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Title: The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Bolton, Charles Knowles, 1867-1950
Subjects: Portraits, American United States -- History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Biography
Publisher: (Boston) The Boston athenaeum
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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cil meaning) are destroyed (innuendo, aredeceived into the Loss of their Liberty) which is the worst Kindof Destruction. His daring Is well illustrated by the following remarksand the caution from the attorney general: It Is true in Times past it was a crime to speak Truth, and inthat terrible Court of Star Chamber, many worthy and brave Mensuffered for so doing; and yet even in that Court, and in those badTimes, a great and good Man durst say, what I hope will not betaken amiss of me to say in this Place, to wit. The Practice of infor-mations for Libels is a Sword in the Hands of a wicked King, andan arrant Coward, to cut down and destroy the innocent; the onecannot, because of his high Station, and the other dares not, becauseof his want of Courage, revenge himself in another Manner. Mr. Attorney. Pray Mr. Hamilton, have a Care what you say,dont go too far neither, I dont like those Liberties. Andrew Hamilton, by Joshua F. Fisher. Pennsylvania Magazine, 1892, Vol-ume 16, page I. 250
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ANDREW HAMILTON i676(?)-i74i (25O THE NEW YCEKPUBUC LIBRA RyI TILDES FOLi\ftA-r;eNft Caleb Heathcote was born, 6 March, 1665, in Eng-land, sixth son of Alderman Gilbert and Anne (Dickens)Heathcote, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and youngerbrother of Sir Gilbert, wealthy merchant and Lord Mayorof London. He married, about 1702, Martha, daughterof Colonel William Smith, who had been governor ofTangier, where she was born, 14 September, 1681. Hedied at New York, 28 February, 1720/1, leaving papersof great historical value. Heathcote was engaged to be married in England, butthe young lady decided that she preferred his elder brother.Disappointed in love, he determined to sail for America,and arrived at New York in 1691 or 1692, where he servedas councilor in 1692-1697, 1702-1720; he organized thetown of Westchester, 1695, and was the first mayor, judge,and commander of the county militia; he was receivergeneral of the province in 1697 and 1702; mayor of NewYork in 1711-1714; and judge of t

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