a 1626 letter from Dutchman Pieter Schagen about the famous purchase of Manhattan from the Lenapes tribe for $24 worth of trinkets (60 guilders) is on display at the South Street Seaport Museum, to date, no written contract for the 1624 deal bartered by New Amsterdam founder Peter Minuit has been recovered,
if you want a translation go here,
"It's called the best business deal ever," said Martine Gosselink, Director of History from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. "For us, the idea you can buy Manhattan is crazy, but for them, it was just another piece of land."
the question is how much would it be worth now!
Friday, 11 September 2009
I Always Wondered About The Sale Of Manhattan Island For A Handful Of Trinkets,
but it is it appears, true,
a 1626 letter from Dutchman Pieter Schagen about the famous purchase of Manhattan from the Lenapes tribe for $24 worth of trinkets (60 guilders) is on display at the South Street Seaport Museum, to date, no written contract for the 1624 deal bartered by New Amsterdam founder Peter Minuit has been recovered,
if you want a translation go here,
"It's called the best business deal ever," said Martine Gosselink, Director of History from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. "For us, the idea you can buy Manhattan is crazy, but for them, it was just another piece of land."
the question is how much would it be worth now!
a 1626 letter from Dutchman Pieter Schagen about the famous purchase of Manhattan from the Lenapes tribe for $24 worth of trinkets (60 guilders) is on display at the South Street Seaport Museum, to date, no written contract for the 1624 deal bartered by New Amsterdam founder Peter Minuit has been recovered,
if you want a translation go here,
"It's called the best business deal ever," said Martine Gosselink, Director of History from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. "For us, the idea you can buy Manhattan is crazy, but for them, it was just another piece of land."
the question is how much would it be worth now!
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