A History of the County of Westchester, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time, Količina 1Alexander S. Gould, 1848 |
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Abraham acres aforesaid André Arnold Bedford bounds British brook Caleb Heathcote called Capt Captain church Colonel command Connecticut county of Westchester creek Croton Daniel David ditto Drake Dutch east Eastchester enemy England erected Ferry Frederick Philipse Governor grant Greenburgh Guion heirs hills Hist Hudson Indian inhabitants Isaac Island Jacob Jacob Leisler James James de Lancey John Pell John Richbell Joseph Lancey Lieutenant Lord Mamaroneck manor of Cortlandt mark meadow miles mill minister neck North Castle officers parcel patent Paulding Peekskill Pelham Peter Philip Philip van Cortlandt Pierre van Cortlandt pond present prisoner proprietors province purchase residence river road Rochelle sail'd Salem Samuel side Sing Sing situated Smith Stephanus Van Cortlandt Tarrytown Thomas Pell town tract of land trees unto Verplanck's Point vicinity village Ward Westchester County White Plains wife William woods York
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Stran 353 - The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback without a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the revolutionary war...
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Stran 235 - ... and formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic, large enough to form trunks for ordinary trees, twisting down almost to the earth and rising again into the air. It was connected with...
Stran 540 - CHARLES the Second by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c.
Stran 424 - And further know ye, that we, of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do give and grant, unto the...
Stran 235 - His teeth chattered and his knees smote against the saddle : it was but the rubbing of one huge bough upon another as they were swayed about by the breeze. He passed the tree in safety, but new perils lay before him.
Stran 280 - I beg your Excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration in the temper of my mind, or apprehension for my safety, induces me to take the step of addressing you, but that it is to secure myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self interest — a conduct incompatible with the principles that actuated me, as well as with my condition in life.
Stran 424 - Successors as of our Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and Common Soccage and not in Capite or by Knights Service.
Stran 280 - Vulture man-of-war for this effect, and was fetched by a boat from the ship to the beach. Being there, I was told that the approach of day would prevent my return, and that I must be concealed until the next night. I was in my regimentals, and had fairly risked my person. " Against my stipulation, my intention, and without my knowledge beforehand, I was conducted within one of your posts.
Stran 235 - In the centre of the road stood an enormous tulip-tree, which towered like a giant above all the other trees of the neighborhood and formed a kind of landmark. Its limbs were gnarled and fantastic, large enough to form trunks for ordinary trees, twisting down almost to the earth, and rising again into the air.