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New Jersey Miscellaneous Collection
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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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Consists of an assembled collection of miscellaneous legal and financial documents, correspondence, and other manuscript materials related to New Jersey history or inhabitants of New Jersey from the late 17th century through the mid 20th century. Documents primarily pertain to Mercer, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Burlington, Monmouth, Bergen, Cumberland, Sussex, and Cape May counties, and some relate to areas around Princeton and Trenton.
This collection sheds light on the daily life of colonial New Jerseyans and their descendents, or on legal, political, or religious matters in the region, with most documents regarding the sale, mortgage, or legal transfer of lands in New Jersey. There are family and personal records and manuscript copies of official documents, including deeds and indentures, bills of sale, purchase agreements, receipts, financial accounts, land surveys, maps, drawings of buildings, wills, petitions for lawsuits, certificates of marriage, diplomas and licences, appointments to official posts, documents pertaining to indentured servants and power of attorney, petitions, genealogical research notes, broadsides, and correspondence.
Notable content includes documents and correspondence of governors of New Jersey as a colony, province, and state, including Jeremiah Basse (1698-1699), Jonathan Belcher (1747-1757), Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet (1758-1760), Thomas Boone (1760-1761), William Livingston (1776-1790), George Franklin Fort (1851-1854), Marcus Lawrence Ward (1866-1869), and John Franklin Fort (1908-1911). There are also some documents related to the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War, the Continental Congress, colonial matters in New Jersey, and early Princeton history, as well as reports, extracts of meetings and minutes, and other papers related to various societies, churches, and schools, including the New Jersey Literary and Philosophical Society, New Jersey Prison Instruction Society, Princeton Reading Society, Lawrenceville School, and Presbyterian churches around the state. While most materials in the collection date from the 19th century or before, among the 20th century items is a Princeton-based petition regarding Bruno Richard Hauptmann's trial for the kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.
Materials are arranged alphabetically by name. In several cases where multiple documents were acquired as an aggregate, materials remain in original groupings under the collector's name.
This collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject. Materials have been acquired through multiple purchases and gifts.
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
The collection was physically reprocessed and a folder inventory was added to the finding aid by Julia English '19 in July 2018. At this time, identifying information about materials that was written on folders was transcribed into the finding aid and supplemented as needed. The existing collection-level description was revised by Kelly Bolding in August 2018. A decision was made not to update the collection title per DACS 2.3.3 at this time in order to avoid potential overlap with other collections of New Jersey documents assembled by Princeton University Library.
One folder of material containing Board of General Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey, Minutes of Meetings was treated for mold in August 2018.
No materials were removed from the collection during 2018 processing beyond routine appraisal practices.
People
- Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757
- Bernard, Francis, Sir, 1712?-1779
- Fort, George F. (George Franklin), 1809-1872
- Fort, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1852-1920
- Livingston, William, 1723-1790
- Ward, Marcus L. (Marcus Lawrence), 1812-1884
Subject
Place
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Author
- Kelly Bolding
- Finding Aid Date
- 2012
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The collection is open for research.
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Regarding book plates.
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Includes: Draft of land in estate of Isaac Anderson in Somerset County (undated) and Receipt for 15-0-0 in payment to Jonathan Sergeant for work at The College (May 22 1771).
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Document promising to Joseph Olden to execute, on demand, a deed for a tract of woodland in Rocky Hill on the road from Tusculum to John Hedgers.
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John Ditmars is described in the document as a "free black man."
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Asking that his accounts be settled with Stephen Anderson.
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With congratulations on the appointment of Governor Jonathan Belcher. Includes a second manuscript copy.
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Written from L. Guy's Hospital, London. Extract of a letter discussing possibilities of the appointment of Jonathan Belcher, Jr., to succeed his father as governor of New Jersey, and opposing the appointment of Morris to that office.
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Lease of a farm in Maidenhead (what is now Lawrenceville).
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Reduced negative photostat of the original manuscript indenture.
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Order in favor of Robert Stockton for ferryage of lime.
