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 | | With the support of Swedish statesman Axel Oxenstierna, Admiral Klas Fleming (a Finn), and Peter Minuit (a Dutchman), the New Sweden Company was organized in Sweden in 1633. |
 | | Two ships (the Kalmar Nyckel and the Fogel Grip), commanded by Minuit, reached the Delaware River in Mar., 1638. |
 | | Minuit immediately bought land from the Native Americans and founded Fort Christina, where Wilmington, Del., stands. |
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