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Manor" . Historic Hudson Valley . Official Site. "The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor" . Historic Hudson Valley . "Van Cortlandt Manor" . Croton-on-Hudson . People Not Property , digital documentary on slavery in the North by
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Van Cortlandt Manor §38
—
Manor" . Historic Hudson Valley . Official Site. "
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze
at Van Cortlandt
Manor" . Historic Hudson Valley . "Van Cortlandt
Manor" . Croton-on-Hudson . People Not Property , digital documentary on
slavery in
the North by
Van Cortlandt Manor §54
— Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow Philipsburg
Manor House Philipse
Manor Hall State Historic Site Playland Thomas Paine Cottage Stepping Stones Sunnyside Van Cortlandt
Manor Villa Lewaro Winged Foot Golf Club Rest of
the state Adams Power Plant
Van Cortlandt Manor §35
— "People Not Property: Van Cortlandt
Manor" . People Not Property / Historic Hudson Valley . Archived from
the original on September 13, 2025 . Retrieved December 30, 2025 . ^ "Van Cortlandt
Manor--Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1967 and 1974.
Van Cortlandt Manor §37
— Kléber, Louis C. "Van Cortlandt
Manor". History Today 30.11 (1980): 62-63. Religion and Philosophy Collection. Web, 24 Apr. 2015. ^ "Van Cortlandt
Manor" . American Aristocracy . Retrieved February 15, 2026 . External links [ edit ] "Van Cortlandt
Van Cortlandt Manor §17
— labor of enslaved Africans. [ 13 ]
The manor house is essentially a Dutch colonial country house, [ 14 ] and by no means a mansion comparable to
the Philipse
Manor Hall,
the country seat of
the Philipses, close relatives of
the Van Cortlandts…
Van Cortlandt Manor §29
— Archived from
the original on June 6, 2011. ^ a b c d "Van Cortlandt
Manor" . Hudson River Valley Institute . Archived from
the original on May 16, 2025 . Retrieved December 30, 2025 . ^ a b "
The "
Manor of Cortland," 1779" . CROTON HISTORY…
Van Cortlandt Manor §2
— / 41.19167; -73.87639 From Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia House in Croton-on-Hudson, New York Not to be confused with Van Cortlandt Upper
Manor House or Van Cortlandt House Museum . United States historic place Van Cortlandt
Manor House U…
Van Cortlandt Manor §6
— …
The colonial era stone and brick
manor house is now a museum; it is a National Historic Landmark . History [ edit ] Van Cortlandt
Manor [ 3 ] [ 4 ] was originally an 86,000-acre (35,000 ha) tract granted by royal
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.
…About the year 1698 a cargo of negroes
brought from the coast of Guinea was landed at Rye,
in the interest of Frederick Philipse, of Philipse
manor.
Slavery continued to exist,without any protest against
it, until the Quakers took…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §139
— …About
the year 1698 a cargo of negroes
brought from
the coast of Guinea was landed
at Rye,
in
the interest of Frederick Philipse, of Philipse
manor.
Slavery continued to exist,without any protest against
it, until
the Quakers took…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3640
— …This was
eleven years after
the formation of
the Manor of
Scarsdale; so it is probable that
the figures ap])ly to
the whole
manor, and not to
the town in its present
extent.
At this date
the inhabitants numbered…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3047
— …When
the Legislature seemed about to pass laws intended
to crush
the efforts of
the Abolitionists, by prohibiting
the publication and circulation of Anti-
Slavery
documents, he charged
the grand jury of
the county
that any laws tending to prevent…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3082
— During his college days
the Anti-
Slavery
movement began to be
the all-absorbing topic of
the
hour, but there are few of
the rising generation who
can appreciate
the difficulties which a young man of
talent and ancestral name…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3642
— …
the half-century, while there
were
at the same time in
the town twenty free
colored persons.
About this time, 1799,
the Legislature took steps
for
the gradual abolition of
slavery, and shortly afterwards
the following document appears in
the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3046
— …As early as 1815 he was
the
means of organizing a temperance society, one of
the
first in
the country, which,
at the time, seemed likely
to be overwhelmed with intemperance and its accompanying evils. He was one of
the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3386
— …
slavery question, together with many other papers on topics of
public interest. He studied law in
the city of New
York and was admitted to
the bar in 1839. His
residence of late years has been
the old homestead
at…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3048
— When
the Legislature seemed about to pass laws intended
to crush
the efforts of
the Abolitionists, by prohibiting
the publication and circulation of Anti-
Slavery
documents, he charged
the grand jury of
the county
that any laws tending to prevent…
Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853.
…at an early day, of a good ordinance. To the end that the worthy patriots and the well meaning people in that country may no
longer be frustrated in their hope, but entirely relieved and released from oppression and
slavery…
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History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1296
—
The Company conveyed thither,
at its own expense, cattle and a number of people built ;
many persons who, on arriving from Holland, were poor and in distress,
a fortress, succored
and furnished them with clothing and provisions, and now that…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §488
— …
manor
or feudal estate, whereof acte shall issue to
the Petitioner in due form.
