Scandinavian immigrants in New York, 1630-1674; with appendices on Scandinavians in Mexico and South America, 1532-1640, Scandinavians in Canada, 1619-1620, Some Scandinavians in New York in the eighteenth century, German immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 . tteerde. For a while he was trusteeof voluntary contributions for the erection of a school. He early JEURIANS. mastered the tongue of the Iroquois Indians,chosen to go on an embassy to the Maquas. 227 In 1650 he was Van Curler and his wife, after returning from Netherlands,lived on their farm near West Troy, N. Y. Here he worked forpeace wi
Scandinavian immigrants in New York, 1630-1674; with appendices on Scandinavians in Mexico and South America, 1532-1640, Scandinavians in Canada, 1619-1620, Some Scandinavians in New York in the eighteenth century, German immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 . tteerde. For a while he was trusteeof voluntary contributions for the erection of a school. He early JEURIANS. mastered the tongue of the Iroquois Indians,chosen to go on an embassy to the Maquas. 227 In 1650 he was Van Curler and his wife, after returning from Netherlands,lived on their farm near West Troy, N. Y. Here he worked forpeace with the Indians and for checking the sale of fire may be considered as the real founder of that Dutch policyof peace with the Indians that was afterward followed by theEnglish, which by making an invincible obstacle to French ambi-tion, aided so powerfully to secure this continent to Germanic in-stead of Latin civilization. In 1661, being tired of the semi-feudal ideas of the patroonsystem, he became one of the leaders of a company of free settlersfrom Holland to Schenectady, where he founded an agriculturalsettlement, in which all purchasers could hold land in fee simple. In 1667, while on a visit to Canada, he was drowned in Signature of Arent van Curler, second husband of Teuntje Jeurians. He left about 2000 letters and papers, which are preservedchiefly in Albany, New York. His uncle, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, sent him many a word ofadmonition and censure, and asked him to follow the advice ofolder people. In 1643 he wanted to know to what extent VanCurler was intemperate, as he had heard rumors about his drinkingand participating in attendant evils. In the same year he was dis-pleased at his having contributed to the erection of a church: I also hear that he [Arent] has contributed some muddlesof wheat toward the erection of the church at the Manhatans. 228 DANISH IMMIGEANTS IN NEW YOEK, 1630-1674. What orders has he to give away my goods in this fash
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