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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Chapter 15: (search)
families were settled; their huts of bark rose round the fort, and were protected by covenants of friendship with the various tribes of Indians. The next year, 1624, may be taken as the era of 1624. a continuous civil government, with Cornelis Jacobsen May as the first director. It had power to punish, but not with death; ju1624. a continuous civil government, with Cornelis Jacobsen May as the first director. It had power to punish, but not with death; judgments for capital crimes were to be referred to Amsterdam. The emigrant ship returned laden with valuable furs, and the colony was reported to be bravely prosperous. In 1625 May was succeeded by William Verhulst. 1625. The colony was gladdened by the arrival of two large ships freighted with cattle and horses, as well as swed the advantages which might be expected from colonies and widely-extended commerce. His zeal was encouraged by William Wsselinx, a Netherlander, whose mind for 1624. many years had been steadily devoted to the subject; at his instance, a commercial company, with exclusive privileges to traffic beyond the Straits of Gibraltar,