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The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 6. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Old portraits and modern Sketches (search)
ruthfulness of Sewell; the wit and humor of John Roberts, (for even Quakerism had its apostolic jokeland two centuries ago, through the eyes of John Roberts and his worthy son, Daniel, yeomen, of Sidd enemies be scattered! Of this class was John Roberts. He threw off his knapsack, and went back defines Presbyter as old priest writ large. Roberts was by no means a gloomy fanatic; he had a grian, or who possessed a respectable library. Roberts refused to pay the vicar his tithes, and the logized, on the ground of illness. We find Roberts next following George Fox on a visit to Bristiliff. Hast thou anything against me? asked Roberts. No, said the bailiff, I've wronged you enou the Bishop; you have broken the King's law. Roberts ventured to deny the justice of the law. Whatd the better for it. Let me ask thee, said Roberts, where thy religion was in Oliver's days, wherthodox a Divine as any we have among us. J. Roberts. I am sorry for that; for if he be one of th[28 more...]
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 7. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Index of titles of prose writings (search)
y, v. 258. Patucket Falls, v. 360. Peculiar Institutions of Massachusetts, VII. 209. Pilgrims of Plymouth, The, VI. 431. Placido, the Slave Poet, VI. 261. Poetry of the North, The, VII. 396. Pope Night, VI. 389. Presidential Election of 1872, The, VII. 161. Proselytes, The, v. 305. Reading for the Blind, VII. 236. Republican Party, The, VII. 240. Response to the Celebration of my Eightieth Birthday by the Colored Citizens of Washington, D. C., VII. 196. Roberts, John, VI. 104. Rogers, Nathaniel Peabody, VI. 216. School-day Remembrances, VI. 316. Scottish Reformers, Tile, VI. 417. Sewall, Samuel E., Letter to, VII. 87. Singletary, Dr., My Summer with, v. 197. Society of Friends, Tile, VII. 305. Suffrage for Women, VII. 247. Sumner, Charles, and the State Department, VII. 155. Sumner, The Censure of, VII. 167. Swedenborg, VII. 274. Taking Comfort, v. 381. Tappan, Lewis, VI. 278. Taylor, Bayard, VI. 281. Torrey,
The Daily Dispatch: August 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Twenty-five Dollars reward. (search)
carrying another darkey's pass; Margaret Moore, required to give surety for assaulting Ann Shannon and calling her "evil names;" Ann Shannon, acquitted of a similar charge preferred by Margaret Moore; care of Abraham Solomon, for retailing ardent spirits without a license, continued; Robert Liggon, (free,) ordered 15 stripes for going about without his register; Anton Beeker, held to bail for assaulting Mary Jane Husher, and selling liquor without a license; Elizabeth Taylor, sent down for committing personal violence on, and shooting a pistol at, Jas. A. Adams. John, slave of Gilbert McNear, John Roberts, (free,) William Roberts, (free,) and Daniel, slave of M. Howard, were arraigned for stealing $35 from a soldier of the 4th Regiment S. C. Volunteers. The proof being defective, the parties were acquitted. The Robertses (free negroes) were sent down to work on the fortifications, along with some fifty others of the same class fished up by the police and brought before the Mayor.
The Daily Dispatch: August 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 38 (search)
the United States Army, has been appointed a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. The Germans in New York are holding socialistic meetings. They demand that the city government shall provide work for them. Edwin Munro, a son of Judge Munro, was killed near Anderson, S. C., a few days ago, by an accident on the railroad. The prisoners at Fort Lafayette, N. York, are closely guarded, and no person is permitted to hold communication with them. The bulk of the officers of regiments from interior New York have resigned their commissions. The report that forty-four regiments have been accepted by the Abolition Government from Illinois is denied. Hon. John Merrill, ex-member of Congress, died at Orange, N. Y., On Saturday. Confederate flags have lately been hoisted in Connecticut by unknown persons. Mr. John Roberts was drowned at Baltimore last Saturday evening. A young man named Armstrong was hung in Philadelphia last Friday for murder.
