Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge in the Town of Newark recrods, 1787-1788.

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Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge in the Town of Newark recrods, 1787-1788.

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This collection contains extracts from the record book of the Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge in the Town of Newark, covering the time span from April 16, 1787 to July 7, 1788. These extracts are typewritten transcripts derived from the original document. The transcript was composed, possibly by Robert M. Boyd, Jr., around the year 1914. Members included Elisha Boudinot, Jonathan Crane, Rev. Alexander MacWhorter, and his son, Alexander C. MacWhorter, as well as Uzal Ogden and Samuel Whitaker.

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Boudinot, Elisha, 1749-1819

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Lawyer in Newark, N.J.; brother of Revolutionary statesman Elias Boudinot. From the description of ALS, [s.d.], to Elias B. Dayton. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626006 Revolutionary War patriot, lawyer, and jurist; of Newark, N.J. From the description of Papers, [19--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975357 ...

Macwhorter, Alexander, 1734-1807

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Alexander MacWhorter graduated Princeton University in 1757; was D.D. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Newark, N.J. From the description of Sermons : manuscript, 1803-1806. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 79063252 Alexander Macwhorter (1734-1807) was a Presbyterian minister of Scottish descent. His maternal ancestors were among the first emigrants from Scotland to the North of Ireland, and his direct maternal ancestors and their children were wi...

Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge in the Town of Newark (N.J.)

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For the purposes of promoting and executing such schemes as may appear to be useful and ornamental to the town, the Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge in the Town of Newark was founded in 1787 by prominent Newark citizens such as Elisha Boudinot, Reverend Alexander MacWhorter, and Reverend Uzal Ogden. Activities of the organization included the beautification of Newark, which involved the planting of trees, the improvement of roads, and the promotion of economic activity within the municipal...

Whitaker, Samuel, fl. 1787-1788.

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Boyd, Robert M., Jr,

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McWhorter, Alexander C. (Alexander Cumming), 1771-1808

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Ogden, Uzal, 1744-1822

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Uzal Ogden was rector of Trinity Church in Newark, New Jersey. Gouverneur, Kemble & Co. was a large merchant firm based in Lower Manhattan, founded by Iasac and Nicholas Gouverneur and Peter Kemble. From the description of Uzal Ogden letter to Gouverneur, Kemble & Co., 1799. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 719997735 ...

Crane, Jonathan, fl. 1787-1788.

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