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 . Interior of a dwelling from Jonkijping, Sweden, showing the splint-holder, the tablewith its wooden dishes, the fire-place and the Interior showing the table with its candle-stick, the clock (marked 1747). and the bed-stead. Dwellings and Customs of the Colonists. 353 shoes and sole-leather was shipped over (Van Dyck buying twopounds of it a
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 . Interior of a dwelling from Jonkijping, Sweden, showing the splint-holder, the tablewith its wooden dishes, the fire-place and the Interior showing the table with its candle-stick, the clock (marked 1747). and the bed-stead. Dwellings and Customs of the Colonists. 353 shoes and sole-leather was shipped over (Van Dyck buying twopounds of it at one and a half florins a pound). The shoesvaried in price from two and a half to three florins. ErickAndersson, the Trumpeter, bought six pair of shoes from 1643until 1648 at two and a half florins a pair, making one pair ayear, which was the average for the soldiers and servants.^^Shirts (the only undergarments mentioned) were largelybought by the colonists from the supplies sent over, their pricevarying from three to five florins a piece. It seems that theofficers wore a more expensive kind.^^ The stockings were madeof felt, wool and linen, and their average cost was as follows: 1. Felt stockings, five florins a pair. 2. Woolen stockings, four florins a pair. 3. Linen stockings, one florin a pair. Gloves were worn by the officers and soldiers and we findseveral bills for R
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