Society of Cincinati membership certificate, 1809 Jan. 7.

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Society of Cincinati membership certificate, 1809 Jan. 7.

Testimonial of Gilbert L. Barton's membership in the Society of Cincinnati in New Jersey, signed Jan. 7, 1809 by the society's president, Joseph Bloomfield and secretary, Andrew Hunter.

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Barton, Gilbert.

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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...

Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey

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