 | Benjamin Trumbull - United States - 1810 - 482 pages
...from the lords Carmarthen and Halifax, directed " To Francis Nicholson, Esquire, or in his absence, to such as, for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws, in their majesties province of New York, in America." This letter bore date the 29th of July. It was... | |
 | Benjamin Trumbull - United States - 1810 - 456 pages
...from the lords Carmarthen and Halifax, directed " To Francis Nicholson, Esquire, or in his absence, to such as, for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administring the laws, in their majesties province of New York, in America." This letter bore date... | |
 | David Ramsay - History - 1816 - 458 pages
...the Lords Carmarthen, Halifax, and others, directed " to Francis Nicholson, Esq. or, in his absence, to such as, for the time being, take care for preserving the peace, and administering the laws, in their majesties' province of New York, in America." This letter was accompanied with another from... | |
 | Charles Prentiss, William Sullivan - United States - 1821 - 288 pages
...Leisler. A letter arriving from England, directed to '« Francis " Nicholson, Esq. or, in his absence,to such as for the time. " being, take care for preserving the peace and administer. " ing the laws ;" Nicholson having absconded, Leisler considered the letter directed to... | |
 | Charles Prentiss, William Sullivan - United States - 1823 - 288 pages
...Leisler. A letter arriving from England, directed to " Francis Nicholson, Esq. or, in his ahsence, to such as for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws ;" Nicholson having absconded, Leisler considered the letter directed to himself, and assumed the title... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Explorers - 1823 - 428 pages
...from the lords Carmathen and Halifax arrived, directed " To Francis Nicholson, Esq. or in his absence, to such as, for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws," &c. Accompanying this letter, was another of a subsequent date, vesting Nicholson with the chief command.... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1825 - 450 pages
...the lords Carmathen and Halifax, arrived, directed, -'' To Francis Nicholson, Esq. or in hif absence, to such as, for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws," &c. Accompanying tnis letter, was another of a subsequent date, vesting Nicholson with the chief command.... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1827 - 328 pages
...the Lords Cannathen and Halifax, arrived, directed " To Francis Nicholson, Esq. or in his absence, to such as, for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws," &c. Accompanying this letter, was another of a subsequent date, vesting Nicholson with the chief command.... | |
 | Francis Smith Eastman - New York (State) - 1828 - 320 pages
...to Albany. A letter arrived from England, directed to " Francis Nicholson, Esq., or in his absence, to such as, for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws." Nicholson having absconded, Leisler considered the letter directed to himself, and assumed the title... | |
 | Silas Wood - Long Island - 1828 - 194 pages
...In December, letters were received from England, directed to " Francis Nicholson, or in his absence to such as for the time being take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws in their majesty's province of New-York in America"; and authorizing Nicholson " to take upon him the... | |
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Esq., or, in his absence, to such as for the time being take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws in their Majesties' province of New York, in America. 
