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to make it appear, that the Swedish title was imperfect, because 

 their purcluise was not made from the rightful owners. Of this he 

 brings no proof but the testimony of the adverse claimants, who 

 themselves refuse to sell to him this particular part of their 

 dominions. 



Since thearrival of the Swedes, the names of the Indian sachems 

 who were owners, or who set up a claim of ownership to the 

 country embracing Delaware County, are — Siscohoka, Meche- 

 kyralames, Kyckesycken (Live Turkey,) Amattehoorn or IMatte- 

 lioorii, Pemenatta, Sinijues, Wappingzewan and possibly Aqua- 

 lioorn. These are given on Dutch authority.^ It will be seen 

 hereafter, that the dominions of a chief named Naaman, may 

 have extended within our limits.- 



During General Stuyvesant's detention on the Delaware, a 

 petition for indemnity on account of injuries sustained at the 

 hands of the Swedes, at diiferent times, and by sundry persons, 

 was presented to his Excellency. Several of these have been 

 noticed already ; but in addition, a garden had been made back 

 of Fort Beversreede, which was at once destroyed and the fence 

 l»urnt by order of Printz. Also two persons had commenced the 

 erection of buildings on the Island of Harommuny^ or Aharom- 

 iniintf, "west of the Swedes' plantation," — one having "laid the 

 ground timbers and set up the ties" — the other had " brought 

 his clap-boards." In the first instance the timbers were cut 

 into fire wood, and in the second the building was forcibly pre- 

 vented, by the deputies of the Governor, Huygens and Papegoya, 

 " fully armed."^ No clue is given to the location of this Island 

 Aharommuny, except that it was "west of the Swedes planta- 

 tion." This expression could not have applied to Tinicum, because 

 there was no island west of it. It must refer to the Swedish fort 

 on the Schuylkill, and assuming that to be the case, I have 

 assigned the above name on the map of early settlements, to the 

 island situate next westerly from that on which the Swedish fort 

 is located, and at present occupied by farm buildings. This 

 island was confirmed to Peter Kock on the 1st of October, 1669.^ 



Having acquired an India)i title to the west bank of the river 

 below Christina kill, Governor Stuyvesant at once determined to 

 erect another fort, " for the greater security of the company's 

 jurisdiction, an<l the protection of its people," and to raze Fort 

 Nassau, which " lay too high up and too inconvenient a distance." 

 The new fort, which was called Casimir, was erected on " a tol- 

 erably suitable spot" about a league from the Swedish Fort 

 Christina. Its site was within the limits of the present town of 

 New Castle. Governor Printz protested against the erection of 



' N. Y. Col. Doc. i 598. -' C-impanius. 76. 3 n. y. Col Doc. i. 595. 



♦ Albany MSS. Rec, " Abstracts of Patents," ii. 63. 



