Washington At Tarrytown a Paper Read Before the Tarrytown Historical Society
Washington At Tarrytown a Paper Read Before the Tarrytown Historical Society
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The history of Tarrytown while yet a part and parcel of the Manor of Phillipsburg, is in itself a distinct era, and may well be entitled the Patriarchal period. It was pre-eminently i>astoral and peaceful; the tending of the flocks and the cultivating of the fields, with no greater ambition than neighborhood influence and rural prosperity. Then came the shock and upheaval of the Re\-- olution. And to their everlasting ln)nor be it recorded, that not- withstanding the fact that the Lord of the M...anor was in accord ^^ath the King, there were but few Tories in this vicinage. From the first, the tenantr}' were in full sympathy with tlie cause of the Colonies, and although sore trials u'ere in store for them, — their fields devastated, their proj)erty wasted and the tragedy of war enacted at their doors, its rude alarms and terrible realism did not serve to re])ress their patriotism or awe them into sub- mission. The British General Howe could not well have paid them a higher compliment than when he said, after his fruitless movement in this direction in 1777, "I can do nothing ^vith this Dutch population; I can neither buy then with money, nor con- quer them by force.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The history of Tarrytown while yet a part and parcel of the Manor of Phillipsburg, is in itself a distinct era, and may well be entitled the Patriarchal period. It was pre-eminently i>astoral and peaceful; the tending of the flocks and the cultivating of the fields, with no greater ambition than neighborhood influence and rural prosperity. Then came the shock and upheaval of the Re\-- olution. And to their everlasting ln)nor be it recorded, that not- withstanding the fact that the Lord of the M...anor was in accord ^^ath the King, there were but few Tories in this vicinage. From the first, the tenantr}' were in full sympathy with tlie cause of the Colonies, and although sore trials u'ere in store for them, — their fields devastated, their proj)erty wasted and the tragedy of war enacted at their doors, its rude alarms and terrible realism did not serve to re])ress their patriotism or awe them into sub- mission. The British General Howe could not well have paid them a higher compliment than when he said, after his fruitless movement in this direction in 1777, "I can do nothing ^vith this Dutch population; I can neither buy then with money, nor con- quer them by force.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by M D From Old Catalog Raymond to read onlineMoreLess
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