Reminiscences of Old Gloucester

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Many details, illustrating the appear ance. Institutions, and customs of the above named tribes are met with in the old Dutch, Swedish and English histo rians of the Delaware. These being mat ters of some interest, will form the sub jcet of a future chapter. The planting of colonies in a strange land, where an untamed nature and a race of untameable men conspire to offer Opposition, is no easy work. The ad venturers in such an enterprise must pos sess much hardiness to undertake it, and nothing but the greatest caution and de termination can secure its permanent suc cess.