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Affadavit of Four Men from the 'Key of Calamar,' 1638
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TitleInfo
Title
Affadavit of Four Men from the 'Key of Calamar,' 1638
TitleInfo
(type = alternative)
Title
Primary Source Material, New Sweden Commemorative Commission
Name
(ID = NAME001);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Ruttens
NamePart
(type = given)
Peter
Role
RoleTerm
author
Description
Notary Public
Name
(ID = NAME002);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Minuit
NamePart
(type = given)
Pieter
Role
RoleTerm
depicted
Name
(ID = NAME003);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Simonss
NamePart
(type = given)
Michell
Role
RoleTerm
depicted
Name
(ID = NAME004);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Joachimss
NamePart
(type = given)
Johan
Role
RoleTerm
depicted
Name
(ID = NAME005);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Sandelin
NamePart
(type = given)
Jacob Evertss
Role
RoleTerm
depicted
Name
(ID = NAME006);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Johanss
NamePart
(type = given)
Peter
Role
RoleTerm
depicted
Name
(ID = NAME007);
(type = corporate)
NamePart
New Sweden Commemorative Commission
Role
RoleTerm
compiler
Name
(ID = NAME008);
(type = corporate)
NamePart
New Sweden Company
Role
RoleTerm
associated name
Name
(ID = NAME009);
(type = corporate)
NamePart
New Jersey Historical Commission
Role
RoleTerm
contributor
Name
(ID = NAME010);
(type = corporate)
NamePart
New Jersey State Museum
Role
RoleTerm
contributor
TypeOfResource
Text
Genre
(authority = Art and Architecture Thesaurus)
articles
Genre
(authority = Art and Architecture Thesaurus)
reports
OriginInfo
DateCreated
(qualifier = exact)
1638
Language
LanguageTerm
English
Abstract
The translation of this affidavit legally recognizes and describes the first Swedish voyage to the New World on the ship, 'Key of Calamar.' It also explains Pieter Minuit's purchase of land on the Delaware River from local Indians. Highlighting the communication between the Swedish explorers and the Delaware Indians regarding the selling and ownership of land. This article is part of a Primary Source Material collection compiled by the New Sweden Commemorative Commission in 1988.
Subject
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(authority = FAST)
Topic
Swedish Americans
Topic
Dutch Americans
Topic
Indians, American
Topic
New Sweden Company
Topic
Immigrants
Topic
Men
Topic
Explorers
Topic
Lenni Lenape Indians
Topic
Community development
Topic
Government
Topic
Geography
Topic
History
Topic
Law
Topic
Regional planning
Topic
Religion
Topic
Exploration
Geographic
New Jersey
Geographic
New Jersey--Gloucester County
Geographic
Other
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Rutgers University Libraries Special Collections General Resources
Identifier
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rucore00000002112
Identifier
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.3/SPCOL.Article.405
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NjRV
Identifier
(type = doi)
doi:10.7282/T3W094GH
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Rights
ProvAgent
(ID = AGENT003);
(ROLE = Scanner);
(TYPE = INDIVIDUAL)
ProvAgentName
Anne Marie Lyons
RightsDeclaration
This object may be copyright-protected. Contact the owner or rights holder for permission to reproduce.
RightsHolder
RightsHolderName
Special Collections and University Archives
RightsHolderContact
RightsHolderContactDesignation
Rutgers University Libraries
RightsHolderContactAddress
Alexander Library
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
RightsHolderContactPhone
(PHONETYPE = business)
732-932-7006
Context
Permissions
permission rules
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Source
Acquisition
AcquisitionMethod
gift
AcquisitionSource
Sinclair Collection
MaterialAndTechnique
Material
paper
ObjectNumber
ObjectNumber
F167.N49 1988a, Sinclair NJ-Y
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8140800
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application/x-tar
Checksum
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OsVersion
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dpi
ContentModel
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