Excerpt from Peapack Papers I cannot learn that even one heroic deed was ever performed within its boundaries, although there may have been many of them which history has omitted to chronicle. I am not aware that any mute, inglorious Milton or any Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood rests under the sod of its ancient cemetery. When Baskingridge was convulsed with the excitement at tending the capture of the vainglorious Charles Lee at Mrs. White's tavern on that frosty December morning in 1776; while Pluckemin was thrilling with. Wonder at the grand fete and ball given in honor of the French Alliance - a most genteel entertainment, according to the patriotic and ponderous Knox, - attended by above seventy ladies, all of the first tan in the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.