10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATROONSHIP»
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patroonship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
patroonship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Constructing Early Modern Empires: Proprietary Ventures in ...
a patroonship on Staten Island. After his death in 1650 the venture was continued
by another nobleman, Hendrick van der Capellen tot Rijssel, who represented
the province of Gelderland in the States General. After the colony was destroyed
...
Louis H. Roper, Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, 2007
2
Holland on the Hudson: An Economic and Social History of ...
The other patroons were not so successful.22 Samuel Blorrimaert promptly
abandoned his patroonship when the opposition proved to be too well organized.
Michael Pauw held on to his Pavonia for some time, but lacking the capital
resources ...
3
Encyclopedia of African American History [3 volumes]
Patroonship A patroonship was a private farming community on a vast estate in
New Netherland that was granted to investors. The investors, contracting with the
Dutch West India Company (WIC), promised to stimulate the population growth in
...
Leslie M Alexander, Walter C. Rucker Jr., 2010
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Correspondence, 1647-1653
His attempt to establish a patroonship in the New World succeeded where others
had failed because of his imagination and patience. Although a diamond
merchant by profession he was fascinated by agriculture. He had purchased
large ...
5
The Empire State: A History of New York
By 1632 the patroonship had three expansive farms and a large herd of cattle
that kept the tannery busy and supplied the local inhabitants with hides for shoes,
boots, and saddles. In the 1640s Van Rensselaer added a brewery and hired ...
6
What Happened?: An Encyclopedia of Events that Changed ...
When the New Netherland colony did not become self-sufficient, as had been ex-
pected, the company introduced new initiatives to encourage greater immigration
and economic activity. In 1629, company officials implemented the patroonship ...
John E. Findling, Frank W. Thackeray, 2011
7
From New Amsterdam to New York: The Founding of New York by ...
Right after the ratification they submitted the plans for their particular patroonship.
Michael Pauw filed a claim for a patroonship east of the Connecticut River on the
same day that Van Rensselaer announced his intention to establish a ...
8
"Mine is Better Than Ours": Natives, Settlers, and Conflict ...
The end of Chambers five-year contract would have freed him from the
patroonship in 1651, and he seems to have wasted no time in asserting his
independence by relocating further downriver onto the lands known as the
Esopus region, near ...
9
Beverwijck: A Dutch Village on the American Frontier, 1652-1664
After Stuyvesant established Beverwich with its own court in 1652, the family not
only had to recover and adjust the patroonship to the new situation, but they also
had to adapt their ways of trading. While Jan Baptist was director, Jeremias ...
10
The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in ...
In 1641, in cooperation with Cornelis Melijn, he began a patroonship on Staten
Island. Van Reede acted as financier, while Melijn took care of business matters
in New Netherland. After the death of Van Reede, the patroonship was continued
...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATROONSHIP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
patroonship is used in the context of the following news items.
That time whales swam to Albany
Colony refers to the patroonship of Rensselaerwijck, the onetime Dutch colonial estate that comprised much of what is now the Capital District.). «alloveralbany, Jul 14»
Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764-1839): The last patroon …
... Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, a wealthy Amsterdam jewel merchant who inherited as a boy the patroonship known as Rensselaerswyck, a vast ... «Albany Times Union, Dec 13»
Anneke Jantz Bogardus (1605-1663): Owned 62 acres of Manhattan
... jewelry merchant and patroon who established the patroonship of Rensselaerswyck, a vast land holding that encompassed all of present-day ... «Albany Times Union, Dec 13»
A family explores theories of relativity
... "early contact" between the Europeans and Native Americans in what was then known as Rensselaerswyck, a sprawling Dutch patroonship. «Albany Times Union, Jul 12»
Patroon, power, piracy
... death in 1643, Kiliaen van Rensselaer has been depicted by historians as a bland, paternalistic landlord who oversaw the Dutch patroonship ... «Albany Times Union, Mar 11»
Dutch influence in the Hudson Valley time-tested
A patroonship had its own village and other infrastructure, including churches, which recorded births, baptisms and marriages. "The people ... «Kingston Daily Freeman, Jan 11»
1839-1846: The Anti-Renter movement
Howard Zinn's short history of the Anti-Renter movement against the patroonship system, created in the 1660s when the Dutch ruled New York. «libcom.org, Sep 06»