Power to Kiliaen Van Rensselaer to devise his estate in New NeiJierland.
[ From
the AcU boek of
the States General In
the Eoyal Archives
at the…
John MacLean Macdonald, 1790-1863. In The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 9, Publications of the WCHS, Vol. V. 1926-27. Biographical sketch.
"The movement which culminated in the dedication of a monument at this place to the soldiers of the Revolution, had its inception in the desire to honor the memory of the sturdy patriots who by their courage and valor well…
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The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 9: John MacLean Macdonald (biographical sketch) §2
— …John,
the eldest, born Dec. 27, 1790; Alexander, born 1791 and died
at Batavia, in
the Island of Java, Aug. 15, 1823; Allan born Nov. 21, 1794, and died Jan. 8, 1862; Archibald born March 10, 1799, died Sept. 8…
Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
…A sketch of the Odell family, so long occupying a prominent
place on this Manor and in the County of Westchester, is well given
here, furnishing as it did some of the most active and prominent patriots
of the Revolution…
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Hogue, O. Wendell, and Veronica Gilbert Agne. “A Brief Historical Sketch of Croton-on-Hudson.” In Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948, September Nineteenth to Twenty-Sixth. Croton-on-Hudson, NY: Croton Golden Jubilee Committee, 1948. Seq 14 only — additional pages not yet extracted from HathiTrust htid nyp.33433062496793.
…VAN CORTLANDT MANOR Andre ' and Arnold have caused many versions of it to be written . One as- pect which none of them contradict , however , reflects with credit upon the Croton - on - Hudson patriots . The British warship " Vulture " an- chored above…
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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.
…He urged them, as patriots and freemen, to dismiss all prejudice
from their minds and determine from the facts whether the accused had not really published the truth, or what represented legitimate public opinion, which he had the right to…
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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…But we know that slavery was coeval with the foundation of Rome for although Romu-
;
lus, as it is related by Livy, at the commencement, and in order to increase its popula-
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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.
…The career of Leisler had drawn party lines very distinctly, and some of the governors
could not have been welcome at the manor-house. After the Revolution such staunch patriots were ever welcome, as Governor George Clinton (whose daughter was…
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1833. According to Bauman Rare Books, his book is important because of its “compelling descriptions of Niagara Falls, the election of Andrew Jackson, the brutality of slavery, and the majesty of the West.” Both volumes are available free on Google
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Croton Cider Then Now §15
— 1833. According to Bauman Rare Books, his book is important because of its “compelling descriptions of Niagara Falls,
the election of Andrew Jackson,
the brutality of
slavery, and
the majesty of
the West.” Both volumes are available free on Google
Croton Cider Then Now §3
— …Click
the image to start
the slideshow (and don’t miss
the footnotes
at the bottom of
the page). Thompson’s Cider Mill has been in operation for 37 years.
The orchard
Croton Cider Then Now §10
— …Apple juice and cider were legal tender for
the cobbler,
the tailor,
the lawyer,
the doctor, and there is
at least one record . . . of a farmer’s
Croton Cider Then Now §4
— is located behind
the mill building. Each batch of cider contains a mixture of apple varieties—some tart, some sweet. Fifty percent of
the apples used are grown
at Thompson’s,
the rest come from other local orchards. One of…
Croton Cider Then Now §11
— paying for his daughter’s schooling with cider.” Conklin’s operation was described by James Stuart, who travelled north through
the Croton area with his wife in September-October, 1829. After spending
the night
at “a second rate hotel, near…
Croton Cider Then Now §0
— Ad for “Pure and Very Old Wine & Cider Vinegar” for sale
at Croton Point from
the Highland Democrat , June 17, 1893. If you want to introduce kids to Croton’s agricultural heritage, take them to Thompson’s Cider Mill on…
Croton Cider Then Now §8
— squeezed out of
the mash by
the tremendous pressure of
the press. Visitors can sample
the cider, right out of
the press.
The leftover mash is used as compost or fed to pigs.
