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SOLICITING VOTES IN 1758-The following interesting item is copied from the Pennsylvania Gazette of Dec. 28, 1758. "From the London Magazine for September, 1758. As many people are unacquainted with the Family of the late brave Lord Viscount Howe, this advertisment may inform them that he left two brothers, the commodore, now Lord Howe, and lieutenant-colonel Howe, at present with his regiment at Cape Breton. So extraordinary an address from the Mother of these truly noble Brothers, must strike every one with mingled Grief and Pleasure, and no doubt will have a due effect upon the persons to home it is addressed:

'To the Gentlemen, Clergy, Freeholders and Burgesses of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham:

As lord Howe is now absent upon the publick service, and lieutenant-colonel Howe is with his regiment at Louisburg, it rests upon me to beg the favour of your votes and interests that lieutenantcolonel Howe may supply the place of his late brother as your representative in parliament.

Permit me, therefore, to implore the protection of every one of you, as the mother of him, whose life has been lost in the service of his country.

CHARLOTTE HOWE.""

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[Perhaps Rhode Island was in sack-cloth and ashes, bewailing her unjustifiable conduct. It is hoped that, by the next anniversary, she will fully repent of all her misdemeanors; be virtuous and honourable, become a strong link in the chain of union, and participate in all its joys.]-New York Packet, July 17, 1787. PETERSFIELD

FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA., IN 1773From a letter published in the Pennsylvania Magazine for October, 1884, we copy the following picturesque description: "It was in April, 1772, that I settled on this plantation. It is situated at the distance of one hundred and fifty miles from Philadelphia, and is just as far from Fort Pitt; it lies in a large and beautiful valley, which runs all through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia; it consists of about four hundred and thirty acres, and there was a house of two stories high, and office house upon it. The house is built of square blocks of wood, worked or indented in one another; it is well plastered, so that it is warm enough, and I have six convenient rooms in it. My plantation, which I call Cockerhill, after the name of the farm where my father lived and died, and where I lived so long (near Glasgow, Scotland, a short distance from Crookston Castle), consists wholly of limestone land, and in general, limestone land is reckoned the best in the country. I bless God that I came here and I heartily thank every man of you who encouraged me, and helped me to get the better of that that a man is under when he is to venture over so wide a sea."

NO MORE WAR: A PROPHECY FOR 1761 66 THE PROPHETIC NUMBERS of Daniel and John calculated; in order to show the DAY of JUDGMENT for this first age of the GOSPEL, is to be expected; and setting up the Millennial Kingdom of Jehovah and his Christ. By Richard Clarke, minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 'He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. AMEN. [In which is predicted-The anger of God against the wicked in the year 1759'-God will be known by many in the year 1760, and this will produce a great war.

Asia, Africa and America will tremble in the year 1761.

A great EARTHQUAKE over the whole world in 1763.

God will be universally known by all; -Then general Reformation and Peace for ever; when the People shall learn

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It is not sufficient to keep silent. You should be attentive, seem to be interested, and not wear the expression of a martyr. There are those whose mien when they listen seems to say: 'Will he ever get through and let me give breath to the words of wisdom!' or, 'Poor me, how long will this torture last!' or, 'When you get through, I'll show you in a word or two what nonsense you talk!' Such listeners are generally persons that think their utterances much more heavily freighted with wisdom than other people think them."

THE GARFIELD MONUMENT FUND

The State Committee appointed by the

Governor to collect funds in aid of the

Garfield National Monument at Cleveland, Ohio, of which Gen. James Grant Wilson is the chairman, have completed their duty, by forwarding to the association, of which ex-President Hayes is a prominent member, the sum of $10,183.44, as New York's contribution to the martyr's monument. This amount was collected in the following thirtyeight counties, the other twenty-two having failed to respond to the committee's appeal:

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QUERIES

CAPTAIN WASHINGTON-The follow- title, or reference where the book could COLLECTOR

ing item is from a Philadelphia newspaper of March 3, 1763: "Capt. Washington, in a Privateer belonging to Kingston [Jamaica] carried a Dutch sloop in

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PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS-In my search for copies of the publications issued by order of the Continental Congress I have not met with the one authorized by the following resolution of October 26, 1778:

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to superintend the publication of such matters relating to the disputes, petitions, and negotiations to and with the court of Great Britain, and such notes and explanations thereon as to them shall appear proper, and that they agree with the printer for 1,300 copies of such publication, on account of Congress; the members chosen Mr. G. Morris, Mr. Drayton and Mr. R. H. Lee.

I presume the book was duly printed, and would feel indebted for a copy of the

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HARLEM HEIGHTS PROPERTY-Aaron

Burr's advertisement of Real Estate for sale on Harlem Heights in 1785. Where was it exactly?

