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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.
…of the present structure;*
so that old "Pines Bridge" which crossed the Croton about a mile above
the present dam, is the famous one so often spoken of in the narratives
of events on the "Neutral Ground" during the war…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §481
— …of the present structure;*
so that old "Pines Bridge" which crossed the Croton about a mile above
the present dam, is the famous one so often spoken of in the narratives
of events on the "Neutral Ground" during the war…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §435
— …fast as the troops could march and keep in breath,
and take a position on the high ground to the south of Peekskill, which
commands the road to the Point, and also that to the new bridge on
Croton river…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §417
— …To the south the waters of the Peekskill
bay resemble a vast lake bounded by the Mountains of Rockland and
Stony and Verplanck's Points, while on the east appears the village of
Peekskill and the Cortlandt hills. In the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1426
— …This miserable man lies in the Friends' bunylng-ground at Pines Bridge.
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1427
— …This miserable man lies in the Friends' bunylng-ground at Pines Bridge.
c The Methodist Episcopal Church was elected in 1S45.
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
The general surface of New Castle is uneven, hills and vales interspersed ; soil…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1282
— …Frederick Flipse. (S)
Signed, sealed and declared in ye presence of ye underwritten witnesses who
also in ye presence of ye Testator have subscribed their names, Isaac de fforeest,
Olof Van Cortlandt, Philip Van Cortlandt, W. Nicoll, New York, Dec…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1822
— …will in writing, by
him signed and published in the presence of two or more credible witnesses, or
by any other writing or writings by him signed and sealed in the presence of two
or nnre credible witnesses, to revoke…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1821
— …will in writing, by
him signed and published in the presence of two or more credible witnesses, or
by any other writing or writings by him signed and sealed in the presence of two
or nnre credible witnesses, to revoke…
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.
…Remsen's,
who lived some where near Pines Bridge, (courting it was said) ; returning to head-quarters (where he stayed) next morning, he heard a noise
which seemed to approach ; he rained up his horse, hstened, and looking
in the…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §720
— …Remsen's,
who lived some where near Pines Bridge, (courting it was said) ; returning to head-quarters (where he stayed) next morning, he heard a noise
which seemed to approach ; he rained up his horse, hstened, and looking
in the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §766
— …The detachment arrived at Fines Bridge about twu
o'clock the next morning. The evening of tlie 23d, Col. Hazen returned with the detachment ; the enemy did not come out.'* It was
in the \-icinity of Pines Bridge that Enoch…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §699
— Upon his discharge, shortly after, he
swore vengeance, " declaring that the next flag sent up vrould be a red
one."'* "When Totten was up at Pines Bridge, in the spring of 1781,
and insulted, the officer of the guard said…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §719
— …687
covered ^nth the blood of the dead, wounded and dpng. Flagg and the
captain were killed outright. The Refugees forced Greene to mount a
hor.se, and retreated upon Pines Bridge by a lane which then led to the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §764
— Half a o-allon of water
taken from the Croton at Wood's bridge, pelded by evaporation, 2.3^3
grains residuum, in the following proportions :-- Vegetable matter. 1,33 :
Carbonates of lime and magnesia, 1,200; Muriate of magnesia…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §721
— Remsen's,
who lived some where near Pines Bridge, (courting it was said) ; returning to head-quarters (where he stayed) next morning, he heard a noise
which seemed to approach ; he rained up his horse, hstened, and looking
in the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §698
— …Upon his discharge, shortly after, he
swore vengeance, " declaring that the next flag sent up vrould be a red
one."'* "When Totten was up at Pines Bridge, in the spring of 1781,
and insulted, the officer of the guard said…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §718
— …the Crompond and Pines Bridge road). _ They soon
after took the bodies of the dead officers and buried them with the honors of war, in Crompond church-yard, depositing the remains of Greene
and Flagg -- and I believe, those of…
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…When it roared through the gorge near Quaker Bridge the torrent was said to be 50 feet high and it destroyed all the bridges from Pines Bridge to the Hudson River. 2 By the end of the year the towns…
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The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §6
— …When it roared through the gorge near Quaker Bridge the torrent was said to be 50 feet high and it destroyed all the bridges from Pines Bridge to the Hudson River. 2 By the end of the year the towns…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §12
— Road Bridge,” but based on his experience building a far more important bridge—the first railroad bridge across the Hudson River, which he had helped build in 1834–1835 at Troy. The location of High Bridge on a map published…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §9
— roads on each side of the river and the bridge itself, “a Lattice Bridge (after the manner of the Harlem Rail Road Bridge).” The cost of this wooden bridge would be $16 per foot (not including a roof) and the…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §18
— lost High Bridge watch? As early as the late 1850s, in his classic book The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea , author Benson Lossing described High Bridge as “a wooden, rickety structure, destined soon to fall in disuse and…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §11
— for our beloved bridge. “Mr. Joseph Haywood” was actually “Mr. Joseph Hayward ” and he wasn’t really an architect, but more of a builder or construction supervisor. The “Lattice Bridge” he was proposing was not “after the manner of the…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §16
— …Why did he have a picture of High Bridge engraved on a watch? Was it significant because it was his first independent bridge construction contract—or was it particularly challenging to construct? Was the
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §2
— …Who would have commissioned an engraved watch depicting High Bridge? As much as we are interested in the bridge it wasn’t unique or famous in its day—certainly not like the other High
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §3
— Bridge, the one that carried the Croton Aqueduct over the Harlem River. Opened in June, 1842, our High Bridge lasted just 37 years—collapsing into the river from neglect in October, 1879. 1 Why was the watch a prized “family…
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Although generally accurate, there are several errors and distortions. For example, look at the location of White Plains relative to Ossining and Bedford. “Croton Bridge” is actually Pines Bridge and is several miles west of where it should be. This
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The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §2
— Although generally accurate, there are several errors and distortions. For example, look at the location of White Plains relative to Ossining and Bedford. “Croton Bridge” is actually Pines Bridge and is several miles west of where it should be. This
The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §5
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The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §3
— …the few maps to show “New Bridge,” the short-lived Revolutionary War bridge that was built near the mouth of the Croton River. The complete map can be found at the Library of Congress . Share this: Print (Opens in new…
The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §4
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The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §0
— Detail from the 1779 map titled “A chorographical map of the Province of New-York in North America, divided into counties, manors, patents and townships; exhibiting likewise all the private grants of land made and located in that Province; compiled
The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §1
— from actual surveys deposited in the Patent Office at New York, by order of His Excellency Major General William Tryon, by Claude Joseph Sauthier, Esqr. Engraved and published by William Faden.” There are several notable features of this map:
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gauged the entire Croton River and his data—particularly his calculation that twenty million gallons of water a day flowed in the river near Pines Bridge—was later used in planning the Croton Aqueduct. 2 The Westchester County Clerk Historical…
