CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I.— | The Formative Period | [1] |
| II.— | A New County and a New Borough | [22] |
| III.— | The Melting Pot | [38] |
| IV.— | Life at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century | [62] |
| V.— | The Seat of Power | [90] |
| VI.— | Public and Private Affairs | [114] |
| VII.— | A Duel and Other Matters | [138] |
| VIII.— | Zadok Cramer | [161] |
| IX.— | The Broadening of Culture | [184] |
| Index | [209] |