Upland Court

In 1655, Peter Stuyvesant, governor of the Dutch colony, allowed the colonists to remain an independent Swedish nation through Upland Court, allowing freedom of religion, organization of their own militia, while maintaining their land and trading rights.

This location should not be confused with the current borough of Upland, which adjoins Chester.

The Upland Court dealt with legal matters on both sides of the Delaware River.

[1] In November 1674, under the terms of the Treaty of Westminster, Dutch interests ceded New Netherland to the English.

The operation of the Upland Court was continued following the establishment of English rule by order of James Stuart, Duke of York.