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16   Letter of P. Schaghen announcing the pur¬
chase of the Island of Manhattan from the
Indians,   1626      .         .          .          .         .          .186

From   the   original   in   the   Ryks   Archief,   The
Hague.

17   Title-page of Wassenaer's History of Europe,
volume I          .         .         .          .         .         .        192

From a copy of the first edition, Amsterdam, 1622,
in the New York Public Library, Lenox Branch.

18   Title-page of the Liberties granted by the
West India Company to founders of colonies

in New Netherland     .         .         .          .         .202

From a copy of the first edition, Amsterdam, 1630,
in the New York Public Library, Lenox Branch.