Evening journal., 1897-10-20

PART OF THE NEW CASTLE
COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
The following facts and figures are
from a history of the original Della
ware, which is being compiled by Amos
c. Brinton from data furnished by old
documents in the loft of the Court
House:
All persons should have respect for
their native land, and /, as a native of
the original Delaware, certainly am
proud OF my birthplace and home. Since
/ have had the advantage of consulting
the old papers that are now stored in
the loft of the Court House Of New Cas-
tie county my love and admiration for
those old documents are greatly i'm
creased, FOR The information contained
IN these tons Of paper-perhaps in many
thousand pioces-if properly looked
over Is most valuable. not only TO the
people of Delaware, but to their de-
scendanis thrOugh the whole United
States.
When the mention OF a settlement in
America was made 10 Gustavus
Adolphus. king Of Sweden, the object
here to cnlghten the minds OF the req
mon OF the forest and teach them some
thing about their Heavenly Father, who
had prepared such productive coun-
try and 50 many things for mans use,
tho young king saw at a glance what
glory it would bring to his country and
all people concerned. He, with JOY,
said It would be jewel in his crown
a lasting glory to the people of
Sweden. who went out to Chrlstianize
the red men of the forest, and an honor
10 the religion OF the blessed Lord. AZ
ter some years. though not till subse-
quent TO Gustavus Adolphus' death,
which took place at the battle OF Lut-
zen, the colony under Peter Minuit,
came in 1888 and sailed in the bay Pou-
taxat The Indian name OF the river
was Lenape Whittuck. The name the
Swedes gave to the river and bay was
Swedeland stream, and the country
through which IL passed they named
Nya Sverige.
When Captain Peter Minuit came up
the river part OF the colony landed at
Elfsbourgh, near Salem, on Jersey side.
while the general landing was at ROCK
Hook, on the Delaware side near the
present Old Swedes Church. at VIII
mington.
From 1888 TO 1855 the Swedes main
tained the government of Sverige. the
boundary OF which went from lowel
Duck Creek, up the north and west side
OF the river to the Neshaminy creek
extending along the river some seventy
miles and back from the river to the
fortieth degree OF north latitude. AL
this land on the west and north side
of the river Delaware up to the forfeit
degree OF north latitude had been grant
ed to George Calvert, or his son, Cecil
ius Calvert. who was Lord Baltimore
He took his fathers grant, but, while
the swedes were ON the land no com
plaint was made.
After the Dutch took the land from
the Swedes in 1856 and began to bulk
up town around Fort Cassimer, New
Amstell, now New Castle, and th'
Dutch began TO settle in and aroun'
New Amstell, and out towards th'
Chesapeake bay, Augustus Herman
prominent man and a surveyor, mad
a bargain with Lord Baltimore to maxi
q map OF the eastern shore of the Sus
quehanna and the rivers that fiowe'
into the Chesapeake bay. Whether tn
maps were satisfactory OF not, canno
say UuI AuhunAur llNAAhtiAA hNN 0eAA
10000 acres OF land in Cecil and Ney
Castle counties. Part Of the land wa
called Bohemia Manor, which still
bears the name Whether it was o
much good to the country then is see
by one thing-the Dutch turned thei
attention to raising tobacco on Bohemi
Manor. That tobacco was king, an
was used as currency with which Z
pay all kinds OF debts 1t was raise
on the farms, packed In large, rOug
barrels, rolled into New Amstell. Eve
roads were made for rolling those tc
bacco hOgsheads from BOhemeia ManO
to landings on the rivers, where the
were put on vessels to be taken to tn
mother country, and a return carg
taken aboard, which was partly mad
up OF slaves from Africa TO cultivat
the tobacco.
But the Dutch only held the land
1864 On the third day OF September
that year, Sir Robert Carr. OF Gre,
Britain, was ordered to proceed and II
duce the Dutch forts on the Delawal
river. Carr had command OF the thr'
warships-the Guinea, flagship, and II
William and Nicholas. They passe
Fort Cassimer, or Amstell, on the 3Ot
without opening fire. They did n'
wish to molest any Swedes, as thu
were considered good citizens. Aft
three days parleying the Dutch COVE
nor, HynjOssa, and his soldiers did M
wish to surrender the forts and teri
tory The English soldiers had land'
and surrounded the fort. and the shil
dropped down abreast of it and open'
fire. The garrison surrendered aft
three were killed and ten wounded. III
fort had ten guns and fired three vC
leys, but none OF the English soldie
was killed or wounded. Sir Robert Ca
stayed on the frigate Guinea until aft
the fort had surrendered. when
landed and took possession of the tov
and territory. All the Dutch soldie
Of Fort Amstell, and some Of the peoI
of the town we're sold as slaves 20 VI
ginia planters. and the slaves OF b
Dutch and their cattle and sheep we
divided among the English capto
Me stock consisted Of one hundr
sep and goats, forty horses and six
s and oxen Sir Richard Nich'
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