A History of New-York
From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty; Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalri

Excerpt from A History of New-York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty; Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter<br><br>Be it remembered, that on the twenty-first day of November, in the forty-eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America, C. S. Van Winkle, of the said District, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as Proprietor, in the words following, to wit:<br><br>"A History of New-York, from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch Dynasty. Containing among many surprising and curious matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong. The three Dutch Governors of Nexv-Amsterdam. Being the only Authentic History of the Times that ever hath been published. In Two Volumes. Fourth American Edition. By Diedrich Knickerbocker.<br><br>De waarheid die in duister lag,<br><br>Die komt met klaarheid aan den dag."<br><br>In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United Slates, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of Learning by securing the copies of Maps Charts and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to an Act entitled "An Act supplementary to an act entitled An Act for the encouragement of Learning by securing the copies of Maps, Charts and Books to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etching historical and other prints."<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.