;ioo; Oii '-i; i;u-i With compliments of WILLIAM NELSON. "I give theft Books \ /iritAefourfutia^ilf a- CoHe^i in. thir Colony' Gift of yM.e^ I ^ 1902? ^•^'^^^^ crz^^^^ FIFTY YEARS OF HISTORICAL WORK IN NEW JERSEY. All Address delivered before the New Jersey Historical Society, at its Serai-Centennial Celebration, at Newark, ^lay i6, 1895. By WILLIAM NELSON. With a Bibliography of the society. PATERSON, N. J.: The Press Printing and Publishing Co. ¦iw Main St. 1898. In the latter part of the year 1893 the writer suggested to the Rev. Dr. George S. Mott, then one of the Vice Presidents of the Society, that some notice ought to be taken of the ap proaching semi-centennial anniversary of the New Jersey His torical Society, but he did not care to agitate the subject him self, as it would naturally bring to him, as Corresponding Sec retary, an unwelcome addition to his already onerous labors. Dr. Alott, however, with characteristic enthusiasm, took up the idea, and brought the subject to the attention of the Ex ecutive Committee, which bodj' at once perceived the import ance of commemorating the coming event on a large scale. The scope of the celebration gradually widened. A large committee of members was appointed to arrange all the de tails, and was thus organized : Chairman — Franklin Murphy. On Arrangements— William R. Weeks, Charles Brad ley, John Whitehead, Theodore Coe, Francis M. Tich- enor, John F. Dryden. On Speakers — Samuel H. Pennington, M. D., LL. D., Frederick W. Ricord, David A. Depue, LL. D., Gar ret D. AV. Vroom, F. Wolcott Jackson. On Invited Guests — Nathaniel Niles, Gen. William S. Stryker, Rev. George S. Mott, D. D. Secretary and Treasurer — Ernest E. Coe. In connection with the celebration of the centennial of the inauguration of George Washington as the first Piesident of theUnited States, April 30th, 1789, the Society had ordered a medal to be struck, and a copy in gold to be presented to Ben jamin Harrison, who was inaugurated President in 1889. It was decided to make this presentation a feature of the semi centennial of the Society, if Gen. Harrison's presence could be secured. The exercises were held at two o'clock in the afternoon of May i6th, 1895, in the Essex Lyceum in Clinton street, New; ark, the Society then having no building of its own, and its rooms being entirely unfitted for a large meeting. The spacious hall was filled by a very large and representative audience, from all parts of the State, and included many distinguished guests from beyond New Jersey. The programme was very simple, consisting of an address by the writer, an address by Prof. Woodrow Wilson, Ph. D., LL. D., of Princeton University, on " The Course of Amer ican History ;" presentation of the Gold Medal referred to above, to Gen. Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, 1SS9-1893, the medal being presented in a ringing his torical address by Austin Scott, Ph. D., LL. D., President of Rutgers College, recounting some striking passages in New Jersey's annals, whereby this State had become " A Highway of the Nation ; " and a felicitous reply by Gen. Harrison. When the writer was invited to deliver the historical ad dress on the occasion, he accepted, with the condition on his part that he should not be expected to occupy more than fifteen minutes in its delivery, being allowed to expand the address at his discretion in the printing. When published it was inten tionally made very full , in order that it should present a de tailed history of the Society, even at the risk of being tedious. In the present form the 119 pages given in the Proceedings and Collections of the Society are expanded to 133 pages. A few additional illustrations are also given. This semi-centennial celebration aroused a great revival of interest in the Society, and was in a large measure the means of giving a marked impetus to the movement for acquiring the property of the Newark Library Association on West Park street, which was ultimately accomplished, whereby the Soci ety was enabled in 1900 to move from the overgrown quarters where it had languished for forty years, into the splendid and spacious building it now occupies. SYNOPSIS. Part I. — How the Way was Prepared. First Works ou New Jersey History, 4. — Foreign historians, 5. — The Swedish Settlements in New Jersey, 6. — Gordon's History and Gazetteer, 7. — Bancroft's thrilling eloquence, 8. — Nicholas Murray — William A. "Whitehead, 8. — Fenwick's Colony, 10. — A Fascinating Puzzle, 10. — Barber and Howe's Historical Collections, 11. — Trenton. — Old Gloucester, 12. — The First Dutch Settlers of New Jersey, and their fair dealings with the Indians, 13. — Failures Culminating in a Larger Suc cess, 15. Part II. — Organization of the New Jersey Historioal Society. Efforts to induce the Legislature to procure from foreign oflScea documents relating to New Jersey, 15-16. — First meeting to or ganize the Society, 16. — Names of those present, 17. — Bio graphical sketches of the Presidents of the Society, 1845-1895: Chief Justice Joseph Coerten Hornblower, 18; James Parker, 19; Eichard Stockton Field, 20; John Eutherfurd, 21; Eev. Eavaud Kearny Eodgers, 22; Chancellor Henry W. Green, 23; Eev. Samuel M. Hamill, D. D., 25; John Clement, 26; Sam uel H. Pennington, M. D., LL. D., 28. — Some Vice Presidents of the Society : Richard Gibbon .Johnson, 30; Gov. Peter D. Vroom, 31; Stacy Gardiner Potts, 32; James Gore King, 32; William Alexander Duer, 32; William Lewis Dayton, 33; Wil liam Burnet Kinney, 34; Peter S. Duryee, 35; John T. Nixon, 36. — The Corresponding Secretaries: William Adee Whitehead, 37; Stephen Wickes, M. D., 41. — Deceased Eecording Secreta ries: Joseph P. Bradley, 43; Dr. John S. Condit, 45; David Ab bott Hayes, 47 ; Adolphus Pennington Young, 47. The Treasurers and Librarians: Thomas J. Stryker, 48; James Eoss, 49; Solomon Alofsen, 49; Col. Eobert Smith Swords, 50; Thomas Gordon, 51 ; Samuel H. Cougar, 52 ; Martin E. Den nis, 53; Frederick William Eicord, 54. — Some members of the Executive Committee: Eev. Daniel Veach McLean, D. D., 55; Eev. Nicholas Murray, D. D., 56; Archer Gifford, 57 Page SYNOPSIS. Page Eev. Eli Field Cooley, 58; Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck, 58; Et. Eev. George Washington Doane, D. D., LL. D., 59; Elias Bailey Dayton Ogden, 59; Eev. John Maclean, D. D., 60; Littleton Kirkpatrick, 60; Gov. Daniel Haines, 61; Other rnembers of the Committee, 61-62. — Other Friends of Promi nence, 63-64. Part III. — The Society's Library. The gathering ot the Library, 67. — Some of its treasures, 69. — Contests over the Location of the Library, 70-78. — The Libra ry is finally located at Newark, in Upper Library Hall, in 1849, 72. — Growth and Management of the Library, 74-77. — Support ed by private subscriptions, 77. — The Library removed in 1860 to the Newark Banking Company's building, where it remained forty years, 74. — Temporary Librarians employed, 77-80. — A permanent Librarian appointed, in 1881, 80. — Statistics of the Library's growth, 82. — Efforts to secure a permanent home for the Society, in 1852, 83. — A site purchased, in 1854, 84. — Subscribers therefor, 85. — Resolutions to build, adopted in 1859, 1867, 1871, 1887, 1889, 85-95.— Propositions looking toward the removal of the Library from Newark, 90, 92, 94, 98. — Movement to secure the Newark Library Associa tion's building, 96-97. Part IV. — The Society's PtibUcaiions. The "Proceedings" of the Society, character and terms of pub lication, 99. — The "Collections:" I. East Jersey under the Pro prietary Governments, 103 ; II. Life of William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, 103; III. Provincial Courts of New Jersey, 104; IV. Papers of Gov. Lewis Morris, 104; V. Analytical Index to Docu ments relating to New Jersey, 110-114; VI. Record, of the Town of Newark, 105 ; Newark Bi-Centennial, 1C7 ; VII. History of New Jersey under the Constitution ot 1776, 107. — The New Jersey Archives, 110-120. —The Committee on Colonial Docu ments, 121. Part V. — Other Work of tlie Society. Local Historioal Societies, 122.— Extended Census Statistics, 124. —The Centennial Celebration of 1889, 121.— The Centennial Medal, 127. — Importance of Permanent Funds for carrying ou the Society's Work, 131. Notes. — Manuscript Collections, 133. — Donations of special inter est, 134.— Portraits, 135, 1— Abstract cf the Society's title to the 1 The bust of the Princess Pauline Bonaparte, referred to on page 136, proved on examination to be merely a metal casting, painted white, and which was set up in the gardens of the ex-King of Spain at Bordoutown. The marble bust by Canova was sold at the auction sale ot Joseph Bonaparte's effects, at Bordentown, Sept. 18, l8Jn, for 9)200. to IMr. Flandin, according to a priced copy ot tbe sale cata logue in the writer's possession. SYNOPSIS. West Park street lot, Newark, 136.1 — List of the Society's invited guests, in the Naval Parade, April 29, 1889, 142. — Details as to the Ceutennial Medal, size, weight, cost, contributors to, and subscribers for, 148-150. BiBLioGKAFHY OF THE SOCIETY. I. Constitution and by-laws, 151. II. Proceedings, 151. III. Collections, 157. IV. New Jersey Archives, 158. V. Separate addresses, 160-165. Page Index to the Bibliogeaphy 169 Genekal Index . , 175 1 This abstract also includes the early history of the title to the Newark Li brary Association's property adjoining the Society's lot. ILLUSTRATIONS. Joseph P. Bradley, Eecording Secretary, 1845-1847 Opposite page 43 Aaeon Buee, Vice President of the United States, from the portrait by Stuart, in the Society's Library, 1 135 Eenest E. Coe, Recording Secretary, 1894-1897 97 John Clement, Eighth President of the Society, 1890-1894 32 John S. Condit, M. D., Recording Secretary, 1847-1848 45 Samuel H. Congar, Librarian, 1852-1872 53 EICH4ED S. Field, Third President of the Society, 1869-1870 20 Henry W. Geeen, Sixth President of the Society, 1^75 108 Edmund D. Halsey, member of the Committee on Colonial Docu ments, 1894-1896 122 Eev. Samuel McClintook Hamill, D. D., Seventh President of the Society, 1876-1889 26 Benjamin Haeeison, President of the United States, 1889-1893.2 . . 125 David Abbott Hayes, Eecording Secretary, 1848-1875 47 Joseph C. Hoenblowee, First President of the Society, 1845-1864. Title Eev. Geoege S. Mott, D. D., Vice President, 1890-1897 144 Feanklin Muephy. Chairman of the Committee on Semi-Centen- nial Celebration . . 9 William Nelson, Recording Secretary, 1880-1890 ; Corresponding Secretary, 1890-1902 3 Nathaniel Niles, the author of the original appropriation for the New Jersey Archives, and the originator of the Society's Wash ington Centennial Medal 116 Coetlandt Pakkeb, sole survivor of the original members of the Society '. . 17 James Parker, Second President of the Society, 1865-1868 12 Samuel H. Pennington, M, D., LL. D., Ninth President of the So ciety, 1894-1896 29 Frederick William Eicord, Treasurer and Librarian, 1S81-1S97.. 54 Eev. Eavaud Kearny Rodgers, D. D., Fifth President of the Society, 1872-1875 72 John Rotheepdrd, Fourth President of the Society, 1871 '23, 61 Austin Scott, Ph. D., LL. D., Vice President of the Society 121 1 By the courtesy of Small, Maynard & Company, ot Boston, 2 liy the courtesy at D. A. Applelon & Conipany, of Ni-w Y'oik, ILLUSTRATIONS. Thomas J. Stkykee, Treasurer, 1845-1848 Opposite page 48 William S. Stkykee, LL, D., Teuth President of the Society, 1896- 1900 80 Petek D. Vroom, Vice President of the Society, 1845-1851 88 ¦William C. Wallace, the oldest member of the Society at the Semi centennial Celebration (see page 28, note) 64 William R. Weeks, Eecording Secretary, 1891-1894 150 Stephen Wickes, M, D., Corresponding Secretary, 1885-1889 41 Prof. Woodkow Wilson, Ph. D., LL, D 128 William A. Whitehead, Corresponding Secretary, 1845-1884 37 Index to Bibliogeaphy 169 Geneeal Index 175 WILLIAM NELSON Ulr. President, and Friends, of ihe New Jersey Historical Society : When the invitation was extended to me two or three weeks ago, to prepare for this occasion an address review ing the work of the Historical Society in the past fifty years, I confess that it staggered me. Visions immedi ately arose in my mind of statistical tables, giving the num ber of books, of pamphlets, of newspapers, of portraits, pictures and manuscripts in the collections of the Society ; of the number of volumes of Proceedings, of the pages in each volume, of the long lists of papers read at the hun dred or more meetings during the last half century; of the men who had been instrumental in founding and carrying on its work — nomina venerabilia — and among them how difficult to select those deserving special mention without doing injustice to others. All these and countless other details going to make up the visible evidence of the work of the New Jersey Historical Society, came into my mind. And with them came the thought that while many would linger tenderly over the names of those men who have passed away, and would recall with pleasure the voice, the smile, the inspiring word of many a one who has long since gone over to the majority ; while the younger students of history might be pleased to have pointed out to them the treasures of information buried in our printed Proceedings, such details as these are apt to be tiresome upon an occa sion like this. And so, submitting these ideas to your committee, I accepted their invitation with the express proviso that I should be excused from dwelling upon these minutisE, and instead be indulged in speaking somewhat informally regarding the origin, the progress, and the work of the New Jersey Historical Society. In these latter days of persistent investigation regard ing the origin of things, it is proper to recognize the fact that if this Society, like Minerva, sprang into being full grown, it nevertheless had its germinal period, during which attention was gradually directed to the fact that the early settlement and government of New Jersey presented many phases of peculiar interest, and hence arose a desire for fuller knowledge. PART I. How the Way was Prepared. " WHAT'S PAST IS PROLOGUE." Industrious Persons, by an exact and scrupulous Diliijence and Observations. out of Monuments, Names, Words, Proverbs, Traditions. Private Records and Evidences, Fragments of .'-^tories. Passages of Boolvs that concern not Story, and the like, do save iintl recover Somewhat from the Deluge of Time. — Bacon , Advance- ment of Learning, Book II. The first work to present the original sources of infor mation on these topics was the invaluable compilation of Aaron Learning and Jacob Spicer, published in 175S, and embracing the Grants and Concessions of the first English Lords Proprietaries, with other documents, legislative enact ments, and miscellaneous records, covering the period from the Grant of King Charles L, in 1664, to the surren der by the Proprietaries to Oueen Anne, in 1702. It is not unlikely that the publication of this collection induced Samuel Smith, of Burlington, to undertake a history of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, of which the portion relat ing to our State was printed at Burlington, by James Parker,* in 1765, with the title, " History of the Colony of Nova Cjesaria, or New Jersey." This admirable work sets forth many previously unpublished documents and letters, particularly in relation to the settlement of West Jersey, chiefly by Friends.- It is to be regretted that the author only brought the narrative down to 1721. FOREIGN HISTORIANS, An additional contribution to our early history appeared in Chalmers's "Political Annals,"^ in 1780, followed two years later by the same author's " Introduction to the Re volt of the Colonies." The former work, however, was costly and ponderous, and the latter was immediately sup pressed by the writer,^ so that neither was readil}? available to the student. More philosophical in character, and writ ten in a spirit of sympathetic appreciation, was Grahame's History,'^ the first two volumes of which appeared in 1827; the second volume gave a concise but clear view of the complexities attending the first twenty years of English 1 It was stated by Isaiah Thomas, in his History of Printing, issued in 1810, that Partner removed his press from Woodbridge to Burlington, to accommodate IVtr. Smith, and that when the History was completed the press was returned to Wood- bridge. The story was such a good one. as illustrative of the primitive days of printing in Xew^ Jersey, that it has been repeated innumerable times since. Non c vera, e hen trovaio ! But it is not true. Parker had a press at Woodbridge and an other at Burlington at the same time, and continued printing at both places until 1T7U. - The original MS. of Samuel Smith is in the library of the Society. Robert Proud evidently drew largely from it for his History of Pennsylvania, although he fails to make acknowledgments. See Proceedings N. J. Hist. Soc, VIII,, 1(1. 133, 3 Political Annals of the Present United Colonies, from their Settlement to the Peace of 1763; Compiled chiefly from Records, and authorized often by the Inser tion of State-Papers. By George Chalmers, Esq, Book I, For the Author, by J, Bowen. M.DCC.LXX.v. 4to, Pp. {^^), 695, A "Continuation," by the author, was printed from his MS. in the N. Y. Hist, Society's Collections, 1868, 4 It was reprinted, with a second volume, from the author's MS,, in 1845, at Boston. 5 The History of the Rise and Progress of the United States of North America, till the British Revolution in 1688. Bv James Grahame, Esq, In two volumes, London, 1837. 8vo, Pp. xvi. 531; viii, 538, The complete work in four volumes (the flrst two volumes revised) appeared in 1836, It was reprinted, enlarged and amended, at Boston, in 1845. with a prefatory memoirof the author. rule in New Jersey, and was the best presentation of the subject which had yet appeared. In 1822 William Griffith, the eminent lawyer, of Bur lington, in his Annual Law Register of the United States, Vol. IV., gave the first succinct account of the origin, his tory, jurisdiction and practice of the Courts of New Jersey, a work that is becoming more appreciated in these later years than it was at first. A revival of patriotic zeal in New Jersey's splendid Rev olutionary record attended the appearance in 1833 of Theodore Sedg'A'ick's valuable though sadly inadequate Memoir of the Life of William Livingston,* the vigorous and efficient Governor through the trying epoch, 1776- 1790. It was perhaps due to this that the Legislature was led, in 1835, to order the reprinting of the Journals of the Provincial Congress of 1775—1776. THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS IN NEW JERSEY. The subject of the S'.vedish settlements on the Delaware was still a sealed book to the American historian. The New York Historical Society, in the second volume of its collections, in 18 14, had given fourteen pages of a quaint " Extract of a Translation of the History of New Sweed Land in America, written in Sweed by Thomas Campanius Holm, late of New Sweed Land Al's Delaware." Its third volume of Collections, in 1821, contained some extracts from Maryland records relative to the assertion of Dutch control over New Sweden; but it Vv'as not until 1834 that scholars were given a full translation of Holm's invaluable work (published at Stockholm in 1702), by Peter S. Du- 1 A Memoir of the Life of William Livingston, member of t"'ongress in 1774. 1775, and 1776; delegate to the Federal t!onvention in 1787, and Governor of the State of New-Jersey from 1776 to I7'.'u. With extracts from his corresi^ondence, and notices of various merabers of his famil.v. By Theodore Sed^rwick, jun. New- York, 18;H, 8vo, Pp, 44>i, (3), 7. A few years alter Livingston's death it was an nounced in New Jersey nevvspaijers of the day that a collection of his writings, with a memoir, was about to be published, and Sedgwick says the proposition was favorably received. Who was collecting this malei-ial. and what became ot it? ponceau, and which appeared in Vol. Ill of the Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania ^ This work, the account by Acrelius, and some unpublished manuscript notes by the Rev. Andreas Rudman, furnished the mate rials for a little book, " Annals of the Swedes on the Dela ware," by the Rev. Jehu Curtis Clay, issued in 1835.^ GORDON'S IJISTORV AND GAZETTEER. While attention had been thus bestowed upon special features of New Jersey history, no attempt was made to supplement or supersede Samuel Smith's work until 1834, when Thomas F. Gordon published his *' History of New Jersey from its discovery by Europeans, to the adoption of the Federal Constitution." It was accompanied by a - 8vo. Pp. 160. The same Society added to our obligations in this direction by publistiing:, in 1874. in handsome style, as Vol. XI. of its Memoirs, an excellent translation, by William M. Reynolds. D. D.. of the l-dv^e work of Israel Acrelius, "A History of Xew Sweden; or. the Settlements on the Delaware." with a valua ble Introduction and Notes. 8vo. Pp. 1. 17-45M. The original was wretchedly printed at Stockholm, in 1759, in a square octavo, large type, pp. (20), 533. (1). For various papers relating to the Swedes in New Jersey see "A Brief Account of the Swedish Mission in Raccoon and Penn's Neck. New Jersey," by Rev. Nicholas Collin, D. D., inN. J. Hist. Soc. Proc. III.. 105-1-22: -History and Location of Port Nassau on the Delaware." by Edward Armstrong, in N. J. Hist. Soc. Proc. VI.. 187-207; "Scandinavian Settlements in New Jersey," in N. J. Hist. Soc. Proc, IX., 141-2: '¦ Swedish Settlements in Gloucester County prior to 1684." by John Clem ent, in Penn. Mag. of Hist, and Biog.. XVII., 83. Vol. XII., of N. Y. Col. Docs.. is entirely made up of documents relating to the Swedes and the Dutch on the Del aware. Vol. v.. 2d Penn. Archives, consists of Papers relating to the Swedish Colonies on the Delaware, and Vol. VII., of the. same series, is largely made up from Vol. XII., N. Y. Col. Docs. The '¦ Annals of Pennsylvania," by Samuel Haz ard, Philadelphia. 1850. contains much on the same subject. Benjamin Ferris, in his History of the Original Settlements on the Delaware, Wilmington. 1846, de plored the lack of translations of the Swedish authors, apparently appreciating the inaportance and interest of this theme. But the subject of the local govern ment, system of land tenure, and details of the times and places of the Swedish settlements in New Jersey, is still virgin field for the patient investigator. The Dissertatio Gradualis de Plantatione Ecclesias Svecanse in America, by Tobias E. Biorck, Upsal, 1731, is worthy of a translation and proper annotation. In his Eng lish (.-¦) dedication he makes allusion to How Swedish Church is planted there, Of Swedish Priests and Sheeps, On both "they Sides of de la Ware., Among great many Heaps, Of diverse Sects and Indians. 2 Philadelphia. Small 12mo. Pp. 180. A second edition, '"corrected and en larged," was published in 1858, 13mo., pp. 179. Gazetteer, the first and only one ever attempted for our State. The History is merely a compilation, with little effort at originality, and none at literary embellishment, but with all its deficiencies is a meritorious work. BANCROFT'S THRILLING ELOQUENCE. This same year was signalized by the appearance of the first volume of Bancroft's History of the United States, wherein the remotely scattered events that led to the dis covery and settlement of the American Colonies were marshaled in stately order, and related with a glowing elo quence that lent to his pages all the charm of romance. The second volume, issued^in 1837, clothed the dry annals of Chalmers, and the terse narra:tive of Grahame, relative to New Jersey, with the flesh and blood of reality, as the fiendish persecutions of Claverhouse, the butcheries of Jefferies, and the glorious sturdihood of the Scotch Cove nanters were all made to throw a lurid light upon the cir cumstances attending the Scottish settlements in East Jer sey. Bancroft created a new school of historians in Amer ica, and did inestimable service in making history attrac tive, while disdaining to sacrifice accuracy to rhetorical effect. There are who doubtless deem it justly said That fuct with poesy should never wed: "Tis just— when Fancy, passin^^ lawful bounds. The fair proportions of the truth confounds: Not, when she simply to the litrht would hold. And crown the piclure with her frame of gold. And re;isons throng me why the JNIuses twain. That oer the realms of fact, and fancy, reign. Would search the heart more surely hand in hand. And rule more widely with a twin command. Who can doubt that Bancroft's earl)' volumes aroused a special interest among many Jersej-men in all that per tained to their early annals? NICHOLAS MURRAY WILLIAM A. WHITEHEAD. About this time (1833-1834) a young clergyman at Elizabethtown began gathering materials concerning the — 9 — history of his church and town, which he presented to his people in a series of New Year's sermons, until in 1844 he was induced, at the request of his congregation, to publish the results of his researches, in what was at that time the best local history yet issued in New Jersey.