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Title: Swedish Holsteins in America, from 1644 to 1892. Comprising many letters and biographical matter relating to John Hughes, the "stamp officer," and friend of Franklin, with papers not before published relating to his brother of revolutionary fame, Colonel Hugh Hughes of New York. The families of De Haven, Rittenhouse, Clay, Potts, Blackiston, Atlee, Coates, and other descendants of Matthias Holstein of Wicaco, Philadelphia, are included ..
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Holstein, Anna M. (Anna Morris)
Subjects: Holstein family Hughes, John, 1711-1772 Hughes family
Publisher: Norristown, Pa. (M. R. Willis, Printer and Binder)
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ral R. F. Hoke, withrank of Major, where he remained until the surrender ofGeneral Joseph E. Johnstons army at High Point, NorthCarolina, in 1865 ; was present at the battles around Rich-mond in 1862, capture of Harpers Ferry by the Confederates,Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Fort Fisher,Bentonville, etc.; was never wounded, but had two horsescaptured on the occasion of the famous mine explosion atPetersburg, Virginia. Returned to Newbern in 1865; wasadmitted to the bar in North Carolina in that year, and com-menced the practice of law in Newbern, which he continued ;was elected to the Senate of North Carolina in the fall of1867, and was the first person in the Senate ever voted for bythe negroes under the Reconstruction Acts ; was a candidatefor elector on the Seymour and Blair ticket in 1868. In 1869was elected president of the National Bank of Newbern ; wasthe Democratic candidate for Lieutenant-Governor of NorthCarolina in 1872. John Hughes married Jane, daughter of
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JOHN HUGHES.N. C. HOLSTEIN FAMILY HISTORY. 153 John P. and Elizabeth B. Daves, of Newbern, North Caro-hna, in Christ Church (Episcopal), January 24, 1854, Rev.Henry F. Green officiating. By the will of his grandfather,John Hughes, of Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, JohnHughes, of North Carolina, came into possession of a fine oldEnglish upright clock, which is still loyal enough to the landfrom which it came to play every hour, God Save the King.It stands in the hallway of his house, a splendid time-keeper,and a superb piece of mechanism, and is, according to tradi-tion, two hundred years old. It is highly prized, both for itsintrinsic value and the association connected with it. JohnHughes died at Beaufort, North Carolina, of paralysis, Sep-tember 9, 1889. Among old papers in the possession of Benjamin B.Hughes, deceased, was found this bill, which gives the historyof the clock : John Hughes, Esq., Bought of Downs and Lee,June 4, 1770, One Musicall Clock, ^112. 10. Received at same

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