The New England historical and genealogical register . wanandad.—Brodhead. t The estate for Killiaen Van Rensselaer, by Sebastian Jansen Krol, consi-tedof a tract of land on the wot side of the N(jrtlj, or Hud-on- River, exrendin:, northwardfrom Beeren Inland (now Birreri , 12 miles soutli of Alljany) to Cahoos, ar)d stretch-ing two days journey into the interior. It embraced in all nearly three quarters of a mil-lion afrc, anl wa-^ known as Ir coiuaitied xlv entire territurv comprisedin tiin —-lit of VibiMv-. (oiiun!),a and ^elacr. Killiaen
The New England historical and genealogical register . wanandad.—Brodhead. t The estate for Killiaen Van Rensselaer, by Sebastian Jansen Krol, consi-tedof a tract of land on the wot side of the N(jrtlj, or Hud-on- River, exrendin:, northwardfrom Beeren Inland (now Birreri , 12 miles soutli of Alljany) to Cahoos, ar)d stretch-ing two days journey into the interior. It embraced in all nearly three quarters of a mil-lion afrc, anl wa-^ known as Ir coiuaitied xlv entire territurv comprisedin tiin —-lit of VibiMv-. (oiiun!),a and ^elacr. Killiaen Van Rcns>elaer, itsfirst ir)nrn>on,die//u-al. t Ihi^ or;; ini/.arion, t>r an imprint of wdioso unique seal the author is indebtedto the C(.iirtc-v of Jo-«iih W. Rii>-rli, Esq., of Ali»any. one of the trustees of the ancient Sari>li, date- it^ luiin !ation fruni a early period. Its (ir-c re:,ular pastor was Dominielegapolcnsis, settled iii Au^u^t, IGIJ, and who served until 188:i.] The Province of jSFew JSTetherland, 239 A long period of time elapsed, following the recall of the sagaciousMlnuit to Holland in 1G32, during which Van Twiller, Kieft andStuyvcsant successively held, with varying fortune, administrativeswfkj over the })rovince. But a crisis was at hand in the affairs ofNew Xetherland, which was destined to work an eventful change inthe future of the promising colony. In KJ5S came the death ofQromwell, succeeded by the downfall of the Commonwealth, and therestoration of the line of Stuart to the English throne signalized theadoption of an aggressive policy towards the Dutch settlements inAmerica. King Charles the Second, heedless of existing treaties, saw in theflourishuig settlement only a coveted opportunity to increase his rev-enues, by annexation to the dominions of the Crown, and needed notthe representations made by several of his loyal subjects, to resolveto possess himself of the fertile plantations along the shores o
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