^ This was an account of the first of the New England colonies in our State, and it had peculiar interest from the fact that it described the origin and progress of a settlement inde pendent of and hostile to the claims of the East Jersey Proprietaries and their Government — an imperium in ini- perio'? Shortly before Mr. Murray had his attention drawn to historical subjects, another young man — William A. Whitehead — became interested in the annals of the ancient town of Perth Amboy, where he had spent his adolescent years, and while paying his attention at another shrine, was likewise a devotee of the Muse of History. To his skilful pencil we are indebted for accurate drawings depicting buildings and scenes in. and about Perth Amboy as far back as 1832, "copying fair what time had blurred." Hav ing special facilities for access to the records of the East Jersey Proprietaries, in the office at Perth Amboy, and to the extensive accumulations of his prospective father-in- law, James Parker, he was able to glean in an unexplored field. Like Chaucer's Clerk, Gladly wolde he lerue, and gladly teche, 1 Notes. Historical and Biographical, concerning Elizabeth-Town, its eminent men, churches and ministers. By Nicholas Murray, Elizabeth-Town, 1844. 12 mo. Pp. 166- In the preface he relates the origin of the work. 2 The Proprietaries' side had been set forth with prodigious research and great legal acumen in the Elizabeth-Town Bill in Chancery, printed in 1747 — a mine of information regarding the title of the Proprietaries and their grantees, and the original settlement of the present Essex, Union, Middlesex and Somerset counties. The original BiU. beautifully engrossed on parchment, was discovered by Joseph P. Bradley, in his younger days as a practitioner, lying scattered on the floor of a room in the Chancery clerk's ofilce, where his assistants were utilizing it by cut ting off strips for writs and other purposes. He identified it, and had it rescued from further mutilation. It is now carefully preserved in the office ot the Clerk in Chancery, in the State House. 2 ID — and hence there appeared in the Newark Daily Advertiser, about 1840, a series of articles, " Glimpses of the Past," in which were narrated with a graceful style that added to the charm of an interesting theme, accounts of the early settle ments, the governmental difficulties, the prominent men, the manners and customs of by-gone days in East Jersey. These were afterwards gathered together, with additions, and published in works hereafter mentioned.^ FENWICK'S COLONY. In 1839 Col. Robert G. Johnson, a lineal descendant of John Fenwick, and the inheritor of his papers, published "An Historical Account of the First Settlement of Salem, in West Jersey." This gave a much fuller and more accu rate narration than had previously appeared, of the settlement of that part of the State south of Burlington, and made available to the student a number of valuable original documents. A FASCINATING PUZZLE. One of the fascinating puzzles of New Jersey history has long been that excessively rare little tract, by "Beau- champ PJantagenet" : "A Description of the Province of New Albion. And a Direction for Adventurers with small stock to get two for one, and good land freely. And for Gentlemen, and all Servants, Labourers, and Artificers, to live Plentifully. And a former Description Reprinted of the healthiest, plessantest, and richest Plantation of New Albion in North Virginia, proved by thirteen Witnesses," and so on and so on — a ponderous title, surely, for a pamph let of thirty-eight pages, to say nothing of the further weight of three woodcuts of the "Plojdenes Armes," "Al- 1 It is a curious tact that New Jersey history is so greatly indebted to these two men— Nicholas Murray and William .V. Whitehead— the one an Irishman, and the other the son of an Englishman. A parallel is lound in Xew York, whose dis tinguished historiographer, the translator of most of her Dutch documents, and the ablest chriiniclcr ot the Dutch sw.iy in Ne.v Nelherland— not even barring Diedrich Knickerbocker! was Dr. Edmund B. O t^alhighan. an Irishman, — II — ¦¦ bions Armes," and "The Order, Medall and Riban of the Albion Knights." So far as the vague and bombastic de scriptions enlighten us, this "Province of New Albion" in cluded New Jersey, which the tract, published in 1650, as serts was occupied by Sir Edmund Ployden in 1648, under a patent from King Charles I. An ingenious "Exam ination" of this work was published in 1840 by John Pen- ington,^ in which some of the improbabilities and absurd ities of the author are cleverly exposed. Curiously enough, so far as the writer is aware no adequate attempt has been made thoroughly to cover this ground, although it is clear that Mr. Penington by no means settled the question.^ BARBER AND HOWE'S "HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS." Thus far West Jersey had produced most of the histo ries and historians of our State. Now a more ambitious enterprise was undertaken. Encouraged by success along the same line in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York, two young men came to New Jersey in the spring of 1842, and with much industry accumulated a large amount of material relating to the history of the several counties and minor subdivisions of the State, which they published in 1844, under the modest title, " Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey" — by John W. Barber and Henry Howe. It was a stout octavo, of 512 pages, bound in mottled sheep, and was adorned with scores of rude wood- 1 Philadelphia. 8vo. Pp. 33. Reprinted from Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol. IV., pp. 133-165. 2 The Eev. Garret C. Schenck in "An Inquiry into the location of Mount Ploy den, the seat of the Earitan King," a paper read before this Society, Sept. 11, 1851, applied his knowledge of the topography and geography of Central New Jersey to the tentative solution of some of the problems presented by Plantagenet's loose descriptions.— iV. J. Hlxt. Soc. Proc, VI.. :25. Many facts concerning Plowden are given in "Sir Edmund Plowden, Lord Earl Palatinate, Governor and Captain General of New Albion in North America," a paper by the Rev. Edward D. Neill, in the Penn. Mag., V. , 203. Additional particulars of his stormy experiences in New Jersey are given in the same Magazine, VII., 50, together with a certified copy of his Patent, dated 21 June. 10th Charles I. See also N. Y. Hist, Soc. Coll.. 1869, 213-20, for contemporary allusions to Ployden. 12 cuts, marked by a direct simplicity and a rough fidelity to nature that have made them the delight of two generations of children since their first appearance. The work was roughly thrown together. Gordon's Gazetteer furnished most of the geographical, topographical and statistical data. A few well known diaries and biographies suppHed the details of Revolutionary events in the various localities, and frequently old newspapers, ancient records, tomb stones, or the "oldest inhabitant" were drawn upon for local chronicles of a more or less trustworthy character. Imperfect as it was, probably no book has done as much to arouse an interest in New Jersey history as " Barber and Howe."* TRENTON. — OLD GLOUCESTER. A series of articles in a Trenton newspaper in 1840, by the Rev. Eli F. Cooley, brought to light much valuable in formation concerning that neighborhood, of more than local interest, because of Washington's famous strategic move in recrossing the Delaware on Christmas night, in 1776, and on account of the location of the State capital, so near to the line between East Jersey and West Jersey. Shortly after, Isaac Mickle, a prominent lawyer of Camden, began publishing in a local journal a number of papers on the early history of that region, which were issued in book form in the beginning of 1845, under the title, "Reminiscences of Old Gloucester; or incidents in the history of the Counties of Gloucester, Atlantic and Camden."'' These "Reminiscences" comprised copious extracts from ancient local records, and contained a mass of information about the earl)' settlements, the whole set 1 other editions were printed from the same plates in ISiri. in 18.^3. and in 1868. Of the introdurtiu-y chapter, pp. X^ ,'i'.', .v.i 6:!. were drawn from William A. AVhite- head's "Glimpses of the Past," previously published in the .Vcrf.iri /'.i//r jdvci- tiscr. 2 Printed at Camden (in double columns, from newspaper type), but published in Philadelphia. 8vo. Pp. (4), S18, (I). A second edition (a reprint) was issued, in similar form, at Camden, in 1877. Svo. Pp. (2). 106. Ena bi,EC-mimm, ijErsNY C^yl^-*--*^^*^ forth in elegant diction and with a wealth of erudition and classic allusion that make the book to this day one of the most readable contributions to our local history.' THE FIRST DUTCH SETTLERS OF NEW JERSEY. Those who have followed me thus far may have noticed with surprise that no mention has been made of any his tory of the Dutch settlements of New Jersey. Simply be cause there was none. The first settlers of our State, the sturdy pioneers who here planted the original banners of civilization, of religious and political liberty ; who offered a free asylum to all men and all women, without question ing their views as to kings, potentates or forms of govern ment; who respected every man's religious faith as a mat ter between himself and his God ; those brave, simple Hol landers who first established in New Netherland (including New Jersey) the principles of free self government which they had brought with them from their native land — these splendid patriots and founders of a genuine Republic in America, and here in our own State, forty years before the English dreamed of settiing in New Jersey — had found no historian to chronicle these beginnings of home rule, des tined to leaven the whole body politic of America, until the principle here quietly asserted and practiced on the Hud son and the Delaware, should be established throughout this land, this continent, and this hemisphere, and even in 1 The finale is worth quoting: " Of the ninety-six men whose writings, gentle reader, we have carefully ran sacked for thy amusement, or it may be, thy instruction, of fa] few we have thought it best to make special mention. For, as in writing the history of Glou cester county, we have sought to give thee not those facts which any school-hook or newspaper could tell thee, but rather those which are curious, and by the ignor ant, incredible; so in speaking of the historians of our good County, we introduce to thee not thorough acquaintances, such as Smith and Gordon, but those ancient worthies who hide themselves in the corners of libraries and the lofts of houses. It is these whom we have invoked to tell thee stories of thy native land. Question them soundly; for they can give thee much that we have not even hinted. Ee member them Txiell; for it is at home that true knowledge ever begins." — 14 — the Old World, that " all men are created free and equal."' Strangely enough, the very names of these early heroes, soldiers and statesmen were known to the men of this cen tury only through Washington Irving's absurd travesty, characterized by inaccuracy, gross caricature, and a total lack of perception of the truths so strangely distorted.' But at last New York awoke to the partial realization of the in justice which had been done her early history by the f seu- donymous " Diedrich Knickerbocker." In 1841 the New York Historical Society began a new series of its valu able Collections, in a volume embracing the earliest ac counts of New Netherland.'' In the same year the State of New York sent John Romeyn Brodhead abroad* to glean from the archives of England, Holland and France whatever he could find relating to that State. The result subsequently appeared in O'Callaghan's History of New Netherland," in Brodhead's History of New York,^ 1609— lit may be said that the Dutch set the commendable example of buying the lands of the Indians. Manhattan Island having been so purchased and paid for in 1626. In 1629 the Dutch West India Company, in the charter of liberties, provided that " whoever shall settle any colony out of the limits of the Manhattan Island, shall be obliged to satisfy the Indians for the land they shall settle upon." This was fifteen years before William Penn was born, and more than half a century before he adopted the honest Dutch custom, in his famous treaty with the Indians of Pennsylvania. 2 In 1846 David T. Valentine began the publication, in his Manual of the Corpor ation of the City of New York, of extracts from the Proceedings of the Director General and Councillors of New Netherland, and of the Burgomaster and Schepens of New Amsterdam. This historical department of his Manual proved so popular that in subsequent issues he greatly expanded it. so that the series of Corporation Manuals from 1816 to 1870 contain a vast amount of information relating to the government and the families of New Netherland, including the west side of the Hudson river. 3 8yo. Pp. 486. About 31511 pages relate to the Dutch settlement of the country. 4 The New York Historical Society had memorialized the Leirislatui-e of that State in 1814 and again in 18:18 on the importance of procuring from the archives of foreign governments the documents absolutely necessary to throw light on her his tory. The second elTort was successful in securing the legislation under which Mr. Brodhead was commissioned as the ai:ent ot the State for the purpose. '' History of New Netherland: or. New York under the Dutch. By E. B. O't^al- laghan. M. D. Vol. I. was issued in New York in 18ir-t. and a second edition in 185.i. 8vo. Pp. 41)3. Vol. II. in 1818. 8vo, Pp. 608. Ii History of the State of New York, liy John Komeyn Brodhead. First Peri od, 1609-1661. 8vo. Pp. XV. 801. — IS — 1664, but, most important, in that splendid series of quarto volumes known as the New York Colonial Documents' — a magnificent monument to an intelligent pride in her annals by the Empire State. FAILURES CULMINATING IN A LARGER SUCCESS. The example thus set by New York led to an effort in the same direction in New Jersey, where an appeal was made to the Legislature to avail itself of the opportunity to ascertain through Mr. Brodhead, then in Europe, what there was in foreign archives throwing light upon the history of our own State. In 1844 Governor Daniel Haines was in duced to commend this subject to the Legislature in his annual message, and the matter was referred to a commit tee, which subsequently made an admirable and compre hensive report. This document^ was drawn up by William A. Whitehead, who was deeply interested in the project. A significant passage occurs in the report: "// is, perJiaps, a matter of regret that an association similar to tlie Histor ical Society of Nezv York, has not been formed in New Jer sey, to collect materials and obtain information on this sub ject." The measure was again lost in the Assembly. But like many more momentous movements in the world's on- 1 Documents relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York; pro cured in Holland. England and France, by John Eomeyn Brodhead. Agent, Edited by E. B. O'Callaghan. Albany. 18;i6-1861. 4to. 10 vols, and index. The vol umes covering the Dutch era of course relate largely to New Jersey, but the w^hole series is indispensable to him who would know the history of the men and events of our State prior to the Eevolution. The publication was resumed in 1877. when Vol. XII. was issued, relating to the Dutch and the Swedes on the Delaware. Ad ditional volumes are XIII.. in 1881, relating to the History and Settlement of the towns along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, 1630-1684; XIV., in 1883, relating to the history of the early Colonial Settlements, particularly in Long Island, 1630- 1684; XV.. in 1887, New York in the Eevolution. Companion volumes (like the last four, from records in the Secretary of States office, Albany) are the Documentary History of New" York, 4 vols, quarto. 185U-185I : Calendar of Historical Manuscripts, 1630-1776, 2 vols, quarto, 1835-1886; Calendar of Historical Manuscripts relating to the war of the Revolution, 2 vols, quarto, 18ii8, All of these volumes are full of in formation relating to New Jersey or to its early settlers or later soldiers. 2 Printed in the preface to N. J. Hist. Soc. Collections, V., vii-xli. — Id- ward and upward progress, the failure led to a larger suc cess, which we celebrate to-day. PART II. Organization of the New Jersey Historical Society. The repeated agitation of the subject of our lacking archives before the Legislature, the interesting and valua ble reports by Mr. Whitehead, and the consequent discus sion of the matter in the newspapers, all served to arouse and stimulate an interest in our early history, while it be came apparent, also, that if anything was to be done by the State there must be an organized movement to achieve the desired result. When the Legislature convened in Janu ary, 1845, Gov. Haines again called their attention to the importance of completing our records from the originals deposited in England and America.' On January 13, 1845, a number of gentlemen met in Trenton with the purpose of organizing an Historical Society, and thus to lend support to the Governor's recommendation. A severe snow storm prevailed, and but few attended. Ex-Governor Peter D. Vroom was appointed Chairman, and the Rev. Eli F. Cool ey Secretary. A committee was appointed to draft a con stitution and by-laws, and the meeting then adjourned to meet at Trenton, on February 27th, 1845. On that day a number of gentlemen from different parts of the State met, pursuant to adjournment, at the City Hall, in Trenton. Stacy G Potts was chosen Chairman (in the absence of ex Governor Vroom), and Joseph P. Bradley was made 1 The needed approiiri alion was again voted down. In January. 1S46. the His torical Society presented a, memorial lo the fjegislaturo. It was referred to a spe cial commitiee in the Assembly, which on Feb, 19, 1846, presented another com prehensive report, full of information on the subject— .V J. Hi.'^t. Coll.. V., xiii— xvii. The desired appropriation was again defeated, and a like fate met renewed applications in i847, 1818, 1819 and 18ij0. — 17 — Secretary. The committee on constitution and by-laws reported, through the Rev. D. V. McLean, chairman; the constitution was adopted, and Tfie New Jersey Histori cal Society was formally organized, and elected its first officers.' At the meeting when this result was accom plished, twenty of those present were enrolled as the pio neer members of the Society.' It will interest many to repeat their names here : Jo seph P. Bradley, Newark; George Clinton Bush, Tren ton; Rev. Jonathan Cogswell, D. D., New Brunswick; Rev. Eli F. Cooley, Trenton ; Richard S. Field, Princeton ; Henry W. Green, Trenton; Archer Gififord, Newark; Thomas Gordon, Trenton; Edward Harris, Trenton; Samuel R. Hamilton, Trenton; William B. Kinney, New ark; Rev. Aaron A. INIarcellus, Freehold; Rev. Daniel V. McLean, Freehold ; Rev. Nicholas Murray, D. D., Eliza beth ; Cortlandt Parker, Newark; Charles L. Pearson, Trenton; Stacy G. Potts, Trenton; William P. Robeson, Belvidere; Jonathan J. Spencer, M. D., Moorestown ; William A. Whitehead, Newark.^ Of these original twenty members of the Society, the Hon. Cortlandt Parker, of Newark, is the sole surviv or. Although he is to-day basking in the Italian sun shine which irradiates Rome, that mother of history, we are sure that his heart is with us on this memorable occa sion. At a meeting of the Society held May 7, 1845, it was resolved that all desiring to join, should be enrolled as original members, and sixty-eight were added. Of these the only survivors at the present time are Cortlandt Parker, Newark; William Paterson, Perth Amboy; Sam uel H. Pennington, M. D , Newark, our venerable Presi dent, whom we are so glad to have with us to-day; and John Whitehead, of Morristown, who has been one of the 1 N. J. Hist. Proc, I., l-:l. 2 Ibid., 20. 3 most active of the committee arranging for this celebra tion. Although the youngest of your executive officers, so many have been the changes wrought by death in the last few years, that he who stands before you is now, with the exception of our President, the senior officer in point of service in your Society, and having been a mem ber since 1874, I have been associated with most of the men who have officered the Society from its beginning. FORMER PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIETY. My recollection as a boy in Newark goes back to the time of the venerated ex-Chief Justice Joseph C. Hornblower, the first President of this Society, who continued in office for nearly twenty years, or until his death, on June 11, 1864. His father, Josiah Hornblower, brought to this country and set up the first steam engine in America, and during the Revolution was at one time Speaker of the Assembly, which made him peculiarly obnoxious to the British and their Tory allies. He himself, born May 6, 1777, the son of a Revolutionary sire, lived nearly through the period of our late War. As he walked the streets in those exciting days, men would look upon his feeble but venerable frame and say, with a thrill of admiring awe, " There goes a man who is older than the Flag." Coming from an historic ancestry, reaching back to the early gov erning families of New Netherland and New Jerse)', and being himself an epitome, as it were, of the history of our country during its first century, it seemed most natural that he should have taken the deep interest he always manifested in this Society, and that in his annual addresses as President the members were regularly favored with reminiscences from the rich stores of his experience. The eternal landscape of the past — 19 — had for him a great attraction, and he loved to depict some of its more striking features to his hearers.^ I can recollect his successor, the patriarchal James Parker, of Perth Amboy, who, although nearly ninety years old, served us as President from January, 1865, until April I, 1868. He, too, was from a long line of ances tors closely identified with the history of New Jersey, from the time that Elisha Parker came, probably from Barnsta ble, Mass,, by way of Staten Island to Woodbridge, about 1675, and subsequently (1694) was High Sheriff of Mid dlesex, member of the Assembly (1707-9), and one of the Governor's Council. Elisha's son John was a Colonel of the Provincial forces, and was a member of the Council, 1719—32. The latter also had a son John, who served with great distinction in the French wars, 1756—59. His broth er James, grandson of Elisha, was a member of Governor Franklin's Council, 1764—75, so that three generations of the family in succession furnished' Councillors for the Prov ince. James was the father of James, born March 3, 1776, who was the second President of this Society. The sec ond James was a member of the Legislature, 1806-14, 1815— 19, 1827-8, and of the National House of Represen tatives, 1833-37. Fo'' niore than twenty years he agitated the subject of the eastern boundary of New Jersey, and at last, as one of the commissioners appointed for the pur pose, had the satisfaction of aiding in the adjustment of that vexatious controversy with New York, in 1833.^ By descent and purchase he was one of the largest of the East Jersey Proprietors, and carefully preserving the mu- 1 See Address on the Life and Character of the Hon. Joseph C. Hornblower, LL. D., by the Hon. Eichard S. Field, in N. J. Hist. Soc. Proc. X., 2.5-4.5. Joseph Coerten Hornblower, 1777-1864, Chief Justice of New Jersey, 1832-1846. A Biographical Sketch. By William Nelson. Cambridge. Mass., 1894. Bvo. Pp. 29. Eeprinted from Vol. V. of the "Memorial Biographies" of the New-England Historic Genealogical Society. 