Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year ...I. Riley, 1811 - New York (State) |
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... persons residing in the State of New - York ; the latter , persons resi- ding elsewhere . IV . The officers of the Society , to be elected an- nually and by ballot , shall be , A President , A first Vice - President , A second Vice ...
... persons residing in the State of New - York ; the latter , persons resi- ding elsewhere . IV . The officers of the Society , to be elected an- nually and by ballot , shall be , A President , A first Vice - President , A second Vice ...
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... person or persons , to be ap- proved of by the Society , and signed by the Presi- dent ; but the Society may , if they think proper , ap- point a special committee to draw up any letter . He shall keep , in suitable books to be provided ...
... person or persons , to be ap- proved of by the Society , and signed by the Presi- dent ; but the Society may , if they think proper , ap- point a special committee to draw up any letter . He shall keep , in suitable books to be provided ...
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... person to that office ; he shall carefully keep and preserve , in suitable cases to be provided for that purpose , or in such manner as the Standing Commit- tee may direct , all the books , pamphlets , manu- scripts , and articles ...
... person to that office ; he shall carefully keep and preserve , in suitable cases to be provided for that purpose , or in such manner as the Standing Commit- tee may direct , all the books , pamphlets , manu- scripts , and articles ...
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... person but a member of the Society ; and if any other person is desirous to have the use of any book or manuscript , application must be made in his behalf to the Libra- rian , by one of the members , who shall give a receipt for such ...
... person but a member of the Society ; and if any other person is desirous to have the use of any book or manuscript , application must be made in his behalf to the Libra- rian , by one of the members , who shall give a receipt for such ...
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... person , yet would cheerfully confide them to a public institution , in whose custody they would be preserved for the gene- ral benefit of society . To rescue from the dust and obscurity of private repositories such important do ...
... person , yet would cheerfully confide them to a public institution , in whose custody they would be preserved for the gene- ral benefit of society . To rescue from the dust and obscurity of private repositories such important do ...
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Page iii - ... and by that name they and their successors for ever hereafter shall and may have succession, and by that name shall and may be persons in law, capable to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended...
Page iii - To discover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to the natural, civil, literary and ecclesiastical history of the United States in general, and of this State in particular.
Page 277 - No Christian shall be kept in Bondslavery villenage or Captivity, Except Such who shall be Judged thereunto by Authority, or such as willingly have sould, or shall sell themselves...
Page 99 - The people of the mountaynes came aboord us, wondering at our ship and weapons. We bought some small skinnes of them for trifles. This afternoone, one canoe kept hanging under our sterne with one man in it, which we could not keepe from thence, who got up by our rudder to the cabin window, and stole out my pillow, and two shirts, and two bandeleeres.
Page 99 - I shot a falcon at them, and killed two of them : whereupon the rest fled into the woods. Yet they manned off another canoe with nine or ten men, which came to meet us. So I shot at it also a falcon, and shot it through, and killed one of them. Then our men with their muskets killed three or foure more of them.* So they went their way...
Page 99 - Whereupon all the rest fled away, some in their canoes, and so leapt out of them into the water. We manned our boat, and got our things againe. Then one of them that swamme got hold of our boat, thinking to overthrow it. But our cooke tooke a sword, and cut off one of his hands, and he was drowned.
Page 303 - March i, 1665, subsequent to the capture of New Amsterdam by the English in 1664 under the direction of James, Duke of York) provided that if any one should kindle a fire in the woods or grounds lying in common, or in his own grounds so that the same should run into the lands of another, the offender should be liable for one and one-half times the damage caused, and in default of payment should be punished with twenty stripes or should do service to expiate the crime.
Page 92 - The twelfth, very faire and hot. In the afternoone, at two of the clocke, wee weighed, the winde being variable betweene the north and the north-west. So we turned into the river two leagues and anchored. This morning, at our first rode in the river, there came eight and twentie canoes full of men, women and children to betray 172 us: but we saw their intent, and suffered none of them to come aboord of us.
Page 312 - We find for the pluintiffe but if the Law be otherwise, We find for the Defendant, In which Case the determination doth properly belong to the Court, And all Juryes shall have liberty in matter of fact, if they cannot finde the: maine Issue, yet to find and present in their verdict so much as they Can.