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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Percy, George -1632 (search)
Percy, George -1632 Born in Syon House, England, Sept. 4, 1586; succeeded Capt. John Smith as governor of Virginia in 1610. He was the author of A history of the plantations of the Southern Colonie of Virginia, which is a history of the voyage and all their explorations during the first year of the existence of the colony. He died in England in March, 1632.
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627 Population of Manhattan estimated at 270......1628 Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, a merchant of Amsterdam, purchases land of the Indians around Fort Orange through his agent, becoming patroon of the manor of Rensselaerwyck......1630 Michael Pauw purchases of the Indians the site of Jersey City (Pavonia) and Staten Island......1630 New Netherland (800 tons) built at Manhattan......1631 Mohawks receive fire-arms from the Dutch......1631 Peter Minuit, director, recalled......March, 1632 Ship Eendragt, from Manhattan, attacked in Plymouth Harbor, England, on a charge of illegally trading......April 3, 1632 British ministry claim New Netherland as English territory......1632 Eendragt released......May 27, 1632 Wouter Van Twiller, clerk of the West India Company, marries a niece of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer; made governor......1633 Friendly intercourse with the Virginians......1633 Jacob Eelkins (the same person who had previously established a trading-post u