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Cutul, Peter. Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland. Hudson Highlands Land Trust, February 2025. https://hhlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Land-Heist-in-the-Highlands_Peter-Cutul-1.pdf
…Although many residents of the Highlands are familiar with Last of the Mohicans, surprisingly few have
heard of Chief Daniel Nimham. Nimham has been described "as the most prominent American Indian
associated with the Hudson Valley in the second half…
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Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §0
— …Although many residents of the Highlands are familiar with Last of the Mohicans, surprisingly few have
heard of Chief Daniel Nimham. Nimham has been described "as the most prominent American Indian
associated with the Hudson Valley in the second half…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §21
— …One Last Chance for Justice
In April of 1775, a final opportunity for justice for Nimham and the Wappinger appeared with the arrival
of the Revolutionary War. Having been betrayed by the Crown's corrupt bureaucratic network, the
Wappinger had…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §26
— …Further, ancestors of stalwart Wappinger holdouts still remain
in the Northeast, highlighting that the Nimham legacy lives on. 61
Although cheated out of land, liberty, and justice, the saga of Chief Daniel Nimham and his people is
now being brought…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §12
— …divided in four parts, and shall be disposed of at the King's pleasure." 35
In a dramatic last ditch attempt to save her husband, Prendergast's wife, a Quaker named Mehetibal
Wing, rode non-stop over 70 miles to…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §8
— Oscar Handlin and Irving Mark, "Chief Daniel Nimham v. Roger Morris, Beverly Robinson, and Philip Philipse - An
Indian Land Case in Colonial New York, 1765-1767", Ethnohistory, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Summer 1964), Published by Duke
University Press: 199. Oscar…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §7
— …Oscar Handlin and Irving Mark, "Chief Daniel Nimham v. Roger Morris, Beverly Robinson, and Philip Philipse - An
Indian Land Case in Colonial New York, 1765-1767", Ethnohistory, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Summer 1964), Published by Duke
University Press: 199. Oscar…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §1
— …3 Catheryna was friends with Nimham's
grandfather and may have taught Daniel how to speak English. Her boys and the chief may have even
grown up playing together. 4
As Lenape scholar Robert Grumet suggests, "Daniel Nimham was a…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §23
— …54 Estimates suggest that the Stockbridge lost anywhere between
17 to 40 men, including Chief Nimham and his son. After wounding Captain Simcoe, Nimham was killed
by Simcoe's orderly, Private Edward Wight. However, before succumbing, Nimham had wounded
Captain…
en.wikipedia.org
American Revolution dedicated the Chief Nimham Memorial at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. [ 13 ] In 1937 a bronze plaque was dedicated to the Sachem Daniel Nimham. The plaque was mounted to a boulder. Sculptor Michael Keropian removed…
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Daniel Nimham §42
— American Revolution dedicated the Chief Nimham Memorial at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. [ 13 ] In 1937 a bronze plaque was dedicated to the Sachem Daniel Nimham. The plaque was mounted to a boulder. Sculptor Michael Keropian removed…
Daniel Nimham §61
— Colonial Americas , University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013 ISBN 9780812290004 ^ Frazier, Patrick (1992). The Mohicans of Stockbridge . University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-6882-3 . ^ "Chief Ninham Memorial", New York City Department of Parks &
Daniel Nimham §52
— …In the majority of deeds and records Daniel Nimham's last name has always been spelled with a "m" in the middle. His grandfather was called Nimhammaw (circa 1647). When the remaining Nimham's moved west to Oneida in the…
Daniel Nimham §3
— …1726 Died 1778 (aged 51–52) Children Abraham Daniel Nimham (also Ninham ) (c. 1726 – 1778) was the last sachem of the Wappinger people and an
Daniel Nimham §17
— at the southwest base of the mountain." This appears to correspond to the location of the last known settlement of Wappinger on their native soil, a small band living on a low tract of land by the side of a…
Daniel Nimham §24
— …Catherina was friends with the Nimham's and allowed Old Nimham, Daniel's paternal grandfather to stay on her land after it had been sold. Most historians suggest Daniel Nimham was born in the Fishkill
Daniel Nimham §44
— …Lake Nimham in the town of Kent is named after him. The Nimham Mountain Fire Tower , an 83' tall historic steel tower atop Nimham Mountain is named after him. A marker on Gypsy Trail Road at the entrance to the…
Daniel Nimham §13
— father "One Shake” / Cornelius Nimham and at the Stockbridge Mission in Stockbridge, Mass. , which the Wappinger had visited in the 1740s. After 1746, Nimham’s residence was at Westenhuck, near Great Barrington, Massachusetts. In 1755, during King
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Daniel Nimham Statue — Fishkill, NY
Eight-foot bronze statue of Daniel Nimham by sculptor Michael Keropian, dedicated 2022 in Fishkill, NY. Nimham was the last sachem of the Wappinger who traveled to London in 1766 and died at the Battle…
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Philipses raised rents on the European-American tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a
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Kitchawank §45
— Philipses raised rents on the European-American tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a
Kitchawank §72
— ancient trail. [ 55 ] Notable Wappinger [ edit ] Abraham Nimham (1745–1778), captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War Daniel Nimham (1726–1778), sachem and member of the Stockbridge Militia in the American Revolutionary
Kitchawank §92
— Nimham or his dress. File:Stockbridge_1778.jpg This is contemporary rendering of a Stockbridge warrior in 1778; Nimham died as one at the Battle of Kingsbridge ^ Vaughan, Alden (2006). Transatlantic Encounters: American Indians in Britain, 1500-1776
Kitchawank §73
— War Notes [ edit ] ^ Then part of Dutchess County, but subsequently all of Putnam County, New York ^ This may well be the same place described as the settlement where David Nimham stayed during his annual pilgrimage up Mount Nimham to survey…
Kitchawank §108
— Indians: Northeast, Vol. 15 . Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 213– 39. ISBN 978-0-1600-4575-2 . Hauptman, Laurence M. (2017). "The Road to Kingsbridge: Daniel Nimham and the Stockbridge Indian Company in the American Revolution".
