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

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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.

.8 cubic ft. (2 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6694567

Rutgers University

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New Jersey Historical Society

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Frelinghuysen, Theodore, 1787-1862

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McIlvaine, Joseph, 1769-1826

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Senator from New Jersey. From the description of Autograph "Company Orders" signed as Captain, Burlington Volunteers : Burlington, N.J., 1799 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270605246 ...

Trenton (N.J. : Township). Township Committee.

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Wall, James W. (James Walter), 1820-1872

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Sherrerd, John M. (John Maxwell), 1794-1871

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John M. Sherrerd (1794-1871) of Warren County, N.J., was the father of Samuel Sherrerd, iron manufacurer and farmer in Rockbridge County, Va., and John B. Sherrerd, iron manufacturer and physician, in Botetourt County, Va. From the guide to the John M. Sherrerd Papers, ., 1849-1850, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Smock, Barnes I.

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Holcombe, George, 1786-1828

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Epithet: DD, Prebendary of Westminster British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000703.0x000052 ...

Deare, Lewis, 1780?-1817

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Schenck, Abraham Voorhees, 1821-1902

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Elmer, Lucius Q. C. (Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus), 1793-1883

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Griffith, William, 1766-1826

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Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842

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Bell, Andrew, 1757-1843

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Murat, Lucien, 1803-1878

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Wall, Garret D. (Garret Dorset), 1783-1850

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Garret Dorset Wall was born in Middletown Township, New Jersey, on March 10, 1783. At the age of 15, Garret Wall moved to Trenton, and became a student-at-law in the office of General Jonathan Rhea, who was the clerk of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Wall studied common law, focusing on the areas of real estate, inheritance, and titles. When he turned 21, Wall was licensed as an attorney and began practice in Trenton. Wall served during the War of 1812, commanding the Phoenix Infantry Corps, a vo...

Scott, Joseph Warren, 1778-1871

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Maclean, John, 1800-1886

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Hunterdon County Mining Company.

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Dayton, William L. (William Lewis), 1807-1864

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Potts, Stacy G. (Stacy Gardner), 1799-1865

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Pennington, William S. (William Sandford), 1757-1826

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Seeley, Elias P., 1791-1846

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Haines, Daniel, 1801-1877

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Condit, Silas, 1778-1861

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Sykes, George, 1802-1880

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Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873

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New Jersey lawyer, politician, and diplomat. In 1838 he was elected to Congress, but because of irregularities in the returns, he and several other winning candidates were not confirmed. The dispute, which became known as the Broad Seal War, was finally settled in their favor by the courts. From the description of ALsS : Trenton, N.J., to Aaron Ogden Dayton, 1839-1845. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506970 Attorney in Trenton, N.J., Governor of New ...

Parker, James, 1776-1868

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Bank of New Brunswick

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