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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), South Carolina, (search)
ietors repeal the duty of 10 per cent. on all goods of British manufacture, and also the act regulating elections and that enabling the Assembly to nominate a public receiver......1717 Governor and council impeach the administration of Chief-Justice Trott. The proprietors uphold Trott, and order the governor to publish at once the repeal of the late popular acts of the legislature, and to convene a new council and a new Assembly......1718 Steed Bonnett and Richard Worley, pirates, and fTrott, and order the governor to publish at once the repeal of the late popular acts of the legislature, and to convene a new council and a new Assembly......1718 Steed Bonnett and Richard Worley, pirates, and forty followers, captured, convicted, and hanged......1718 Governor Johnson, by letter of Alexander Skene, George Logan, and William Blakeway, asked to accept the government from the people under the King......Nov. 28, 1719 Governor Johnson declining the office of governor, the People's Association proclaim James Moore governor, and elect twelve councillors, choose Richard Allein chief-justice, and appoint Col. John Barnwell agent for the province......1719 Lords of the regency appoint
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order, Boston events. (search)
1851 Slave capture, Anthony Burns; nine days excitement, May 26, 1854 At Lynn, Shoemakers' ; Boston police sent, Jan. 24, 1860 Conscription Act, Cooper street; thirty persons killed, July 14, 1863 At a political meeting, Faneuil Hall; eighteen arrests, Sep. 28, 1864 Orangemen's, New York City; sensation in Boston, July 12, 1871 At Long Island; sent a steamer and 40 men, June 29, 1873 Robberies Of Davis & Palmer's store, on Washington street, Mar. 28, 1841 Currier & Trott's store, Washington street, Feb. 1, 1847 Ellis, of gold, on State street, Dec. 20, 1851 Of St. Albans' Bank, by the Rebels, Oct. 19, 1864 Of Lord, Bond, New York City, $1,500,000, Nov. 31, 1863 Of Concord, Mass., Bank, of $200,000, Sep. 25, 1865 Of Blue Hill Bank, at Dorchester, Sep. 12, 1867 Robberies Of Goodsell's glove store, $4,000, Feb. 7, 1869 Of Federhen's jewelry store, Court street, Feb. 15, 1869 Of Boylston Bank, Washington street, $300,000, Nov. 20, 18
John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 21: (search)
field and actually drove from their cover the entire brigade, supposed at the time to be Sickles'. Colonel Shivers being among the wounded, Capt. Michael Nolan took command. A severe struggle followed and continued all day, ending in the two contestants occupying their original lines. The Louisiana regiment, sadly thinned in ranks, took part in the last charge which regained the line which had been temporarily lost. The regiment lost 22 killed, including Lieutenants Gilmore, Murphy and Trott, and 109 wounded. Again at Malvern Hill 8 were killed, including Lieutenants Fallon and Miller, and 40 wounded. The Montgomery Guards losing all its officers, Private Thomas Rice was promoted to captain on the field. Captain Rice proved a gallant officer, and lived to lead his men on many a hard fought field. Three severe wounds still speak of his valor during the war. On the 27th the Federal intrenched line, held since the battle at Seven Pines, was found vacant—Lee's masterly stro
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition., Chapter 6: (search)
ernor; while other officers were paid by fees and perquisites. Thus the Assembly scarcely had occasion to impose taxes, except for the wages of its own members. Beside the power of appointing colonial officers, independent of the people, Lord Baltimore, as prince palatine, could raise his liegemen to defend his province. His was also the power to pass ordinances for the preservation of order; to erect towns and cities; to grant titles of honor; and his the advowson of every benefice. Trott's Collection of Laws, &c., 172. The colonial act of 1702 had divided Maryland into parishes, and established the Anglican Church by an annual tax of forty pounds of tobacco on every poll. The parishes were about forty in number, increasing in value, some of them promising soon to yield a thousand pounds sterling a year. Thus the lewd Lord Baltimore had more church patronage than any landholder in England; and, as there was no bishop in America, ruffians, fugitives from justice, men staine