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Letter concerning "the affair with the manager of Maidenhead Meeting House."
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Letter from Charleston, Mass concerning a letter of Theodore Bainbridge to his nephew.
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Letter sent from Boston regarding investment form Miss Macleon.
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Letter sent from Charlestown, Massachusetts, requesting $4000 for payment of officer, seamen, etc.
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25-page letter from Missionary R. Baird regarding a Missionary meeting.
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Deed is from John Baker, Charles Wilson, and Isaac Cock.
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Proposal for publishing "The Monthly Journal and New-Jersey Magazine."
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Prize of £5.30 and £20 in the Connecticut Lottery.
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Includes certificate of transfer of monies, 1815.
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Deed from tract of 200 acres of Rocky Hill from J. Basse of the West Jersey Society, England.
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Certificate by Joseph Millen, Justice of Peace.
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Deed for parcel of land in Middletown, Monmouth County.
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Deed from Jacob Bergen, Frederick Frelinghuysen, and Hendrick Wilson. Deed to the estate of Joseph Stockton, forfeited by offense against allegiance.
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Copy of an article in the "New American Magazine" Woodsbridge, New Jersey, giving an account of Governor Francis Bernard's visit to Princeton.
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One letter from April 3, 1849, concerning a meeting of the Board of Trustees, along with another letter from April 1, asking Hageman to address a society of Rutgers College.
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Maidenhead. Signed by John H. Price and Asalom Price.
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Letter written from an island near Charleston, concerning signatures for a vote recommending Edmund Morford for a government position. Appended is a copy of the recommendation and signatures.
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Four letters concerning his activities at college and references to national and New Jersey politics.
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Letters of administration.
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Lease for land in Hopewell, New Jersey, witnessed by James Stevenson and Andrew Brown.
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Deed for 17540 acres of land in Middlesex and Somerset Counties.
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Certified by Henry Rutgers and Robert Lenox.
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Certificates of Administration.
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Deed for Pleasant Valley, sold by Bovis and his wife for $3100.
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Deed for 20 acres in Rocky Hill on Millstone River, Somerset County. Originally part of land purchased by Bradford from Henry Harrison.
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Replying to an inquiry about deeds, written on the reverse of Odell's letter.
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Letter concerning papers of Hunt's son and conditions around Trenton at the time.
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Deed for a tract of land in Princeton.
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Signed by Henry C. Kelsey, Secretary of State and Joseph Bedle, Governor.
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Signed by Henry C. Kelsey, Secretary of State and George B. McClellan, Governor.
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Deed for a tract of land in New Jersey.
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For thirty pounds.
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Deed for land in New Brunswick.
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Deed to Trustees of the Presbyterian Society for the purposes of erecting a meeting house.
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John Baptist Cheilan, Lewis Larue, and Anthony Schmit deed for land in Somerset County.
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Deed of partition of land in Somerset County, near Princeton, between John Baptiste Cheilan, Lewis Larue, Lewis John Claveau, and Mary Magdalen Claveau Lombard.
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Deed of partition between John Baptist Cheilan, Lewis Larue, Lewis John Claveau, Mary Magdalen Claveau Lombard, witnessed by John Frelinghuysen and Thomas P. Johnson.
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John Child, Joseph Mico, Henry Greenaway, Henry Woodcock, Francis Minshall, Thomas Lane, and Henry Misilman by power of attorney of Henry Lane and Lewis Johnson deed to Francis Rawle for land in Western New Jersey.
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Appointment signed by William Boyd and Gilbert Gennet Snowden.
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Deed for farm called "Tusculum" consideration £961.
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Letter has reference to John Tatham, the first Catholic Governor of New Jersey, and Earl Ployden.
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Includes a document (May 21, 1742) to John Alford with a description of a survey of land for him, and a document (April 29, 1746) to John Nedden with a description of a survey of land for him in Morristown, New Jersey.
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Henry Clifton was legal guardian of William Mott. Deed for land in Alexandria, N.J. and part of a White Hall farm.