The Stone Barns Center in Pocantico Hills…
Croton Cider Then Now §7
— is full
the corners are folded over and
the frame is removed. A sheet of wooden slats is placed over
the blanket full of mash and
the process is repeated. When all
the blankets are full, they’re pulled under…
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Revolution United States military personnel killed in the American Revolutionary War Patriots in the American Revolution Native American people from Massachusetts Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description
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Daniel Nimham §70
— Revolution United States military personnel killed in
the American Revolutionary War
Patriots in
the American Revolution Native American people from Massachusetts Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description
Daniel Nimham §57
— 2015-01-13 . ^ Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico , Vol.3, Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, 1912 ^ Patrick Frazier ,
The Mohicans of Stockbridge ^ "Mt. Nimham:
The Ridge of
Patriots", Thomas F. Maxon, Rangerville Press,
Daniel Nimham §26
— justification that
the Wappinger had been defrauded of their lands. [ 9 ]
The New York Council, dominated by
manor lords, threw out Nimham's claim and jailed his legal advisor, Samuel Munrow, for "high misdemeanors". [ 10 ] Undeterred, In 1766,
Daniel Nimham §18
— part of
the Town of Kent as late as 1811. [ 8 ] Land claims [ edit ] In 1697, Adolphus Philipse , a wealthy New York City merchant and son of
the first lord of Philipsburg
Manor purchased land from two Dutch squatters, Jan…
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
Daniel Nimham §37
— marks a trail to
the battlefield. [ citation needed ] Mohican Sachem Hendrick Aupaumut and others of
the tribe petitioned
the General Court for compensation for
the losses
at the Battle of Kingsbridge, dated September 22, 1778. "Our young men have
Daniel Nimham §21
— They had moved their families to
the Christian Indian mission settlement
at Stockbridge, for
the duration of
the war. When
the men returned, they found their land rented by
the Philipses to tenant farmers. While there is speculation that Daniel
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…
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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
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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 §71
— edit ] Hudson Valley portal
The Wappinger are
the namesake of several areas in New York, including: Town of Wappinger Village of Wappingers Falls Wappinger Creek Wappinger Trail, Briarcliff
Manor, New York Broadway in New York City also follows their
Kitchawank §12
— Wars (on behalf of
the English) and American Revolution (in support of
the Colonists). He died with his son Abraham in a slaughter of
the Stockbridge Militia
at the Battle of Kingsbridge in 1778. [ 10 ] Following
the war, [ 11 ] what…
Kitchawank §29
— southeastern New York. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] 17th century [ edit ]
The Wappinger first came into contact with Europeans in 1609, when Henry Hudson's expedition reached this territory on
the Half Moon . [ 9 ]
The total population of
the Wappinger people
at
Kitchawank §60
— eastern group
at the mouth of
the Connecticut River , in present-day Middlesex County , Connecticut Kitchawank, lived in northern Westchester County , New York in
the area of Croton-on-Hudson, New York , site of
the oldest oyster-shell middens found
Kitchawank §76
— …11, Issue 1 ^ Boesch, Eugene, J., Native Americans of Putnam County Archived 2015-02-13
at the Wayback Machine ^ a b c Ruttenber, E.M. (1906). "Footprints of
the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in
the Valley of Hudson's…
Kitchawank §27
— earliest recorded European contact, their settlements included camps along
the major rivers between
the Hudson and Housatonic , with larger villages located
at the river mouths. [ 27 ] Settlements near fresh water and arable land could remain in one
Kitchawank §61
— on
the North Atlantic Coast. There they built a large, fortified village, called Navish,
at the neck of Croton Point. [ 45 ] Massaco , along
the Farmington River in Connecticut Nochpeem, in southern portions of present-day Dutchess and western [ 46 ]
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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,
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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,
Wappinger §71
—
the namesake of several areas in New York, including: Town of Wappinger Village of Wappingers Falls Wappinger Creek Wappinger Trail, Briarcliff
Manor, New York Broadway in New York City also follows their ancient trail. [ 55 ] Notable Wappinger [
Wappinger §29
— 29 ] 17th century [ edit ]
The Wappinger first came into contact with Europeans in 1609, when Henry Hudson's expedition reached this territory on
the Half Moon . [ 9 ]
The total population of
the Wappinger people
at that time has been estimated…
Wappinger §76
— Americans of Putnam County Archived 2015-02-13
at the Wayback Machine ^ a b c Ruttenber, E.M. (1906). "Footprints of
the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in
the Valley of Hudson's River,
the Valley of
the Mohawk, and…
Wappinger §59
— Wappinger, headed by sachems , have been described as including: Wappinger (proper), lived on
the east side of
the Hudson River in present-day Dutchess County , New York Hammonasset , an eastern group
at the mouth of
the Connecticut River , in
Wappinger §12
— English) and American Revolution (in support of
the Colonists). He died with his son Abraham in a slaughter of
the Stockbridge Militia
at the Battle of Kingsbridge in 1778. [ 10 ] Following
the war, [ 11 ] what was left of a combined…
Wappinger §27
— contact, their settlements included camps along
the major rivers between
the Hudson and Housatonic , with larger villages located
at the river mouths. [ 27 ] Settlements near fresh water and arable land could remain in one location for about 20
Wappinger §5
— …
At the time of first contact in
the 17th century they were primarily based in what is now Dutchess County, New York , but their territory included
the
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…Sailers of the
City of Mew-York, following their lawfull Occupation, were taken
into Salley, where they are now in miserable Slavery, under the
Power of the Infidell, and that their Relations are not able to
advance a sufficient Ransom…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §746
— …Sailers of
the
City of Mew-York, following their lawfull Occupation, were taken
into Salley, where they are now in miserable
Slavery, under
the
Power of
the Infidell, and that their Relations are not able to
advance a sufficient Ransom…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §747
— …
Slavery of
the said. Persons, granted, & do
by these presents grant Lisence or Liberty to
the said Warner
Wessells & Antie Christians, to ask and receive
the free and
charitable Benevolence of all Christian People under my
Government, as well
at…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1900
— …This conduct, however harmless,
gave great offence to our flaming
patriots, who laid it down as a
maxim, " That tiiose Avho were not for them were against tliem."
