Frank Van Lindert, in a scathing exposè of my historical (hysterical?)
embellishments, wrote:
>This Peter Minnewit (as we call Peter Minuit) was a German and hence
>never earned the right to put the proud Van in front of his name....
>
>Of course he was serving the Dutch Flag when founding Nieuw Nederland,
>with Nieuw Amsterdam (later New York) as a capital.
>
>But to connect this commercial German with PvT or myself, just because
>we have the Van in front of our names.... that is one bridge too far <g>
Hey, pls give me some credit here: at least I wasn't trying to SELL you
that bridge... ;-) Now, how about some ocean-front property in Nevada?
>Herr Schloss!
Ja wohl, mein Herr.
/Gerhard A. Schloss.
Studio City, CA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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