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respecting D'Hinoyossa and Van Sweringen, 345. Grants land to Beekman, 346. Order to transfer river to the city, 350. General instructions, 351. Some dissatisfied, 352. Advised by directors in Holland of Swedish vessels fitting out, supposed for South River; two hundred soldiers on board, 353. Makes formal transfer of company's property to city, through D'Hinoyossa, 355. Letter to Colonel Nicholls, 361. Proposes to treat, 362. Signs articles, 362.
Sussex county, late Deal, established, 605.
Swedes, errors as to their arrival, 20, 29, 42.
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English claim said to be extinguished, 28. Arrival of, in Delaware, 42. Authenticated, 42-44, 46. Under Minuit, arrive with the Griffin and Key of Calmar, 46. Their num- ber, 47. Erect Fort Christina, 47. Purchase lands from Indians, 48. Complained of as injuring Dutch trade on South River, 50. Successful in beaver trade; shipments, 50. Relieved by an arrival, 52. Drive off Eng- lish from Delaware, 62. Mortality amongst, 62. John Printz appointed governor, 62. Commission, 63. Instructions, 64. Much discouraged, and ready to break up ; relieved by arrival of a vessel, 56, 57. Governed by laws of Sweden, 67. Use Augsburg Confes- sion, 67. Extent of claims, 64. Send over criminals, and forbid it, 72. Singular reason for it, 72. Have three forts, 72. Character of, 72. Treatment of Mr. Lamberton, 73. Fortify Schuylkill, 78. Governor denies charges made by United Colonies against him, 78. Ill-treat Aspinwall, 79. Send valu- able cargoes; put into Friesland; difficulty about duties, 81. Correspondence with Dutch, 81. Quantities of beaver on board, 81. Chris- tina assumes government, 82. Injure Simon Root, 95. Oppose Dutch at Schuylkill, 99. Destroy buildings, 103. Two murdered by Indians, 104. Certificates against, 104, 105. Endeavour to purchase lands about Fort Nassau, 114. Further proceedings, 117. Dutch statement of grievances, 124. Indians deny selling lands to the, 126. Ask protec- tion of Stuyvesant, 140. Directions to, 140. Two clergymen arrive, 140. Various privi- leges to encourage settlement of the country granted, 146. License by governor of Mary- land to trade, 147. Expenses of government, 174. How to be treated by Stuyvesant, 179. Expedition against, preparing, 180-182. Sails from Manhattan, 182. Arrives, 183. Stuyvesant's account of his operations and success, 183, 185. Capitulate, 187. Take oath of allegiance to Peter Stuyvesant, 187. Complain of treatment of Dutch, 196. Their power on Delaware ceases, 203. Ask to con- tinue on their lands, 208. Jacquett complains of them as turbulent, 210. Agent at Hague protests against Dutch, 210. Action on, 210.
Woman complained against for debauching negroes ; transported to Delaware, 211. Ship Mercurius, Captain Huygh, arrives, 211. Ap- point Van Derck sheriff, 236. Take oath; form of it, 243. Ask to remain neutral in war, 244. Dutch jealous of, 251. Appoint- ment of officers opposed, 251. Wish to re-
main; intend uniting in a village at Pas- syunk, 308. Fitting out vessels, supposed for South River, 353. And Finns to appear at Altona, 359. Refuse oath, 359. Church at Crane Hook, 371. At Wiccacoa, 379, 417, 438, 487.
Swedish West India Company proposed to king,
15. Charter obtained, 16. Summary of its provisions, &c., 16-20. First attempt un- successful, 20. Recommended to Germans by king, before his death, 30. Time for sub- scribing extended, 34. Charter confirmed in Germany, 38.
Swenson, Swen, &c., Dutch patent to, con- firmed, 384, 463. Official copy of survey of Wiccacoa to, 515.
Swine to be yoked, 219.
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Territories, or three lower counties; deeds of feoffment from duke to Penn, 588, 590. Pos- session taken, 597, 602, 606. Act of union, 610. Act of settlement, 615.
Thanksgiving-day appointed, 155.
Thickpenny, John, deposition respecting G. Lamberton's treatment by the Swedes, 75.
Tienhooven, attorney-general, appointed to su- perintend expedition, 180.
