Old New York Or Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years
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We find a convivial club of professional gentlemen in New York about 1750, and that John Bard, Cadwallader D. Golden, Leonard Cut- ting and others were of the membership. Frank- lin occasionally honored them with his presence. Still later, and about the time the revolution of '76 broke out, the Social Club was created in New York, and continued its existence in this city until the capture of Cornwallis led to their sudden dis- solution. This club, it is almost superfluous to say, was composed c...hiefly of the tory party ; the most eminent in the law and in the other liberal pursuits were of the number : Lieutenant Gov- ernor Moore, Golden, S. Bard, Myles Cooper, and Dr. Glossy, are included in the list. After the peace of 1783, several years appear to have elapsed without any special organization of a private or BELVIDERE CLUB. 289 social liind, wlicin, in 1789, St. Tammany erected her standard on the broad and popular grounds of American rights, and secured by legislation her charter powers.
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