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Levy on goods and chattels of William Covenhoven to satisfy a judgement against him.
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Letter sent from Coopers Point to Jonathan Dalton and other Jersey Members.
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Receipt for £21-15-13 recovered in a lawsuit against Joseph Morrow.
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Deed for tract of land known as "Penn's Neck."
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Directions on how to recover her Power of 1/3 of his estate in New Jersey.
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William Coxe, Richard Saltar, Robert Lettice Hooper Deed for 56.5 acres in Hopewell belonging to the deceased David Coxe of Trenton.
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William Coxe, Robert Lettice Hooper, and Richard Saltar for land in Maidenhead.
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Letter regarding rent of ferry for the mail and diligence lines.
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Letter regarding toll for crossing New Jersey.
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Deed of land in Somerset County by Dr. John Van Cleve.
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Receipt in payment for 1 cow and 2 oxen, witnessed by Jra Hall and William Bilron.
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Letter concerning an act passed in the New Jersey legislature.
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12 letters from various correspondents in Trenton and Philadelphia.
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New Jersey Essex brigade.
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Letter asks him to preach a sermon for her dead child.
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Deed for a canal near Princeton.
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Deed gives the estate of Robert Darrison for a lot of land in West Windsor.
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Agreement between John C. Dunham, Johanna Dunham and Asa Dunham.
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Receipt in horse theft case against John Macdonald.
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Deed for 10 acres of land in the township of West Windsor.
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Letter concerns a deed of farm in Buckingham to be drawn in the names of Hugh B. Ely and Sarah (Olden), his wife.
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Letter to Joseph Olden, Hart Olden and Elisha Clarke concerning the sale of the estate of Job Olden.
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Typescript with statistics, graphs, tax notes, etc. of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township
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Letter requests that he deliver the deed, David Vandervern, and his wife to William R. Johnson.
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Includes 3 letters: An undated letter to Gales and Seaton crediting money to the account of Noah Noble; a letter from 1771 to Jonathan Sergeant reinstating his account and an undated receipt to Ewing from Edmund Rynes.
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Includes 2 Deeds from Hugh Exton to Benjamin Guild. One dated April 7 1810 for five acres of land in Bethlehem N.J. and one dated June 25 1912 for 19 acres of land in Bethlehem, N.J.
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Bond in the case of Hendrick Hopperding V. Hendrick Fisher, Sr.
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Copy of N.Y.C. County Court Case between Pliny and Mary L.C. Fisk, 1903, Inventory and appraisal of Estate of Mary Fisk, 1937, undated account sheets
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Deed for lands in Hopewell, Cumberlan, N.J., grants lands recievd by Joel Fithian through the will of Philip Vickers Fithian.
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From Princeton, N.J., signed by surrogate.
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Affidavit before Jonathan Baldwin, Justice of the Peace, as to purchase of clothing in Monmouth County.
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Letter from New Egypt, N.J., concerning the appointment of a day of public Thanksgiving.
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Certificate appointing Barr Farre as Special Police Justice for Harrington and Palisades Protective Association.
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Polly Foster agreement to serve until her 18th birthday.
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Includes a letter from Newark, N.J., May 31 1848, to Prynn and Lansing concerning certain claims and a note from Washington, November 25 1882.
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Letter concerns certain cases to be tried and a senate election.
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Includes May 6, 1829 Mortgage on land in Lebanon, N.J. to Edward Wilsted et al., and a bond to Wilsted et al., Commissioners of Orphans.
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Deed for land owned by Ezekiel Forman on the road from Blawenburg to Kingston, N.J.
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Garretson Genealogy, includes letters from 1901 from Harriet E. Garretson to Francis B. Lee and from Francis B. Lee to Dr. Richardson presenting the genealogy.
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Letter tells about a man who went from Freehold to New Orleans to bring back a child made orphan by yellow fever, and about people on their way to see the Centennial Celebration of Princeton College.
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Includes Mortgage to John Emley et al., executors of the estate of William Emley, and Bond for £410-5-6.
