The whole of Manhattan Island, upon which New York stands, was in 1626 bought from an Iroquois Indian chief by Governor Minuit for the sum of sixty guilders, or about £5 of our money. What the value of the 22 square miles, which this island contains, is now, it is impossible to estimate.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 39, 16 February 1931, Page 14
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