TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER 1.
FROM THE DISCOVERY
OF MANHATTAN ISLAND
TO THE INCORPORATION
OF THE
VILLAGE OF BREUCKELEN
1609-1646.
| Hudson’s first visit to Manhattan—Early Dutch Voyage and Discoveries in the New Ntherlands—Formation of the “United New Netherlands Company”—Creation of the “Dutch West India Company”—New Netherlands made a Province—First Emigration of Walloons—Prosperity of the Colony under Directors May, Verhulst, and Minuit—Adoption of the “Charter of Freedom and Exemptions” of 1629—Appointment of Wouter Van Twiller as Director—Dutch Settlements on the Connecticut River—First purchase of Land in King’s County—The Bennett and Bentyn purchase of Land at Gowanus, in 1636—Rapali’s purchase of Land at the Wallabout, in 1637—Purchase, by the Dutch West India Company, in 1638, of Land now composing the Eastern District of Brooklyn—Other purchases of Land around Manhattan bland—New Netherlands thrown open to Free Trade—New Purchases and Settlements on Long Island—Anthony Van Salee at New Utrecht—Settlements, of Bescher, at Gowanus—of Lubbertsen, at Red Hook—of Hans Hansen Bergen, at the Wallabout, etc., etc.—English Settlements on the east end of Long bland—Troubles with the Long Island Indians—The “New Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions” of 1640—its beneficial results upon the progress of New Netherland—Indian Troubles again—Appointment of the “Twelve Men”—Hostilities with the Indians—Establishment of the Perry between. Long Island and Manhattan—Settlements at Breuckelen, at Newtown, and in Westchester and New Rochelle—Massacre of Indians at Pavonia and Corlaer’s Hook—Warlike Expedition against the Marechkawiecks at Brooklyn—Outbreak of Indian resentment—Kieft dismayed—Public tribulation—Embassy to the Indians at Rockaway—Peace established with the Long Island Indians—“The Eight Men” are convened—Arbitrary exercise of power by Director Kieft—Popular resistance to the same—Pusillanimity of Kieft—Threatening attitude of the Indiana—The people appeal to the West India Company—Reorganization of the Provincial Government of New Netherland—General peace established with the natives—Purchase from the Indians of Land in New Utrecht, settlement of Flushing and Gravesend, and resettlement of Newtown—Gradual progress of settlement of Brooklyn—Incorporation of the Village of Breuckelen, 1646—Appointment of Jan Teunissen as Constable |