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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Clap, Roger 1609-1691 (search)
Clap, Roger 1609-1691 Pioneer; born in Salcomb, England, April, 1609; settled in Dorchester, Mass., with Maverick and others in 1630; was representative of the town in 1652-66, and also held a number of military and civil offices. In 1665-86 he was captain of Castle William. He wrote a memorial of the New England worthies, and other Memoirs, which were first published in 1731 by Rev. Thomas Prince, and later republished by the Historical Society of Dorchester. He died in Boston, Mass., Feb. 2, 1691.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colonial commissions. (search)
fast was ordered. Fearing a design to seize their charter might be contemplated, it was intrusted to a committee for safekeeping. The commission was appointed, consisting of Sir Richard Nicolls, Sir Robert Carr, Sir George Cartwright, and Samuel Maverick, of Massachusetts. They came with an armament to take possession of New Netherland. Touching at Boston, the commissioners asked for additional soldiers, but the request was coldly received. The magistrates said they could not grant it witfficer went there and reproved them, saying, It is well you have changed quarters, or I would have arrested you. What! exclaimed Carr. Arrest the King's commissioners? Yes, and the King himself, if he had been here. Treason! Treason! cried Maverick. Knave, you shall hang for this! The commissioners sent an account of their proceedings to the King, and soon afterwards they were recalled (1666). Their acts were approved, and those of all the colonies except Massachusetts, which was order
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Maverick, Samuel 1602- (search)
Maverick, Samuel 1602- Colonist; born in England in 1602: settled on Neddle's Island (afterwards East Boston), Mass., in 1629, and suffered much persecution from the Puritans because he was a zealous member of the Church of England. In 1664 he was appointed one of the six commissioners to settle political difficulties in New England, and to wrest New Netherland from the Dutch. After the surrender of New Amsterdam (now New York) to the Dutch, he settled in that city, where he died about 1670.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Texas, (search)
only State in the Union that had ever possessed them, as an absolutely independent State. They decreed that the ordinance should be submitted to the people, but the day named (Feb. 23) was so early that no opportunity was afforded the people for discussion. The convention appointed a committee of safety to carry out its decision before the people could think or act upon the ordinance of secession. The committee was immediately organized, and appointed two of their number (Devine and Maverick) commissioners to treat with Gen. David E. Twiggs, then in command of the National troops in Texas, for the surrender of his army and the public property under his control to the authorities of Texas. Twiggs performed that act. In counting the votes cast on Feb. 23 concerning the ordinance of secession there seemed to be fully 23,000 majority in favor of the ordinance, when it is asserted that really a very large proportion of the people of Texas were opposed to it. Governor Houston, in
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trials. (search)
convicted and executed for treason......May 16, 1691 Trials for witchcraft, Massachusetts......1692 Thomas Maule, for slanderous publications and blasphemy, Massachusetts......1696 Nicholas Bayard, treason......1702 John Peter Zenger, for printing and publishing libels on the colonial government, November, 1734, acquitted......1735 William Wemms, James Hartegan, William McCauley, and other British soldiers, in Boston, Mass., for the murder of Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Patrick Carr.......March 5, 1770 Maj.-Gen. Charles Lee, court-martial after the battle of Monmouth; found guilty of, first, disobedience of orders in not attacking the enemy; second, unnecessary and disorderly retreat; third, disrespect to the commander-in-chief; suspended from command for one year, tried......July 4, 1778 John Hett Smith, for assisting Benedict Arnold, New York, not guilty......1780 Maj. John Andre, adjutant-general, British army, seized a
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Twiggs, David Emanuel 1790-1862 (search)
