Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 294
land. In1657 JohannesDyckman as-serted that40,900 beaverand otter skinswere sent thatyear from FortOrange to FortAmsterdam(New YorkCity). As theseskins were val-ued at fromeight to tenguilders apiece(about $3.50 and with a purchasing value equal to$20 to-day), it can readily be seen what a source… … James Douglas (Earl of Morton). 226 Two Centuries of Costume ment of the India Company was diverted and hin-dered in various ways. Unscrupulous and craftycitizens of Fort Orange (independent handlers orhandlers) and their thrifty, penny-turning vrouwsdecoyed the Indian trappers and hunters into…
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