uted at various points along the
Hudson River and the shores of
Long Island Sound, thereby ex-
tending and increasing the Dutch
occupation, under whose direc-
tion and rule they had emigrated.

The following year a treaty |h
alliance was formed between Hol-
land and Great Britain, which en-
couraged Holland to strengthen
her political, commercial, and
social status in the New World |
by sending over still other bands |S
of settlers. i

In this relation it is to be re-
corded, even unto the present
day, the preservation of the
Dutch characteristics of nomen-
clature, manners, and customs
noticeable alike in architecture,