The Daily Dispatch: November 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Scouting in the Northwest. We regret to hear of the death of Corporal Henry A. Chick, of the Charlotte cavalry, from whom we recently received a letter describing some interesting occurrences in Peniston county, Va. On Thursday, of last week, he left the camp near Franklin, in command of privates A. A. Moore, C. C. Gurier, H. A. Withers, and J. F. Friend, (Rockridge cavalry,) and John Roberts, (Charmite cavalry,) to scout the road beyond Petersburg, in Pendleton. Hearing of several Colonists congregated in a house, he proceeded thither to capture them, and ordered a surrender, when his party was fired upon from a window, and Chick shot through the body after falling from his horse, though confusions that his wound would prove mortal, as offered to guard the front door of the house, and ordered his men to go in and capture all who had not succeeded in escaping. Another shot from a window severely wounded private Friend, who was guarding some prisoners previously taken, a hundred
The Daily Dispatch: November 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Centreville. (search)
John Roberts, Sr., of Shelbyville, Tenn. died on the 16th inst., at the advanced age of 102 years. He was a soldier in the revolutionary war.
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
Found Drowned. --The body of a little girl, six years of age, was found in a fish trap in James river yesterday, below the Danville railroad bridge. Her father's name is John Roberts, and works at the Belle Isle foundry. His daughter had been missing since last Wednesday. Coroner Sanxay was notified to hold an inquest over the remains, which on being discovered when the trap was visited for fish, was taken off and conveyed to the Manchester side of the river. There being no doubt but that the drowning was accidental, no inquest was deemed necessary.
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Rappahannock lines. (search)
mer, came upon the ground and saluted us silently. He wore a single star upon his black shoulder-strap, in the manner of our Brigadiers, and had no other symbol of rank. This was the North Carolina General Garley, whose brigade fought so well and were go well slaughtered at Williamsburg. I noticed that his young staff followers had a wholesome respect for him, as indeed, he did not look to be always of a May morning guise.--With this and the other worthies the Union Generals Hartsuff and Roberts engaged in conversation. I rode across the brook to a know, and proceeded to sketch on the back of an envelope the locality of the battle ground. While thus engaged a man in a gray suit, with grayish blue pantaloons, and a quantity of fresco upon his arms, hat, belt, and shoulders, trotted up the assent and saluted his. He was rather gaunt, as if worn down by constant exercise, a good deal grizzled and hard featured, as if used either to tyrannize or command. His horse was a blooded one,
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Our Indian Allies. (search)
os. Creighton, for trespassing on Peter Saunders's coal yard, security required — Spotswood, slave of Dickinson & Pettians, ordered 25 inches for the same offence.--Edgar Harman, for forging the names of N. M. & S. W. Harman to sundry checks, accounting it, all to $100 on the Back of Virginia. Remanded for --Wm. Rows, for shooting Pat Mackin in the street. Remanded. Jacob , for huckstering, fined $5, and purchases forfeited — M. G. Mart, for huckstering, fined $5--Jeff Dominick, $5 ditto. --Alex. Payronet, ditto, $5,--The use S. Cooper and Jas. Harrison, for stealing $20 in money and a silver watch from John Roberts, valued at $, Cooper was discharged, and Harrison's case continued.--Jas. McDowell charged with in the 2d Market. Goods confiscated. Police Arrests.--The civil police yesterday arrested George five packages of cotton belonging to the Confederate states, $30, James Mitchell, for entering the house of Cornelius Dotchee with violence, and pitching his out of
The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], Reports from Winchester. (search)
Inquest. --Coroner R. D. Sanxay held an inquest at 9½ o'clock, yesterday, over the body of John Roberts, a free negro, found lying dead in Baker's alley, on 17th street, between Main and Cary. A jury, Abraham Wolff acting as foreman, was sworn re when and by what manner deceased came to his death. Every effort was made to get hold of the circumstances attending Roberts's death, but without effect. But one witness was found who knew anything of the affair. George Lynch, being sworn, say, "you d — d s--, of a b--, I'll cut your heart out." I did not know who it was. He talked like a big colored man. John Roberts then fell down dead. The jury after hearing this witness, a small but intelligent colored boy, returned a verdictthis witness, a small but intelligent colored boy, returned a verdict that deceased came to his death by a stab inflicted in his breast with a knife or some sharp instrument, by some person unknown. The body of Roberts lay in the alley all night
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