Marjorie Ladd Saxe papers I, 1876-1980.

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Marjorie Ladd Saxe papers I, 1876-1980.

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Ten published works; 17 folders of handwritten or typed materials; and 20 photographs, providing information on Centerville and Readington Township history, the families who lived there, and the types of lives they led. Includes drafts and research notes for The Centerville Methodist Church, 1869-1969, written by Marjorie Saxe; notes from the Flemington paper copied by Saxe for George Bushfield; materials relating to the Readington Township Tercentenary Committee; notes on the Centerville tavern; materials relating to Centerville history and events held in Centerville stage coach barn; materials on Centerville church societies and Sunday schools; Elmira, N.Y., Journal (Dec. 1894); and other materials. Correspondents include Katherine Stout, Ernest Higgins, Ruth May, Howard S. Cray, Henry Charlton Beck, and John Huff. Published works include History of the First Baptist Church of Plainfield, N.J., 1818-1877 by O.B. Leonard (1877); Capture of the Block House at Toms River, New Jersey, March 24, 1782, by William S. Stryker (1883); General Washington at Coryell's Ferry by Hannah Coryell Anderson (1969); Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Hillsborough Mutual Fire Assurance Association ... (1888); Washington's March to Trenton on Christmas Night in 1776 by Carlos E. Godfrey (1924); My Two Roads by J. Brian Eby (1974, 1976); and others.

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Hunterdon County Historical Society

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Higgins, Ernest

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Resident of Centerville, Readington Twp., Hunterdon County, N.J.; local historian; member of the Centerville Methodist Church and Readington Township Tercentenary Committee and active in the township's bicentennial celebrations in 1976. From the description of Marjorie Ladd Saxe papers I, 1876-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 636092277 ...