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Dutch colonial documents, Van Cortlandt deeds, and early Westchester settlement
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| Source | Passages | Words | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856) | 1005 | 189,431 | Original → |
| Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848) | 325 | 61,761 | Original → |
| Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848) | 236 | 43,115 | Original → |
| E.B. O'Callaghan (1849) | 153 | 26,639 | Original → |
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Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] p. 47. COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 71 derbarrach, Rahway Hook, and the entrance to the Highlands; directly opposite is Caldwell's Landing in Rockland county, with which the \V^estchester shore is connected by a ferry. Across th…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Among the most prominent is Gal-lows hill, famous as the spot where the spy Palmer was executed by order of General Putnam, whose laconic reply to Sir Henry Clinton, the British commander, deserves an enduring record. It a…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Disaffection and treachery prevailed on every side; men there were who from fear or from other base causes refused to take part on the side of virtue and patriotism, and remained as neutrals, wavering between each party, a…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] suspended a suitable time, was taken down and given to his friends for inter-ment." Such is the story of Gallows Hill. The sad fabric of Jogs which had been raised for his execution remained standing for several years afte…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] 10 74 HISTORY OF THE of the provisions was considerable.''^ '' September, 1777, the en-emy came out on both sides of the Hudson simultaneously in considerable force, consisting of from two to three thousand men, on which o…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The following abstract is taken from a deed given by Samuel Dodge, Daniel Graham, and John Hotham, commissioners of for-feitures for the middle district of New York, to John Paulding, of Cortlandt Manor : For and in consid…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Excess from him received..; £2d 10 0 John Paulding died on the 18th of February, 1.8 IS. A few-minutes before the patriot expired, he called Dr. Fountain, (his medical attendant,) to the bed side, and thus addressed him : …
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The Americans unprepared, and withal too weak to resist so formidable a foe, were obliged after a short resistance to fly to the interior. Their enemies from the commanding points which they occupied, kept up a constant fi…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] himself at the spring. ^Yhile on his hands and knees in the act of drinking, a ball which struck on the eminence above him, glanced obliquely, and descend-ing the road with rapid bounds, finished its course by shattering t…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Here also the Van Cortlandt family for some time found a safe asylum amid surrounding desolation. The in-terior contains a valuable collection of family portraits, consisting of Catharine, first wife of Gen. Pierre van Cor…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] In this house General McDougal posted his advanced guard, when the British took possession of Peekskill, March, 1777. The following account of the subsequent engagement with the enerny, is extracted from the Connecticut Jo…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The enemy, the same day, took possession of the village, and remained close in their quarters until the next day in the afternoon, when a party of them, consisting of about 200 men, possessed themselves of a height a littl…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] they have not been able to carry off any stores left behind by our men, and no other flock than about forty sheep and eight or ten head of cattle, M'ith which they were supplied by our good friends the tories. Never did tr…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] James Brown, of Peekskill, is the fol-lowing indenture, bearing date 23d of March, 1750, between An-drew Johnson, of Perth Amboy, East Jersey, of the first part, and Caleb Hall, Joseph Travis and Palatiah Haws, of the seco…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Phillips' on the High-lands, with a farm of two Inmdred acres. This property was subsequently sold under an order of the Court of Chancery, and equally divided between the two churches. Out of these funds (aided by a liber…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] ing to the rites and cerenaonies of the Church of England, as by law estab-lished, by the name of St. Peter's Church." Upon the ISlh of August, 1770, the church received the fol-lowing charter from His Excellency, Cadwalla…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] " George the Third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c, to all to whom these presents shall come, greeting : Whereas, our loving subjects, Beverly Robinson, Charles M…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Peter's Church, on the manor of Cortlandt, near Peekskill. Now, we being willing to encourage the pious intentions of our said loving subjects, and to grant this their reasonable request, know ye, that of our especial grac…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] our heirs and successors, really and fully make, erect, create and constitute one body politic and corporate in deed, fact and name for ever, and will give, grant and ordain that they and their successors, the rector and m…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] conduct and manage the affairs and business of the said church and corpora-tion in manner as hereafter is declared and appointed; and for the more imme-diate carrying into execution our royal will and pleasure herein, we d…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] 11 S2 HISTORY OF THE elect and choose two of their members to be church wardens, and six others of their members to be vestrymen of the said church for the ensuing year, which said church wardens and vestrymen so elected a…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Peter's Church, on the manor of Cortlandt, near Peekskill, for the time being to meet at the said church, and choose other or others of their members in the place and stead of him or them so dying, or neglecting or refusin…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Peter's Church, on the manor of Cortlandt, near Peekskill, or the majority of such of them as shall in such case meet in manner hereby directed, shal^ have, hold, exercise and enjoy such the office or offices to which he o…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] sents, for us, our heirs and successors, give, grant, ordain and appoint that the rector and the said church wardens of the said church for the time being, or any two of them, shall and may from time to time, as occasion s…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Peter's Church, on the manor of Cortlandt, near Peekskill, any wise touching or relating to such lands, messuages and tene-ments, real and personal estate whatsoever, as they the said rector and mem-bers of said church on …
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] church of England, as by law established, as is herein after mentioned, and also in case of every avoidance of the said church thereafter, either by the death of the rector thereof or otherwise, that the powers and authori…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Peter's Church, on the manor of Cortlandt, near Peekskill, and their successors forever, that this our present grant shall be deemed, adjudged and construed in all cases most favorably, and for the best benefit and advanta…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] In testimony whereof we ha^e caused these our letters to be made patent, and the great seal of our said province to be hereunto affixed, and the same to be entered on record in our secretary's office in our city of New Yor…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Signed 16th December, 1791.a In 1793, William Denning and Pierre van Cortlandt were elec-ted wardens... -,...., •■ -•, ' William Denning and Jarvis Dusenberry were the first dele-gates from this parish to the Diocesan Conv…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Of the City of New York, Erected this Tomb, As a memorial Sacred to; PUBLIC GRATITUDE. S8 HISTORY OF THE The whole beiug completed with the exception of placing the cone on the pedestal, on the morning of the twenty-second…