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Dutch colonial documents, Van Cortlandt deeds, and early Westchester settlement
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| Source | Passages | Words | Link |
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| 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)] It was in the year seventeen hundred and eighty.
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] either quite exhausted, or fast melting away. Hardship, ill success, and a miserable scarcity of every necessary of life, had checked present exertion, and produced almost a hopelessness of the fu-ture. Our little army, th…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] United States. He had nothing to boast of but a vigorous, active, well-pro-portioned frame, a daring spirit, and an honest heart. His means and oppor-tunities were only such as you all enjoy; and his example furnishes a le…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Abrm. M. Valentine, John Agnew, John Lozier, Gideon Ostrander, Jameson Cox. The Baptist burying gronnd is situated north of the Episcopal yard. Here is a memorial to Caleb Hall, who died October 1st, 1791, aged 91 years, b…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The Indian children of the West have the following ex^ quisite chant to this flitting, white fire insect, as they denominate it : " Fire-fly, fire-fly bright little thing; Bright little fairy-bug, night's little king." Sch…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] I need not point out to your excellency the consequence of destroying this post, as it was the only establishment of the rebels on that part of the High-lands, and the place from whence any body of troops drew their suppli…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] ceived the river in its first course of thirty miles, very gradually widening un-til it suddenly presented the broad expanse of a bay (' Tappaanse Zee.') Then » At Bergen Point. b At the head of the Highlands. e South peak…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The captain, by the way, had an enormous nose, which was not unfrequently the subject of good natured remark; and he at once understood the mate's allusion. ' What,' says the captain, 'does that look like my nose? — call i…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] 94 HISTORY OF THE "In the year 1672 (says Dnnlap) orders arrived to Governor Lovelace to put the Province in a state of defence. Upon this occasion a small fort was to be erected at Antony's Nose, or near it, on the north …
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The Yerplanck family descend from Abraham Jacobsen Yer-planck; of New Amsterdam, whose son Gulian was a wealthy merchant of the same place in 16S3. The son of Gulian was Philip Yerplanck, of Yerplanck's Point. This branch …
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] On the south side of the neck is situated a convenient steam-Doat landing, post-office, two taverns, two stores, some fifteen or twenty dwelling houses, beside several extensive brick yards and lime kilns; also one Methodi…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Rufus Putnam reconnoitered the en-emy's positions at Yerplanck's and Stoney Points.*'^
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] 96 HISTORY OF THE under General Wayne, 13th of July, 1779, it was resolved to at-tack this post. "Sioney Point, (says Gen. Heath.) having been taken with so nmcli eclat to the American arms, Gen. Washington determined an a…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] An answer was return-ed, at what point the troops then were, and that they were march-ing as fast as the men could endure, and would continue so until they reached him. When the troops had advanced a little to the westward…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Heath, to move into the Highlands immediately, which was done, just after dark, the troops passing the night on Bald Hill. It was general-ly the opinion that if General Heath had not been at hand to ad-vance in the manner …
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] 13 OS HISTORY OF THE but did 110 harm. The enemy left one horse, a few old entrench-ing tools, and some other trifles at the Point. f^ Colonel Livingston held command of this post in 1780, when Arnold came there for the pu…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Cornelius Lambert, Henry Lambert and Lambert Lambert, were boat-men along with me." Four or five miles below Verplanck's Point can be distinctly seen Smith's house, where the interview took place between Andre and Arnold, …
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] » American Scenery, by Bartlett anci Willis. 100 HISTORY OF THE sible to meet him there. He also added another stimulating mo-tive, by promising them two gallons of rum, if they would exert themselves with all their streng…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Sutherland, disdaining so pitiful an action, though he did not interfere with the positive command of Arnold, told the man that he would take his parole and he might go on shore and procure clothes and whatever else was wa…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] the cause of his country afforded a pledge of a faithful and hon-orable discharge of duty. Let the reader imagine the grateful emotions of Col. Livingston, his increased esteem for his com-mander, and the alacrity with whi…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] cabin window, and stole a pillow and a few articles of wearing apparel. The mate, little anticipating that justice, though slow, is sure, and would follow him even to the arctic circle, shot at the poor pilferer, and kille…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The Point, however, again reverted to the Dutch Church, who disposed of it to various individuals, from whom it descended by purchase to the pre-sent proprietors, James Talbot, Esq., and Col. John King.^ The first Dutch Ch…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] First, Sybout Herricksen Krankheyt and Geertje his wife, Jan Corne van Texel and Annetje his wife, Francoy de Paw, Mathys Brouwer and Marrietje his wife, Nathan Beesly and Esther his wife, Catharine van Texel, wife of Hend…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] gregations at Cortlandi's manor as soon as possible, in order to organize a consistory, &,c. <fcc. Rev. Mr. Brush and Brouwer ordered to preach in their absence in their pnlpits, and after they have accomphshed their missi…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Peter Goetchius, one of the subscribing elders, appearing before the Classis, attested to his own signature and that of each of the other subscribers, and gave sufficient reasons why a neighboring minister could not assist…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] perty sold to iMr. John Ramsay whose daughter married JohnCru-ger, father of Nicholas, the present proprietor of the furnace woods. Mr. Benjamin Odell occupies the Ramsay residence and mill. The Cruger mansion is delightfu…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Pierre van Corilandt, his ne-phew. This venerable mansion was built soon after the erection of the manor by.Tohnnnes van Cortlandt, oldest son of Stephanus van Cortlandt, first lord ofthe manor of Corilandt. The basement s…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Lafayette. There is also an original letter from Gen. Washington, dated Mount Yernon, x\pri! 3d, 1797, to Mrs. Clinton, near which, is the following, "Mrs. Washington presents her compliments to Mrs. Clinton, and findiuir …
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The year preceding the commencement of hostilities betwa;*^ the mother country and her colonies. His Excellency, William Tryon, and suite, paid an unlocked for visit here, of which Gen. COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. Ill Philip va…
Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] This was in the year 1774."* Much valuable property was destroyed in this vicinity by the great Croton flood of 1840, caused by the giving way of the dam, on which occasion the river (directly opposite the mansion) rose su…