Tienpoint, Adriaen Jorisz, associated as direc- tor with Captain Mey, in expedition to Dela- ware, 12.
Tinnicum Island selected for Governor Printz's residence; Printz Hall, &c., 70. Fort Gotten- burg built, 70. Given by Swedish govern- ment to Governor Printz, for his good conduct, 76. His daughter applies to Peter Stuyvesant for it, 219. Church in, consecrated by Cam- panius, 88, 417. First burial there, 89. Bill of exchange taken for, protested, 342. Com- missioners appointed by Governor Lovelace to appraise, 403. Levy to be made to pay expenses of court, 455. Church to be re- paired at expense of members, 467.
Tobacco, Swedish ordinance respecting, 97. Or- dinance laying duty on ; curious reason for, 173. Act for inspection of, 225. Two in- spectors appointed, 225. Seized, 231. Pro- posals of Maryland to deliver for negroes, 329. Warehouse proposed at New Amstel, 331. Inspector appointed, 439. The only means of payment on Delaware, 468.
Toleration, religious, secured, 53, 68, 573, 620. Tom, William, grant to, by Nicholls, of land, for his good conduct, 369. Discharged, 373. Appointed collector of quit-rents, 374. May kill wild hogs, 374. Obtains a patent through misrepresentation ; decision of the governor, 382. His servant murdered, 382. Governor writes to him, charging him with the mur- ders, through negligence, 389. Directs his course, 389. Appointed receiver and clerk, and to take possession of fort, 413. Com- plaints against him, 418. Death of, 448.
Torkillus, Rev. Reorus, arrives with the Swedes, 47. Dies, 72.
Trade regulated on South River, 50. Dutch, on South River, injured by Swedes, 50, 56. With Indians cut off from Dutch by Printz, 77.
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Interdicted between Bombay Hook and Cape Henlopen, except to Alricks, 333.
Treaty between England and Holland signed at Westminster, 410. Under Elm Tree, the, 634. Trinity, Fort, Casimir so called, 150.
Turcoat, John, a Frenchman, gets a pass to Delaware to hunt, 425.
Turner, Captain, from New Haven, purchases land, 58. Court allow him to go to Dela- ware, 59. Lost at sea, 93.
Turner, Robert, Penn's letters to, 522.
Turtle Falls, a corn-mill at, 334. Wood granted to, 334.
Tydables, number of, to be taken, 442. Num- ber of, in New Castle county, 446.
Tyneman, Peter, wishes to be employed as a surgeon, 308.
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United Colonies of New England formed, 72. Commissioners of; complaints to, of treat- ment of Lamberton by Dutch, 73. Commis- sion Mr. Lamberton to treat with Swedish governor, 73. Discourage New Haven from settling Delaware on account of hands, 119. Write to Stuyvesant, justifying New Haven, 119, 120. He meets them at Hartford, 120. Arbitrators appointed, 120. Award, 120, 121. Commissioners write to Edward Winslow, in London, stating facts, and asking about pa- tents in England, 132. Allude to kind of tes- timony taken by Governor Stuyvesant, 134. Commissioners reply to Plymouth, 135. Long letter to, from Stuyvesant, 135. Answer of, 137. Letter to Rysingh, asserting right to lands on Delaware, 156.
Upland, court established by the Dutch, 408. R. Wade living there, 422. Meeting at, rc- specting Indians, 423. Court held ; N. Laer- sen's house, 437. Petition for a settlement and town below the falls, by a number of Swedes, 446. Answer of the court, 447. Pe- tition of Peter Rambo for land between Wic- cacoa and Hartsfelder, 447. House of defence to be fitted up for the next court to sit in, 447. Deed acknowledged by an owner, one of six original inhabitants of the town, 450. Trans- fer of a patent granted by Nicholls in 1668, 451. Court agree to arrest a fugitive debtor from New Castle, 451. Court held at house of Peter Cock, 452. And New Castle coun- ties, limits fixed, 459. Inhabitants complain about fences in way to the "fly," 459. A street to the house of defence, 463. Transfer of land at, 467. Richard Noble, surveyor, 470. Israel Helm transfers his house at, 470. Court fee for judgments; in great want of money to pay for meat and drink, 470. Jns- tices appointed, 472, 473. Levy to meet court charges, 473. Court to meet at Kinsesse, 473. Court mects at Kinsessing, 501. Name changed to Chester, by Penn; manner of, 605.
