Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680

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Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680, by?by Bartlett Burleigh James and J. Franklin

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Title: Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680
Author: Jasper Danckaerts
Editor: Bartlett Burleigh James and J. Franklin Jameson
Release Date: October 30, 2007 [eBook #23258]
Language: English
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Original Narratives of Early American History
JOURNAL OF JASPER DANCKAERTS
1679-1680
Edited by
BARTLETT BURLEIGH JAMES, B.D., PH.D.
of the Maryland Historical Society
and
J. FRANKLIN JAMESON, PH.D., LL.D.
Director of the Department of Historical Research in the Carnegie Institutions of Washington
With a Facsimile and Two Maps

Charles Scribner's Sons New York
Copyright, 1913, by Charles Scribner's Sons

[Illustration: NEW YORK FROM BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, 1679
From the original drawing by Jasper Danckaerts in the possession of the Long Island Historical Society]

CONTENTS
JOURNAL OF JASPER DANCKAERTS
EDITED BY BARTLETT BURLEIGH JAMES AND J. FRANKLIN JAMESON
PAGE
NOTE A ix
INTRODUCTION xiii
NOTE B xxv
VOYAGE TO NEW NETHERLAND 3 Preparations for the Voyage 3 Delays in Starting 5 On the Way to Texel; a Narrow Escape 8 On Board the Charles 10 They set Sail and run Aground 13 Description of Texel 15 Progress of the Voyage 18 At Falmouth; the Diarist at Church 25 A Visit to Pendennis Castle 28 The Market at Penryn 30 Again on Board; a Word about the Cat 32 Land is Seen; Sandy Hook 33 Indians come Aboard; Arrival at New York 35 Observations upon the Sea and the Voyage 37 Comments upon the Passengers and Crew 39
TRAVELS IN NEW NETHERLAND 43 In New York; Ministers of New Netherland 43 Fort Amsterdam is described 45 The First Male born of Europeans in New Netherland 47 A Visit to Long Island; through Brooklyn 50 At Gowanus; the Najack Indians 53 With Jacques Cortelyou at New Utrecht 57 Danckaerts makes a Sketch 58 A Visit with Jan Theunissen at Flatlands 60 Through Flatbush, Brooklyn, and Back in New York 62 Manhattan Island Explored; Broadway; the Bowery; New Harlem 64 The Labadists make some Calls; Danckaerts acts the Barber 67 On Staten Island 69 At Oude Dorp and Nieuwe Dorp 72 Some Plantations on the Island 74 A Visit from Jasper, the Indian 76 The Travellers meet Ephraim Herrman 80 In Communipaw and Bergen 82 Further Experiences 86 Preparations for the Journey Southward; the Duke's Laws 89
JOURNEY TO THE SOUTHWARD 93 The Stop at Woodbridge 93 At Piscataway; the Falls of the Delaware 94 Matinnaconk Island and Burlington 97 Tacony; Tinicum Island described 100 The Suit of Madame de la Grange against Madame Papegoia 101 A Visit from Some Quakers 104 The Episode of Anna Salters 105 The Journey Continued 107 At Fort Christina; the Stay in Newcastle 109 Indented Servants 111 St. Augustine's Manor 112 Entry into Maryland; Bohemia Manor; Augustine Herrman's Map 114 Plantations visited 116 The Journey to Virginia abandoned; Other Visits 120 The Travellers lose their Way 124 They stop with Mr. Frisby; Wild Geese 126 Transportation of Goods to and from Maryland 128 More Plantations visited 129 Again in Newcastle 131 The Grant of Maryland 132 The Tobacco Industry 133 Life in Maryland 135 The Attack on the Hoere Kill 136 Religion in Maryland 137 The Labadists hear Domine Tesschenmaker; Christina Kill 138 Property Arrangements of Augustine Herrman 141 Preparations for the Return to New Netherland 142 Description of Newcastle 143 Mr. Moll and his Wife 144 Some Account of the Herrmans; Peter Alrichs 145 At Upland 147 At Wicacoa and Burlington 148 On the Island of Peter Alrichs 149 The Delaware River described 150 The Settlement at Hoere Kill; New Sweden 152 East New Jersey and West New Jersey established 154 The Journey to Millstone Creek; Difficulties in crossing 156 A Visit with Some Indians 159 A Night with Cornelis van Langevelt near Nassau 160 Millstone Creek described 161 At Amboy; the Frenchman Le Chaudronnier 162 Governor Carteret and the Settlement of Piscataway and Woodbridge 164 End of the Journey to the Southward 165
IN NEW YORK 166 Visits to Governor Andros and Mayor Rombouts 167 Danckaerts follows Sluyter to Najack 169 Translations made by Danckaerts 170 The Party for Aquackanonck 171 Milford; Sandford; Captain Berry's Plantation 173 Conversation with Hans,
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