Contents Sheyichbi and its People The Lenni Lenape and their Customs Arrival of the Dutch Wampum The Relations of the Delawares with the Whites Indian names of Localities Pavonia Massacre of Indians Indian Troubles Communipaw The First Ferry The First Roads Bergen Bergen Court The First Schoolmaster School Houses Early Ministers The First Church The First Pall The First Communion Set The Second And Third Churches Early Church Customs The Vorleezer Church Funds Marriages And Town Poor Burial Customs Cemeteries Paulus Hook Paulus Hook Ferry Revolutionary Period The Battle of Paulus Hook Lafayette In Bergen Sergeant Champe Bergen Patriots Early Customs New Years General Training Early Dutch Recipes Cooking by Open Fires Spinning and Weaving Candlemaking Slavery Lotteries Jersey City Municipal Changes Forming the City Newark Turnpike Robert Fulton The Ferries Edge's Windmill City Hall and Schools Public School No. 1 Scholarships Post Office Churches Business Interests Jersey City Pottery Manufacturing Interests Fire and Police Departments Hudson County Bar Street Lighting Railroads Steamships Street Railways Water Works Army War Records Navy War Records National Guard Naval Militia Hospitals and Charities The Clubs Libraries Parks The City of Today The Old Houses The City of the Future

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