History of the City of Trenton, New Jersey: Embracing a Period of Nearly Two Hundred Years, Commencing in 1676, the First Settlement of the Town, and Extending Up to the Present Time, with Official Records of the Population, Extent of the Town at Different Periods, Its Manufactories, Church History, and Fire Department |
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... secretary's office of our province of New York , in America , at our fort at New York , in America , we have inspected certain letters patents granted unto his late Royal Highness , James , Duke of York , deceased , which fol- loweth in ...
... secretary's office of our province of New York , in America , at our fort at New York , in America , we have inspected certain letters patents granted unto his late Royal Highness , James , Duke of York , deceased , which fol- loweth in ...
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... secretary or register , ( who they were to choose , or in case of failure on their part , the governor was to choose ) , to keep exact entries in fair books , of all public affairs ; to avoid deceits and lawsuits ; to record and enter ...
... secretary or register , ( who they were to choose , or in case of failure on their part , the governor was to choose ) , to keep exact entries in fair books , of all public affairs ; to avoid deceits and lawsuits ; to record and enter ...
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... secretary , sur- veyor , and all other officers of trust , shall swear or subscribe ( in a book to be provided for that purpose ) , that they will bear true allegiance to the King of England , his heirs and successors ; and that they ...
... secretary , sur- veyor , and all other officers of trust , shall swear or subscribe ( in a book to be provided for that purpose ) , that they will bear true allegiance to the King of England , his heirs and successors ; and that they ...
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... secretary . The burgesses consisted of Gasper Stemmetts , Battazer Bayard , for Bergen ; John Ogden , John Brackett , for Elizabethtown ; Capt . Robert Treat , Samuel Swarne , for Newark , upon Pisha- wack River ; John Bishop , Robert ...
... secretary . The burgesses consisted of Gasper Stemmetts , Battazer Bayard , for Bergen ; John Ogden , John Brackett , for Elizabethtown ; Capt . Robert Treat , Samuel Swarne , for Newark , upon Pisha- wack River ; John Bishop , Robert ...
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... secretary , and oblige himself to make sufficient provision of meat , drink , and lodging for strangers ; and for neglect in any of the towns , they were to forfeit forty shillings fine to the country for every month's default after ...
... secretary , and oblige himself to make sufficient provision of meat , drink , and lodging for strangers ; and for neglect in any of the towns , they were to forfeit forty shillings fine to the country for every month's default after ...
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afterwards Alexander Chambers appointed April Assanpink creek assembly battle of Trenton Benjamin Bishop Brearley brick bridge Brunswick building built Burlington called canal capital stock captain Charles Charles Moore church city of Trenton commenced committee congregation corner council court December Delaware river east elected engine engine-house erected Ewing February feet fifty thousand dollars Fire Company George governor Greene street Henry Hopewell hose Howell hundred and fifty hundred dollars hundred thousand dollars Hunterdon incorporated Isaac Jacob James January Jersey John Joseph land legislature Mahlon Stacy Maidenhead manufacture March meeting Messrs mill Moore November occupied October organized passed pastor persons Peter Philadelphia Philemon Dickinson Potts pounds Presbyterian present officers president Princeton province purchased road Robert Samuel Samuel K second lieutenant secretary shillings South Trenton Stacy Thomas three hundred town township treasurer ward Warren street Washington West Jersey William William Trent Yard York
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Page 21 - The concessions and agreements of the proprietors, freeholders and inhabitants of the province of West New Jersey in America.
Page 160 - I had with me being inferior to theirs below me, and a strong battalion of light-infantry being at Princeton, above me, I thought it most prudent to return the same evening with the prisoners and the artillery we had taken. We found no stores of any consequence in the town. In justice to the officers and men, I must add, that their behavior on this occasion reflects the highest honor upon them.
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