Peter minuit succeeded May in 1626, and bought from the Indians the whole of Manhattan Island, and organized a government with an advisory council.
"England in America, 1580-1652"
Lyon Gardiner Tyler
The people of Delaware have always regarded New Sweden as the beginning of their State, and Peter minuit, the leader of this Swedish expedition, always stands first on the published lists of their governors.
"The Quaker Colonies A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware, Volume 8 in The Chronicles Of America Series"
Sydney G. Fisher
Old Peter minuit, the first Swedish governor, may possibly have been buried there.
"The Quaker Colonies A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware, Volume 8 in The Chronicles Of America Series"
Sydney G. Fisher