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Deed by Joseph Graves, executor of will of Richard Graves, for land in South Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J.
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Letter announcing the appearance of strange vessels in the harbor, contains endorsements and notices of receipt of said letter with signatures of Bedford Gunning, Francis Wade, and Battell.
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Deed for Castle Howard and other land once the property of John Witherspoon situated on Kingston Road.
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Contains a deed for land in Bergen County, as well as an autographed letter concerning said deed from 1900.
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Letter is an order to pay Robert Stockton eight pounds for lottery tickets.
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Notice of the sale of property of the late Samuel W. Stockton of Hunterdon County, N.J., signed by Nathaniel Harris and Catherine Harris.
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Deed for 200 acres of land in Middlesex County
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Includes Deed for 300 acres of land in Middlesex County for 350 pounds; An acknowledgement signed 1721 by John Hamilton; acknowledgement from 1954 signed John Stockton; Assignment to Derrick Folkerson signed 1736 by Volkert Dirikson.
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Deed to John Palmer for 301.5 acres in and near Princeton.
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Deed for 301.5 acres in and near Princeton.
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Petition from the congregation in Greenwich to the Presbyters in New Jersey for the ordination of Ebenezer Gold. Signed by Josiah Hithian, Noah Miller, Hugh McKnight, David Sayre, William Chandler, and Thomas Pagett.
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Includes seven deeds primarily regarding land in Middlesex County: Jedediah Snowden and his wife to Isaac Snowden (1753); John Snowden to Nathaniel and Rebekah Fitzrandolph (1734); Jeremiah Rappleye to Benjamin Maple Junior (1786); Josiah and Mary Skelton to Thomas Skelton (1788); Benjamin and Margaret Maple to James Cox (1789); Thomas and Mary Skelton to John Maple (1801); and Isaac and Mary Snowden to John Loofborough (1801).
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Deed between Isaac Horner and Susana Horner, signed by Benjamin Olden and Samuel Bayard. The deed describes a small property known as 354 Nassau Street. Folder also includes a letter from Irving W. Mershon to Dr. Henry L. Savage describing the aforementioned deed.
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Deed to Thomas Tate for a tract of land in Somerset County.
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Deed to Jonathan Sergeant for nine acres of land "being part of the stony brook meadows... near Princeton"
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Release to Joseph Olden for his "right title and interest to the mansion house and homestead plantation of...John Hornor"
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Letter from Joseph Hornor to his nephew Samuel Hornor related to the estate of John Hornor.
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Contains three different items, as follows: 1. Joseph Hornor deed to John Savage for land near Princeton (1/4 of an acre) - 1786 October 13. 2. Joseph Hornor deed to Robert Stockton for a lot in Princeton - 1786 September 21. 3. Joseph Hornor Deed to John Morton for a lot in Princeton - 1766 November 01.
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Deed for land in West Windsor from the estate of Jesse Scott, Robert E. Hornor, executor.
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Includes: Deed, Dinwick Longstreet to Aaron Longstreet June 1 1778; Deed of wood lot Dinick Longstreet to Aaron Longstreet, June 1 1778; Indenture between Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant of Philadelphia and Margaret, his wife, and Aaron Longstreet, April 12, 1782; Indenture, Job Stockton, December 23 1761; Indenture Samuel Brunton and wife, Jane, May 10 1773; Indenture, Moore Furman, July 3 1762; Indenture Joseph Stockton and Robert Stockton, April 1 1767; Indenture Stacy Potts and John Leonard, April 23 1796.
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License as a counsellor at law to Thomas P. Johnson.
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List of fines imposed in the Supreme Court of New Jersey during the period 1787-1788.
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Deed to Ralph Guild for land in Maidenhead.
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Deed for 2 acres of land near Woodbury.
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Vendue held at Jacob C. Jan Eyck's tavern in Princeton. Signed by Abraham Post and Cornelius Van Horn.
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Meeting was to discuss incorporation.
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Somerset County.