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., History told by names of streets. (search)
s in the form of the concrete block foundations. Some store-building syndicate has erected its structure on Main street, and the Church Extension Society located on a strategic point the temporary chapel of St. John's Church. Across the way, where once was Isaac Royall's farmhouse, not many years since was the Mystic trotting park. Blocks of stores, garage and dwellings now line its new streets. These bear the names of former proprietors and turfmen — Wright, Willis, Bonner, Golden and Trott. Hicks avenue leads to the later Combination park and perpetuates its projector's name. Dexter street recalls a former owner, and in the corner of the city are another owner's children's names — Joseph, Lewis, Edward and Henry. Away back in 1845 Edward Hastings and Samuel Teel laid out the land on either side High street from the Woburn road to the Lowell railroad. A plan of the same has recently come to the Historical Society on which one reads, offensive trades prohibited by indentu
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Arrived, Steamship Yorktown, Parrish, N. Y., mdze., and passengers, Ludlam & Watson. Steamer George Peabody. Prichard, Baltimore, mdze. and passengers, D. & W.Currie. Schr. E. Headley, Bowen, Philadelphia, railroad iron, Central R. R. Co. Schr. John Boacher, N. C., lumber, J. S. Stevenson. Schr. Julia Newell, Trott, Portland. fish, I. & G. B. Davenport. Schr. Adriatic; Hall, Altakapas, sugar and molasses, C. T. Wortham & Co. Schr. Sir Collia Campbell, (Br.) Bigus, Halifax, fish, C. T. Wortham & Co. Schr. Mary Jane, Price. Alexandria, coal, C. Y. Morriss. Schr. M. L. Johnson, Passwater, Norfolk, mdze., W. D. Colquitt & Co. Schr. Mary Willis. North, Baltimore, guano, Schaer, Kohler & Co. Schr. Mary Adams, Sparrow, James river, wheat to captain. Brig Abigail, McFarland, N. Y, mdze., Webb & Wade, D. J. Burr, M. Downey, Johnson, Younger & Otey. Sailed, Bark Kedron, Farrell. Bio. flour, Dunlop, Moncure & Co.
The Daily Dispatch: May 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
made lately, and yesterday an affair occurred which caused some uneasiness. Col. Brown, of the Twentieth Indiana regiment, stationed at Portsmouth, went out of town in the morning to take a side. In an hour or two afterwards his horse came into town wounded and riderless, and it was feared that the Colonel had been killed or captured. It is reported that the Galena was considerably damaged by the shot from the rebel batteries. The Post-Office in Norfolk has been reopened by Col. Trott, of the Department.--No postmaster has yet been selected. Seward and Welles at Norfolk. Secretaries Seward and Welles reached Fortress Monroe from Washington last Friday, and left the same evening in a special steamer for Norfolk. They were received with the proper salute and ceremony, and remained in the city until late next morning, when they returned, visiting on their way back the wreck of the Merrimac. The repulse of the gunboats had a depressing effect at Philadelphia
The Daily Dispatch: may 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the North. (search)
the increasing confidence of the inhabitants. The most absurd and exaggerated rumors are constantly circulating. Among the latest are reports of the defeat of the Union forces near Richmond, and wounding of General McClellan; the recognition of the Confederate Government by England and France, and visit of the French and English Ministers to Richmond; the blowing up of the Pensacola Navy-Yard, and a great victory by General Milroy. The Post Office was re-opened here to-day by Colonel Trott; of the Department. No Post-master has yet been selected. The flag of truce which left Norfolk on Saturday morning with the released prisoners from Fort Warren, returned yesterday afternoon. The rebel steamer Planter. In the Federal Senate on Monday, May 19, Mr. Grimes introduced a bill for the relief of Robert Small and others, colored, who recently delivered the rebel steamer Planter to Com. Dupont's squadron. The bill provides that the steamer Planter, with all her car