2 See "A Brief History of the Boundary Disputes between New York and New Jersey," by Hon. James Parker, N. J. Hist. Soc. Proc. VIIL, 106-109. — 20 niments of his title, as well as other papers that came to his hands as a public man, concerned in extensive and va ried interests, he acquired a collection of historic material of priceless value. He was elected a Vice President of this Society at its formation, was a regular attendant upon its meetings, and frequently contributed to the discussions from his remarkable knowledge of the early days of our State.' Then came the courtly and dignified Richard S. Field, Judge of the United States District Court of New Jersey, who occupied the chair as President from January, 1869, until Ma}' 25, 1870. On his father's side he traced his an cestry back to Robert Field, who in 1644 came from Eng land to Massachusetts, and in 1645 removed to Flushing, L. I., whence his grandson, John, migrated to New Jersey. John's great-grandson Robert, born April 5, 1775, mar ried Abby, daughter of Richard Stockton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Annis Boudinot, his wife, sister of Elias Boudinot, the eminent statesman and phi lanthropist, and of Elisha Boudinot, a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Robert Field's son, born Dec. 31, 1803, was named Richard Stockton Field, after his famous maternal grandfather. He began the practice of the law at Salem, whence he removed in 1832 to Prince ton, where he subsequently resided. He was elected to the Assembly in 1833 and 1834, and in 183S was appointed Attorney General of the State, when only thirty-five }'ears of age, holding the office until 1841, in which }-ear he re signed. He was one of the most influential members of the Constitutional Convention of 1S44. In November, 1862, he was appointed United States Senator, to fill a va cancy for a few weeks, and on Januar_\- 21, 1863, President Lincoln appointed him Judge of the United States District 1 See Ad{lr(\sson Ihe Lite and Character of the Hon. James Parl^er, by the Hon. Eichard ,S. Field, in N. .1. Hist. Soc. Proc. 2d .'Series. I.. Ijii-i3 diction. m;ide him euiinently successful in his earlier forensic ef- foi-ls, and were e\'en more conspicuous in those opinions and clecisions from the seats of .iiulicial autiiority— models of righteous judgment, varied learning and stern logic, expressed in language pure, terse and forcible— that ha\-e secured him an exalted rank among ttie jurists of the .stale and country. i 1 Pi-oceedings N, J, Hist. Soc. '.'d .Series, IV., 166. (January. 1877). — 25 — The Rev. Samuel M. Hamill, D. D., was elected Presi dent in January, 1876. He was born at Norristown, Pa., July 6, 18 12, the son of Robert Hamill, who came from Ireland in 1797, and married a daughter of Andrew Todd, a soldier in the Revolution. Graduating from Jefferson College in 1834, Dr. Hamill became a teacher in the Law renceville school the same year. A few years later the school came under his exclusive control, and was devel oped into one of the most famous preparatory institutions in the country. He was deeply interested in the cause of popular education, sparing neither time, nor pen, nor voice in the effort toward improving the public school system of the State. At an educational convention held in Trenton in January, 1845, the suggestion was made that a State Historical Society should be formed, and Dr. Hamill was one of the leading spirits at the meeting held for that pur pose in Trenton on January 18, 1845, and was subsequent ly enrolled as one of the original members. He was elect ed to the Executive Committee in 1863, serving thereon until his promotion to the Vice Presidency, in 1871, which office he filled for five years. For thirteen years he pre sided with distinguished ability, and his courtly and urbane manner did much to make our meetings popular and in teresting. His sudden and unexpected death, on Septem ber 21, 1889, was a profound shock to his wide circle of friends.' It was his custom at the opening of each meeting of the Society to make a few remarks, alluding to some topic of historic interest, frequently from his own experi ence, or which he had heard from those of an earlier gener ation, and these informal "talks" were always a pleasant feature of the Society's gatherings. "With a rare combi nation of dignity and suavity, an unfailing urbanity, the faculty of always saying and doing the- right thing at the 1 Rev. Samuel McClintock HamiU. D. D. Memoir prepared and read by the Eev. Samuel M. Studdiford, D. D., before the New Jersey Historical Society, January 28, 1890.— i^roc, 2d Series, XL, :27-38. 4 — 26 — right time, with a remarkably graceful art of ' putting things,' with an enthusiastic love for New Jersey, and a pride in her history, he was a great help to the Society."' It has been the custom of this Society, from the begin ning, to promote the senior Vice President whenever a va cancy occurs in the Presidential chair. It thus happened that James Parker, the third President, and John Ruther furd, the fifth President of this Society, were very strongly identified with the East Jersey Proprietary interest. Upon the death of Dr. Hamill the senior Vice President, the Hon, John Clement, was elected President, in January, 1890, and for the first time the Society had as its presiding offi cer one who was closely identified with West Jersey history. Gregory Clement, his ancestor, was returned to Parliament about 1646, was one of the commissioners who tried and condemned Charles L, in January, 1648—9, and was one of the six regicides who were executed at the restoration, in 1660. His son James emigrated to America in 1670, set tling at Flushing, L. I., where he died in 1724. Five of James's children removed to Gloucester county, New Jer sey, about 1700, one of them, Jacob, a shoemaker, locating at Gloucester. His son, Jacob, a tanner, settled in Had- donfield in 1743, where he purchased a tract of land on which our late President, his descendant, resided. He was the father of Nathaniel Clement, whose son John, born Sept. 10, 1769, was a surveyor and conveyancer, a militia officer, 1 798- 1 844, rising to the rank of Brigadier General, and serving in the War of 181 2. He was a member of the Council of West Jersey Proprietors, and was President of that body, 1832-51, when he resigned. He died July 4, 1855. His son, John Clement, was born at Haddonfield, November 8, 1818. He succeeded his father in 1851 as a member of the Council of Proprietors of West Jersey, be coming President in 1885. The West Jersey Surveyors' I Report of the lixeculive t'omniittee. Proceedings, 2d Series, XL. 7, Rev. SAMUEL M. HAMILL, D. D. Association, organized in 1864, found in him one of its warmest originators and friends, and he contributed to its meetings a number of papers on West Jersey history, partic ularly on the complicated land titles of that division. Join ing this Society in 1864, his value as a member was immedi ately recognized b}' his election to the Executive Committee in 1865, from which he was transferred in 1876 to the Vice Presidency, and thence, in January, 1893, to the Presiden cy. This position he held until January, 1894, when he declined a re-election, owing to advancing years, and the inconvenience of regularly attending the meetings. He had been one of the Common Pleas Judges of Camden County, 1854-64, and in the latter year was appointed one of the Lay Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals, where his familiarity with West Jersey land titles made him so useful a member that he was regularly re-appointed, holding the office for thirty years. He was the author of many valu able contributions to the history of the State, the most notable being his " Sketches of the First Emigrant Settlers in Newton Township, Old Gloucester County, West Jer sey," compiled almost entirely from original sources, and displaying much literary ability. Judge Clement was modest almost to shyness, and in his intercourse with others manifested much of the characteristic simplicity of manner of his remoter ancestors of the Friends' persuasion. He presided with grace and dignity over such of the So ciety's meetings as he was able to attend. He died at Had donfield, August 15, 1894.' Although the Society has had its library and cabinet in the city of Newark from the beginning of its existence, it I Printed at Camden. 1877. 8vo. Pp. 442, (2). 2 For notices of his ancestry, see his "First Settlers of Newton Town.ship." 267-276; and History of Camden County, Philadelphia. 1886, 213. An obituary no tice ot Judge Clement was published in the Penn. Mag. of History and Biogra phy, XVIII.. 382. He was a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and a frequent contributor to its Magazine and to its library. tt'as not until January, 1894, on the retirement of judge Clement from the Presidency, that a native of Newark was called to the chair, when Samuel H. Pennington, M. D., LL. D., the senior Vice President, was elected President. He is a descendant of Ephraim Pennington, one of the freemen of New Haven in 1643, whose sons, Ephraim and Judah, were among the original settlers of Newark, in 1666. One of Judah's descendants, also named Judah, married Mary Sandford, who was a great-granddaughter of Major William Sandford, and of Major John Berry, the former being one of the settlers of New Barbadoes Neck, Bergen county, a member of the Governor's Council, 1683-6, At torney-General, Judge, etc., and the latter being also of the Governor's Council, and Deputy Governor during Gov ernor Philip Carteret's absence in England. From this marriage there came Samuel, born 1765, died 1835, who was the father of Dr. Pennington ; and William S. Pen nington, a Lieutenant of Artillery in the Revolution, after wards Governor and Chancellor of New Jersey, and who was the father of Governor William Pennington. Dr. Pen nington, son of Samuel Pennington, was born in Newark, October 16, 1806, and graduated at Princeton College in the Class of 1825. It is a pleasant circumstance that Princeton's two oldest graduates are to-day on this plat form, expressing their deep interest in the welfare of this kindred institution.' Dr. Pennington received his diploma as M. D. in 1829, and practiced his profession for many years in the city of Newark, but gradually withdrew from active practice, and for more than thirty years has devoted his energies to the Newark City National Bank, as Presi- 1 William C. Wallace, born July 4. 1804. graduated from Princeton in 18'23. He has been a resident of New;irk for ninety years, and at the urgent special request of the Committee on Invitations, came to the semi-centennial celebration of the Society, and occupied a seal on the platform. He has been oneot the warmest and most generous friends of the Society. There is a suggestion of humor in Mr. Wal lace's statement that he retired from active business more than sixty years ago, on account of his health! — 29 — dent. He has been one of the Trustees of the College and of the Theological Seminary at Princeton for forty years, being Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Col lege most of that period. For seventeen years he served as a member of the Board of Education of Newark, being repeatedly elected by the people, and during several years was President of the Board. Identified by birth and an cestry with the history of our State, and of its metropolis, it was but natural that he should have become a member of this Society at its inception, and that his abilities and influence should have been recognized by his election to serve on the Executive Committee in 1862, whence he was transferred, in 1871, to the Vice Presidency. Those who have had the pleasure of hearing or reading Dr. Penning ton's occasional addresses have often regretted that he has not favored this Society with more frequent contributions from his pen, his style being pure, forcible and eloquent. Although partially disabled by an accident two or three years ago, which few would have survived, as he sits here to-day, presiding over this great gathering, who would im agine for a moment that almost eighty-nine years have passed over that stalwart, rugged frame, that leonine head, crowned with masses of iron grey — not white — hair, that keen eye, that nervous manner, betokening a quick percep tion of everything that is passing, that commanding, ma jestic mien? Long may he be spared to this Society, to this community and to this State, to each of which he has been such an honor !^ SOME VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIETY. Some mention should be made of those Vice Presidents Tsince the delivery of this address. Dr. Pennington, on account of the physical disability referred to. declined a re-election to the Presidency at the annual meet ing of the Society, in January, 1896, and General William S. Stryker was elected to succeed him. At this writing (January, 1898), Dr. Pennington continues active in the performance ot his duties as President of the bank with which he has been identified for so many years, although he passed his ninety-first birthday several months ago. — 30 — of the Society who did not succeed to the Presidency, fof among them were a number of our most eminent citizens, and several of the most generous contributors to the ob jects which we have in view. Robert Gibbon Johnson was a great-grandson of Rich ard Johnson, who came from Surrey, in England, in the ship "Joseph and Benjamin," and landed at Elsinboro, March 13, 1675. He acquired a large tract of land at Salem from John Fenwick, and married there, 25th of 6th month, 1682, Mary Grover. He died first month, 1719, aged sev enty years. His grandson, Robert, married for his second wife Jane, daughter of Nicholas and Ann (Grant) Gibbon. She was a granddaughter of Richard Johnson, and was the widow of Samuel Fenwick Hedge, a great-grandson of John Fenwick, Chief Proprietor of Salem. Robert Gibbon Johnson, their son, was born near Salem, July 23, 1771. He graduated from Princeton in 1790. In 1794 he was appointed paymaster of New Jersey troops under Gen. Jo seph Bloomfield, who were sent to Pennsylvania to crush the Whiskey Rebellion. In 1796 he was commissioned Captain of a troop of horse ; was appointed Major in 1798, Lieutenant Colonel of cavalry in 1809, and Colonel in 1817. He was elected to the Legislature in 1825, and in 1833 was appointed Judge of the Salem County Courts. Re ligion and education found in him a constant friend, not only in his own community but in broader spheres of ac tion. The history of Salem and of West Jersey had a fas cination for him, which it never lost. His valuable little book on Salem, published in 1839, was supplemented by various contributions which he made to the Proceedings of this Society, and we are especially indebted to him for a number of manuscripts of priceless value, among them a contemporaneous copy of the Grants and Concessions of Berkeley and Carteret to the inhabitants of New Jersey, in February, 1664-5, engrossed on a parchment roll eight or — 31 — nine feet long,' a number of papers of John Fenwick, sev eral deeds for an interest in West Jersey, extracts from Sa lem records, and translations of Swedish papers. Col. Johnson was elected Vice President of this Society in 1845, and was still in office when he died, October 2, 1850. The second of the three Vice Presidents elected at the organization of the Society, in 1845, was Peter D. Vroom, of Somerset county. He was of Dutch stock, tracing his ancestry back to Cornells Pieterse Vroom, of New Amster dam, who died prior to 1657. His son, Hendrick Corsen Vroom, baptized Nov. 30, 1653, in New Amsterdam, was of Brooklyn in 1683 and 1693, but later settled on the Rar- itan, near New Brunswick. One of his descendants, Peter D. Vroom, born Jan. 27, 1745, was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of State troops by the Provincial Congress of New Jersey, and subsequently was one of the most honored and influential men in the county. He died in November, 183 i. His son, Peter D. Vroom, was born Dec. 12, 1791 ; grad uated at Columbia College in 1808, and was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1813. He was elected to the As sembly from Somerset county in 1826, 1827 and 1829; was chosen Governor in 1829, 1830, 183 i, 1833, 1834 and 1835, but in the last-named year declined on account of impaired health. In 1838 he was elected to Congress. He was appointed Chief Justice of New Jersey in 1853, but declined the office, accepting instead the mission to the Court of Prussia, where he represented this country until 1857. He was a gentleman of the highest character, of marked ability, and exerted a great influence in the State. He served us as Vice President from 1845 until 185 I, when he declined a re-election. Governor Vroom died Novem ber 18, 1874. 1 The original was destroyed by fire at Perth Amboy, on Saturday, April 10, 1686. See N. J. Archives, XIII., 152. — 32 — Stacy Gardiner Potts was a descendant of some of the first settlers of Trenton, but his grandfather having re moved to Harrisburg, Pa., the son was born there, in No vember, 1799. He returned to Trenton with his father in i8g8, became interested in local journalism, and then in the law. He was Clerk in Chancery, 1831-1841' and a Justice of the Supreme Court, 1852-1859. He presided at the meeting at which this Society was formed, was a member of the Executive Committee, 1847-1850, and one of the Vice Presidents, 1851-1857. He died at Trenton, April 9, 1865. James Gore King, third son of Rufus King, New York's eminent statesman, was born in New York city. May 8, 1 791 ; he graduated at Harvard in 18 10, and five years later established the banking house of James G. King & Co., subsequently James G. King & Sons. Having been a resi dent of Weehawken many years, he joined this Society May 7, 1845, and took an active, intelligent interest in its affairs. It was largely through his generosity that the Society was able to procure the material for and to publish the third and fifth volumes of its Collections, and he took the lead in 1852 in advocating and contributing toward the pur chase of a site for a fire-proof building for the Society's library. He was a Vice President in 1851— 2— 3. He was elected to Congress in 1848. His death occurred at Wee hawken, October 3, 1853. When William Alexander Duer removed from New York city, on retiring from the Presidency of Columbia College, in 1842, and took up his residence at Morristown, the 1 At the January Term. 1841, the Chancellor appointed Henry \V. Green, James lilwing and Stacy G. Potts a committee lo revise the rules of the Court, which they did, and at the April 'I'erm the revised rules were reported, approved and adopted. They were printed, with copious notes and citations, together with "Precedents a,nd Noles ot Practice in the Court of Chancery ct New Jersey." Trenton, 1841. 12mo. Pp. 210. A revised edition was Issued in 1870. "Potts's Precedents" was a standard hand-book for ever> New .lersey lawyer for nearly forty years— a signal evidence of the thoroughness with which it was prepared, — 33 — State of New Jersey felt that it had made a distinct acqui sition. Judge Duer was connected with New Jersey histo- r)- and progress by many ties. His father, William Duer, a prominent financier and statesman in the eighteenth cen tury, married " Lady Kilty," the charming daughter of William Alexander, the Earl of Stirling, who was a Major General in the American army in the Revolution, and whose hospitable home at Baskinridge, New Jersey, was the resort of the most distinguished and delightful people of the day. Lord Stirling was the son of James Alexander, one of the most influential men of his time in the political affairs of New Jersey and New York. William Duer was the first Governor of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, which founded the town of Paterson in this State. His son, William Alexander, was born Sept. 8, 1780, at Rhinebeck, N. Y. He was admitted to the bar of that State in 1802, and was a Judge of the Supreme Court, 1822-1829, and President of Columbia College, 1829-1842. His lectures on " Outlines of the Constitutional Jurispru dence of the United States," published in 1833, and in a second edition in 1856, are still regarded with favor. His membership in this Society dated back to May 7, 1845. He was constant in his attendance, frequently presided at its meetings, took a lively interest in all that pertained to its welfare, and prepared for publication the second volume of our Collections, the Life of Lord Stirling, his grand father. He was Vice President from 1854 until his death, in New York, May 30, 1858. Another eminent Jerseyman of National reputation who gave us of his time and his eminent abilities, was William Lewis Dayton, who joined this Society November 5, 1845, served on the Executive Committee, 1852-1857, and as Vice President, 1 858-1 864. He was born in Somerset county, February 17, 1807, the great-grandson of Jonathan Dayton, one of the early settlers of Elizabethtown, and on — 34 — his mother's side was a great-grandson of William Lewis, of Baskinridge, who served as commissary through the Revolutionary War. Mr. Dayton graduated from Prince ton in 1825, and being admitted to the bar began practice at Freehold, Monmouth county. He was elected to the Legislative Council from that county in 1837, and in the succeeding February was elected by the Legislature to the office of Justice of the Supreme Court, but resigned three years later. In 1842 he was appointed United States Sen ator, and continued in the Senate until 1851. The newly- formcd Republican party nominated him for Vice Presi dent with Gen. John C. Fremont, in 1856. In 1857 Gov ernor Olden appointed him Attorney General, which office he retained until President Lincoln sent him to France as United States Minister to that country. He died at Paris, December i, 1864. Senator Dayton was one of the most popular men in the State, and filled the numerous positions for which he was selected with signal ability.^ William Burnet Kinney, who joined this Society the day it was organized, was a descendant of Sir Thomas Kinney, an English baronet. His father, Abraham Kinney, became interested in some mining property, and settled at Speed well, Morris county, where his son was born, Sept. 4, 1799. His mother was a daughter of Dr. William Burnet, of New ark, a descendant of Dan Burnet, one of the early settlers of Elizabethtown. The Doctor was a Surgeon in the Continen tal army during the Revolution ; one of his grand-daughters married Chief Justice Hornblower, and another was the wife of Gov. William Pennington. Mr. Kinney studied law with the Chief Justice, his kinsman, but in 1820 drifted into jour nalism, and after various experiences became editor of the 1 See "A Memorial of the Life and Character of Hon. WiUiam L. Dayton, Late U. S. iVlinister to France," by Joseph P. Bradley, prepared at the request of the Society, and partially read at the meeting of May 18, 1865. It was published sev eral years later in the proceedings, «d Series, IV., 70-118. Judge Elmer, in his "Reminiscences" (N. J, Hist. Soc. Coll., \'II.), gives some interesting glimpses of Dayton as a Judge. — 35 — Newark Daily Advertiser, in 1833, it being then the only daily newspaper in the State. He was a writer of much force and purity of style, and soon made his paper the leading journal of New Jersey. In 1851 he was appointed United States Minister to Sardinia, and upon the expiration of his term removed from Turin to Florence, where he remained until 1864 or 1865, when he returned to America, taking up his residence at Morristown, and afterwards at Summit. He was a member of the Executive Committee of this So ciety, 1847— 1 85 I, ""d again, after his return to America, during the years 1 866-1 871. He was elected Vice Presi dent in 1872, but declined a re-election in 1877, on ac count of ill health, and was again placed on the Executive Committee in that year, where he remained until his death, October 21, 1880. He read a paper " On the establish ment and progress of Printing and the Periodical Press of New Jersey," at the meeting of the Society at Salem, in 1846, and again at Trenton, in 1849, and delivered the commemorative oration at the Bi-Centennial of Newark, May 17, 1866. He was for several years a valued mem ber of the Committees on Publications, and on Library.^ The value of business men in such an organization as this, was illustrated in the case of Peter S. Duryee, one of Newark's most successful and prominent manufacturers. Coming himself from an historic ancestry — Joost Durie, who came to America about 1675, and whose descendants intermarried with the Dutch and Huguenot families of New York and Long Island — he was an enthusiastic friend of this Society, which he joined in 1847. He was born in New York city, December 23, 1807, but in 1821 removed to Newark, with whose every interest — economic, social, moral, religious and educational — he was thenceforth warmly identified. By precept and by example he strongly 1 For an obituary tribute to Mr. Kinney, by the Executive Committee, see Pro ceedings, 2d Series, VI., 114-116. -36- urged his fellow citizens of Newark to furnish the means to secure a fire-proof building for the Society. He was a member of the committee appointed for that purpose,^ was also on the Executive Committee, 1858-1863, 1869-1874, and was a Vice President, 1875-1877. He had a delight fully enthusiastic and breezy way of expressing his views on the various subjects that came up for consideration, and it was felt that the Society had sustained a serious loss when he was taken from us, on September 23, 1877.