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A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §6
— gauged the entire Croton River and his data—particularly his calculation that twenty million gallons of water a day flowed in the river near Pines Bridge—was later used in planning the Croton Aqueduct. 2 The Westchester County Clerk Historical…
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §7
— collection has several by Cartwright maps online, including this map showing downtown Sing Sing in 1835. Pages recording the survey of the creeks in the marsh on Croton Point—now the capped Westchester County dump. Click the image to enlarge…
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §5
— whose maps and surveys are a treasure-trove of information about the Croton and Ossining area in the early to mid 1800s. Records show that he made a map of the “Villages of Sing Sing and Sparta” as early as…
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §4
— …Van Cortlandt Manor is in the C-shaped area in the top left. The yellow road running diagonally above it is what we know today as South Riverside Avenue. George W. Cartwright was a civil engineer
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §8
— …In the meantime, if you missed our previous posts about the Underhill bible, click the links below. Underhill Bible—on eBay! The Mystery of the Underhill Bible The notes begin on
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §3
— …By comparing the notebook and map we may be able to glean new information about the area, which Cartwright called “Van Cortlandt Manor Farm” in the first entry. Detail of the lower Croton River from Cartwright’s
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §0
— …For the second time in a month we are pleased to have helped the Westchester County Historical Society acquire an important piece of Croton-related history. Last month WCHS purchased an 1804 bible owned by
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §2
— he conducted a detailed survey of Van Cortlandt Manor in 1837–1838. 1 Historic Hudson Valley (the organization which manages Van Cortlandt Manor, Philipsburg Manor, Kykuit and other historic sites) has in its collection a Cartwright survey which we
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
distance of about three miles carrying away m its course, Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers of the old Croton bridge.... All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and…
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw §31
— distance of about three miles carrying away m its course, Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers of the old Croton bridge.... All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §30
— …All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and we are informed Wood's Bridge also — leaving no crossing over the Croton from its mouth to Golden's bridge ....■^^ The newspaper account provides…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §18
— …In contemplating High Bridge, Jervis was aware of and corresponded with the engineers responsible for, the construction of the aqueduct bridge across the Potomac on the Alexandria Canal. He was also aware of the aque- duct bridges built on the…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §37
— …Johnson, she states, used the Bridge as an integral compositional element of the scenes, "not as an interruption in the natural order. "^^ In the larger work, two diminutive figures serve the function of directing our gaze toward the distant arches…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §38
— French Barbizon artists, who painted the rural landscape directly from nature. Charles Henry Miller's painterly study of High Bridge (c.1873, Walter and Lucille Rubin, not in exhibition) reflected these sensibilities, emphasizing the rural and picturesque character of the…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §47
— …Alien: "The object is, I believe, to make the men feel the want of work ..." Jervis Pubiic Library, Rome, NY High Bridge During Construction of the Large Main, Viewed from the West Gate House, fooking East, 1861 [2 versions]; High…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §45
— …Viewed from the Westchester Side of the Harlem River, 1861; Sing Sing Bridge, Croton Aqueduct, Showing the Road Bridge Underneath It, 1863 From Photographic Views of the High Bridge and the Gate Houses of the New Reservoir (belonged to third…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §19
— …In order to increase the flow through this inverted siphon, the eleva- tion from the entrance to the exit was dropped 3 feet. This is 1 foot more than the decrease in elevation at the High Bridge. In order to…
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.
…The
waters of Croton Bay were deep and navigable, the tide-water rising
and falling against the high ground today which was the shore line
until the first Croton dam broke away at Pines Bridge. The wall of
water sweeping…
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The Story of Croton §18
— …The
waters of Croton Bay were deep and navigable, the tide-water rising
and falling against the high ground today which was the shore line
until the first Croton dam broke away at Pines Bridge. The wall of
water sweeping…
The Story of Croton §17
— …meadow dotted with
aged apple trees, the Albany Post Road that runs between Harmon and
the Ossining side of the Croton River bridge are all on "made" land
caused by the great flood that swept the Croton valley in 1841.
The Story of Croton §22
— In 1768, when the Methodist missionary, Thomas Ware, crossed
over from Long Island to Westchester to promote the Wesleyan faith,
he said, "there was not a Methodist on the east side of the Hudson
above New York,'' although the great…
The Story of Croton §29
— COUNTY SOLDIERS' GRAVES LOCATED
A project under the direction of Mr. Thomas F. Hammond,
designed to locate the graves of Westchester County men who have
served in the thirty-two wars of this country and undertaken as a
joint project…
The Story of Croton §21
— In its day, Croton Point has been a principality all its own, with
seventy-five acres devoted to luscious grapes, large apple orchards and
hothouses for the cultivation of roses. William H. Underhill began the
manufacture of brick there over…
The Story of Croton §7
— His father's career inspired
him ; and at the age of thirty-four, six years after his marriage, he was
elected mayor of New York. He must have succeeded beyond question
for it is recorded in history that the public…
The Story of Croton §31
— Preliminary to a pilgrimage touching on points associated with
Peter Jay Munro in the general vicinity of Mamaroneck, members of
the society and guests met at the Mamaroneck Free Library to hear
several talks. Mr. Charles M. Baxter, Junior, president…
The Story of Croton §5
— …Came the Van Cortlandts ! The year the Half Moon sailed up the Hudson and nestled below
Senasqua at the mouth of the Kenoten's River, there lived in south
Holland a sturdy Dutch couple, Stevan and Catherine Van Cortlandt. They…
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.
…Two of the ringleaders of the mob, who marched
at their head in Mount Vernon, were recognized by
one of the witnesses, but it is not necessary at this
late date to mention their names. One is since dead ;
the…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2892
— …Two of the ringleaders of the mob, who marched
at their head in Mount Vernon, were recognized by
one of the witnesses, but it is not necessary at this
late date to mention their names. One is since dead ;
the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3920
— Caroline Leroy Webster, on Sunday,
February 2Cth, at the Leroy Blansion, was announced generally by the
pres.s, and awakened many slumberiug memories of her life, as.sociated
with New York, Boston and \\'ashington, as well as with Pelham and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3894
— …memories and with my first impressions of the primitive style of
the cultivated Huguenot's life and numners. Madame Beslie, while in
thought I replace her amid the old surroundings in Pellham, New
Roclielle anil New York, reappears in my…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4089
— …into "Tibbits" in recent times.
I Known after the Revolution and until recently as "Berrien's Neck,"
after an owner who married Dorcas Tippett, a great-great-grandilanghter
of the first George.
BRIDGE. 747
John Hadden made the next purchase…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §322
— …It will be noticed that it bears no
marks of the Indians as signatories, but is only signed
by the witnesses and the Secretary of the Province,
differing in this respect from the Indian Deeds of
much later dates, and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §1627
— …made by the request of
" Captain Vandeput;^ and, also, that William Davis,
" (who was employed in making the Oars,) and Sarah
" Williams, the wife of Isaac Williams, of Westchester,
" may also be sent for and examined as witnesses,
" respecting them…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §1909
— " Uksolvko, That the said Committee appoint
" such persons as they may think proper, to repair to
" the said Counties ' to inquire for and procure the
" witnesses against the jiersona herein directed to be
'■ arrested or summoned to appear, and give…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §1908
— …discharge
" the duties imposed on them, by the aforegoing
" Res(dutions.
