 | Benjamin Trumbull - United States - 1810 - 482 pages
...December a letter arrived from the lords Carmarthen and Halifax, directed " To Francis Nicholson, Esquire, or in his absence, to such as, for the time being,...for preserving the peace and administering the laws, in their majesties province of New York, in America." This letter bore date the 29th of July. It was... | |
 | Benjamin Trumbull - United States - 1810 - 456 pages
...December a letter arrived from the lords Carmarthen and Halifax, directed " To Francis Nicholson, Esquire, or in his absence, to such as, for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administring the laws, in their majesties province of New York, in America." This letter bore date... | |
 | David Ramsay - History - 1816 - 458 pages
...with a letter from the Lords Carmarthen, Halifax, and others, directed " to Francis Nicholson, Esq. or, in his absence, to such as, for the time being,...preserving the peace, and administering the laws, in their majesties' province of New York, in America." This letter was accompanied with another from... | |
 | Charles Prentiss, William Sullivan - United States - 1821 - 288 pages
...Leisler. A letter arriving from England, directed to '« Francis " Nicholson, Esq. or, in his absence,to such as for the time. " being, take care for preserving the peace and administer. " ing the laws ;" Nicholson having absconded, Leisler considered the letter directed to... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Explorers - 1823 - 428 pages
...things, a letter from the lords Carmathen and Halifax arrived, directed " To Francis Nicholson, Esq. or in his absence, to such as, for the time being,...from that time assumed the title and authority of lieutenant governonr. The southern part of New- York generally submitted to Leisler, but Albany refusing... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1824 - 434 pages
...things, a letter from the lords Carmathen and Halifax, arrived, directed, " To Francis Nicholson, Esq. or in his absence, to such as, for the time being,...peace and administering the laws,'' &c. Accompanying tnis letter, was another of a subsequent date, vesting Nicholson with the chief command. As Nicholson... | |
 | Charles Prentiss, William Sullivan - United States - 1823 - 288 pages
...Leisler. A letter arriving from England, directed to " Francis Nicholson, Esq. or, in his ahsence, to such as for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws ;" Nicholson having absconded, Leisler considered the letter directed to himself, and assumed the title... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1825 - 450 pages
...letter from the lords Carmathen and Halifax, arrived, directed, -'' To Francis Nicholson, Esq. or in hif absence, to such as, for the time being, take care...peace and administering the laws," &c. Accompanying tnis letter, was another of a subsequent date, vesting Nicholson with the chief command. As Nicholson... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1827 - 328 pages
...things, a letter from the Lords Cannathen and Halifax, arrived, directed " To Francis Nicholson, Esq. or in his absence, to such as, for the time being,...from that time assumed the title and authority of lieutenant governonr. The southern part of NcwY>rk generally submitted to him ; but Albany refusing... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1828 - 328 pages
...things, a letter from the Lords Cannathen and Halifax, arrived, directed " To Francis Nicholson, Esq. or in his absence, to. such as, for the time being,...preserving- the peace and administering the laws," &c. Accompapymg this letter, was another of a subsequent date, Testing Nicholson with the chief command.... | |
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Esq., or, in his absence, to such as for the time being take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws in their Majesties' province of New York, in America. 
