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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), State sovereignty-forgotten testimony. (search)
, makes in its text most unqualified admissions of the independent nationality of Rhode Island, (reciting her name,) and of her entire independence of and political alienation from the United States. From the beginning of the government, in April, 1789, down to the 31st of July, of that year, there was no revenue law whatever of the United State in force. The first act laying duties on goods, wares and merchandizes, (being the second act of any kind ever passed by Congress) although enactedess should be effected of a character bearing on them as countriesforeign to the United States, the friends of the United States could say in Europe as well as in America that there had been no disruption of the Union when Congress assembled in April 1789, and no secession of eleven States from the first union; and that the delay of North Carolina and Rhode Island in ratifying the new Constitution would be spoken of merely as the exceeding caution of those two States, as manifested by their taki
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature, Chapter 4: the New York period (search)
period A New centre. During the course of the Revolution, as we have seen, Philadelphia's position of authority in literary matters became gradually less firm. The best verse of the period had come from Connecticut and New Jersey, and the best prose from New York and Virginia. The removal of the first Congress to New York in 1783 was a sign of waning political prestige; and when six years later New York was chosen as the scene of the final organization of the American Republic, in April, 1789, the transfer of authority, political, social, and literary, was made sure. Social conditions. At this date what is commonly called the National Period of American literature begins; but it will be seen that from this time political belief or practice had very little to do with the substance or quality of the best literature which was produced. Social conditions, on the other hand, had much to do with the character of this work; and it is quite necessary to understand the composit
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
97; Henry, twin with Anna, b. 24 Mar. and d. 5 Oct. 1797; Susanna, b. 9 Sept. 1799, m. John P. Todd, and d. s. p. 11 Ap. 1869. Aaron the f. d. 27 Nov. 1830; his w. Hannah d. 15 Jan. 1839, a. 76. 22. Abraham. s. of Abraham (16), m. Elizabeth Robbins 9 May 1782, and had a son, b.—July and d. 15 Aug. 1782 she d. 18 June 1783 a. 18, and he m. Ruth Blodgett 9 Sept. 1784. His residence was in Menotomy. 23. Isaac, s. of Abraham (16), m. Hannah, dau. of Walter Russell, and had Isaac, b. 6; April 1789, a printer by trade and a very active and prominent politician, was Governor of New Hampshire, Senator in Congress, and sustained several other public offices, d. 22 Mar. 1851; Walter, b. 22 Feb. 1790. Isaac the f. removed from Menot. to Ashburnham. 24. Joseph, s. of Joseph of Boston, who d. 1727. m. Priscilla, dau. of Daniel Dana, 24 Aug. 1727, and had Priscilla, b. about 1729, d. unm. (in the almshouse) 3 Oct. 1805; Joseph, bap. 19 July 1730, d. young; Joseph, bap. 23 Ap. 1732; Be
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, H. (search)
97; Henry, twin with Anna, b. 24 Mar. and d. 5 Oct. 1797; Susanna, b. 9 Sept. 1799, m. John P. Todd, and d. s. p. 11 Ap. 1869. Aaron the f. d. 27 Nov. 1830; his w. Hannah d. 15 Jan. 1839, a. 76. 22. Abraham. s. of Abraham (16), m. Elizabeth Robbins 9 May 1782, and had a son, b.—July and d. 15 Aug. 1782 she d. 18 June 1783 a. 18, and he m. Ruth Blodgett 9 Sept. 1784. His residence was in Menotomy. 23. Isaac, s. of Abraham (16), m. Hannah, dau. of Walter Russell, and had Isaac, b. 6; April 1789, a printer by trade and a very active and prominent politician, was Governor of New Hampshire, Senator in Congress, and sustained several other public offices, d. 22 Mar. 1851; Walter, b. 22 Feb. 1790. Isaac the f. removed from Menot. to Ashburnham. 24. Joseph, s. of Joseph of Boston, who d. 1727. m. Priscilla, dau. of Daniel Dana, 24 Aug. 1727, and had Priscilla, b. about 1729, d. unm. (in the almshouse) 3 Oct. 1805; Joseph, bap. 19 July 1730, d. young; Joseph, bap. 23 Ap. 1732; Be
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order, Boston events. (search)
806 Day, Held for the sins of the country, July 21, 1642 Held on account of the small-pox, Sep., 1667 Held for the bad state of the currency, Dec. 16, 1736 Held to avert war with England, Nov. 16, 1814 Held to save the Union, Sep. 26, 1861 Held again to preserve the Union, Apr. 30, 1863 Held again to protect the Union, Aug. 4, 1864 Federal Constitution adopted at the Federal st. Church, Feb. 6, 1788 Federal and Republican the two great political parties, April, 1789 Federal Court first held in Boston, Dec., 1789 Female Refuge College (or Refuge) incorporated, July 21, 1823 Fence-Viewers first chosen by the town, Feb. 2, 1634 Fencing School kept at the Royal Exchange Tavern, 1686 Fenian excitement commenced in Canada and New England, 1837 Again commenced in New England, Oct., 1865 Great meeting held at Faneuil Hall, Mar. 12, 1866 Ferry Winnisimmet, began by Thomas Williams, May 14, 1631 Had three row boats,
The Daily Dispatch: March 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Length of days. (search)
chool — his teacher being that insufferable and bearish pedant, Dr. Parr. In 1773 he married; produced "The Rivals" and the opera of "The Duenna" in 1775; "The School for Scandal" in 1777; purchased Garrick's Drury Lane Theatre in 1776; wrote "The Critic" in 1779; entered Parliament 1781; became Under Secretary of State, under the short lived Rockingham Administration, in 1782; moved the Rude charge against Warren Hastings February, 1787; summed up the Begum charge in a five hours speech April, 1789; married his second wife in 1795; Treasurer of the Navy 1806 defeated at Westminster Election 1807; lost his seat in Parliament 1812; died July 7, 1816. These, in small compass, are the leading facts of Sheridan's career — so brilliant when it began, and ending, so sadly; in ruin of health, hope and fortune. It is a career which carries a great moral with it; a moral so plainly written, that it would be superfluous to point it out. Some other day, perhaps, we may treat of Sheridan mo