My recent trip to Scotland meant that I missed blogging about the 350th anniversary of the conquest of New Amsterdam in 1664, and the subsequent establishment of New York and New Jersey. When I came to think about writing a new post on this, looking at the odd coincidence of the ‘Bedfordshire connection’ behind the foundation of both states, I realised that I’d already presented the material in a post from over two and a half years ago. As a lot of new followers have come on board since, I thought I’d reblog that post now to mark the 350th anniversary. Enjoy!
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Hello! I am a new follower and a history lover. I am from Miami and ran into your book Gentleman Captain somehow, possibly a local bookstore. (If I knew how to italicize here I would have!) I was intrigued by the first few words and new that I had to purchase the book. It took me a while to pick it up but during a recent trip to California, I started reading the book and was enveloped by the story and its sense of history and adventure. This may be the wrong medium in which to tell you this but I just finished the book after 4 hours of reading. It is 6:18 AM and did not want to spend more time looking for ways to post this. I did not want to forget to write and thank you. I can’t wait to get my hands on The Mountain of Gold.
Thanks, Jeremy, for such a positive and enthusiastic response to my book! I’m really glad that you enjoyed it so much, and hope you’ll love the rest of the series too. Best wishes, David Davies
Found a link giving the history of the house: http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/pages/s_pages/sip_manor_house.htm
As a new follower thank you for posting the old blog entry. I live in NJ and the Town of Cateret is our reminder of the period. I am not aware of any place names honoring Nicholls however. I guess the tomb makes up for it.
In my town is an original home from the Dutch period. It was originally in Jersey City but moved piece by piece to its present location to avoid destruction by developers. It is large for a home of the period and imagine it was owned by an official or wealthy Dutch merchant. Must see now if I can find out for myself.
Thanks – glad you enjoyed it, and I was fascinated to hear about the Dutch house!