New jferfey, Raccoon. Hi 



a fmall number were brought over from 

 Old England, The form of the cattle, and 

 the unanimous accounts of the Englifh 

 here, confirmed what the old man had 

 faid. 



Que re, Whence did the Swedes here 

 fettled £et their feveral forts of corn, and 

 likewife their fruit-trees and kitchen- 

 herbs ? The old man told me that he 

 had frequently heard, when he was young, 

 that the Swedes had brought all kinds of 

 corn, and fruits, and herbs, or feeds of 

 them, with them. For, as far as he 

 could recollect, the Swedes here were plen- 

 tifully provided with wheat, rye, barley, 

 and oats. The Swedes, at that time, 

 brewed all their beer of malt made of bar- 

 ley, and likewife made good ftrong beer. 

 They had already got diitilling veffels, 

 and made good brandy. Every one among 

 them had not a diftilling veflel, but when 

 they intended to diftil, they lent their ap- 

 paratus to one another. At firft they 

 were forced to buy maize of the Indians, 

 both for fowing and eating, But after 

 continuing for fome years in this country, 

 they extended their maize-plantations fo 

 much that the Indians were obliged fome 

 time after to buy maize of the Swedes. 

 The old man likewife allured me, that the 



Indians 



