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History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691)

Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853. 308 words

John Delabarr, in the monethes of November and December, Anno domini 1632 iaste paste, did freighte and victual! the interr'* Shippe, called the William of London (vyhereof William Trevore was Master) and did lade diverse goodes abord her, to be transported in the said Shippe to Hutsons baye, adioyninge unto Virginia. W'in his Mnjesties dominions there to be traded w"" and trucked awaye w"" the Natives of those countries for beaver skinnes and other skinnes or furrs; the premisses hee knoweth to be true, being m" mate of the said shippe the saide voyage. To the second hee sayeth, that the said shippe did arrive into Hutsons river upon or about the thirteenth day of Aprill last past ; and that the mouth or entrance of said river is

about the latitude of ffourtye degrees and twentye minutes, and in longitude sixe and fourtye degrees or thereaboutes from England, accomptinge twentye leagues to a degree. And sayeth, that assoone as the said shippe came into harbor within the said river, the Dutch commanded all her compauye (excepte one boye) to leave the said shippe and to come to theirs forte. Where they were about halfe an houre, and then wente abord theirs shippe againe ; and afterwards wente about ffourtye leagues upp into the river. And there Jacob Jacobson Elkins, the merchants factor, and some others of the Companye wente on shoare and pitchte his tente and carryed divers goodes with them to trade with the natives of those places for beavers and other furrs. But the Dutch foUoweth them upp the said river, and would not suffer thsm to trads there; but went on shoare, and pulled downe ds said factors tent, and carried the goods and the said factor, and ths rest of the companye, which were on shoare abord the said shippe the William againe.