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Deed for 219 acres of land in Mansfield Township, N.J., formerly belonging to Jonathan Furman.
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April 12, 1792 Deed of gift; January 6, 1796 Suit claim deed.
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Deed for the sale of Pleasant Valley Farm, near Princeton, N.J.
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Appointing attorneys to dispose of Pleasant Valley Farm near Princeton, New Jersey.
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For a tract of land called "Pleasant Valley."
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Agreement made between Carlson Lippincott and Daniel P. Dorrell, of the first part, Oliver S. Belden and his wife, Anna W. Belden, of the second part, regarding a certain bond and mortgage.
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Deed for a tract of land in Princeton for 2500-0-0 Pounds.
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Letter from Governor William Livingston about the expediency of calling out militia.
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Appointment of David Dane as Ensign of a Company in the third Battalion under the command of Col. E. Dayton.
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Order from the Council of Safety for the arrest and trial of John Shirley, Benjamin Allen, Uriah West, and Jesse Serran as traitors.
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Appointing Andrew Hunter as guardian of Catherine Otto.
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Includes a November 21, 1796 Deed to John Baptist Cheilan et al. for a plot of land near Princeton and a September 30, 1797 Deed to John N. Simpson for land near Princeton.
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Deed for 592 acres of land Middlesex County, on the east side of Millstone River.
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Letter acknowledging receipt of money.
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Deed for land of Ferguson's, sold for debt. Cruser paid 1137.17 dollars.
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Deed for land in Somerset County, near Princeton, consideration 180-0-0 pounds.
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Deed for 301.5 acres of land in Princeton, consideration 2000-0-0 pounds.
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Deed for house and lot in Hopewell, N.J.
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Deed for house and land in Hopewell, N.J.
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Deed for land in Franklin Township. Witnessed by L.W.R. Phillips and Charles G. Gillingham.
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Deed for a lot of woodland in Rocky Hill, part of a lot of 160 acres from Thomas Leonard to the Trustees of Princeton College by deed on December 26, 1752.
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Deed for .5 acres in Princeton for 25-0-0 pounds.
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Deed for tracts of 5000 acres and 7540 acres in Middlesex and Somerset counties consideration 1528-0-0. The West Jersey Society, by power of attorney to Andrew Hamilton (Governor of East and West New Jersey, 1692–1697, 1699–1703).
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Deed for 1 acre of land near Princeton (Penn's Neck) consideration of 64-0-0 pounds.
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Invitation to dinner to celebrate General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, from General Morris, Colonel Morgan and Mr. Clarkson.
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Invitation to dinner to celebrate General Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, from General Morris, Colonel Morgan and Mr. Clarkson.
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Deed for house and 3 acres of land in Prince Town.
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Deed for land in Alexandria, Hunterdon County, N.J. for 425-2-0 pounds.
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Deed for land in New Brunswick for 394-15-8 pounds. Attested by John Berrien, a Justice of the Supreme Court of N.J.
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Paper titled "The Absurdity of Capt. J. C. Symme's Theory Demonstrated," found in the minutes book, probably read before the Society.
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Deed for 2500 acres of land in New Jersey for 150 pounds. Signed Paul Dominique, John Bennet, Edward Richier, and Thomas Skiner.
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Includes clipped autograph signatures of Garret D. Wall, Aaron Ogden, M. Dickerson, Henry Godwin, B. Livingston, John Clark, O. Wilder, E. Boudinot, Robert L. Stevens, Gabriel Moore, Richard Stockton, Dickensen, Littleton Kirkpatrick, William Pennington, Samuel L. Southard, William D. Dayton, C. Ewing and others.
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Includes: Letter to Columbia Insurance Co. from January 20, 1850, regarding a claim on machinery; Letter from Hoboken Land and Improvement Co., August 3, 1861; Letter from Jerry I. Squire from Elizabethtown, July 10, 1848; Letter from Joseph Junlay with N.J. news, August 28, 1811; Letter from Randolph Crowell, tax statement, December 20, 1845; and Trenton Banking Co. statement of account due on mortgage, January 1, 1846.