" Uksolvko, That the said Committee appoint
" such persons as they may think proper, to repair to
" the said Counties ' to inquire for and procure the
" witnesses against the jiersona…
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.
…In the turbulent years of the Overland
Trail, Howard Stansbury wrote of the great
dead forest of red cedar, fallen as if destroyed
by a storm, and young pines were growing in
the midst thereof.
These pines had reached the…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §571
— …In the turbulent years of the Overland
Trail, Howard Stansbury wrote of the great
dead forest of red cedar, fallen as if destroyed
by a storm, and young pines were growing in
the midst thereof.
These pines had reached the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1809
— …These old names are here given
for the reason that it will revive a flood of
memories among those that were here in the
formative years.
Thos. H. Ewing's bond, the first filed, contained for sureties Daniel Wooldridge and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §419
— We lack interest in history and the older
events, frequently because we have no intimate relationship. Yet, to know that this new
land of ours had its loves and romance fifty
or more years ago, attunes our hearts to the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §572
— In the turbulent years of the Overland
Trail, Howard Stansbury wrote of the great
dead forest of red cedar, fallen as if destroyed
by a storm, and young pines were growing in
the midst thereof.
These pines had reached the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §524
— She often had visiting with her, one
of the women of the ranch proprietors, or what
she really enjoyed more, were the visits of
the girls that were just then beginning to come
into the valley.
In the summer of…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §330
— …west of the Big Horn range in Wyoming, but
later left their happy mountain domicile for the
old home in Ohio.
"Sometimes when Lillie musing sits,
A dreamy mist before her flits,
And to her waking memories come
Fair visions…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §331
— …west of the Big Horn range in Wyoming, but
later left their happy mountain domicile for the
old home in Ohio.
"Sometimes when Lillie musing sits,
A dreamy mist before her flits,
And to her waking memories come
Fair visions…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §183
— …wife, in her starry home,
had almost forgotten him in the blissful enjoyment of her environment. But her son,
true to his race, had a memory of a very brave
and fine looking father, and with these memories he told…
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.
…Near the centre of the village, and directly opposite the junction of the Pines bridge and Peekskiil turnpike road, stands the
Elej)ha7it Hotel, a very commodious and handsome brick edifice, under the superintendence of Horace Bailey, Esq.
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §275
— …Near the centre of the village, and directly opposite the junction of the Pines bridge and Peekskiil turnpike road, stands the
Elej)ha7it Hotel, a very commodious and handsome brick edifice, under the superintendence of Horace Bailey, Esq.
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §276
— …the junction of the Pines bridge and Peekskiil turnpike road, stands the
Elej)ha7it Hotel, a very commodious and handsome brick edifice, under the superintendence of Horace Bailey, Esq.
The large zoological exhibitions which annually visit this
state, originated in…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §811
— …In lestimony of the truth of which, this is subscribed
by witnesses. Done 3d of August, 1639, at Fort Amsterdam, in
New Netherland.'i
Cornelius van der Hovken, ?
. . T^ • 1 X.- -. -rr ■ f ^s witnesses.
Uavidt Piettersen ue Vries, )
In…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §898
— …erect thereon a bridge and to receive a certain toll therein specified, and
furthermore the said bridge to be henceforth called Kings hridgeA
Madam Knight on her journey from New York to New Haven
in the year 1704, speaks thus…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §900
— …It was not
suspected that the enemy had any cannon in the redoubt within the bridge, but
they now began to cannonade the artillery men who had descended the hill,
» Journal of Madam Knight, 56.
b The new bridge was…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1019
— …Besides his constant preaching, he hath left behind him, many useful books, the witnesses of
his piety and learning; and died, in the 59th year of his age, December 17,
163L
The following epitaph is engraven on his monument in…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1018
— …Besides his constant preaching, he hath left behind him, many useful books, the witnesses of
his piety and learning; and died, in the 59th year of his age, December 17,
163L
The following epitaph is engraven on his monument in…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §351
— …Native Indian witnesses to the above deed. The mark of X Weenetonah. The mark of V Tanancot. The mark of X Coshehoa. The mark oO Rauh Couwind. The mark of C Tom.
The following entry in the town books refers…
Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
…will
at the same time add to the romantic memories of the neighborhood, and serve to perpetuate the memories of some brave men who fought in defence of their country.
With best wishes for your success in the work, I…
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Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §57
— …will
at the same time add to the romantic memories of the neighborhood, and serve to perpetuate the memories of some brave men who fought in defence of their country.
With best wishes for your success in the work, I…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §56
— …to the attractiveness of a place I have always considered my' home, but will
at the same time add to the romantic memories of the neighborhood, and serve to perpetuate the memories of some brave men who fought in defence…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §83
— …Martin us Van Wart, Joseph Legget, Sam'1 Purdy, Jun.,
Thomas Deane, and Jacob Buckhout ; and that the following persons
attend, at the same time, as witnesses on a complaint exhibited against
the said Lieutenant-Colonel Hammen, for neglect of…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §84
— "Ordered, That the following persons attend this Convention
to-morrow afternoon, at five o'clock, as witnesses on a complaint
exhibited against Lieutenant-Colonel Hammen, relative to some pork,
to- wit : Martin us Van Wart, Joseph Legget, Sam'1 Purdy…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §30
— …Her very air is sweet with the perfume of patriot memories. Throughout our State, here and there, _ in
sacred churchyard and wayside cemetery, moulder the mortal part of its
Revolutionary heroes. Nowhere in all its territory are the graves of…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §22
— …They fought a good fight and 'rounded their little life with
sleep' in .Sleepy Hollow.
