The Swedish settlements on the Delaware, their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638-1664, with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies, and the efforts of Sweden to regain their colony . 1 ^ t. ^^= In ^. J^^. Utrecht Colony and Third Expedition. 143 Governor Kieft stating that he had made an agreement with theSwedes that if no assistance arrived within two months fromApril 4, 1640, they would leave the fort and be transported toHolland on the ships of the Dutch West India Company.^^Another obstacle was the charter of the Dutch West IndiaCompa
The Swedish settlements on the Delaware, their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638-1664, with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies, and the efforts of Sweden to regain their colony . 1 ^ t. ^^= In ^. J^^. Utrecht Colony and Third Expedition. 143 Governor Kieft stating that he had made an agreement with theSwedes that if no assistance arrived within two months fromApril 4, 1640, they would leave the fort and be transported toHolland on the ships of the Dutch West India Company.^^Another obstacle was the charter of the Dutch West IndiaCompany. According to the first article of this documentnobody was allowed to sail to or trade within the limits of NewHolland on pain of confiscation of property and goods. Dutchskippers were therefore unwilling to let their ships for fear thatthey would be confiscated. The Dutch West India Companyexcepted the region surrounding Fort Christina, however, outof respect for Sweden, but those who settled on other placesof the South River outside of Minquas Kill should be treatedas tresspassers of the Octroy, and not only have their ships andgoods confiscated, but they would also be prosecuted. ...These circumstances naturally caused delay and
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