# Peter Stuyvesant — The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. character guide

> Peter Stuyvesant in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. by Washington Irving.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the good Peter Stuyvesant, Peter Stuyvesant

**First appearance:** 0007-rip-van-winkle

## Who they are

The Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, mentioned in the book.

## In the story

### [Rip Van Winkle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sketchbook_of_geoffrey_crayon_gent_se/chapters/rip-van-winkle)

Mentioned as the Dutch governor under whom the village was founded.

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