^ Another of the Vice Presidents whom it was my privi lege to know very well was the Hon. John T. Nixon, Judge of the United States District Court of New Jersey. He was born at F"airton, Cumberland county, August 3, 1820, practiced law there for several years, was elected to the Legislature in 1849 and 1850, and in 1851 married a daughter of the Hon. Lucius Q. C. Elmer, for some years a Justice of the Supreme Court of this State. In 1855 Mr. Nixon published a new edition of that work so indis pensable in its day to every lawyer of New Jersey — known thenceforth as Nixon's Digest, based on a similar work published by Judge Elmer in 1838.^ Mr. Nixon's work was so excellent that it passed through three editions,^ its 1 It is an interesting coincidence that one of his sons — Edward H. Dtrryee— is (January, 1898) a Life Member of this Society, is a Trustee of the Free Public Li brary of Newark, and is a Director of the New^ark Library Association, and in the latter capacity is on a joint committee of that Association and of this Society, having for its purpose the promotion of the object for which his father worked so energetically in his lifetime. 2 A notice of the death of Mr. Duryee is printed in the Proceedings, 3d Series, v., 47-48. 3 A Digest of the Laws of New Jersey. Containing also the Constitutions of the United States, and of this State, and the Rules and Decisions of the Courts, By Lucius Q. C. Elmer. Bridgeton: Published by James H. Newell, 1838. 8vo. Pp. XXIV, 728. 4 The same. .Second edition, containing all the laws of general application, now in force, from 1709 to 18ri.'i, inclusive, with the rules and decisions of the courts. By John T. Nixon. Published under the patronage of the Legislature. Philadelphia: 1856. 8vo. Pp. XXXII, 984. The same. Third edition. Bridgeton: Elmer & Nixon. 1861. Svo. Pp. xxxii, 1000. The same, rourtli edition, Newark: 1868. Svo. Pp. xxxu, 11,")-:!. WILLIAM A. WHITEHEAD — 37 — vogue continuing until it was supplanted by the Revision of 1877. In 1858 he was elected to Congress, where he was largely instrumental in bringing about the election of ex-Governor William Pennington, of New Jersey, to the Speakership, the peculiarly complicated circumstances at tending which event he subsequently related in a paper of absorbing interest, which he read before this Society in 1873.^ He was appointed Judge of the United States Dis trict Court in May, 1870. Becoming a member of this Society, May 15, 1873, he was elected Vice President in 1877, and thereafter was a regular attendant upon its ses sions, and always had an appropriate word to say. He was a Trustee of Princeton College from 1864 "Amidst the burdens of official duty he was ever ready to render service in the church, the college and other institutions of the State, and his zeal in these good works was all accord ing to knowledge."' He died September 28, 1889. THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES. What can I say of William Adee Whitehead, who, for nearly forty years, was regarded as practically the Society? His father, William Whitehead, was cashier of the Newark Banking and Insurance Company, which in his day occu pied a brick building on the northwest corner of Broad and Bank streets, Mr. Whitehead living upstairs, and here, on February 19, 18 10, his son was born. His mother was Abby, daughter of Benjamin Coe, a descendant of Robert Coe, who came from England in 1634, and after living in New England took up his residence at Jamaica, L. I , whence one of his descendants, Benjamin Coe, removed to Newark, some time before 1732. In April, 1823, Mr. Whitehead went to Perth Amboy to take charge of a bank 1 Proceedings. 2d Series, II., 205-220. 2 John T. Nixon. Memoir prepared and read by A Q. Keasbey, before the New Jersey Historical Society, at its annual meeting in Trenton, January 28th, 1890. Svo. Pp. 13. Eeprinted from Proceedings, 2d Series, XI,. 39-.5I. -38- there. His son's schooling was ended when he left New* ark, but the boy of thirteen went on with his studies, in literature, mathematics, surveying, drawing and other con genial lines, until his mind became a well-filled storehouse of knowledge. In 1828 he went to Key West, Fla., where he spent most of the ensuing ten years, made a survey and map of the town, was appointed Collector of the Port before he was twenty-one, was elected Alderman and then Mayor. He was in business in New York, 1838-1843, but I fancy that the treasures in the Historical Society's library had for him greater attractions than the more material wealth usually sought for in Wall street, for after — and I suspect occasionally during— business hours he pored over the old newspaper files and manuscripts there, and made those copious notes which he drew upon for forty years as from a never-failing spring of information. At Perth Amboy he had married, August 11, 1834, Margaret Elizabeth, daugh ter of James Parker, and he had long been familiar with the records of the East Jersey Proprietors there, as well as with Mr. Parker's extensive collection of manuscripts and other historical material, and had also diligently collected whatever information could be gleaned from church and family records, and by personal interviews with the oldest residents of that former capital of East Jersey. And thus there was no one so well equipped as he to write accurately, intelligently and minutely regarding "the days of old" in New Jersey, and especially in the Eastern Division. His familiarity with the official records of our .State also gave him knowledge of the woful gaps therein. At the same time his connection with the New York Historical Society caused him to be informed as to the steps taken by that Society in 1838 to secure for our sister State what it re quired from foreign archives to complete its own records. Hence the persistence with which he repeatedly urged upon our Legislature the importance of cooperating with New — 39 — York in this movement, as I have already related. Who that read those articles in the Newark Daily Advertiser, about 1842, could have imagined that the curtain raised upon the "Glimpses of the Past" was drawn by a young man of thirty-two, who by his extraordinary knowledge of the men and events of nearly two centuries before was able to make them all like living realities? From the time that he took up his residence again in Newark, in 1843, he was engaged in business until 1879, when he permanently re tired. There is no doubt that even while in New York he had been impressed with the desirability of a New Jersey Historical Society, and when this Society was formed he seemed, by common consent, just the man for Correspond ing Secretary. Examine the first twenty volumes of our Proceedings, and you cannot but be impressed with the gentle but strong personality of Mr. Whitehead through them all. The numerous papers which he read, the enor mous correspondence conducted by him, the reports and the resolutions which bear traces of his suggestion and nearly always of his pen, the plans he was continually mak ing for the Society's welfare — all go to show now near to his heart was this institution which be had nursed from its birth into a vigorous maturity. The tact and assiduity with which he collected money, manuscripts, books, por traits and relics for its library can never be told, for he was the last person to speak of them. But our priceless col lection of rarities, so largely the result of his efforts, speaks for him. Although he quit school at thirteen, he never "finished his education." That went on while he lived. He was an ardent, unceasing student. The history of "East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments," which he per mitted the Society to publish (in 1846) as the first volume of its Collections, gave him an established reputation as a painstaking, accurate historian, and there is a perennial charm in the delightful pictures he gives us of the old-time — 40 — social life in New Jersey, in his "Contributions to the Early History of Perth Amboy and Adjoining Country, with Sketches of Men and Events in New Jersey, during the Provincial Era."' While his fame will rest mainly upon these two works, he himself attached more importance to the project of securing the material for and publishing the series of volumes known as the " New Jersey Archives.'' When at last, after nearly forty years of endeavor on his part, the manuscript was in hand and the funds (appropri ated by the Legislature) were available for the printing, his happiness knew no bounds. The dream of a lifetime was at last to be realized. It is pleasant to know that he lived to see seven volumes of the Archives published, and that he had arranged the material for printing three more volumes, ere he was called away. Mr. Whitehead's zeal in the collection and dissemination of knowledge was not confined to this Society. He was one of the founders of the Newark Library Association, in 1847, a^^d was at first its Secretary, and then, for thirty-three years, its President, until his death. He served as a member of the Board of Education of Newark, 1861-1871, and was a Trustee of the State Normal School, 1862-1884. It was an interest ing coincidence that during the last twenty years of his life his leisure hours were passed in congenial pursuits in the rooms of the Society, on the site of the building in which he was born. His health failed gradually for several years, and at last, on August 8, 1884, at Perth Amboy, which was so endeared to him by youthful memories, he passed away, and three days later, on what would have been his "golden wedding day," he was buried in the beautiful churchyard of St. Peter's, where he had so often wandered, with note-book or sketch-book, in his > boyhood. My ear liest reco'ileciion of Mr. Whitehead dales back to my 1 New York, 1850. Svo. Pp. viii, 428, STEPHEN WICKES, M, D. — 41 — school days in Newark, when he, as a member of the Board of Education, visited the High School. It was upon his nomination that I was elected a member of this Society, in 1872, and was made Recording Secretary in 1880. He honored me with frequent consultations regarding the af fairs of the Society. The more I saw of him the more did he grow in my regard, and his death came to me with the sense of a personal bereavement. "He was one of the finest looking men in the city. More than six feet high and well proportioned, he was a model of physical and manly beauty. . . Without the appearance of an ath lete, he filled the eye as perfect in stature, development, dignity and power. . . If his bearing had more of dig nity than was suited to a character so unaffected as his, the impression passed away when he gave his opinion or joined in common conversation. Levity was out of place in his intercourse with his friends. But cheerfulness was habitual — it adorned his character, and gave a charm to his life. Genius has been neatly defined as an infinite capacity for taking pains. In this he was a genius, a great genius. We may search the world as with lighted candles, and live to the age of the oldest man of the ages, but we shall die without the sight of another whose virtues, public and pri vate, whose usefulness in the community, whose excellence in the several branches of literary labor which he so faith fully performed, whose sterling integrity, manly dignity, true nobility, and high Christian character are more worthy of our admiration and imitation than those which add lus tre to the name and give fragrance to the memory of our departed and beloved friend, William A. Whitehead."' His successor, Stephen Wickes, M. D., elected in Janu ary, 1885, had already acquired a reputation as an histori- 1 Sketch of the Life and Character of William A. "Whitehead, by Samuel Irense- us Prime. Read before the New Jersey Historioal Society, May 21, 1885, [New ark.] 8vo. Pp. 22. Reprinted from the Proceedings, 2d Series, VIII., 181-202. 6 — 42 — an of industrious research, by his valuable " History of Medicine in New Jersey, and of its Medical Men, From the Settlement of the Province to A. D. 1800," published in 1879. He was born at Jamaica, L. I., March 17, 1813; graduated from Union College, Schenectady, and having been licensed as a physician, practiced his profession for fifteen years at Troy, N. Y., whence he removed, in 1852, to Orange, in this State, which was thereafter his home. He became a member of this Society in 1863, but being engaged in active practice, and in collecting material for the work mentioned, as well as for a history of Orange, he took no active part in the Society's affairs until 1879, when he was appointed on the Committee on Library. In May, 1884, he was added to the Executive Committee, to fill a vacancy. As a member of the two committees named, he soon made a point of visiting the rooms of the Society reg ularly. When Mr. Whitehead died, the Society deemed itself fortunate in finding Dr. Wickes ready and willing to attempt the difficult task of filling the place so honored by such a predecessor, and the choice was vindicated by the character of his service, until death deprived us of his abilities, on July 8, 1889, at Orange. He introduced the custom of embodying in the reports of the Executive Committee, to be published in the Proceedings, notices of deceased members of the Society. A favorite project of his, which he pressed with zeal and energy, was the forma tion of local historical societies in affiliation with this So ciety. He was precise, methodical and painstaking in his work, was at his desk in the library two or three mornings a week, and devoted much thought to the Society's inter ests. His courtly elegance of manner, his habit of always wearing a dress-suit, and his white hair and long, snow-white beard, gave him a venerable and striking appearance, while his bright eye and elastic step betokened a vigorous frame and alert mind. Dr. Wickes read two papers before the -^1.7 --hyAJIHUchie. ^A^: ^ S r-^i^ =-43-^ Society, both from his long-contemplated History of Or ange.' One was presented at the meeting in Newark, May 15. 1879, on "The Newark Mountains in the Last Century;" the second was read at Princeton, September 28, 1888, on "The First Minister of Orange, N. J., 1718," in which he rescued from obscurity some records of the Rev. Jedidiah Buckingham.- An appreciative Memoir of Dr. Wickes was read to this Society, at the meeting in Newark, May 15, 1890, by his friend. Dr. Joseph Parrish, of Burlington.^ DECEASED RECORDING SECRETARIES. I have been well acquainted with all our Recording Sec retaries, with one exception. The first was Joseph P. Bradley. He took an active part in the organization of the Society, on February 27, 1845, and was elected Recording Secretary on that day. He discharged the duties of the place most acceptably for two years, but thereafter declined to hold any office. His in terest in the Society, and in its work, however, continued through his long life, being manifested in his service on various committees, until his removal to Washington ; by his constant donations to the library, including on one oc casion a large number of rare Legislative Journals and Acts ; his frequent attendance on the meetings, so late as May 16, 1889, when he made some interesting remarks about the great value of our collections, and added the significant suggestion : " If those interested in history would occasionally give an hour to the subject they would accomplish a good work." Himself one of the busiest ot men, he nevertheless found — or took — a great deal of time for historical research. He told me that during his vaca tion one Summer, when he was past seventy-five, he had 1 His "History of the Oranges in Essex County, N. J., from 1666 to 1806," was posthumously published, in elegant form, in 1892. 2 Proceedings, 2d Series, X,, 103-112. 3 Ibid., XI., 11-19 --44 — spent several weeks in poring over musty town records in Connecticut, devoting a whole day at one time to decipher ing an almost illegible document. On another occasion he related how he had traced out the lines of the original town-lots in Newark. Again, speaking of the Elizabeth- town Bill in Chancery, he expressed the opinion that the East Jersey Proprietors were in error in that controversy. He gave me most generous assistance in the preparation of a memoir of Josiah Hornblower, which I had undertaken before learning that he had accumulated much material with the same object in view, and spent many evenings in going over my manuscript and proofs. Later, he warmly encouraged me to write a paper on Chief Justice Hornblow er. Only a few months before his death he passed an hour or two one afternoon in my library, conversing on historic themes relating to New Jersey, in which he manifested as keen an interest and as fresh a recollection as if he had not been for more than twenty years a resident of Washington. A paper which he read to us at Trenton, on January 23, 185 I, on "The American Union, and the Perils to which it it has been Exposed," is an able and philosophical analysis of the moving causes which impelled the Colonies to form that Union, and of the influences which up to 1850 had threatened its continuance. It also voiced in unmistakable language the writer's conception of the paramount sover eignty of the National power, vested in the Union — a con ception to which he was destined within forty years to give the force of law, in the famous Legal Tender decision. His "Memorial of the Life and Character of Hon. William L. Dayton,'' to which I have already alluded, was not com pleted by him until 1875, when it was published in our Proceedings. It is an admirable presentation of the salient features in the career of Judge Dayton, and of his charac teristics. It is only two years ago — in January, 1893 — since we had the melancholy pleasure of listening to that splen- JOHN S. CONDIT, M. D. -45- did and most scholarly address upon Judge Bradley, by his surviving classmate, the Hon. Cortlandt Parker.' The prin cipal facts in his career are familiar to all. How he was born March 14, 1813, 'he son of a modest farmer in the Helderberg, New York; how, amid the relentless drudgery of the farm he prepared himself for co'lege; how he en tered Rutgers, in our own State, and by unstinted toil, aid ed by a marvellously tenacious memory, he speedily forged ahead, and graduated in 1836;^ how he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and steadily worked his way to the front rank of his profession, until his superiority was rec ognized by his appointment, March 21, 1870, to the Su preme Court of the United States, where his abilities shone with increasing lustre until his death, on January 22, 1892. His wife was the daughter of Chief Justice Horn blower, the first President of the Society, and his surviv ing son has been for several years a member of our Exec utive Committee. The figure of Justice Bradley as an able lawyer of solid acquirements, and as a most distin guished jurist, is destined to loom larger as the years go by, and it will be ever a cauEe of congratulation to this So ciety that it was honored by his active membership for nearly half a century. Our second Recording Secretary, Dr. John S. Condit, was a descendant of John Conditt, weaver, who came from England or Wales, and purchased lands in the bounds of Newark, in 1689 and 1691, where he died in 1713. His grandson, Samuel (son of Peter), born Dec. 6, 1696, set tled in what is now West Orange, and married Mary Dodd, in 1722. One of Samuel's grandsons was Dr. John Condit, of Orange; he was a Surgeon in the Revolutionary War, 1 Mr. Justice Bradley, of the United States Supreme Court, by Cortlandt Park er. Read before the Historioal Society of New Jersey, January 34, 1893.— Proceed ings, 2d Series, XII., 143-177. 2 He was a Trustee ot Rutgers College, 1850-1893. ^46 — member of Congress from New Jersey, 1799-1803, United States Senator, 1803-1817, and Member of Congress again, 1819-20. His son, Silas Condit, born August 18, 1778, was a member of the Assembly, 1812, 1816, and of the Council, 1819-1822, Representative in Congress, 1831- 1833, and a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1844. He was a resident of Newark, being President of the "Old Bank" (the Newark Banking and Insurance Com pany) for several years. His first child was John Smith Condit, born November 16, 1801. He graduated at Prince ton College, in 1817, studied law and then medicine, gradu ating in 1822 from the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons. He resided on the east side of the Passaic riv er, opposite Newark, and was elected to the Assembly from Hudson county in 1840, and to the Legislative Council, 1 841-1842. He joined this Society, May 7, 1845, and was elected Recording Secretary, January 21, 1847. The de scendants of the old Newark families should always remem ber him with gratitude for the work he did in carefully transcribing all the tombstone inscriptions in the Old Bury ing Ground, and of those prior to 1800 in the other bury ing grounds in and near Newark, which record he present ed to the Society in a handsomely-engrossed volume, at the meeting on November 5, 1846. He died April 5, 1S48. In announcing his death to the Society, on May 25, 1848, Mr. William B. Kinney remarked: "This severe bereave ment not only deprives us of the services of a faithful of ficer, ever prompt and cheerful in the discharge of official duties, but removes from amongst us an associate bnd coun sellor whose pure and upright mind, mature judgment, sound learning and rare acquaintance with the history of our native Stale, gave an inappreciable value to his exam ple and influence."' 1 Proceedings, III., 61. — 47 — David Abbott Hayes, of Newark, was elected, May 25, 1848, lo succeed Dr. Condit as Recording Secretary, and was re-elected annually for twenty-seven years. He was born in Newark, May 29, 1810, being a descendant of Thomas Hayes, of Milford, Conn , 1645, whose son Robert, born at Milford, Sept. 30, 1679, removed lo Newark about 1692, where he died October 28, 1759. Mr. Hayes studied law with Gov. William Pennington, and on being admitted to the bar, in 1834, opened an office in Newark, where he practiced the rest of his life. He was deeply and intelli gently interested in every enterprise calculated to advance the welfare of Newark, and hence this Society, which he joined May 7, 1845, found in him a constant friend. I may not dwell upon the personal relations between him and myself, which began as teacher and pupil in the old First Presbyterian Sunday School of Newark, but it is proper to recall the zeal with which he performed his duties as an officer of this Society, and the enthusiasm with which he entered into every movement which bade fair to promote its interests. He vigorously pressed the printing of the Newark Town Records; it is to him that we are indebted for the narrative of the singular discovery in an attic at Short Hills, of Gilbert Stuart's beautiful portrait of Aaron Burr, which is one of our most highly prized treasures ; and it was he who offered the resolution, January 19, 1871, urging the State to have the New Jersey Regimental flags deposited in a suitable receptacle in the State House, which has since been done. He made many valuable donations to our Library, and contributed liberally toward providing a permanent home for the Society. His was a genial presence in our rooms, and he was greatly missed when we were deprived of his companionship, on November 11, 1875. His successor was Adolphus Pennington Young, elected January 20, 1876. He was born in Newark, in September, — 48 — l844) ths son of Captain Aaron Young, who died in his country's service in the war of the Rebellion. His moth er, P. Louisa, was a daughter of James W. Pennington, son of Gov. William S. Pennington. He was admitted to the bar in 1868, and practiced in Newark. His father's expe riences in the War led the son lo attempt a history of the campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley, and at the meeting of the Society in Trenton, in January, 1873, he read a paper on "Events in the Shenandoah Valley, particularly wilh refer ence to the battle at New Market, on the 14th May, 1864." The minutes kept by him are models of chirography, and all his papers showed the same love of neatness. His charac ter was singularly pure and transparent, he was sincerity itself, in manner very winning, and his youthful earnestness drew us all closely to him. He died at his residence at East Orange, October 6, 1879, having just completed his thirty-fifth year.' He had been a member of the Society since January 18, 1872. THE TREASURERS AND LIBRARI.