Thirty-two Finns arrived on board the "Purmerlander Kerck " and were settled at Feren Hook on south side of Christina River.
[3] [4] As a reward, he received from the Dutch governor a monopoly on the fur trade in Pennsylvania and in 1664 was entitled to become a justice replacing Mats Hansson (1612-1663) on the Upland Court where he served until 1681.
By this time, his military rank had risen to captain, and he had adopted the surname Helm.
[5][6] In his trading with the local American Indians, he learned their language, and was frequently employed as an interpreter.
Sir Edmund Andros, the magistrates of New Castle, Delaware, and the Lenape sachems of New Jersey, when their treaty of peace was renewed.