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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., chapter 2 (search)
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., Xii. Texas and her Annexation. (search)
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 2 : (search)
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 3 : (search)
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 4 : (search)
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), chapter 18 (search)
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 4: The Cavalry (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), 1 : the evolution of the American cavalryman (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Acrelius , Israel , 1714 -1800 (search)
Acrelius, Israel, 1714-1800
Clergyman: born in Osteraker, Sweden, Dec. 25, 1714: was ordained in 1743; came to America to preside over the Swedish congregations in New Sweden in 1749.
His work was marked with success, but after seven years toil he was forced to resign by ill-health, and returned to Sweden.
His publications include The Swedish colonies in America (1759, translated into English in 1874), and articles on America.
He died in Fellingsbro, April 25, 1800.
See New Sweden, founding of.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Andros , Sir Edmund , -1714 (search)
Andros, Sir Edmund, -1714
Born in London, Dec. 6, 1637.
In 1674 he succeeded his father as bailiff of Guernsey Island.
In the same year he was appointed governor of the province of New York.
He administered public affairs wholly in the interest of his master, the Duke of York.
His private life was unblemished; but such was his public career that he acquired the title of tyrant.
Andros became involved in serious disputes with the colonists.
In 1680 he deposed Philip Carteret, and seized the government of East Jersey.
The next year he was recalled, and retired to Guernsey, after having cleared himself of several charges that had been preferred against him. The New England governments were consolidated in 1686, and Andros was appointed governor-general.
Under instructions, he forbade all printing in those colonies He was authorized to appoint and remove his own council, and with their consent to enact laws, levy taxes, and control the militia.
These privileges were exercise