\NS. Thomas J. Stryker, the first Treasurer, elected in 1845, was descended from Jan Strijcker, who was born in Hol land, in 1615, and came to New Amsterdam in 1652, whence he removed in 165410 Midwoul (now Flatbush), L. I., where he was elected Schepen and Chief Magistrate for twenty years, and held many other offices of trust and honor. His grandson, Jan Strijcker (son of Gerril), bought, Feb. 18, 1714, three hundred acres of land at Mid- dlebush, Somerset county, and soon after removed thither. Jan's great-great-grandson, Thomas J. Stryker, was born at Princeton, June 23, 1800. He engaged in business in Tren ton at an early age, and was identified with most of the in stitutions — religious, moral, educational and financial — of the town. He was a Manager of the State Lunatic Asy- 1 See Proceedings. 2d Series, III,, 57-58; VL, 68-70, 77. THOMAS J. STRYKER. — 49 — lum at Trenton from its organization, and was cashier of the Trenton Banking Company from 1842 for thirty years. He served this Society as Treasurer until 1848, when he declined a re-election. He died at Trenton, September 28, 1872. Said one of his business associates: "In the rela tions of a Christian gentleman and a man of business, the name of Mr. Stryker will live as long in this community as the name of any other man who has left us. The confi dence he held among the people was unsurpassed."' I did not know Mr. Stryker, but I do very well remem ber James Ross, of Newark, who was elected in 1848, and although he retired at the close of 1855, long before my recollection, he retained his interest in the Society for many years thereafter. In 1856 the offices of Librarian and Treasurer were merged in the person of Samuel H. Congar, but in i860 they were separated, and Solomon Alofsen was chosen Treasurer. He was born in Amsterdam, Holland, Novem ber 22, 1808, of a good Dutch family, and coming to America in early manhood as Secretary of the Netherlands legation, he concluded to stay here, and settled in Jersey City. He dealt largely in railroad and other investments. He was enrolled in this Society, May 7, 1845, and was a generous contributor to its treasury and to its library, pre senting more than six hundred separate publications rela ting to the Rebellion, and frequently giving us the benefit of his knowledge of Dutch to translate ancient records in that language. To his familiarity with the language of heraldry, also, we are indebted for the technical description of the seal of the Society.^ He resigned the office of Treasurer, May 16, 1867, when about to make a prolonged vi;it to his native country. In accepting his resignation a 1 Mr. Stryker was the father of Adjutant General William S. Stryker, now [January, 1898] President of the Society. 2 Proceedings. II., 3; 2d Series, XIIL. 8. — 50 — resolution was adopted expressing in behalf of the mem bers "their high appreciation of the efficient manner in which his gratuitous services had been rendered for more than seven years, and the obligations they are under for the generous contributions which at diff"erent times he has made to their funds."' In 1871 he left this country to take up his permanent residence abroad. He had a large and very valuable library, chiefly of Americana, which he took with him, but having no settled place of abode was obliged, much to his regret, to sell the collection, at auction, in June, 1876, at Utrecht.^ He died suddenly at Arnhem, October 19, 1876.^ Col. Robert Smith Swords, of Newark, was elected Treas urer May 16, 1S67, to succeed Mr. Alofsen. He was a native of New York city, where he was born July 12, 18 16. Grad uating at Columbia College in 1834, he practiced law, 1837— 1847, t)"*^ ir* 1849 retired from practice and settled near Rutherford, New Jersey. In 1850 he made an extensive trip through Europe, acquiring a thorough knowledge of French and Spanish. He was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the Thirteenth New Jersey Regiment, August 8, 1862, and participated in the battles of South Mountain and Antietam in the following month, being wounded in the former engagement. He resigned, February 3, 1863, and took up his residence in Newark, where he acted as secretary of the Board of Trade and treasurer of various other organizations. He became a member of this Soci- I Proceedings. 2d Series, I.. 25. 2 The catalogue of this sale ma'le 2j7 closely-printed octavo pages, and con tained 4..'i81 lots. It was well remarked in the preface that Mr. Alofsen was a bib liophile, and not a bibliomaniac; that he u.^'i-d his books, nil of them, as attested by his numerous remarks, corrections and additions scattered throughout their pages. I have Mr. Alofsen's copy of Taylor's ¦•Annals of the Classis of Bergen," enricheil in this manner by Mr. A. ; moreover, he has laid in a dozen or more pa ges of noles in his hne, clerkly handwriting, containing most interesting informa tion, together wilh his corresi^ondence with the Rev. Benjamin C. Taylor, the au thor, relating to some of the statements in the book. 3 For a brief notice of Mr. Alofsen, see Proceedings. 2d Series, IV,. 168. — SI — ety, January 19, i860, making thereafter numerous dona tions to the library. For two or three years before his death, he spent his whole time in the gratuitous service of the Society, acting as Librarian, and keeping up the cata logue of books and manuscripts. He read a Memoir of John Rutherfurd, already mentioned, in 1872, and in 1879 a paper on "The Bones of Columbus," discovered in the Cathedral of San Domingo two years previously. It was on the motion of Col. Swords that the Society took action. May 20, 1880, to secure full records of the deaths of its members.' At the next meeting his own decease was the first announced,- he having died at Newark on January 15, 1881. Warm hearted, energetic, and impulsive in temper ament, positive in manner, at times irascible from attacks of the gout, always scholarly and industrious, for nearly fourteen years he was a valuable officer. Of the first Librarian, Thomas Gordon, of Trenton, I have no recollection. He was doubtless a descendant of Thomas Gordon, one of the early settlers of Perth Amboy, and who for many years was one of the leading men in the Province, occupying numerous important positions — as At torney General of East Jersey, 1698, Judge, member of the Assembly, 1703-1709, member of the Council, 1709— 1722, Receiver-General and Treasurer, 1710-1719. He died at Perth Amboy, April 28, 1722, in his seventieth year. His son Thomas removed to Hunterdon county, where he was living in 1738. It was perhaps the latter's son Thomas who in his will, dated January 9, 1779, describes himself as a yeoman, of Amwell, Hunterdon county. His will was proved April 29, 1785. He left much of his property to his son Franklin (who died at Amwell in July, 1793), and to Franklin's grandsons, Othneil and Thomas. The last- named (Thomas) was born about 1775, at Amwell. He 1 Proceedings, 2d Series, VI., 92, ?Ibid., 116. — 52 — removed early in life to Trenton, where he was a surveyor and conveyancer. Many of his maps were admirably drawn and colored. His interest in matters literary appears from his election in 1822 among the first Board of Mana gers of the Apprentices' Library, of Trenton, of which he was chosen Clerk. He was elected Librarian of this Soci ety in 1845 and again in 1846, but as the library was loca ted in Newark, and as he was advanced in years, he could give the duties of the office little or no personal attention, and he retired in 1847. He is supposed to have died in October, 1848, at Trenton.' The functions of Librarian devolved upon the Corres ponding Secretary during the next two years, until he was relieved, at his own request, May 25, 1848, when Dr. Sam uel H. Pennington was appointed to the vacant position, devoting to it such time as he could occasionally spare from his practice. He was succeeded, January 15, 1852, by Samuel H. Congar, of Newark, who gave twenty years to the Society's service in this capacity. John Conger, his ancestor, was among those New England colonists who settled at Woodbridge prior to 1668, whence some of his posterity came in the ensuing century to Newark, where Samuel Hayes Congar was born, December 10, 1796. His mother, Hannah, was a daughter of -Major Samuel Hayes, a Revolutionary soldier, and Sarah Bruen, both the Hayes and Bruen families being among the early founders of Newark. It having been proposed, about 1845, to utilize the Old Burying Ground in Newark for some other pur pose, Mr. Congar was aroused in opposition, and he pro ceeded to make extensive historical and genealogical in quiries regarding the old settlers there interred, until he became possessed of a greater store of antiquarian lore re garding Newark and vicinity than any other person. Much of this he gave to the public in a series of articles 1 His will, dated Oct, 20, 1847, was proved Oct. 31, 1848, SAMUEL H, CONGAR — sa in the Newark Daily Advertiser ; more was published by him in the volume containing a report of the Newark Bi- Centennial Celebration;' and still more is deposited in our library, he having joined this Society May 25, 1848. He explored the musty recesses in the Essex county court house and brought to light many forgotten records of great interest and value, to which he added others discov ered in old attics.- He was a veritable " Old Mortality," and as he moved briskly but noiselessly about the rooms of the Society, I always looked upon him with a sort of awe, for the knowledge of the dead and fast hidden under that dry old grey-haired pate. Such a man as Mr. Con gar is invaluable in a Society like this. While he lived no one ever thought of attempting to trace the genealogy of any Newark family without consulting him. When he died, July 29, 1872, in the house in which he was born, it was recognized that the Society had sustained an irrepar able loss. It is simple truth to say that no one has ever attempted to take up the Vv'ork in which he was so pecu liarly an adept. ^ The Rev. Samuel Hutchings, an elderly retired clergy man, was engaged to take charge of the library and rooms of the Society, as assistant and acting Librarian, after Mr. Congar's death, no Librarian being chosen until January 21, 1875, when Martin R. Dennis was elected to fill the vacancy. Mr. Dennis was in active business, and could not give much time to the work, but he employed assist ance, largely at his own expense, so that the rooms were kept open regularly. He was born at Newton, Sussex county, in 1823, the son of Ezekiel Dennis and Mary (Bald win) Dennis, came to Newark when young, studied medi cine and graduated from the New York Medical College, 1 Supplement to N. J. Hist. Soc. Coll., VI. 2 See N. J. Hist. Soo. Coll., V., 501-503. 3 For an obituary notice of Mr. Congar, see Proceedings, 2d Series, III., 50-52. — S4 — but instead of practicing engaged in the drug business in New York for some years. About 1849 he was taken into partnership by his brother, Alfred L. Dennis, in the book and stationery business, which the latter had bought many years before from William Tuttle. In 1861 he succeeded to the business, and continued it at the old stand, on the southwest corner of Broad and Academy streets. He was elected a member of this Society, May 16, 1867. At the meeting in January, 1868, he was appointed on the Com mittee on Library, of which he was chairman from 1871, and in that capacity was highly efficient in adding to the Society's resources. He died February i, 1881.' On January 20, i88r, Frederick William Ricord was elected Treasurer and Librarian, under an arrangement by which he agreed to spend the greater part of every day in the Society's rooms, for a nominal compensation. Judge Ricord has been continued in the dual office by annual elections ever since, and the wisdom of having an accom plished gentleman of extensive literary, historical and bib liographical acquirements in constant charge of the rooms has been proved beyond all question by this action.- 1 See Proceedings. 2d Series, VI., 134. 2 At the time of the delivery of this address Judge Ricord occupied a seat on the platform, though in a very feeble state of health. He failed steadily until Au gust 12, 1897. when he was taken from us. A few facts in his life may be noted briefly here. He was the son of Dr. Jean Baptiste Ricord. who married Elizabeth. a daughter of the Rev. Peter Stryker, of Belleville. Mr. Ricord was born October 7, 1819, studied at Geneva College, and subsequently at Rutgers College, after which he began the study of the law, but soon engaged in teaching, which he foUovved twelve years, in Newark. In 1849 he became librarian of the Newark Library As sociation, where the writer was employed under him for a few weeks in the sum mer of 1858. He was a member of the Board of Education. 18."i3-i8ii'); was State School Superintendent -four years; Sheriff of Essex County. 1865-6-T: Mayor of Newark, 1869-187:? a service made memorable by his stubborn and ultimately suc cessful fight against a patent wooden pavement; subseiiuently he was a City Po lice Justice, and one of the Lay Judges of Essex County. But to him his real life was that spent among his books. He was the author of man.v school-books, of translations from the French, and published two volumes of metrical versions ot "English Songs from Foreign Tongues," He was an accomplished litterateur and a delightful social companion. FREDERICK WILLIAM RICORD. -55 — SOME MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Rev. Daniel Veach McLean, D. D., was the first Chairman of the E.xecutive Committee, elected at the or ganization of the Society, February 27, 18^5. This was a fitting recognition of his important part in urging the formation of the Society, which he suggested in the sum mer of 1844, and it was at his instance that the first meet ing was held for the purpose. He was born in Fayette county, Penn., November 24, 1801, and after graduating from the State University in Ross county, Ohio, in 1824, and teaching for about three years, he studied two years in Princeton Theological Seminary, when he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Carlisle, and occupied the pulpit of the First Church of Lebanon, Ohio, for two years. He was then called to the Old Tennent Church, in Monmouth county. New Jersey, where he spent four years, followed by fifteen years in charge of the Freehold Presby terian church, which he .left in 1850 to assume the Presi dency of Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa., where he labored with great success for six years. He then spent four years in Europe, and on his return filled pastorates at Plainfield, and at Red Bank, dying at the latter place, De cember 23, 1869.' Dr. McLean was genial yet dignified in his intercourse with his fellows, of strong natural force of character, deeply interested in educational work in every phase. He was intensely positive in his convictions, ready to assert his views at all times and places, yet submitting gracefully when defeated. He thought the records of the Society ought to have set out more particularly just how it came to be formed, and he made a strenuous effort to have the library located at Trenton, but when he failed to have his ideas adopted, he seemed as interested as ever, served as Chairman of the Executive Committee, 1845-6-7-S, and second on the Committee in 1849-1S50, besides render- 1 Proceedings, 2d Series, II., 3, 74-75. -56 — ing valuable service on other committees, until his removal from the State, in 1850, and made important donations through a long series of years. On returning to the State he resumed his associations with the Society, attending the last meeting before his death. The Rev. Nicholas Murray, D.D,, of Elizabeth, was another original member of the same Committee, of which he was Chairman from January, 1849, until his death, February 4, 1861. Dr. Murray was born at Balynaskea, County West- meath, Ireland, Dec. 25, 1802, of a well-to do, prominent Roman Catholic family. He came to America in 1 8 1 8, with but $12, and found employment in Harper & Brothers' print ing and publishing house. Having joined the Brick Pres byterian church, his remarkable abilities induced a num ber of influential friends to urge him to prepare for the ministry, which he did, graduating at Williams College, at Amherst, Mass., in 1826, and at the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1829. After four years in the pastorate at Wilkesbarre and Kingston, Penn., he was called in 1833 to the First Presbyterian church at Elizabeth, N. J., where he continued the rest of his life, despite constant and most tempting offers from other fields of labor. He ranked among the ablest and most influential men in his denom ination. As a pastor and as a Christian gentleman he had no superior. In literature he attained a wide reputation as a graceful writer, while in controversy his pen was a most trenchant weapon — powerful as Richard Cceur de Lion's mighty sword, keen as the scimetar of Saladin.' I have mentioned his valuable " Notes, historical and biographical, 1 Memoirs of the Rev. Nicholas Murray. D. D. (" Kirvvan "), by Samuel Irenams Prime [D. D.J. Harper & Brothers. New York, 1803, 12mo. Pp.448. A Discourse addressed to the First Prestiyterian church in Elizabeth. N. J.. February 1(1. 1861. the Sunday morning immediately succeeding the death of the Rev. Nicholas Murray, D. D., their pastor. By William B. Sprague. D. D. Albany, N. Y.. 1861. Svo. Pp. 51. Hattteld's History of Elizabeth, 1868, pp, 089-6;;l. A brief notice of Dr. Murray's death is given in the Proc. N. J. Hist. Soc, IX., 77. — 57- concerning Elizabethtown," published in 1844. At the meeting of the Society at Newark, May 25, 1848, he read a " Memoir of Rev. James Caldwell," the " Fighting Par son " of the Revolution, whose wife was shot by the British at Connecticut Farms in 1780, and who was himself killed by an American sentinel, at Elizabethtown, Nov. 24, 1781.' Dr. Murray was an earnest and most useful friend of the Society for the first sixteen years of its existence. Archer Gifford was a member of the Executive Commit tee, 1845-1859, being Chairman, 1854-1859. He was born in Newark in 1796, son of Capt. John Gifford; grad uated from Princeton in 1 8 14, and was licensed as an at torney in 1818. President Jackson appointed him Collec tor of the Port of Newark in 1836, an office he retained for twelve years. He was a man of literary tastes and diversi fied scholarship, publishing a "Digest of Statutory and Constitutional Constructions," with " An Index of the Statutes at Large;"" a work on the "Unison of the Lit urgy,"^ and read before this Society, at Trenton, January 17, 1850, a paper on "The Aborigines of New Jersey,"^ which givts an excellent summary of the history of the New Jersey tribes. Mr. Gififord had also collected consid erable original material for a Biography of Peter Wilson, LL. D., of Hackensack, afterwards of Columbia College, 1 Proceedings, III., 77-89. The sentinel was hanged for the murder; it was sus pected that he was a British sympathizer. 2 A Digest of the Stritutory and Constitutional Constructions delivered in the Su preme Court, and Court of Errors and Appeals, of the State of New Jersey. Alphabetically arranged. By Archer Gifford. Counsellor at law. Newark, N. J.. 1852 Svo. Pp. xii, 549, (1). Synopsis of the Constitution of New Jersey. Adopted June 29, 1844. Alphabetically arranged. Pp. (2), 41. An Index to the Statutes at Large of the State of New Jersey [1776-1850]. Pp. (4), 391. (1). These works ex hibit an immense amount of industry. 3 Unison of the Liturgy: being an exhibition of The Harmony of the Subject contained in the collect for each of the Sundays and Holydays in the year, with the epistle, the gospel, and the lessons for that day, and of its accordance with a cor responding topic in the church's catechism, and in her articles of religion. By Archer Gifford. A. M. ... From Advent to Ash- Wednesday. New York, 1856, 12mo. Pp. 3-37, (1). 4 Proceedings, IV., 163-198. -58- and the compiler of Wilson's Laws, 1702-1784, but it was unfinished when he died suddenly. May 13, 1859,' The Rev. Eli Field Cooley, a member of the Committee, 1845-1846, was born in Sutherland, Mass., Oct. 15, 1781 ; graduated from Princeton College in 1806, and was pastor of the Presbyterian churches at Cherry Valley, N. Y., 1809-1820; at Matawan, N. J., 1820-1823, and in the First Church of Trenton, now Ewing, 1823-1857. He was a man of great and varied industry; was one of the founders of the American Bible Society, in 18 16; induced the New Jersey Legislature to provide for the support of the blind, and of deaf mutes; was one of the building committee of the State Lunatic Asylum at Trenton, and an active member of the committee which built East and West Colleges at Princeton. I have already mentioned that in 1842 he wrote a series of papers on the early history of Hopewell and Trenton, which were published in the Tren ton State Gazette. The account of Mercer county, in ^ Barber and Howe's " Historical Collections," was also from his pen. He compiled a large amount of material relating to the " Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing," which was posthumously published in 1883.'- He died April 22, i860. Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck, LL. D., the honored Presi dent of Rutgers College, gave us the prestige of his name on the Executive Committee during the first two years of the Society's existence. He was born in Kingston, X. Y., November 29, 1791; graduated from Yale College in 1810; began the practice of law at Kingston in 1814; and was President of Rutgers College, 1840— 1850. "By his Lectures on Constitutional Law, his genial manners, his generous hospitality, and his happy influence exerted on 1 Ibid., VIIL, 98, 15:1. % Trenton. Svo. Pp. 330. Only 400 copies were printed, and the work is now — 59 — manifold public occasions, he contributed greatly to the prosperity of that venerable institution." He died at Kingston, N. Y., February 23, 1879. One of the most valued of the original members of this Society was that " prince of Bishops," as he has been called — the Rt. Rev. George Washington Doane, D. D,, LL.D. He was the son of Jonathan Doan, a builder, of Trenton, where he was born May 27, 1799. Graduating at Union College in 1818, he entered the General Theological Seminary in New York, was ordained a deacon in 1821 and a priest in 1823, and after a successful ministry in Boston was elected Bishop of New Jersey in 1832. A man of tremendous energy, fascinating personality and splendid eloquence, he speedily became a great power in New Jer sey. His address at the first annual meeting of this Soci ety, at Trenton, January 15, 1846, felicitously entitled "The Goodly Heritage of Jerseymen," will be always de lightful reading to every patriotic citizen of our State. He served on the Executive Committee, 1845-1855, during which period he was seldom absent from the Society's meetings. He died April 27, 1859. Elias Bailey Dayton Ogden, the last on the list of the original members of this Committee, was born at Eliza beth, May 22, 1800, son of Col. Aaron Ogden, distin guished in the Revolution, and United States Senator from New Jersey, 1801-1803. Young Dayton was admitted to the bar in 1824, and began practice at Paterson, where he resided until appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court, in 1848, when he removed to Elizabeth. He continued on the bench, by successive appointments, until his death, February 24, 1865. He was a member of the Executive Committee, 1845-1854. He may have concluded that there was a preponderance of lawyers in the official man agement of the Society, for in 1854 four of the officers and six of the nine members of the Executive Committee be- — 6o — longed to that profession, the Chief Justice and two Asso ciate Justices of the Supreme Court being on that Com mittee. In 1847 the Rev. John Maclean, D. D., then one of the Professors in Princeton College, and from 185410 1868 the honored and beloved President of that institution, was elected a member of our Executive Committee, and served until 185 I. He attended the meetings of the Society as late as 1859, frequently contributing to their interest by adding to the information of those present on historic themes. He was a member of the Society until his death, August 10, 1886, at Princeton. He was a native of that place, having been born there March 3, 1800, the son of Prof. John Maclean. He graduated from the College in 1816, and became a member of the faculty in 1822. After retiring from the Presidency he wrote a " History of the College of New Jersey, from its origin in 1746 to the com mencement of 1854.''' Littleton Kirkpatrick, of New Brunswick, was added to the Committee in 1847, ^nd continued thereon until Janu ary, 1852. His great grandfather, Alexander Kirkpatrick, a native of Watties Neach, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, came to America in 1736, and settled at Mine Brook, near Bask- ingridge, Somerset county, where he died, June 3, 1758. His grandson, Andrew (son of David, who was born at Watties Neach, February 17, 1724, and married Mary Mc- Eowen, of Somerset county), was born Feb. 17, 1756, and married Jane, daughter of Col. John Bayard, of New Brunswick. He was Chief Justice of New Jersey, 1803— 1824. His son, Littleton Kirkpatrick, graduated at Prince ton College in 1815, was licensed as an attorney in 1821, and practiced in New Brunswick, where he died suddenly, August 15, 1859. He was a Trustee of Rutgers College, 1 Philadelphia, 1877. 