. History of the city of New York . Michel Evertsen was clerk of the customs, — the first record inNew Netherland of an honorable Dutch name, which has been handeddown to many highly respected families in the State of New York andelsewhere. Gerrit 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 commissary to Fort Good Van Cortlandt ManorHouse. 1 The above statements are founded upon Burkes History of the English Commomrs, TheHeraldic Bearin
. History of the city of New York . Michel Evertsen was clerk of the customs, — the first record inNew Netherland of an honorable Dutch name, which has been handeddown to many highly respected families in the State of New York andelsewhere. Gerrit 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 commissary to Fort Good Van Cortlandt ManorHouse. 1 The above statements are founded upon Burkes History of the English Commomrs, TheHeraldic Bearings and Family Tradition. Let those who would disparage the origin of thisnoble family go to work and disprove what has long ago been asserted of them. — Bolton to the Author, November 11, 1872. KMUJSII AMItlTIOX. \)\ Tlic sluti III iiiDials in New Aiiislfidiiiii was Ity no niouns licallliy,owin;^ III tlu! <i;reat variety of |K;is» wlio were coniiiiji into the town ;and iMiisccutions and |iunislnnfnls lor dislioncsty and |ml)lic. miinliT ami inuliiiy were iiol iiiirri|iiirit Tlie ;,overnor was con-tinually on the aid!, I)iit, Iroiii his nritaMc nature, conniianded no re-spect, and was oiilii^cd to cnrorcc olicclience. Assuming soverei^Mityand refusing counsel, he soon conuuitted an act of the greatest indis-cretion. He levied a triliutc o| •• maize furs or aewan upon theIndians, under the pU-a that on their account the compa
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