Grateful for the honor of being here to-day and honoring with
our deepest affections the memories of the men who gave us independence, may…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §325
— …the second time he was taken near Tarry town, when under the command of Lieutenant Peacock, and confined in the North Dutch Church
in New York ; that both these times he escaped ; and the last of them
only four days…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §31
— Her very air is sweet with the perfume of patriot memories. Throughout our State, here and there, _ in
sacred churchyard and wayside cemetery, moulder the mortal part of its
Revolutionary heroes. Nowhere in all its territory are the graves of…
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precipitous bank of the Croton River . . . The tea house is of rustic construction, and is surrounded by a dense grove of pines and cedars, in which are many picturesque summer houses. . . ." June 21, 1908 ↩ Share this: Print (Opens in new…
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American Cooking Japanese Service §2
— precipitous bank of the Croton River . . . The tea house is of rustic construction, and is surrounded by a dense grove of pines and cedars, in which are many picturesque summer houses. . . ." June 21, 1908 ↩ Share this: Print (Opens in new…
American Cooking Japanese Service §1
— campaign, because about a month later the New York Times 1 published a short article about the Nikko Tea House. "One of the novel features of the big development at Harmon, Westchester County," wrote the Times , “is the Nikko Tea…
American Cooking Japanese Service §0
— "Something New!" proclaimed this ad from the May 30, 1908 issue of the Peekskill Highland Democrat . "Right on the Beautiful Croton River, where Cool Breezes blow even on the warmest days." This ad must have been the beginning of a…
American Cooking Japanese Service §3
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American Cooking Japanese Service §4
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pebbly borders to the music of dashing spray and whispering pines. She flings a breath of redolence to the peaceful hamlets, and sighs through all vineyards for the desolate, grim old mountain. Between forty-five and fifty acres upon the…
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The Season Of The Vintage §11
— pebbly borders to the music of dashing spray and whispering pines. She flings a breath of redolence to the peaceful hamlets, and sighs through all vineyards for the desolate, grim old mountain. Between forty-five and fifty acres upon the…
The Season Of The Vintage §15
— Detail from “Gathering Grapes—An October Scene on the Hudson,” a wood engraving published in Harper’s Weekly . The image depicts the Underhill vineyard in 1867. The plants are never allowed to be forced, either in the nursery, or afterward…
The Season Of The Vintage §40
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The Season Of The Vintage §10
— preserve the balance of cheerfulness, and the mountains frown on in silence, and the saucy little point glories in the admiration of passing voyagers, and entertains by shoals her friends, the shad, the perch, and striped bass, that play about…
The Season Of The Vintage §19
— year, or earlier, when the crop is in full perfection, men accustomed to the cultivation of the grape in Europe are employed to garner it. The bunches are carefully supported while the pruning-knife does its work, and the rich…
The Season Of The Vintage §26
— indefinably gross taste about the several varieties of Croton Point wine. The great casks are fed by hose running from the vat, and after age has laid his seal of excellence upon them the contents are drawn off in bottles…
The Season Of The Vintage §30
— dogs, who let daylight in upon these stealthy borrowers in an entirely irresistible manner. The Plum-Tree Lake These grounds of Croton Point were, naturally, largely composed of mineral substances; consisting principally of fine granite, silex,
The Season Of The Vintage §13
— …The successful cultivation of these sorts has been carried on since 1834, and his plan is quite different in the rearing and training of the grape from that practiced in Europe, and upon our western
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.
…This miserable man lieg
J n the Friends' burying-ground at Pines Bridge.
= The Methodist Episcopal Church was erected ia 1845.
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372 HISTORY OF THE
interspersed ; soil gravelly, clay and sandy loam. The natural
growth of wood is of various…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §774
— …This miserable man lieg
J n the Friends' burying-ground at Pines Bridge.
= The Methodist Episcopal Church was erected ia 1845.
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372 HISTORY OF THE
interspersed ; soil gravelly, clay and sandy loam. The natural
growth of wood is of various…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §972
— …will in
writing, by him signed and published in the presence of two or more credible
witnesses, or by any other writing or writings by him signed and sealed in the
presence of two or more credible witnesses, to revoke…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §1075
— …sent to some other school, where
there are fewer boys ; for in large schools, the masters are forced
to ease themselves by laying great burdens upon their scholars'
memories. But it will be very hard to find a good school…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §1074
— …before he return to
such a great school) he may be sent to some other school, where
there are fewer boys ; for in large schools, the masters are forced
to ease themselves by laying great burdens upon their scholars'
memories.
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §894
— And are there not the ' Norwalk Islands,'
with their pines, -- 'Old Sasco,' with her rocks, -- ' Fairweather,'
with the wild birds' eggs deep buried in her sands, -- and the far
famed fishing banks ofl" the ' Middle Ground.' Ay ! and is it…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §223
— …1372,
92 HISTORY OF THE
hotel one of the most desirable residences in summer for families
or individuals to be found on the banks of the Hudson. In the
rear of the hotel are situated the remains of Fort Independence…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §893
— …And are there not the ' Norwalk Islands,'
with their pines, -- 'Old Sasco,' with her rocks, -- ' Fairweather,'
with the wild birds' eggs deep buried in her sands, -- and the far
famed fishing banks ofl" the ' Middle Ground.' Ay ! and is it…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §724
— …b The first child baptized in this church was Rebecca, daughter of Jan and
Maria Heyert, Ryck Abramse and Clyntje, his wife, witnesses.
A.D. OuderUn;^e7i.
170S. Abram de Reviere,
1709. David Storm,
1710. David Storm,
1715. Jan Harmse…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…in the right I was angry to find a cart-load of goods going off the bridge after
up the Custom House without entry @ demanding of the man how long they had been
there hee answered from seven in the…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §337
— …in the right I was angry to find a cart-load of goods going off the bridge after
up the Custom House without entry @ demanding of the man how long they had been
there hee answered from seven in the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §1307
— …is in danger of being undone by prosecution & fines
It cannot
build Houses without pine for boards & covering, nor send Vessels to sea without masts.
;
--
•
Neither the Pitch Pine nor White Pine are properly Pines according to the Botanists but…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §1311
— …Province useful in producing Naval Stores & which may with the least difficulty be put in practice In the first place, to
--
prevent the decay of Timber, fit for masts every one that improves Lands on which white Pines
grow ought…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §96
— …decorated with beautiful pines through which we can walk
men have done a foot by land nearly twenty leagues of the way
its borders are
with ease ; as in fact fifty of our
from the mouth of the river to…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §1305
— Our barren Sandy Lands bear great quantitys of Pitch pine for Tar, The Northern parts of the
Province large white Pines* for Masts: & for iron we have great plenty of that Oar in many places
close by the Bank of…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §1306
— …One of the methods already thought of for making this Province more useful as to Naval Stores, is
a severe prohibition of cutting any white Pines fit for Masts, No doubt the destroying of so necessary
a commodity ought to…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §1308
— …is in danger of being undone by prosecution & fines
It cannot
build Houses without pine for boards & covering, nor send Vessels to sea without masts.
;
--
•
Neither the Pitch Pine nor White Pine are properly Pines according to the Botanists but…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §1309
— …But suppose the People could be restrained from cutting any White Pines it will not answer the
end for which it was designed, For if the King were to send People -to cut down Masts in the place
where they…
Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853.
…Did not they, the witnesses, in company with one Maryn Adriaensen, present to Mr. Kieft,
in February, 1643, a certain petition respecting the war against our Americans ?
2.
By whose order and by what authority did they do so, and…
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History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §679
— …Did not they, the witnesses, in company with one Maryn Adriaensen, present to Mr. Kieft,
in February, 1643, a certain petition respecting the war against our Americans ?
2.
By whose order and by what authority did they do so, and…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1726
— …Hudde, Alexander Boyer, as Interpreter, Rde Haes, the ^
mark of Jan Andriesen made .by himself. Lower stood. We the undersigned declare that in
our presence the named witnesses have signed with their own hand and all are of competent
age…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1727
— …In
further assurance and testiriiony thereof, we declare before and in the presence of the
undernamed Christian witnesses and aforesaid Sachems, that we, the grantors, have, in full
satisfaction and contentment, and as a recompense and return for our lands…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1708
— …Thus done, and in testimony of the truth signed by
us natives, in the presence of the undernamed witnesses. Done in fort Bevers reede in the
South river of New Netherland. Signed, marked in this manner, thereby written:
L. I…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1725
— …Hudde, Alexander Boyer, as Interpreter, Rde Haes, the ^
mark of Jan Andriesen made .by himself. Lower stood. We the undersigned declare that in
our presence the named witnesses have signed with their own hand and all are of competent
age…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §680
— By whom was the petition drawn, or did they request the writer to doit; or was he
authorized by any person to that effect ?
