"  It  appears  by  the  published  Maps  of  New  Netherland,  that  the  aforesaid  West  India
Company  are  in  possession  on  the  South  River,  fifteen  miles  up  from  Fort  Nassau,  which
fort  will  not  be  called  in  question  here,  it  lying  on  the  opposite,  or  eastern  bank  of  the
River.  The  West  India  Company  may  deduce  (doceren)  therefrom ;  but  the  said  fort
can,  by  no  means,  give  them  any  jurisdiction  over  Nova  Suecia,  which  is  altogether
separated  from  New  Netherland  by  the  aforesaid  River,  and  lies  on  the  west  side
thereof,  where  the  Crown  of  Sweden  caused  Fort  Christina  to  be  built,  which  was  the
first  Fortification  erected  there  after  the  acquisition  of  that  District,  where  the  Royal
Swedish  Governor  had  always  duty  maintained  the  respect  and  jurisdiction  of  the
Crown  of  Sweden,  and  even  preserved  good  understanding  and  neighborhood  with  the
Hollanders  on  the  North  Ri«r,  in  order  the  better  to  exclude,  by  united  action,  other
nations.  It  were  to  be  desired  that  this  union  continued,  and  that  the  West  India
Company  could  have  been  content  with  what  they  were  possessing.  But  the  said
Company  seeing  that  the  west  bank  of  the  River,  on  Nova  Suecia,  was  the  best  land,
and  that  the  Swedes  had  purchased  the  same  from  the  right  owners,  and  held  this  jutto
titulo,  had  recourse  to  divers  expedients  to  obtain  a  foothold  on  the  same  side  of  the
River,  but  having  been  informed  by  the  inhabitants  how  far  the  Swedish  limits  extended,
could  not  well  accomplish  their  purpose,  so  long  as  the  Swedish  Governor  maintained
his  right.  They  took  their  residence  far  down  in  the  Bay,  and  acted  with  the  Indians
in  wild  disorder,  who  would  repel  their  violence  with  similar  violence,  but  were
unable.
574  APPENDIX.
