New England Grant (February 12, 1629)
Bill FedererNew England Grant (February 12, 1629) to Thomas Lewis and Richard Bonighton by the Council for New England: <To all Christian people to whom these present writing indented shall come, the…
John Bunyan (November 1628-August 31, 1688)
John Bunyan (November 1628-August 31, 1688) was an English author who wrote the classic work, The Pilgrim's Progress, 1678. Born in Bedford, England, he was a poor, unskilled tinker by trade.…
Dutch Reformed Church Letter (August 11, 1628)
Dutch Reformed Church Letter (August 11, 1628) addressed to Rev. Adrianus Smoutius, Member of the Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church, Amsterdam: <At the first administration of the Lord's Supper which…
John Ray (November 29, 1627-January 17, 1705)
John Ray (November 29, 1627-January 17, 1705) was a British biologist and natural theologian who founded of the Royal Society. Considered the father of English natural history, he was a respected…
Company of a Hundred Associates (April 29, 1627)
Company of a Hundred Associates (April 29, 1627) (COMPAGNIE DES CENT-ASSOCIÉS): <King Henry the Great, our father of glorious memory, did seek and discover the lands and countries of New France,…
Robert Boyle (January 25, 1627-December 30, 1691)
Robert Boyle (January 25, 1627-December 30, 1691) considered a "Father of Modern Chemistry," was a British natural philosopher. He studied Bacon, Descartes, and other contemporaries including: scientists Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke and…
Purchase of Manhattan (November 5, 1626)
Purchase of Manhattan (November 5, 1626) notification by the Dutch: <High and Mighty Lords: Yesterday arrived here the ship the Arms of Amsterdam, which sailed from New Netherlands, out of the…
Charter Granted by Gustave Adolphus (June 14, 1626)
Charter Granted by Gustave Adolphus (June 14, 1626) to the Swedish South Company: <Whereas...we have received reliable and certain intelligence that there are in...America...many rich countries and islands, of which some…
Articles for New Netherlands Colony (1624)
Articles for New Netherlands Colony (1624) from Chamber of Amsterdam: 1624NN001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1624NN001. William…
Warrant for William Ussling (December 21, 1624)
Warrant for William Ussling (December 21, 1624) to establish a General Company for Trade to Asia, Africa, America and Magellanica: <Gustavus Adolphus, by the Grace of God, King of Sweden...Know you, that...William…