The Clergy were everywhere threatened, often reviled with
the most opprobious language…
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.
…a state of slavery and oppression than we seem to be aware of. So
far already have we advanced towards it, thatall internal order and subordination
is nearly at an end amongst us. The authority of the civil magistrate is…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §501
— …a state of
slavery and oppression than we seem to be aware of. So
far already have we advanced towards it, thatall internal order and subordination
is nearly
at an end amongst us.
The authority of
the civil magistrate is…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §500
— …Liberty and licentiousness
are nearly allied to each other ; like wit and madness, there is but a thin
partition between them ; and, licentiousness invariably leads to
slavery. Almost every page of history will furnish abundant proofs of
the truths of…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §242
— …By his unwearied efforts in repeatedly pressing
the subject upon
the attention of
the legislature,
slavery was finally abolished in
the state of New York.
The subject of public education and morals, was always near
his heart. Tiie benevolent feelings…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1000
— …but
the prelude to a massacre ;
the patriots therefore lay snugly
concealed until their departure.
The following extracts from
the town records, relate to
the
first election of town officers, in 1756, and immediately subsequent to
the Revolution.
"
At a…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §995
— …I., a descendant of
the celebrated John Bowne of that place, who was born
at Matlock, Derbyshire, England, March 9ih, 1627.
The adjoining estate is occupied by
the sons of
the late John Bowne, Esq.
» Travels and Adventures of Capt…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §772
— …brave
patriots lie pillowed in
the
dust? When will justice be rendered to
the memory of
the
brave and illustrious dead who fell in
the noble cause of freedom?
■m^' -■ HISTORY OF
THE
The parsonage is situated
at a short…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §502
— …
the choice either of peace or war ; of happiness or misery, of freedom or
slavery ; and surely we cannot hesitate a moment which to choose. By proceeding in a firm, but in a peaceable, loyal
and constitutional manner, in
the…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §930
— …Here, in 1777, a memorable engagement took place
between
the two British frigates
the Rose, and
the Phoeni.K,
which lay off
at anchor, and
the gun boats of
the patriots which
sallied out of
the harbor of Yonkers, having…
crotonhistory.org
the other patriots took in White Plains. The heading of the vellum copy reads “The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America.” Reading of the Declaration of Independence, White Plains, July 11, 1776. From a painting by George
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Resolved Unanimously July 9 1776 §19
—
the other
patriots took in White Plains.
The heading of
the vellum copy reads “
The unanimous declaration of
the thirteen United States of America.” Reading of
the Declaration of Independence, White Plains, July 11, 1776. From a painting by George
Resolved Unanimously July 9 1776 §0
— On
the afternoon of July 9, 1776,
at the Court House in White Plains, Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt voted to approve
the Declaration of Independence. He was one of eleven deputies from Westchester County
at the meeting of “
the Provincial…
Resolved Unanimously July 9 1776 §14
— unavoidable, we approve
the same, and will,
at the risk of our lives and fortunes, join with
the other Colonies in supporting it.”
The Representatives (of what they now referred to as
the State of New-York) also resolved that…
Resolved Unanimously July 9 1776 §2
— …
The meeting took place
at a time of high drama. As
the Continental Congress was meeting in Philadelphia to declare independence (on July 2) and to approve
the text of
the declaration (on July 4)
the British were assembling, in…
Resolved Unanimously July 9 1776 §9
— Benjamin Smith, who “refused to take
the oath” and “accordingly withdrew.” After dispensing with other business “a Letter from
the Delegates of
the Colony
at Continental Congress of
the 2nd July . . . on
the subject of Independence, and requesting
Resolved Unanimously July 9 1776 §23
— Three other copies are
at the New York Public Library,
the Huntington Library and
the Cincinnati History Library and Archives. An additional copy is in private hands. ↩ It was not signed on July 4th and some signatures were not added…
Resolved Unanimously July 9 1776 §7
— instructions from
the Provincial Congress—had been
the only delegation to abstain from
the July 2 independence resolution—preventing
the vote from being unanimous.
The Provincial Congress began
the July 9 meeting in
the morning by electing officers.
Resolved Unanimously July 9 1776 §11
— recorded in
the minutes.
The letters and
the Declaration were then referred to a committee chaired by John Jay. When
the Provincial Congress reconvened that afternoon “
the Committee appointed to take into consideration
the letter from our Delegates
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…André was hanged in the tiny Rockland County hamlet of Tappan on October 2, 1780. Today, the cannon used by the patriots sits in front of the Peekskill Museum. Sherwood is buried in Ossining’s Sparta Cemetery. Lorraine Hansberry was…
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The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §66
— …André was hanged in
the tiny Rockland County hamlet of Tappan on October 2, 1780. Today,
the cannon used by
the patriots sits in front of
the Peekskill Museum. Sherwood is buried in Ossining’s Sparta Cemetery. Lorraine Hansberry was…
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §24
— …After staying
at the Croton
Manor House, Garretson reports, “I preached in
the new church to a few.” Francis Asbury, who became
the first bishop of
the Methodist Church in America in 1784 and founded
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §36
— of
the “Zuricher circle” are especially well represented
at the Old Dutch Burying Ground
at Sleepy Hollow. A tree that has been an important part of
the lore of
the churchyard cemetery is
the willow, weeping or otherwise. Its popularity…
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §25
—
the Methodist system of circuit-riding, preached
at Bethel in 1795, 1812 and 1817.
