Memoir Read Before the Historical Society of the State of New-York, December 31, 1816

adjacent afterward Albany appellation BEVERWYCK Cape Cod church claim coast Colonists Colony Connecticut corrupted creek Curler denoted dian distinguished Donck doubtless Dutch called Dutch language Dutch name Dutchess Counties East River Elizabeth Islands English entitled evil expresses Extract faith father five nations French furnishing gave Governor Graft grant Guilders hence historian HOECK Holland Hudson's River Indian name inhabitants instance intended Island KILL known Laet land Latin liberty Long-Island Lord Mallebarre Memoir ment mentioned merit Mohocks Netherland never New-England New-Jersey New-York North River Note origin party pass passage Pearl-street perhaps person pounds weight pronounced question reach referred RENSSELAERWYCK retaining its Dutch Revolution rocks sailed scarcely Schenectady serve settlement ship shore Sieur Des Monts Skipper street Stuyvesant supposed surname syllable thee tion town translated tribe Ulster County Wall-street West India Company whence whites whole wholly word