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Manhattan Island sale flim flam

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So shaketh the roots of New York

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Gary A Schlueter
Aug 06, 2023
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The chief in the lower corner is saying, ‘Do you believe these idiots?’

    My new discovery? The mysterious tribe, which most accounts of the sale of Manhattan Island simply refer to as ‘Native Americans’ or ‘Indians’, actually were Lenni Lenape, the origin name of the Delaware. The history of New York says Dutchman Peter Minuit picks up Manhattan Islan…

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