The only known image depicting a camp meeting in Croton was published in
The Zion Songster: A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Generally Sung
at…
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §72
— reveal
the past of our community and country. From these stone artifacts we can learn about local residents whose lives were documented
at the time, inscribed by carvers who were their neighbors in
the village. Names of
the famous,
the…
The Graven Images of Bethel Cemetery §57
— pervasive of all
the Revival forms of cemetery art. There is hardly a cemetery founded from 1800-1850 without some form of Egyptian influence. Napoleon’s 1798-99 Egyptian campaigns,
the discoveries
at the tombs of
the Pharoahs, and
the…
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.
…The summer range around there was good,
and the valley produced good hay for winter. This brought about the building of the ranch
at that point about 1877.
The earlier years had witnessed activity in
the same vicinity. Carleton Clinton…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §439
— …
The summer range around there was good,
and
the valley produced good hay for winter. This brought about
the building of
the ranch
at that point about 1877.
The earlier years had witnessed activity in
the same vicinity. Carleton Clinton…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §907
— …Generally speaking, this particular
locality has been free from liquor consumption,
and
the people of Deuel county consider John
Barleycorn as dead as
slavery.
THE PRESS -- BANKS AND FINANCE --BENCH AND BAR-
FESSION -- FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
MEDICAL PRO-
In
the early…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §440
— None of
the chroniclers of events along
the Overland trail has
mentioned it, and
the trail fell into disuse
about
the time or shortly after
slavery was
abolished.
The overland stage and
the pony express
had a stopping place near…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §346
— …
The signal fires that
burned
at night on
the hills
the length of
the
North Platte Valley,
the signal smokes that
curled upward from
the hills by day,
the firearrows that marked lurid streaks across
the
dark skies of
the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1887
— Claude North, and residing
at El Paso,
Illinois.
Samuel and Mrs. Oliver are now residing
at
Readley, California, where
the youngest
daughter Vera resides, and looks after
them. Mrs. Oliver has been helpless for sometime with creeping paralysis and Mr…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1555
— …Then Woods took
the initative and moved
the county be divided into voting precincts, and
this was seconded by Post.
The precincts and
voting places were designated as follows:
"Wounded Knee" precinct
at Henry Bredensteiner residence in section 17-34…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1007
— This line was built
in 1907 and 1908, reaching Lewellen in 1907,
and
the first train arriving
at Oshkosh on August 8, 1908. In September a huge celebration
and barbecue was held
at Oshkosh to show to
the world
the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1888
— I
believe
the Williams are all dead except H. V. (Vollie) who resides
at Sidney. "Grandmother" Williams died
at Caldwell, Kansas ;
Quincy,
at Sidney; James R. (
the father of
Vollie),
at Sidney; George
at Cassville, Perry
county, Missouri (in
the…
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.
…Here that tribunal transacted business, disarmed the disaffected, and punished the incorrigible. Zephaniah Piatt and others, aided by six hundred Connecticut troops, disarmed
the Loyalists of Cortlandt's manor, during the winter of 1776. Here,
also, a convention of Congress…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §678
— …Here that tribunal transacted business, disarmed
the disaffected, and punished
the incorrigible. Zephaniah Piatt and others, aided by six hundred Connecticut troops, disarmed
the Loyalists of Cortlandt's
manor, during
the winter of 1776. Here,
also, a convention of Congress…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
But I beg of you
'' not to be now deceived, nor prevailed on to bring
" ruin and slavery on your country and posterity, by
" tasting of that detestable herb, which hath already
" been the cause of so much confusion. But…
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Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §760
— …to be cheered, as "
patriots," by their " Christian New
" England " neighbors.
The avowed purpose of that band of acknowledged
"banditti"' 2 was "to disarm
the principal tories
" there," [
at East and West Chester,] " and secure
the
"persons of Parson Seabury…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §886
— …This was only a moderate specimen of what constituted
the greater
portion of
the "patriotism" of
the Westchester-county revolutionists,
at that period.
6 BtepJien Ward to
the Provincial Congress, "March 6, 1776."
« Ibid.
1 Journal of
the Provincial Congress…
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.
