The Swedes on the Delaware, 1638-1664Johnson, Amandus
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The Swedes on the Delaware, 1638-1664
Johnson, Amandus
Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) -- History; New Sweden -- History; Swedes -- United States
[35] Elswick says: “Dreij Uhr nachmittag zogen die Hollander ein und
unsere Völker mit fligender Fahne, slagende Trummell, rürende Pfeiffe,
brandende Leüte sampt Ober- und Unter-gewehr, etc., auss dieser
Fortresse Christina.” _Relation._
[36] The council reported to Stuyvesant that one Mr. Willet believed
that the Swedes had bribed these savages and that through Swedish
influence these troubles had fallen upon them, _Doc._, XII. 99.
The report was, of course, without foundation. Lindeström states
that the Indians had a conference, when they found the Dutch were
attacking New Sweden, and decided to attack New Netherland in revenge.
_Geogr._
[37] Lindeström says: “Den 18 September on mårgonen kom eneral
Styfvessandh inn till oss på Fort Christina medh sitt Trääben
styltandes rächte oss handen, till bödh oss wårt landh igen och all
giord skada wedhergiälla willia.”
[38] Elswick says: “35 personen von uns Volk.” He evidently excludes
himself and Director Rising. Pufendorf says: “Eodem anno id quoque
insensi a Belgis Sveciae illatum, quod hujus Colonos Nova Svecia plane
ejecerint, cujus Gubernator Risinguis cum _triginta sex hominibus_
mense Decembri Pleimuthensi in portu Angliae Adpellebat.” _De Rebus a
Carolo Gustavo_, etc., Liber II, §85 (p. 120).
[39] The _N[ew] Bern_, the _Spotted Cow_ (_Bonte Koe_), and the _White
Horse_.
[40] For an account of Director Rising and the other officers see the
author’s _Swedish Settlements_, II, 616, notes; 673ff.
[41] See above, p. 43ff.
[42] Perhaps the same as the Swedish _Endräkt_ (harmony).
[43] Papegoja met his wife there and probably remained in Printz Hall
during his stay in the country.
[44] As for instance Gyllengren (through Amundsson) and Sven Skute.
[45] The States General ratified the transfer in August and
arrangements for the organization of the city’s colony were soon
thereafter made. The company retained the land above Ft. Christina
along the Delaware. It has been stated by some that the “city’s colony”
was above Ft. Christina. Ferris, p. 106, etc.
[46] Nieuer-Amstel after one of the suburbs of Amsterdam.
[47] Swedes, Finns, Dutch and a few Germans and Danes.
[48] For a list of these see the author’s _Swedish Settlements_,
II, 667–68.
[49] There is no direct evidence that the Swedes tried to get rid of
Lock as is stated by Norberg, p. 6; Smith, _Hist. of Del. Co._, p.
90.
Transcriber’s Notes:
1. Obvious printers’, punctuation and spelling errors have been
corrected silently.
2. Some hyphenated and non-hyphenated versions of the same words have
been retained as in the original.
3. Italics are shown as _xxx_.
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