DENYSE’S FERRY 217 The first place at which the British and Hessians landed on Long Island, August 22, 1776. Now Fort Hamilton. BUSHWICK TOWN-HOUSE AND CHURCH, 1800 223 SECTION OF MAP OF BROOKLYN, 1776 231 BROWER’S MILL, GOWANUS 233 The Yellow Mill is seen in the distance. MONUMENT TO MARYLAND’S “400” 241 NAVY YARD 243 In foreground 5.5-inch breech-loading gun, with mount and shield, taken from Spanish cruiser _Vizcaya_, after destruction of Spanish fleet, July 3, 1898; also submarine mine from Guantanamo. FORT LAFAYETTE, NEW YORK NARROWS 245 BROOKLYN INSTITUTE MUSEUM 246 HENRY WARD BEECHER 247 SEAL OF BROOKLYN 249 PRINCETON THE LINE OF HISTORIC CATALPAS 253 A VIEW OF THE FRONT CAMPUS 255 JOHN WITHERSPOON 260 WASHINGTON’S HEADQUARTERS AT ROCKY HILL, N. J., NEAR PRINCETON 261 MORVEN 263 RICHARD STOCKTON, “THE SIGNER” 269 HALL IN THE MORVEN HOUSE 273 BATTLE OF PRINCETON. DEATH OF MERCER 277 From the painting by Col. J. Trumbull. NASSAU HALL 287 PRESIDENT JAMES MCCOSH 293 SEAL OF PRINCETON 296 PHILADELPHIA READING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 299 From an old French print. THOMAS PENN 303 From a painting owned by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, copied by M. I. Naylor from the portrait in the possession of Major Dugald Stuart. SECOND STREET, PHILADELPHIA, SHOWING THE OLD COURT HOUSE ON THE LEFT 305 From an engraving by W. Birch & Son. FRANKLIN IN 1777 307 After the print reproduced from the drawing of Cochin. THE PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY 309 The old building on Fifth Street, now demolished. From an engraving by W. Birch & Son.