…Spooner (1900)] Hudson's mate was placed in command, having under him a portion of the crew of the " Half-Moon." These early private undertakings were mainly in connection with the fur trade, which offered especial advantages on the shores…

…of the town of Cortlandt were Hendriek Hudson and his erew, on their exploring expedition in 1609. Off Verplanck's Point, on October 1st of that year, his vessel, the " Half Moon," was anchored.3 Here he was visited by…

…Robert Juet, the mate of the " Half Moon,'' gravely says in his journal : " Our master and his mate determined to try some of the cheefe men of the country, whether they had any treachery in them. So they took them…

…Though greatly astonished at the ad-vent of the tk Half Moon," and perplexed by the white skin, remark-able dress, and terrible weapons of its crew, they discovered no fear, and at the first offer of physical violence or…