EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 12 MIN
Knickerbocker's History of New York Vol. 1 Book II Chapter II
from The Washington Irving Library · host Washington Irving
In which a gallant vessel named the Goede Vrouw embarks from Amsterdam, carrying a worthy company of Low Dutch colonists destined to plant their colony upon the shores of the Hudson, where they find a charming spot by the Indian village of Communipaw. Here, amidst the peaceful marshes and elms, the hardy settlers establish a thriving community that preserves with dutiful reverence the quaint manners and speech of their forebears, nestled close enough to the growing city to hear the jovial laughter of its black inhabitants on a summer’s evening.
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In which a gallant vessel named the Goede Vrouw embarks from Amsterdam, carrying a worthy company of Low Dutch colonists destined to plant their colony upon the shores of the Hudson, where they find a charming spot by the Indian village of Communipaw. Here, amidst the peaceful marshes and elms, the hardy settlers establish a thriving community that preserves with dutiful reverence the quaint manners and speech of their forebears, nestled close enough to the growing city to hear the jovial laughter of its black inhabitants on a summer’s evening.
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