Stuyvesant, Peter, 1610-1672

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Peter Stuyvesant (1610-1672), a major figure in the early history of New York City, was the last Director-General of the Dutch colonial province of New Netherland (later New York). He was appointed by the Dutch West India Company in 1646 and served until 1664, when New Netherland was ceded to the English and later renamed New York.

From the guide to the Peter Stuyvesant proclamation, 1662, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

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creatorOf Peter Stuyvesant proclamation, 1662 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Brooklyn and Long Island deeds collection, 1716-1885 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
creatorOf Transcriptions of Dutch legal documents on Flatbush, Flatlands, and Gravesend, circa 1656-1850 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
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New York (N.Y.)
Flatlands (New York, N.Y.)
Gravesend (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) |x History |y Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
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Birth 1610

Death 1672

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