单词 | Minuit |
例句 | Four years later, he published an excerpt from his diaries with the underground Éditions de Minuit, using the title “In the Prison” and the pseudonym Cévennes. David Ball’s Translation of ‘Diary of the Dark Years’ 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Minuit bought the land from the local Algonquin Indians, who were settled on large farms. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I come upon Rue Bernard Palissy, a short little street that, behind a modest, dark red door at No. 7, is home to Les Éditions de Minuit. Exploring Samuel Beckett’s Paris 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z One version of this legend maintains Minuit made the purchase from the Canarsie, but they resided in Queens, the western-most end of Long Island. "Whose Land Do You Live On?" Reminds Americans Colonization Happened in Their Backyards 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z But I never could keep those old Dutch guys straight - Minuit and Stuyvesant. NYC tour guide license test: It’s no Facebook quiz 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Blommaert held out the idea that the West Indies would be a market for Swedish copper; Minuit that the Delaware region offered a place for the fur trade and colonization. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Minuit, though registered as "of Wesel," Germany, was of Huguenot ancestry, and is reported to have spoken French, Dutch, German, and English. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z I spot a shelf full of what look like freshly printed copies of Beckett plays and novels from his longtime French publisher, Les Éditions de Minuit. Exploring Samuel Beckett’s Paris 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Minuit opened negotiations with the native proprietors, and purchased the entire island for the Dutch West India Company "for the value of sixty guilders"—about twenty-four dollars of our present currency. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Then they begged me I should go in the Minuit National Bank. Elkan Lubliner, American Fearing for the safety of the little groups of settlers at Fort Orange and Fort Nassau, Minuit brought them to New Amsterdam, leaving only a few soldiers and traders at Fort Orange. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Van Wassenaer, the son of a domine in Amsterdam, gives us a report of the colony as it existed under Minuit. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z In 1626, Minuit, the first governor, arrived, and, as we have stated, purchased the entire city of New York of the Indians for twenty-four dollars. Comic History of the United States And old Minuit, the Indian, selling his island for a song, was so much a matter of reality to Smith that Helen came to believe in him also as a real individual. White Ashes Governor Minuit built a fortification at the southern end of the island, and called it New Amsterdam. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country Minuit was recalled in 1632, and he left the province in a highly prosperous condition. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The Company's selection of a permanent successor to Minuit was not happy. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Some of his happiest efforts have been made in little one-act drolleries for two performers; such as Passé Minuit, where he is ably seconded by Bardou. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Next day the good ship Chirpland came off Port Penn. The jolly captain saying adieu to Minuit, clasped his hand. Tales of the Chesapeake The Dutch protested and threatened, but Minuit built a fort on the site of Wilmington, and called it Fort Christina, in honor of the young queen of Sweden, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country Troubles with the Indians marked the close of Minuit’s administration. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City This blustering protest Minuit treated with contempt and continued building his fort. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z These ships, under Minuit, landed their passengers but a few miles south of where Philadelphia now stands, and thus made the first beginning of what has since become the great and happy Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties He bore in his hand a chronometer, which Minuit recognized in a moment, and he drew his arm for the first time around the maiden's form. Tales of the Chesapeake Minuit died in 1641, and the Swedish government proceeded to place the colony on a permanent footing, and called it "New Sweden." The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country As soon as Minuit had bought the island, he organized a government. The Story of Manhattan Minuit showed true statesmanship by following conciliation with a show of strength against hostile powers on every hand. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Director Minuit must have possessed some very noble traits of character. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam This mending of clocks, watches, and every description of time-keepers was the occupation of Minuit. Tales of the Chesapeake Minuit, being out of a job, offered his experienced services in bringing the emigrating Swedes and Finns to their new abode, and they began their sojourn in 1638. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 Although in buying their land Governor Minuit had made the Indians his friends, he took care to be prepared in case they should change their minds and become warlike. The Story of Manhattan With his help Minuit laid out Fort Amsterdam on what was then the tip of Manhattan Island, the green park which forms the end of the island today being then under water. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Director Minuit selected Isaac De Rassieres, secretary of the province, "a man of fair and genteel behavior," as his ambassador. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam And now the sailors of all the navies cruised by the aid of clumsy watches, big as house-clocks, which to look at made Minuit smile with pity. Tales of the Chesapeake Minuit and Bradford had some correspondence, in which, while professions of mutual esteem and love were exchanged, uneasy things were let fall about clear titles and prior rights. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 When Minuit had become fairly settled in his new colony, he divided the lower part of the island into farms, which in those days were called "bouweries." The Story of Manhattan Three servants of Minuit fell upon the Indian, robbed him, and murdered him. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z It was supposed that Director Minuit was too much in sympathy with the patroons, who were becoming very powerful, and he was recalled. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam The discovery and the trust embarrassed Minuit, but he had never denied the request of any man. Tales of the Chesapeake Minuit was resolute for his side, and the attitude of Bradford prompted him to send for a company of soldiers from home. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 The ship in which he sailed was wrecked on the coast of England, and Minuit was detained and accused of unlawfully trading in the territory of the King of England. The Story of Manhattan One of Minuit's first acts as Director was the purchase of Manhattan Island, covering some twenty-two thousand acres, for merchandise valued at sixty guilders or twenty-four dollars. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z He was hospitably entertained, and returned to Fort Amsterdam with such testimonials of his reception as induced Director Minuit to send a formal ambassador to Plymouth, entrusted with plenipotentiary powers. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam At the death of his wife Minuit felt a deeper sense of his responsibility to time, and the finite uses of it expanded to a cheerful conception of the infinite. Tales of the Chesapeake In 1626, Minuit, the first governor, arrived in New Amsterdam, and purchased Manhattan Island of the Indians for about $24, nearly 1 mill per acre.—Some of the old Dutch manors remain to this day. A Brief History of the United States Matters were patched up for the time, and Minuit was permitted to return to Holland. The Story of Manhattan Minuit's preparations for war were not confined to land fortification. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Further north, where there was less superstition than amongst these mingled unspiritualized populations, Minuit might have been burnt as a wizard. Tales of the Chesapeake It was nearly a century and a half old when Minuit set his sign there, before General Washington went past it to be inaugurated. Tales of the Chesapeake Buy something for the sake of Minuit's baby!' Tales of the Chesapeake For he was soon doing exactly what Minuit had done. The Story of Manhattan The night of the nuptials came softly down, as nowhere else except upon the skies of the Delaware and Chesapeake, and Minuit was happy. Tales of the Chesapeake He told the Governor that it was very evident that he was putting forth every effort to enrich himself at the expense of everybody else, just as Minuit had done. The Story of Manhattan The country round resorted to Minuit for repairs, but he generally came himself along the roads fortuitously about the time anybody's dials stood still. Tales of the Chesapeake |
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