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is no internal evidence that he was the writer and the belief of this 

 seems to have been founded on O'Callaghan's statement that he 

 came to New York in 1630. Mr A. J. F. van Laer, of the State 

 Library, has closely examined the Van Rensselaer manuscripts and 

 writes me that he has " not found a single reference to Van Curler 

 before 1638. The letters in the Bowier collection show beyond 

 question that he came in that year." The journalist says he was 

 one of the commissioners, and mentions his two companions by 

 name. As the references are to the journal as named by Wilson, 

 they are allowed to remain for convenience, with this statement 

 of their real character. 



NEW YORK COUNTY 



Schoolcraft gave some Indian names in this county, part of which 

 depend on his authority alone, nor do his interpretations always 

 meet with favor. 



A-bic, a rock, is his name for a rock rising in the Battery. 



Ash-i-bic he derived from this and assigned it to a ridge north 

 of Beekmen street. 



Ga-no'-no is Morgan's Iroquois name for New York, but with- 

 out any definition. The Onondagas call it Kaiiono, but do not now 

 definitely know its origin. It belongs to the city but may be used 

 for the State. Mr Brant-Sero defines Kanoono, fresh-zvater basin, 

 in allusion to New York harbor. 



Ish-pa-te-na was applied by Schoolcraft to Richmond Hill. 



Kap-see, afterward Copsie point, is his name for the extreme end 

 of the Battery. He defined it a safe place for landing. When 

 Ruttenber wrote (1872) he said this was still known to some as 

 Copsie point. 



Ki-oshk, gull island, is Schoolcraft's name for Ellis island. 



La-ap-ha-wach-king, place of stringing wampum heads. This is 

 a reputed Muncey name for Manhattan island, but is placed by 

 some in Westchester county. Heckewelder said : " They say this 

 name was given in consequence of the distribution of beads among 

 them by Europeans, and that after the Europeans returned, wher- 

 ever one looked, the Indians were seen stringing beads and wam- 

 pum the whites gave them." 



La-pin-i-kan, Schoolcraft's name for Greenwich, probably should. 



