Jacob Stern Thomson papers, 1765-1844.

Halsey, William, 1770-1843

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New Jersey. Militia. Sussex Brigade

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New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly

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The New Jersey Assembly had similar functions both before and after the American Revolution. In colonial days, the representatives, who were elected by adult white males over the age of 21, were sworn in, and then chose the speaker. The Governor could veto the assembly's choice for speaker but most of the time he gave his approval. To hold a meeting of the Assembly at least two members and the speaker had to be present, however, they needed sixteen votes to enact ordinary legislation and eightee...

Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853

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Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 - October 5, 1853) was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy - under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren. From the description of Document, May 26, 1837. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168849 Richard Dale was a naval officer. From the guide to the Richard Dale papers, 1780-1845, 17...

Thomson, Jacob Stern, 1772-1831

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Lawyer and state legislator, of Marksborough, N.J., active in Whig and Federalist politics; sometimes spelling his surname Thompson. From the description of Papers, 1765-1844. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70955063 Jacob Stern Thomson was born in Changewater, New Jersey, circa 1772. He lived and practiced law in Marksborough, Sussex (later Warren) County, New Jersey. Thomson was admitted to the bar in 1796, and was the Clerk for Sussex County, ...

Frelinghuysen, Theodore, 1787-1862

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Paterson, William, 1745-1806

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Patterson immigrated from Ireland as a child, and practiced law from 1769. He was attorney general of New Jersey (1776-1783), a member of the Constitutional Convention (1787), and associate justice of the Supreme Court (1793-1806). From the description of Letters to George Simpson, 1796, 1806. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339803 William Paterson (1745-1806), was a prominent New Jersey attorney, senator (1789), and governor (1791) who became an associa...

Hornblower, Joseph C. (Joseph Coerten), 1777-1864

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Hornblower served as Chief Justice for New Jersey from 1832-1846. After his retirement, he practiced law in Newark, New Jersey. In 1860 he was president of the electoral college of New Jersey. From the description of Letter to Mr. Ropes, 1858. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234340261 ...

Leake, Samuel, fl. 1796-1829.

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Stockton, Richard, 1764-1828

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Lawyer, politician, and landowner, of Princeton, N.J. From the description of Degree, 1783 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70965716 ...

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...

Sussex County (N.J.). Clerk's Office

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As required by 1795 legislation, the clerk of each New Jersey county was responsible for copying the marriage returns into a book kept solely for that purpose. Legislation of 1848 required clerks to submit annual returns of vital records to the Secretary of State; further legislation in 1878 authorized marriage officiants to submit certificates to municipal clerks or assessors, who in turn, filed these records with the Secretary of State, thus eleminating this function at the county level. ...