･ 1. He created the police called the "Rattle Watch." ･ 2. He was also the first DUTCH Governor. ･ 3. He made a better place for his town so there houses wouldn't burn down when they lit the chiminies ...
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Peter Stuyvesant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Stuyvesant (originally Pieter or Petrus ; Peter is never mentioned in historical records) (c. 1612 – August 1672) served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland...
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Peter Stuyvesant is an important figure in the history of New York City [earlier New Amsterdam], New York State and New Netherland. His name is still commonly used, especially in New York State, for street names, school names, building names, etc.
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www.nnp.org/nni/Publications/Dutch-American/stuyvesant....
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Editors Note: Christopher Stuyvesant Fish writes, "to my knowledge the last remaining direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant who bears the Stuyvesant name. I am currently living in London England. I would love to begin a correspondence with your website." If you would like to contact him CLICK HERE...
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www.peterstuyvesant.org/
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The Legacy of Peter Stuyvesant ... The same surrender terms that Stuyvesant agreed to were imposed again, but this time upon the English. Most important, life, liberty, and property, were again respected, and Dutch civil authority restored.
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www.newnetherland.org/history.html
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STUYVESANT TOWN-PETER COOPER VILLAGE; TENANTS ASSOCIATION ... It is very important to quantify and pool the information disclosed by it. It is also very important to become involved, to join the Tenants Association, and to volunteer, if possible...
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USA-project, biographies-area, Peter Stuyvesant 1592-1672 ... Peter Stuyvesant (also known as Pietrus Stuyvesant), the son of a clergyman of Friesland, was born in the Netherlands in 1592. Stuyvesant served in the Dutch Army before receiving his appointment as director-general of New Netherland in 1646. He had served in...
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odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/stuyvesant/stuyvesant.htm
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/stuyvesant/stuyvesant.htm
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Results from Google Books ... You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. ... Important places...
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www.librarything.com/work/119021
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Important places ... Peter Stuyvesant: New Amsterdam and the Origins of New York (The Library of American Lives and Times) by L. J. Krizner ... Stuyvesant High School Alumni Directory: 1904-1999 by Stuyvesant High School...
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www.librarything.com/work/573124
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