New York and New Jersey boundary dispute collection 1663-1872.

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New York and New Jersey boundary dispute collection 1663-1872.

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Abstract of documentary evidence (1663-1748); application for the royal approval act of assembly for running the line (1753); correspondence and other documents of James Parker (1725-1797), relating to proceedings before a commission appointed to settle the boundary between New York and New Jersey in 1769 (arranged by William A. Whitehead in 1860 and 1872); interrogatives and cross-interrogatives by agents from New York and New Jersey in 1769; letters and documents relating to boundary negotiations of 1827-1828, including letters of Lucius Q.C. Elmer, Theodore Frelinghuysen, John Rutherfurd (1760-1840), Richard Stockton (1764-1828), and Isaac H. Williamson; and material on the controversy respecting the eastern boundary of New Jersey between John Cochran, H.B. Dawson, and William A. Whitehead (1865).

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8050634

New Jersey Historical Society Library

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Whitehead, William A. (William Adee), 1810-1884

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Elmer, Lucius Q. C. (Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus), 1793-1883

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Lawyer, judge, delegate to Continental Congress, and U.S. senator, of Bridgeton, N.J. From the description of Diary, 1810-1814. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28408644 ...

Stockton, Richard, 1764-1828

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Lawyer, politician, and landowner, of Princeton, N.J. From the description of Degree, 1783 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70965716 ...

Cochran, John, 1730-1807

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Surgeon. From the description of John Cochran correspondence, 1780. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452743 Army surgeon, Continental Army. From the description of Papers, 1783-1942, [New York state]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35006776 ...

Parker, James, 1725-1797

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James Parker (1725-1797), the son of Janet Johnstone (d.1741) and John Parker (1693-1732), served on the northern frontier during the French and Indian War as a young man. Sometime after 1746, he left the army and partnered with Beverly Robinson and Andrew Johnston in a mercantile business. The company traded with the West Indies and in 1750-1751, Parker traveled to Jamaica for business reasons. Soon after this trip he settled in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to manage the family estate, which include...

Dawson, Henry B. (Henry Barton), 1821-1889

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Henry Barton Dawson was an American editor, historian and antiquarian bookseller. From the description of Henry B. Dawson papers, 1859-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122465987 From the guide to the Henry B. Dawson papers, 1859-1892, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Henry Barton Dawson (1821–1889) was an American journalist, historian and temperance reformer. From the guide to the Henry B. Dawson Letter, 1864, (Speci...

Williamson, Isaac H. (Isaac Halsted), 1767-1844

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Isaac Halstead Williamson and his son Benjamin Williamson were two of the most distinguished men who practiced law in New Jersey during the nineteenth century. Isaac H. Williamson became involved in New Jersey's political process, and as a Democrat was elected to represent Essex County in the New Jersey State Assembly in 1815. When Governor Dickerson resigned to accept his election to the United States Senate, Isaac was elected Governor of New Jersey and was re-elected for 12 consecutive years. ...

Frelinghuysen, Theodore, 1787-1862

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Rutherfurd, John, 1760-1840

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Prominent landowner, New York and New Jersey. From the description of John Rutherfurd papers, 1726-1835 (bulk 1775-1835). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58776374 ...