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Includes: Military register of Company G 2nd Volunteer Regiment, mustered out of service June 21, 1864; Governor Marcus Ward's testimonial honoring Charles A. Harrison for his service in the Civil War; Appointment of William H. Pridham to Aide-de-Camp from 1908; and Document listing service achievements of Charles A. Harrison of 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Regiment between 1961 and 1965.
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Includes six deeds from Burlington, Middlesex and Somerset counties, and one letter from Mary Pandee to Ms. Corben.
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Manuscript list of different penal laws, including those related to enslaved persons.
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Petition protesting the quartering of troops and requesting the erection of a barracks in the town.
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Includes a description of the building from the New Jersey Historical Society from 1962. Built by Jonathan Doane.
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Deed for 156 acres of land in Alexandria, N.J.
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Includes signatures of Elias Woodruff Aaron Woodruff and Robert Stockton, 1779 and 1783.
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Deed for land near Hopewell, consideration of 1050-0-0 pounds.
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Lease of a farm near Lawrence Township, Mercer County, N.J.
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Original is on vellum.
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A report of the surveyors of Somerset and Middlesex Counties on the Province of East Jersey, for a road "Beginning in the middle of the Great Road opposite the College Door," dated February 13, 1755, October 28, 1768, and July 5, 1793. Signed by Jacob Berger et al.
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Petition to the New Jersey State Legislature requesting an investigation of attempts made by public officials, including Governor Harold G. Hoffman, to annul the "orderly process of law" with regard to Bruno Richard Hauptmann's trial for the kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. Signed by 34 citizens of Princeton.
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22.13 acres of land, surveyed and drawn by William Iytle.
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Letter accompanying a gift of his "Antiquites Americanae."
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Bond for 20-0-0 pounds.
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Deed for "one undivided twelfth part of all that land in America heretofore called New Jersey. Also includes a partial transcript of the deed, two letters giving historical data, written by Justice Charles W. Parker.
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Ritchie, John and Anna lawsuit Against William Skinner and Edward Vaughan, Executors of the Will of George Willocks.
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Mentions fever epidemic in Philadelphia and domestic matters.
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Receipt for 2 dollars, being duty on a four wheel carriage for the year through September 30 1797
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Includes: Letter to Edmund S. Delong, undated; Letter to "The Principal of Princeton University," June 20, 1949; and printed material referring to the Battle of Princeton and the Leicestershire Regiment, 1777.
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Letter regarding taking an examination.
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3 Letters; Concerning a position for his son, Henry Williamson, June 14 1882; Accepting an invitation to visit him, April 27, 1883; And consoling him on the death of his son Henry, December 23, 1884.
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Articles of Agreement of the Sale of Nassau Hall Tavern. Purchaser: Abraham C. Schenck; Sellers: William Cruser, William Gulick, Robert Bayles, John S. Van Dyke, and James S. Green
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Deed to ratify judgement against William Vance for debt.
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Deed for a tract of land in West Windsor, Middlesex County.
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M.H. Scott, Architect, drawing to 1/2 inch scale. House was at 134-136 Nassau Street until it was demolished in 1881 by James L. Burke.
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4 photostats of deeds for land at Scudder Falls and a 1941 letter from John W. Scudder to his cousin, H.E. Fish.
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Deed for land in Middlesex County by George Stainforth, signed by William Scudder and John Lloyd.
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Deed for land in Princeton, New Jersey formerly known as Olden or Bayles farm, now the site of Palmer Stadium.
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Lease of a house and lot in Princeton.
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Sale of the farm "Mansgrove," containing 189-200 acres.
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Deed for part of "Mansgrove," in Montgomery, Somerset County.
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Deed for 6.25 acres in Princeton.
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Witnessed by Job Stockton and Ennison W. Skelton
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Order for the sale of the "union tract of land" in order to pay the expenses of partition.
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Includes two fragments having signatures of John and Rachel Smith.
