Autograph manuscripts and manuscripts signed, 1789-1819 (bulk 1812-1813).

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Autograph manuscripts and manuscripts signed, 1789-1819 (bulk 1812-1813).

Collection of papers written or signed by Joseph Bloomfield, including a letter sent, 1789, relating to a legal matter; a letter of attorney, 1790, relating to land in Maryland in which Bloomfield's wife had an interest; receipts and orders, 1812-1813, signed by Bloomfield during the War of 1812, with a related letter, 1813, pertaining to a voucher; and a brief cover letter, 1819, lacking any enclosures. Accompanying the other items is the will, 1785-1786, of Bloomfield's brother-in-law Joseph McIlvaine (of Bucks County, Pennsylvania).

14 items (1 folder).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6694568

Rutgers University

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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 ...

Bloomfield, Joseph, 1753-1823

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Bloomfield was a lawyer and a soldier in New Jersey. He was educated at the Rev. Enoch Green's Academy. He served as Mayor of Bloomfield (1795-1800), clerk of the state assembly, register of the court of admiralty, and attorney general of New Jersey. In 1801 he was elected governor of the New Jersey legislature over Richard Stockton; re-elected in1804, he served till 1812. As governor, he signed the gradual emancipation act in 1804, which reduced the slave population in New Jersey from six perce...

United States. Army. Third Military District

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