Paris, Ferdinand John

British solicitor and agent for Board of General Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey.

From the description of Papers, 1686-1838. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70954946

Ferdinand John Paris was an influential London lawyer who was appointed by the East Jersey Proprietors to be their agent with the British government. The East Jersey Proprietors needed someone to represent their cause, the delineation of the borders between East and West Jersey and New Jersey and New York. The lack of a clear-cut border between the two colonies and the two Jerseys had led to numerous violent incidences.

From the description of John Ferdinand Paris papers, 1686-1850. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 54068975