Call Number:

C0419

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 7 boxes
• 5.9 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Delaware Boundary Case Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1664-1932 (inclusive)

Creator:

Minard, Duane E. (Duane Elmer), 1880-1964, collector

Form:

Deeds., Land grants., and Legal documents.

Abstract:

Consists of photostats of documents collected by assistant New Jersey attorney general Duane E. Minard regarding a state boundary case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, October term, 1929, in which New Jersey was the plaintiff and Delaware the defendant.

Duane E. Minard was an American lawyer and assistant attorney general for the state of New Jersey.

The collection consists of photostats of documents collected by Minard regarding a state boundary case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, October term, 1929, in which New Jersey was the plaintiff and Delaware the defendant. The collection contains copies of documents going back to the reign of King Charles II of Great Britain, which were placed in evidence to determine where in the Delaware River and Bay the exact division of territory between the two states lay. There are deeds, petitions, reports, minutes, river charts, and maps used to support the claims of both parties.

The documents are arranged numerically from 1 to 1408 as court "exhibits."