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TitleAffadavit of Four Men from the 'Key of Calamar,' 1638
AuthorRuttens, Peter
Date Created1638
DescriptionThe translation of this affidavit legally recognizes and describes the first Swedish voyage to the New World on the ship, 'Key of Calamar.' It also explains Pieter Minuit's purchase of land on the...
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TitleThe Swedes in New Jersey: Bulletin No. 2
Date Created1938
DescriptionThis booklet on the founding of New Sweden (now the present-day New Jersey area) was prepared for use in the public schools by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in New...
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TitlePioneer Finns and Swedes of Delaware Valley Before William Penn
AuthorOstman, Emil Linclon
Date Created1976-1980
DescriptionA brief history of Finnish and Swedish settlers in the Delaware River Valley, starting with the 17th century. By Emil Linclon Ostman.
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Contemporary America (1968-present), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Postwar Years (1945-1970), The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleIntroduction to 'New Jersey's Ethnic Heritage: Papers Presented at the Eighth Annual New Jersey History Symposium, December 4, 1976.
Date Created1976
DescriptionThis is the introduction to the papers presented at the 8th Annual New Jersey History Symposium in December, 1976. It provides a brief history and general statistical information regarding ehtnicity...
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TitleReport of Governor Johan Printz, 1647, on New Sweden
AuthorPrintz, Johan
Date Created1647
DescriptionGovern Johan Printz, the governor of New Sweden (later to become New Jersey), reports on the status of the colony and the settlers. Many freemen have arrived to settle in New Sweden, but the...
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TitleReport of Governor Johan Rising, 1655, on New Sweden
AuthorRising, Johan
Date Created1655
DescriptionGovernor Johan Rising reports to the Swedish government and royalty on the status of New Sweden (present-day New Jersey). He also reports on other Swedish colonies in the area. He asks that single...
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TitleReport of Governor Johan Printz, 1644, on New Sweden
AuthorPrintz, John
Date Created1644
DescriptionGovernor Johan Printz reports the 1644 status of the New Sweden Colony (now present-day New Jersey) to the Queen of Sweden. He provides accounts of remaining supplies, trade relations with other...
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TitleIntroduction to primary source materials on the New Sweden Colony
Date Created1988
DescriptionThis introduction describes six primary sources regarding the settlement of the New Sweden Colony in New Jersey. The collection of Primary Source Materials was compiled by the New Sweden Commemorative...
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TitleRelation of the surrender of New Sweden, by Governor Johan Clason Rising, 1655
AuthorRising, Johan
Date Created1655
DescriptionGovernor Johan Rising of New Sweden reports to Sweden on the August 1655 Dutch attack on New Sweden's Fort Christina. The Dutch traveled from New Amsterdam (present-day New York) and easily captured...
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TitleThe Colonization and Subsequent History of New Jersey: A Discourse Pronounced Before the Young Men's Association of New Brunswick on the 1st of December, 1842
AuthorLawrence, William Beach
Date Created1843
DescriptionDetailed history of the settlement of New Jersey by European immigrants in the 1600s and 1700s, principally New Netherlands and New Sweden. Relations of colonies with governments of mother countries,...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)