2 vols. Svo. Pp. 414, 450. JOHN RUTHERFURD — 6i — 1841-1859, and was distinguished for ability and gen erosity. In January, 1851, Daniel Haines was elected a member of the Committee, serving until January, 1855. He was born in New York city, January 6, 1801, son of Elias Haines, a native of Elizabeth, and descendant of the early settlers of that ancient town. His mother was Mary, daughter of Robert Ogden, of Sussex, and niece of Col. Aaron Ogden, of Elizabeth. Daniel Haines graduated from Princeton College in 1820, and having been ad mitted to the bar in 1823, began practice at Hamburg, Sussex county, which was thereafter his place of residence. He was elected Governor of New Jersey, in 1843, for one year, and again in 1847, for three years. In 1852 he was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court, which ofifice he held for fourteen years. While he was Governor he re peatedly urged upon the Legislature the importance of se curing from England copies of the archives relating to New Jersey, and all his life evinced an intelligent interest in the objects of this Society. It was my good fortune to be come very well acquainted with Governor Haines in 1875, and I learned to esteem him as an upright official, a con scientious citizen, a true friend and a Christian gentleman. He died at Hamburg, January 26, 1877. Of later members of the Committee I need only to re mind you of the Rev. Andrew Bell Paterson, D. D., 1855- 1857, of Princeton, afterwards of Salem, and then of St. Paul, Minn. ; Dudley S. Gregory, of Jersey City, for so many years identified with the railroad and ferry interests of that city, and who served on this Committee, 1855- 1862; William P. Robeson, the distinguished lawyer of Warren county, a member of the Committee, 1856-1862; ex-Governor and Speaker William Pennington, of Newark, (1858-1860), whose kindly greetings are among the pleas- antest of my childhood's recollections; John P. Jackson, — 62 — one of Newark's most valued citizens, who was on the Committee, 1860-1861 ;' the Rev. Dr. John Hall, of Tren ton, who gave us twenty-one years of service on the same Committee (i86i-i88i), besides still further duty on the Committee, on Publications;- ex-Governor Charles S. Olden, of Princeton, 1862-1870; Charles C. Haven, of Trenton, 1862—1874, who was so enthusiastic in his re searches regarding the battles at Trenton and at Prince ton ;^ Gen. N. Norris Halsted, of Hudson county, 1864- 1884, who was a generous friend and zealous worker;"* Samuel Allinson, of Yardville, 1871-1883, the "Philan thropist of New Jersey," that good Friend, who in his walk and conversation continually exemplified the principles of the Society of which he was so worthy and conspicuous a member;^ Theodore F. Rando'ph, of Morristown, 1871- 1876, Governor of New Jersey, 1869-1872, United States Senator, 1875-1881, and one of the founders of our kin dred society, the Washington Association of New Jersey ;® Hugh H. Bowne, of Rahway, 1872-1876; Joel Parker, of Freehold, 1875-1887, Governor of New Jersey, 1863- 1866, 1872-1875, and Justice of the Supreme Court, 1880- 1887 ;'¦ Joseph N. Tuttle, 1875-1886, one of Newark's most upright and honored business men ;^ Marcus L. Ward, of Newark, 1876-1884, Governor of New Jersey, 1866- 1869, member of Congress, 1873-1875 ;" the Rev. Dr. George Sheldon, of Princeton, 1877-188 i ;'"John F. Hage- 1 Appropriate notice of Mr. Jackson's death was taken at the meeting of the Society, January 16, 186'3. See Proceedings, IX., 80. 2 See Proceedings, May 17, 1891. 2i Series. XIII.. 6.5. 3 Ibid., Jan, 21. 1875, 2d Series, IV., 3. 4 Ibid., May 14, 1884, :2d Series, VIIL. 51. 5 Ibid., Jan. 17, 18sl. 2d Series, VIII.. 5, 69-89, e Ibid., Jan. 17, 1884, id Series. VIII.. 6. 7 Ibid., January '.'I. 1888. '3d Series. X.. 8, ,57 9-;. 8 Ibid.. January 25, 1887, ::a Series. IX., 117. 0 Ibid., May 14. 1884, ;Jd Series, ^'IIL, 49; IX.. 136-147. 10 Ibid., January 21, 1882, 2d Series, VII.. 4. -63- man, of Princeton, 1 882-1 892, who favored us with several papers, and was an efficient member of the Committee;' George A. Halsey,^ of Newark, 1885-1894.^ OTHER EARLY FRIENDS. And in this review how can I fail to mention those other early friends of the Society who contributed in various ways towards its success? The Rev. Jonathan Cogswell, D. D., of New Brunswick, the gifced and popular clergy man, who for several years aided the Committee on Pub lications in its work ; the venerable James Carnahan, D. D., LL D., President of Princeton College, 1823-1854;^ Charles King, of Elizabeth, for several years President of Columbia College, and whose address at the meeting of the Society, May 7, 1845, is a most valuable contribution to the history of New Jersey;" the Rev. Abraham Messier, D. D., of Somerville, Trustee of Rutgers College, 1845-1882, who was a life-long friend of this Society, which he favored 1 Ibid., January 14. 1893, 2d Series, XII., 130-133. 2 Ibid.. May 17, 1894, 2d Series, XIII., 66, 95-108. 8 It will be observed that among the officers of the Society, and members of the Executive Committee, have been Governors Peter D. Vroom, WiUiam Penning ton, Daniel Haines, Charles S, Olden, Joel Parker. Marcus L. Ward and Theodore P. Randolph; Chief Justices of the Supreme Court Joseph C. Hornblower and Henry W. Green, to whom should be added (January, 1898), William J. Magie; As sociate Justices of the Supreme Court William L, Dayton, Elias Bailey Dayton Ogden, Daniel Haines, David A, Depue {whose wise and sagacious counsels we enjoyed in the Executive Committee, 1878-1896) ; United States Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Bradley; United States District Court Judges Richard S. Field and John T. Nixon. As this address is going through the press (January, 1898) , there are on the Board of Trustees Grover Cleveland, of Princeton. ex-President of the UnitedStates; Garret A. Hobart. of Paterson. now Vice President of tie United States; and Alexander T. McGill, Chancellor of New Jersey. 4 Dr. Carnahan made an extremely interesting statement to the Society, at its meeting at Princeton, Sept. 27, 1848, relative to President Samuel Davies's trip to Europe in 1755. in behalf of the College, and his journal of that trip. See Proceed ings. III., 127-130. He read before the Society in 1852 a paper on " The Pennsylva nia Insurrection of 1794, commonly called the ' Whiskey Insurrection,' " in which he described the causes of and the circumstances attending that dangerous revolt. See Proceedings. V., 53, 101, 113-152. 5 Proceedings, I., 21-62. At a meeting of the Society at Freehold. Sept. 13, 184P, President King read a paper on "The Battle of Monmouth Court House." See Proceedings, IV.. 106, 125-141. -64 — with several very readable and instructive papers;' that learned and eminent divine, the Rev. Samuel Miller, D. D., of Princeton, to whom we are indebted for many gifts, and for an inspiring address delivered before the Society at Princeton, September 4, 1845 '-^ the Hon. Garret Dorset Wall, of Burlington, United States Senator from Nev^ Jer sey, 1835-1841, and who was a member of this Society from 1846 until his death, Nov. 22, 1850;^ his son, the Hon. James Walter Wall, United States Senator in 1863, was another deeply interested member of the Society for many years; and so was the Hon. Jacob Welsh Miller, of Morristown, United States Senator, 1840-1853, who gave us an able address, at the meeting in Trenton, January 19, 1854, showing the great importance of New Jersey as " The Iron State : its Natural Position, Power and Wealth."^ Such were some of the men most active in the formation and subsequent management of cur Society. To us of a later generation, who recollect these men as they were in our day, the idea of a venerable antiquity attaches itself to most if not to all of them. Indeed, I think it is the popular idea that grey, or at least scanty, locks are indis solubly associated with historical research — an idea, how ever, that fortunately is rapidly disappearing in view of the fact that to-day there are no more enthusiastic students of history than the youthful, vivacious and altogether charming Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Colonial Dames, who haunt our Historical Societies, and make life more or less of a burden to Librarians and Corresponding Secretaries with their persistent and not-to-be-denied quests 1 Notably one on " The Hollanders in New Jersey, with Notices of some of their Descendants," read at the meeting at Morristown. Sept. 12. 1850. See Proceedings. v., 43, B7-8SI. 2 Proceedings, I,, 65, si -00, The address contains many valuable suu-^-est ions re garding the work of such a Society, and how the members can contribute toward its success, 3 For resolutions on his death, see Proceedings, v.. 92-96. ¦I Proceedings, VII,, 67-84. - '^-'byAJinitcfLie - /y\r^. //^t^/i^c €;^y -65- for information about dead and gone ancestors and the pos sibility of establishing their relationship to Anneke Jans, or to Matilda, consort of William the Conqueror. No, as a mat ter of fact, most of the men I have named, so far from be ing aged, with grey or white hair, and venerable aspect, were in their very prime ; most of them were under forty years, and many of them less than thirty, and their best work for the Society was done ere they had attained to as many years as the Society has to-day. I mention this for the encouragement of the young men and the young wo men who have been deterred from joining this Society, and becoming active workers within its ranks, because of the impression that they must wait until they have donned grey hair and spectacles. The Society welcomes the young to its membership, and rejoices to have them enter upon the work which shall fit them to take up the tasks that their elders must in time lay down. Mr. President, fain would I linger longer in loving rem iniscence of those who have gone before us. Surely, me- thinks, do their spirits hover over us as we thus proudly celebrate what they so ably began. Broad and deep did they lay the foundations of this Society, so that as one after another of the founders was taken away, the fair fabric stood safe and strong, rising ever to still loftier and fairer proportions, as new men were found to take the places of the old, until to-day the Society constitutes a splendid monument to its founders. ¦66 — PART III. The Society's Library— its Location, its Growth, and its Management. Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can get information upon it.— Dr. Samuel Johnson. The function of an Historical Society is two-fold: the collection and the dissemination of knowledge. Obvious ly, the gathering of materials for history comes first. This was the view rightly taken by our predecessors, and to this end their earliest efforts were directed. THE LIBRARY OF THE SOCIETY. At the meeting when this Society was organized, meas ures were taken toward securing from the State, sets of the laws and Legislative journals, so far as practicable, and the proceedings and collections of other Historical Societies. The Legislature promptly passed a joint resolution in com pliance with the request,' and from other Societies came cordial and gratifying responses. Gifts were received of original manuscripts of the greatest value, relating to the early history of New Jersey, some of which I have already mentioned. On May 7, 1846, a standing committee was appointed, to procure, " by purchase or exchange, such rare books, pamphlets or other publications referring to the history of the State, as cannot be otherwise obtained," and this first " Committee on Purchases," as it was styled, consisted of Messrs. William B. Kinney, John J. Chetwood, the Rev. Daniel V. McLean, D. D., the Rt. Rev. George 1 Pamphlet Laws. 1815. p. 280. l!y an act approved April 10, 1846. it is provided that the New Jersey Historical Society shall recei^'e from the Slate one copy of the laws and Legislali\e proceedings, and a set of Ihe laws of the United States apportioned to this State by Congress. By a supplement approved Feb. 15. 1888. it was ena,c-ted that the Society shall receive fru May 18. 1882, the Committee reported that in response to a circular sent out in February. inviting subscriptions to the same fund, six contributions had been received, amounting to ^2,15. It was desired to raise !}^!,.50il annually for this iiurpose.— /^/(/., /^//..64. The circular is printed in full, in conneclioa with the report. .See also VIII . 8. Gen. W^ILLIAM S. STRYKER. 5 p. m., and visitors invariably found in Judge Ricord a courteous and accomplished gentleman, studiously atten tive to respond to their wishes for instruction or to gratify their curiosity by displaying the varied treasures on the shelves or walls or in the cabinets. Under his fostering care the library grew apace. He made an entirely new card catalogue of the pamphlets, and began one on the same plan for the bound volumes. Said the Committee on Library, in their report at Trenton, January 25, 1887: It is a gratifying fact tbat the value of our collections of books, pamph lets and manuscripts is daily becoming more widely known. Visitors to our rooms for tbe purpose of making historical researches are more numerous, and information relative to titles, genealogies and boundary lines, which our Archives alone can furnish, is now constantly sought from all parts of the State. This information is always promptly and cheerfully furnished with out any expense, to everyone who seeks it. Our rules forbid access to our collections to no one, and it is the belief of your Committee that the exercise of this kind of liberality not only meets with the approval of each member of the Society, but is most productive of good to our people and best calcu lated to enhance the value of our institution in the estimation of every citi zen of the State. 1 The increase in the library occasioned an embarrasse- ment du riches, as the Committee was obliged to report at the next meeting (May 19, 1887, at Newark) : "The suc cess which has attended the work of our Society finds us, at last, in a position when much of our treasure is com paratively useless, and most of that portion of it which should meet our eyes upon occasions like this, must be packed away in closets or otherwise almost entirely out of view. . . . The flattering prospect of soon possessing a building of our own has induced your Committee to postpone the erection of the shelving so much needed for the accommodation of at least one thousand vol umes, which are at present almost inaccessible."- The postponement of the new building, however, led the Committee to fill the floor of the assembly room, facing 1 Ibid., IX., 110. 2 Ibid., IX., 131-2. 11 — 82 — Broad street, with book-shelves before the end of the year, to accommodate the ever-increasing stock of books and pamphlets.' Judge Ricord also introduced a new feature, in gathering from ttie member^ of the Society autobiographical material and photographs, which now form an interesting department in our collections. - SOME STATISTICS. The growth of the library is shown by the following sta tistics reported to the Society from time to time : Total Total Total Bound Volumes. Pamphlets Manuscripts. 181S 650 300 800 1849 1000 50 vols. 950 1850 1163 509 1855 2000 2265 1860 2514 3420 1865 1881 3354 5,700 5499 1885 7,491 1674 additions, 1880- -84 1890 13,486 11660 " 188.5 -90 1895 15,615 5603 " 1891- -95 A PERMANENT HOME FOR THE SOCIETY. Although the Society was pleasantly and commodiously situated in the rooms first provided in 1848, in the Newark Library Association's building, it was felt to be of the greatest importance for its future and permanent welfare that it should, at the earliest practicable date, secure a fire-proof home of its own. Moreover, the Newark friends of the Society considered themselves morally bound to do what in them lay to that end, in view of the assurances which had been given when a majority of the members had voted in favor of locating the library in Newark.^ The subject was first formally broached at the meeting on May 3 Ibid., X., 11. 4 Ibid.. X.. 14; XIIL. 7'-'. The accumulations of books so overwhelmed our lim ited quarters that in Uie winter of 1897-98 se\er:il \vagon-lo;uls were carried awav and sloi-cil until such time as a new building should he provided for the library 1 See Proceedings, 2d Series. 1., 14:1. 20, iS$2 — four years after the question of location had been finally settled — when Mr. Lucius D. Baldwin sug gested that " it was manifest from the constantly increas ing value of the library, manuscripts and other property, a fire proof building should be secured at as early a day as practicable." Mr. James Gore King offered a resolution : " That a special committee be appointed to enquire into the expediency and the cost of erecting a suitable fire-proof edifice for the reception of the library and other property of the Society, and that they be authorized to confer with the municipal authorities on the subject." He spoke ear nestly in favor of the project, and said " he stood ready to perform whatever might be his duty in the premises." Presi dent Charles King, of Columbia College, remarked that " the Historical Society of New Jersey had found a home — an agreeable home, in Newark, and such a building as that proposed would render its sojourn here still pleasanter and more productive of beneficial results. It could not be doubted that a city so renowned for its intelligence and en terprise would promptly cooperate with the members of the Society in rearing an edifice that would redound to its honor." Chief Justice Green, Richard S. Field and the President, ex-Chief Justice Hornblower, supported the resolution, which was adopted, and Messrs. Lucius D. Baldwin, Peter S. Duryee and John P. Jackson were ap pointed the committee.' At the next meeting, September 8, 1852, they reported that a suitable lot and edifice could- be secured for about $8,000. The President and John R. Weeks were added to the Committee, which were authorized to procure subscriptions, and, when a sufficient sum should be subscribed, to purchase a site and report a plan of the proposed building, at the next meeting.*^ Nothing having been accomplished in the ensuing four months, the Soci- 1 Proceedings. VL, 68, 70-71 (20, 22-23;. 2 Ibid.. 09, 100. — 84 — ety, on January 20, 1853, requested the Committee "to proceed immediately to raise the necessary funds, by sub scription."' Mr. L. D. Baldwin reported at the next meet ing. May 19, 1853, that the Committee " was originally ap pointed merely to report on the propriety and feasibility of the plan, a duty which they had performed," and he thought it better that the collection of funds should be as signed to a new committee — which was done, Messrs. James G. King, Mahlon Dickerson, Peter S. Duryee, Wm. Nelson Wood, Richard S. Field, Stacy G. Potts and the Rev. A. B. Paterson being appointed.^ The Committee immediately addressed circulars to the members and others interested; the chairman subscribed $500, and agreed to double it if necessary, and three other subscriptions were received, amounting to $350, when the Committee report ed to the Society, January 19, 1854. A severe loss had been sustained, in the interval, by the deaths of James Gore King and Mahlon Dickerson ; William P. Robeson and Dudley S. Gregory were appointed to succeed them. It ivas voted, at the same time, that measures be taken to collect the unpaid dues of members, and that the amount collected be added to the subscriptions for the purchase of a site for a fire proof building.^ At the next meeting, held at Newark, May 18, 1854, Mr. Peter S. Duryee reported that the Committee, after consultation with the officers of the Society, and others, had purchased a lot, 30x113 feet, on the north side of Park Church Place (now West Park street), one hundred feet west of Broad street, for $2,500, and that the subscriptions to the fund were already suffi cient to pay for it.^ The original subscription list contains the following names and amounts : 1 Ibid., 163. 2 Ibid., VII,, 4. 3 Ibid., 52-53, 4 The lot is part of a large tract purchased by the Trustees of the Park Presby terian Congregation in Newark, in 1849. This lot was conveyed by said Trustees, -85- Caleb O. Halsted, New York flOO James G. King, Hudson county 500 David A. Hayes, Newark 250 Helen Stnyvesant, New York. . 50 Lewis M. Kutherfurd, New York 25 Jacob D. Vermilj'ae, Newark 50 Eichard T. Haines, Elizabethtown 50 Marcus L. Ward, Newaik 50 John Kennedy, Belleville 25 John E. Weeks, Newark 250 Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Newark 50 James B. Pinneo, Newark 50 Joseph N. Tuttle, Newark 50 Matthias W. Day, Newark 50 Solomon Alofsen, Jersey City 250 Henry G. Darcy, Newark 50 Nehemiah Perrj', Newark 50 John Eutherfurd, Hudson county 50 Caleb H. Shipman, Newark 100 Peter S. Duryee, Newark 250 "William Eankin, Newark lUO Thos. H. Stephens, Newark 50 $2,450 The Committee reported January i8, 1855, that the sub scriptions amounted to $2,535. The purchase price, with interest, was $2,565.49, but the owner accepted $2,535 '" full satisfaction. Arrearages of dues subsequently collect ed, $166, had been added to the fund, but as this sum was never increased, it was transferred to the Library Fund, by vote of the Society, May 17, i860.' No further progress having made with the Building Fund, on motion of Mr. Pe ter S. Duryee the Society resolved. May 15, 1856, That "a Special Committee be appointed by the Chair, and authorized to make such disposition of the lot of ground belonging to the Society on Park Church Place, by sale, exchange or otherwise, as they may think most by deed dated Sept. 30, 1851, to Matthew Ely, for $1800 ; and by Ely to William Rankin, by deed dated May 21, 1852. for ^2000; and by William Rankin and wife to New Jersey Historioal Society, by deed dated January 16, 18.55, for $2,500. See Essex County Deeds, X 7, p. 24 ; Z 7. p. 361 ; 207, p. 55. These conveyances are in fee, with - out limitations, restrictions or conditions of any kind. 1 Proceedings, VIL, 87-88, 121; IX., 23; 2d Series, IIL, 5-6. — 86 — advantageous for the Society, and likely to f.icilitate and promote the erection of a suitable building for its occupation; it being understood that no sale is to be made of the property unless the amount realized is at once invested in another site ecpally desirable fur the purposes of the Society." The opinion was expressed that the lot was worth $3,000 at this time, and that an exchange might be advantageous ly made for a lot elsewhere (presumably less valuable). Messrs. Duryee, Henry G. Darcy, Lucius D. Baldwin, David A. Hayes and William A. Whitehead were appoint ed the Committee.' Nothing having been done in the meantime, at the next meeting, held at Trenton, Mr. C. C. Haven suggested the transfer of the library to Trenton,^ but no heed was taken of this. At the following meeting, at Newark, May 21, 1857, the Special Committee was au thorized to negotiate with the Park Presbyterian Church for the joint construction of a building suitable for the pur poses of the Society, and for a lecture room for the Church.