The John Watts de Peyster Publication Fund Series, Volume 51

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1919

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Halaman 9 - Faith, &c, and in the year of Our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and fifty.
Halaman 200 - GEORGE CLINTON Captain General, and Governor in Chief of the Province of New York and territories thereon depending in America, Vice Admiral of the same and Admiral of the White Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet.
Halaman 175 - French or Spanish Settlements have those Latitudes and Longitudes been settled by good Observations or only by Common Computations, and from whence are the Longitudes computed? 2. What are the reputed Boundaries, and are any parts thereof disputed what parts and by whom?
Halaman 261 - I have often wished for to communicat some thoughts in natural philosphy which have remaind many years with me undigested for we scarcely have a man in this country that takes any pleasure in such kind of Speculations. Your communicating to me your private manner of life is the strongest instance of your friendship & in some measure makes up the loss of a personal acquaintance which I cannot hope to obtain.
Halaman 246 - Leisure Pray have you thought or can you give a Conjecture how America was peopled Or was it a Separate Creation; most of your Vegetables & many of yr animals are Different from ours, and yett you have some Exactly Like ours of which I have Specimens by Mee for I have a Large Collection considering my years & Station of Natural Rarities & Some Artificial from most...
Halaman 183 - ... thoughts and councils of the light inaccessible. Deny your own wisdom, that you may find his; and esteem it the greatest honour to lye under the simplicity of the gospel of Christ crucified, without which you can never enter into the secrets of his tabernacle, nor enjoy those sweet things which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor can the heart of man conceive : but God hath granted unto some few to know them even in this life.
Halaman 32 - The hopes of having land of their own & becoming independent of Landlords is what chiefly induces people into America & they think they have never answer'd the design of their coming till they have purchased land which as soon as possible they do...
Halaman 201 - Advertisement doth further sett forth that the said Lands are near to a Navigable River convenient for Transportation of goods to and from a Considerable Town where there is a Constant Market for the Sale thereof Reference unto the said...
Halaman 175 - Copys of the whole ^ceedings in this affair to be attested by three or more of you our Com" IN WITNESS whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent WITNESS our Self at Westm" the 9*h day of April in the Tenth year of our Reign By Writt of Privy Seal BISSE BRAY.

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