Kitchawank §95
— or desperately wounded." ^ Historical and Genealogical Record Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York, Press of the A. V. Haight Co., Poughkeepsie, New York, 1912 ^ "Mt. Nimham: The Ridge of Patriots", Thomas F. Maxon, Rangerville Press, Kent, New
Kitchawank §46
— delegation that traveled to London to petition the British Crown for a restoration of land rights and better treatment by the American colonists . Britain had controlled former "Dutch" lands in New York since 1664. Nimham was then living in
Kitchawank §11
— sanctuary of Stockbridge, Massachusetts . A stalwart spokesman for Native American concerns and valiant soldier, Daniel Nimham had traveled to Great Britain in the 1760s to argue for a return of tribal lands, and served in both the French and Indian
en.wikipedia.org
tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a delegation that traveled to London to petition the
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Wappinger §45
— tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a delegation that traveled to London to petition the
Wappinger §72
— edit ] Abraham Nimham (1745–1778), captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War Daniel Nimham (1726–1778), sachem and member of the Stockbridge Militia in the American Revolutionary War Notes [ edit ] ^ Then part of Dutchess
Wappinger §73
— County, but subsequently all of Putnam County, New York ^ This may well be the same place described as the settlement where David Nimham stayed during his annual pilgrimage up Mount Nimham to survey all he claimed to still be Wappinger…
Wappinger §92
— File:Stockbridge_1778.jpg This is contemporary rendering of a Stockbridge warrior in 1778; Nimham died as one at the Battle of Kingsbridge ^ Vaughan, Alden (2006). Transatlantic Encounters: American Indians in Britain, 1500-1776 . Cambridge
Wappinger §108
— Indians: Northeast, Vol. 15 . Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 213– 39. ISBN 978-0-1600-4575-2 . Hauptman, Laurence M. (2017). "The Road to Kingsbridge: Daniel Nimham and the Stockbridge Indian Company in the American Revolution".
Wappinger §91
— Revolution . Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 85– 91. ISBN 0-8420-2748-3 . ^ Note that this is a romanticized modern depiction of an idealized "American Indian" of the Northeastern woods, and not an accurate representation of Nimham or his dress.
Wappinger §46
— British Crown for a restoration of land rights and better treatment by the American colonists . Britain had controlled former "Dutch" lands in New York since 1664. Nimham was then living in Stockbridge, but he was originally from the Wappinger
Wappinger §95
— wounded." ^ Historical and Genealogical Record Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York, Press of the A. V. Haight Co., Poughkeepsie, New York, 1912 ^ "Mt. Nimham: The Ridge of Patriots", Thomas F. Maxon, Rangerville Press, Kent, New York, 2005, p. 25,
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…The last appearance of Mohegan Indians under
arms in Westchester County was during the Revolutionary War, when a company under their chief,
Nimham, joined Washington's forces. On the 31s;t
of August, 1778, they took part in the engagement…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §96
— …The last appearance of Mohegan Indians under
arms in Westchester County was during the Revolutionary War, when a company under their chief,
Nimham, joined Washington's forces. On the 31s;t
of August, 1778, they took part in the engagement…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4129
— …Between the
last party and the road were scattered about sixty
Stockbridge Indians, under their chief, Nimham, who
had been in England. Lieutenant-colonel Simcoe, of
the Queen's Rangers, learned, through his spies, that
the Indians were highly elated…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4132
— …s woods,
over Tippett's Brook into the woods on the ridge beyond, where a few survivors found concealment
among the rocks and bushes, and thus escaped. Nearly forty were killed or desperately wounded, including the old chief Nimham and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §97
— On the 31s;t
of August, 1778, they took part in the engagement at Tibbet's Brook, on the Van Cortlandt's estate, in Yonkers. They fought bravely and over
forty of their number were killed. When Nimham
saw that…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2403
— …such others as were men-
" tioned in my last, and circumstances may direct."*
From the same place, the General ordered the Officer
in command, at Mamaroneck, to make the best stand
he could, with the troops under his command, against…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4051
— …Barnes;
firet assistant foreman, William H. ].,awler; second
assistant foreman, Adolph Matthies ; secretary, John
Haley, Jr.; treasurer, Thomas Holden ; steward,
Janu's Barrett.
The chief officers of the Fire Department, including the Hope Engine Company, Hope Hose Company and Union…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3080
— …Chief justice
of New York from 1777 to 1779, President of Congress, minister plenipotentiary to Spain in 1779, a
signer of the definitive treaty of peace with Great
Britain in 1783, chief justice of the United States
in 1789 and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2647
— …1 copper tea kitchen and stand.
1 old.iapanncd tea table.
1 mahogany dining table.
1 large boilsted table.
2 square tables.
1 fine screen.
13 large painted pictures
12 small painted pictures.
1 large cedar chest.
8 pairs handirons…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Davis, Zipporah Miller, 1768-1850; (1848-12-13). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 907. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…A
young son (almost a baby) of Nimham
was killed by, I think, one of Meigs's men,
and the old chief was very anxious to have
the murderer discovered and punished, but
this was not done. Nimham and his…
Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.
…ifto
defeated
anoes, 306
Netawatwees, chief sachem of Lenapes, 303
Nimham, Daniel,
276 ; commits depredations in Or
chief sachem of
Wappingers, 329
Occum, Rev. Samson, a Mahican,
Passaconnaway, chief sachem of
Pennacooks, 317
Paxinos, chief sachem of Shawanoes,
at
Fort…
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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §911
— …ifto
defeated
anoes, 306
Netawatwees, chief sachem of Lenapes, 303
Nimham, Daniel,
276 ; commits depredations in Or
chief sachem of
Wappingers, 329
Occum, Rev. Samson, a Mahican,
Passaconnaway, chief sachem of
Pennacooks, 317
Paxinos, chief sachem of Shawanoes,
at
Fort…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §765
— …desperately wounded ;
among others NIMHAM,* a chieftain who had been to England,
and it was reported to have stopped a large number
;
of them, who were excellent marksmen, from joining General
and his son
Washington's army.
said that
The…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §582
— …Subsequently, Nimham, the
in
Wappinger king, in company with chiefs from the Mahicans of
Connecticut, visited England and received favorable hearing. Returning to America their claims were thrown into the courts
and were there overtaken by the Revolution. Still
clinging…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §939
— …puty governor, 158 ; makes treaty
with Iroquois, 158 ; renews
treaty
with Esopus Indians,
Niessen, Ensign, sent to Esopus, 149
Nimham, chief sachem ofWappingers,5i,
253;
ridge,
287 ; biographical sketch of, 329
Nochpeems, location of, 80 ; treaty with,
Novisans at war…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §462
— …2
Nimham, who
was made chief sachem in 1740, gave them prominence by ser
vice in the field and by his persistent efforts to recover lands of
which they had been defrauded. The result of these and other changes was…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §103
— …For dividing the territory of the Mahlcans at RoelofF Jansen's
kill, and again at Long Island, there is other than totemic au
In regard to the former, the affidavit of King Nimham is on record, under date of October…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §760
— …2
NIMHAM'S tragic death, in Westchester county, has already
been referred
The following account of the engagement
to.
which he sealed
in
his
devotion to the cause of the colonists
with his life, is from the pen of those…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §184
— …What their
family clans were on the north is not known, nor where their
On Van der Donck's map three of their villages or
capital.
castles are located
on the south side of the Mawenawasigh, 01
Great Wappinger's…
Macdonald, John MacLean. The Capture of Pound Ridge. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, October 1, 1861. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3 in Publications of the WCHS, Vol. V. 1926-27.
