Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680, by Jasper Danckaerts, Edited by Bartlett Burleigh James and J. Franklin Jameson, Translated by Henry C. Murphy This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org 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 Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JOURNAL OF JASPER DANCKAERTS, 1679-1680*** E-text prepared by Chuck Greif, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent spellings of proper names and non-English words have been retained as they appear in the original. Obvious printer errors have been corrected. 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 New York from Brooklyn Heights NEW YORK FROM BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, 1679 From the original drawing by Jasper Danckaerts in the possession of the Long Island Historical Society [Enlarge]CONTENTS JOURNAL OF JASPER DANCKAERTS Edited by Bartlett Burleigh James and J. Franklin Jameson PAGE Note A xi Introduction xv Note B xxvii 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 91 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, the Indian 174 Aquackanonck is reached 175 Another Night with the Indians 177 At Gowanus; the Canticoy of the Indians 179 Affairs at Esopus; Small Pox among the Indians 181 Proclamation of Governor Andros; the Start for Nevesink 182 Trip to Nevesink abandoned 184 Another Call on the Governor 185 The Travellers dispose of their Stock 186 The Governor grants Permission to go to Albany 187 The Trials and Conversion of Theunis Idenszen 190 The Journey to Albany is begun 196The Kaaterskill Falls; Arrival at Albany 198 The Falls at Cohoes 199 Sluyter becomes ill; Visit to Schenectady 201 The Story of Aletta, the Indian 201 The Story of Wouter, Aletta's Nephew 205 Interview with Aletta and Wouter 210 Wouter goes with the Labadists 211 Schenectady is described 213 A Visit with Madame van Rensselaer at Rensselaerswyck 214 A Visit to Fort Orange; Albany described 216 The Child of Luxury 217 At Claverack; Danckaerts sketches the Catskills 219 At Esopus 220 Back in New York; Preparations for Boston 222 A Visit to Theunis Idenszen 223 North River and the Country through which it flows 224 On the Way to Long Island; Visit from Domine van Zuuren 228 In Najack; More about Theunis 229 Another Meeting with the Governor 230 The Experiences of Marie Renard 231 Visit with Ephraim Herrman 233 Further Arrangements for the Boston Trip; Ascension Day 234 A Trip to Walebocht 235 The Boston Trip again postponed; Some Visitors 237 Leave is taken of Governor Andros 238 Military Tactics; Relations between Andros and Carteret 239 Trade with Barbados 244 Trade Observations 246 Conduct of Governor Andros 248 The Labadists take leave of their Friends 250 Voyage from New Netherland 252 The Start for Boston 252 Martha's Vineyard; a Narrow Escape 253 Boston is reached 255 Description of East River 256 Elizabeth Islands; the Sow and Pigs; Cape Cod 258 A Call on Governor Bradstreet 259 No Word of Wouter; Passage engaged for London 260 John Eliot and the Indian Bible 263 A Visit to Cambridge; Harvard College 266 In Charlestown 268 Suspicions concerning the Travellers 269 A Second Visit to John Eliot at Roxbury 270 A Sham-fight in Boston 271 Beginning of the Voyage Home 272 The Diarist's Account of New England 273 His Description of Boston 275 Progress of the Voyage 276 A Reward for the First Sight of Land 278 The Orkney Islands are sighted 280 Fear of the Turks 281 On the Dogger Bank 284 Anchor at Yarmouth 286 The Landing at London; Whitehall; St. James's Park 288 The Duke of Monmouth is seen; London Tower 289 Witchcraft in Boston; at Church in London 290