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Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey. Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey records, 1771-1843.

Title: Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey records, 1771-1843.

Account book (1771 September 12-1843-July 11; 129 pages) relating chiefly to land transactions in eastern New Jersey and the internal business of the board. Many of the accounts relate to James Parker and Theophylact Bache. Also includes a volume recording "certificates of mislocation" (1789 April 17-1842 May 17).

ArchivalResource: 2 items.1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71068620 View

Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873. Papers, 1820-1893.

Title: Papers, 1820-1893.

Correspondence, diaries, case files, and other papers, reflecting Vroom's career as a lawyer in Schooleys Mountain, Hackettstown, Flemington, Somerville, and Trenton, N.J., state legislator, governor, congressman, U.S. minister to the court of Prussia (1854-1857), and law reporter for the New Jersey Supreme Court (1865-1873), and his activities in the Whig Party and Dutch Reformed Church.

ArchivalResource: 20 ft.

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Parker family (Perth Amboy, N.J.). Parker family papers, 1676-1946 1760-1820.

Title: Parker family papers, 1676-1946 1760-1820.

This collection documents the personal and business dealings of the Parker family of Perth Amboy and spans the years 1676-1946, with bulk dates of 1760-1820. Specific family members that are documented include James Parker (1725-1797), James Parker (1776-1868), and Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907).The collection consists of the family's correspondence, diaries, land surveys and transactions, legal papers, architectural drawings, wills, poetry, deeds, and indentures. Of special note are late eighteenth and early nineteenth century documents pertaining to trade with the West Indies, as well as petitions and counter-petitions concerning canal construction in Newark in 1837. Documents and correspondence of the following individuals are included in the papers: James Alexander, William Alexander (Lord Stirling), Robert Allen, John Barberie, Robert Barclay, Andrew Bell, Ryneir Blanchard, Elisha Boudinot, Gilbert Budd, John Cochran, John Cooley, James Duane, Azariah Dunham, William Dunlap, Hamilton Fish, Nathan Ford, P.W. Freame, William Churchill Houston, Richard Howell, Robert Hunter, Andrew Johnston, Abraham Kitchel, Robert R. Livingston, Walter Livingston, William Livingston, Thomas Millidge, Samuel D. Morford, Lewis Morris, Richard R. Morris, Robert Hunter Morris, Cortlandt Parker, Elisha Parker, James Parker, William Paterson, John Penn, Richard Penn, Thomas Penn, John Reade, John Rutherford, David A. Ryerson, James Silver, John Stevens, Richard Stevens, Richard Stockton, Peter D. Vroom, and Peter Young.

ArchivalResource: 7 linear ft. (13 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54032516 View

Parker, James, 1776-1868. James and Cortlandt Parker daybook, 1867-1873.

Title: James and Cortlandt Parker daybook, 1867-1873.

Daybook kept by James Parker in 1867, and his son, Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907), for James Parker's estate (1868-1873).

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Loring, Charles G. (Charles Greely), 1794-1867. Papers, 1768-1866

Title: Charles G. Loring papers, 1768-1866

Papers of Boston lawyer and state senator Charles Greely Loring primarily relating to the American Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 17 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)

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Wall, Garret D. (Garret Dorset), 1783-1850. Papers, 1785-1870 (bulk 1807-1850).

Title: Papers, 1785-1870 (bulk 1807-1850).

Letters received, 1799-1850; legal documents, 1805-1850, pertaining to cases handled by Wall; financial documents, including vouchers, 1816-1819, as treasurer of the Trenton Township Committee; papers, 1811-1835, concerning estates (of George Holcombe and Barnes I. Smock) settled by Wall; and miscellaneous other papers. Also letters received, 1847-1867, by son James W. Wall and miscellaneous papers lacking an obvious Wall family connection.

ArchivalResource: .8 cubic ft. (2 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122374185 View

Lucius Lyon papers (1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851)

Title: Lucius Lyon papers (1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851)

The Lucius Lyon papers contain the public correspondence of Lucius Lyon, United States representative and senator from Michigan, and surveyor general for Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. Letter writers include Michigan governors, legislators, postmasters, physicians, and other local politicians, as well as residents of Michigan, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and Indiana, and national Democratic Party leaders during the years Lyon served in Congress.

ArchivalResource: 12 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-416lyo?rgn=main;view=text View

Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895. Letters received, 1858-1868.

Title: Letters received, 1858-1868.

Letters received, 1858-1868, from (or relating to) members and former members of the United States Congress from New Jersey. Some of the letters are autobiographical, while others include biographical information or a photograph as an enclosure.

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

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122570733 View

Parker family. Papers, 1680-1936.

Title: Papers, 1680-1936.

Correspondence, diaries, land surveys and transactions, wills, deeds, indentures, and other legal papers, poetry, and architectural drawings. Family members include James Parker (1725-1797), lawyer and agent for East Jersey Proprietors, and for Hunterdon and Sussex County, N.J., properties of Sir Robert Barker, absentee British landlord; James Parker (1776-1868), a director of Delaware and Raritan Canal Company; and Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907), Newark lawyer active in Whig and Republican politics. Persons represented include James Alexander, William Alexander (Lord Stirling), Robert Allen, John Barberie, Robert Barclay, Andrew Bell, Ryneir Blanchard, Elisha Boudinot, Gilbert Budd, John Cochran, James Duane, Azariah Dunham, William Dunlap, Hamilton Fish, Richard Howell, Robert Hunter, Andrew Johnston, Abraham Kitchel, Robert R. Livingston, Walter Livingston, William Livingston, Thomas Millidge, Samuel D. Morford, Lewis Morris, Richard R. Morris, Robert Hunter Morris, Elisha Parker, William Paterson, John Penn, Richard Penn, Thomas Penn, John Reade. John Rutherfurd, David A. Ryerson, John Stevens, Richard Stevens, Richard Stockton, Peter D. Vroom, and Peter Young.

