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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hutchins, Thomas 1730-1789 (search)
Hutchins, Thomas 1730-1789 Geographer; born in Monmouth, N. J., in 1730; joined the British army when sixteen years old; was made paymaster and captain of the 60th Royal American Regiment. In 1779, while in London, his desire for American independence became known, and he spent six weeks in prison on the charge of writing to Benjamin Franklin, then in France. He is said to have lost nearly $60,000 by this affair. Later he settled in Charleston, S. C. He was the author of A topographical description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina; History, narrative, and topographical description of Louisiana and West Florida, etc. He died in Pittsburg, Pa., April 28, 1789.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mammoth Cave, (search)
Mammoth Cave, A remarkable cave in Edmondson county, Ky., discovered in 1809 by a Mr. Hutchins while in pursuit of a bear. Its extreme extent is less than 10 miles, and the combined length of all the accessible avenues is possibly 150 miles.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Manila Bay, battle of (search)
he snowy garb of peace for the sombre gray of war. The ships' painters had, in this short time, given the entire fleet a significant coat of drab. The English steamer Nanshan, with over 3,000 tons of Cardiff coal, and the steamer Zafiro, of the Manila-Hong-Kong line, carrying 7,000 tons of coal and provisions, had just been bought by the commodore, in anticipation of a declaration of neutrality, which would preclude such purchases, and thus two more vessels were added to the fleet, Lieutenant Hutchins being made commander of the Nanshan, and Ensign Pierson of the Zafiro. the Zafiro was then made a magazine for the spare ammunition of the fleet. Hong-Kong, for strategic reasons, had been chosen as a place of rendezvous for the Asiatic squadron. On April 25 war was declared between the United States and Spain, and, at the request of the acting governor of Hong-Kong, the American fleet steamed away to Mirs Bay, about 30 miles from Hong-Kong. On April 26 the revenue-cutter McC
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Morse, Jedediah 1761-1826 (search)
Morse, Jedediah 1761-1826 Theologian and geographer; born in Woodstock, Conn., Aug. 23, 1761; graduated at Yale College in 1783, and was installed pastor of the First Congregational Church at Charlestown, Mass., in 1789. In the twenty-third year of his age he prepared a small geography, which was the first ever published in America. This was followed by larger geographies and gazetteers of the United States, with the help of Jeremy Belknap, the historian, Thomas Hutchins, the geographer, and Ebenezer Hazen. For thirty years Mr. Morse was without an important competitor in this field of literature, and translations of his works were made into the French and German languages. Dr. Morse was a life-long polemical theologian, and combated Unitarianism in New England most sturdily. In 1805 he established the Panoplist, and was prominent in founding the Andover Theological Seminary. His persistent opposition to liberalism in religion brought upon him much persecution, which affect
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
f Virginia by the Assembly, and named Illinois......October, 1778 Congress advises the several States to take measures for the suppressing of theatrical entertainments, horse-racing, gaming, and such other diversions as are productive of idleness, dissipation, and general depravity of principles and manners ......Oct. 12, 1778 Delegates from New Jersey sign the Articles of Confederation......Nov. 26, 1778 John Jay, of New York, chosen president of Congress......Dec. 10, 1778 Thomas Hutchins, of New Jersey, appointed geographer-general of the United States by act of Congress, which office he holds until his death at Pittsburg, April 28, 1789......1778 Articles of Confederation signed by Thomas McKean, of Delaware, Feb. 12, and by John Dickinson, of Delaware......May 5, 1779 Samuel Huntington, of Connecticut, chosen president of Congress......Sept. 28, 1779 Legislature of New York empowers its delegates to cede to Congress a portion of its western territory for the
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9., Matthew Cradock. (search)
ctober 20, 1629, the special business of the General Court meeting was the election of a new governor, deputy, and assistants consequent on the transfer of the government to New England. Mr. John Winthrop was elected governor and Mr. John Humphrey deputy-governor. Committees of five each on the part of the planters and the adventurers at home were appointed to arrange matters and settle differences. The adventurers' committee were Matthew Cradock, Samuel Aldersley, Nathaniel Wright, Thomas Hutchins, and Capt. John Venn. Cradock was elected an assistant, and as such attended other meetings of the company held in England. November 20, 1629, a meeting was called to plan for the payment of £ 1,200, disbursed by Cradock. November 25 and 30 and December 1, 1629, General Court meetings were held, and the last date Cradock became one of ten to undertake the joint stock of the company for seven years, it being in arrears some £ 3,000 or more, the undertakers to provide a sufficient n