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Cornelius Steenwyck〔(Inventory of estate of CORNELIUS STEENWYCK ) Long Island Wills and Death Notes, 1708-1728.〕 (born Cornelis Jacobsz Steenwijck; March 16, 1626 – November 21, 1684) served two terms as Mayor of New York City, the first from 1668 to 1672 (or 1670,〔(Mayors of U.S. Cities M-W )〕 and the second from 1682 to 1684 (or 1683〔). Other spellings of his name include Cornelis Steenwijck,〔(New Netherland: A Dutch Colony in Seventeenth-century America ) page 186〕 Cornelius Steenwyk,〔(Annals of Albany ) Convention on the State of the Province, page 175〕 and Van Steenwyk〔(Bentley's Miscellany ) page 148〕 He also briefly served as governor of the Dutch West India Company's paper claim over New Holland (Acadia) in 1676,〔Capt. Francis Champernowne "The Dutch Conquest of Acadia" pg. 153〕 although his only attempt to actually assert Dutch control over the territory was rebuffed at Fort Pentagouet by three war ships from Boston. The Dutch colonial claim over Acadia was surrendered in 1678 by the Treaties of Nijmegen. An inventory of his estate ordered July 20, 1686 ran 14 pages〔 and totaled ₤4,382 (New York pounds), while a list of his debts ran 16 pages, and totaled ₤1,588, showing that Cornelis Steenwyck was one of the richest men in New York of his time.〔 Steenwick Avenue in The Bronx is named after him. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cornelius Van Steenwyk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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