Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam

Chapter 16

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THE OLDEN TIME. 346

Wealth and Rank of the Ancient Families. Their Vast Landed Estates. Distinctions in Dress. Veneration for the Patroon. Kip's Mansion. Days of the Revolution. Mr. John Adams' Journal. Negro Slavery. Consequences of the System. General Panic.

PETER STUYVESANT.