Notes, Historical and Biographical, Concerning Elizabeth-town, Its Eminent Men, Churches and Ministers |
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... enemies ; and on the death of Gov. ernor Hamilton , he was appointed Governor of New- Jersey , where he arrived in 1747. On entering on his new office , he found things in great confusion , but by firm and judicious measures he reduced ...
... enemies ; and on the death of Gov. ernor Hamilton , he was appointed Governor of New- Jersey , where he arrived in 1747. On entering on his new office , he found things in great confusion , but by firm and judicious measures he reduced ...
Page 75
... enemies . To avoid the danger to which he was constantly exposed from the tories , and the enemy then in the possession of Staten Island and New - York , he was compelled to remove his residence from this place to Connecticut Farms ...
... enemies . To avoid the danger to which he was constantly exposed from the tories , and the enemy then in the possession of Staten Island and New - York , he was compelled to remove his residence from this place to Connecticut Farms ...
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... enemies of their country , and deserving to be treated accordingly . * The lan- guage of the resolutions at these meetings , shew the heat of those hidden fires , which , in subsequent years , burst forth into an unquenchable flame . It ...
... enemies of their country , and deserving to be treated accordingly . * The lan- guage of the resolutions at these meetings , shew the heat of those hidden fires , which , in subsequent years , burst forth into an unquenchable flame . It ...
Page 92
... enemy to the very last ; and there were in it many tories , who did all they could to annoy their patriotic fellow citizens . And although no battles were fought here , like those of Princeton , Trenton or Monmouth , yet it was the ...
... enemy to the very last ; and there were in it many tories , who did all they could to annoy their patriotic fellow citizens . And although no battles were fought here , like those of Princeton , Trenton or Monmouth , yet it was the ...
Page 93
... enemy . There was here a Committee of Safety early ap- pointed , whose duty it was to see that the community received no , detriment , and which seemed to exercise a kind of military power over their fellow citizens . Of that committee ...
... enemy . There was here a Committee of Safety early ap- pointed , whose duty it was to see that the community received no , detriment , and which seemed to exercise a kind of military power over their fellow citizens . Of that committee ...
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AARON OGDEN aforesaid Aldermen Aldermen and Common appointed army Assembly Austin awakened became borough and town Boudinot Caldwell called Carteret CHAPTER christians Church in Elizabeth-Town clerk commenced common seal congregation Cornelius Hetfield Court Dayton death deeds Dickinson Duke of York East Jersey elected ELIAS ELIAS BOUDINOT ELIAS DAYTON enemy England erected especial grace fathers give and grant Governor grant unto Harriman heirs and successors held hereafter hereby hundred James John John Harriman Jonathan Joseph Bonnel land liberty Livingston Lord Mayor meet Minister ministry New-England New-Jersey Ogden ordain pastor patriotic peace person Philip Carteret piety possession pounds prayer preached Presbyterian Church present President Princeton Proprietors Province of New-Jersey Recorder religion revival Sabbath Samuel Samuel Marsh settled settlement society soon Staten Island Stephen Crane thence thereof things tion town corporate town of Elizabeth Trustees whilst wife William Woodruff worship
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Page 66 - ... of the court shall be entered in a book or books to be kept for that purpose, and known as the "Juvenile Record," and the court may for convenience be called the "Juvenile Court.
Page 136 - Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Page 60 - FIFTH, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, to all to whom these Presents shall come, GREETING ! Whereas...
Page 66 - Franchises privileges immunities or other the premises or any of them and notwithstanding a writ of ad quod damnum hath not issued forth to enquire of the premises or any of them before the ensealing hereof any Statute Act Ordinance or provision or any other matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding TO HAVE...
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Page 16 - ... there, armed with a good musket, bore twelve bullets to the pound, with ten pounds of powder, and twenty pounds of bullets, with bandiliers and match convenient, and with six months...
Page 75 - Bcudinot came forward, leading nine orphan children, and placing them around the bier of their parent, made an address of surpassing pathos to the multitude in their behalf.
Page 63 - York for the time being, and their successors, shall and may, forever hereafter, have and use a common seal for sealing all and singular deeds, grants, conveyances, contracts, bonds, articles of agreements, assignments, powers, authorities, and all and singular their affairs and things touching or concerning the said corporation; and...