This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... Hook; and Carteret replied, that he should resist such a proceeding to the last. Andros sent Secretary Nicolls into New Jersey with a proclamation, forbidding Carteret to exercise any further authority within the Duke's province, and demanding the surrender of his person. Carteret appealed to the king. But ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... Hook; and Carteret replied, that he should resist such a proceeding to the last. Andros sent Secretary Nicolls into New Jersey with a proclamation, forbidding Carteret to exercise any further authority within the Duke's province, and demanding the surrender of his person. Carteret appealed to the king. But the people of New Jersey sustained Carteret, to whom they were much attached, and Andros was deterred by their loyalty from resorting to extreme measures. The latter went over to New Jersey, and the rumor of his coming induced Carteret to collect a large force for defense. But Andros making his appearance unattended by soldiers, he was invited to Carteret's house, where the contending parties dined together and held a long conference over their difficulties. Each produced papers and patents in support of the righteousness of his course, and both were undoubtedly actuated by the honest motive of obedience to superiors. Yet they arrived at no amicable understanding. Three weeks later, Andros caused the arrest of Carteret. The unguarded country-house of the latter was entered, in the night, by a band of armed men, who dragged him naked from his bed, and p carried him in this condition to New York, where, after being furnished with clothes, he was thrown into prison. The charge against him was that of "unlawfully assuming jurisdiction over the king's subjects." He was tried before a special Court of Assizes, over which Andros presided in great state. The prisoner was allowed to plead his own cause; and he did so with lawyer-like skill and learning. In the first place, he denied the power of such a court to settle a question which involved the right of a king, and, indeed, refused to acknowledge its jurisdiction. He was quite willing, he...
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Fair. ***VOL II PART I ONLY*** Soiling to both covers. Ex library copy with some of the usual markings. Binding loose and pages loose but present. We try to note every flaw we can find, and we are quite picky, so buy with confidence! 100% guaranteed!
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Very Good. 2 volumes of 4. Vol. I Part II and Vol. II Part I. Hardcovers. Contemporary 3/4 leather over marbled boards, gilt spine. Marbled end papers and page ends. Wear and scuffing to edges. Light tanning to margins other clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Near Fine. First edition. Two volume set. Full leather quartos. Gilt decoration on board edges and lettering on spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Modest wear to extremities, front fly on volume two coming loose, else both volumes in near fine condition. Volume one: Embracing the Period Prior to the Revolution, Closing in 1774. Volume two: Embracing the Century of National Independence, Closing in 1876.