Usselinex, William, proposes a Swedish West India Company, 15.
Utic, Colonel N., and others, arrive at New Amstel from Maryland, 260. His conduct, 260. Alricks's letter about, 260. Beekman's,
261, 262. Protest against, 262-265. Report from, after his return to Maryland, 265. Views of Peter Stuyvesant, 266. Instructions respecting, 268. Letter to, from Beekman, asking return of deserters, 315. Meeting at his house, 328.
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Van Dincklage, L., a member of council, visits South River, 102. Visits Governor Printz ; uncourteous reception, 102.
Van Dyck, Gregorius, Swedish sheriff, 236. Wishes them to form villages, 236. Applies for his salary ; his duties performed by Beek- man, 324. Removed; asks reason, 325.
Van Gezel, Cornelis, removed, 301. Arrives at Altona ; asks protection against D'Hinoyossa, 302.
Van Gezel, Gerrit, appointed secretary at New Amstel, 299.
Van Ilpendam, Jan Jansen, commissary of Fort Nassau, 41. Instructions to drive off English from Schuylkill, and does it, 61. Monopoly of trade, 82. His silver plate, 83. Charged with fraud, 83. Trial, 83, 84. Small stock of goods, 83. To be sent to Amsterdam for trial, 84.
Van Renssalaer, Killiaen, unites with Godyn as patroon, 25.
Van Ruyven, Cornelius, secretary, despatched with M. Krygier to South River, to regulate affairs, 266. His commission, 267. Instruc- tions, 268. Arrival and complaint to Alricks, 272, 275.
Van Sweringen, Gerrit, sheriff and secretary, 301. And wife go passengers to Holland in Green Eagle, 318. Shoots a man, 336. His conduct in arresting seven men, 336. At- tacked, 337. Sudden departure for Mary- land, 341. Pardoned, 347. Still acts as sheriff, wearing his sword, 348. Estate con- fiscated, 369.
Van Tienhoven, secretary, writes to Stuyvesant from South River; advises him to go there, to see the state of things, 108. Gives ac- count of Indian trade, 103.
Van Twiller, Wouter, director-general of New Netherland, arrives at New Amstel, 33. Charged with neglect, &c. at Fort Nassau, 49.
Varkenskill, English settle at, 59.
Vessel, the first built by Europeans, 5. Two arrive in Delaware; one escapes shipwreck, 238. Sailing between Manhattan and South River; order renewed, 316. A, arrives in distress from West Indies, 317. Arrival at Salem of first ship, 417. For Pennsylvania, 526, 534, 535.
Virginia, proposals to supply provisions, 316. Company send a vessel, under Captain Jones, to protect trade on Delaware, 10. He deceives them, 10. Call attention of English govern- ment to Dutch trade, 10.
Vis, Jacob, license to dispose of his property near New Castle, 369.
Volkertsen, Captain, sails from Amsterdam, 6. Arrival, 6.
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Wade, Robert, arrives; meeting held at his house at Upland, 422.
Waldenses, expected to emigrate to the South River, 226.
Waldron, Resolved, sent with Hermans, com- missioner to Maryland, 268. Instructions, 269. Arrives in Maryland, 277. Manifesto, 277-284. Journal, 287-296. Return, 296. Wampum, great scarcity of; governor's procla- mation to raise value of, 405.
War renewed between Dutch and English, 396. Warner, William, grant to, over Schuylkill, 455. And Jorum purchase from Indians; ask purchasers to pay a proportion, 514. Weights and measures to be English, 458.
Welius, Rev. Everardus, about to sail from Hol- land, 232. Preaches first sermon at Altona, 242. Death and burial, 297.