…On the last day of August, Simcoe with the whole of his troops, ambuscaded the Stockbridge Indians, under their chief, Nimham, as they were marching along the Milesquare road in the Lower Yon-kers, for the purpose of attacking the…
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The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3: Capture of Poundridge §16
— …On the last day of August, Simcoe with the whole of his troops, ambuscaded the Stockbridge Indians, under their chief, Nimham, as they were marching along the Milesquare road in the Lower Yon-kers, for the purpose of attacking the…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3: Capture of Poundridge §15
— …On the last day of August, Simcoe with the whole of his troops, ambuscaded the Stockbridge Indians, under their chief, Nimham, as they were marching along the Milesquare road in the Lower Yon-kers, for the purpose of attacking the…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3: Capture of Poundridge §17
— …With these forces he crossed the Croton some distance above Pinesbridge, and having made a long detour, moving first easterly, then northerly, and at last westerly; he suddenly came upon the American posts at Delavan's Mills and Crompond, both…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3: Capture of Poundridge §0
— CAPTURE OF POUNDRIDGE
After Sir Henry Clinton had retired from the posts of Stoney Point and Verplank's, about the 18th day of June 1779, he established his head-quarters at Philipsburgh in the county of Westchester. Lieutenant-colonel Tarleton…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3: Capture of Poundridge §3
— …As he approached this last place, his guide in front inquired of a farmer, who was standing in the door of his house, respecting the shortest route to Sheldon's head-quarters. Mistaking the husbandman's directions, when about three…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3: Capture of Poundridge §21
— …and charging home, without a moment's suspense. Although his manner of attack was generally the same, and his audacity, and the celerity of his advances were well known yet to the last, he almost always appeared before his adversary…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3: Capture of Poundridge §12
— To retaliate however, for this last attack of the militia, he set fire, as he left, to the Presbyterian Church; but retired so precipitately, that the flames were extinguished soon after, by the inhabitants. The Refugees had collected and brought…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3: Capture of Poundridge §2
— …As he approached this last place, his guide in front inquired of a farmer, who was standing in the door of his house, respecting the shortest route to Sheldon's head-quarters. Mistaking the husbandman's directions, when about three…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…The Couneil
humbly advised it be recommended to M! Chief Justice Horsmanden to issue his Warrant to apprehend the said Baker and
Allen for the offence with which they stand charged in the said ~
Depositions, and that his Excellency do…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1482
— …The Couneil
humbly advised it be recommended to M! Chief Justice Horsmanden to issue his Warrant to apprehend the said Baker and
Allen for the offence with which they stand charged in the said ~
Depositions, and that his Excellency do…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §195
— In this attack, the Indians lost their
Chief, named Papequanaehen, fourteen other warriors, four
women and three children, whom we saw lying both on this and
on the other side of the creek but probably many more were
wounded, when…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §146
— …Then
Long Jacob, the Chief who lived there with the Indians, demanded,
What should they do? Should they fly toward their fort or
not? They then concluded to remain there, for the Chief said,
Were the Dutch to come to…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1342
— …To his Excellency Will™ Tyron Esq Capt General
& Governt in Chief in & over the province of
New York & the Territories depending thereon
in America, and Vice Admiral of the Same.
The Memorial of John Munro. Humbly Sheweth
That your memorialist…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §825
— …the College had he attended at the Commencement
last ; For he left the College only for a Season by Permission of
the authority of it, & was as well Qualified to stand a second
Examination as any one of his Class…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §147
— They then concluded to remain there, for the Chief said,
Were the Dutch to come to the Fort and we also were in it, we
should be all slaughtered ; tis best for us to remain here on the
opposite shore…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §155
— Stilwil's Soldiers out of a small house they occupied--he said,
he had hired it, though he had, notwithstanding, neither possession of nor procuration for it, I gave him for answer, that I
should remove them on condition that…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1320
— …Personally appeared before me one David
Wing of lawfull age and made Oath, that on or about the 21%
day of May last, he was commanded to the assistance of Samuel
Pease one of his Majestys constables for the county…
National Park Service (2021)
[National Park Service (2021)] Hill Park offers hiking trails and recreation areas amid the last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan. The Shorakkopoch Rock landmark commemorates Peter Minuit’s infamous exchange with the Lenape to allow Dutch settlement on…
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Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §4
— [National Park Service (2021)] Hill Park offers hiking trails and recreation areas amid the last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan. The Shorakkopoch Rock landmark commemorates Peter Minuit’s infamous exchange with the Lenape to allow Dutch settlement on…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §3
— …Inwood Hill Park offers hiking trails and recreation areas amid the last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan. The Shorakkopoch Rock landmark commemorates Peter Minuit’s infamous exchange with the Lenape to allow Dutch settlement on Manhattan, which took…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §1
— …Daniel Ninham, a sachem, or chief, of the Wappinger Indians, was an 18th-century political leader and hero. Ninham defended his people’s homeland, even traveling to England to legally challenge the patent that granted the Wappingers’ territory to Dutch…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §2
— …Replicas of Hudson’s ship the Halve Maen and Captain Adriaen Block’s 1614 ship the Onrust, both constructed and sailed using authentic 17th-century techniques, have also toured the Hudson River to celebrate the valley’s legacy of Dutch…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §0
— …Although they failed to discover a northwest passage to Asia, Hudson’s ship the Half Moon returned to Amsterdam with reports of a beautiful land, rich in resources and navigable by what Hudson’s first mate Robert Juet called “as…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…that l)ears his name,
haunted the S])ot with his warriors. An Indian fort
had been Ijuilt where the manor-house afterwards stood,
and there the chief made his last stand against the
fierce enemies that swept down on…
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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §292
— …that l)ears his name,
haunted the S])ot with his warriors. An Indian fort
had been Ijuilt where the manor-house afterwards stood,
and there the chief made his last stand against the
fierce enemies that swept down on…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §391
— …398 The Hudson River
He goes on to relate how this reHc gradually was degraded into a mere hat-rack, until our friend Copway,
the Ojibbeway Chief
. stopped surprised before the nameless bust on the
hat-stand. " What! " he said…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §568
— …The grenadiers, unused
to meeting opponents who could stand before them,
found it impossible to meet this impetuous onslaught. The guns were taken and retaken, both sides fighting
stubbornly, till at last the Americans drove their
Above Tide-Water 567…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §536
— …At the time of the Revolution three or four Albany
men stand out prominently in national annals. Gansevoort. President of the Convention that adopted the
first constitution of the State, lived in the old homestead of the Gansevoort family that…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §421
— …There is a story told of a dinner given by Douw
to Red Jacket, the Indian chief, at which were present
not only a number of his fellow-redskins, but a few
prominent white men, with General Schuyler at their…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §178
— …stand the British light troops pushed
the Rangers till they reached the site of Grant's tomb,
where they halted. Beyond that point the ground
was probably more open and the pursuers could get a
view of General Greene's…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §567
— …The grenadiers, unused
to meeting opponents who could stand before them,
found it impossible to meet this impetuous onslaught. The guns were taken and retaken, both sides fighting
stubbornly, till at last the Americans drove their
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §34
— …till he reached
McGowan's Pass, within the present Central Park,
where he waited with the little force retained for
the formal occupancy of the city. General Henry
Knox, who was with the Commander-in-chief, was
there to take…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…last detachment of the American army in October, 177(5, and its seizure by the enemy, the place was fortified anew, the chief defensive
position on the Westchester sid<> continuing to be the old American
Fort Independence on Tetard's…
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History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §832
— …last detachment of the American army in October, 177(5, and its seizure by the enemy, the place was fortified anew, the chief defensive
position on the Westchester sid<> continuing to be the old American
Fort Independence on Tetard's…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §894
— …A band of about sixty so-called
Stockbridge Indians (descendants of the Mohican tribe which originally possessed what is now Westchester County), under the command of the Chief Nimham, was detached to the south from Washington's army. On The…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §556
— …when the great
issue of the abuse of
the governor's prerogative arose, and a test
of popular sentiment
was instituted by
causing the deposed
Chief Justice Morris
to stand for the assembly, William Willett resigned his seat
in that…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §71
— …They were charged by an overwhelming force of cavalry, but
as the horses rode them down "the Indians seized the legs of their
foes and dragged them from their saddles." Their chief, Nimham,
king of the Wappingers, finally counseled his…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §483
— …edge ;uld T dare and
by handing to
office
his
of
Morris
deprived
now
,
ceremony
without
ELECTION
the young James de Lancey a notice of his appointment as chief
justice. Morris was removed from the chief justiceship on the 21st…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §484
— …He was urged to stand as
a candidate for the assembly at the coming election, a demand to
which he willingly acceded, offering himself for the suffrages of the
electors of Westchester County, William Willet, one of the members
for…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §51
— …Another of their villages was on Davenport's
Neck. Near the entrance to Pelham Neck was one of their burying grounds. Two large
mounds are pointed out as the sepulchers of their chiefs, Ann-Hoock and Nimham. In the
town…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §490
— …As the Philipse and de Lancey party chose to take their stand against the so-called land tax,
the Morrisites met them by raising the counter issue of no excise.
