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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 19: (search)
ntercolonial correspondence was raised, and while James Delancy and others hesitated, the unflinching Isaac Sears, with Lamb, Mott, Wiley, and Robinson, assumed the post of greatest danger, and sent expresses R. R. Livingston to R. Livingston, 2 Nov. to invite the people of the neighboring governments to join in the league, justly confident they would follow the example of New-York. Friday, the first morning of November, broke Nov. upon a people unanimously resolved on nullifying the Stam was a rebel in Scotland, a Jacobite. He is an enemy to his king, to his country, and mankind. At the same time, a party of volunteers sacked the house occupied by James, and bore off the colors of the royal regiments. On Saturday, the second of November, Colden gave way. The council questioned his authority to distribute the stamps, and unanimously advised him to declare that he would do nothing in relation to them, but await the arrival of the new governor; and his declaration to that eff
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 48: (search)
eclare its sense, our enemies could not divide us; Samuel Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 29 October, 1772. and he urged on Elbridge Gerry of Marblehead, to convoke the citizens of that port. As the Governor refused to answer the inquiry of the town, they next asked that he would allow the General Assembly to meet on the day to which it had been prorogued. A determined spirit began to show itself in the Nov. country; E. Gerry to S. Adams, Marblehead, 2 Nov. 1772. yet when on the second of November Bos- Chap. XLVIII.} 1772. Nov. ton reassembled, no more persons attended than on ordinary occasions. If in compliance with your Petition, such was Hutchinson's message to them, I should alter my determination, and meet the Assembly at such time as you judge necessary, I should, in effect, yield to you the exercise of that part of the prerogative. There would, moreover, be danger of encouraging the inhabitants of the other towns in the Province to assemble from time to time, in order
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 50: (search)
rds were nobly uttered and were seasonable. The chord of liberty vibrated on the Illinois, and the sympathy of the western villages with freedom was an assurance that they too would join the great American family of Republics. The issue was to be tried at Boston; its teaships were on the water; the Governor himself under the name of his sons was selected as one of the consignees; the moment for the decision was hastening Chap. L.} 1773. Nov. on. In the night between the first and second of November, a knock was heard at the door of each one of the persons commissioned by the East India Company, and a summons left for them to appear without fail at Liberty Tree on the following Wednesday, at noon, to resign their commission; Order on Thomas and Elisha Hutchinson, 2 Nov. 1773. printed notices were also posted up, desiring the freemen of Boston and the neighboring towns to meet at the same time and place as witnesses. Handbills posted up the 2d and 3d of November, 1773. On
The Daily Dispatch: November 3, 1860., [Electronic resource], Oil in Western Virginia. (search)
Northern markets--[by Telegraph.] Baltimore,Nov. 2.--Flour firm--Howard, Ohio, and City Mills $5,50. Wheat firm — red $1,800 1 37; white $1.45@1 60. Corn steady — yellow held at 66@ 68; white 68@73. Provisions quiet — mess pork $19.78. Lard 13. Coffee firm — Rio 14¼ @ 14½. Whiskey 21. New York,Nov. 2 --Money easy at 6 per cent.--Stocks buoyant — New York Central 62@82½; Va. 6's 86½; Missouri 6's 76 . Cotton heavy. Flour 5 lower, but Southern unchanged. Wheat declined 3@50 Whiskey --Flour firm--Howard, Ohio, and City Mills $5,50. Wheat firm — red $1,800 1 37; white $1.45@1 60. Corn steady — yellow held at 66@ 68; white 68@73. Provisions quiet — mess pork $19.78. Lard 13. Coffee firm — Rio 14¼ @ 14½. Whiskey 21. New York,Nov. 2 --Money easy at 6 per cent.--Stocks buoyant — New York Central 62@82½; Va. 6's 86½; Missouri 6's 76 . Cotton heavy. Flour 5 lower, but Southern unchanged. Wheat declined 3@50 Whiskey dull at 21½c. Sugar active.
