. Rossiana; papers and documents relating to the history and genealogy of the ancient and noble house of Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and its descent form the ancient earls of Ross, together with the descent of the ancient and historic family of Read, from Rede of Trough-end, Reade of Barton Court, Berks, and Read of Delaware. Also some account of the related families. uropean ships in China were astonished to find avessel arriving at that season of the year, and with eagerness and pleasureexamined the tract of their voyage. 284 Rossiana. In coasting near New-Holland, they had the winds gene
. Rossiana; papers and documents relating to the history and genealogy of the ancient and noble house of Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and its descent form the ancient earls of Ross, together with the descent of the ancient and historic family of Read, from Rede of Trough-end, Reade of Barton Court, Berks, and Read of Delaware. Also some account of the related families. uropean ships in China were astonished to find avessel arriving at that season of the year, and with eagerness and pleasureexamined the tract of their voyage. 284 Rossiana. In coasting near New-Holland, they had the winds generally from S. blowing strong, with a great deal of rain. They finished their voyage by arriving again at Philadelphia on the 17thof September, 1788, having returned by the usual rout of the European ships,until they were in the Atlantic Ocean. COLONEL JAMES READ. Colonel James Read, one of the fathers of the American navy, was a sonof Colonel John Read, of Maryland and Delaware, and a brother of GeorgeRead, of Delaware, the signer of the Declaration of Independence and theframer of the Constitution of the United States, and of the daring navigatorand discoverer. Commodore Thomas Read, of the Continental navy. Hewas burn at the family seat. Xew Castle County, Delaware, in 1743. and diedat Philadelphia the 31st of December, 1822, in his eightieth year. He was. Silver Service which Belonged to Colonel James Read. regularly promoted from first lieutenant to colonel for gallant and dis-tinguished services at the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine andGermantown. He was appointed by Congress, the 4th of November, 1778,one of the three commissioners of the navy for the Middle States; andon January 11, 1781. Congress invested him with the sole power to conductthe Navy Board. When his friend, Robert Morris, became agent, he waselected secretary, and was the virtual head of the marine department, whileRobert Morris managed the finance department of the American
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