William Pennington papers, 1795-1915 1820-1865.

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William Pennington papers, 1795-1915 1820-1865.

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The papers largely consist of the correspondence, court documents, contracts, and financial documents of William Pennington (1796-1862), dating from 1795-1915, with bulk dates of 1820-1865. Most of the correspondence in the collection is written to William Pennington (1796-1862), with a lesser number of letters to Caroline Burnet Pennington, William Pennington (1869-1922), and Albert P. Condit. Correspondents of William Pennington (1796-1862) include Alexander M. Cumming, Israel Crane, Robert Campbell, John Cox, Joseph C. Hornblower, James Robertson, and Anthony Rutgers, and the letters mostly pertain to legal matters and court cases. Pennington's legal career is also documented in the court records contained in these papers. There are briefs, arguments, notes, opinions, pleas, notices, depositions, warrants, summons, subpoenas, and power of attorneys for various cases Pennington was involved in. There are also the charges in a case brought by Samuel Pennington (1765-1835) and Stephen Gould against Robert Hays regarding a breach of contract to sell and deliver the Newark newspaper, The Centinel of Freedom. The papers contain, too, contracts and financial documents of William Pennington (1796-1862) and his business acquaintances, friends, and family. These items include land deeds for Newark and Pequannock, New Jersey, bonds, an inheritance agreement, promissory notes, checks, court bills, and a small collection of signatures including the autograph of Buffalo Bill.

0.25 linear ft. (16 folders)

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7666980

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Hays, Robert (Robert S.)

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Gould, Stephen, 1777-1839

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Campbell, Robert, 1769-1846

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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 ...

Pennington, Samuel, 1765-1835

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Cumming, Alexander M., fl. 1854.

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Buffalo Bill, 1864-1917.

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Pennington, William, 1796-1862

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William Pennington (May 4, 1796 – February 16, 1862) was an American politician and lawyer, the Governor of New Jersey from 1837 to 1843, and served as Speaker of the House during his one term in Congress. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1813 and then studied law with Theodore Frelinghuysen. He was admitted to the bar in 1817 and served as a clerk of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (where his...

Crane, Israel (1774-1858)

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

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William Sanford Pennington, the sixth of the nine children of Mary Sanford (1725-1805) and Samuel Pennington (1725-1791), was born in 1757 in Newark, New Jersey. He was probably trained as a hatter, but at the outbreak of the Revolution joined the Continental Army and became in 1777 a sergeant in the 2nd Regiment of Artillery under Colonel John Lamb and Major General Henry Knox. He advanced to the rank of 2nd lieutenant in 1780, and at the end of the war was brevetted Captain by a s...

Cox, John, fl. 1841.

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Robertson, James, active 1821-1823

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Condit, Albert Pierson, 1829-1901.

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Pennington, Caroline Burnet, 1797-1872.

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Rutgers, Anthony

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Resident of Belleville, N.J., and student at Newark Academy (1809-1810). From the description of Papers, 1763-1834. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70955003 ...

Pennington, William, 1869-1922.

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