The Daily Dispatch: January 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
count for the paper, and prisoner replied that he gave him (McA.) the money for it. When he was leaving, prisoner remarked to McA. that "you have condemned me already in your own mind." "Yes," was the reply; "because I have now and had at the time your due bill for fifty dollars which I loaned you." The writing on the draft was much like Mr. McAllister's. It was like the drafts he generally used. Had cashed a draft of McA.'s before, payable to Cockson. The present draft was paid on the 2d of November. As soon as it was pronounced a forgery, he went to the Virginia Bank and found that it was paid to order of Cockson, through a letter. [Witness detailed some further testimony relative to a visit of Cockson to New York, where he gave a draft through Clark, Dodge & Co., brokers, for $150, the balance being drawn on checks for $25 each.] Mr. Sutton did not believe that this draft was in McAllister's handwriting.--If isolated, he would have no hesitation in taking it; but on comparing it
The Daily Dispatch: November 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
We are enabled to present our readers this morning with the very latest intelligence from the North which has been received in this city, having obtained the New York Herald, of the 7th, and the Baltimore Sun, of the 9th inst.: Important from Missouri. From the columns of the New York Herald, of the 7th, we extract the following in regard to the progress of the war in Missouri: The forces of Gens. Fremont and Price--Fremont Preparing for battle. Springfield, Mo., Nov. 2. --A special dispatch to the St. Louis Republican says: Reliable information has been received here from different sources that Gen Price was at Cassville on Thursday last, with 25,000 men, and that Ben. McCulloch was ten miles this side of that place, with 10,000 more, with the intention of marching on Springfield and offering battle on the old Wilson's Creek grounds. McCulloch was expecting 10,000 additional troops from Arkansas. Large numbers of the residents of Green, Jasper, and
The Daily Dispatch: November 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], A strange proceeding of the Governor of Illinois. (search)
A strange proceeding of the Governor of Illinois. The Springfield (Iii) correspondent of the Missouri Democrat, under date of November 2, communicates the following particulars of the capture of Union troops while on their way to the seat of war by order of the Governor of Illinois: The affair that occurred at Alton on Tuesday last, and which you have already taken some notice of in the Republican, has been the theme of much conversation, and of various cards in our daily papers from interested parties. What occurred at Alton was simply this: The Governor having received information that several hundred men had departed from Princeton, Bureau county, under charge of officers from St. Louis, upon a steamboat, for the purpose of enlisting in a Missouri regiment or brigade, in violation of his proclamation recently made, ordered Colonel John A Davis, with two hundred and fifty of his troops, with a six pounder, from Camp Butler to Alton, to intercept the steamer and bring
The Daily Dispatch: December 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Wanted — negroes.-- (search)
mer Shushiue. Her freight consisted of the entire camp equipments destined for two Kansas regiments, together with a considerable amount of other military stores. The Missouri State Guard is performing an important work. From Arizona. The Houston (Texas) Telegraph, of the 221 ult, has been permitted to make the following extract from a privates letter from one of the officers of a Texas regiment in Arizona to a relative in Houston. It was written from Las Cruces, under date of November 2d. "I have nothing new this time to write about, only that we are hourly expecting the Abs. from New Mexico 2,600 strong. Everything like stores, &c., have been removed to Fort Quitman, below Bliss; and we intend fighting them here, relying on a just Providence to equal our numbers. Our force, all told, is but 600, but good and true men. Expresses have been sent to Sibley to hurry up. I expect to be in Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, Christmas day. Some twenty Californians have
The Daily Dispatch: November 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Gen. Bragg's Army. (search)
From Northern Virginia. Gordonsville, Nov. 2. --Gen. Fitz. Lee, it is reported, had a skirmish yesterday beyond Kelly's Ford. The enemy, it is said, is progressing slowly in relaying the railroad track. They had is id so far as 1½ miles this side of Bristow Station.
The Daily Dispatch: November 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], Affairs in the United States. (search)
From Charleston. Charleston, Nov. 2. --The bombardment of Sumter continued last night with unabated severity. There were no further casualties up to this morning. The firing at present averages two shots a minute.
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