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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 26 | 0 | Browse | Search |
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: February 7, 1861., [Electronic resource] | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Morris , Lewis 1671 -1746 (search)
Morris, Lewis 1671-1746
Statesman; born in New York City, in 1671; son of Richard Morris, an officer in Cromwell's army, who, after settling in New York, purchased (1650) the tract on which Morrisania was subsequently built.
Lewis was judge of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and a member of the council; for several years was chief-justice of New York and New Jersey, and governor of New Jersey from 1738 to 1746.
He died in Kingsbury, N. J., May 21, 1746.
His son, Robert Hunter (born about 1700; died Jan. 27, 1764), was chief-justice of New Jersey for twenty years, and for twenty-six years one of the council.
A signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Morrisania, N. Y., in 1726; graduated at Yale College in 1746, and was in Congress in 1775, serving on some of the most important committees.
To him was assigned the delicate task of detaching the Western Indians from the British interest, and early in 1776 he resumed his seat in Congress.
His fine estate near
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Palatines. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Dyke , Theodore strong 1842 - (search)
Van Dyke, Theodore strong 1842-
Author; born in New Brunswick, N. J., July 19, 1842; graduated at Princeton College in 1863; was admitted to the bar in 1866, and practised in Minnesota in 1869-76; then settled in Southern California and devoted himself to literature.
He was the first to eulogize Southern California as a place offering peculiar advantages to the invalid and sportsman.
His publications include The rifle, Rod, and gun in California; The still Hunter; Southern California; and Southern California the Italy of America.