. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. Michel Evertsen was clerk of the customs, — the first record inNew Netherland of an honoralile Dutch name, which has been handeddown to many highly respected families in the State of New York andelsewhere. Gen-it Schult and Hans Kiersted were regularly bred sur-geons, sent out from Holland by the West India Company. The lattermaiTied Sarah, the eldest daughter of Dr. La Montague. Gysbert OpDyck was sent as connnissary to Fort Good Hope. The above statements are founded upon Burkes History of the Enrilish Coynvwners, TheHeraldi
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. Michel Evertsen was clerk of the customs, — the first record inNew Netherland of an honoralile Dutch name, which has been handeddown to many highly respected families in the State of New York andelsewhere. Gen-it Schult and Hans Kiersted were regularly bred sur-geons, sent out from Holland by the West India Company. The lattermaiTied Sarah, the eldest daughter of Dr. La Montague. Gysbert OpDyck was sent as connnissary to Fort Good Hope. The above statements are founded upon Burkes History of the Enrilish Coynvwners, TheHeraldic Bearings and Firmily Tradition. Let those who would disparage the origin of tliisnoble family go to work and disprove what has long ago been asserted of them. — Bolton to the Author, November 11, Van Cortlandt ManorHouse. ENGLISH AMBJTIOX. 91 The state of morals in New Amsterdam was by no means healthy,owiny to the great variety of jiersons who were coming into the town;and jirosecutions and punishments for dishonesty and imblic executionsfor murder and mutiny were not infre([uent. The governor was con-tinually on the alert, Ijut, from ins irritalile nature, cummanded no re-sj)ect, and was ol)liged to enforce obedience. Assuming sovereigntyand refusing counsel, he soon committed an act of the greatest indis-cretion. He levied a tribute oi ? maize furs or sewan uikiu the Sent 15 Indians, under the plea that on their account the company wasburdened with the heavy expenses of fortifications and garrisons. they refused to pay it, he threatened to compel them to do disastrous consequences, we shall soon have occasion to relate. In the mean time, the indomitable New-Englanders had lieen pushingwestward, and had establisheil themselves at a pLice which the Ihitclical
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