control of the Confederate leaders. He was placed in command of the Department of Texas only a few weeks before the act about to be recorded. A State convention in Texas appointed a committee of safety, who sent two of their number (Devine and Maverick) to treat with Twiggs for the surrender of United States troops and property into the hands of the Texas Confederates. Twiggs had already shown signs of disloyalty. These had been reported to the War Department, when Secretary Holt, in a general order (Jan. David Emanuel Twiggs. 18), relieved him from the command in Texas, and gave it to Col. Charles A. Waite. When Devine and Maverick heard of the arrival of the order in San Antonio, they took measures to prevent its reaching Colonel Waite, who was 60 miles distant; but the vigilant Colonel Nichols, who had watched the movements of the general with the keen eye of suspicion, foiled them. He duplicated the orders, and sent two couriers with them, by different routes. One of them
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Massachusetts (search)
youngest son of Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoags and friend of the English, becomes sachem of the tribe on the death of his brother Alexander......1662 Four ships, Guinea, thirty-six guns, Elias, thirty guns, Martin, sixteen guns, and William and Nicholas, ten guns, with 450 soldiers, are sent from England against the Dutch at New Netherland. They bring four commissioners to arrange affairs in New England—viz., Col. Richard Nicolls, Sir Robert Carr, Col. George Cartwright, and Samuel Maverick, who reach Boston......July 23, 1664 Governor Endicott dies (aged seventy-seven)......May 3, 1665 Massachusetts ordered by the English government to send agents to England to answer for refusing the commissioners jurisdiction; she replies evasively......1666 Baptists form a church in Boston, first in Massachusetts......1664-68 Church of Massachusetts debates with Baptists at Boston......April 14, 1668 Title of reverend first applied to the clergy of New England......1670
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 7: civil History. (search)
Papers, in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., XVIII. 47, 48. This letter, manifesting the same spirit which was exhibited a hundred years afterwards,—personal loyalty to the King, but an unwillingness to submit to the arbitrary government of a Council or Parliament in which they were not represented,— was not satisfactory to the English Government; and after some further correspondence, a board of commissioners, consisting of Col. Richard Nichols, Sir Robert Carr, George Cartwright, Esq., and Samuel Maverick, Esq., was appointed in 1664, to visit the New England Colonies and enforce their subjection. A long controversy, shrewdly managed on the part of the Court, resulted in the departure of the commissioners without having accomplished their object. The inhabitants of Cambridge were not backward in rendering encouragement to their magistrates. At a special session, commencing Oct. 19, 1664,— The Court being met together and informed that several persons, inhabitants of Cambridge, <
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Index of names (search)
Maguire, 319. Makepeace, 176-82, 9, 202, 4, 6, 7, 21, 30, 9. Mann, 33, 59, 401, 35. Manning, 59, 75, 92, 8, 122, 168, 227, 54, 8, 71, 2, 92, 372, 428. Mansfield, 321. Marcy, 110, 413, 14. Marrett, 35, 59, 75, 6, 160, 226, 7, 59, 92, 305, 407, 26. Marshall, 395. Marsters, 334. Martin, 65. Mason, 80, 95, 155, 7, 77, 9, 80, 2, 230, 314, 40. Massasoit, 382. Masters, 9, 11, 20, 32. Mather, 51, 69,100, 2, 14, 16, 217, 47, 8, 58, 61, 4, 81-6, 9, 97, 366. Maverick, 73. May, 183. Mayhew, 309, 66. Maynard, 33. McClure, 327. McCoy, 81. McCurdy, 521. McDaniel, 81, 322. McDonald, 435. McKean, 231. McKenzie, 250, 4, 74, 302, 3, 86, 413. McKeown, 330. McLellan, 438. McNamara, 339. McReading, 330. Meacham, 339, 416. Meane, 35. Mears, 336. Mellen, 231, 318. Meriam, 75, 337. Merrill, 321, 30, 9. Metcalf, 231. Miffin, 421. Mighill, 327. Miller, 58, 80. Miner, 324. Minot, 156. Mitch
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 7. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Zzz Missing head (search)
aves in New England is from the pen of John Josselyn. Nineteen years after the landing at Plymouth, this interesting traveller was for some time the guest of Samuel Maverick, who then dwelt, like a feudal baron, in his fortalice on Noddle's Island, surrounded by retainers and servants, bidding defiance to his Indian neighbors behils, with four great guns mounted thereon, and giving entertainment to all new-comers gratis. On the 2d of October, 1639, about nine o'clock in the morning, Mr. Maverick's negro woman, says Josselyn, came to my chamber, and in her own country language and tune sang very loud and shrill. Going out to her, she used a great deal for I had understood that she was a queen in her own country, and observed a very dutiful and humble garb used towards her by another negro, who was her maid. Mr. Maverick was desirous to have a breed of negroes; and therefore, seeing she would not yield by persuasions to company with a negro young man he had in his house, he com
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