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... promised to furnish employment to such persons as should proceed thither ; but suggested , at the same time , that the matter should be postponed until the appointment of a director - general , to superintend the affairs of the country ...
... promised to furnish employment to such persons as should proceed thither ; but suggested , at the same time , that the matter should be postponed until the appointment of a director - general , to superintend the affairs of the country ...
Page 106
... promised to trade thereafter , should the rates be reasonable ; and with that view desired to know at what price they would take bea- ver and other skins and commodities , and what sort of barter they would accept in exchange , such as ...
... promised to trade thereafter , should the rates be reasonable ; and with that view desired to know at what price they would take bea- ver and other skins and commodities , and what sort of barter they would accept in exchange , such as ...
Page 117
... promises the colonists of the Pa- troons , that they shall be free from customs , taxes , excise , imposts , or any other contributions , for the space of ten years ; and after the expiration of the said ten years at the highest , such ...
... promises the colonists of the Pa- troons , that they shall be free from customs , taxes , excise , imposts , or any other contributions , for the space of ten years ; and after the expiration of the said ten years at the highest , such ...
Page 119
... , that they shall not be bound to do it for a longer time than they shall think proper . " XXXI . The company promises to finish the fort on the 1629 . BOOK island of the Manhattes , and to put it NEW NETHERLAND . 119.
... , that they shall not be bound to do it for a longer time than they shall think proper . " XXXI . The company promises to finish the fort on the 1629 . BOOK island of the Manhattes , and to put it NEW NETHERLAND . 119.
Page 128
... promised fairlie both to the state and undertakers . " 2 In the mean time such had been the activity of the agents employed by the patroons to purchase their colonies , that the titles obtained from the Indians were laid , duly ...
... promised fairlie both to the state and undertakers . " 2 In the mean time such had been the activity of the agents employed by the patroons to purchase their colonies , that the titles obtained from the Indians were laid , duly ...
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¹ Alb Adriaen aforesaid afterwards Amsterdam appointed arrived authorities BOOK bouwerie called cattle chamber CHAP charter chief church Claes colonie colonists command commissary commonalty company's Cornelis Curaçoa Curler Director and council Director Kieft Director-general Director-general and council Donck Dutch east England English erected farm Fort Amsterdam Fort Good Hope Fort Nassau Fort Orange governor granted guilders haer hath heeft High Mightinesses Hist Holland honor Indians inhabitants Jacob Jansen Kiliaen van Rensselaer land latter Long Island Lords Manhattans murder Netherland niet Nieuw North obliged obtained Orange party Patroon Pavonia peace persons Pieter possession privileges proceeded protest province purchase received Rensselaer Rensselaerswyck residing sachem savages schepens sent servants settlement settlers ship soldiers South River Staten Island thereof thither Tienhoven tion tobacco trade tribes Twiller Van Tienhoven vessel Vries wampum West India Company Willem Willem Kieft Winthrop's
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Page 113 - Council there, undertake to plant a colonie there of fifty souls, upwards of fifteen years old ; onefourth part within one year, and within three years after the sending of the first, making together four years, the remainder, to the full number of fifty persons, to be shipped from hence, on pain, in case of wilful neglect of being deprived of the privileges obtained; but it is to be observed that the company reserve the island of the Manhattes to themselves.
Page 113 - ... occupiers will permit. Provided and conditioned, that the company keep to themselves the lands lying and remaining between the limits of colonies to dispose thereof when, and at such time as they shall think proper, in such manner that no person shall be allowed to come within seven or eight...
Page 113 - River, and so far into the country as the situation of the occupiers will permit...
Page 144 - Those who love the Prince of Orange and me, emulate me in this, and assist me in repelling the violence committed by that Englishman !" But the Englishman was already out of sight, and quietly sailing up the river.
Page 317 - For it is impossible ever to settle this country until a different system be introduced here...
Page 31 - Netherlands, with the exclusive privilege to traffic and plant colonies on the coast of Africa from the Tropic of Cancer to the Cape of Good Hope ; on the coast of America, from the straits of Magellan to the remotest north.
Page 89 - Book I. — From the Discovery of America to the Incorporation of the Dutch West India Company. Book II.— From the Incorporation of the Dutch West India Company, to the opening of the Fur or Indian Trade to the Inhabitants of New Netherland.
Page 117 - For all wares which are not mentioned in the foregoing article, and which are not carried by the last, there shall be paid one dollar for each hundred pounds weight ; and for wines, brandies, verjuice and vinegar, there shall be paid eighteen guilders per cask. XVIII. The Company promises the colonists of the Patroons that they shall be free from customs, taxes, excise, imposts or any other contributions for the space of ten years...
Page 115 - River, and lying thereabout, shall, for the present, be brought there before they may be sent elsewhere; excepting such as are from their nature unnecessary there, or such as cannot, without great loss to the owner thereof, be brought there ; in which case the owners thereof shall be obliged to give timely notice in writing of the difficulty attending...
Page 118 - Council there, be at liberty to take up and take possession of as much land as they shall be able properly to improve, and shall enjoy the same in full property either for themselves or masters. XXII. They shall have free liberty of hunting and fowling, as well by water as by land, generally, and in public and private woods and rivers about their Colonies, according to the orders of the Director and Council.