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He would fight but he never wanted to be captured like cornwallis was at yorktown or. In was in saratoga. He wanted to avoid that kind of disaster. That would have ended the revolution. So he would always want to live to fight another day in his battles and the important thing was to keep the revolution going and keep the army in the field and i believe new jersey and general entrance and in particular was very instrumental in helping him accomplish that goal. It served the Continental Army as a hospital right where we are standing here to barracks. The barracks was an Army Hospital during the...

Had been building since colonial times to the clerk of the house. He was directed to create a list of books to include in the votes and proceedings of march 18, 1776. He was further directed quote to procure at the expense of the legislature a suitable case for the keeping and preservation of such books. He was also directed to make sure basically that he safeguarded and preserve the material as well and its this early collection of veaux that actually is the foundation of the state state Library Research collection today. I am often asked which is the oldest book in the state library collecti...

To save the revolution it a point early in the war and allowed it to continue. They might have fizzled out if it hadnt for the battle of trenton. Trenton goes way beyond just that when battle. Washington spent more time in new jersey than any other state during the revolution and the people of crossroads of the revolution themselves, the craftsmen who lived here, the merchants who lived here, just everybody in trenton wound up playing a role in the war to support Washingtons Army, to support the cause in various ways. Washington wanted to avoid at all cost the kind of military action that woul...

Gaured and preserved these materials as well and its this early collection of books that actually is the foundation of the state Library Research collection today. Im often asked which is the oldest book in the collection. We do have a book or a pamphlet from 1496 which is our oldest item but its only seven pages long we dont feature it as a book. Our oldest book is this one. 15 pa and printed in switzerland. The interesting thing about this book it has legend, as often the case, legends are not true only partially true and the legend about this book is that it was owned by philip in germany a...

Hundreds of people lined up on the streets of Cape May on Thursday to transport some of the books of the Cape May library branch to the new location in