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Papers, 1753-1915.

Title: Papers, 1753-1915.

Papers of the Foster family of Southampton including a title abstract and papers relating to property at the "Clay Pitts," Southampton; will of John Foster, 1761; will and property inventory of Josiah Foster, 1824-1826; will of James Foster, 1855; letters from James H. Foster on board the ship Atlas to his parents, and a letter about the death of James H. Foster from Austin Herrick, 1832-1833; agreements, bonds, promissory notes, bills, deeds, powers of attorney, letters, receipts and other papers involving Josiah, Josiah jr., James, John Hachaliah, Albert, Isaac, Benjamin, Cephas, and Edward H. Foster, as well as David Cook, Jonah Bower, Austin Roe, Albert Reeves, James Bellows, William H. Corwin and others. Also a contract with Southampton Electric Light Company, 1896; letters from William S. Pelletreau concerning Southampton history, 1905-1906; information on the Foster Homestead, also known as the D. A. R. House; and miscellaneous sketches and clippings.

ArchivalResource: Ca. 50 items.

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Foster-Clement Collection, ca. 1676-1875.

Title: Foster-Clement Collection, ca. 1676-1875.

Papers relating to early settlements in and largely to the Clement and Foster families of Burlington and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey: deeds (1677-1875); wills (1681-1867); family papers (1761-1819), which includes papers and receipts of Josiah Foster and William Foster, draft of William Foster's land, will of William Foster, will of Josiah Foster, Clement and Foster genealogies, Long Book (account book) of Benjamin Robinson, (1784) and surveying notebooks of Josiah Foster (1778-79, 1794-95), Account of Sleepcreek Mill book, of which Josiah Foster was director, (1785-86), and correspondence largely of Josiah Foster and Samuel Clement; Indian papers (1777-1819) and pamphlets (1778-1819) 1 box, in which the former section includes papers pertaining to Indians and the sale of lands in New Jersey and Charles Mooles' Vandeu[?] (sale) book, and the latter section contains pamphlets pertaining to legislative bills; New Jersey Land Society (ca. 1788), which was involved in the Burr Conspiracy; abolition societies; friends meetings; New Jersey elections; "New Jersey State Gazette;" and religious tracts. Miscellaneous legal papers (1762-1873), which includes judgments, bonds, agreements, papers on the Albertson vs. Norcross Case, involving Josiah Albertson (ca. 1753-1833) and Isiah Norcross, and other legal documents concerning Gloucester and Burlington counties; cash book, (1781-83) and dockets, (1790-94, 1798-1801) of Josiah Foster; and, land surveys (1687-1801), which includes an undated volume entitled "Penn's Survey in New Jersey" copies from the Surveyor General's books at Burlington, (1712-84), and road maps in and around Burlington County (ca. 1802-1846), which show detailed maps of surrounding tracts, and Atsion Company (of Josiah Foster) papers, (1764-99).

ArchivalResource: 4 linear ft.

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Tompkins, Christopher. Account book, 1819-1821.

Title: Account book, 1819-1821.

Accounts of the general mercantile business of Christopher Tompkins of Mathews County, Virginia. Names in the account book include William Bassett, James Brown, James Chewning, William Evans, Josiah Foster, John Green, Robert Hall, Richard Hurley, John Plummer, William H. Pruden, Thomas Sank, and James Saunders.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (171 p.) ; 39 cm.

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Papers, 1753-1915.

Title: Papers, 1753-1915.

Papers of the Foster family of Southampton including a title abstract and papers relating to property at the "Clay Pitts," Southampton; will of John Foster, 1761; will and property inventory of Josiah Foster, 1824-1826; will of James Foster, 1855; letters from James H. Foster on board the ship Atlas to his parents, and a letter about the death of James H. Foster from Austin Herrick, 1832-1833; agreements, bonds, promissory notes, bills, deeds, powers of attorney, letters, receipts and other papers involving Josiah, Josiah jr., James, John Hachaliah, Albert, Isaac, Benjamin, Cephas, and Edward H. Foster, as well as David Cook, Jonah Bower, Austin Roe, Albert Reeves, James Bellows, William H. Corwin and others. Also a contract with Southampton Electric Light Company, 1896; letters from William S. Pelletreau concerning Southampton history, 1905-1906; information on the Foster Homestead, also known as the D. A. R. House; and miscellaneous sketches and clippings.

ArchivalResource: Ca. 50 items.

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Chew, Aaron, 1751-1805. Family papers, 1745-1796.

Title: Family papers, 1745-1796.

Financial papers, legal documents, correspondence and other papers of various Chew family members, especially Jeremiah, Aaron (his son) and Hannah (Aaron's wife). Other family members (whose relationship cannot be established with certainty) are represented by no more than two items each. There are also several miscellaneous items which bear no obvious relationship to the family.

ArchivalResource: .2 cubic ft. (1 box).

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