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Copy of the Journal of Nicholas Ridgely
No full textThis item is a collection of two documents related to the journal of Nicholas Ridgely, which were kept within an envelope labeled “For the Vestry of Christ Church from the Journal of Nicholas Ridgely, Grandfather of Chancellor Nicholas Ridgely, 1739 to 1753,” signed by Mabel Lloyd Ridgely. The first is a copy of page 78 from the journal of Nicholas Ridgely, who moved to Dover in the 1730s after being born near Annapolis, Maryland. The copied entries are from page 78 of his journal, which details expenses related to the construction of Christ Church. The second document is a tithe of appreciation commitment ticket. On the back, a note reads, “The Original Journal of Nicholas Ridgely can be seen at Ridgely House.” The front of the ticket features the phrase “In Appreciation” in decorative black and orange-red ink, placed above an orange-red circle crowned with a sunburst design. Below the text is an off-white cross, with space allotted for writing in a date and weekly pledge amount
Copy of the Journal of Nicholas Ridgely
No full textThis item is a collection of two documents related to the journal of Nicholas Ridgely, which were kept within an envelope labeled “For the Vestry of Christ Church from the Journal of Nicholas Ridgely, Grandfather of Chancellor Nicholas Ridgely, 1739 to 1753,” signed by Mabel Lloyd Ridgely. The first is a copy of page 78 from the journal of Nicholas Ridgely, who moved to Dover in the 1730s after being born near Annapolis, Maryland. The copied entries are from page 78 of his journal, which details expenses related to the construction of Christ Church. The second document is a tithe of appreciation commitment ticket. On the back, a note reads, “The Original Journal of Nicholas Ridgely can be seen at Ridgely House.” The front of the ticket features the phrase “In Appreciation” in decorative black and orange-red ink, placed above an orange-red circle crowned with a sunburst design. Below the text is an off-white cross, with space allotted for writing in a date and weekly pledge amount
Church records book with Vestry minutes
No full textThe church records book is divided into four sections: Proceedings of the Wardens and Vestry minutes (April 1786 – August 1831); signatures of those attending the 200th Anniversary of Old Christ Church Dover in 1934; accounts for George T. Fisher (1831) and church accounts for 1794 to 1795; and a register of baptism and deaths (1818 – 1831), placed upside down. The register is found between the two accounting records. The book has been rebound with a solid, dark brown hardcover with Christ Church Dover printed on the spine. Most of the book contains blank pages.
The bulk of the minutes covers board elections. Topics include resolutions explaining the role of Sexton and Wardens, cooperation with St. Peters Church of Duck Creek, with whom they shared clergy, rent rates for pews, hiring a Pall and Bier for burials, discussion of selling the church glebe, working with St. Peters Church, subscription collections, and convention delegates. A special meeting was called in 1831 to appoint new trustees due to the deaths of vestrymen John Clarke, J.G. Brinckle, and Nicholas Ridgely
Church records book with Vestry minutes
No full textThe church records book is divided into four sections: Proceedings of the Wardens and Vestry minutes (April 1786 – August 1831); signatures of those attending the 200th Anniversary of Old Christ Church Dover in 1934; accounts for George T. Fisher (1831) and church accounts for 1794 to 1795; and a register of baptism and deaths (1818 – 1831), placed upside down. The register is found between the two accounting records. The book has been rebound with a solid, dark brown hardcover with Christ Church Dover printed on the spine. Most of the book contains blank pages.
The bulk of the minutes covers board elections. Topics include resolutions explaining the role of Sexton and Wardens, cooperation with St. Peters Church of Duck Creek, with whom they shared clergy, rent rates for pews, hiring a Pall and Bier for burials, discussion of selling the church glebe, working with St. Peters Church, subscription collections, and convention delegates. A special meeting was called in 1831 to appoint new trustees due to the deaths of vestrymen John Clarke, J.G. Brinckle, and Nicholas Ridgely
England’s trade with the continent in the early thirteenth century: customs and the port of Dover
No full textThis article identifies and prints the earliest detailed customs list from northern Europe, which was prepared for the port of Dover in 1233 or soon after, and it gives fuller and more detailed information about trade than for any other northern European port at this date. The list shows a remarkable diversity of trade, including some of the earliest references to particular goods in English documents, and widespread sources of trade including Flanders, Germany and Italy. The depiction of such trading links prompts questions about the ‘commercial revolution’ and the development of European trade, for it shows how varied trade and consumption could be in the era of the fairs of the Champagne towns, before the establishment of direct maritime links from the Italian cities to northern Europe. The appearance of commodities and trading links in the Dover list suggest that commercial development was earlier and more evolutionary
Nicholas Van Dyke payment
No full textA statement of payment received from Nicholas Van Dyke of 29 pounds for riding express to Dover with letters from Congress to President Rodney and 15 pounds for two days of service
Nicholas Van Dyke payment
No full textA statement of payment received from Nicholas Van Dyke of 29 pounds for riding express to Dover with letters from Congress to President Rodney and 15 pounds for two days of service
Cedric Dover, April 15, 1948
No full textPortrait of Cedric Dover. Written on recto: For Harold with every good wish, Cedric. Written on verso: The late Cedric Dover, Eurasian at one time on the faculty at Fisk University, and author of the famous book on Negro art, for which Harold Jackman furnished much of the material; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; April 15, 1948
AN ENDLESS HIERARCHY OF PROBABILITIES
No full textAccording to radical probabilism, all factual claims are merely probabilistic in character. Throughout the centuries this view has been criticized on the grounds that it triggers an infinite regress: if every claim is probabilistic, then the proposition that something is probable is itself only probable, and so on. An endless hierarchy of probabilities seems to emerge and, as a result, the probability of the original proposition can never be determined. This criticism goes back as far as David Hume, and in the twentieth century it was raised also by statisticians such as Leonard J. Savage. Recently Nicholas Rescher ventured a similar critique of radical probabilism. In this paper it is argued that the criticism does not hold water, for an endless hierarchy of probability statements is no obstacle to attaching a definite probability value to the original proposition. Moreover, it is claimed that radical probabilism can reinforce some of Rescher's own main claims
THE USE OF BORDER COLLIES IN DOVER AIR FORCE BASE’S WILDLIFE CONTROL PROGRAM
No full textOn February 1, 2000, Dover Air Force Base became the first Air Force base in the world to employ a Border Collie in its airfield wildlife management program. Initial results from Border Collie Rescue’s program at Dover AFB are tremendously encouraging, as a substantial percentage of large birds has been excluded from the airbase and the surrounding farmlands, an overall area encompassing roughly 46 km2. Total bird numbers were reduced by more than 150,000 birds (99.1%) within a short initial 4-week period. The reduction in bird populations present in the Dover AFB environment was accomplished while the numbers of snow geese in the surrounding area had increased significantly in the same time frame. Figures from bird surveys by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources showed the number of snow geese in Delaware during the same month of February increased by more than 50.5% while the number of snow geese in the wildlife area nearest to the airbase (Bombay Hook) increased by more than 310%. This demonstrates that the birds had simply vacated the area immediately surrounding the airbase but remained in Delaware in increasing numbers. Pilots have noted large numbers of birds congregating just outside the Border Collie-patrolled “zone” and field surveys have verified these observations. All of this was accomplished with one wildlife officer, a single Border Collie, and a vehicle. Though the long-term effect on the migratory populations of birds at Dover AFB remains to be seen, the initial results suggest a highly effective mechanism for Dover AFB to combat its bird strike problem
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