Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-11-08
First Steps of the State of
Pennsylvania.
Leading Events and DeyeIOD.
men,s from the DiscOy.
cry of the Della.
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1850.

| cry OIL the Della.
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1880.
From the Philadelphia Times.l
In commemorating the establishment
of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania
under the charter of William Penn, il
is important to bear in mind the histor-
ical relation of Penn's arrival with the
events that preceded and followed it,
This is set forth in the following com.
pact chronology, which gives the most
important dates connected with the
early history of the settlements on the
Delaware from the first discoveries to
the independence of the colonies. II
will be seen that good deal of impor.
tant history preceded the coming oi
of Penn:
1909. Henry Hudson, sailing on an
exploring expedition iu the service oil
the Dutch East India Company, dis.
covers the South bay, so called by him
in distinction from the North bay and
river, now called the Hudson.
1910. Lord Thomas de la War, on
voyage to Virginia, enters the South
bay and river, hence named by the
English the Delaware
1916 Captain Hen Erickson, on the
Restless, of the Dutch feet, explores
the Delaware as far us the Schuyl-
kill.
1918. Captain Cornelius Jacobsen
Mey gives his name to the cape at the
mouth of the bay.
1923. The Dutch, under Mey, build
Fort Nassau, on Timber Greek, near
the present site of Gloucester, New Jer
sey. :
1926. The Dutch build trading
house on Biles Island, Bucks coun-
ty.
1880. The Dutch settle at Cape
May.
1881. Captain de Vries, with two
ships of Dutch colonists, builds Fort
Oplandt and the settlement of Swan
endael, near the site of Lewistown,
Del. A quarrel with the Indians leads
to the determination of the colony.
1888. The Swedish West India
Company under the patronage of Queen
Christina, sends out two vessels under
Peter Mlnuit They land at Cape Cor
nelus, which they call Henlopen. They
build settlements near the mouth of
the Brandywine and at Chester and
Darby creeks.
1643. Governor Prints builds a
house and settles on Tinicum Island.
A mill erected on CobD's creek
l646. Church built on Tinicum Is
land and services held in Swedish tongue
by Rev. John Campanius Holm, chap
lain.
1648. Grant to Sir Edwin Ployden
of New Albion, as Governor, and Earl
Palatine Upland founded.
1861. The Dutch cross from New
Jersey and build Fort Cassimer, where
New Castle, Del, now stands.
1854. The Swedes take Fort Cassi-
mer.
1855. The Dutch, under Peter
Stuyyesant, of Manhattan, capture the
Swedish forts on the Delaware and
claim jurisdiction of the colony.
1864 The English, having taken
Manhatten, or New York, from the
Dutch, send an expedition to the Della
ware, under Sir Robert Carr, and cap
ture the forts.
1872. Reconquest by the Dutch.
1914. The colonies restored to Eng
land by treaty, and tLc Dutch power
ended. Government by the Duke of
York.
1878. George Fox's visit.
1875. Friends meeting at Up
land.
lG77. Burlington settled.
1880. William Penn petitions
Charles H. for grant of territory.
1851. The court, under James,
Duke of York, sits at Kingsessing.
PENNSYLVANIA FOUNDED.
1851. Grant of the province to Will
lam Penn, as proprietor and Cove rnor,
March 4, O.S Penn sends over his cous-
in, Captain William Markham, as his
deputy to arrange affairs and acquaint
the colonists and natives with his plans.
September 13, the first court under
Penn's charter convened at Upland.
In December the Sarah and John and
the Bristol Factory arrive in the Della
ware, the Amity coming in the follow
ing spring The three commissioners
Crispin, Bear and Allen, with Tho:n-
as Fairman as surveyor, choose the
site for the city and lay out Philadel-
phia.
1882. August 20, Penn embarks on
the ship Welcome, at Deal with about
hundred emigrants. Arrives at New
Castle in October, where he commits
sions justices and instructs Markham
to complete the transfer of the territory.
Proceeds to Upland which he calls
Chester, where he lands and directs a
court to be summoned, to be held at
New Castle. Proceeds to Philadel-
phia Treaties with the Indians. The
three counties, Philadelphia, Chester
and Bucks, established, and also three
counties in the territory, now Delaware.
Judges, SheriFs Magistrates and Re-
corders appointed and writs of Elec-
tion issued for an Assembly.
December 4. The first Legislative
Assembly convenes at Chester and pass
ses the act of union, an act of natural
ization and "The Great Law" or con.
stitution and the code of the prov
ince.
Emigrants from Maine settle Marion
and Haverford.
1888. The Provincial Council con-
vened in Philadelphia. The Assem-
bly, organized Penn. with the assist
ence of the Council, busies himself in
establishing the affairs of the Prov
ince.
October A colony of Germans
from Cresheim and Crefelt arrive in the
Province and settle Germantown.
1854. August IL, Penn returns to
England.
1855, Charles III. dies and is sue