Cornelia Van Cortlandt, daughter of Lieutenant-Governor Pierre
Van Cortlandt, occupied the Van Cortlandt Manor House with her
husband, Gerard Beekman, during the Revolutionary days although,
afterwards, they settled in the old Beekman homestead at North Tarrytown. She was a…
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The Story of Croton §15
— Cornelia Van Cortlandt, daughter of Lieutenant-Governor Pierre
Van Cortlandt, occupied
the Van Cortlandt
Manor House with her
husband, Gerard Beekman, during
the Revolutionary days although,
afterwards, they settled in
the old Beekman homestead
at North Tarrytown. She was a…
The Story of Croton §11
— Philip Verplanck sat
in
the legislature
at Albany as Representative from Cortlandt
Manor
for thirty-four years--an all time record. He was paid six shillings
a day. Philip Van Cortlandt, being
the eldest surviving son of Stephanus,
became
the…
The Story of Croton §13
— An outstanding joy of his
later years was in 1824 when an express rider galloped up
at midnight to
the Manor House and awakened
the General with
the message
from
the Marquis de la Lafayette, who had landed
at the…
The Story of Croton §10
— …Philip Verplanck sat
in
the legislature
at Albany as Representative from Cortlandt
Manor
for thirty-four years--an all time record. He was paid six shillings
a day. Philip Van Cortlandt, being
the eldest surviving son of Stephanus,
became
the…
The Story of Croton §14
— …Cornelia Van Cortlandt, daughter of Lieutenant-Governor Pierre
Van Cortlandt, occupied
the Van Cortlandt
Manor House with her
husband, Gerard Beekman, during
the Revolutionary days although,
afterwards, they settled in
the old Beekman homestead
at North Tarrytown. She was a…
The Story of Croton §9
— …
At the age
of fifty-seven, in
the year 1700, when he died, he had fixed his indelible mark upon
the new world. Gertrude Schuyler Van Cortlandt, his widow, lived for twentythree years after her husband died.
The great
Manor…
The Story of Croton §8
— …
The quaint and precious Van Cortlandt
Manor House on
the
Albany Post Road
at the Croton River was built in 1683. By 1697,
Stephanus had completed his accumulation of property and obtained
from Governor Fletcher and
the Crown,
the Royal…
The Story of Croton §23
— …During that century and a half, it is difficult to disentangle
Croton as a community from
the Manor of Cortlandt. But after
the Van Cortlandt empire had been dismembered,
the
hum-drum days of trade and
the ordinary ways and…
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
…The Ridge of Patriots, Historical Timeline (New York: Thomas Maxon, 2009),
29.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipse_Patent
In 1756, taking advantage of the fact that the Wappinger men were off fighting for the British in the
French and…
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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.
…with the Senecas, 68 ;
first war with the Dutch, 1205 sa
chems solicit peace, 128 ; Stuyvesant
holds conference with, 129; Indians
massacred at, 1335 renew hostilities,
135 j treaty of peace with (1660),
142; Stuyvesant sends chiefs into
slavery, 138…
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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §918
— …with
the Senecas, 68 ;
first war with
the Dutch, 1205 sa
chems solicit peace, 128 ; Stuyvesant
holds conference with, 129; Indians
massacred
at, 1335 renew hostilities,
135 j treaty of peace with (1660),
142; Stuyvesant sends chiefs into
slavery, 138…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §329
— maltreat any of
the Indians, and that if
the latter caught them
" to beat them on
the head until
doing so, they were
at liberty
could no longer be seen where their eyes stood."
it
The price
of cloth, however…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §917
— …with
the Senecas, 68 ;
first war with
the Dutch, 1205 sa
chems solicit peace, 128 ; Stuyvesant
holds conference with, 129; Indians
massacred
at, 1335 renew hostilities,
135 j treaty of peace with (1660),
142; Stuyvesant sends chiefs into
slavery, 138…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §667
— …
The privations
which
the patriots suffered, they shared without a murmur
their devotion they never wearied.
;
in
When
the tattered banners
of
the struggle were folded away, they returned to their ancient
seats, and
at the
head waters of
the…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §614
— to
the patriots, and exerted his influence
against them until
the close of
the war.
Soon after
the
close of
the
war he went
to England, and, on returning in
1785,
settled in Canada.
was appointed
He
superintendent and inspector…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §613
— …Expelled from his estate, his
property confiscated, his family in exile,
he
became an uncompromising enemy
to
the patriots, and exerted his influence
against them until
the close of
the war.
Soon after
the
close of
the
war he went…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §668
— will I be buried."
The privations
which
the patriots suffered, they shared without a murmur
their devotion they never wearied.
;
in
When
the tattered banners
of
the struggle were folded away, they returned to their ancient
seats, and
at the…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §629
— …
the hatchet against
the colonists, and held
the Tuscaroras to neutrality ; while
those among
the Lenapes, east of
the Alleghanies, as well as
the
domestic Lenape clans, joined them in an earnest support of
the patriots.
"
war-cry,
At White…
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.
…to be divided between her grandson
Andrew, and the children of her son Oliver, deceased, the remaining fifth part
» It is a well known fact, that slavery existed in this county at an early period of its settlement, of which…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §706
— …to be divided between her grandson
Andrew, and
the children of her son Oliver, deceased,
the remaining fifth part
» It is a well known fact, that
slavery existed in this county
at an early period of its settlement, of which…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §363
—
The Honorable Stephen Ward, above mentioned, was for many
years a judge of
the county, and a firm patriot throughout
the
Revolution.
