. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . torian. 2 James Alexander resided the greater part of the year at his country-seat—his plentifuU estate, as Clinton termed it in writing to the Duke of Newcastle—in NewJersey, near Perth Amboy. That he should have failed in meeting regularly with thecouncil in New York is no matter of surprise, when we consider what were the travelingfacilities at that date. A stage-wagon crossed New Jersey between New Brunswickand Trenton once a week as early as 1742 (and even before), which appears from ahumorous complaint of Governor Morrip,
. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . torian. 2 James Alexander resided the greater part of the year at his country-seat—his plentifuU estate, as Clinton termed it in writing to the Duke of Newcastle—in NewJersey, near Perth Amboy. That he should have failed in meeting regularly with thecouncil in New York is no matter of surprise, when we consider what were the travelingfacilities at that date. A stage-wagon crossed New Jersey between New Brunswickand Trenton once a week as early as 1742 (and even before), which appears from ahumorous complaint of Governor Morrip, about the mode in which a box of beer bot-tles had been sent him : Whereas at i\ew York it was first landed, then carted upthe Broad-way, then down agair^ to the water side, then put on board a boat to NewBrunswick, and then carted thirty miles to this place. In 1744, arrangements weremade for the stage-wagon to run tidce a week ; and in 1750, a new line was estab-lished, connecting New York with Philadelphia by the same /oute, with a stage-boat. 46 ^a:^Xff. *= 3 fi; 11 is H ^1 Hi a ^ fe X S i^ 5; ^H ^3 ^ - S ^ «; H f> 2 11 i^ •S ^ •3 1 t^ ■? 0 = s ^ a >. <: a a r- = 4 O n c ^ (^ 5 1-1 w •^ HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 617 Meantime the House became intensely excited over the news that thehigh sheriff of Albany, by order of Colonel Eoberts,^aii officer of one ofthe independent companies, had broken ojoen the storehouses in that city,and taken into custody a large quantity of provisions for the himself had sanctioned the act, after in vain trying to induce thecommissioners to obey the direct orders of the governor, and issue sup-plies for the hungry troops. The House at once adopted a resolutionapproving of the conduct of the commissioners; and another declaringboth Eoberts and the high sheriff guilty of a high misdemeanor; andseveral others, among which was one declaring Dr. Golden guilty of high In tlie announcement the proprietor stat
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