It bears date the 15th of July 1630, and bears the signatures of Pieter Minuit and his Council, -- the only signatures of those officials known to be iu existence, and is the first title given by civilized men to lands in the present State of Delaware, and the first in New Netherland under the charter of Freedoms and Exemptions of 1629. Its date is two years before Lord Baltimore's charter of Maryland from Charles the First, and fifty-two years prior to William Penn's charter of Pennsylvania from Charles II. The name Godyn and Blommaert gave to their "Colonie" was " Zwanandael ;" in English, "Swansdale." The following is a translation of this first conveyance for any part of New Netherland.

TRANSPORT.

The DireHor and Couicil of New Xithirland to Samu'l Godi/n and Samvl Blommae<t.

" We, the Director and Council in New Netherland, residing on the Island Manahatas and in Fort Amsterdam, under the authority of their High Mightinesses tlie Lords States-General of the United Netherlands, and of the Incorporated West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, hereby acknowledge and declare, that on this day, the date underwritten, came and appeared before us, in their proper persons, Queskakous, and Eesauques, Siconesius, and the inhabitants of their village, situate at the South cape of the Bay of the South River, and freely and voluntarily declared, by special authority of the rulers and consent of the Commonalty there, that they already, on the first day of the month of June of the past year, 1629, for and on account of certain parcels of cargoes, which they, previous to the passing hereof, acknowledged to have received and gotten into their hands and power, to their full satisfaction, have transported, ceded, given over, and conveyed in just true and free property, as they hereby transport cede, give over, and convey to, and for the behoof of, Messrs.