5.
Do they, the witnesses, likewise know that the aforesaid petition was copied by another, or…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1514
— …by the Court of Holland and residing at the Hague, and the undernamed witnesses, appeared
Jacob Thomassen van Kessel, who, on further request and requisition of Maritjen Ommers,
widow of the late Jan Franssen Croon of Hoogvelt, in his lifetime…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1715
— …In testimony of the truth we have signed
this in pres^ce of the undernamed witnesses. Done in Fort Bevers rede, the 16"" July, 1651. Was signed S R, the mark of Symon Root, Cornells Mourisen bont, Pieter Cornelissen,
Jeuriaen…
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.
…FORT
WASHINGTON'S
FALL
of his
as commander
transactions
Howe's
concerning
liament
Majesty's forces in America, one of the witnesses (Lord Cornwallis)
on the very last day when he might nave tougnt \\ asnington unaer
not extremely unfavorable conditions…
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History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §803
— …FORT
WASHINGTON'S
FALL
of his
as commander
transactions
Howe's
concerning
liament
Majesty's forces in America, one of the witnesses (Lord Cornwallis)
on the very last day when he might nave tougnt \\ asnington unaer
not extremely unfavorable conditions…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §210
— …Manhattan Island claimed all the energies
of the Dutch; and the memories of the dreadful experience of the
colonies of Anne Hutchinson and John Throckmorton effectually deterred other New Englanders from seeking the Vredeland. In 1646,
however, two enterprises of…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §209
— This peace hath borne
little fruit for the common advantage and reputation of our lords,
etc., for as soon as the savages had stowed away their maize into
holes, they began again to murder our people in various directions. They…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1236
— …land in the broad, still country, and, bearing thither my household treasures, have resolved to steal from the
city's labors and anxieties at least one day in each week, wherein
to revive as a farmer the memories of my…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1105
— …Macomb's Dam was the only absolute barrier to the progress of
vessels coming up the Harlem River. But it had a rival in Coles's
Bridge, tin1 site of the present Third Avenue Bridge -- which indeed
antedated it. In…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1237
— …land in the broad, still country, and, bearing thither my household treasures, have resolved to steal from the
city's labors and anxieties at least one day in each week, wherein
to revive as a farmer the memories of my…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1106
— This structure continued in use until about 1855,
when it was replaced by the (old) Third Avenue Bridge. Previously to the construction of Coles's Bridge there were two
bridges connecting Manhattan Island with the main land, both being
across…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1104
— …Macomb's Dam was the only absolute barrier to the progress of
vessels coming up the Harlem River. But it had a rival in Coles's
Bridge, tin1 site of the present Third Avenue Bridge -- which indeed
antedated it. In…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…ing, "At the land of spruce-pines.""
(Brinton) ; Schindak-ock, "Land or place of spruce-pines." There
was an extended spruce-pine forest on that part of the island, a considerable portion of which remains in the district south of…
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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §462
— …ing, "At the land of spruce-pines.""
(Brinton) ; Schindak-ock, "Land or place of spruce-pines." There
was an extended spruce-pine forest on that part of the island, a considerable portion of which remains in the district south of…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §278
— …Hardly had the sounds of warfare died away, than the pioneer's
ax and saw were heard resounding among the yellow pines in this
vicinity, as clearings were made and homesteads started. In September, 1759, James DeLancey, Governor of the…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §460
— …It is supposed to have been, in prehistoric times, a water-course which separated the island from the
point. Near the eastern limit are patches of stunted pines and
cedars, and on its east side at the end of what…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §446
— …The final
syllables hozve, are uncertain." (See Di-ononda-howe.)
' It is of record that "the borders of Hudson's River above Albany, and
the Mohawk River at Schenectady," were known, in 1710, as "the best places
for pines of…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §463
— …the land of spruce-pines.""
(Brinton) ; Schindak-ock, "Land or place of spruce-pines." There
was an extended spruce-pine forest on that part of the island, a considerable portion of which remains in the district south of Peconic
*The…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §445
— …to the Iroquois as the Tioneenda-hozve, or " The river at the hemlocks." ^
Cossayuna, said to be from the Mohawk dialect and to signify
"Lake of the pines," is quoted as the name of a lake in the town
of…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §710
— …Aside from a critical rendering, it would seem to be evident
that all the interpretations are in error, not in the translation of the
name as a Mohawk word-sentence, but in the assumption that Schenectady was primarily a Mohawk…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §459
— …In
other words the high lands bounded the place called Meantacqu,
the suffix -it or -ut meaning "at" that place. The precise place
referred to was then and is now a marsh on which is a growrth of
shrub pines…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…Out of
a back window they fled, the bride and the bridegroom,
the witnesses and the domine -- even Van Rensselaer
5^6 The Hudson River
perc himself. In a panic they escaped, Hke boys from
an orchard when they hear…
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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §521
— …Out of
a back window they fled, the bride and the bridegroom,
the witnesses and the domine -- even Van Rensselaer
5^6 The Hudson River
perc himself. In a panic they escaped, Hke boys from
an orchard when they hear…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §520
— …One autumn day, while Madame his wife
was enjoymg her after-dinner nap in the library, he
gathered the young people and their witnesses in an
adjoining room and smuggled in the minister to marry
them. The deep and regular…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §41
— …Beneath and within the looming walls
are traditions and memories; the tragedies, the romances, and the comedies of that older day.
Every year, the "tale of bricks is doubled" in Manhattan, and the huge buildings that stretch from the
Battery…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §377
— …It will be a sensible and embellishing alteration,
and the cadets will look more like reasoning adults and less like
plover in pantaloons -- but what is to become of all the tender
memories, "thick as leaves in Vallambrosa," which are…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §238
— …Fremont^the Pathfinder.
