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Pioneering Dutch Colonists Reach Pella via Grueling Ocean and Overland Crossing
The Dutch colonists led by A Wigney and Dominie A J Ret ten sail aboard the Nagasaki on April 11 with 213 passengers, facing months at sea and sea burial losses. Dr Joost Roelofsz serves as sole physician aboard, aiding cholera cases and saving lives, then guides the group inland to Iowa near Des Moines and Skunk rivers, as they prepare for a move to Pella and begins overland and river travel toward Keokuk and Holidaysville.
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Nagasaki
Baltimore
Ohio
St. Louis
Mississippi
Keokuk
Pella
A. Wigney
Dominie A. J. Retten
Pieter Floris
Jan F. le Cocq
Joost Roclofsz
Holland
Catharina Jackson
Floris
Aimveric
Joost Rovlofsz
Dominic Scholte
Joust Roelofsz
Entrons
Shin Reaper
Iowa
Des Moines
Skunk
Civilization
Joost Roelofsz
Besdes
Roslotsz
Dr. el Stas