: Friday, July 9, 2010, 3:02 PM Hello,     I am working on a project that traces the inhabitants of New Netherlands (English and Dutch) who settled in Cape May County New Jersey. This is much bigger and involved than I expected. So, I decided to start at the beginning and work my way forward ( I have a bad habit of chasing down rabbit holes; my husband says it's history and genealogy A.D.D.) One of the earliest documents that is quoted in our local history books is a deed for land in Cape May bought from the local Indians. The books say that Peter Heyssen sailed on the ship Walrus as agent for Samuel Godyn and Samuel Bloenmaert bought on May 5, 1630  and recorded June 3, 1621 16 square miles along the bay of Cape May from 10 indians.  One book, History of Cape May County by Lewis Townsend Stevens (1897) gives a translation of the document and says that it at that time was housed in the Hague. Which brings me to my question. How does one go about looking for and requesting documents from the Netherlands? I would a! ppreciate any and all help. Thanks. Laurie Thomas ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message