«OKOUT AT OLD QUARRY -- TAKKYTi IWN
(From a drawing by the authoy)
Those whose memories include the stirring days of
the Civil War will recollect how% in 1863, at the time
In the Land of Irving 239…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §110
— …Turning his eyes away from the tall buildings, he
would expect to discover in the river itself some realisation of old memories; but in spite of familiar shore
lines and well-known contours, the aspect of the
stream would be…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §257
— …And vet not rich in high-soul'd memories only. Is everv moon-kiss'd headland round me gleaming,
Each cavern'd glen and leafy valley lonely,
And silver torrent o'er the bald rock streaming:
But such soft fancies…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §287
— …From mouth to source, from the last stone of the
Battery to the first spring that wells in Indian Pass,
the Hudson is replete with literary associations, and
these crowding memories enrich it beyond measure. Already it begins to take…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…Tliese lands however I believe will
be no ways fit for the design in hand, being very good Lands,
which here bears no Pines and lyes very remote I shall however
be able to carry it on elsewhere, for there…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1009
— …Tliese lands however I believe will
be no ways fit for the design in hand, being very good Lands,
which here bears no Pines and lyes very remote I shall however
be able to carry it on elsewhere, for there…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1010
— Tliese lands however I believe will
be no ways fit for the design in hand, being very good Lands,
which here bears no Pines and lyes very remote I shall however
be able to carry it on elsewhere, for there…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1172
— …I have now settled the Palatines upon good lands on both
sides of Hudson's River, about one hundred miles up, adjacent
to the Pines ; I have planted them in 5 Villages, three on the
East Side of the River…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §735
— …of the Witnesses to
the within Instrument and made Oath upon the holy Evangelists
«)f Almighty God that he saw the within named Benjamin Fletcher
seal and deliver the same as his Yoluntary Act and Deed in the
412 PAPERS…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §501
— …in that office. Besides the Depositions here Inclosed
Diverse other Credible Witnesses were sworn before the Jury of
Inquiry, and particularly M^" Justice Whitehead and M^ Justice
Clement, who were Eye Witnesses of a great part of the Action.
The…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1173
— …for Pines of all, sorts both for numbers and
largeness of Trees.
** * * * * * *♦
The Bills dra^vn by Colo Hunter for one quarters Subsistence
for 1764 adults at 6^ and 445 Persons under age at 4^ a day in
all making…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §45
— …53 Bay of islanils, where there arc places suitable for harboring vessels ; the
country is very g lo i and people I by a number of savages wiio ctiltivate
the soil; in these places are pines, vin^os ami hickory…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §6
— …the water in a canoe. They reviewed
all their force and found 24 canoes with 60 men. After having
completed their review, we continued our journey as far as an
Island three leagues long, covered with the finest pines I…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…the prisoners which the deponent then had in Custody; asked the deponent which way
he determined to proceed in order to get the Evidences to New
York the deponent told him that he had a summons for the
Witnesses and…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1160
— …the prisoners which the deponent then had in Custody; asked the deponent which way
he determined to proceed in order to get the Evidences to New
York the deponent told him that he had a summons for the
Witnesses and…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1215
— nesses and who the Witnesses were and that the said Benjamin
answered and said that he had with him Subpcenas but that
there were Blanks for the names which he was to fill up with
such as he found capable…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1159
— …the prisoners which the deponent then had in Custody; asked the deponent which way
he determined to proceed in order to get the Evidences to New
York the deponent told him that he had a summons for the
Witnesses and…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1214
— …to give the Witnesses
money for defraying the Expense of their Journey and that the
said Benjamin said he should give to each of them two or three
shillings Upon which this Deponent observed that if the
Witnesses happened to…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §955
— …Yet
the isolation in which he found himself would sometimes naturally call up memories that could not fail to be painful.
" T can scarcely refrain from dropping a tear to the memory of my old friends
who are almost universally…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §980
— …underwoods ; The Swamp on the the S, Wt of Ft'
Stanwix, is chiefly Pine and some White Cedar ; There are also
some white Pines in the Swamp on the East side of the Fort, all
the rest of the woods…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §355
— …Pines of
several sorts. The Mohawk's Country or that part of this Province lying on both sides the Western Branch of Hudson's River,
is generally cover'd with Beech, Maple & Elm.
The settlements extend in Lenth, from the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1505
— …of White Pines and therefore we think it our duty to submit to
your Lordships whether it would not be necessary in whatever
plan shall be adopted for the final settlement of this valuable
Country that the greatest care should…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
"Resolved, That the said Committee appoint
" such persons as they may think proper, to repair to
" the said Counties ' to inquire for and procure the
" witnesses against the persons herein directed to be
" arrested or summoned to appear, and give…
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Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1015
— "Resolved, That the said Committee appoint
" such persons as they may think proper, to repair to
" the said Counties ' to inquire for and procure the
" witnesses against the persons herein directed to be
" arrested or summoned to appear, and give…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1014
— …discharge
"the duties imposed on them, by the aforegoing
" Resolutions.
"Resolved, That the said Committee appoint
" such persons as they may think proper, to repair to
" the said Counties ' to inquire for and procure the
" witnesses against the persons herein…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §172
— …the memories of those who were present and who participated in its doings.
Inspired by the strength and the spirit of the Meeting in the Fields, and led in their opposition to the
majority of the Committee, by all the…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §273
— …distinguish our
"loyalty; It may do amongst ourselves; but let us
" consider facts which we know to be true ; they are
"recent in our memories, and need not recapitula-
" tion ; it is sufficient that we are informed of the con-
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §274
— …which we know to be true ; they are
"recent in our memories, and need not recapitula-
" tion ; it is sufficient that we are informed of the con-
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
sequences in England, where they are considered as
actions founded on…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §677
— farmers of Westchester-county -- they would have been
less than men, and unworthy of either respect or sympathy, had they remained passive spectators of what
was then in progress, far the seizure of their persons,
for the sequestration of their…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §171
— …the Meeting then adjourned j 1 but its great influence
was continued to be felt, long after the circumstances
which had caused it to be assembled had passed from
the memories of those who were present and who participated in…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §982
— …aid to the Respondent, " for the attendance of
" their witnesses," leaving the Appellant without any such favor. As
might have been foreseen, in such an instance of pre-entertained partiality in the Appellate body, the decision which the General Committee…
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.
