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 HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER 
 of the SOCIETY of the SONS of the 
 REVOLUTION in the COMMON- 
 WEALTH of NEW JERSEY 
 
 INSTITUTED JANUARY 6, 1891 
 
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 npHE NEW JERSEY Society of the Sons of the Revolution respectfully 
 invites your attention to the aims of this organization, and solicits the 
 membership of those who are eligible, in order that its sphere of usefulness 
 may be increased. Our objects are : 
 
 1 . To keep alive the spirit of patriotism. 
 
 2. To revive the memories of the heroes of 1 775-1 783. 
 
 3. To foster devotion toward the institutions of our country. 
 
 4. To encourage historical research in relation to the Revolution. 
 
 5. To preserve documents, relics, and individual records of the Revolu- 
 
 tionary Period. 
 
 6. To promote the celebration of patriotic anniversaries. 
 
 7. To impress the importance of these subjects upon the rising generation. 
 The Society is non-political and non-sectarian. 
 
 To become a member of this Society the applicant should be twenty-one 
 years old, of good repute in the community, and be recommended by two 
 members. 
 
 Proof is required that the applicant is a lineal descendant of an ancestor 
 who v/as at all times unfailing in his loyalty, and rendered actual service in 
 the cause of American Independence,, either as an officer, soldier, seaman, 
 marine or minute-man in the armed ity:i:es of the Continental Congress, or any 
 one of the several colonies, or ss a signer of the Declaration of Independence, 
 or as a member of any continenal, Provincial, or Colonial Congress or Legis- 
 
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lature, or as a civil officer either of one of the colonies or states, or of the 
 National Government, or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Corre- 
 spondence. 
 
 The archives of the State of New jersey contain an almost perfect record 
 of the services of her citizens during that period, and additional information 
 may be obtained from town records and published genealogies. 
 
 Most of the New England States have published the records of their 
 soldiers and sailors during the Revolutionary Period. 
 
 The first step in applying for membership should be to ascertain the 
 name of the ancestor who lived at a time that would possibly include him in 
 the Revolutionary service, and the name of the place in which he lived. Then 
 write to the Adjutant-General or Secretary of State in the Colony or State 
 where the ancestor lived, and obtain from him a certified copy of the ances- 
 tor's record. The certificate should be filed with the Secretary of the Society, 
 together with the names of two persons v/ho have signified their willingness to 
 recommend the applicant. 
 
 A blank form with full instructions will then be furnished by the Secre- 
 tary. The concise record of the ancestor's service is required. The pedigree 
 should be traced only to the ancestor who served in the v/ar. 
 
 Citations from authorities in proof of service are required from duly 
 authenticated histories and printed records. If more than one line of descent 
 is claimed, supplemental applications should be m.ade for each line of descent. 
 
 The Initiation fee is ten dollars ; annual dues — five dollars ; life member- 
 ship — fifty dollars by a member m good standing ; endowed membership — one 
 hundred dollars. 
 
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 A tablet has been placed in Nassau Hall in Princeton, New Jersey, to 
 commemorate the battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777. 
 
 A Prize Essay Contest has been held among the school children of the 
 State upon the subject of Washington's Campaign in New Jersey. 
 
 The Society has made contributions toward the preservation of historic 
 buildings at Somerville and Rocky Hill every year since 1 898. 
 
 A Trophy has been presented to the National Guard of the State as an 
 annual prize for the best company figure of merit in markmanship. 
 
 Wf&ttvB fnr 1010-1911 
 
 President, ------ HoN. RrCHARD FoWE^ER STEVENS, Newark 
 
 Vice-President, ----- Qen. ALFRED A. WOODHDI.1,, Princeton 
 
 Secretary, ------ Prof. Wii,i,iam Libbey, Princeton 
 
 Corresponding Secretary,- - ROBERT CHAMBERS BeLVILLE, Trenton 
 
 Treasurer, Neil ROBERT MONTTGOMERY, Trenton 
 
 Registrar, ------ FREDERICK Hatfield CIvARK, Trenton 
 
 Historian, HON. Chari,eS W. Parker, Jersey City 
 
 Chaplain, Rev. CharIvES MarTER Perkins, Vineland 
 
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 John Ai^exander Campbei^i,, 
 Thomas Stryker Chambers, 
 Rev. Daniei. R. Foster, 
 Ephraim T. Gill, 
 
 Foster Conarroe Griffith, 
 Horace Franklin Nixon, 
 William F. Reeve, 
 Hamilton Schuyler, 
 
 James Hervey Stout. 
 

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