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Van Twiller, Wouter |
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Van Twiller, Wouter, fl. 1632–1640, Dutch director-general of New Netherland. A nephew of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer Van Rensselaer, Kiliaen (kē`lēän văn rĕn`sələr, rĕn`səlēr'), c. ..... Click the link for more information. , he was appointed to succeed Peter Minuit Minuit, Peter (mĭn`y ĭt), c...... Click the link for more information. and arrived in New Amsterdam in 1633. Considerate of the Native Americans but blundering with his opponents, he left (1637) to his successor, Willem Kieft Kieft, Willem (vĭl`əm kēft), 1597–1647, Dutch director-general of New Netherland . ..... Click the link for more information. , a colony fraught with confusion. Van Twiller managed his uncle's estate. |
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