Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680

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Original Narratives
of Early American History

JOURNAL OF JASPER DANCKAERTS

1679-1680

Edited by

BARTLETT BURLEIGH JAMES, B.D., PH.D.

of the Maryland Historical Society

and

J. FRANKLIN JAMESON, PH.D., LL.D.

Director of the Department of Historical Research in the Carnegie
Institutions of Washington

With a Facsimile and Two Maps







Charles Scribner's Sons
New York

Copyright, 1913, by
Charles Scribner's Sons



[Illustration: NEW YORK FROM BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, 1679

From the original drawing by Jasper Danckaerts in the possession of
the Long Island Historical Society]




CONTENTS

JOURNAL OF JASPER DANCKAERTS

EDITED BY BARTLETT BURLEIGH JAMES AND J. FRANKLIN JAMESON


                                                                  PAGE

NOTE A                                                              ix

INTRODUCTION                                                      xiii

NOTE B                                                             xxv

VOYAGE TO NEW NETHERLAND                                             3
  Preparations for the Voyage                                        3
  Delays in Starting                                                 5
  On the Way to Texel; a Narrow Escape                               8
  On Board the _Charles_                                            10
  They set Sail and run Aground                                     13
  Description of Texel                                              15
  Progress of the Voyage                                            18
  At Falmouth; the Diarist at Church                                25
  A Visit to Pendennis Castle                                       28
  The Market at Penryn                                              30
  Again on Board; a Word about the Cat                              32
  Land is Seen; Sandy Hook                                          33
  Indians come Aboard; Arrival at New York                          35
  Observations upon the Sea and the Voyage                          37
  Comments upon the Passengers and Crew                             39

TRAVELS IN NEW NETHERLAND                                           43
  In New York; Ministers of New Netherland                          43
  Fort Amsterdam is described                                       45
  The First Male born of Europeans in New Netherland                47
  A Visit to Long Island; through Brooklyn                          50
  At Gowanus; the Najack Indians                                    53
  With Jacques Cortelyou at New Utrecht                             57
  Danckaerts makes a Sketch                                         58
  A Visit with Jan Theunissen at Flatlands                          60
  Through Flatbush, Brooklyn, and Back in New York                  62
  Manhattan Island Explored; Broadway; the Bowery; New Harlem       64
  The Labadists make some Calls; Danckaerts acts the Barber         67
  On Staten Island                                                  69
  At Oude Dorp and Nieuwe Dorp                                      72
  Some Plantations on the Island                                    74
  A Visit from Jasper, the Indian                                   76
  The Travellers meet Ephraim Herrman                               80
  In Communipaw and Bergen                                          82
  Further Experiences                                               86
  Preparations for the Journey Southward; the Duke's Laws           89

JOURNEY TO THE SOUTHWARD                                            93
  The Stop at Woodbridge                                            93
  At Piscataway; the Falls of the Delaware                          94
  Matinnaconk Island and Burlington                                 97
  Tacony; Tinicum Island described                                 100
  The Suit of Madame de la Grange against Madame Papegoia          101
  A Visit from Some Quakers                                        104
  The Episode of Anna Salters                                      105
  The Journey Continued                                            107
  At Fort Christina; the Stay in Newcastle                         109
  Indented Servants                                                111
  St.