Document: List of letters and papers relating to the conquest of the Swedes on the Delaware river

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1878-78_V18_0011b

Description

List of letters and papers therein contained.

Document Date

1655

Document Type

List

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Translation

No. 1 Letter from the council to General Petrus Stuyvesant at the South River, relating therein to the troubles in which they have been involved with the Indians, natives of this country; attached to the back is a reply from the aforesaid council to the general's letter under No.2.

No. 2 Letter from the honorable lord general at the South River dated 12 September 1655, relating therein the capture of Fort Casa[ mir ].

No. 3 Capitulation or conditions under which Fort Casamier has been delivered into the hands of General Petrus Stuyvesant.

No. 4 Letter from the director-general at the South River dated 29 September 1655, relating the conquest of Fort Christina.

No. 5 Capitulation or conditions under which Fort Christina has been delivered into the hands of the [ honorable general ].

No. 6 Oath taken by the Swedes who have remained at the South River; [ names of those who ] have taken the oath.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1878/NYSA_A1878-78_V18_0011b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. 18-19, Delaware Papers: Dutch Period, 1648-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1981).

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.