question of the governor's
But in reality it was…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Williams, John, b.c.1758; (1848-11-18). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 780. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…I was up at Greenburg then on a
visit."
The Stockbridge Indians were all
killed with Nimham.
I was on the field of battle at
Chatterton's Hill the day after
the action. Most of the killed and
wounded was…
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Interview with Williams, John §2
— …I was up at Greenburg then on a
visit."
The Stockbridge Indians were all
killed with Nimham.
I was on the field of battle at
Chatterton's Hill the day after
the action. Most of the killed and
wounded was…
Interview with Williams, John §1
— …I was on the field of battle at
Chatterton's Hill the day after
the action. Most of the killed and
wounded was where the Hessians crossed
the Bronx, some also over the hill. I was up at Greenburg then…
Interview with Williams, John §0
— …The battle of Pelham (Glover)
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commenced on the hill and ended
down at Hutchinson's river at what
we called Phil. Pell's bridge. I help-
-ed to bury the dead. Wards House
was called "Winter…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…Nimham, the Indian chief, fell as related
by the hand of Wright, Simcoe's orderly huzzar, in the swamp between
Jesse Halstead's house and John and Frederick Devaux's, now the Mankin property. There he was left a prey…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §575
— …Nimham, the Indian chief, fell as related
by the hand of Wright, Simcoe's orderly huzzar, in the swamp between
Jesse Halstead's house and John and Frederick Devaux's, now the Mankin property. There he was left a prey…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §576
— Nimham, the Indian chief, fell as related
by the hand of Wright, Simcoe's orderly huzzar, in the swamp between
Jesse Halstead's house and John and Frederick Devaux's, now the Mankin property. There he was left a prey…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §570
— …Simcoe imderstood that Nimham, an
Indian chief, and some of his tribe, were with the enemy ; and by his spies, who
were excellent, he was informed that they v;ere highly elated at the retreat cf
Emmerich's corps, and…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §571
— …Simcoe imderstood that Nimham, an
Indian chief, and some of his tribe, were with the enemy ; and by his spies, who
were excellent, he was informed that they v;ere highly elated at the retreat cf
Emmerich's corps, and…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §716
— …The young Lieutenant always
slept with a pair of loaded pistols upon a stand at the head of his bed,
and when he heard the niose he sprang up, raised the window sash, on
the west side of the room…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §732
— They were, in fact, four battallions, twelve hundred strong
of grenadiers, picked men, besides light infantry and cliasseurs, all commanded by Count Donop, who had figured in the last year's campaign. Col Greene, in nowise dismayed by the superiority…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §459
— …lyoi." 1692, we find an Indi.*
chief at Bedford, called Wappowham.''
a, Harper's laJian Traits, Introd. 1. 13.
7) In po'sessiou of H. S. Gate?, M.D., of Yonkers village
f See V.iri C':)rtl.iti'lt…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §439
— …At leii-th the British cavalry lt-Iu-iI
the crest of the hill, and charging, cut to pieces the nulitia on McDougal's rigiit.
THE TOWN' OF WHITE PLAINS. 569
Pie la=t stand was made by the Americans…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…And still another was
compelled to stand over a hot fire, nearly
roasting alive, while Indians helped themselves
to his stock. Two warriors entered a trader's
post for a blanket. They were intoxicated
and one of them was in…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §348
— …And still another was
compelled to stand over a hot fire, nearly
roasting alive, while Indians helped themselves
to his stock. Two warriors entered a trader's
post for a blanket. They were intoxicated
and one of them was in…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §325
— …Yellow Hand and the veteran of the
plains were both afoot, and went at each other
without a moment's delay, one with his tomahawk, and the other with his knife. With his
left hand Cody caught the blow of…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §2064
— …John
Marston, now residing at the corner of Second
street and Bordeaux avenue, was the chief
water dealer in the early days at Chadron. The
crying need of the city was more water. Artesian water was talked about, and a…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §943
— …Delatour located and still lives .in
Cheyenne canyon on Blue Creek, where the
Indians made their last stand in Harney's Battle of Ash Hollow.
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §944
— …Delatour located and still lives .in
Cheyenne canyon on Blue Creek, where the
Indians made their last stand in Harney's Battle of Ash Hollow.
In 1885, the Bowers brothers opened up
headquarters for a horse ranch about ten miles…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §335
— …But the friend, what of him? Those three
dollars were the last three dollars that he had
in the world. What was he to do ? He managed it some way, just as many another managed it, and to this day…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §942
— …buildings of William Rolfing now stand, a little over a mile west of
Lewellen.
The days of the free range cattle baron extended until about the year 1889; that was the
year of the last range cattle "Round up ;" then…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §57
— …The last of these animals in the Scotts
Bluff country were killed by Hardy Farns-
Worth and George Slonecker about 1888, and
the head and horns of that killed by Slonecker
weighed forty-seven pounds.
