history of NYC settlement

[Michael Newman]

I'm looking for information on the original English settlement of NYC, particularly where in Britain did various proportions of early settlers come from. Anyone know a source or at least a historian? Google isn't helping me.




Michael Newman
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Queens College/CUNY
michael.newman at qc.cuny.edu

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