A compilation of Dutch Colonial laws (1647–1658) from New Netherland, addressing daily life, trade, behavior, taxes, property, and governance in early America.
Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804) was a Revolutionary War officer, lawyer, and U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Rising to Major General, he later helped ratify the Constitution and founded a political dynasty that produced several prominent American statesmen.
PDF – Volume 12, Correspondence, 1654-1658 translation (scanned book images) This volume contains five years of the official correspondence of New Netherland’s Director-General Petrus Stuyvesant....
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885) was a New Jersey lawyer, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur. A member of the prominent Frelinghuysen political dynasty, he also served as New Jersey Attorney General.
PDF – Volume 11, Correspondence, 1647-1653 translation (scanned book images) This collection of official correspondence records the first six years of Petrus Stuyvesant’s tenure as...
William K. Frankena (1908–1994) was a University of Michigan philosopher known internationally for his work in moral philosophy and the history of ethics. Author of the influential textbook Ethics (1963), he also served as president of the American Philosophical Association.
PDF – Volume 8, Council Minutes, 1656-1658 (published book) Purchase the translation of Volume 8 (published book) from Syracuse University Press here
Frederick Franck (1909–2006) was a Dutch-American artist, dentist, and author known for blending art, spirituality, and humanitarian work. Founder of the Pacem in Terris sanctuary in Warwick, New York, he wrote over thirty books, including the widely read The Zen of Seeing.
PDF – Volume VI: Council Minutes, 1655–1656 Purchase the translation of Volume 6 (published book) from Syracuse University Press here
Rear Admiral Michael Franken, a University of Nebraska engineering graduate and ROTC cadet, built a distinguished U.S. Navy career commanding destroyers and task forces. In 2011 he became Commander of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