McLellan would often be out…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Macdonald's Research Notes (). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2168. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…General & Command* Chief of all
the forces raised or to be raised for the defense of American liberty. Artemas Ward Esq. first Major General
Charles Lee Esq. 2nd Major General
Philip Schuyler Esq. 3d. Major General
Israel Putnam Esq. 4th…
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Macdonald's Research Notes §45
— …General & Command* Chief of all
the forces raised or to be raised for the defense of American liberty. Artemas Ward Esq. first Major General
Charles Lee Esq. 2nd Major General
Philip Schuyler Esq. 3d. Major General
Israel Putnam Esq. 4th…
Macdonald's Research Notes §17
— …That the spiking took place last Wednesday
night a week, a very cold night so cold that men could not stand [still?]
longer than half or three quarters of an hour, in his opinion - That he intended
to disarm the…
Macdonald's Research Notes §42
— …yt [that] the sd [said] Capt said he saw the enemy
fire a field piece from about Peemort's, wh [which] killed one & wounded 1 or 2; -
that Genl McDougall has some troops, but not enough to stand them." p…
Macdonald's Research Notes §41
— …yt [that] the sd [said] Capt said he saw the enemy
fire a field piece from about Peemort's, wh [which] killed one & wounded 1 or 2; -
that Genl McDougall has some troops, but not enough to stand them." p…
Macdonald's Research Notes §44
— …16th, 1779."
"Sir\ ……The information wh [which] we recd, as well as the Excellency's last letter, as by other *
of the burning of Genl De Lancey's house, gave this Council great uneasiness. We think this
a *most unequal…
Macdonald's Research Notes §37
— …669.
/
P.S. Be pleased to forward this intelligence up the river, & to Albany. The
2 new ships are put in near Col. Philipse's. A party of artillery with 2
twelve pounders, & 100 riflemen, are sent up to endeavor…
Macdonald's Research Notes §54
— …Staten Island last" &. "Turner (taken up on Sutton's Neck - his name was in Lounsberry's list)
says - Lounsberry asked him to sign the enlistment; - ….. was to have
£ 3. sterling bounty, promised him by Lounsberry."
"Haines says: - He promised Lounsberry…
Macdonald's Research Notes §11
— …delivered the affidavit of one *James*
Webb, who undr oath, says that in December last, he entered on board a small
Sloop, in New York harbour, called the Polly & Ann, where of one Haines was captain,
bound &c. to Boston…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…Simcoe understood that
Nimham, an Indian chief, and some of his tribe, were with the enemy ; and
by his spies, who were excellent, he was informed that they were highly
elated at the retreat of Emmerick's corps, and applied…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §922
— …Simcoe understood that
Nimham, an Indian chief, and some of his tribe, were with the enemy ; and
by his spies, who were excellent, he was informed that they were highly
elated at the retreat of Emmerick's corps, and applied…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §927
— …Nimham the
Indian chief fell as related by the hand of Wright, Simcoe's orderly huzzar, in the swamp between Jesse Halstead's house and
John and Frederick Devaux's, now the Mankin property. There
it was left a prey…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §925
— …desperately wounded ; among others,
Nimham, a chieftain, who had been in England, and his son ; and it was reported to have stopped a larger number of them, who were excellent marksmen, from joining General Washington's army. The Indian doctor…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §926
— …Nimham the
Indian chief fell as related by the hand of Wright, Simcoe's orderly huzzar, in the swamp between Jesse Halstead's house and
John and Frederick Devaux's, now the Mankin property.
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §924
— …desperately wounded ; among others,
Nimham, a chieftain, who had been in England, and his son ; and it was reported to have stopped a larger number of them, who were excellent marksmen, from joining General Washington's army. The Indian doctor…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §752
— …At length the British cavalry gained
the crest of the hill, and charijing, cut to pieces the militia on McDougal's
right. The last stand was made by the Americans behind a fence at the top
of the hill, where…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §816
— …The descendants of the last named chief, Tackarcw, conhnned
to reside in Yoiikers for more than half a century after the sale
to Van der Donck. A. D. 1646, as we find Claas de Wilt, Nemerau, and a sqnaw, Karocapacomont…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §817
— …The descendants of the last named chief, Tackarcw, conhnned
to reside in Yoiikers for more than half a century after the sale
to Van der Donck. A. D. 1646, as we find Claas de Wilt, Nemerau, and a sqnaw, Karocapacomont…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
This indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of December, in the year one
thousand, seven hundred and forty-four, between James de Lancey, Esq. , Chief
Justice of the Province of New York, of the one part, and Stephen du Lancey…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1821
— This indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of December, in the year one
thousand, seven hundred and forty-four, between James de Lancey, Esq. , Chief
Justice of the Province of New York, of the one part, and Stephen du Lancey…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1522
— …I acquainted you
on my last, that we had celebrated the Holy Communion three times at the three
quarters that are passed. Since our conformity, there have been two other quarters past since ; and for fear that my last should…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1850
— …ist, 1767 :
-- " I preached on Sunday, 23d of August last, at Salem to a numerous
and devout congregation, baptized sundry children and gave the communion the first and second Sundays after Trinity last."" Mr. Townsend was married to Lucy Beach…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §127
— …Joseph Theale the chief
military officer of the train band of Bedford is chosen to goe to Mr.
priddon to declare theire mind in order to his coming among them as
above; and Abra. Ambler who was appointed by the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §851
— …Major Andre's death is very severely felt by the Commander-in-Chief, as it assuredly will be by the army; and must prove a real loss to his country, and to
his Majesty's service."
How far the army…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §670
— …i64Q.a
The chief of Weckquaskeck in the year 1660, was Ackhongh, who is
called the chief and counsellor of Weckquaskeck.
In 1663 we have the names of Toawenare, sachem of the same place,
and Souwenaro his brother. Also the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1720
— John's church was formally united with the Diocesan Convention
first Wednesday in November, 1861, and was consecrated November
17, 1 86 1. In the possession of George I. Davis, of Upper Rochelle, is
a curious painting in oils, representing…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §796
— …13.
[In Arnold's hand-writing.]
[Endorsed,]
Copy of a Council of War, held Sept. 6th, 1780. At a Council of War, held in Camp Bergen County Sept. 6th, 1780. Present -- the Commander-in-Chief.
The Commander-in-Chief states…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
Stephanus van Cortlandt, the first grantee under the Indians,
by his last will, dated 14th of April, 1700, devised and bequeathed
the whole manor of Cortlandt to his eleven children, who thus
became seized in fee. In 1734 the devisees…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §970
— Stephanus van Cortlandt, the first grantee under the Indians,
by his last will, dated 14th of April, 1700, devised and bequeathed
the whole manor of Cortlandt to his eleven children, who thus
became seized in fee. In 1734 the devisees…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §971
— This indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of December, in the year one
thousand seven hundred and forty-four, between James de Lancey, Esq., chief
justice of the province of New York, of the one part, and Stephen de Lancey…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §808
— It was however in 1G27, that
this city made its last and ever memorable stand for the cause of
the Huguenots. •.. <• ■ ;' •
*' And it may safely be said, that this mighty city would never
have fallen, (such was the undaunted heroism…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §1110
— …Glover's and
Major Lee's, who behaved gallantly; we brought many of them
to the ground. I' Thus we continued fighting them and retreating the whole afternoon, until they came to a stand, where they
now remain, except stretching…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §432
— …Thus garrisoned, the liltle Roost was fit to stand a
siege, and Jacob van Tassel was the man to defend it to the last charge of
powder.
