Nicholas Murray notes, 1776-1853.

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Nicholas Murray notes, 1776-1853.

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This collection contains the notes of Reverend Nicholas Murray, the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The notes were compiled cover the years 1776 to 1853, and are Murray's research on the death of his predecessor, Reverend James Caldwell. Based upon these notes, Murray presented a paper to the New Jersey Historical Society in 1848, in which he asserts that Caldwell was indeed murdered by James Morgan, an American soldier on sentry duty, in 1781. Murray's supporting evidence is documented in the affidavits, correspondence, and other research notes included in this collection. Amongst the witnesses submitting affidavits are Hannah Austin, William Clark, Samuel Downer, Mary Grover, Shepard Kollock, Elizabeth Ross, James Ross, John Stiles, Belcher Woodruff, Henry Woodruff, and Stephen Woodruff. Notes contain Murray's incoming letters, which covers the years 1807 to 1853, all of which is in reference to his research on Caldwell. Correspondents include J.F. Caldwell, Samuel Miller, Aaron Ogden, and William S. Pennington.

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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...

Stiles, John, fl. 1846.

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Woodruff, Belcher, fl. 1846.

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Caldwell, James, 1734-1781

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Woodruff, Henry, fl. 1846.

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Ross, James, fl. 1846.

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Morgan, James, -1784

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Clark, William D., 1846-1909

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Woodruff, Stephen B.

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Ogden, Aaron, 1756-1839

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U.S. senator and governor of New Jersey, ship builder, and army officer. From the description of Receipts of Aaron Ogden, 1789. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454779 Governor of New Jersey and United States senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Major Elias B. Dayton, 1802 Feb. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611449 U.S. senator and governor of New Jersey. From the description of Papers, 1783-1833. (...

Austin, Hannah, fl. 1846.

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Murray, Nicholas, 1802-1861

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Presbyterian clergyman, who also used the pseudonym Kirwan. From the description of Papers, 1776-1846. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70954872 After attending Williams College, Nicholas Murray graduated from the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1829 at the age of 27. Murray was assigned to the church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, which was a very poor congregation. In order to raise funds for his church, he traveled throughout the region, requ...

Murray, Nicholas

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Indian teacher at Cheboygan, Michigan. From the description of Nicholas F. Murray papers, 1856-1858. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421349 ...

Downer, Samuel, fl. 1846.

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Grover, Mary, fl. 1846.

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First Presbyterian Church (Elizabeth, N.J.)

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First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, New Jersey organized ca. 1664 as a Congregational church; joined the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 1717. Erected its own building in 1724; new buildings were erected after fires in 1786 and 1924. From the description of Records, 1716-1913 / First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, N.J. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 9545103 ...

Miller, Samuel, fl. 1807-1853.

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Kollock, Shepard, 1750-1839

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Ross, Elizabeth, fl. 1846.

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