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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River — Passage 69 (part 3)

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[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] The following day, being Ascension Thursday, the settlers assembled at the house of Jacob Jansen Stol for religious service. The governor met them there and-explained to them the difficulties under which they were placed, by their isolated positions, and recommended that they should unite at once in a village, which could be easily defended from the attacks of the Indians. To this they objected on the ground of want of time to give care to their crops and to remove their dwellings and erect palisades; and asked that the soldiers be