TO

THE   DEEP   FEELING   OF

LOVE   AND   VENERATION   FOR   HOME   AND   LIBERTY

AND   TO   THE   EVER   GROWING   CONSCIOUSNESS

OF   HIGH   RESPONSIBILITY

WHICH   WARMED   THE   HEARTS   AND   GUIDED   THE   ACTIONS   OF

THE   TRUE   LEADERS

AMONG   OUR   DUTCH,   ENGLISH,   AND   AMERICAN   FORBEARS

THIS   RECORD  OF THEIR  MATERIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

IS   PROUDLY,   YET   HUMBLY, INSCRIBED

WITH   THE   HOPE   AND   BELIEF

THAT   THE   SAME   SPIRIT   WILL   EVER   CONTINUE

A   CHIEF   STRENGTH   AND   INSPIRATION

TO   SUCCEEDING   GENERATIONS   OF

HAPPY   SOJOURNERS   UPON

MANHATTAN

ISLAND