At an early period he appears to have been proscribed by
the loyalist party, and a bounty set…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §734
— …
The wild and romantic scenery of
the glen, seems to favor
these superstitions.
In this vicinity, Jacob Acker and Isaac van Wart, two well
known
patriots, made a bold attack upon a small party of British
cavalry. For
the purpose…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §707
— …known fact, that
slavery existed in this county
at an early period of its settlement, of which abundant evidence can be produced, but no record appears that native Indians were enslaved until 1705, when we find
the
following deed of…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §671
— …country, and during
the war of
the
revolution, distinguished themselves as brave and zealous
patriots.
Upon
the Flandreau hammock is placed
the Premium Mills,
the
property of William P. Kellogg, Esq. In this vicinity are
the estates of James I…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §500
— " Sacred to
the memory of IMajor Andr^, who, raised by his merit,
at an early
period of life, to
the rank of adjutant-general of
the British forces in America, and
employed in an important, but hazardous enterprise, fell a…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §494
— …L 29
226 HISTORY OF
THE
Upon
the delivery of their prisoner,
the seven
patriots returned
to their different quarters, little imagining
the importance of tlieir
prize. A little more than a month afterwards, (General Washington having recommended
the captors…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §340
— …In October, 1776, a skirmish took place in this town between
the patriots, on their route from King's Bridge to Westchester,
and
the enemy under Lord Howe.
For some time
the Connecticut troops were billeted in
the village.
On…
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.
…Slote is from Dutch Shot. "Dutch, trench, moat."
"Sloops could enter the mouth of the creek, if lightly laden, at high tide,
through what, from its resemblance to a ditch, was called the Slote." (Hist. Rockl. Co.) The man or…
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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §543
— …Slote is from Dutch Shot. "Dutch, trench, moat."
"Sloops could enter
the mouth of
the creek, if lightly laden,
at high tide,
through what, from its resemblance to a ditch, was called
the Slote." (Hist. Rockl. Co.)
The man or…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §217
— …Unregulated, discharged from
the ethical obligations which we owe to each other,
liberty is lost in anarchy, which is only consummate egoism. "
The most aggravated forms of tyranny and
slavery arise out
of
the most extreme form of liberty," says…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §205
— …His
theory of
the state avoided, indeed,
the absurdity of communism,
but recognized
slavery and
the subjection of women. Like many
of
the modern Socialists, he denounced
the taking of interest for
the use of money. Such political theories must…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §544
— …it as
the name of Tappan Creek, and no Hollander would have converted itinto Tappaan or Tappaen.
The Palisade Range, which enters
the State from New Jersey,
and borders
the Hudson on
the west, terminates abruptly
at Piermont. Classed by…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §133
— …limiting
the death penalty ; and he had
the support of
George Clinton and John Sloss Hobart in disapproving a measure
for
the gradual abolition of
slavery, because
the legislature thought
it politically expedient to deprive colored men of
the right…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…the New-Hampshire Grants, and also contemplate on
the friendship and union that hath lately taken place between
the government and those its former discontented subjects, in
making a united resistance against ministerial vengeance and
~ 920 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE _
slavery…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1705
— …
the New-Hampshire Grants, and also contemplate on
the friendship and union that hath lately taken place between
the government and those its former discontented subjects, in
making a united resistance against ministerial vengeance and
~ 920 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING
THE _
slavery…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1975
— …On arriving
at the Exchange,
then in that street,
the procession halted and he addressed
the
citizens. He was present on
the 5th September,
the very day
appointed for
the meeting of
the Congress. _
The members assemibled
at Smith's…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §271
— …
AT}
the orders of their High Mightinesses or fulfil
the promises he
made them, or to satisfy
the community, he immediately appointed Jap Jansen Damen, (one of those who had signed
the request
to slaughter,
the savages) as churchwarden.
E…
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.
…Elm Park, when the accompanying sketch was made (June, 1861),
was a sort ol camp of instruction for volunteers for the army of the
Bepublic, then engaged in crushing the great rebellion, in favour of
human slavery and political and…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §506
— …Elm Park, when
the accompanying sketch was made (June, 1861),
was a sort ol camp of instruction for volunteers for
the army of
the
Bepublic, then engaged in crushing
the great rebellion, in favour of
human
slavery and political and…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §507
— …Elm Park, when
the accompanying sketch was made (June, 1861),
was a sort ol camp of instruction for volunteers for
the army of
the
Bepublic, then engaged in crushing
the great rebellion, in favour of
human
slavery and political and…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §238
— …He had already
built a
manor-house, on a grassy point upon
the banks of
the Hudson,
at
OLD CILIMON I
the mouth of Roeleffe Jansen's Kill, or Ancrain Creek, of which hardly a
vestige now remains.-'"
The lord…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §408
— …
At the entrance gate to
the mansion
grounds,
at twilight, I met Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt,
the present
proprietor, and accepted his cordial invitation to partake of
the hospitalities
of Jfiis house for
the night.
