, 1874-07-04

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AH1sToRY OF NEW SWEDEN; or, Tn1 sE.9LE- sEsE
ssaI # oa snsdfs ,s sc,ac cafeh ,t W,nFt9n
dsritdn ms sn Mates: by WILLIAM H. n1rNoLns. b. b.,
Msinbar Of tho Hstorical Society OF Pennsylrauta,
ieai socuty Of penn'5van!s.
Al interesting chapter in tho early, history Of
Aha r1n,ted atatea has been recovered by the 70.
suo :, ih;s .,.,,, I'D yo,l, n
VlqAi @ha t1au7'n,'ou " 'u'' HA,.'.S,, w -,4o
WAS originally published in ssookholm' IN l7s''
hut the od'tiuu mAe limited' aud foT oop'os,
.nlther In Bweden or America; have survived to
.lho nrss1ui day. A portion Of the work >was
!fi..sa ~. oor,v =, 17oo FIR tt,a he,eGt ~ film
uans.etoa ny on1y 80 ~ ..,,s ~ ~
Rev. Dr. y. hllllcf' Oh f1'nco'on' ~: -, "no Mu7
thou engascd in preparing his "Church His
tory;" but it has rcmainod for DR.. Reynolds to
ID! W.. o,tira vara,on aoceaniha to tho En-
N1:ie:.a.aa.s
It was In 1858 that small colony o. sHeaess
under tho direction Of Peter Menowe, or Meuuet,
ian1aa an tho shores of the Delaware, and mado
a purchase from tbs Indians Of t,act Of land
extending from cape iienlopeh 70 11oh'oh taus'
The colony was under the protection OF tho
Swedish Government and waa woll supplied
with provisions. ammunition, and merchandise
suitable for t1e'o witA the natives. ny ,ns'fuc-
served paofio policy toward tho lndians, which
strictly adaeEsa ,E e xLlle they remained oh ia
ably owing to the kindly Impression
which the Swedea had. produced upon
tho native tribes Of Psnnsyl!ania that William
Penn was atterward enabled % establish friendly
In consequence Of the, decline Of the mother.
country, tue SWodlsh colopi.ts received but little
assistance .after their arrival IN America. Thar
. numbels wers relnloreed! in l643 and 1917 by
several ship-loads of emigrants. which, alter 2
voyage. Of six months across the ocean, deharked
III safety At the little forts Of Nassau aud Chris.
tina, which hnd been thrown up to defend thG
!; siso from lilo attacks ot the Netherlandeps, whc
contested with them tho right to the ahorss Of
tho Delaware. 49,. :.
For soyonteon yenrs tho colony was able tt
; maiutnin, an independent existence; but, in
. 1906, Potor Stuyyesant sailed down upon it from
Now Alpsterdani with 600 or 700 men, capturee
moro than 150 suedes, and took poasesa!on o.
tho entiro territory Of tho colony. The Dutct
retained their acqnsition but about ten years
whenlt Was wrested from them IN turn ny tue
discovery. In 1Go9, the eweaos.. who were q
mera handful at tho timo Of Their defeat by tn,
Dutch, haa Increased to about 1000. They stIl
fetained the simple faith OF tho'r ancestors
surviving minister, they wore. loft with
put tho services OF the Church.. u
mnking known their: spiritnal neeaa t.
j, Dhates X1., King Of swoden, tho nswedisl
pn,suiun In Amorlca" waa established, which
rrom 1906 to 1885, supplied tue swou!ah ehurehe
pn tue Delaware with min.ntot1, Win Ielleion
books. aud assistance in building their churches
During the Grst forty years Of is existence, til
nission WAS supotnteudsl by Bishop hoodbora
tho father OF tho ws-kuown Emanul swt
denbosg.- sent hia own son over as aohoo
master, and many Of Liza foatl'es IN ntulstell
N,nated that tic mission cannos have cost til
J. Bweulsh Governmont leHs than ,0OG, at
That at d tiu,e when Bweden was n deoliuin
onnditin,,. and aufroiing from Nuauuial embal
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