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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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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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TitleLetter of Johannes Bogaert to Hans Bontemantel, 1655
AuthorBogaert, Johannes
Date Created1655
DescriptionJohannes Bogaert, Dutch clerk of New Amsterdam (present-day New York), reports to Holland on the Dutch takeover of New Sweden. He accounts how the Dutch travelled to New Sweden and took over Fort...
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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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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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TitleSchooling and education.
AuthorWright, Giles, R.; Green, Howard L.; Parks, Lee R.
Date Created1987
DescriptionSchooling and education by Giles R. Wright with Howard L. Green and Lee R. Parks. Number 4 in the New Jersey Ethnic Life Series. Published by New Jersey Historical Commission.
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TitleItalian Immigrants and the Working Class in Paterson: The Strike of 1913 in Ethnic Perspective
AuthorOsborne, James D.
Date Created1976
DescriptionThis paper by James D. Osborne, a New Jersey Historical Commission grant recipient, is from 'New Jersey's Ethnic Heritage: Papers Presented at the Eighth Annual New Jersey History Symposium, December...
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TitleNew Jersey Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project Interview with Ms. Ila Shah
Date Created2002
DescriptionThis interview was conducted as part of the New Jersey Historical Commission Grant-funded Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project. The interviewee is Mrs. Ila Shah. Mrs. Shah came to the United States in...
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970), Contemporary America (1968-present)
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TitleNew Jersey Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project Interview with Mildred Arnold
Date Created1980
DescriptionInterview conducted by Giles Wright for the New Jersey Historical Commission's New Jersey Multi-Ethnic Oral history Project. The interview is with Mildred Arnold, an African-American who was born in...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar Years (1945-1970), Contemporary America (1968-present)
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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...