…Parks as his witnesses in order to invalidate the charges
alledged against him Ordered that the Enquiry into the
Charges against the said Jotham Bemus be postponed till
to Morrow Morning as the Witnesses against the said
Jotham Bemus have…
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Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §448
— …Parks as his witnesses in order to invalidate the charges
alledged against him Ordered that the Enquiry into the
Charges against the said Jotham Bemus be postponed till
to Morrow Morning as the Witnesses against the said
Jotham Bemus have…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §615
— …the above Information that a
Warrant for the immediate apprehension of the said Blackman Browning be made out & inclosed in a Letter to John
Younglove Esq- [116] requesting him to have it Served &
desiring him to bind over such Witnesses…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §614
— …the above Information that a
Warrant for the immediate apprehension of the said Blackman Browning be made out & inclosed in a Letter to John
Younglove Esq- [116] requesting him to have it Served &
desiring him to bind over such Witnesses…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §522
— …paid 1
--
Joshua Griffith, John Farre, Martha Basset and John
French who were on the third Instant cited to appear before
the Board as Witnesses against Robert Martin now Confined
in Goal appeared this day agreeable to our [59] order…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §355
— …administring the
Government without Delay
Ordered in Compliance with the above that Henry Van
Sehaack's Parole be taken which is in the Words following,
to wit, (prout) --
Jurie Pater and Regina Parkerson appeared before the
Board at Witnesses against…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §618
— Trackman Browning having been Confined some Time ago
on a Charge against him of his having been guilty of Several
Misdemeanors &c we having examined the Witnesses produced in Support of the above Charge --
We do resolve that the said…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §81
— …in particular," and was sent to jail to await the pleasure of the commissioners. 5 The board sought to ferret out spies from the
British lines, as well as secret emissaries at home, and ordered
the examination of witnesses against…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York §610
— Supreme Court was permitted to go at large till that
time --
Nicholas Sixby being also Suspected of having been with
the Enemy &c having in Consequence thereof been Cited to
appear before us appeared and denying the Charge alledged
against…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…the King and friendly to all his Subjects
A Belt
Answer to the River Indians
Children
We are glad to find that you Treasure up in your Memories
the mutual instances of Friendship between our ancestors and
yours. The Remembrance…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1024
— …the King and friendly to all his Subjects
A Belt
Answer to the River Indians
Children
We are glad to find that you Treasure up in your Memories
the mutual instances of Friendship between our ancestors and
yours. The Remembrance…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §498
— …with
whom w^e are all in a firme confederacie, we have sent your honor
by M^ pembrock our result wherein Maryland is expressed, & by
all the large promises from new England & Maryland expected,
the respective numbers which are so…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1025
— A Belt
Answer to the River Indians
Children
We are glad to find that you Treasure up in your Memories
the mutual instances of Friendship between our ancestors and
yours. The Remembrance of that Friendship will descend to our
posterity…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §555
— …according to the sd lybell exhibited ag*
her & the witnesses depcseing to that effect, is a lawfuU prize
and so to be disposed of in behalfe of our Sovr Lord the King,
according as the Law in such cases provides…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §556
— …according to the sd lybell exhibited ag*
her & the witnesses depcseing to that effect, is a lawfuU prize
and so to be disposed of in behalfe of our Sovr Lord the King,
according as the Law in such cases provides…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §548
— …c according to
the lybell exhibited agt her &c & the witnesses deposing to that
effect is a lawfull prize & so to be disposed of in the behalfe of
our Sovr Lord the King as the Law in such cases provides…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §547
— …c according to
the lybell exhibited agt her &c & the witnesses deposing to that
effect is a lawfull prize & so to be disposed of in the behalfe of
our Sovr Lord the King as the Law in such cases provides…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1823
— …a boat to
exhibit ; this I have now so far performed, in the presence of so
many witnesses, and to the satisfaction of so many disinterested
gentlemen, as to convince the unprejudiced, and deprive even the
sceptic of his doubt.
Various (1971)
— original
…The experiences of that summer were to set the pattern for all of our subsequent endeavors together. Those who have worked with Bill in the field can draw on a rich legacy of memories, probably typical in large part of…
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NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 5 §37
— …The experiences of that summer were to set the pattern for all of our subsequent endeavors together. Those who have worked with Bill in the field can draw on a rich legacy of memories, probably typical in large part of…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 21 (part 2) §85
— [Various (1971)] It is with these two sites, Onoville Bridge and Kinzua, that Witchs Walk shares the greatest similarity. The settlement location of each site is duplicated at the others, except for minor variation. All three sites are located on…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 24 §89
— …heavily upon his own experience as a participant in prehistoric studies. The "standard model" of American prehistory with its simplistic story of a few people struggling across the Bering land bridge from Siberia to Alaska about 15,000 years ago…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 7 (part 2) §42
— [Various (1971)] In the early 1950's he synthesized his work on certain enigmatic burial sites with the formulation of the seminal idea of a "basic core of religiosity," which pervaded a variety of northeastern cultures at the dawn the…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 25 §91
— [Various (1971)] Tennessee, and his own work at the Prickly Pear site in New York. In South America he singles out the El Jobo site in Venezuela and the Cerro Chivateros site in Peru. Although he discusses the difficulties in…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 3 (part 21) §22
— [Various (1971)] This fact, already remarked for the narrow point users of the middle and upper Hudson Valley, can be extended to include the substitution of Onondaga and Normanskill flints for rhyolite in the manufacture of the "broad points" of…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 7 (part 3) §43
— …This was the summation of a life's work, and in it were disclosed major changes in theoretical orientation, which stood in sharp contrast to the orientation, manifested in the "green bible." Ritchie had definitely abandoned the McKern system in…
NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 3 (part 13) §14
— [Various (1971)] While the weight of the evidence, cultural and chronological, strongly indicates that the Brewerton phase was still extant in central New York around 2000 B.C., we have, unfortunately, no way of assessing the antiquity of the key…
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.
…Yet the Hudson is not without a history -- a history brilliant in some
respects, and in all interesting, not only to the American, but to the whole
ci^'ilised world. Prom the spot where we now stand -- the turbulent
Glen…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §96
— …Yet the Hudson is not without a history -- a history brilliant in some
respects, and in all interesting, not only to the American, but to the whole
ci^'ilised world. Prom the spot where we now stand -- the turbulent
Glen…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §376
— …the foot of the mountain, and on the right was Treason
Hill, with the famous mansion of Joshua Hett Smith, who was involved
in the odium of Arnold's attempt to betray his country.
Here I will recall the memories…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §95
— …Unlike the rivers of the elder world, famous in the history of men, the
Hudson presents no grey and crumbling monuments of the ruder civilisations of the past, or even of the barbaric life so recently dwelling upon its
borders…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §373
— …As connected with the history and
THE HUDSON.
traditions of the country, every spot upon which the eye rested wus
classic ground, and the waters awakened memories of many legends. Truthful chronicles and weird stories in abundance arc associated with…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §457
— …Around that home sweetest memories will ever
cluster, and the pilgrim to Sunnyside will rejoice to honour those who
made that home so delightful to their idol, and who justly find a place
in the sunny recollections of the departed…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §454
— …After sketching the brook at the cascades, I climbed its banks, crossed
THE HUDSON.