He was, as I have already hinted, of pugnacious propensities, and, not content…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §807
— …It was however in 1G27, that
this city made its last and ever memorable stand for the cause of
the Huguenots. •.. <• ■ ;' •
*' And it may safely be said, that this mighty city would never
have fallen, (such was the undaunted heroism…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §197
— …their
humble petition, presented on the 21st day of March now last past, to our trusty
and well beloved Cadwallader Colden, Esq., our Lieutenant-Governor and
Commander-in-chief of our Province of New York and the territories depending thereon…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §198
— …their
humble petition, presented on the 21st day of March now last past, to our trusty
and well beloved Cadwallader Colden, Esq., our Lieutenant-Governor and
Commander-in-chief of our Province of New York and the territories depending thereon…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Oakley, Samuel, b.c.1766; (1844-10-12). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1790. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…The
garrison of No.8 was alarmed, and
pursued; but Oakley's party retreated
successfully, having taken among other
prisoners the very man who predicted
his (Oakley's) capture. Nimham was intimate with
some of the Ferris [X] family, and…
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Interview with Oakley, Samuel §6
— …The
garrison of No.8 was alarmed, and
pursued; but Oakley's party retreated
successfully, having taken among other
prisoners the very man who predicted
his (Oakley's) capture. Nimham was intimate with
some of the Ferris [X] family, and…
Interview with Oakley, Samuel §7
— …The
garrison of No.8 was alarmed, and
pursued; but Oakley's party retreated
successfully, having taken among other
prisoners the very man who predicted
his (Oakley's) capture. Nimham was intimate with
some of the Ferris [X] family, and…
Interview with Oakley, Samuel §3
— …He ventured
almost alone, among the American's
determined to establish a reputation
for courage which should last.
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Samuel Oakley cont'd.
Some one proposed to stop and get supper
at Uncle Isaac Vemille's (father…
Interview with Oakley, Samuel §4
— When an American party went
down to Throg's Neck they were fired
upon from the British fort at Whitestone
(in 1781) and covered all over with sand
but none were killed. The party immediately
retreated singly up the neck…
Interview with Oakley, Samuel §1
— Ogden's sentinel was pacing the long
piazza in front of the house, and when
he turned was pinioned, and threatened
with immediate death if he made a
noise. They then went to the stable
and saddled and bridled his…
Interview with Oakley, Samuel §0
— …Captain Ogden was taken at
his quarters at Vermille's under the
hill at Dyckman's Bridge. The Americans
passed the outposts without discovery. Ogden's sentinel was pacing the long
piazza in front of the house, and when
he…
Interview with Oakley, Samuel §2
— …In and before the Revolution the tide at
West Chester mills rose over the cause way
which accounts for Rochambeau's adventure. [X]
It was afterwards raised. Captain Solomon
Fowler in the beginning or before the war
attempted to cross…
Interview with Oakley, Samuel §5
— …A detachment of Parson's
brigade took possession of the church with
some pieces of cannon and fired upon
the green Yagers who advanced (horse
and foot) from Kings bridge by the road
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Samuel Oakley cont…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…St Mary's County in Maryland Nov 26, 1(58!).
HoN^^^ S"" -- Your's courteous letter, directed to y Assembly
in Mayryland y/^^ is now under adjournment. I have received
& having y^ hon"" of the chief command of his Mati…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §82
— …St Mary's County in Maryland Nov 26, 1(58!).
HoN^^^ S"" -- Your's courteous letter, directed to y Assembly
in Mayryland y/^^ is now under adjournment. I have received
& having y^ hon"" of the chief command of his Mati…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1107
— …every
particulor of my sentiments & is also perfectly acquainted whh
Indian Affairs as they stand connected with y« Interest of y"
Continent & His Majesty's service
• MINUTES OF A COUNCIL HELD AT ALEXANDRIA.
At a Council held at the Camp…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1442
— …ill afford him any countenance or advice
he may stand in need of
The Last Letter I had the honour to Write you was the 12*1^
of March Last, wherein I informed you that on a Supposition that
the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1145
— That the Wages of the General or Commander in Chief of the
Forces in the aforesaid Expedition be at the Rate of Twenty five
Pounds Sterling p Month, to commence at the Df>te of his
Commission.
That this Piovince…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §532
— Schuyler with his subaltern officers
and the Chief of the savages resolved where they should make
their attack upon the enemy, and they determined by the majorities
to fall upon fort La Prairie (Lapplarie) ; whereupon the Mohawks
gave a wampum…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1257
— That Treaty was therefore
adjourned to my House, & those Indians with a Deputation of the
Six Nations came down to Fort Johnson, where were Present, The
Said Six Nation Deputies -- the King or Chief of the Shawanese,
The King or…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1646
— …proposal, but when it is known that I have scarcely had a moment's
Leisure, from the number and importunity s of Ind^ since my return
last month from the Treaty at Fort Stanwix, I persuade myself I
shall be…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §762
— The Examinant being duly sworn upon the holy Evangelists &
examined Saith y^ last night att seaven or eight of the Clock or
thereabouts he the Examin' was in y® house of Edward Buckmaster
of y° said Citty Inholder in Company…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…can be had for them from the Neighbouring
Government they have resolved to send their Chief Robert Miller
an inhabitant of M"" Philips's mannor as a solicitor to our
Governour in hopes that he will grant them my Lands…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1493
— …can be had for them from the Neighbouring
Government they have resolved to send their Chief Robert Miller
an inhabitant of M"" Philips's mannor as a solicitor to our
Governour in hopes that he will grant them my Lands…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §591
— Cliurcli Wardens who are to call within one yea,r after a Vacancy,
a sufficient protestant Minister of tlie Gospel whom they are to
present to the Governor or Commander in Chief of the Province
for Induction & as Dissenters compose…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §941
— …By his Excellency Sir Henry
Moore Earonet Captain General
and Governor in Chief in and over
the Province of New York and the
Territories depending thereon in
America, Chancellor and Vice
Admiral of the same.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas sundry seditious…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §336
— …Mr Jonathan Smith
& M"- ftrancis Ciiappell
I und^stand by M'" Jeremiah Hobart the Miuistei- of Hempsted, that his anuall Maintainance from y*^ Inhabitants of y" s
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1592
— …viz' ,
By the Governor
Whereas M^ Jacob Leysler of this City hath accused Do
Nicholas Renslaer for words spoken by him in a Sermon at
Albany, on the 13th last past, the which having made a great
disturbance and been…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §592
— …respect to Subjects on which the Court has received full
Information it was thought proper to take his Excellency's
Directions in the further Prevention of this Controversy. That
his Excellency the last Term was pleased to communic|,te the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1381
— But the Cases are alike for
the Manor of Livingston we Conceive to be as clearly part of
this province as Boston is part of Massachusetts-Bay, and while
the said Report of the 2S^^ of ffebruary Last, and what…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §616
— Deserue that name wliich may liaue Caused some Stand and
Denyall and I hope yo^ Care in yo"^ Station will Prvent and see
the Lords Day well & Solemnly Obserued by all and not Spent
Soe Vainly as I am Informed…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Vail, Lydia, b.c.1772; (1848-10-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1403. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…near Pine's Bridge, and ap-
-proached the house without making fur-
-ther use of their arms calling upon the
inmates to surrender. The young
lieutenant always slept with a pair of
loaded pistols upon a stand at the
head…
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Interview with Vail, Lydia §1
— …near Pine's Bridge, and ap-
-proached the house without making fur-
-ther use of their arms calling upon the
inmates to surrender. The young
lieutenant always slept with a pair of
loaded pistols upon a stand at the
head…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §0
— …near Pine's Bridge, and ap-
-proached the house without making fur-
-ther use of their arms calling upon the
inmates to surrender. The young
lieutenant always slept with a pair of
loaded pistols upon a stand at the
head…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §3
— …The impetuosity and indis-
-cretion of a single individual caused
probably all the bloodshed at my
grandfather's. The young lieutenant
atoned for his error by fighting bravely
to the last."
