who sold manhattan island to the dutch in 1626
Peter Minuit Peter minuit, Pieter Minuit, Pierre Minuit, or Peter Minnewit (between 1580 and 1585 â€“ August 5, 1638) was a Walloon from Wesel, in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, then part of the Duchy of Cleves. His surname means "midnight" in French.[1] He was Director of the Dutch colony of New Netherland from 1626 until 1631, and founded the Swedish colony of New Sweden in 1638.