Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . ntribes there repre-sented, it was said by the Indians in reference tothe governors address, The governors wordswere all right and good ; we have never had anysuch speech since William Penn was here. was equally popular with his own published Two Indian Treaties at Conestogoe,1728 (Philadelphia, 1728). GORDON, Thomas, statesman, b. in Pitlochie,Scotland ; d. in Amboy, N. J., in 1722. He cameto New Jersey in 1684, and settled in Scotch was elected attorney-general of the eastern dis-trict in 1698, chief secretary and r
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . ntribes there repre-sented, it was said by the Indians in reference tothe governors address, The governors wordswere all right and good ; we have never had anysuch speech since William Penn was here. was equally popular with his own published Two Indian Treaties at Conestogoe,1728 (Philadelphia, 1728). GORDON, Thomas, statesman, b. in Pitlochie,Scotland ; d. in Amboy, N. J., in 1722. He cameto New Jersey in 1684, and settled in Scotch was elected attorney-general of the eastern dis-trict in 1698, chief secretary and register in 1702,licensed as an attorney in 1704, elected to the legis-lature, and became speaker of the assembly. In1709 he became chief justice, and was afterwardreceiver-general and treasurer of the province. GORDON, Thomas F., historian, b. in Phila-delphia, Pa., in 1787; d. in Beverly, N. J., 17 Jan.,1860. He was a member of the Philadelphia bar,but devoted much of his time to historical andarchaeological researches. He published GORDON GORGES 687 of the Laws of the United States (Philadelphia, 1827); History of Pennsylvania from its Discov-ery to 1770 (1823); History of New Jersey fromits Discovery to 1780 (Trenton, 1831; 2d ed.,1834); Historyof America(Philadelphia, 1831);Cabinet of American History1; History ofAncient Mexico (1832); Gazetteer of New Jer-sey (Trenton, 1834); Gazetteer of New York (1836 and 1847); and Gazetteer of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1839). GORDON, William, clergyman, b. in Hitchin,England, in 1730; d. in Ipswich, England; 19 Oct.,1807. He was settled over a large independentsociety at Ipswich, and afterward at Old GravelLane, Wapping; and came to Massachusetts in1770. After preaching a year to the Third churchin Roxbury, he became its pastor, 6 July, the Revolution he took an active part inpublic measures, and while chaplain to the Pro-vincial congress of Massachusetts preached a fast-day sermon, strongly expressing his polit
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