. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. Netherland passed intothe hands of the Duke of York, he sold the portion betweenthe Hudson and the Delaware, toLord Berkely and Sir George Car-teret. This tract took the name ofJersey, in honor of Carteret, whohad been governor of the island ofJersey in the British Channel. Thefirst settlement, a cluster of fourhouses, was called Elizabeth to wn,^after his wife. In 1674, Lord SEAI. OF NEW JERSEY. Berkely sold his share of West J3rsey to a company of Friends or Qualcers, Of this pur-chase, the celebrated William Pen
. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. Netherland passed intothe hands of the Duke of York, he sold the portion betweenthe Hudson and the Delaware, toLord Berkely and Sir George Car-teret. This tract took the name ofJersey, in honor of Carteret, whohad been governor of the island ofJersey in the British Channel. Thefirst settlement, a cluster of fourhouses, was called Elizabeth to wn,^after his wife. In 1674, Lord SEAI. OF NEW JERSEY. Berkely sold his share of West J3rsey to a company of Friends or Qualcers, Of this pur-chase, the celebrated William Penn was made manager. * Towards the close of the seventeenth century, British commerce suffered greatlyfrom the swarms of pirates that infested the Atlantic Ocean. At length, CaptainWilliam Kidd, a New York shipmaster, was appointed to go in search of them. He,however, turned pirate himself, and became the most noted of them all, his very namebecoming a terror on the seas. Having returned from a guilty cruise, he was cap«-tared in Boston, taken to England, tried and 118 EXCELSIOR HISTORY. Eight years afterwards, Carteret also sold his portion of EastJersey to Penn and a number of partners. In 1702, the twoJerseys were united into one royal province, under the nameof New Jersey. 13. Manners.—The Dutch of New York were thrifty,tidy, honest, and hospitable. Their dress,* furniture, andequipage were extremely simple. Carpets were hardly knownbefore 1750, and eact housekeeper prided herself on thepurity of her white sanded floor. While the Connecticutmatron spun, wove, and stored her household linen incrowded chests, the Dutch dame scrubbed and scoured herpolished floor and woodwork. The family breakfasted atdawn, dined at eleven, and retired at sunset. A fashionabletea-party of those days has been inimitably described byIrving. 14. The houses were of wood, with gable-ends built ofsmall black and yellow bricks brought over from house had many doors and windo
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