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Wapen van Amsterdam
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  The WIC ship, Wapen van Amsterdam (Arms of Amsterdam), arrived in NN on July 28, 1626; among the passengers was Isaack de Rasiere who was sent over to serve as secretary to Minuit. See his letter to the directors in New Netherland Documents. The ship took on the cargo stated in Schagen's report and sailied to the Netherlands, arriving at Texel on 23 September with the former director Willem Verhulst.