number of the military as well as of
citizens…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §2
— …Besides the
officers I have mentioned, there quar-
-tered at this time at my grandfathers,
whose house was Colonel Greene's Head-
-Quarters, Doctor Cushman (a Continental
surgeon) and also a Captain and a
lieutenant whose names I don't…
Brinton, Willard C. Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts. New York: The Engineering Magazine Company, 1914. Internet Archive identifier: cu31924032626792 (Cornell University Library copy). The first American textbook on what we now call data visualization.
…The eye is apt to make
the comparison from the last figures rather than
from the ends of the bars
SIMPLE COMPARISONS
UniTea iMngaom
1 7, 576.
United States
5,05B
Germany
required for the figures, it would be possible…
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Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §49
— …The eye is apt to make
the comparison from the last figures rather than
from the ends of the bars
SIMPLE COMPARISONS
UniTea iMngaom
1 7, 576.
United States
5,05B
Germany
required for the figures, it would be possible…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §50
— …On this account,
it would have been much
better if the word "Newburgh" had been printed in
heavy -faced type so that it
would stand out from the
other cities in the list. Where the use of colored
ink is…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §564
— …The stand holding the book may be replaced
by a simple carriage arranged to take the 4-by-6-inch and the 4-by-12-inch curve cards. The very
latest data from the file shown in Fig. 217 may…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §615
— …On this account, it is necessary for the person ordering the
charts made from paper having green-ink lines to make certain that
the main features of the chart stand out with prominent broad lines,
so that there may certainly…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §19
— …simple
figures to get the correct impression of the very large percentage of
the two chief races and the numerical insignificance of the one last
named. If these data were shown in a simple horizontal bar, somewhat
like that seen…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §20
— …simple
figures to get the correct impression of the very large percentage of
the two chief races and the numerical insignificance of the one last
named. If these data were shown in a simple horizontal bar, somewhat
like that seen…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §546
— …In the record room the executive would be free to
concentrate his whole attention on the records of what his business
has been doing in the last weeks or months, so that he may be able to
formulate plans for…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §3
— …In
fairness to the authors of those charts which are criticized, it must be said that there
has been a very rapid advance in the art of graphic presentation within the last few
years and that many of these men…
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when the last of the 69 united tribes joined in August 1645. Outcome [ edit ] Willem Kieft smoking a peace pipe with an Algonquian Chief after the war at New Amsterdam, 1645. The bystanders are New Netherland citizens and natives The…
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— when the last of the 69 united tribes joined in August 1645. Outcome [ edit ] Willem Kieft smoking a peace pipe with an Algonquian Chief after the war at New Amsterdam, 1645. The bystanders are New Netherland citizens and natives The…
Kieft's War §42
— 1643, a force of 1,500 Indians invaded New Netherland and killed many, including Anne Hutchinson , a chief figure in the Antinomian Controversy which ruptured the Massachusetts Bay Colony years earlier. The Indians destroyed villages and farms, the
Kieft's War §52
— Encyclopaedia (2014). Britannica Student Encyclopedia (E-book ed.). Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated. p. 8. ISBN 9781625131720 . ^ a b Walter Giersbach, Governor Kieft's Personal War Archived 2019-01-17 at the Wayback Machine , (published
Kieft's War §64
— with unsourced statements from September 2019
Kieft's War §43
— work of two decades of settlement, and Dutch forces killed 500 Weckquaesgeek Indians that winter in retaliation. New Amsterdam became crowded with destitute refugees, and the colonists increasingly resisted Kieft's rule. They flouted paying new taxes
Kieft's War §56
— "New Netherland and Stuyvesant 1642-64" . Archived from the original on 2015-04-23 . Retrieved 2007-06-01 . ^ Cox, Bruce Alden (1988). Native People, Native Lands: Canadian Indians, Inuit and Metis . McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN
Kieft's War §58
— Spencer (2012). Almanac of American Military History [4 Volumes] (Hardcover ed.). Bloomsbury Academic. p. 79. ISBN 9781598845303 . ^ Axelrod, Alan (2021). Profiles in Folly History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong (E-book ed.). Union Square
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Macdonald, John MacLean. The Neutral Ground. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, May 2, 1854; re-read Feb 7, 1899. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1 in Publications of the WCHS, Vol. V. 1926-27.
…attack, the chief feature of which was a determination to carry the post by an onset so sudden, that their opponents would not have time to stand to their arms. Having ascertained that the doors of Archer's House were…
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The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §14
— …attack, the chief feature of which was a determination to carry the post by an onset so sudden, that their opponents would not have time to stand to their arms. Having ascertained that the doors of Archer's House were…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §18
— …s captains, taking immediate advantage of this circumstance, led his troop to the charge; but a sharp fire from the rear of the Continental party, which killed or wounded several of the dragoons, here brought the pursuers to a stand…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §19
— …s captains, taking immediate advantage of this circumstance, led his troop to the charge; but a sharp fire from the rear of the Continental party, which killed or wounded several of the dragoons, here brought the pursuers to a stand…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §11
— …one of the last days of April before preparations for the intended attack had been entirely completed, and in the absence of the two field-officers selected for the command, a strong party of Delancey's refugees came out to…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §12
— …one of the last days of April before preparations for the intended attack had been entirely completed, and in the absence of the two field-officers selected for the command, a strong party of Delancey's refugees came out to…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §2
— …During this last season, the defense of the British outposts was intrusted, almost entirely, to one or two corps in the king's service, which were composed of native Ameri-cans. While winter continued, the royal commanders, for greater security…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §20
— They were now passing a smooth and beautiful tract of land, consisting of large wheat-fields, called Acker's slope, that declined gently toward the west; when one of the captive officers addressed Michael Dyckman by whose side he was…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §16
— As the guides approached Delancey's quarters, the soldier on guard hailed them, the true countersign was given by the captive royalist, and they continued moving forward, but while passing the sentinel, Abraham Dyckman rushed upon, disarmed and threw him…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York, 1778-1781. Collections of the New-York Historical Society, 1924-1925. Originally compiled 1778-1781, first published 1909-1925.
