New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . but recently organizedby the settlers of the Sacramento Valley, washauled down forever. To pacify the countryCommodore Stockton, in September, had pene-trated the interior, and in his absence Los Angelesagain fell into the hands of the Mexicans. Join-ing his force of five hundred men to that of Gen-eral Kearny, who reached California in December,the battles of San Gabriel and the Mesa River werefought early in January, 1847. Thus the Pacific ROBERT FIELD STOCKTONHom rrinceton, N. J., Aug. 20, 1795;grandson of Richard Stockt
New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . but recently organizedby the settlers of the Sacramento Valley, washauled down forever. To pacify the countryCommodore Stockton, in September, had pene-trated the interior, and in his absence Los Angelesagain fell into the hands of the Mexicans. Join-ing his force of five hundred men to that of Gen-eral Kearny, who reached California in December,the battles of San Gabriel and the Mesa River werefought early in January, 1847. Thus the Pacific ROBERT FIELD STOCKTONHom rrinceton, N. J., Aug. 20, 1795;grandson of Richard Stockton (1730-1781)signer of Uie Declaration of Independencemidshipman 1811; served in War of 181^-captain 1838; resigned 1850. Mediterranean service and on coast ofAfrica; made treaties, with the Africanchiefs; founded the colony of Liberia: sub-jugated West India pirates; conquered CaU-forma and established provincial UnitedStates government 1846; abolished floggineon naval ships; U. S. senator 1851-537de• med secretaryship of the Princeton, Oct 7, 1866. k. ?ff«J.
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