the lane, and wandered along a shaded path by a gardener's cottage to a
hollow in the hills, filled with water, in which a bevy…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §73
— …The winding road was
closely hemmed by trees and shrubs, and sentineled by lofty pines, and
birches, and tamaracks, many of them dead, and ready to fall at the touch
of the next strong wind. Miles apart were the rude…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §74
— …The surrounding country was
very rugged in appearance. The rocky hills had been denuded by fire,
and everything in nature presented a strong contrast to the scene that
burst upon the vision at sunset, when, from the brow of a…
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Bridge by Bernard Jacob Rosenmeyer, circa 1900. High Bridge, New York City by Jules Guerin. Century Magazine, October, 1902 High Bridge looking north toward the Alexander Hamilton Bridge. Early 1900s. Lehman College Library, CUNY. High Bridge, Early
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Celebrating High Bridge §13
— Bridge by Bernard Jacob Rosenmeyer, circa 1900. High Bridge, New York City by Jules Guerin. Century Magazine, October, 1902 High Bridge looking north toward the Alexander Hamilton Bridge. Early 1900s. Lehman College Library, CUNY. High Bridge, Early
Celebrating High Bridge §15
— Publishing Company Photograph Collection, Library of Congress. High Bridge, New York by Henry Ward Ranger, 1905. High Bridge by Childe Hassam, 1922. Santa Barbara Museum of Art. High Bridge in Winter by Hayley Lever, circa 1913. High Bridge and
Celebrating High Bridge §6
— Public Library. The High Bridge at Harlem, N.Y. Published by Nathaniel Currier, circa 1849. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. High Bridge During the Construction of the Large Main. D.T. Valentine’s Manual, 1862. High Bridge During
Celebrating High Bridge §14
— Moon by Ernest Lawson, circa 1910. The Phillips Collection. High Bridge puzzle, published by E. G. Selchow & Co., circa 1867-1880. Harlem River at High Bridge by Ernest Lawson, 1911. De Young Museum. High Bridge, New York City, 1900. Detroit
Celebrating High Bridge §5
— River Bridge” from the newspaper Dollar Weekly, October 22, 1842. Detail of the front page of The New York Herald, April 17, 1848, the year the bridge was completed. View of High Bridge and the Harlem River by William James…
Celebrating High Bridge §0
— High Bridge puzzle, published by E. G. Selchow & Co., circa 1867-1880 High Bridge is one of the greatest feats of early American engineering and New York City’s oldest standing bridge. A key part of what we now call…
Celebrating High Bridge §16
— Washington Bridge, Harlem River, N.Y.C., looking south by William Henry Jackson, circa 1890. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection, Library of Congress. Pedestrians on High Bridge, circa 1915. Private collection. Detail of pedestrians on
Celebrating High Bridge §11
— collection, New York Public Library. High Bridge, New York. Stereoview from Robert N. Dennis collection, New York Public Library. High Bridge from the East. Stereoview from Robert N. Dennis collection, New York Public Library. Looking west across
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Newburgh–Beacon Bridge Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present) The Palisades Perrine's Bridge Plotter Kill Preserve Pollepel Island Popolopen Rexleigh Bridge Rip Van Winkle Bridge Salisbury Center Bridge Schoharie Bridge Shushan Bridge Statue of Liberty
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Cortlandt, New York §53
— Newburgh–Beacon Bridge Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present) The Palisades Perrine's Bridge Plotter Kill Preserve Pollepel Island Popolopen Rexleigh Bridge Rip Van Winkle Bridge Salisbury Center Bridge Schoharie Bridge Shushan Bridge Statue of Liberty
Cortlandt, New York §51
— North Bergen Sparta Tenafly Weehawken West New York Landmarks Adirondack Mountains Adirondack Park Ashokan Bridge Blenheim Bridge Buskirk Bridge Catskill Mountains Champlain Canal Cohoes Falls Copeland Bridge Delaware and Hudson Canal Eagleville
Cortlandt, New York §52
— Bridge East River Erie Canal George Washington Bridge Harlem River Helderberg Escarpment Holland Tunnel Hudson Highlands State Park Kaaterskill Clove Kaaterskill Falls Kill Van Kull Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge Lincoln Tunnel Mid-Hudson Bridge
Cortlandt, New York §36
— Pleasantville Port Chester Rye Brook Scarsdale Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown Tuckahoe CDPs Armonk Bedford Bedford Hills Chappaqua Crompond Crugers Eastchester Fairview Golden's Bridge Greenville Hartsdale Hawthorne Heritage Hills Jefferson Valley–Yorktown
Cortlandt, New York §59
— Marlboro Meriden Middletown, NJ Middletown, NY Milford Monroe Montclair Mount Olive Mount Vernon Naugatuck New Brunswick New Milford New Rochelle Newburgh Newtown North Brunswick Norwalk Old Bridge Orange, NJ Ossining Palm Tree Paramus
Cortlandt, New York §54
— Taconic Mountains Verkeerder Kill Falls Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge Walkway over the Hudson Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge West Canada Lake Wilderness Area v t e New York metropolitan area Counties Bergen Bronx Dutchess Essex Fairfield Hudson
Cortlandt, New York §7
— of the county, at the eastern terminus of the Bear Mountain Bridge . As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,545. The town includes the villages of Buchanan and Croton-on-Hudson , as well as several hamlets and historic…
Cortlandt, New York §8
— edit ] The Bear Mountain Bridge Road and Toll House and the Old Croton Dam are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . [ 7 ] The Cortlandt area is known for its Revolutionary War history, specifically the location of the strategic…
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, April 20, 1900: "TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS. Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike. CROTON VALLEY'S LIVELY DAY. Sheriff Molloy Secures Thirty-Two Warrants—Houses Searched For Ammunition—Italians Quieter and Many Leaving Their Homes to Avoid Trouble." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the mass-arrest operation that broke the 1900 New Croton Dam strike. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2023/01/twenty-six-striking-dam-workers.html
The great trusts and combinations, the advancement in the great lines of steamships and railroads and many other forms of activity in the business world are bringing about changes that cannot be stayed, that cannot be resisted. It is our…
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TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS — Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike §13
— The great trusts and combinations, the advancement in the great lines of steamships and railroads and many other forms of activity in the business world are bringing about changes that cannot be stayed, that cannot be resisted. It is our…
TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS — Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike §14
— …memories come to have a halo about them. One of the best gifts to this church was the high-minded men who founded it. Dr. Robertson then referred to a number of the men and women who were active in…
TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS — Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike §12
— …There have been wonderful changes in the educational world in the last few years. The business world is constantly changing. The great trusts and combinations, the advancement in the great lines of steamships and railroads and many other forms of…
TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS — Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike §2
— In the Bowery nine prisoners were captured, three of whom were Marcelo Rotella and his two sons, Angelo and Antonio. One revolver, a toy pistol, a few cartridges and several dirks and stilettos were found and confiscated. The prisoners were…
TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS — Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike §1
— Since the arrival of the cavalry on Tuesday the strikers have been very quiet, and did not repeat their drills with the accompanying display of shotguns, rifles and revolvers. In fact the result of the raid would go to show…
TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS — Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike §9
— …Blodgett, as one who was a child of the church, whose grandmother united with the church within a few months of its founding, whose grandfather was for forty years an elder in the church, exceeding in period of service any…
TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS — Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike §18
— Blodgett entertained some of her friends [of] the Presbyterian church in an informal way yesterday afternoon at her home, 8 Argyle Place, thus affording them a little opportunity of meeting the present and past pastors of the church who were…
TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS — Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike §10
— He doubted his ability to interest the people of to-day in the affairs and conditions that then existed, but the wrapt attention with which the large congregation listened to his words proved that they were not only deeply interested…
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Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Here are two rare photographs of Quaker Bridge, both courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society . The images show the wooden covered bridge which
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Quaker Bridge Before 1894 §0
— Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Here are two rare photographs of Quaker Bridge, both courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society . The images show the wooden covered bridge which
Quaker Bridge Before 1894 §4
— Loading... Related Tagged Quaker Bridge Published March 16, 2015
Quaker Bridge Before 1894 §2
— Quaker Bridge see this previous post, Croton River Valley, Before & After . Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new
Quaker Bridge Before 1894 §1
— existed at the site of the current bridge from 1847 to 1894. The metal Pratt truss style bridge we use today—one of the oldest (possibly the oldest) bridges in daily use in Westchester County—was built in 1894. For…
Quaker Bridge Before 1894 §3
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