Stuyvesant, Peter

1. A notoriously hot-tempered governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. In 1664, he surrendered it to the English, who renamed it New York.

Stuyvesant's most familiar feature was his artificial right leg, fitted with silver ornaments.

Example Sentences

Stuyvesant, Peter, garden of, 18-19.

From Project Gutenberg

Stuyvesant, Peter, director of Curaçao 172; director-general of New Netherlands, 172; struggle over representation, 172-173; conquest of New Sweden, 177; difficulties with the English, 177-178.

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Stuyvesant, Peter, 21, 60-62, 74.

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