My aim in writing Scandinavian Immigrants in New York, 1630 — 1674 has been to present facts, in detail and chronological order. Wherever I have found it feasible, I have used the words of published sources. I have given verbatim many excerpts from the court records. I have quoted at length public and private documents, in order to illustrate or illumine certain facts, in the selection of which I have been guided by various considerations. Which it would be useless to enumerate.