P' Because we liad there but one little fort, and therein but one commissary witli 10 or 12 men in the Companys service, merely for the purpose of carry on some trade with the Indians. 2'^'iy In the year 1651 the fort, called Nassouw was abandoned and razed, and another named Casimir erected somewhat lower and more toward the Sea, and somewliat better garrisoned, and strengthened by divers freemen who commenced a village.

But t!ie Swedes increasing in numbers troubled & oppressed our people daily, and after they had taken Fort Casimir froKi us, tliey harrassed & vexed our nation so sorely that the South river was at once abandoned. But our people retook that F(jrt Casimir again in the year 1655. It was provided with a riglit strung garrison of our people and contained divers free people there with dwellings. So one was appointed who should read every Sunday something out of the Apostiles, which lias as yet been continued, and the Lutheran Minister who was here was sent to Sweden.

Two miles from fort Casimir up the river, stands another fort, named Christina which was also taken at the same time b} our People, & the Preacher, together with the Swedisli garrison, was sent away.

But as many Swedes and Finns to the number at least of vOO were dwelling two or three miles up the river above Fort Clirlsrina, the Swedish governor insisted in the Capitulation t? -.at one Lut'ieran minister should be retained to instruct the })eople in their own tongue. This their request was too easil} grai.tvd 1^' because trouble had broken out at Manhatau v>lt ; ciie Indians, and men required quick despatch, and to lia^t u '^ack to tlie Manhattans to repair matters tliere. 2"^ Because v^e had no ref trmed Preacher to establish there or who underst; ^ d th.eir language.