…Beekman wait upon General Starkes in Order to enquire
of him the Nature of the several Offences those Persons
stand charged with -- They Report that upon Application
to general Starkes to the above Enquiry he [102] the said
General informed…
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Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §244
— …Beekman wait upon General Starkes in Order to enquire
of him the Nature of the several Offences those Persons
stand charged with -- They Report that upon Application
to general Starkes to the above Enquiry he [102] the said
General informed…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §245
— …Beekman wait upon General Starkes in Order to enquire
of him the Nature of the several Offences those Persons
stand charged with -- They Report that upon Application
to general Starkes to the above Enquiry he [102] the said
General informed…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §206
— …Fonda ) (
It having been suggested to us that John Smith who
stands charged with having committed several Robberies is
at present at his Fathers Jurrie Smith's in Livingston's
Manor and that Jonathan Wickwire who is an Accomplice
with…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §239
— …Vosburgh on their procuring sufficient Bail, and we having
taken the Matter into our Consideration and finding that
the Crimes w[h]erewith they severally stand charged are
[97] of such a Nature as that they cannot with consistency
be…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §313
— 1778 wherewith Johannis Docksteder and John Service stand
Aug. 22.
charged as soon as possible --
John Tunnicliff, William Tunicliff, Richard Brooks,
Nicholas Schuyler, Elisha Marsh, Ebenezer Knap, John
Brooks, Benjamin Lull, Joseph Lull, Nathan Lull and John
Bullock who were…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §538
— …168, State Comptroller's office.
--
364 State of New York
June 15. A Letter from Col- Lewis DeBois dated at John'sTown
in Tryon County was laid before the Board informing us
that he sends to us under Guard by…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §312
— …him to furnish us with the Crimes
214 State of New York
1778 wherewith Johannis Docksteder and John Service stand
Aug. 22.
charged as soon as possible --
John Tunnicliff, William Tunicliff, Richard Brooks,
Nicholas Schuyler, Elisha Marsh, Ebenezer Knap, John…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §207
— Place as by the said Letter will appear --
Ordered that Captain John Ryley apprehend and commit
to Goal Hugh Frere Thomas Wood JunT of New Britain
Martinus Kimmel and Frederick Querin of Poesten Kill who
stand severally charged with having…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
…These comprise the chief public establishments for the unfortunate in
the city of New York, near the Hudson river. There are many others
3 E
THE HUDSON.
in the metropolis, but they do not properly claim a place in these…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §509
— …These comprise the chief public establishments for the unfortunate in
the city of New York, near the Hudson river. There are many others
3 E
THE HUDSON.
in the metropolis, but they do not properly claim a place in these…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §273
— There and at some places on the eastern shore,
are the chief sources of the supply of that delicious fruit for the city of
New York ; and the quantity raised is so great, that a small steamboat is
employed for…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §97
— Prom the spot where we now stand -- the turbulent
Glen's Palls -- to the sea, the banks of the beautiful river have voices
innumerable for the ear of the patient listener ; telling of joy and woe, of
love and beauty…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §456
— …Tradition's lore and Nature's face,
Imbued his visionary brain :
" Mused in Granada's old arcade
As gu^h'd the Moorish fount at noon.
With the last minstrel thoughtful stray'd,
To ruin'd shrines beneath the moon…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §536
— …The tree seems to have vigour enough to last another century.
Stuyvesant's dwelling, upon his "Bowerie estate," was near the present
St. Mark's Church, Tenth Street, and Second Avenue. It was built of
small yellow brick, imported from…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §378
— …289
during the earlier years of the war, but at last his passions gained the
mastery over his judgment and conscience.
^\rnold twice received honourable wounds during the war -- one at
Quebec, the other almost two years later at Saratoga…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §455
— …Tradition's lore and Nature's face,
Imbued his visionary brain :
" Mused in Granada's old arcade
As gu^h'd the Moorish fount at noon.
With the last minstrel thoughtful stray'd,
To ruin'd shrines beneath the moon…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §282
— …On the river-front are
the words : -- " The last of the Life Guards. TJzal Knapp, boen, 1759;
DIED, 1856. Monmouth, Yalley Forge, Toektown." On the opposite
side: -- "Erected by the Newburgh Guards, Company F., 19th Regiment,
IS". Y. S. M…
Macdonald, John MacLean. The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, May 4, 1852; re-read Nov 3, 1863 and May 4, 1897. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3 in Publications of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. IV. 1925-26.
…Regarding this as a good omen, Oakley summoned up all his remaining powers, and after struggling forward for a long time with his raft, at last gained a footing on the Morrisania shore. Although scarcely able to stand upright when…
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The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3: The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution §44
— …Regarding this as a good omen, Oakley summoned up all his remaining powers, and after struggling forward for a long time with his raft, at last gained a footing on the Morrisania shore. Although scarcely able to stand upright when…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3: The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution §13
— …The utmost pains were taken by the commander in chief to prevent any intelligence of these movements from getting to the enemy. Scammell's light infantry and vari-ous companies of rangers advanced through the fields, ambus-caded the roads…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3: The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution §31
— …In the last days of his life, after his wound had been pronounced mortal, he lamented that he could not live to witness the prosperity of his country under her new institutions, and a similar feeling of regret pre-vailed…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3: The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution §16
— …He is the most determined rider I have ever seen, and backs the fleetest horse that's known about here."
Webbers then asked with earnestness, if this last were the famous "yellow boy with black streak along his back," that…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3: The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution §6
— …John Odell was Gist's chief guide, and as respects most of his operations, was also his confidential adviser. Lieutenant Colonel Simcoe at that time in command of the British light troops about Kingsbridge and Fordham, marched with his whole…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3: The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution §14
— …The commander-in-chief, in company with General Ro-chambeau and the engineers, thereupon began to reconnoitre the enemy's position and works, first from Tippett's Hill opposite to their left, and then from Kingsbridge-Hill by Dyckman's…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3: The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution §41
— …When the officers present again persisted in pressing the subject upon his consideration, he rose from the table, and after expressing in a few words, his regret that the Commander-in-chief and company had not conceived a more favourable…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3: The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution §7
— …John Odell was Gist's chief guide, and as respects most of his operations, was also his confidential adviser. Lieutenant Colonel Simcoe at that time in command of the British light troops about Kingsbridge and Fordham, marched with his whole…
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