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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition. 42 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 18 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 10 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 6 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 13, 1863., [Electronic resource] 6 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers 4 0 Browse Search
Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739. 4 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 4 0 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 4 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. 4 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Holland land Company. (search)
Phelps and Gorham, being unable to fulfil their contract in full with Massachusetts, compromised and surrendered that portion of the land to which the Indian title was unextinguished, in consideration of which the State relinquished two-thirds of the contract price. In 1796 Robert Morris purchased from the State this portion also, extinguished the Indian title, sold off several large tracts upon the east side of and along the Genesee River, and mortgaged the residue to Wilhelm Willink, of Amsterdam, and eleven associates, called the Holland Land Company. This company, by the foreclosure of the mortgage, acquired full title to the land, surveyed it, and opened their first land office in Batavia, N. Y., in 1801. It was in this land speculation that Robert Morris was involved in financial ruin, and compelled to endure the privations of a debtor's prison for a long time. The Holland Land Company having sold the larger part of the domain, they, in 1805, conveyed the residue of the wild
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Sweden, founding of (search)
he Cohatatea or Oiogue. Henry Hudson, an Englishman in the service of the Holland East India Company, had first discovered those places, and called the bay after his own name, Hudson's Bay. This East India Company, in the year 1608, sold its right to the country, which it based upon its priority of discovery, to some Hollanders. These obtained from the States-General of Holland an exclusive privilege (privilegiumn exclusivum) to the country, and took the name of The West India Company of Amsterdam. In the year 1610 they began to traffic with the Indians, and in the year 1613 built a trading-post (magasin) at the place now called Albany, and in the following year placed some cannon there. Samuel Argall, the governor of Virginia, drove them out in 1618; but King James I. gave them permission to remain, that their ships might obtain water there in their voyages to Brazil. From that time until 1623, when the West India Company obtained its charter, their trade with the Indians was co
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Delaware, (search)
nor of the Dutch colony on the Delaware, who selects Fort Casimir as his residence......Nov. 29, 1655 Swedes arriving on the ship Mercurius, not knowing of the change in government, attempt to ascend the river and land, but are dismissed by the Dutch without bloodshed......March 24, 1656 Governor-general and council give seventy-five deeds for land, chiefly for lots in New Amstel, now New Castle. The first made......April 12, 1656 Dutch West India Company transfers to the city of Amsterdam Fort Casimir and the adjacent territory of New Amstel, which becomes known as the Colony of the City......Aug. 16, 1656 Jaquet is removed for mismanagement, and Jacob Alrich appointed in Holland as governor of New Amstel......April, 1657 William Beekman appointed vice-governor of the Colony of the Company, with headquarters at Altena, now Wilmington,......Oct. 28, 1658 Beekman secures a deed of land from the Indians, and erects a fort at the Hoorn-kill......May 23, 1659 Governo
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
enters the bay of New York......April, 1524 Half Moon, eighty tons, leaves Amsterdam; Henry Hudson, an Englishman, commander......April 4, 1609 Samuel de Champhe Narrows......Oct. 4, 1609 Hendrick Christiaensen and Adriaen Block sail Amsterdam vessels, the Fortune and the Tiger, to Manhattan Island......1611 Tiger acthe country about Manhattan New Netherland, and grant its trade by charter to Amsterdam merchants......October, 1614 Christiaensen killed by Indians......1615 Verhulst succeeds May as director......1625 Peter Minuit, director, leaves Amsterdam in Sea-Mew......Jan. 9, 1626 Arrives at Manhattan......May 4, 1626 ManhManhattan estimated at 270......1628 Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, a merchant of Amsterdam, purchases land of the Indians around Fort Orange through his agent, becomiked by Indians and partly burned......June, 1663 Browne banished. Goes to Amsterdam and appeals to the West India Company, The directors rebuke Stuyvesant and en