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Minuit is generally credited with orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island for the Dutch East India Company from representatives of the Lenape, the area's indigenous people. Manhattan later became the site of the Dutch city of New Amsterdam, and the borough of Manhattan of modern-day New York City.
Oct 20, 2016 · Here we take a closer look at the purchase of Manhattan Island. When Peter Minuit boarded a ship bound for the New World in May of 1626, it was to succeed as director for the colony of New Netherland for the Dutch West India Company (DWI).
- Vincent Amoroso
2 days ago · In May of 1626, Dutch West India Company rep Peter Minuit met with local Lenape Native Americans to purchase the rights to the island of Manhattan for the value of 60 guilders.
May 28, 2024 · Peter Minuit (born c. 1580, Wesel, Kleve [Germany]—died June 1638, Caribbean Sea) was a Dutch colonial governor of New Amsterdam who is mainly remembered for his fabulous purchase of Manhattan Island (the nucleus of New York City) from the Indians for trade goods worth a mere 60 guilders.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 1626, Peter Minuit’s acquisition of Manhattan for trade goods valued at 60 guilders, equivalent to roughly $1,150 today, became one of the most enduring legends of New York City’s formation.
Jun 27, 2012 · The deed for Staten Island survives, but not the deed for Manhattan. All in all it’s not much to go on; nevertheless, the scholarly consensus is that the purchase did take place, probably by Peter Minuit, and most likely in mid-May, 1626.
Apr 2, 2014 · Named director of the New Netherland colony in 1626, he is said to have negotiated a deal for the island of Manhattan with a Native American tribe and helped develop a profitable fur trade in...
