11. Au piano by Jean Echenoz ( Minuit ) 12. Comparisons to modern land dealing distort the reality of what Minuit was trying to do. 13. The purchase was ratified in 1630 by Peter Minuit and his council at Fort Amsterdam. 14. Old Peter Minuit had nothing to lose 15. Did Verhulst strike the deal before he was deposed, or did Minuit do so later? 16. Nor is there any solid evidence that Pieter Minuit or any Indian chiefs personally took part. 17. Minuit finished Fort Christina during 1638, then departed for St . Christopher in the Caribbean.18. From a wealthy family, Gertrude probably helped Peter Minuit in establishing himself as a broker. 19. Paris : Les Editions de Minuit . 20. "Minuit , le soir " follows the characters working and off the job.