It is bounded, N., by the state of New York; E., by the Hudson river, which separates the state from New York, and by the Atlantic Ocean; and S. and W. by the Delaware Bay and river, which separate NewJersey from Delaware and Pennsylvania.
NewJersey is a meeting ground for many species which have their principal habitat farther N. or farther S., and its flora therefore may be divided into a northern and a southern.
In dyeing and finishing textiles NewJersey was first among the states of the Union in 1900 (value, $10,488,963, being 23.3% of the total for the country) and in 1905 (value, $11,979,947, being 23.6% of the total for the country); Paterson is the centre of this industry in NewJersey.
Hamilton was instructed not to pass any such schemes in the future until the proposal was first approved by Penn, and he was further ordered to persuade the Assembly to repeal the act and charter the hospital by the great seal.
Hamilton repeated his request later, but the House at that point struck a more strident tone with the governor, insisting that a "sincere, upright Dealing with the Indians" was the "best Means of securing their Friendship," and that the House would rather have the proprietor contribute to the increasing cost of Indian presents.
Hamilton had, however, issued a proclamation commanding obedience to the laws of Pennsylvania by the ubiquitous and illegal Connecticut settlers in the Wyoming Valley, who were still claiming those lands as their own, and were assembling an armed force in order to back their claims.
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