Philip Hone Quotes

United States, Politician
October 25, 1780 – May, 5, 1851.

Philip Hone (October 25, 1780 – May 5, 1851) was Mayor of New York City from 1826 to 1827. He was most notable for a detailed diary he kept from 1828 until the time of his death in 1851, which is said to be the most extensive and detailed on the first half of 19th century America.

They committed murder, it is true; but their situation may have rendered it inevitable.

Philip Hone
- May
- True
These poor wretches were stolen from their homes, carried to a strange country, and sold to servitude, from which they sought to escape on the first occasion which offered.

Philip Hone
- Country