Modern battles of Trenton .. . sylvania Rail-road ferries are nowlocated. It was knownas Paulus Hoeck, andthrough the keen foresight of Alexander Hamilton had, awayback in 1804, become the property of The Associates of theJersey Company. From an interesting history, prepared in1883 by Mr. Charles B. Thurston—for over twenty years, andeven at the time of this writing, Secretary of the Associates—and * It was thought this was done quite as much for the purpose of assisting thecompletion of the roads as for the investment. The State parted, as timewent along, with most of the stock that thus came
Modern battles of Trenton .. . sylvania Rail-road ferries are nowlocated. It was knownas Paulus Hoeck, andthrough the keen foresight of Alexander Hamilton had, awayback in 1804, become the property of The Associates of theJersey Company. From an interesting history, prepared in1883 by Mr. Charles B. Thurston—for over twenty years, andeven at the time of this writing, Secretary of the Associates—and * It was thought this was done quite as much for the purpose of assisting thecompletion of the roads as for the investment. The State parted, as timewent along, with most of the stock that thus came into its hands, and alwaysderived a handsome revenue from it; but General Kobert F. Stockton, son ofold Commodore Stockton, and who was for three years Comptroller of theState, is authority for the statement that if the State treasury had held all ofthe stock which it has from time to time exchanged for franchises to railroadsthe dividend from the stock would by this time have paid all the expenses ofthe State Charles B. Thurston. MODERN BATTLES OF TRENTON. 11 designed to show the title of the Associates to the shore front,the story of the absorption of the valuable water privileges atthat point is gleaned.* The extreme eastern point of the upland at that time was aboutwhere Warren street runs now—the filling in since done by therailroad has extended the solid ground 1,500 to 2,000 feet intothe Hudson river. Above Paulus Hoeck and below it the shorewas escalloped by deep coves—that on the north known asAharsimus, a name which the Indians had given to it, and sincecorrupted into Harsimus; that on the south, called the SouthCove. The jut of land was the property of Cornelius Van Vorst,Anthony Dye, Richard Varick and Richard Radcliffe. Withhis wonderful business eye Hamilton saw the commercial futureof their holdings, and he framed the bill incorporating the Asso-ciates of the Jersey Company for its purchase. Notable nameswere among those of these Associates.
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