…Tower, Croton Aqueduct at Haarlem River (High Bridge), c.1842 Ink with watercolor wash on paper; 4 V2 x 9 V2 inches Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson William James Bennett (1789-1844), Fishermen at High Bridge, 1844 Watercolor on paper; 12V4X…

…William Morris, “Manifesto of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings,” taken from William Morris, “The Principles of the Society As Set Forth upon Its Foundation,” Builder 35 (25 August 1877), http:// www.spab.org.uk/what-is-spab…

…THE CROTON ODE. Written at the request of the Corporation of the City of New York, by GEORGE P. MORRIS, and sung in front of the Park Fountain, by the Members of the New York Sacred Music Society, on the…

…as follows : CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 261 PRESENTATION OF THE BANNER TO THE NEW-YORK FIRE DEPART- MENT. Mayor's Office, New York City, 9i o'clock A. M., ) Ikth October, 1842. \ Present — His Honor, Robert H. Morris, Mayor ; Adam Pentz…

…Brigadier General Morris and Staff. Brass Band. The llth Regiment of N. Y. State Artillery, with their ordnance. Company of Light Artillery. Montgomery Light Guard. Benson Cadets. Band of Music. The Highland Guard, under command of Captain Greig. Brass Band…

…General Morris, with his usual kindness, has responded to your Committee in the production of an ode replete with beauty and feeling. The New York Sacred Music Society, through their President, Luther B. Wyman, Esq., have in the kindest manner…

…Morris' "The Croton Ode," which was sung at the close of the parade with music "adapted" from Rossini's opera Amida by Sidney Pearson, gave poetic expression to these desires, amid copious classical and biblical symbolism: (Jushmg from this living…

…Lawrence, Esq., President of the Croton Aqueduct Board. An Ode, written by Gen. George P. Morris, Esq., will be sung by the New York Sa- cred Music Society. The ceremonies will be closed by nine cheers from the citizens and…

…The "Croton Maid," which arrived soon afterwards at the reservoir, was hailed by the assembled citizens with much enthusiasm, as she afforded indubitable 196 MEMOIR OF THE evidence that a navigable river was flowing into the city, for the use…

…THE CROTON ODE. Written at the request of the Corporation of the City of New York, by GEORGE P. MORRIS, and sung in front of the Park Fountain, by the Members of the New York Sacred Music Society, on the…

…devastated, might have been early arrested, had the department possessed the same facilities for obtaining an abundant supply of water, as that which they will now enjoy from the introduction of the Croton. In view of these facilities, and animated…

…Truck drawn by 40 men, in citizen's CROTON AQUEDUCT. 277 dress, dark throughout ; truck painted green, with black stripes. Banner represents the name and number of the Company, surmounted by a gilt hook and ladder ; on each side are…

…Order of the Fire Department Procession, on the occasion of the Croton Celebration, October Uth, 1842. At the head of the procession was a Band of Music, brought from Philadelphia, by the Neptune Hose Company of that city. Immediately after…

…On the arrival of the head of the column at the Park, and also upon circling the pub- lic ground at Union Place, the beautiful Fountains recently constructed will be opened with the display of the Croton water. On reaching…

…The Verplanck Mansion at Fishkill Landing Undercliff — The Home of the Poet Morris . From, an old print. The River Road, near Coldenham Where the Brooks Met — Idlewild . View South from Sing Sing, about 1848 Croton and Verplanck' s Point and…

Landing Undercliff — The Home of the Poet Morris . From, an old print. The River Road, near Coldenham Where the Brooks Met — Idlewild . View South from Sing Sing, about 1848 Croton and Verplanck' s Point and Anthony's Nose from Hill…

…One at a glance could see in this division men born in al- CROTON ACIUEDUCT. most a dozen Kingdoms, all good citizens here, but like all good citizens, though adopted, never forgetting the land of their fathers, or the mothers…

…His various Indian and other purchases, confirmed by grants, finally included all that tract of land lying between the Croton River and Spuyten Duyvil creek, — from Kitchawan to Papuinemen. When his first wife died, in 1690 or '91, he married…