Letters, 1745-1845.

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Letters, 1745-1845.

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Letters chiefly to Wall concerning legal matters and debts, with information on politics in New York and New Jersey; elections in New Jersey, 1830s; New Jersey government, 1830s; the presidential election of 1840; the Whig Party in New Jersey; land speculation in Ohio during the 1790s; and social life and customs in New York in the early 1800s. There are also copies of portions of the records of the New Jersey Supreme Court of Chancery, and the Court of Common Pleas of Hunterdon County, N.J.; and a subpoena.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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New Jersey. Court of Common Pleas (Hunterdon County)

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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...

Whig Party (N.J.)

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New Jersey. Court of Chancery

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The State Bank at Trenton (N.J.) was incorporated in 1812 and operated until May 16, 1825, when it suspended payment. From the description of Complaint in the case of State Bank at Trenton vs. Abner Reeder, et al., 1826. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122458725 The Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad Company was chartered March 3, 1854, with authority to construct a railroad from some point on Raritan Bay and through the countie...