This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ... date, state that the yacht was built on its account; confirming the statement of De Laet that the yacht was built as late as the summer of 1614. This yacht, -which was called the Ourust, or Restless, was left here in command of Cornelia Hendricksen, who afterwards returned to Holland, and made a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ... date, state that the yacht was built on its account; confirming the statement of De Laet that the yacht was built as late as the summer of 1614. This yacht, -which was called the Ourust, or Restless, was left here in command of Cornelia Hendricksen, who afterwards returned to Holland, and made a report of his discoveries in what is called the second voyage of the Company. Hcndricksen's report was preseuted to the States General on the 18th August, 1616, doubtless immediately on his arrival home He was thus two winters in New Netherland, those of 1614-15 and 1615-16. The Company continued to have voyages made hither until the expiration of their privileges on the first of January, 1618, when the trade was thrown open, and continued so until the establishment of the West India Company and settlement by it in 1621-3. De Vries, in the passage now under consideration, reports the Indians as stating that the Dutch wintered here for the purpose of disposing of their goods. It is quite certain that Hendricksen was left iu charge of them, and made his discoveries in disposing of some of them; for De Laet informs us that the yacht built by Block, was left here for the purpose of trading further, --" ende lict de jacht daer op de custe om rordcr tc handelfn." It does not appear, if they erected temporary huts to live in, while building the yacht, or in which to store their goods, where they were put up, and from the claim being set forth by a Long Island chief, of aid by his people during the period, it is quite as probable that they were erected on Long Island, or elsewhere than on Manhattan Island, as on that Island. After the expiration of the three years of exclusive privilege to the company of merchants, voyages continued to be made to the...
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