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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Allen, William, 1710-1780 (search)
Allen, William, 1710-1780 jurist; born in Philadelphia about 1710; married a daughter of Andrew Hamilton, a distinguished lawyer of Pennsylvania. whom he succeeded as recorder of Philadelphia in 1741. He assisted Benjamin West, the painter, in his early struggles, and co-operated with Benjamin Franklin in establishing the College of Pennsylvania. Judge Allen was chief-justice of that State from 1750 to 1774. A strong loyalist, he withdrew to England in 1774. In London he published a pamphlet entitled The American crisis, containing a plan for restoring American dependence upon Great Britain. He died in England in September, 1780. educator and author; born in Pittsville, Mass., Jan. 2, 1784: graduated at Harvard College in 1802. After entering the ministry and preaching for some time in western New York, he was elected a regent and assistant librarian of Harvard College. He was president of Dartmouth College in 1817-20, and of Bowdoin College in 1820-39. He was the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Anti-federal party. (search)
onfederation, articles of), had seized upon the powers which the King had abandoned, and which the national popular will was not yet sufficiently educated to assume. In the years from 1780 to 1787, in spite of lawlessness and bad government, great development had taken place in the United States. The commercial and creditor classes, and the Southern property owners, who had learned their weaknesses and their needs, united for the control of the convention, in 1787, under the leadership of Hamilton, and a few other of the advanced thinkers, and formed the nucleus of what was soon to be called the Federal party. As the old government had been strictly federal, or league, in its nature, it would seem natural that its supporters should be called federalist, and Gerry, of Massachusetts, and a few others made some effort to secure this party title, and give their opponents that of anti-federalists or nationalists. But the object of the Constitution was to secure a strong federal governme
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (search)
finding those papers concealed under the feet of Andre in his boot, took him to the nearest American post. The commander （Colonel Jameson) did not seem to comprehend the matter, and unwisely allowed Andre (who bore a pass from Arnold in which he was called John Anderson ) to send a letter to Arnold telling him of his detention. Washington returned from Hartford sooner than he expected. He rode over from Fishkill towards Arnold's quarters early in the morning. Two of his military family (Hamilton and Lafayette) went forward to breakfast with Arnold, while Washington tarried to inspect a battery. While they were at breakfast Andre‘s letter was handed to Arnold. With perfect self-possession he asked to be excused, went to his wife's room, bade her farewell, and, mounting the horse of one of his aides that stood saddled at the door, rode swiftly to the river shore. There he entered his barge, and, promising the oarsmen a handsome reward if they would row the boat swiftly, escaped to
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Freedom of a City. (search)
Freedom of a City. The conferring of all the privileges of a citizen upon a stranger, or one not entitled to such privileges because of non-residence, is an ancient way of honoring one for meritorious services. When the eminent lawyer of Pennsylvania, Andrew Hamilton, had ably defended the liberty of the press in the case of John Peter Zenger (q. v.), the corporation of the city of New York conferred the freedom of the city upon him. The certificate of such honor is usually enclosed in a gold box, bearing on the underside of the lid an inscription indicative of the event. The following is a copy of the certificate of freedom which the corporation of the city of New York gave to Gen. Jacob Brown (q. v.) after the battles of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane, in the summer of 1814: To all to whom these presents shall come, De Witt Clinton, Esq., Mayor, and the Aldermen of the city of New York, send greeting: At a meeting of the Common Council, held at the Common Council chamber
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garfield, James Abram 1831-1881 (search)
he State had parted with her claim to the soil. By a proclamation of Governor St. Clair, in 1788, Washington county had been organized, having its limits extended westward to the Scioto and northward to the mouth of the Cuyahoga, with Marietta as the county seat. These limits included a portion of the Western Reserve. But the Connecticut settlers did not consider this a practical government, and most of them doubted its legality. By the end of the century seven counties, Washington, Hamilton, Ross, Wayne, Adams, Jefferson, and Knox, had been created, but none of them were of any practical service to the settlers on the Reserve. No magistrate had been appointed for that portion of the country, no civil process was established, and no mode existed of making legal conveyances. But in the year 1800 the State of Connecticut, by act of her legislature, transferred to the national government all her claim to civil jurisdiction. Congress assumed the political control, and the Pres
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hamilton, Andrew 1686-1703 (search)
