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A Dutch Official Reports on the Purchase of Manhattan
In this letter to superiors at the Hague, Pieter Schaghen describes conditions in New Amsterdam, including the purchase of Manhattan from local Indians for goods worth sixty guilders. Scholars have speculated that the Indians who took part in this [...]
Tags: Native Americans
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Colonization and Settlement (1621-1750)
William Penn Describes the Lenni-Lenape Indians of Pennsylvania
This account of Native American life in Pennsylvania was published by the colony's founder, William Penn, who hoped to encourage settlement in the colony. Describing the physical appearance, diet, shelter, rituals and mannerisms of the [...]
Tags: Native Americans
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Colonization and Settlement (1621-1750)