[DOC] [TLE] Peter Minuit - Wikipedia [PAR] Peter Minuit, Pieter Minuit, Pierre Minuit or Peter Minnewit (between 1580 and 
1585  August 5, 1638) was a Walloon from Wesel, in present-day North Rhine-
Westphalia, Germany, then part of the Duchy of Cleves. His surname means "
midnight". He was Director of the Dutch colony of New Netherland from 1626 until 
1631 ... In 1846, New York historian John Romeyn Brodhead converted the figure 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Today in NYC History: How The Dutch Actually Bought Manhattan ... [PAR] May 6, 2015 ... On May 4, 1626, Peter Minuit arrived in New Amsterdam as the new ... They have 
purchased the Island of Manhattes from the savages for the value of 60 guilders. 
... Epic of New York City, offers May 6, 1626, only two days after Minuit's ... 
Benchley's theory is one explanation for the Native Americans in... [DOC] [TLE] Document: The Purchase of Manhattan Island, 1626 - Dutch New York [PAR] This letter from Peter Schaghen, written in 1626, makes the earliest known 
reference to the company's purchase of Manhattan Island from the Lenape 
Indians for 60 guilders. ... Interactive Map: Dutch Place Names in New York ... i 
will soon discover the truth to all of this it is to be told it was sold out from under 
my family years... [DOC] [TLE] Peter Minuit Facts *** - Colonial America [PAR] Fast facts about the life of Peter Minuit of the New York Colony for kids. ... (1626 - 
1633) and founded the Swedish colony of New Sweden in 1638. He was ... 
Hendrik Christiansen was killed by Native Indians and the Dutch needed a 
replacement. ... Peter Minuit Fact 10, Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan Island 
from Native... [DOC] [TLE] Peter Minuit - Government Official, Explorer - Biography.com [PAR] Nov 20, 2015 ... Born in Wesel circa 1580, Peter Minuit joined the Dutch West Indian Company in 
the 1620s. Named director of the New Netherland colony in 1626, he is said to ... 
for what he believed to be the rights to ownership of the island. [DOC] [TLE] Peter Minuit | Dutch colonial governor | Britannica.com [PAR] Sep 20, 2016 ... Dutch colonial governor of New Amsterdam who is mainly remembered ... of 
Manhattan Island (the nucleus of New York City) from the Indians for trade goods. 
... for in January 1626 he sailed westward again, arriving at the mouth of the ... by 
Peter Minuit, who purchased land from the Indians and named the... [DOC] [TLE] Peter Minuit - New Netherland Institute [PAR] The man who "bought" Manhattan Island. ... Director of New Netherland. Peter 
Minuit was a Walloon whose protestant parents had moved from ... year, and in 
1626 was appointed by the DWI to become the new governor general of New ... 
for his purchase of Manhattan from the Indians for 60 guilders which is estimated 
to... [DOC] [TLE] The Straight Dope: How much would the $24 paid for Manhattan be ... [PAR] Jul 31, 1992 ... In 1626 Peter Minuit bought Manhattan island from the local Indians for a load ... 
Silver lately has been selling for a little more than a $4 per troy ounce. ... 
According to the New York Public Library, the assessed value of ... Named after 
the Canarsie Indians, it is the farthest point from Manhattan in Brooklyn. [DOC] [TLE] The Atlantic World: The Sale of Manhattan / De Atlantische Wereld ... [PAR] They have purchased the Island Manhattes from the Indians for the 60 guilders. ... 
Manhattan (Letter by P. Schagen mentioning purchase of Manhattan), 1626. ... 
from De Stichting van New York in juli 1625 (The Founding of New York in July ... 
van de Compagnie dat gouverneur Peter Minuit het eiland van de Indianen had... [DOC] [TLE] History of New York City, New York - United States History [PAR] Possibly the first Europeans to visit New York Harbor were Vikings under Leif ... 
whose expedition erected the first buildings by Europeans on Manhattan Island. 
... In 1626, Peter Minuit, the third governor, was instructed to settle the ownership 
of

Question: This New York island is named for the Indians who sold it to Peter Minuit in 1626
Answer: Manhattan