[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] of any Christian Nation there, taken and caused to be taken possession thereof full 12 years before the coming of the Swedes; which possession was further confirmed and rendered indisputable by prior and legal purchase of many and divers lands made over to them by proper deeds and conveyances, as already sufficiently proved; so that the Swedes cannot justify this atrocious and unheard of action by any just pretext or appearance in the world, as the new Swedish Governor also seems sufficiently to admit in his letter which he wrote on this subject to Director Stuyvesant; for he says, that this is a matter of greater importance than will be able to be adjusted by servants who as he observes — and this is to be remarked — must only obey orders; excusing this his improper proceedings by the commands which he had hereunto received from the Crown of Sweden; as is to be seen by the annexed extract of said letter, N" 9. The Director-General of New Netherland (who was, at first, greatly pained by this affair, as he received nothing but threats in reply to Iiis friendly demand for restitution.) found it expedient to resent this wrong last year, on receipt of the reinforcement sent hence. And thereupon departed with his supplementary force for the South river, and with God's help, reduced, without bloodshed, the aforesaid fort Casimir again under the obedience of this State and Company, on the 11"" September, 1655, according to the annexed Capitulation, N" 10.