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 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Acrelius aforesaid afterwards Alrich America Amsterdam Andross arrived authority Biorck Brandywine building built called Campanius Cape Cape Henlopen Cassimir Castle Charles Springer Christeen Christina colonists colony command Commissary congregation Crane-hook creek dated David Ferris Dela Delaware Duke Duke of York Dutch Elfsborg Elswyck English erected Fort Christina Fort Nassau Francis Lovelace Gottenburg Governor Rising granted ground Hoorn-kill Hudde hundred Indians inhabitants interest Island Jersey John John Smart Kieft king land letter Lovelace majesty majesty's market house Market street miles Minquas Minuit Nassau natives Netherlands officers old church Penn Pennsylvania Peter Peter Minuit PETER STUYVESANT Philadelphia possession present Printz probably river Rudman sailed Samuel says Schuylkill sent settled settlement ship shore Stidham Stuyvesant surrender Swedes Swedish Tatnall territory Thomas Tinicum tion town tract trade vessels vicinity Vries West India Company west side Wicaco William Penn William Shipley Wilmington York
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 284 - Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
Seite 143 - ... you shall be governed by laws of your own making, and live a free, and, if you will, a sober and industrious people.
Seite 185 - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with you all.
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 186 - For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
Seite 47 - Minuit, whostylest thyself Commander in the service of her Majesty the Queen of Sweden, that the whole South River of the New Netherlands, both the upper and the lower, has been our property for many years, occupied by forts,t and sealed by our blood...