A History Of Lebanon County Prior To 1876

Excerpt from A History of Lebanon County, Prior to 1876: Read Before the Lebanon County Historical Society, October 31, 1913 The first white men who set foot on the soil of Pennsyl vania, were Swedes. They bought lands on the banks of the Delaware river from the Indians and made some settlements, but were not allowed long to enjoy their homes in peace and The Dutch of New York, then New Netherland, wiri th -same Spirit that afflicted all European nations in the i4th and isth centuries, for oppressing their weaker neigh bors and the acquisition of territory, attacked the Swedes on the Delaware. And brought them under their rule. This was in the year 1653. Short time thereafter, the Dutch in turn had to yield to a stronger arm, not only their dishonorably acquired possessions on the Delaware, but also their whole power in America. The English took possession Of the coun try, and held the same uninterruptedly, with the exception of a short period in 1673. Down to the revolution of I776.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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