Author : E. B. O'callaghan
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333543211
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (432 download)
Book Synopsis History of New Netherland, Or New York Under the Dutch, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) by : E. B. O'callaghan
Download or read book History of New Netherland, Or New York Under the Dutch, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by E. B. O'callaghan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of New Netherland, or New York Under the Dutch, Vol. 2 New system of government for New N etherland - Instructions for the Director and Council - Stuyvesant's Commission - He sails from the Texel - Incidents of the voyage - Arrives at the Manhattans - His reception there, and his promises to the Burghers Further appointments to office - State of affairs at New Amsterdam - Divers regulations - Stuyvesant a thorough reformer - The leaders of the popular party arraign Kieft Stuyvesant takes sides with the accused - The tables turned - The popular leaders arraigned - Their reply - Ordered to be prosecuted - Their trial - Sketch of Stuyvesant's speech - The sentence - Kieft sails for Holland, with Rev. Bogardus and others - All on board perish - De Vries' prophecy - A new clergyman appointed to Fort Amsterdam - His salary - Indians discontented - Election of the Nine Men - Origin of this Insti tution - The members - Stuyvesant's message to them - Arrangements to promote edu cation - They refuse to repair the fort. Page 17. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.