A History of the Original Settlements on the Delaware: From Its Discovery by Hudson to the Colonization Under William Penn : to which is Added an Account of the Ecclesiastical Affairs of the Swedish Settlers, and a History of Wilmington, from Its First Settlement to the Present TimeWilson & Heald, 1846 - 312 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 45
Seite iv
... characters and actions of our ancestors . By an appeal to authentic facts the future historian will be able to give ... character as a man of a liberal educa- tion , his letters , written during a very interesting period of our colonial ...
... characters and actions of our ancestors . By an appeal to authentic facts the future historian will be able to give ... character as a man of a liberal educa- tion , his letters , written during a very interesting period of our colonial ...
Seite v
... character , as well as in the work of Hesselius , who having lived at Christina eleven years must have written of facts personally known to himself . As Hesselius succeeded Biorck at Christina , it is probable the two works might give ...
... character , as well as in the work of Hesselius , who having lived at Christina eleven years must have written of facts personally known to himself . As Hesselius succeeded Biorck at Christina , it is probable the two works might give ...
Seite viii
... Character of Printz and Rising . Peaceable character of the Swedish colonists . Their situation after the conquest by the Dutch . Colony divided . Municipal regulations at New Amstel . Jaquet and Beekman Governors . Jaquet dismissed ...
... Character of Printz and Rising . Peaceable character of the Swedish colonists . Their situation after the conquest by the Dutch . Colony divided . Municipal regulations at New Amstel . Jaquet and Beekman Governors . Jaquet dismissed ...
Seite ix
... Character of the government instituted in Pennsylvania , PART II . ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS OF THE SWEDES . 140 First church in the CHAP . I. - Old Swedes ' Church at Christina . Fort at Christina . Crane - hook Church built for the Dutch ...
... Character of the government instituted in Pennsylvania , PART II . ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS OF THE SWEDES . 140 First church in the CHAP . I. - Old Swedes ' Church at Christina . Fort at Christina . Crane - hook Church built for the Dutch ...
Seite 25
... character , that they committed acts of cruelty , or gratified the natural propensity to revenge an injury . De Vries , who was a worthy man , and greatly abhorred the ex- ercise of inhumanity towards the natives , himself gives us some ...
... character , that they committed acts of cruelty , or gratified the natural propensity to revenge an injury . De Vries , who was a worthy man , and greatly abhorred the ex- ercise of inhumanity towards the natives , himself gives us some ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Acrelius aforesaid afterwards Alrich America Amsterdam arrived authority Biorck Brandywine brick building built called Campanius Cape Cape Henlopen Cassimir Castle Charles Springer Christeen Christina circumstances colonists colony command Commissary congregation creek dated David Ferris Dela Delaware Duke of York Dutch early Elfsborg English erected Fort Amsterdam Fort Christina Fort Nassau Francis Lovelace Gottenburg Governor Rising granted ground Hoorn-kill Hudde hundred Indians inhabitants interest Island Jersey Johan John Joseph Kieft king land letter majesty majesty's market house Market street miles mill Minquas Minuit N. Y. Hist Nassau natives Netherlands North river officers Penn Pennsylvania Peter Peter Minuit PETER STUYVESANT Philadelphia possession present Printz probably river Rudman sailed Samuel says Schuylkill sent settled settlement ship shore Stuyvesant Swedes Swedish Tatnall territory Tinicum tion town trade vessels vicinity Vries West India Company west side Wicaco William Shipley Wilmington yard York
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 279 - Say not thou. What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Seite 189 - My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise.
Seite 44 - It hath the advantage of many creeks, or rivers rather, that run into the main river or bay, some navigable for great ships, some for small craft. Those of most eminency...
Seite ii - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Seite 117 - Your first care, after reducing the place, is to protect the inhabitants from injuries, as well as violence of the soldiers, which will be easily effected if you settle a course for weekly or daily provisions by agreement with the inhabitants, which shall be satisfied to them, either out of the profits, customs or rents belonging to their present master, or in case of necessity from hence.
Seite ii - A History of the Original Settlements on the Delaware, from its Discovery by Hudson to the Colonization under William Penn.
Seite 48 - Majesty hath not empowered thee to erect fortifications on our coasts and rivers, or to settle people on the lands adjoining or to undertake any other thing to our prejudice; now therefore we protest against all such encroachments and all the evil consequences from the same, as bloodshed, sedition and whatever injury our trading company may suffer, and declare that we shall protect our rights in every manner that may be advisable.