RENSSELAERSWYCK
\ɹˈɛnsɪlˌe͡əswɪk], \ɹˈɛnsɪlˌeəswɪk], \ɹ_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_l_ˌeə_s_w_ɪ_k]\
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A Dutch colony of New York, established in 1630 by Kilian van Rensselaer, a pearl merchant and member of the Amsterdam Chamber. He purchased territory from the Indians, which is now comprised in Albany and Rensselaer counties, and established the first settlement near Fort Orange, the present site of Albany. This long remained an independent manor. (See Anti-Renters.)
By John Franklin Jameson
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