The First Sussex Centennary

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Excerpt from The First Sussex Centennary: Containing the Addresses of B. B. Edsall, Esq., And Rev. J. F. Tuttle, With Notes, Appendix, &C, Whereas, This is the one hundredth year since the separation of Sussex county from the county of Morris, and its organization during the reign of George II., in the year of our Lord, 17 53 - we, the inhabitants, bearing in remembrance the deeds of our ancestors, and the various trials, vicissitudes and labors which they underwent in the gradual progress of the county to its present state of advancement, in order to cherish those sentiments of patriotism which every man, and especially every freeman, should have for the place of his birth, and in order, moreover, to an interchange of frater nal feelings among our inhabitants, to unite us in still stronger bonds of harmony by the recollections of the past, to enable us more duly to appro ciate our privileges and the present condition of our institutions, and be sides, to afford a precedent to future generations, which shall testify, that we are not unmindful of the high privileges of our birthright: Therefore, Resolved, That we cherish the profoundest feelings of patriotic regard for the county of our nativity, whose historical reminiscences are so rich with interest, and whose advantages and institutions are so worthy of our proudest admiration.Resolved, That on the fifth day of October next, at Newton, we com memorate the organization of the county.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.