The Story of Manhattan

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e all the people his friends. He made Thomas Willett Mayor, and Willett being very popular, all the citizens rejoiced, and said the new Governor was a fine man. During three years Colonel Nicolls humored the people so

n affairs, the Governor told them that he did not think it was best for them to have too much to do with the governing of the city. But he did some things that pleased the people. For one thing, he brought about the custom of having merchants meet once a week at a bridge which crossed Broad Street at the

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would be a good time to get back their lost province of New Netherland. The English in New York heard of this, and made all sorts of warlike preparations. But the Dutch were so long in coming that the preparations for war were given up. F

ck that the city must be surrendered to them that same day. And to show they meant what was said, the Dutch admiral despatched one of his captains, Anthony Colve by name, who landed with 600 men. The Dutch captain agreed that if the English left the fort without a show of resistance

easily captured, all the blame was placed on Captain Ma

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s again named New Netherland. The city was called New Orange, in honor of the Prince of Orange-a prince of Holland, who in a few yea

soldier of every man and drilled them every day. He had the city gates lock

quarrel. The province of New Netherland was returned to the English, and became again the province of Ne