The Fatherland: (1450-1700) : showing the part it bore in the discovery, exploration and development of the western continent with special reference to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; ptIof a narrative and critical history, prepared at the reque . DUTCH AND SWEDISH ATTExMPTS ©, Royal Arms of Holland ARIOUS EXPEDI-tions were sent out toAmerica from Holland atan early date, and we havevague accounts of attemptsat settlements under Cor-nelius Mej^^^ and Ver-liulst/^^^ It was not, how-ever, until the formation of the Dutch WestIndia Company, an organization projected by Wil-hel
The Fatherland: (1450-1700) : showing the part it bore in the discovery, exploration and development of the western continent with special reference to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; ptIof a narrative and critical history, prepared at the reque . DUTCH AND SWEDISH ATTExMPTS ©, Royal Arms of Holland ARIOUS EXPEDI-tions were sent out toAmerica from Holland atan early date, and we havevague accounts of attemptsat settlements under Cor-nelius Mej^^^ and Ver-liulst/^^^ It was not, how-ever, until the formation of the Dutch WestIndia Company, an organization projected by Wil-helm Usselinx,^^^ that the first successful effort atcolonization was made. This colony was led byPeter Minuet, a German from Wesel,^^** who landedon Manhattan island, May 4, 1626, and there laidthe foundation of New Amsterdam, and at the sametime that of the Reformed faith in America. The German soldier, Peter Minuet, was the firstgovernor of the colony of New Netherlands, andacted as ruling elder of the church in the infantsettlement.^ It is a fact worth}^ of special mention THE FEN/NSYLVANIA-GERnAiN SOCIETY.
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