Centennial History of Somerset County [New Jersey]Jameson, 1878 - 198 sidor |
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Centennial History of Somerset County [New Jersey] Abraham Messler Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1878 |
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Abraham acres Amboy Andrew appointed army Bergen Bound Brook bridge British Brokaw Brunswick built called Capt Carteret Church of Raritan Codrington Coejeman command commenced Congress Cornelius Cornwallis County of Somerset Court House daughter Delaware died Dumont early East Jersey Elizabethtown encampment enemy Eyck Garret Gawen Lawrie George Governor Hardenburgh Hendrick Henry honor Indian inhabitants Isaac Island Jacob James Jersey John Frelinghuysen John Royce Lamington land Lieut lived Lord Neil Campbell Lord Sterling March married Middlebrook miles militia Millstone Millstone River Monmouth Morristown mountain Neil Campbell Nest officers passed Perth Amboy Peter Philadelphia Pluckamin present Princeton proprietors Province purchased Queen's Rangers Raritan River resided Revolution road Robert Samuel school house Simcoe slaves soldiers Somerset County Somerville South Branch south side thence Thomas Thomas Codrington tion Township Trenton troops Tunison vicinity village Vroom Washington William winter York
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Sida 66 - WHEN Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there ! She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With streakings of the morning light ; Then, from his mansion in the sun, She called her eagle-bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land.
Sida 136 - Union increased, the honor, dignity, and justice of the nation would be lost forever ; yet he cannot help repeating, on this occasion, so interesting a sentiment, and leaving it as his last injunction to every officer and every soldier, who may view the subject in the same serious point of light, to add his best endeavors to those of his worthy fellow citizens towards effecting these great and valuable purposes, on which our very existence as a nation so materially depends.
Sida 136 - And although the general has so frequently given it as his opinion in the most public and explicit manner that, unless the principles of the federal government were properly supported, and the powers of the Union increased, the honor, dignity and justice of the nation would be lost forever...
Sida 42 - To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Know ye, that we of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do give and grant...
Sida 136 - Let it be known and remembered, that the reputation of the federal armies is established beyond the reach of malevolence ; and let a consciousness of their achievements and fame still...
Sida 94 - Whereas, true religion and good morals are the only solid ^ foundation of public liberty and happiness, " Resolved, That it be, and hereby is, earnestly recommended to the several states, to take the most effectual measures for the encouragement thereof, and for the suppressing of theatrical entertainments, horse-racing, .gaming, and such other diversions as are productive of idleness, dissipation, and a general depravity of principles and manners.
Sida 114 - June, 1779. GENTLEMEN, To meet the approbation of good men cannot but be agreeable. Your affectionate expressions make it still more so. In quartering an army, and in supplying its wants, distress and inconvenience will often occur to the citizen. I feel myself happy in...
Sida 3 - Island, and bounded on the east part by the main sea and part by Hudson's River, and hath upon the west Delaware Bay or River, and extendeth southward...
Sida 144 - Amboy route, thereby putting an end to the transportation of passengers by that route. From 1765 to 1768, attempts were made by the legislature to raise funds by lottery, for shortening and improving the great thoroughfares, but without success. Governor Franklin, alluding to them in a speech to the assembly in 1768, states that " even those which lie between the two principal trading cities in North America are seldom passable without danger or difficulty.