Hamilton, Andrew 1686-1703 Governor; born in Scotland; sent to East Jersey by its proprietaries in 1686; became acting governor in 1687; returned to England in 1689; appointed governor of East Jersey in 1692; deposed in 1697, and reappointed in 1699. William Penn made him deputy governor of Pennsylvania in 1701. Hamilton obtained the first patent from the crown for a postal service in 1694. He died in Burlington, N. J., April 20, 1703. Lawyer; born in Scotland, about 1676; acquire701. Hamilton obtained the first patent from the crown for a postal service in 1694. He died in Burlington, N. J., April 20, 1703. Lawyer; born in Scotland, about 1676; acquired much distinction by his defence of the liberty of the press on the trial of Zenger in New York. He filled many public stations in Pennsylvania, including that of speaker of the Assembly, which he resigned in 1739 in consequence of physical infirmity. He died in Philadelphia Aug. 4, 1741. See Zenger, John Peter.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Jersey, (search)
uty 1683 Thomas Olive, deputy1684 Lord Neill Campbell, deputy1686 John Skeine, deputy1685 Andrew Hamilton, deputy 1687 Daniel Coxe1687 Edmund Andros 1688 Edward Hunloke, deputy 1690 John Tatham 1690 West Jersey Proprietors 1691 Col. Joseph Dudley 1691 Andrew Hamilton 1692 Andrew Hamilton 1692 Jeremiah Basse 1697 Jeremiah Basse1698 Andrew Hamilton 1699 Andrew Bowne, deputy 1699 Andrew HaAndrew Hamilton 1692 Jeremiah Basse 1697 Jeremiah Basse1698 Andrew Hamilton 1699 Andrew Bowne, deputy 1699 Andrew Hamilton 1699 Royal governors. Assumes office. Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury 1702 Lord Lovelace 1708 Richard Ingoldsby, lieutenant-governor 1709 Robert Hunter 1710 William Burnett1720 John MontgAndrew Hamilton 1699 Andrew Bowne, deputy 1699 Andrew Hamilton 1699 Royal governors. Assumes office. Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury 1702 Lord Lovelace 1708 Richard Ingoldsby, lieutenant-governor 1709 Robert Hunter 1710 William Burnett1720 John Montgomery1728 Lewis Morris, president of council1731 William Crosby 1732 John Anderson, president of council1736 John Hamilton, president of council 1736 Lewis Morris1738 John Hamilton, president,1Andrew Hamilton 1699 Royal governors. Assumes office. Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury 1702 Lord Lovelace 1708 Richard Ingoldsby, lieutenant-governor 1709 Robert Hunter 1710 William Burnett1720 John Montgomery1728 Lewis Morris, president of council1731 William Crosby 1732 John Anderson, president of council1736 John Hamilton, president of council 1736 Lewis Morris1738 John Hamilton, president,1746 John Reading, president1746 Jonathan Belcher1747 John Reading, president 1757 Francis Bernard1758 Thomas Boone 1760 Josiah Hardy1761 William Franklin1763 State governors. Assumes offic
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Pennsylvania, (search)
e Pennsylvania Reserves, who were gladly accepted by the Secretary after the battle of Bull Run. See United States, Pennsylvania, in vol. IX. colonial governors of Pennsylvania. [Under the proprietary government, when there was no deputy governor the president of the council acted as such.] William PennProprietor and Governor1682 Thomas LloydPresident1684 John BlackwellDeputy Governor1688 Benjamin FletcherGovernor1693 William MarkhamGovernor1693 William PennGovernor1693 Andrew HamiltonDeputy Governor1701 Edward ShippenPresident1703 John EvansDeputy Governor1704 Charles GookinDeputy Governor1709 Sir William KeithDeputy Governor1717 Patrick GordonDeputy Governor1726 James LoganPresident1736 George ThomasDeputy Governor1738 Anthony PalmerPresident1747 James HamiltonDeputy Governor1748 Robert H. MorrisDeputy Governor1754 William DennyDeputy Governor1756 James HamiltonDeputy Governor1759 John PennGovernor1763 James HamiltonPresident1771 Richard PennGovernor1
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
ip Van Dam, acting governor......1731 [Population in the province of New York, 50,289; New York City, 8,632; total number of negroes, 7,231.] William Cosby, governor of New York, arrives......Aug. 1, 1732 First stage runs between New York and Boston, round trip twenty-eight days......1732 John Peter Zenger establishes the New York Weekly journal in the interests of the people......Nov. 5, 1733 Zenger arrested for libel and imprisoned thirty-five weeks......November, 1734 Andrew Hamilton, of Philadelphia, successfully defends Zenger......July, 1735 Governor Cosby dies......March 10, 1736 George Clarke, governor......1736 Law disfranchising Jews in New York......1738 Captain Norris, of the ship Tartar, lying in the harbor of New York, applies to the mayor for authority to impress thirty seamen. The governor and council order the mayor to assent; but he refuses, and the matter is passed by......1738 Supposed negro plot to burn New York. Thirteen negroes
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Zenger, John Peter 1680-1746 (search)
tes. The arbitrary act aroused public indignation, and the silenced lawyers made ample preparations for the trial, which came on in July. The grand jury had found no indictment, and Zenger was tried on information by the attorney-general. Andrew Hamilton, of Pennsylvania, the most eminent lawyer in the colonies, was secretly employed to defend Zenger. To the astonishment of the court, he appeared, on the day of trial, as the champion of the freedom of the press. By keen legal weapons, he fs are judges of both law and fact. The crowded courtroom was instantly resonant with applause, and the delighted people carried the venerable advocate out of the city hall on their shoulders. The corporation of the city of New York presented Mr. Hamilton with the freedom of the city in a gold box for his learned and generous defence of the rights of mankind and the liberty of the press. He charged no fee for his services. Gouverneur Morris said to Dr. John W. Francis: The trial of Zenger, in
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