ArchivalResource: 7 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71054545 View

New Jersey. Legislature. Act of the New Jersey state legislature, 1822.

Title: Act of the New Jersey state legislature, 1822.

Act (1822 November 15) incorporating a company for carrying on whale and seal fishing from the port of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and for banking purposes. Names William S. Pennington, James Parker, and others as commissioners.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70983642 View

Parker, James, 1776-1868. New Jersey collection, 1648-1917 (bulk 1800-1900).

Title: New Jersey collection, 1648-1917 (bulk 1800-1900).

Consists of miscellaneous New Jersey-related correspondence, legal documents, financial papers, and a copy of a journal (1787).

ArchivalResource: 4.05 cu. ft. (9 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82212793 View

Thayer, George W. Lucius Lyon papers, 1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851.

Title: Lucius Lyon papers, 1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851.

The Lucius Lyon papers contain the public correspondence of Lucius Lyon, United States representative and senator from Michigan and surveyor general for Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. Letter writers include Michigan governors, legislators, postmasters, physicians, and other local politicians; residents of Michigan, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and Indiana; and national Democratic Party leaders during the years Lyon served in Congress.

ArchivalResource: 12 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/767571727 View

Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873. Peter D. Vroom papers, 1783-1891.

Title: Peter D. Vroom papers, 1783-1891.

This collection consists of general correspondence from 1783-1869, individual legal case files from 1813-1891, letter books from 1840-1857, personal financial records from 1813-1861, diaries from 1850-1874, subscription and nominations lists from 1832-1868, and written personal opinions from 1822-1870. The collection also contains record books from various New Jersey churches, organizations, and individuals from 1821-1856 and Supreme Court cases from 1840-1894. Included in this collection are materials from prominent people in New Jersey history, including: Robert Adrain, Andrew Allen, William T. Anderson, Augustus W. Bell, John S. Blauvelt, Joseph P. Bradley, Lewis Cass, Salmon P. Chase, Cadwallader Colden, John S. Darcy, Edward Nicoll Dickerson, Philemon Dickerson, Amzi Dodd, Andrew Dutcher, Alphonse L. Eakin, Lucius Q.C. Elmer, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Theodore Frelinghuysen, Daniel Haines, William Halsey, Joseph C. Hornblower, Richard W. Howell, John P. Jackson, P.B. Kennedy, James S. Nevius, Charles Parker, James Parker, Joel Parker, William Pennington, Stacy G. Potts, Joseph F. Randolph, Theodore F. Randolph, George M. Robeson, John M. Sherrerd, Samuel L. Southard, Robert Field Stockton, Elias Van Arsdale, Martin Van Buren, James Vroom, John P. Vroom, Garret D. Wall, Marcus L. Ward, Asa Whitehead, and Isaac H. Williamson.

ArchivalResource: 20 linear ft. (42 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54025984 View

Bartles, Charles, 1801-1883. Papers, 1775-1882.

Title: Papers, 1775-1882.

Papers of Charles Bartles and of his father Andrew Bartles.

ArchivalResource: .4 cubic ft. (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122414624 View

Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873. Papers, 1744-1873.

Title: Papers, 1744-1873.

Correspondence and papers of Vroom, consisting chiefly of letters received by Vroom from a variety of individuals including J.H. Austin, Andrew Deutcher, Alfred Gale, P.B. Kennedy, James Parker, and John M. Wycoff. These letters deal with business, legal, and political affairs. There are a few personal letters, various legal papers and documents, and memoranda written by Vroom. The early material contains Vroom family letters and documents including letters to Vroom's father, Peter D. Vroom (1745-1831). Also of interest is Vroom's Latin-English vocabulary notebook kept during his junior year at Columbia College, 1807. The notebook contains a list of his classmates. In addition there is his 1808 Columbia College Commencement address.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122377021 View

Thomas Seabrook family (Monmouth County, N. J.). Thomas Seabrook family papers, 1789-1844 1795-1815.

Title: Thomas Seabrook family papers, 1789-1844 1795-1815.

The papers consist mostly of survey certificates done for Thomas Seabrook, Sr., Stephen Seabrook, and Thomas Seabrook, Jr. There are eight certificates drawn up from 1795 to 1815 that assess lands in Middletown, Dover, Shrewsbury, and Freehold Townships in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Andrew Bell, as the Surveyor General of the Eastern Division of the State of New Jersey, and James Parker, as the Junior General Surveyor of the Eastern Division of the State of New Jersey, signed all of the documents. The collection also contains the will of Thomas Seabrook, Jr., two other documents concerning Seabrook land dealings, and a miscellaneous note written by Mary Lowell Darraeott Edes regarding family chairs.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53399840 View

Parker, James, 1776-1868. Abstract of weekly returns made to the Secretary of the Treasury, 1829-1833.

Title: Abstract of weekly returns made to the Secretary of the Treasury, 1829-1833.

Manuscript abstract of returns from the Perth Amboy, N.J., Collector's Office, in the hand of James Parker, Collector, dated Apr. 1, 1829 to Mar. 2, 1833.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49370904 View