^ When the Society met at Trenton, January 20, 1859, nothing had yet been accomplished toward securing a fire-proof building, and in the absence of practical assist ance at home it was voted to memorialize Congress — at the suggestion of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin — to appropriate public lands "to the several States, for the benefit of their respective Historical and Antiquarian Soci eties."* At the ensuing meeting. May 19, 1859, another plan was. mooted — to raise sufficient funds by subscription and by mortgage, to erect a building upon the lot owned by the Society.'' This came to nought, and a year later the Committee on Library was authorized to lease the lot, for not more than five years." The Committee reported, January 17, 1861, that no lessee had been found, and ex- 1 Ibid., First Series, VIII,, 3,5. 2 Ibid., VIII,,. 54. sibid., VIIL. 6'.'. ¦1 Ibid, VIIL, 137, 141. s Ibid., VIIL, 1.50. 0 Ibid., IX.. 29. — 87- pressed the hope that it would be still found practicable to erect a fire-proof building upon the site.' It was resolved, at the meeting of the Society in Newark, May 21, 1863, to make another appeal to the members and to the citizens of the State at large for means to erect a suitable building on the West Park street lot, and the project was also re vived of asking Congress to grant public lands in aid of Historical Societies.- The Executive Committee, however, reported at the next meeting, January 21, 1864, that "al though approving cordially of both measures, they had not deemed it advisable for several reasons to engage, as yet, in the work" proposed, but intended doing so at an early day.^ This excellent intention having slept for three years, the Committee recommended, January 17, 1867, that the subject be devolved upon the Committee on Library, who should be " authorized and empowered to make such dis position of the lot belonging to the Society, in the City of Newark, either by leasing the same for a term of years or by absolute sale thereof, as they may deem most for the interest of the Society ; it being understood that the rent realized, should it be leased, shall be considered part of the Library Fund, and that the proceeds arising from its sale, shall be invested in United States or other satisfac tory securities and the interest thereon be appropriated to the same Fund, to be expended for the preservation, im provement and extension of the library."* At the next meeting of the Society the Committee on Library reported that they did " not think it advisable to sell the property before another effort is made to erect thereon a fire-proof building for the occupancy of the Society; and as a will ingness has been manifested by some gentlemen to contrib- I Ibid., 60. 2 Ibid., 1.53. s Ibid.. 163. 4 Ibid., X., 3. ute liberally to a fund for the purpose, the Committee hope that the project may receive the attention it merits from all interested in the Society's success." No opportunity had offered for leasing the site.' At the same meeting a sub scription was commenced for a building fund,^ but nothing came of it, and a year and a half later, or on January 2i, 1869, on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, a resolution was adopted looking toward the erection of a building on the site in conjunction with the Newark Librarj' Association, or any other of the literary institu tions of Newark ^ Like its predecessors, this project also came to nought, and as other Committees had not suc ceeded, it was referred to the Finance Committee, January 19, 1 87 1, to consider the propriety of leasing or otherwise occupying the building site.* Mr. Whitehead never lost sight of the project so dear to his heart, and on May 16, 1872, he reminded the Society that it had owned a site for seventeen years, which had increased four-fold in value, and it was time a building was erected upon it. He thought it would be well to obtain information as to the probable cost of such a structure, in case any of the mem bers should be disposed to combine and subscribe the requisite amount. On his motion, therefore, the Society with cheerful unanimity voted " that the Committee on the Library be authorized and requested to ob^ain plans and estimates for a suitable building for the occupancy of the Society, to be erected on the lot in West Park street, and report at the next meeting."'' It was not until a year later that the Committee reported having " obtained a rough plan for the improvement of the lot in West Park street, designed to exhibit its capacity and how it may best be 1 Ibid., 25. 2 Ibid.. :IS. 3 Ibid., 93, 95. 4 Ibid., 142; II,, 100, 104 5 Ibid., Ill,, 5. ^ ''^1*%' ^ ^'7'V,/„ -89- utilized for our purposes."' In the meantime, however, an offer was received for leasing the lot, and on January 3, 1874, the Committee on Finance reported having leased the site for five years from April i, 1874, at $400 per an num, a neat brick building to be erected by the lessee.^ The subject of securing a suitable home of its own for the Society, was apparently regarded as having been finally disposed of by this action in leasing the lot which had been bought for the purpose nineteen years before, and it was nine years later ere the theme was again broached. At the annual meeting at Trenton, on January 18, 1883, Mr. Samuel H. Hunt, of Newton, made some impromptu remarks upon " the advantages likely to be gained by the erection of a building for the Society," in which he was supported by the Rev. Dr. Mott and the Corresponding Secretary, William A. Whitehead, after which the subject was referred to the Executive Commit tee for consideration ^ A year later, " a communication from Mr. Leonard Gray, of Newark, offering $12,000 for the Society's lot on West Park street, in that city, was, after some debate, referred to the Executive Committee, with power."* The Committee reported. May 14, 1884, that the offer had been declined, and the lease renewed, on favorable terms " Certain plans were in contemplation, looking to the erection of a permanent home for the Soci ety's valuable collections, but they had not as yet taken definite shape."'' When the Society met again at Trenton, on January 15, 1885, and nothing was heard about the pro posed new building, Mr. Hunt, who was familiar with the work of historical societies, and who had traversed the 1 Ibid., 99. 2 Ibid., IIL, 141. 3 Proceedings. 2d Series, VIL. 124. 4 Ibid.. VIIL, 9. 5 Ibid., 49. 12 -go- State repeatedly, revived the subject he had presented two years before, and offered a preamble and resolution, set ting forth the necessity of a building for the safe keeping of the Society's manuscripts and valuable books, suggest ing that either Newark, New Brunswick, Princeton or Trenton would be suitable for the location of the library, and asking " offers from those cities, with reference to the erection of a suitable building, detached and fire-proof, and the establishment of the Society in the city chosen."' There was some discussion, in the course of which regret was expressed that the long-promised building had not been erected in Newark, and the suggestion was made that possibly this action might stimulate the Newark friends to positive action. The resolution was then adopted. The printed Proceedings do not disclose any action in the direc tion indicated, but when the Society met at Trenton two years later (January 25, 1887), Mr. James Neilson, of New Brunswick, suggested that perhaps rooms could be se cured in the new State House, then in process of construc tion, at Trenton.- At the same meeting the Executive Committee was empowered to sell or improve (with a view to leasing) the real estate on West Park street.^ At the ensuing meeting, at Newark, May 19, 1887, the Committee reported having carefully considered the subject, and that the sale of the lot would be a damage to the well being of the Society. The prospect of erecting upon it a suitable building was carefully con sidered. . . The Commitiee believe that it is expedient to erect a fire proof building on the lot owned by the Society. They believe that it is practicable to luiild a structure, commodious, easy and in\iting of access, and worthily expressive of the classic name of the New Jersey Historical Society. The plan proposed for the building will also furnish apartments, the rent of which will yield a icvenue Lo the Society suRieient to meet its expenses, and an annual surplus to be expended for books much needed 1 Ibid., VIIL, 106, 2 Ibid., IX., Ml. ;; Ibid.. 1-;;!. — 91- for the library, which cannot be had except by purchase. They are en couraged also to believe that the funds now in its treasury, supplemented by amounts, some of which are already pledged, will lie found to be suffi cient for the purpose. In now reporting progress they commend this im portant matter, so vital lo the welfare of the Society, to the aid and sym pathy of its members, in the hope and expectation that at the annual meet ing ill January next they may report a building in progress of construction and approaching completion.! A plan was submitted at this meeting, which was exam ined with interest and positive enthusiasm, as giving defi nite promise of the realization of the hope, which had been entertained ever since the library had been fixed in New- ark, forty years before. This design contemplated the erection of a fire-proof building, with cellar, basement (for storing public documents and other books little used) ; first floor (for library, cabinets and pictures), and second floor (for assembly room, or to be leased for lodge rooms, etc.). A new plan was prepared in January, 1888, and exhibited at the meeting that month in Trenton, when the Executive Committee reported that " the hope is cherished by the Committee that the measures now in progress will result in the construction of a building of approved construction which will meet the wants of the Society, and at the same time aff'crd a revenue sufficient to meet its financial needs." The Committee on Library, however, was less sanguine, and in its report the same day remarked : " Your Commit tee greeted with delight the resolutions of the Society, at its last annual meeting, to erect for its use a fire-proof building, and believed that the action then taken would ere this have produced some results. Thus far no very de cisive action has been taken, beyond that of soliciting sub- 1 Ibid., IX., 133. At a meeting of the Committee, March 30, 1887, Messrs. George A. Halsey, Frederick W. Ricord, Nathaniel Niles, Josiah Collins Pum- pelly and James Neilson were appointed a sub-committee to raise funds, and Messrs. Ricord, George A. Halsey and Dr. Stephen Wickes a sub-committee on plans for the new building. Pranklin Murphy was added to the latter committee, January 13, 1888. The Executive Committee voted, February 13, 1888, " that the Librarian be authorized to raise the money. "—J/i'. Minutes ExecvMve Committee. — 92 — scriptions for the erection of the building." To hasten ac tion, if possible, the Committee adopted another resolu tion urging that " efficient action should no longer be de layed in this important matter."' Nothing having been accomplished during the following year, when the Society next met at Trenton, January 22, 1889, Mr. Nathaniel Niles offered a resolution requesting the Executive Com mittee " to consider the expediency of securing a room in the new State House Extension for the accommodation of the New Jersey Historical Society, and its collections," which was adopted, after an animated discussion.^ Mr. Niles offered this resolution not of his own motion, but as an act of courtesy to a member who wished the subject considered. The Committee felt that the suggestion pos sibly presaged definite action toward the end intimated, and promptly met (a week later) to give the movement its quietus. At this meeting of the Committee it was re solved to be inexpedient and unwise to remove the library lo the State House at Trenton, because: ist, the constitu tion said the library should be located in Newark; 2d, it was not certain but that in a few years the Society might be crowded out of the State House ; 3d, a removal from Newark, " whose citizens have watched over the institution with fostering care, would be, in our opinion, disastrous to the future growth and development, if not to the very ex istence of the Society;'' 4th, "the removal would be a breach of faith with those numerous benefactors, including the honored founders of the Society, who have made special subscriptions and gifts of money and a lot of land, with a view of erecting a suitable Library building in New ark for the institution, and upon that condition, . . . and which we cannot legally or honorably hold, but must for feit, if the Library and its rich treasures should be re- 1 Ibid , X.. 3, 12, 16. 2 Ibid.. 41, 97, 121, 1-23, 131, — 93 — moved to Trenton or any other place."' The Committee, in reporting these resolutions to the Society, May i6, 1889, also stated: "Plans are already made for the erec tion of a suitable building on our own ground. . . . The Committee feels assured that it is practicable to erect a permanent building for our use on the lot held for so many years- on West Park street. . . The Committee is en couraged to believe that the funds in the hands of the So ciety, together with subscriptions conditionally pledged, are nearly sufficient for this. This Committee presented these considerations two years since. May 19, 1887. A deep sense of our needs impelled them to do so. It is a measure vital to the welfare and the perpetuity of the in stitution."^ To expedite the long-desired consummation, another resolution was thereupon adopted, " That the Ex ecutive Committee of the Society be empowered and urged to proceed without further delay, in the work of securing the necessary funds and in the erection of such an edi fice."'* Nothing further was done by the Committee, but it reported, January 28, 1890: "If we had a fireproof building of our own we have the assurance that very many important collections of papers would be placed in our I So far as the records of the Society show, the subscriptions for the purchase of the West Park street lot were not conditional in any way. Nor is there any condition in the deed. The statement above was founded on a misapprehension in this regard, which has been quite general. The extracts which have been cited from the Proceedings show, moreover, that in the lifetime and upon the motion of many of the contributors toward the purchase, the question was repeatedly mooted of selling the lot and applying the proceeds to the purposes of the Society. 3 Since January, 1855. 3 Proceedings, 2d Series, X., 172-4. At a meeting of the Executive Committee, Feb. 23. 1889, the sub-committee appointed March 30, 1887, reported "plans for a structure which would be adequate to meet the needs of the Society and at a cost which the funds on hand and the subscriptions pledged will warrant. It was agreed to take measures for the construction of a library building on or about April 1, 1889, or as soon thereafter as practicable. " Messrs. Robert P. Ballantine, F. W. Ricord, Franklin Murphy, Dr. Stephen Wickes and George A. Halsey were appointed a committee to " revise the plans, contract for the building, and to take all necessary measures in forwarding the construction of the building during the coming summer, "—Jf A'. Minutes Ej-ecutive CommtUee. * Ibid., 177. >^94 — custody. With such a building the scope of the Society could be greatly extended ; its opportunities for doing more work be greatly increased. Nearly aeven thousand dollars has been pledged toward the erection of such a building in Newark; and we have strong hopes that the whole of the required sum will be secured during the com ing year."' This report elicited an animated discussion, and several propositions looking toward the desired end. Mr. Jonathan W. Roberts, of Morris Plains, the President of the Washington Association, owning the Washington Headquarters, at Morristown, remarked that the charter of that Association provided that a site might be given to the New Jersey Historical Society, on the grounds at Morris town. He suggested that the Society should sell its lot in Newark and invest the proceeds, with such other funds as might be available, in the erection of a fire proof building adjoining the Headquarters. If this were agreed to by the Society, he and Mr. Edmund D. Halsey (an influential officer of the Washington Association, and one of the most zealous and efficient members this Society ever had) would guarantee the additional sum needed for the pur pose — fire-proof rooms for the exclusive use of the Histor ical Society's collections, and rooms for the joint use of the Society and the Association for business and social purposes. The proposition provoked so much objection on the part of the Newark friends of the Society that Mr. Roberts, observing "that it evidently was not acceptable," 1 Ibid., XI,, 7. This movement was mainly the result of the efforts of Judge Ricord, the Treasurer and Librarian, who labored zealously and for a time with a sanguine spirit. At a meeting of the Executive Committee, January 14, 18ii3, Mr. Ballantine reported that the sub-committee had not met, but had subscrip tions amounting to $13,000, from nine persons, all contingent, besides J2.000 be queathed by William A, Whitehead, payable when needed to make the final pay ment on the building. On May 2, 18SI4, Mr. Jonathan W. Roberts w-as added to the sub-committee on building, in place of George A. Halsey, deceased,— .lAV. Minutes Executive Committee. Most of the *13,000 subscribed was pledged by Messrs. Rob ert F. Ballantine, Franklin Murphy, WiUiam C. Wallace and George A. Halsey. All the subscriptions were contingent on !f25.000 being raised. — 95 — promptly withdrew it.^ In connection with the Executive Committee's report on the subject of building on the West Park street lot, in Newark, it having been suggested that it would be desirable to have a vacant space on -the west side, the Committee was empowered. May 15, 1890, to purchase the additional land. It was intimated at the same meeting that possibly the triangular plot immediately north of Trinity Church, on Broad street, Newark, might be giv en by the city for the erection of an Historical Society 1 The following proceedings of the Executive Committee, never before report ed to the Society- or published, are of interest in this connection: "At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the N. J. Historical Society held in the Society's Library Room on Wednesday, 16th July, 1873, at 1 o'clock P. M., such meeting being duly called under authority of the Chairman. Present— Dr. S. H. Pennington in the chair, Messrs. Theodore F. Randolph, Hugh Bowne, Dr. R. K. Rodgers, Peter S. Duryee, N. N. Halsted. R. S Swords. L. Spencer Goble, of Finance Committee, Mr. George A. Halsey, Mr. Lidgerwood. On motion of Mr. N. N. Halsted, Mr. Swords was appointed Secretary pro tempore. "Mr. Randolph stated the object of the meeting, being to communicate the fact that himself with Messrs. George A. Halsey, N. N. Halsted and W. V. Lidgerwood had purchased at public sale the house at Morristown known as the Head Quar ters of General Washington in 1777— for the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dol lars, which they were desirous of preventing falling into hands that may change its character and pervert it to base uses such as a Lager Beer Saloon, and to have the building preserved as an Historical Memento, and become the property of the N. J. Historical Society, and add much to its material interests. He was followed by Messrs. Lidgerwood and Halsted who gave their reasons for their movement in the matter. ¦¦Mr. Randolph proposed that the Society should make a State matter of it, and issue 500 shares of one hundred dollars each and endeavor to dispose of the same, and purchase the property at Twenty-five Thousand Dollars, holding the balance as a fund to keep the property in repair and good condition. "After some discussion, Mr. L. Spencer Goble, of the Finance Committee. moved the following: "Whereas, the property known as the Washington Head Quarters, located at Morristown, N. J., has been recently purchased by Messrs. Randolph, Halsey, Lidgerwood and Halsted, for the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars; and "Whereas, the purchasers express their willingness to transfer their property to the New Jersey Historical Society, at its cost to them, thus carrying out their purpose in the purchase; '•Be it liesoUied; That the Executive and Finance Committees of the New Jer sey Historical Society be authorized to issue 500 shares of stock of $100 each in the name of the "Washington Association of the New Jersey Historical Society,' and that the proceeds of subscription, as rapidly as received, shall be applied as follows: first, to payment upon the property; and second, to providing a fund for its maintenance in perpetuation." "Which was carried unanimously. Col. Swords moved that the Corresponding Secretary be authorized to give notice of a meeting of the Society to be held at Morristown for the third Thursday of September next in his discretion. Carried. On motion the meeting then adjourned." building, and a special committee was appointed to look into the matter. Both of these propositions proved futile.^ From the beginning of both institutions there had been a close •intimacy between the Historical Society and the Newark Library Association, nearly all the officers and di rectors of the latter being more or less active in the former. When the Free Public Library of Newark, supported by public taxation, was established, the old Library Associa tion found itself without a raison d' etre. It had acquired at a large expense the property formerly of the Park Presbyterian Church, on West Park street, and had a libra ry of about 30,000 volumes. The Free Public Library leased the property, and acquired the books as a nucleus for its collection. There was some negotiation relative to the purchase of the property by the city, but this ultimate ly fell through. In the meantime, the Library Associa tion having practically ceased its functions, many of its more active members thoughtfully considered its future. Mr. L. Spencer Goble was a director in the Association, and for many years had been a member of the Finance and other Committees of the Historical Society. He suggest ed that an effort be made to acquire by donation or pur chase the stock of the Library Association, for the Histor ical Society. In this way the original objects of the found ers of the former would be carried out, and the Society would acquire at nominal cost a creditable and permanent home.'^ For some reason the project was never broached publicly, and in fact was practically dropped by Mr. Goble and the other gentlemen whom he had consulted on the sub ject. At the annual meeting of the Society, at Trenton, Jan uary 23, 1894, it was for the first time formally presented to the Society by Mr. Charles Bradley, who (through Mr. Wil liam R. Weeks) offered a resolution calling for the appoint- 1 Ibid.. May, 1890, pp. 3-4; XL, 115. 2 Mr. Goble explained the plan very luUy to the writer, on February -ii. Vi9i. ERNEST E. COE. — 97 — ment of a committee of five to ascertain and report on what terms, if any, the spacious and handsome building of the Newark Library Association could be bought for the Soci ety. This was adopted, and Messrs. Charles Bradley, L. Spencer Goble, William R. Weeks, William Nelson and Garret D. W Vroom were appointed the Committee.' Un der the earnest leadership of the energetic chairman, the Committee lost no time in getting to work. It was ascer tained that there were about 1300 shares of stock of the Library Association outstanding, held by about 400 per sons, the par value being $25. Through personal solicita tion 34 stockholders agreed to donate 147 .^^hares to the Societ}', and 39 stockholders sold 105 shares at par. Cir culars were sent to all the stockholders, explaining the ob ject of the Committee, and a prompt and favorable response was elicited. To promote the success of the project it was voted, May 17, 1894, to give a Life Membership in the Society for every share of the stock mentioned donated to the Society. At this meeting Messrs. Ernest E. Coe and Francis M. Tichenor were added to the Committee,- By the following January the Society had acquired 113 shares of the stock, and in recognition of its interest Mr. Ernest E. Coe was elected a member of the Board of Directors, as a representative of this Society.^ It is confidently believed I Proceedings, M Series, XIIL. 12. 2 Ibid., XIIL. 68-69. 