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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1840
|Year Suffix=
|Year Number=16
|Headline="Town Ball" Noted by Traveler from Philadelphia to Cape Island NJ
|Headline="Town Ball" Noted by Traveler from Philadelphia to Cape Island NJ
|Year=1840
|Salience=3
|Salience=2
|Location=
|Text=<p>"Having recently returned from a visit to Cape Island [now Cape May - LMc], I cannot forbear expressing the pleasure it has afforded me . . . [an account of several features follows]. For those who are fond of athletic exercise, some provision has been made; and to see a game of "town ball" played, awakens a desire to participate in the enjoyment . . . ."</p>
|Country=United States
<p>"Cape Island," <i>North American and Daily Advertiser,</i> Philadelphia PA, Sunday, July 25, 1840, Issue 416, column D. Provided by John Thorn, email, 10/14/207.  <b>Note:</b> Is it safe to infer that Cape Island is on the NJ shore, near Cape May?  [N.B.: serial #1840.16 was formerly assigned to stories of Abe Lincoln's ballplaying as a young man; see #1830s.16 for that item.]</p>
|Coordinates=38.9351125, -74.90600529999999
|State=NJ
|City=Cape May
|Modern Address=
|Game=Town Ball
|Immediacy of Report=
|Holiday=
|Notables=
|Text=<p>"Having recently returned from a visit to Cape Island [now Cape May - LMc], I cannot forbear expressing the pleasure it has afforded me . . . [an account of several features follows]. For those who are fond of athletic exercise, some provision has been made; and to see a game of "town ball" played, awakens a desire to participate in the enjoyment . . . ."</p>
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|Sources=<p>"Cape Island,"&nbsp;<em>North American and Daily Advertiser,</em>&nbsp;Philadelphia PA, Sunday, July 25, 1840, Issue 416, column D.</p>
|Warning=
|Comment=<p>Chron serial#1840.16 was formerly assigned to stories of Abe Lincoln's ballplaying as a young man; see #1830s.16 for that item.</p>
|Query=<p>Is it safe to infer that Cape Island is on the NJ shore, near Cape May?</p>
|Source Image=
|External Number=
|Submitted by=John Thorn
|Submission Note=Email, 10/14/2007.
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Year Number=16
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
}}

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"Town Ball" Noted by Traveler from Philadelphia to Cape Island NJ

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City/State/Country: Cape May, NJ, United States
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"Having recently returned from a visit to Cape Island [now Cape May - LMc], I cannot forbear expressing the pleasure it has afforded me . . . [an account of several features follows]. For those who are fond of athletic exercise, some provision has been made; and to see a game of "town ball" played, awakens a desire to participate in the enjoyment . . . ."

 

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"Cape Island," North American and Daily Advertiser, Philadelphia PA, Sunday, July 25, 1840, Issue 416, column D.

Comment

Chron serial#1840.16 was formerly assigned to stories of Abe Lincoln's ballplaying as a young man; see #1830s.16 for that item.

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Is it safe to infer that Cape Island is on the NJ shore, near Cape May?

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Submitted by John Thorn
Submission Note Email, 10/14/2007.



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