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Definition of Minnewit
1. Noun. Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Minnewit
Literary usage of Minnewit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. German Achievements in America: A Tribute to the Memory of the Men and Women by Rudolf Cronau (1916)
"In Amsterdam Minnewit entered the service of a trading company, for which he made
several trips to the East Indies and South America. ..."
2. --proceedings and Addresses --. by Pennsylvania-German Society (1897)
"Kapp, in his monograph "Peter Minnewit aus Wesel," München 1866, without citing
any authority, states that his death and burial took place at Fort Christina ..."
3. Pennsylvania: The German Influence in Its Settlement and Development. A by Pennsylvania-German Society (1897)
"It does not appear from any of his numerous writings that he ever was married or
had any children. 184 Peter Minnewit (Minuet, ..."
4. An Authentic History of Lancaster County: In the State of Pennsylvania by Jacob Isidor Mombert (1869)
"Ilis instructions acknowledged the right of soil in the Indians, directed him to
confirm the contract made by Minnewit, to maintain a just, ..."
5. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society (1914)
"Island, They gave me for Answer, yt they had sold it to sd. Minnewit & were paid
for it, but that it was their custome, ..."
6. Historische Zeitschrift by Heinrich von Sybel (1866)
"V. Peter Minnewit ans Wesel. Von Friedlich Kapp. Der Verfasser de« nachfolgenden
Aufsatze« hat sich durch feine classische Geschichte der Sklaverei in ..."
7. A History of the United States by Edward Channing (1905)
"The first governor or director of New Netherland who exercised much influence on
its development was Peter Minuit (or Minnewit to spell his name ..."
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