Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, Volume 2; Volume 35New Jersey Historical Society, 1917 - New Jersey |
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1776 Countersign Alexander Carmichael Associates Benjamin Blauvelt Brigade Major Cap't Capt Carteret Certify Charles City Col'l command Committee Company County of Morris Court Martial David Day Genl day of December dec'd deceased deed deponent died Duke of York East Orange Elizabeth Elizabethtown Esq'r Fatigue Field officers Gen'l George Governor grant half pay Head Quarters July Henry hundred and Seventy Indians Jacob Jersey City Jersey Historical Society John June Justices King lands late Lieut Lord Seventeen hundred Lord Sterling Main Guard Militia Morris County Morristown Newark Nicolls oClock orders pamphlets parade Parole pastor peace persons Philip Carteret Piquet Coll Proprietors purchase Reg't Regiment Regt Richard Nicolls River saith Sarah Sentenced to receive Sept settlers seventy seven Silas Condict Soldier Stephen Ogden Stockton Timothy Whitehead tion Tompkins town Trenton Troops volume West Jersey widow wife William Woman's Branch
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Page 65 - This principle was that discovery gave title to the government by whose subjects, or by whose authority, it was made, against all other European governments, which title might be consummated by possession...
Page 66 - They were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as well as just claim to retain possession of it, and to use It according to their own discretion; but their rights to complete sovereignty, as Independent nations...
Page 65 - But as they were all in pursuit of nearly the same object, it was necessary, in order to avoid conflicting settlements, and consequent war with each other, to establish a principle which all should acknowledge as the law, by which the right of acquisition, which they all asserted, should be regulated as between themselves.
Page 66 - While the different nations of Europe respected the right of the natives, as occupants, they asserted the ultimate dominion to be in themselves; and claimed and exercised, as a consequence of this ultimate dominion, a power to grant the soil, while yet in possession of the natives. These grants have been understood by all to convey a title to the grantees, subject only to the Indian right of occupancy.
Page 88 - Times, freely and fully have and enjoy his and their Judgments and Consciences in matters of Religion throughout the said Province, they behaving themselves peaceably and quietly, and not using this Liberty to Licentiousness, nor to the civil Injury or outward disturbance of others...
Page 112 - And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress...
Page 65 - On the discovery of this immense continent, the great nations of Europe were eager to appropriate to themselves so much of it as they could respectively acquire. It.« vast extent offered an ample field to the ambition and enterprise of all ; and the character and religion...
Page 37 - This generous example of our troops under the like circumstances with us, the general hopes, will animate every officer and soldier to imitate and even outdo them, when the enemy shall make the same attempt on us. With such a bright example before us of what can be done by brave men fighting in defence of their country, we shall be loaded with a double share of shame and infamy if we do not acquit ourselves with courage, and manifest a determined resolution to conquer or die.
Page 203 - And yet Time hath his revolutions ; there must be a period and an end to all temporal things — -finis rerum, an end of names and dignities, and whatsoever is terrene, and why not of De Vere ? For where is Bohun ? Where is Mowbray ? Where is Mortimer ? Nay, which is more and most of all, where is Plantagenet? They are entombed in the urns and sepulchres of mortality.
Page 206 - And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, Steals on the ear the distant triumph-song, And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.