In Kollock's New York Gazetteer and The Country Journal of July 1st, 1785, appears the following: "To Be SoldTHE FARM on the Heights of Harlem belonging to the estate of the late John Watkins, containing about three hundred acres, bounded by the East and North Rivers, where are plenty of fish, oysters, &c., and is remarkably well watered by living springs. The healthfulness of the situation, with the beautiful prospect it commands; the goodness of the land, and the large quantity of hay ground on the farm, renders it an inviting purchase to a gentleman. It will be sold as it is at present, or divided into such parts as will suit the purchasers. For terms apply to Aaron Burr, Esq., corner of Nassau and Little Queen Streets. June 25th, 1785." Where exactly was the farm? Who was "the late John Watkins"? Was the Jumel farm any part of it? WESTCHESTER

REPLIES

GRAY-COURT [xii. 472]- Notwithstanding the assurance "It can't be so of your correspondent Historicus," permit me to say, on the authority of records official, that Daniel "Cromeline" was the owner of the "Gray-Court" tract in 1704, having purchased the same from Hendrick Ten Eyck by deed dated Dec. 8 of that year. William Bull

built the "Gray-Court" house for Daniel Cromeline in 1715-16. Why Daniel Cromeline named the place "GrayCourt" must remain a matter of conjecture, but he did so name it. There is sufficient record in reference to Charles "Crommeline" in 1720, and Daniel Crymline" in 1710. I have supposed that the Charles of 1720 was the son

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ELECTION EXPENSES CENTURY [xii. 413]-Now that our Presidential election, with its enormous expenditure, has become a thing of the past, it may not be uninteresting to see how history repeats itself, and from the following bill, catch a glimpse of what constituted some of the expenses one hundred and forty-eight years ago. It would probably be difficult to find an itemized bill of the present campaign. "General expenses " is a safe expression is a safe expression and a good substitute for disagreeable detail.

The bill alluded to, is indorsed "election expenses for 1738-9," and was divided equally between James Alexander and Eventhus Van Horne.

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SOCIETIES

THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY held its semi-annual meeting for the election of officers at Worcester, Massachusetts, on the 21st of October. Considerable time was spent in eulogizing the character of the late Stephen Salisbury, who had been president for many years, and suitable resolutions were adopted. Dr. Trumbull read an article upon paper currency, giving a history of the scheme. The Treasurer's report showed a balance in the treasury of $77,663. In the afternoon the election of officers was held, and resulted in the choice of as President, Hon. George F. Hoar, LL.D., of Worcester; Vice-Presidents, Hon. George Bancroft, LL.D., of Washington, and Stephen Salisbury, of Worcester; Council, Rev. Edward E. Hale, D.D., of Boston; Joseph Sargent, M.D., of Worcester; Samuel A. Green, M.D., of Boston; Hon. P. Emory Aldrich, of Worcester; Rev. Edward H. Hall, of Cambridge; Rev. Egbert C. Smyth, D.D., of Andover; Samuel S. Green, A.M., of Worcester; A. P. Peabody, D.D., of Cambridge; Charles A. Chase and Hon. Edward L. Davis, of Worcester; Secretary of Foreign Correspondence, Hon. J. Hammond Trumbull, LL.D., of Hartford; Secretary of Domestic Correspondence, Charles Deane, LL.D., of Boston; Recording Secretary, John D. Washburn, A.B., of Worcester; Treasurer, Nathaniel Paine, of Worcester; Committee of Publication, Rev. E. E. Hale, D.D., of Boston, Charles Deane, LL.D., of Boston, Nathaniel Paine, of Worcester, Charles A. Chase, A. M., of Worcester; Auditors, Charles A. Chase, A. M., of Worcester, William A. Smith, of Worcester.

THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY -At the meeting of the Executive Committee of this Society, held on the 25th of October, a large number of gifts of books, manuscripts, maps, relics, etc., were reported, among which was an original ambrotype of Robert E. Lee, at about the age of fifty years. A number of communications were read; one from Charles B. Norton, secretary of the commission for holding the American Exhibition in London, to begin May 1, 1886, asking that the Society be represented in a meeting of the leading historical and scientific bodies of the United States, to be held in London during the exhibition; and another of great interest from John T. Hassam, of Boston, giving information of the valuable results of the researches of Mr. G. F. Waters among the archives of Great Britain during the past two years, under the auspices of the Historic, Genealogical Society, and transmitting a list of unpublished documents, illustrating the early history of Virginia, recently discovered by Mr. Waters. So broad is the field of investigations of Mr. Waters, and so important in their promise to the whole field of American history, and evidently to that of Virginia, that Mr. Hassam thinks it probable that the Legislature of Virginia, or the enlightened of its citizens, might be disposed to contribute toward the expense of a further prosecution of the valuable labors of Mr. Waters.

Orin L. Cottrell, Esq., was elected a member of the Executive Committee of the Society vice Colonel Thomas H. Ellis, removed from the city and resigned.

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