The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries Volume 9 (Paperback)

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. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...is made that Washington was wounded at Trenton. A letter from Dr. Edwards, written from Trenton, shortly after the battle of Princeton, says," General Washington is slightly wounded, General Mercer is missing," etc. Gen-Davis, who answered our query on the subject, adds, " The effects of spent balls, during our late Civil War, adds to the possibility of Washington's wound at Trenton."--Ed. PRACTICAL PATRIOTIC WORK A new work for the Daughters of the American Revolution to promote has been undertaken at Rockville, Conn., by the Sabra Trumbull Chapter, which for two months is to maintain an evening school. It opened on Monday night, Feb. I, and there will be sessions Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings until March 26. Arrangements have been made with the High School committee to use two rooms in that building, which are well equipped for the purpose. The chapter will provide all books, paper and pencils, etc., needed. The aim of the school is to give to non-English-speaking people an opportunity to learn to speak, read and write good English. Rockville has a large number of foreigners who went into the mills as soon as they arrived in America and have had no opportunity to learn the language. Each pupil entering pays $i and at the end of the term, if the report shows that the pupil has attended twenty-eight nights out of the thirty-two the school will be in session the dollar will be refunded. It is expected there will be a large attendance.--Transcript, Boston. FIFTY YEARS A SLAVE Jackson Green, said to have been the oldest resident of Bedford County, Md., and known as" Father Green," is dead at his home in Earlston, aged one hundred and one years. He was for more than fifty years a slave. He was born at Romney, Hampshire County, Va. At...