HISTORY

OF THE

NEW NETHERLANDS,

PROVINCE OF NEW YORK,

AND

STATE OF NEW YORK,

TO THE ADOPTION OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

BY WILLIAM DUNLAP.

VOL. I.

NEW YORK:

PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR

BY CARTER & THORP, EXCHANGE PLACE.

1839.

974.702
1921h
Vil

ENTERED,

According to Act of Congress, in the year 1839,

BY WILLIAM DUNLAP,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of

NEW YORK.

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

CONTENTS

OF

THE FIRST VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

PAGE.

Dutch claims-Discovery of America and New Netherland-Verrazzano

-Canada-Indians of New Netherland-Gallatin-America Antiquities, 9

CHAPTER II.

Discovery of Manhattoes-Henry Hudson-Commencement of New Nether-

land-Christianse and Block,

CHAPTER III

Colonization of New England-Intimate connection with the Dutch of New

York-Massachusetts-Permanent settlement of New Netherland-Silas

Wood-Long Island-The Patroons-Peter Minuits-Van Twiller-The

Swedes-Gustavus Adolphus,

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CHAPTER IV.

Tendency which the ignorant have in all ages to worship idols of their own

making-Universality of Negro Slavery in the beginning of the seven-

teenth century--Superiority of Eastern Colonists- Absurdity of a com-

munity of property in mixed societies--The population of New Amsterdam

--State of society under Sir William Kieft-Various encroachments upon

his jurisdiction--Canadian affairs--Foundation of the enmity borne by the

Iroquois to the French,

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CHAPTER V.

Fort Amsterdam-Long Island-Hartford-Struggle of Sir William Kieft

---With New England-with the Indians-De Vries-Roger Williams-

Canadian affairs-Previons History of Captain Underhill--Troubles and

unhappy end of Director-general Kieft,

CHAPTER VI.

Swedes on the Delaware--Minuits-Printz--The Stuarts-Colonization

of New England --Doctor Vanderdonk --Peter Stuyvesant--Controversy

with the commissioners of the United New England Colonies--Charges

against Stuyvesant as conspiring with the Indians to cut off the English,

denied and refuted,

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