(
The Van Cortlandt
Manor House…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §471
— …n'he chief attraction
at Yonkers for
the antiquary is
the Philipse
Manor
Hall, a spacious stone edifice, that once belonged to
the lords of Philipse
Manor.
The older portion was built in 1682.
The present front, forming
an addition…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §170
— …There in
the midst of
rural scenery,
the sounds of a swift-running brook,
and almost
the quietude of a sylvan retreat,
the " lord
manor of Rensselaerwyck,"
the lineal descendant of
Killian,
the pearl merchant, and first Patroon, was living…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §472
— n'he chief attraction
at Yonkers for
the antiquary is
the Philipse
Manor
Hall, a spacious stone edifice, that once belonged to
the lords of Philipse
Manor.
The older portion was built in 1682.
The present front, forming
an addition…
Pryer, Charles. The Neutral Ground. Half Moon Series, Vol. II, No. 5. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1898.
…Sabacription price for the 12 numbers, $1.00
The Second Series of the Half Moon
Papers will commence in January, 1898,
with a paper on "Slavery in Old New
York," by Edwin V. Morgan. "Tammany Hall," by Talcott Williams;
"Old…
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The Neutral Ground §51
— …Sabacription price for
the 12 numbers, $1.00
The Second Series of
the Half Moon
Papers will commence in January, 1898,
with a paper on "
Slavery in Old New
York," by Edwin V. Morgan. "Tammany Hall," by Talcott Williams;
"Old…
The Neutral Ground §44
— …Among
the homesteads presented are: Brandon, Westover, Shirley, Marshall
House, Cliveden (Chew House), Morris House, Van Cortlandt
Manor-House, Oak Hill (
The Home of
the Livingstons^ Philipse
Manor-House, Jumel House (Fort Washine;ton), Smith House
(Sharon, Conn.), Pierce Homestead…
The Neutral Ground §43
— …Among
the homesteads presented are: Brandon, Westover, Shirley, Marshall
House, Cliveden (Chew House), Morris House, Van Cortlandt
Manor-House, Oak Hill (
The Home of
the Livingstons^ Philipse
Manor-House, Jumel House (Fort Washine;ton), Smith House
(Sharon, Conn.), Pierce Homestead…
The Neutral Ground §25
— …
The party of a
hundred or more,i
the Royal
Refugees under Colonel De Lancey, were all
put into sleighs and driven rapidly through
Morrisania Manor towards Kingsbridge…
The Neutral Ground §29
— …Out of
the British works
at Kingsbridge
often rode Colonel Simcoe and Colonel Tarleton on expeditions against
the "Rebels."
Sometimes success attended their efforts, and
at others they were fruitless. On
at least one
Ubc **1Flcutual (3roun&"
of these occasions…
The Neutral Ground §6
— …Howe, seeing all this, sent two ships up
the
Hudson to Bloomingdale, disembarked his
army on
the other side of
the Island
at Kip's
Bay (near
the foot of
the present East 34th
Street), and attempted to cut off…
The Neutral Ground §5
— body of
the army marched with Howe himself, Clinton, Percy, and Cornwallis
at their
head. Their object was to march by
the
ridge where Sullivan was stationed, and then
to wheel near
the village of Bedford in order
to attack…
The Neutral Ground §28
—
At the time of Washington's retreat before
White Plains, a series of forts and earthworks
were erected from
the East River to
the Hudson across Morrisania and
the lower part of
the present city of Yonkers. After their desertion…
Macdonald, John MacLean. Mosier's Fight with Refugees. In The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 6, Publications of the WCHS, Vol. V. 1926-27.
…Farms and farming conditions were primitive then; the daily life of the people who occupied the farms was simple and they knew but few social distinctions, although negro slavery existed. The slaves they owned were more like free family servants…
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O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…That it seems absolutely necessary that speedy and effectual
measures be taken to secure the Colonies from the Slavery they
are threatened with -- That any further advancfes of the French
should be prevented, and the encroachments already made removed. That…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1036
— …That it seems absolutely necessary that speedy and effectual
measures be taken to secure
the Colonies from
the Slavery they
are threatened with -- That any further advancfes of
the French
should be prevented, and
the encroachments already made removed. That…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1037
— That it seems absolutely necessary that speedy and effectual
measures be taken to secure
the Colonies from
the Slavery they
are threatened with -- That any further advancfes of
the French
should be prevented, and
the encroachments already made removed. That…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §280
— …there Maj^^ most Gracious
Proclamation J But he
the said Leysler not attaining his aim,
which was y« Subversion of y*" Governm* of this Citty and County
(so Extream Dangerous
at this Juncture by Reason of y« Indians)
Continues Still…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §281
— …there Maj^^ most Gracious
Proclamation J But he
the said Leysler not attaining his aim,
which was y« Subversion of y*" Governm* of this Citty and County
(so Extream Dangerous
at this Juncture by Reason of y« Indians)
Continues Still…