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... TRENTON , January 22d , 1889 121 Our French Allies in the Revolution , by J. C. Pumpelly ....... 144 PROCEEDINGS AT NEWARK , May 16th , 1889 .. 171 Report of the Special Committee on the Centennial of the Fed- eral Government 183 INDEX ...
... TRENTON , January 22d , 1889 121 Our French Allies in the Revolution , by J. C. Pumpelly ....... 144 PROCEEDINGS AT NEWARK , May 16th , 1889 .. 171 Report of the Special Committee on the Centennial of the Fed- eral Government 183 INDEX ...
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... TRENTON , N. J. , January 24 , 1888 . The forty - third annual meeting of the New Jersey His- torical Society was held this day in the rooms of the Trenton Board of Trade in this city . THE PRESIDENT , the REV . SAMUEL M. HAMILL , D. D. ...
... TRENTON , N. J. , January 24 , 1888 . The forty - third annual meeting of the New Jersey His- torical Society was held this day in the rooms of the Trenton Board of Trade in this city . THE PRESIDENT , the REV . SAMUEL M. HAMILL , D. D. ...
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... portrait and the singular manner in which it was dis- covered see Proceedings of the Society , First Series , Vol . X , 170 , May , 1866 . The TREASURER presented his annual report duly audited , and 2 MEETING IN TRENTON .
... portrait and the singular manner in which it was dis- covered see Proceedings of the Society , First Series , Vol . X , 170 , May , 1866 . The TREASURER presented his annual report duly audited , and 2 MEETING IN TRENTON .
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... Secretary of State , for the publication , by order of Congress , of the collection of MS , papers of historical value illustrating the early history of our National Government which are now in MEETING IN TRENTON . 3.
... Secretary of State , for the publication , by order of Congress , of the collection of MS , papers of historical value illustrating the early history of our National Government which are now in MEETING IN TRENTON . 3.
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... June 6 , 1801. His father was the Rev. John Neilson Abeel , one of the pastors of the Collegiate Reformed Church and one of the founders of the New York Historical Society . His grandfather was Col. James Abeel , 4 MEETING IN TRENTON .
... June 6 , 1801. His father was the Rev. John Neilson Abeel , one of the pastors of the Collegiate Reformed Church and one of the founders of the New York Historical Society . His grandfather was Col. James Abeel , 4 MEETING IN TRENTON .
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