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Excerpt from The Magazine of History, Vol. 23: With Notes and Queries, July, 1916Mr. Baker was accompanied on his journey through the woods to Portland by Phineas R. Harford, who gave to Mr. F. O. J. Smith his sworn deposition that all which Mr. Baker had stated was to his knowl edge correct and true.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a r...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History With Notes and Queries, 1906, Vol. 4Ticonderoga, the library to be subject to the usual conditions and the historical addition to be a gift for a memorial to the officers and men of the Black Watch who fell at the Battle of July 8, 1758, at Ticon deroga. This request was granted in 1905, and Mr. Carnegie gave for the library building, and was added later as a gift for the historical annex, making in all.Abo...

Excerpt from The Lincoln Centenary in Literature: Selections From the Principal Magazines of February and March, 1909, Together With a Few From 1907-1908HE first suggestions of the imminent Revolution appear in the Election on the Green. Episode five. In 1733 Governor Crosbyr deposed Justice Lewis Morris from the Supreme Court. The Voters of Westchester County reelected him over the Governor's head. And also over the crafty disqualification of...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History: With Notes and Queries, Extra Number No, 32, Rare Lincolniana No, 5The copy from which we print was kindly furnished us by the Librarian of Rutgers College.Mr. Pinkerton's article is from the latest edition - Fish N o. 417 - comprising forty-two pages: more than any one of the three preceding editions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at...

Excerpt from The Lincoln Centenary in Literature, Vol. 1: Selections From the Principal Magazines of February and March, 1909, Together With a Few From 1907 1908About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving t...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History With Notes and Queries, 1908, Vol. 1About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare case...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History, Vol. 12: With Notes and Queries, July, 1910General William S. Johnson was, in September, 177 5, at the head of Lake George in command of the army charged with the undertaking. In this force was Col. Ephraim Williams with his Hampshire regiment.To-day is a memorable anniversary. September 8, 1755, I 54 years ago, a French army, under Dieskau, was on the march towards Lake George. Col. Williams was sent out ...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History With Notes and Queries, 1905, Vol. 2As Radisson wrote in English, a language less familiar to him than his native French, his narration is often very uncouth, but it abounds with homely, apt and forcible expressions, such as could only have been acquired by living with English-speaking people, certainly not merely from school studies or books. It is probable that he had learned this language as a sailor boy...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History, With Notes and Queries, Vol. 3: February 1906I was sent by the chief editor to Springfield, Ill., to report a speech of Mr. Lincoln against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.AS I was the reporter of the principal Whig newspaper in the State (mr. Lincoln himself belonging to that party), I was the recipient of some local attention when I arrived in Springfield, and was presented to Mr. Lincoln before he...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History With Notes and Queries, Vol. 10: July December, 1909Thirteen years later, on the accession of Charles II., to our surprise we find Connecticut alleging this patent as the legal basis of its existence, and therefore compelled to assume a prior grant from the Council to Warwick, which he had unaccountably forgotten to insert in the deed. But the colony had no formal standing in law, and grasped at any straw o...

Excerpt from A General Index to the Magazine of History With Notes and Queries: Vols. I-XIV, 1905-1911James N.: extracts from the Provi dence Gazette, 1778-80: 13: 273, 14: July, 6, 1, 55, 109, 163.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digital...

About the Book Books on Jewish History discuss the development of the Jewish culture and religion over more than three millennia. Jews were dispersed through in Babylonian, Egypt, throughout the Roman Empire, and later throughout Europe and much of the world. The Zionist movement of the late 19th century was formed with the aim of re-establishing a Jewish homeland. European Jewry suffered greatly in the Holocaust in Nazi-dominated Europe in th...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History, Vol. 19: With Notes and Queries, August-September, 1914Shortly after this pathetic appeal to his ally, the sea - power of France was effectually brought into action, with the result that the British ¿eet, which had been sent to Open the way for reinforcements to join Cornwallis, was defeated and driven back, leaving Washington with a force of French and American troops, in number much greater than that of ...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History, Vol. 19: With Notes and Queries, August-September, 1914Shortly after this pathetic appeal to his ally, the sea - power of France was effectually brought into action, with the result that the British ¿eet, which had been sent to Open the way for reinforcements to join Cornwallis, was defeated and driven back, leaving Washington with a force of French and American troops, in number much greater than that of ...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History, Vol. 15: With Notes and Queries, January 1912Although I am aware that With. The press of business you' have little time to read letters, yet as my conduct in connection with the Union Defence Committee of the citizens of New York may not be perfectly understood or appreciated by all in authority at Washington, I avail myself of this occasion to present you with a condensed history of the part I performed i...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History, Vol. 15: With Notes and Queries, January 1912Although I am aware that With. The press of business you' have little time to read letters, yet as my conduct in connection with the Union Defence Committee of the citizens of New York may not be perfectly understood or appreciated by all in authority at Washington, I avail myself of this occasion to present you with a condensed history of the part I performed i...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History With Notes and Queries, Vol. 20: February, 1915At that period the farm was a centre of industry, a condition which has mostly passed away. It is obvious that with this experience Washington understood the claims of agriculture on the statesman, economist and philanthropist. Here also he discerned lines along which the nation must go forward. The movement for improved and scientific agriculture which has ari...

Excerpt from The Magazine of History With Notes and Queries, Vol. 20: January, 1915The act of March 10, 1852, restored to the Bank its former rights and privileges, and on April 28, 1853, the Legislature passed an act creating the Cash or Banking Department.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work....

Excerpt from The Magazine of History With Notes and Queries, Vol. 20: January, 1915The act of March 10, 1852, restored to the Bank its former rights and privileges, and on April 28, 1853, the Legislature passed an act creating the Cash or Banking Department.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work....

Excerpt from The Magazine of History With Notes and Queries, Vol. 20: February, 1915At that period the farm was a centre of industry, a condition which has mostly passed away. It is obvious that with this experience Washington understood the claims of agriculture on the statesman, economist and philanthropist. Here also he discerned lines along which the nation must go forward. The movement for improved and scientific agriculture which has ari...