CONTENTS 



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 CHAPTER 



I. — The Political Formation of the Borough, 



and its Topography i 



II. — Under the Dutch ..... 24 



III. — Under the Lord Proprietor, 1664-1685 . 45 



IV. — As a Royal Province, 1685-1776 . . 68 



V. — Manners and Customs in Colonial Days 86 



VI. — The Revolution, to September, 1776 . 113 



VII. — The Revolution, from September, 1776, to 



November, 1776 ..... 133 



VIII. — The Revolution, from November, 1776, to 



End of War ..... 151 



IX. — Ferries and Bridges .... 177 



X. — Early Means of Communication . . 209 



XI. — Later Means of Communication . . 228 



XII. — The Churches ..... 251 



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