Amzi Dodd papers, 1819-1888.

ArchivalResource

Amzi Dodd papers, 1819-1888.

This collection consists of correspondence from 1819-1838, legal papers from 1816-1838, account books from 1822-1838, and case notes from 1826-1841. It also consists of records for the Essex Brigade of Militia from 1810-1823 and records of Mystic Lodge No. 17 (Freemasons) from 1885-1888. Included in these materials are letters and casework involving John Warner, David Flagg, Thomas Gibbons, Aaron Ogden, William Budd, Jabez Pierson, Job and James Crowell and Nathan Squier. Materials pertaining to significant organizations in this collection include the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Co., the Morris Canal and Banking Co., and the Essex County Court of Oyer and Terminer.

3.5 linear ft. (7 boxes)

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7674840

New Jersey Historical Society Library

Related Entities

There are 20 Entities related to this resource.

Squirer, Nathan.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d50kvh (person)

Dodd, Amzi, 1823-1913

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b56gz8 (person)

Lawyer and judge, of Newark and Bloomfield, New Jersey; became president of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, Newark, in 1882. From the description of Letters received, 1882-1886 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582689 ...

Flagg, David, active 1826-1834

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f18wzj (person)

Crowell, James, fl. 1830.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68g8j4k (person)

New Jersey. Legislature. Senate

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63f8d6x (corporateBody)

Pierson, Jabez.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65719v3 (person)

New Jersey. Court of Common Pleas (Essex County)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6614pj0 (corporateBody)

Jurisdiction of the court is co-existent with county; judge is also judge of Court of Quarter Sessions, Special Sessions, Oyer and Terminer, and Orphan's Court. From the description of Court of Common Pleas/Court of General Quarter Sessions minutes, 1710-1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960503 ...

Ogden, Aaron, 1756-1839

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bp0107 (person)

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. (...

Budd, William, fl. 1831.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q52n31 (person)

Dodd, Amzi, 1793-1838

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pr7tc4 (person)

Lawyer, public prosecutor, and state legislator, of Newark, N.J. From the description of Papers, 1785-1840. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70954608 Amzi Dodd was the son of United States Army General John Dodd. He attended the College of New Jersey in Princeton, graduating with honors in 1813, and read law in the office of Joseph C. Hornblower. Dodd moved to Newark and set up a legal practice there, and he experienced immediate success. As his r...

Crowell, Job.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tq60kd (person)

Morris Canal and Banking Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h45gn2 (corporateBody)

Chartered 1824 under act of legislature; built and maintained the Morris Canal until 1922 when it was acquired by the state of New Jersey; canal discontinued in 1924; company continued to exist as a legal entity managing its properties with the Board of Conservation and Development, a New Jersey state agency, later succeeded by the Dept. of Environmental Protection. From the description of Maps, field notes, estimates, and appraisals, 1828-1834. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 7096346...

College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60g7869 (corporateBody)

New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zd1r4x (corporateBody)

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...

United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rc0v7x (corporateBody)

Gibbons, Thomas, 1757-1826

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6222sgp (person)

Lawyer, politician, and steamboat operator; plaintiff in Gibbons vs. Ogden. From the description of Papers, 1821-1829. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 84898930 Lawyer and steamboat pilot. From the description of Papers of Thomas Gibbons, 1797-1800. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450452 Lawyer, politician and steamboat operator; plaintiff in Gibbons vs. Ogden. From the description of Papers, 1820-1829. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Warner, John, -1873

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v69hdn (person)

John Warner was an amateur mathematician and naturalist (d. 1873) who resided in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He published on engineering subjects and organic morphology. He lived abroad from 1862 to 1868, visiting England, France, Italy, the Levant, Egypt, Greece, Constantinople, the Balkans, and Germany. From the guide to the John Warner letters and papers, 1850-1864, 1850-1864, (American Philosophical Society) John Warner was an amateur mathematician from Pottsville (Pa.). ...

Dodd, John, fl. 1793.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t43r4p (person)

New Jersey. Militia. Essex Brigade

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tf3nhg (corporateBody)

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

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60z719k (person)

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 ...