▁in ▁ 1 6 2 4 ▁at ▁" H o og he ▁E y land " ▁( High ▁Island ), ▁now ▁Bur ling ton ▁Island , ▁opposite ▁Bur ling ton , ▁New ▁Jersey ; ▁Fort ▁N ass au , ▁near ▁Gl ouc ester ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 6 ; ▁and ▁at ▁Z wa an end ael , ▁now ▁Lew es , ▁Del aware , ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 1 . ▁Peter ▁Min uit ▁was ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Director - General ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁and ▁probably ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Bur ling ton ▁Island ▁post , ▁thereby ▁familiar izing ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁In ▁any ▁case , ▁Min uit ▁had ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁the ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁India ▁Company , ▁was ▁re called ▁from ▁New ▁Nether land , ▁and ▁quickly ▁made ▁his ▁services ▁available ▁to ▁his ▁many ▁friends ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁then ▁a ▁major ▁power ▁in ▁European ▁politics . ▁They ▁established ▁a ▁Swedish ▁South ▁Company , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁sett ling ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁New ▁Sweden , ▁and , ▁following ▁much ▁neg ot iation , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁group ▁under ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁Sweden ▁to ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 8 . ▁They ▁established ▁a ▁trad ing ▁post ▁at ▁Fort ▁Christ ina , ▁now ▁in ▁Wil ming ton . ▁Min uit ▁claimed ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River , ▁saying ▁he ▁had ▁found ▁no ▁European ▁settlement ▁there .