prisoners,  having  two
only  of  his  party  slain
and  three  wounded.
The  plan  originated
with  Major  Lee,  and
great  praise  was  be-
stowed upon  him  for
the  address  and  brav-
ery with  which  it  was
executed.  A  medal
of  gold,  commemo-
rative of  the  event,
was  ordered  by  Con-
gress to  be  struck  and
presented  to  him."

It  was  incorpora-
ted as  a  city,  with  its
present  title,  in  1820,
at  which  time  it  was
in  Eergen  township,
Bergen  county,  and
comprised  "all  that
portion  of  the  town-
ship of  Bergen  owned
by  the  Jersey  Associ-
ates, formerly  called
PaulusHook."  The
company  calling
itself  the  Jersey  As-
sociates was  char-
tered November  I  oth,
1 804,  for  the  sole  pur-
pose of  purchasing
the  place  from  Cor-
nelius Van  Vorst,  the
former  proprietor.
Jersey  City  continued
in  Bergen  county
until  February  2 2d,
1840,  when  the  coun-
ty of  Hudson  was  set
off  from  the  county
of  Bergen.  In  1870,
in  compliance  with
the  request  of  the
voters,  the  legislature
passed  an  act  consoli-
dating into  one  the
cities  of  Jersey  City,
Hudson,  and  Bergen.
The  Pennsylvania
Railroad  Company
has  made,  and  is  still
making,  extensive
improvements  here
and  in  the  immediate
vicinity,    to    accom-


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