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• n  Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)

• Minuit
• Peter Minuit
• Minnewit
• Peter Minnewit

News & Articles

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• Leonard Pitts Jr: The unrepentant Washingon Slurs
  Twenty-four dollars.That, supposedly, was the price Gov. Peter Minuit paid American Indians for the island of Manhattan in 1625. It's a tale historians find suspect.
  April 17, 2014 - The Fayetteville Observer
• Leonard Pitts: Washington 'Slurs' football team tries sneak play
  Twenty-four dollars. That, supposedly, was the price Gov. Peter Minuit paid American Indians for the island of Manhattan in 1625. It's a tale historians find suspect.
  April 15, 2014 - Savannah Morning News