The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31

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the eth of July, A ID IT'S, is in possession of
the writer, and i'll 1900 it was described rs
! Newhope lately "Coryel Ferry An ancient
| private map of Newhope, made for benjamin
! Parry bears in colors as follows: Map ot
| Newhope, l79S The change was made prob
ably ABOUT \ u. 1870, and for reasons noted
| later on.
Amid the present quiet and peaceful sur
roundings about us today it is difficult to
realize that at several periods of the ReNolu-
ton this whole section was hristhng with
arms and the tramp and tread OF armed men
as our patriotic sires advanced into or We're
driven ont of New Jersey, and that during
most of the month of December. i1.6. (iust
prior to the battle of rrentonl large portion
of the Continental army were here and in
| close proximity Within the limits of this
| ancient borough, the eye rested everywhere
upon the valley, hillside and fields dotted
with tents of the Continental soldiers, and
| "CoryelPs Ferry" became camp. Within
| ten minutes ride below Newhope at the
| Nicely NThompson) Farmhouse, were quarter
| ed lieutenant James Monroe, afterwards
| President OF the United States, and other Off
GERS, including Captain James Moore, of the
New York Artillery. who died there OF camp
! fever and lies buried ON the farm with num-
Der of others, including several officers whose
graves are unmarked Nearby at Chap
mans were General knox and Captain
Alexander Hamilton (killed later ON by Aaron
Burr in their memorable ducl,A
At "Merrek's' farmhouse wsre General
Greene and his stan, and the General tespeei-
ally fond of good eheerl devoured the poultry
etc, on the farm, 10 the horror and dismay of
the family, while Il few fields away General
| Sullivan and his stan occupied the Hay
hurst Home
General Washingtons headquarters were Mt
| the Keith House" and farm, on the road
from Brewnshurg tbelow Newhopel towards
! Newtown, and Generals Stirling and Defer
moy, with their troops at beaumont and
"Goryell's Ferry" These officers were all in
close touch with each other all Watching and
Waiting, eager and anxious to bear their part
i'll the bloody engagement which they well
| knew WAS near AT hand. President Monroe
newer forgot his friends at the Thompson
| (Neelyl Farmhouse. where he had stayed III
ls76, and always inquired about them whcn-
ever opportunity offered.
Captain James Moore, who died at the Neely
| ffhompsonl Farmhouse. lies buried on the
| farm, with other officers as stated Their
| graves are enclosed with an iron fence Out
| side of this enclosure are number of other
graves, some with rude headstones set up and
some without There are Mt least eleven, and
some claim To have counted ms many as tn.
unmarked graves outside, the latter evident
| ~ heine al private soldiers The tomb stones
ot Captain Moore are the Original ones and
are thus marked
"Foy W memory of Captain james Moore, of
fe Ne" York Artillery son of BENJAMIN and
| Parn.lin Moore. of New York H., lid a..
eemher pstb A u RIA ND ~ ana ,i,.i,t
| mentas
The h.adstone il mneI, Jefaqe5 fro,n .t,n.
pnps hv relic hunter. Thcs. ,r.ves ~.
Close Ia III. bunk af TN. pclavar. nv, .ast
Of TN, ennal Al poyI.staWn u, liz. room. ~
In. Enrls Cann,, Iiistn,j.aI sasie,, ~. :.
a ubotoprapb of enpt,in Nnare,s .,ra,,,,nd /
hny. n print NJ il from >, n,.,, .n.,er noyst1f
| The account comes hanI.d down T., m. TINT
under the old WASHINGTON pro-, !, i, No,
hone which st,,a for i.n ~. p,
estate of Mamie Groy. - IN aolt on,,nsit'
General Fermoy,s AMI Iar1 s,irI,n,,,g h,,a'i
onarter4 and known tho eoll rar, . d.
eral Washington and his trustod f,..norol.
knoX. Stirling. sullivan and Gr,an, first
| talked over and first outlined ~ ,,lau IA, Tin,
BATH, Of Trenton. and from tbe finn. or ~.
