▁The ▁char ter ▁included ▁Swedish , ▁Dutch ▁and ▁German ▁stock hold ers . ▁Once ▁they ▁land ed ▁they ▁established ▁Fort ▁Christ ina ▁( now ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Del aware ), ▁named ▁after ▁Queen ▁Christ ina ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁sett lers ▁were ▁Finn ish , ▁since ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁modern ▁Finland ▁was ▁the ▁eastern ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁actually ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁Dutch ▁territory . ▁The ▁founder ▁and ▁first ▁governor , ▁Peter ▁Min uit , ▁had ▁been ▁Director - General ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land ▁from ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 6 3 3 . ▁Dis gr unt led ▁after ▁being ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁post , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁Swedish ▁expedition ▁to ▁a ▁location ▁which ▁he ▁knew ▁to ▁be ▁strateg ic ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁th orn ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁employ ers . ▁Min uit ▁died ▁on ▁a ▁return ▁trip ▁from ▁Stockholm ▁in ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁near ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁island ▁of ▁Saint ▁K itt s . ▁The ▁col ony ▁would ▁establish ▁Fort ▁N ya ▁El fs borg ▁north ▁of ▁present - day ▁S alem , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 3 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁the ▁Dutch ▁ ▁Fort ▁Cas imir , ▁located ▁in ▁present - day ▁New ▁Castle , ▁Del aware ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁New ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁repr is al ,