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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Episcopacy in America. (search)
ors, whom, to manage, it was necessary to humor and to suit. These ideas found expression in an unexpected quarter. Timothy Cutler, a minister of learning and great ability, was rector of Yale College in 1719. To the surprise and alarm of the people of New England, Mr. Cutler, with the tutor of the college and two ministers in the neighborhood, took occasion, on Commencement Day, 1722, to avow their conversion to Episcopacy. Cutler was at once excused from all further service in the colege, Cutler was at once excused from all further service in the colege, and provision was made for all future rectors to give satisfactory evidence of soundness of their faith in opposition to Arminian and prelatical corruptions. Weaker ones engaged in the revolt halted, but others persisted. Cutler became rector of a Cutler became rector of a new Episcopal church in Boston, and the dismissed ministers were maintained as missionaries by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. This secession from the Church resting on the Saybrook platform (q. v.), made the minist
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gettysburg, battle of. (search)
Ridge, and the remainder of Hill's corps was rapidly approaching. Meanwhile, the advance division of Ewell's corps had taken a position on a ridge north of the town, connecting with Hill, and seriously menacing the National right, held by General Cutler. Doubleday sent aid to Cutler, when a severe struggle ensued for some time, and three North Carolina regiments were captured. Now the battle assumed far grander proportions. Howard's corps, animated by the sounds of battle on its front, prCutler, when a severe struggle ensued for some time, and three North Carolina regiments were captured. Now the battle assumed far grander proportions. Howard's corps, animated by the sounds of battle on its front, pressed rapidly forward, and reached the field of strife at a little past noon. He left Steinwehr's brigade on Cemetery Hill, placed General Schurz in temporary charge of the corps, and, ranking Doubleday, took the chief command of all the troops in action. The Confederate numbers were continually augmented, and, to meet an expected attack from the north and west, Howard was compelled to extend the National lines, then quite thin, about 3 miles, with Culp's Hill on the right, Round Top on the le
Historic leaves, volume 2, April, 1903 - January, 1904, Charlestown School in the 17th century. (search)
Rent of Lovels Iland, 8 pounds as he had Last Yeare.’ November 2, 1697. ‘Then ordered Town Treasurer to pay for a bushel of Lime to repaire the school house.’ February 1, 1698. ‘To Xtopher Goodwin for work at the Schoolhouse, and to Mr. Emerson 8 pounds.’ May 17, 1698. ‘Let unto Josiah Treadway the land formerly for the school fenced in and improved by the schoolmaster. It being all the land belonging to the Towne from the lower end of the schoolhouse on a straight line to Timothy Cutler's barn, containing 30 rod, more or less, for a term of seven years, 5 shilling for the first year, and 10 shilling per yeare thereafter.’ January 6, 1698-9. ‘Xtopher Goodwin, for work at schoolhouse (4-6) four and sixpence.’ January 23, 1698. Treasurer's account:— Mr. John Emerson, Dr. To Rent of Lovell's Is., £ 10. To Money pd being for year 1697, £ 8. To Rent for the Island, £ 10. To money being rent for school land, £ 8. Total, £ 36. From the Emerson G