West India Company, Dutch, directors write to Stuyvesant to avenge the capture of Fort Casimir by Rysingh, 168. Expedition fitting out, 168, 170. Bikker to be arrested, 169. Approve of seizure of Swedish ship, 178. The expedition against Fort Casimir to be followed up, 179. Treatment of the Swedes, 179. Call on for soldiers, 208. Letter on capitulation ; curious reasons, 209. In con- sequence of embarrassment, propose selling Fort Casimir, on certain terms, to city of Am- sterdam, 220. Effected, and name of Fort Casimir, or Trinity, changed to New Amstel, 220. Terms, 220-222. Resolutions respect- ing New Amstel, 223. Directors' letter to Peter Stuyvesant; jealousy of the Swedes, 251. Appointment of Swedish officers op- posed by, 251. Make changes in regulations of colonists, which creates discontent, 252. State of their colony stated by Peter Stuy- vesant, 258.
West India Company, Swedish, proposed by William Usselincx to Gustavus Adolphus, 15. Charter of, 16. Proclamation published, 34. West Jersey, conveyed by duke to William Penn, &c., 478. A large ship arrives with passengers, 636.
Westminster, treaty between Dutch and Eng- lish signed at, 410.
Whalers, northern, visit the Delaware, 1.
Wharton, Walter, surveyor, 387, 408, 442. A commissioner to appraise Tinnicum, 403. Pre- sented for marrying himself; other charges, 451. Case referred to governor, 454. Fined for not being at court, 454. Dies, 468.
Whorekills, Dutch propose to purchase, 255. Beekman and D'Hinoyossa procced to, for the purpose, 256. English pretensions to, 256. Purchase of, 256. Alricks asks trans- fer of, to the city, 256. A ferry-boat sunk at, 316. Bark stranded at, 319. To be aban- doned, and soldiers discharged, 330. Schout and commissaries appointed, 380. Purchase by Dutch to be recorded, &c., 384. Customs abolished on conditions, 382. J. Mills, sur- veyor, 382. W. Mills allowed to purchase
lands, 383. Instructions to M. Krygier, 383. Grants of land to be confirmed, 387. Elec- tion, 396. Prisoner sent to New York for contempt of court, 397. May lay tax on li- quors to pay losses by privateers, 397. Of- ficers confirmed by governor, 398. Outrage of Jones at, 398, 401. Plans for reducing; commissioners to hold court in king's name, and settle government, 405. Court esta- blished by the Dutch, 408. Magistrates ap- pointed, 409, 430, 445, 457, 472. Man fined for spreading reports against magistrates, 461. Verhoof, surveyor; Vines, sheriff, 464. Price of survey to be same as in Maryland, 464. Oath administered illegally, 464. Ef- fect of, 465. Duties removed, 478. Applies for court-house, prison, stocks, and whipping- post, 481. Named Deal, 483. St. Jones's separated from, 484. Letter to court about clerk, 501. John Vines appointed sheriff by Penn, 603.
Wiccacoa, nucleus of the Swedes' Church at, 379. Church at, to be built, 417. Built, 438. Rev. J. Fabricius called, and preaches first sermon, 438. To be repaired at expense of members, 467.
Wife, Rysingh writes to Sweden for a, 153.
Willems, J., letter to Beekman, informing of sudden departure of D'Hinoyossa and Van Sweringen for Maryland, 341. His death, 341.
Williams, Mr., and others, propose moving to Maryland, 329.
Willing Mind, the ship, arrives from London, 445.
Winslow, Edward, agent in London, 0,
from commissioners of United Col
Wolf-pits to be made, 448.
Wolf-scalps, levy to defray expense of, 0- duce, at rates named, 446.
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Yacht Restless built, 5. Two sent to Schuyl- kill to drive off the English, Real and St. Martin, 61.
Young, Jacob, summoned to New York, for treating with Indians, 473.
Yeo, John, an Episcopal minister, arrives " om Maryland ; licensed by court to preach, 18. Gives a gloomy account of morals in Mary- land ; his letter to the archbishop, 449. Applies to the court for his salary ; their answer, 449. Acknowledges a deed, 450. Tried and ac- quitted for certain expressions, 470.
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Zetscoven, Rev. Abelins, invited by Swedish congregation, 348. Called as a minister ; preaches at Tinnakonk; does not baptize ; will not give him up at New Amstel, 353.
Zwanendal, settlement at, 25. Destre 1 by Indians, 27. West India Company purchase, 38. Transfer of, to Dutch 1 India Company, 39. Deed for, 39.
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