Willem Verhulst, who, with his council, was responsible for the selection of Manhattan as a permanent place of settlement and for situating Fort Amsterdam, was replaced as the company director-general of New Amsterdam by Peter Minuit in 1626.
Willem Verhulst was replaced as the company director-general of New Amsterdam by Peter Minuit in 1626. Willem Verhulst was responsible for the selection of Manhattan as a permanent place of settlement and for situating Fort Amsterdam. This was with his council.