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Biography

Name: Peter Stuyvesant
Birth Date: c. 1610
Death Date: February, 1672
Place of Birth: Scherpenzeel, Netherlands
Place of Death: New York, New York, United States
Nationality: Dutch
Gender: Male
Occupations: colonist

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Biography of Peter Stuyvesant
889 words, approx. 3 pages
Peter Stuyvesant (ca. 1610-1672), Dutch director general of the New Netherland colony in America, was compelled to surrender his colony to England. The last and most efficient of Dutch proconsuls in the European struggle for control of North America,...


Quotations
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Peter Stuyvesant (also Pieter or Petrus) (c. 1612 – August 1672) served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664. He was a major figure in the early history...


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Stuyvesant, Peter Summary
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c.1610 Scherpenzeel, Netherlands 1672 Manhattan, New York Dutch director general of New Netherland Portrait: Peter Stuyvesant....
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Peter Stuyvesant Information
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Peter Stuyvesant (also Pieter or Petrus) (c. 1612 – August 1672) served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664. He was a major figure in the early...


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The Village Voice
Close-up on: Peter Cooper village and stuyvesant town
01/22/2003: 725 words, approx. 2 pages
NEIGHBORHOODS Respite from absurd Manhattan rents is not a lot to ask for. You just have to wait 10 years if you're looking for it in Peter Cooper Village or Stay Town (PCV, those redbrick risers east of Gramercy Park. Oh, wait, that...
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Real Estate Weekly
Met Life is denied MCI rent increase. (major capital improvement increase for Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village)
11/09/1994: 704 words, approx. 2 pages
Met Life stands to lose $4 million in retroactive major capital improvement (MCI) rent increases at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village because some windows installed in tenant apartments imploded after installation last winter. MCI increases are retroactive to the date of...
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The New York Observer
The Barclays Question
1/26/2007: 272 words, approx. 1 pages
outspoken reader, here's a little more about the latest debate going on with the Atlantic Yards Project. Years ago, Barclays Bank in England was involved in the slave trade and did business with South Africa during apartheid. Today, they've got the naming rights for the...
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AP News
Today in history - May 11
5/11/2007: 499 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Friday, May 11, the 131st day of 2007. There are 234 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 11, 1910, Glacier National Park in Montana was established.On this date:In 1502, Christopher Columbus left Cadiz, Spain, on his fourth and final trip...
 


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