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Letter refusing to become an executor of Aaron Burr's estate.
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Agreement to purchase 616 acres of land on Scotts Mountain near Oxford, Sussex County.
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Deed for 12.5 acres near Bonham Town in Woodbridge to satisfy judgement against John Compton for a debt.
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Genealogy of the family of John Stevens, Hoboken, N.J., during the 18th century.
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Account of Elizabeth Stevenson's estate by James Stevenson, executor.
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Three letters.
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Includes:1822 Account of Estate by James Stevenson, executor; 1823 Order on Interests from Hunterdon Orphan's Court; 1812 Calculation of the amount of sales of land; Draft of Survey of all land of the Estate, 30 acres; 1812 Survey of 10 acres by V.W. Martin; 1811 Conditions of "Vendue."
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Letter endorsing his account against the estate of John, D. Hart, deceased.
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Signed by Job Stockton and Thomas P. Johnson.
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Signed by Robert Stockton, Lewis F. Wilson, and Ashbel Green.
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Deed for two lots in West Windsor totaling 97.36 acres.
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Receipt for money from the sale of real estate of John Weart, Sr.
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Read from James Donalson
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Deed for 301.5 acres of land in Princeton, consideration of 2300-0-0 pounds.
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Letter requesting permission to use Maclean as a reference for school.
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Deed for "Tusculum," 211 acres, consideration $15000.
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Three letters.
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Two letters and one draft.
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Copy of unpublished manuscript.
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Deed for 69 acres of land in Somerset County.
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Receipted bills for transportations of iron and steel.
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Duty for carriages and parts.
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Includes two documents, one of which is a debt to William Williamson.
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Includes: 1804 mortgage to David Lamberton; 1804 mortgage to Benjamin Harvey; 1822 note for $2.06 to John Thompson; and 1877 will and probate.
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Apologies for detaining her son because he was not well enough to return to school.
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Quit Claim and Release to Johannes Van Zandt, Garret Van Zandt, Isaac Van Zandt, Bernardus Van Zandt, and Rymar Probates, defendants, Vs. John Seashore. Witnessed by William Paterson and Joseph Snowden.
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1807 deed to Ralph Guild for 35.16 acres in Alexandria; 1808 deed to Benjamin Guild for 5 acres in Bethlehem.
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Bound folder containing documents honoring Vannest for the completion of 50 years of active life and for being a loyal supporter of the Young Men's Christian Association, Trenton. There is also a typescript copy announcing Vannest's resignation as President of the First National Bank of Trenton.
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Letter regarding the book "Despotism" by Reuben Vose.
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Louis Joseph Boris investing his wife, Marie Angelique Lesueur, with the power of attorney in regard to a property near Princeton. Island of Guadaloupe.
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Agreement regarding a house and lot in Princeton.
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Witnessed by Henry W. Green and Charles Ewing.
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Letters concerning Governor Marcus Lawrence Ward, including his will, pamphlets issued while governor, papers relating to the Ward and Morris estates. Material originated from Newark, New Jersey.
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17 cards.
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Letter ordering De Hart to march his detachment to camp. Morristown, New Jersey.
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Signed by Isaac Williamson, Commander-in-Chief
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3 Documents, including one ledger form 1730.
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Also includes a newspaper article about the space shortage from 1945.
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Letter concerning meeting of Synod at Elizabeth, includes mention of Reverend Cross and Reverend Andrews.
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Includes 5 documents: 1807 Notice to Thomas P. Johnson in regards to case Pinkerton V. Moore, attached is a bank note for $10; 1807 notice of trial; 1807 Notice of trial in the case of Sherrerd and Lowry V. Bartes (?); 1806 letter concerning his gout; and 1809 letter with a recipe.
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Consists of thirteen deeds related to land in Cape May County belonging to members of the Hand, Swaine, Stillwill, and Cresse families.
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Deed for a tract of land which Samuel Large sold to Elia Kim Hedger who willed it to his son, John Hedger who sold it to Ebenezer Wright.
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