Revolution 10 No,anber " IGN ,,L.n II na.
ont down Ia mal,n room far endorsements #
WINS ALWAYS known ,nJ snal.n If ~ H.. oold
Washington pre., from This .ircnnsto,,c,
We are also informed from ma. sa,n,. =.onr,,
nat und.r IN. shade of tho ,.,4,..s,,r,a,l,n,,
| chestnut tr,, General Woslingtnn md his
stat, stopped nj moon Ia, raf,.sI,n.nt u, t-,s
when his army crossed fin. DaIa,yar b,.r,.= ~,
| lis rnsd 10 attnrl, fine british undor G,.n,.ral
! Clinton nj Monmouth Nov J.rsev IA, aba,i.,
| History of BucLs Comfy pan,ayt,.nio % fr.-
| yised editio,l !, IL stated tLot tL, s,,in,,
| of l37s General Washington Lel,eyinp that
| the hanks of ,le p.Iaa.,,, Bi,a, ,.,,,ld ,,,ain
berom, the seeu. of connirt n, mn nffa,uut ar
| th. British ia reoch pbilnd.lnhio Amounted
General Bene1ict Arnold fin. traitor tn the
| communal of the river. wL,.n eforyrlfs
Ferryu wns npnin far fla. aacnud ,5u,,.- ,,luc.d
| in a stat. of security. as were n14o ia. Other
| fords and crossings of fine Delaware
From philodelphin and I,ranchtawn to Nov
hope on the Delaware the whole Inn. of fine
| historic "old York Roadp sue.Ls ia ns in
clarion notes of those stirr,ne .nd evcntful
DAYS. eyer singing the song Of the EryoIu
tien Al Brancbtowu ~. are. reminded ar tlo
Battle of Gsrmautown. nenrLv three Ameri.
can soldiers part of th. ticL.t puard bring
Killed there in a skirmish with I'm, British
and were. buried ON what afterwards brenme
the ,stat, of the artist Husaeu smith vino
had their graves l,.sion.tea hy b.n1stonos
Al Jatboro chilled the "Crooked H,ll.ts,= il,
I73Gnnd lnter. was foupbt what is known a-
the Battle of tbe Cracked Billet on Nav II
I77s when General Lacey 4. pnol.- c,,,,,ty
man, fongbt - strong detachment ,f prifisI
infant,vand cavalry nnd4r N.io, fan,tse,n14nt-
lv ten.rab Si,ncn,. unsue,,.ssfnlly AMI v,.s
almost surrounded and hardly .scs,,.1 mn
,nre bimseIf A t.Il marble .baft "a, Tia,
North ..d az u.tLora a y.., fo,,, 80, ~. al,I
York Road to m. rie.lt loolin,, ,o,,.rd. Neo
hone, ,,u,,o,,,,rat...,, ,,s .,,,,a,,,,,.,,, hi,L
u.s bad la, o,a., of G.oar.I I,,,,.. ,,h,.y.
troons h.d hoo, uuc,, h.ras.ed u, nn,l.
cnuntv IL, ,o.,,,s sl,l,..,s f, ,,,,,. mn, ,,,,
yiauslv
Al u.,,syill.. an, tho Neaha,,inv o,,e-talf
milo from, ia. ,r...nt VILLAIN ar IfartsvtIl..
p,,,.l,. .,n,t Wo.hi,,,,,,,, h.l ,ig h..od
ouart,rs AT , farm, l,,,,s. IN ,v,,,h 10Th H.
vonno Maro,,is IA, I ofayett.= and ra,,,t pnI-
asli r.norted for military int
At centrevillc &C. And egoeart,s Tavern
.,ill .,o,1in,, a.. i, p.r,,l,t,i,.,,,t,.. l..,,