3 Ibid., 130-131. In January, 1896. Mr. Charles Bradley was elected one ot the Directors. When the annual meeting ot stockholders of the Newark Library As sociation was about to be held, in January, 1898, the New Jersey Historical .Soci- et.y owned more than one-third of the stock, and asked for a proportional repre sentation in the Board of Directors, by the election of four members on the Hoard. There were some conferences to that end, but the gentlemen who hr,d controlled the Board for many years declared that it would be indelicate for them to suggest to any two of their associates to retire, but if this Society could secure two vacan cies they would be perfectly willing to elect four representatives of the .Society on the Board; otherwise, they would vote to re-elect the old Board. The Society's representatives thereupon decided to nominate nine members of the Board of Directors. When the stockholders' meeting was held, the ticket nominated by the Society received a small majority of all the votes oast. The Directors' ticket contained thirteen names (including Messrs. Bradley and Coe, who were also on 13 by the gentlemen in charge of the movement that it will result in securing for this Society the property of the New ark Library Association. The magnificent temple erected by Sir Christopher Wren makes a fitting setting to the other monuments en shrined within its walls. They have been drawn thither because the home was worthy of them, and so architect and sculptor have been instrumental in creating the atmos phere of hero worship, of Divine worship, which affects every visitor within those sacred walls. The priceless treasures bestowed upon the New Jersey Historical Soci ety during the last half century are worthy of a home of their own, where they will be secure from loss, will be ac cessible to every student, and where there will be ample room not only for what we have, but for what we hope to receive hereafter. Such a home, provided by the generos ity of one man, of a doz^n men, or of a hundred, would be a worthy and enduring monument to their liberality. It the other ticket) , and these all received an equal number of votes. The result was that only the nine members nominated in behalf of this Society received a major ity of all the votes, and they alone were elected, leaving four vacancies. The Directors elected were: Charles Bradley, Ernest E, Coe, Theodore Coe, William H. Corbin, John R. Hardin, James E. Howell, Cyrus Peck, Chandler W. Kiker. Francis M. Tichenor. At this writing (July, 1898), the Historical Society owns .5.50 of the 1289 shares of stock in the Newark Librarj- Association, acquired large ly by gift, and partly by purchase at par. ^-o. Mention may be made here of the munificent and most tempting offer received in May, 1896, from the Trustees of Princeton University, This was to give the Society ample quarters for all its collections, and rooms for its meetings, in the magnificent new library building then in contemplation and since erected on the campus at Princeton, together with the services of an expert librarian to cata logue and properly care for the library and other collections, this arrangement to be continued during the pleasure of the Society, the entire expense to be assumed by the University. The Executive Committee of the Society was so impressed with the unparalleled generosity of the offer, coupled as it was with assurances of large pecuniary aid toward the increase of the library, that it unanimously re solved to recommend its acceptance, unless a more favorable proposition should be made by Newark, A special meeting ot the Society was held at Newark Oc tober, 14, 1896, to consider the terms offered by Princelon, In the meantime postal cards were mailed to all the members, stating the offer, and asking for a yea and nay vote. In response, about 4Zi members sent in replies, ot whom a consideritble majority voted to accept. About 150 menil)rrs attended the meetini;- in Newark, and the Princeton offer ^vas rejected by a large majority. -^99- would vastly increase the capacity of the Society for its chosen work. And what a grand consummation it would be for this semi-centennial celebration of the New Jersey Historical Society.' PART IV. The Society's Publications. For out of old fleldes, as men saithe, Cometh all this new corne fro yere to yere. And out of old bookes, in good falthe, Cometh all this new science that men lore. —The Assevmiy of Foules. I. THE "PROCEEDINGS" OF THE SOCIETY. The great importance of keeping before the public the work and aims of the Society was fully recognized by the founders. Accordingly, at the meeting held at Burling ton, May 7, 1846, the Rev. Dr. Murray, from the Commit tee on Publications, presented the following resolutions, which were adopted : Resolved, That it is expedient a quarterly publication of the proceedings of the Society should be made under the direction of the Committee on Publications, comprising such letters and papers read before the Society, or extracts from them, as may be deemed of permanent interest— acknowledgments of donations received, &c. Besolved. That the said publication be commenced forthwith with the proceed ings and papers of the last year— and that it be furnished to subscribers at $1, or non-subscribers at 37^2 cents per number, 2 The title oi the first number of the publication thus modestly ushered into the world was PROCEEDINGS OF TIIE NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Vol. I. 1845. No. 1. 1 The interest in the welfare of the Society, aroused by this celebration, un doubtedly secured large contributions to its treasury, particularly for the Build ing or Library Fund. 2 Proceedings. I.. 128. — io6 — tt was an octavo pamphlet of 62 pages, containing the substance of the proceedings of the meetings held at Tren ton January 13 and February 27, and at Newark May 7, together with selections from the correspondence, list of donations and donors, and a Discourse delivered before the Society May 7, 1845, by Charles King. Appended to this first number was a Prospectus, describing the plan of the publication. Each number was to contain from thirty to fifty pages, octavo, forming a volume each year of from 150 to 200 pages; . . . "and it being the object of the Society to make the publication the means of diffusing in teresting and valuable information and not a source of profit, it is intended that the quantity of matter in each number shall increase with the increase of patronage without any addi tion to the price." The first number was issued during the summer of 1846, but in announcing the fact, at the meet ing held at Salem, September 3, 1846, the Committee on Publication expressed the hope " that the members gener ally will use their exertions to enlarge the subscription list; at present there are not a sufficient number of subscribers to warrant its continuance. ""^ On May 27, 1847, the Com mittee on Publication reported that the first volume of the Proceedings, down to and including the meeting held at Salem Sept. 3, 1846, had been issued, 2CO pages, "but a great increase of subsciibers is actually necessary to sus tain it."~ It was resolved to continue the publication, and " that the members generally are invited and expected to act as Agents in e.' Afterwards distinguished in the Kebellion as one of the most gallant of the Union oitlcers, He was made Rear Admiral in 1870, — 105 — lOO MSS. of Robert Hunter Morris, 1750-1756.' These papers were placed in the hands of Mr. Whitehead, who arranged them for publication, with a preliminary memoir of Gov. Morris, and the Society on September 11, 1851, authorized their issue in another volume of the Collec tions, which was published in the spring of 1852, under the title, " The Papers of Lewis Morris, Governor of the Province of New Jersey, from 1738 to 1746."- Of Volume V. of the Collections I shall speak later. The sixth volume had its origin in the following resolu tion, offered by David A. Hayes, and adopted at the meet ing of the Society at Newark, May 20, 1852 : Resolved, That the Committee on Publications be authorized to apply to the Common Council of the City of Newark for permission to publish such of the early manuscript Records and other documents in their possession, illustrating the history of the City and State, which may be of interest; and should the request be granted, that they proceed to publish the same as one of the volumes of the Society's Collections, whenever placed in funds for the purpose, by private sub scription or otherwise. " Mr. Hayes stated that these records were of great value, and that measures should be taken to preserve them from destruction. They were already to some extent de faced, and as only one copy existed, some accident might forever destroy the sources of most of our knowledge re specting the settlement and early history of this portion of the State. He felt authorized to say that there were indi viduals ready to relieve the Society of the expense of pub lishing the work."^ The Newark Common Council promptly acquiesced in the Society's suggestion, and caused the transcribing to be undertaken at the city s expense.^ The work proceeded in so leisurely a fashion that it was not until May 15, 1856, that the Committee on Publications were able to report that the copy had been completed, and " placed in the hands of Mr. Samuel H. Congar, the Libra- 1 Ibid., I., 99, 113, 113; IV.. 21. 2 Ibid., v., 40-41, 158; VI,, 2, 3, 50. 19 (67), 3 Proceedings, VI,, 21 (69). 4 Ibid. VIL, 51. 14 — io6 — rian, whose thorough acquaintance with the localities and genealogies of this portion of the State, particularly qual ifies him for the task of preparing the records for the press. Such notes and explanations will be appended as might be necessary for their proper elucidation."' No progress hav ing been made in the meantime toward the publication, Mr. Hayes brought up the subject at the meeting of the Society on May 19, 1859, and on his motion Messrs. Hayes, Staats S. Morris, Peter S. Duryee, Henry G. Darcy and Silas Merchant were appointed a committee to procure funds wherewith to publish the volume.- The committee failed to act, however, although gently reminded of its duty from time to time, but on January 15, 1863, in re sponse to a hint of the kind, Mr. Hayes said that "so soon as estimates of cost could be obtained they would be pre pared to go forward and collect the funds for publishing the Records."^ At the next meeting. May 21, 1863, it was reported that the special committee was receiving subscrip tions for the proposed volume, at $2 per copy.* It was a year later — May 19, 1864 — ere the book was actually in the press,'"' and several months elapsed before it appeared — more than twelve years after its publication had been de cided upon. For some reason, Mr. Congar's contemplated notes were omitted, and his work was limited to the proof reading, the actual preparation of the volume for the print er devolving on Mr. Whitehead, who prefixed an introduc tion, and added a table of town officers. The Newark city authorities, who had several years before made appropria tions for printing the volume, now subscribed for one hun dred copies ; private citizens contributed toward the cost, and thus the Society was practically relieved from all ex- 1 Ibid., VIL, 86; VIII,, 34. 2 Ibid., VIII,, 153, 3 Ibid,, IX,, ,35, lOJ, 136 4 Ibid,, 15:3, 5 Ibid,, 196. — 107 — pense in the publication.' It would be well if other cities and counties would imitate the example set by Newark, in publishing their early official records. - When the Society met at Newark, on May i8, 1865, Mr. Whitehead reminded the members that the two hun dredth anniversary of the founding of that city would occur a year hence, and on his motion the Executive Committee, in conjunction with the officers of the Society, was re quested to adopt such measures as might be necessary to celebrate that event in a proper manner. The celebration occurred May 17, 1866, the city authorities co-operating with the Society. The exercises included a historical memoir by William A. Whitehead ; a commemoration oration, by William B. Kinney, and a poem by Dr. Thomas Ward. These were published, together with Genealogical Notes of the First Settlers, by Samuel H. Congar, in a Supplement to Vol. VI. of the Collections.^ The late Judge L. Q. C. Elmer favored the Society upon January 20 and May 19, 1870, with portions of a work which he had prepared, embodying his personal views of men and things, particularly in relation to the bench and bar of New Jersey. The paper read by him at the latter meeting was published under the title of " History of the Constitution of New Jersey, adopted 1776, and the Gov- .1 Ibid., IX,, 106; X,, 2. 2 The minutes of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Passaic, 1837-1870, were published in 1875. The official " Records of the Township of Pater son. 1831-1851." were published in 1895. with the laws relating to the township, ex tracts from contemporary newspapers, and notes, forming an octavo volume of 233 pages, including index. The old Middletown (Monmouth County) Town Book, containing the records from December 30, 1667, to August 29, 1694, was printed about 1886 by Major James S. Yard, of Freehold, in his paper, the Monmouth Democrat, and afterwards in pamphlet form. This book contains the records of the first popular government in Monmouth County, and in many respects is a most valuable contribution to the early history of New Jersey, The substance of the Woodbridge Town Records is given In Daily's History of "Woodbridge. 3 Ibid., X., 49, 69, 162-3, 165; Second Series, L, 3. — io8 — ernment Under It."' He intimated his willingness to have his work published as one of the volumes of the Collec tions of the Society. Some months later, however, the Committee on Publications announced that Judge Elmer had relinquished his intention of furnishing the Society with his work. He subsequently changed his determina tion not to proceed with the preparations of his reminis cences, and it was reported to the Society, May 18, 1871, that the work would probably be completed in the course of two or three months. The Committee was thereupon authorized and requested to take immediate steps for its publication as a volume of the Society's Collections. A year later the Committee reported that a favorable arrange ment had been made with Martin R. Dennis, of Newark, for the publication of the work without expense to the Society, and at the following meeting, May 16, 1872, it was stated that the book had been published and had met with a ver}^ satisfactory reception from the public.- It is an extremely interesting and gossipy account of times familiar to Judge Elmer, and there is a refreshing candor in his expression of his personal opinions of men and events. Referring to the publishing work of the Society, the Committee on Publications, in their report made January 19, 1871, said: "The Historical Society is only half per forming its functions if it is satisfied with merely collecting materials for history. It should consider it equally ob ligatory to disseminate to as great an extent as possible, through the agency of the press, the knowledge that it has collected. While we can point with satisfaction to what we have done in fulfillment of both these obligations, it is to be hoped that there will be no disposition evinced to 1 Proceedings, 21 Series, II,. 6, 59, 133-1.53, 2 Ibid,, IL, .5K, 101, 15ii-7, 170; III,, 3, ¦'..i 4 HENRY W. GREEN. — 109 — abate our endeavor to increase the number of printed pages "' Unfortunately, the very excellent advice given by the Committee has not been followed with the assiduity that characterized the Society in its earlier days, when a vol ume of Collections was issued every year or twc. For twenty-three years no additions have been made to this valuable series. At the meeting in Newark, May 20, 1880, a resolution was adopted, offered by Martin J. Ryerson, of Blooming- dale, that the Rev. Garret C. Schenck, of Marlboro, be re quested to furnish the Society with a copy of his History of Pompton Plains.^ Dr. Schenck had been for many years pastor of the Reformed (Dutch) Church at Pompton Plains, and had gathered a large amount of material relat ing to the history of that locality, part of which was em bodied, through his kindness, in a sermon by the Rev. George J. Van Neste, of Little Falls, in 1866. At the meeting of the Society, January 20, 1881, a letter was pre sented from Dr. Schenck promising compliance with the request for his history.^ More than two years later — May 18, 1882 — a letter was received from him regretting that he had been unable to complete his paper on the History of Pompton Plains.* The Committee on Library reported to the Society, January 25, 1887, that the " manuscript history of the ' Early Settlement and Settlers of Pompton Plains,' by the Rev. Garret C. Schenck, had been presented by the author to the Society. A strong desire to have it published was manifested, and off"ers to take from six to twenty-five copies were made by several. The Committee recom- 1 Proceedings. 2d Series, II. , 102. 2 Ibid.. VL,92, 3 Ibid., VL, HI, •1 Ibid., VIL, 62. — no — mended that some action be taken in the matter." The manuscript was referred to the Committee on Publications with power to publish it on such terms as might be mu tually agreeable to the Society and the author, without in curring any debt on the part of the Society The Com mittee on Publications reported. May 17, 1888, having ar ranged with Joel Munsell's Sons at Albany to print the book, the publishers agreeing to print it and to give the Society one hundred copies without cost, provided one hundred subscriptions at $4 per copy were obtained. The Committee issued a circular soliciting subscriptions, but up to the present time not more than fifty or sixty copies of the work have been subscribed for.' In the meantime, the venerable author passed away, shortly after having presented his valuable work, upon which he had spent thirty years of his life, to the Society. - III. THE "NE'VV JERSEY ARCHIVES." I have already intimated that the effort to secure copies of the documents in European archives relating to New Jersey history had an important influence in leading u[ to the organization of the Historical Society. At one of the earliest meetings of the Society, November 6, 1S45, Messrs. William A. Whitehead, Stacy G. Potts and Rich ard S. Field were appointed a committee " to present a memorial to the Legislature, in behalf of the Society, ask ing for the adoption of such measures as may be necessary to secure to the State copies of all historical documents of importance for the full illustration of our past history, that may be in the possession of the other States of the Union, — and also the requisite measures for obtaining accurate information regarding the character, number, and place of 1 Ibid., IX., HI, rai; X., .50, 123, 2 In 1898 the Committee on Printing was authorized by the Board of Trustees to solicit new bids for the printing of this work, and there is reason lo hope that it maybe publi,shed within the next year, forming Volume VIIL of the "Collections." — Ill — deposit of the documents in the English archives referring to our Colonial History; and also of the probable expense of obtaining copies thereof for the use of the State,"' Such was the origin of the Committee on Colonial Documents, which has accomplished so much for the Society and the State, in procuring the printing of our Archives. This Committee presented to the Legislature a memorial calling attention to the similar work which had been undertaken by the State of New York, and secured the reference of the document to a special committee of the Legislature, which on February 19, 1846, made a very elaborate and extreme ly interesting report, but without effect. At the meeting of the Society on May 27, 1847, the Committee on Colon ial Records submitted a resolution for the appointment of "a committee of seven to obtain subscriptions to procure an analytical index to documents in English archives relating to New Jersey, and when the funds should be obtained, that the committee adopt means to secure said list or in dex and such other information in relation to the papers as may be of service to the Society and individuals." Messrs. William A. Whitehead, Charles King, Prof. John Maclean of Princeton, the Right Rev. George W. Doane of Burlington, the Rev. Daniel V. McLean of Freehold, Isaac Mickle of Camden and R. B. Thompson of Salem, were appointed the committee.- They reported two years later — May 17, 1849 — that they had solicited subscriptions, and James Gore King, William A. Whitehead and Peter S. Duryee were appointed a committee to take charge of the work.^ Mr. King reported, Sept. 13, 1849, that $600 would be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of the committee; of this sum, $535 had been subscribed and $485 collected. The committee had engaged the services 1 Proceedings, I,, 99, 2 Proceedings, II. . 74. 3 Ibid., IV,, 3. — 112 of Mr. Henry Stevens, United States Despatch Agentin Lon don, who had made considerable progress in obtaining ab stracts of about seven hundred papers relating to New Jer sey in the English Public Record Office, of dates between 1664 and 1714-' Mr. Duryee reported in behalf of the committee, January 17, 1850, that excellent progress had been made by Mr. Stevens. Messrs. Richard S. Field, the Rev. Dr. Nicholas Murray, William A. Whitehead and Stacy G Potts were appointed a committee to draw up a memorial to the Legislature, urging prompt attention to the matter, but this effort also failed of success.- Mr. James Gore King, from the committee charged with the management of the Colonial Document Fund, stated at the meeting of the Society, September 11, 1851, that "there had been received from Mr. Henry Stevens nine volumes of a historical index of New Jersey Colonial Documents, embracing the period from March 12, 1664, to December 23, 1775, each volume containing two hundred manuscript cards, or 1800 in all. On each card was a reference to the particular place where each document was to be found, together with its date."^ The "volumes" referred to were portfolios or cases, in shape and size resembling small quarto volumes, bound in blue morocco, appropriately let tered on the back, each portfolio having a lock and key. They were greatly admired by the members then,^ as they have been since. Mr. King again reported, May 20, 1852, that "the whole amount to be paid Mr. Stevens for procuring the Analytical Index had been remitted to him, and it was expected that the supplementary matter and the preface to be prepared by him would be completed by the middle of June." The Legislature had made an appropriation for the purchase of a number of the volumes. The Society thereupon authorized the Committee on Publications to 1 Ibid., IV,, 11)3, 2 Ibid,, IV,. 1 1,5 0, 3 Ibid,, VL, 3-5, •' Ibid,, VL, 51, — 113 — have the work printed, and to fix a subscription price for it,' It was nearly two years later before Mr, Stevens com pleted his transcripts, on presenting which to the Society, January 19, 1854, the Committee on Colonial Docu ments was discharged, at its own request, having com pleted its work.- The editing and preparation of the com pilation having been entrusted to Mr. William A. White head, he sent out a circular to numerous public officials and private citizens, soliciting information as to the nature and contents of historical documents in their custody or possession, with a vie-w to incorporating the same in the proposed volumes, but this meeting with little or no re sponse he personally analyzed and indexed such collections as were readily accessible, thus adding summaries of about 500 documents.'' To facilitate his work, an appeal was made to the Governor, who recommended to the Legis lature (in 1856) the appointment of committees in the several counties, to examine and report on the condition of the public records. A joint resolution for the purpose, after passing the Assembly unanimously, received but three votes in the Senate."* At the Society's meeting at Newark, May 21, 1857, the Rev. Dr. Nicholas Murray, from the Committee on Publications, reported that " the fifth volume of the ' Collections' of the Society, the publication of which has been so long delayed by various causes, will 1 Ibid., VI,, 68. 2 Ibid., VIL. 51 -.53. 3 Ibid.. VIL, 131, 4 Ibid., VIII,. 6, 34, 35*, 60, The Legislature of 1808 enacted a law (drafted by the author of this address) authorizing the Governor to appoint a Public Records Com mission, to consist of three members, to investigate and report to the Governor from time to time on the character and condition of the public records in the archives of the State and Counties. Governor John W. Griggs appointed William Nelson of Paterson, General William S. Stryker of Trenton, and Henry S, Haines of Burlington as the Commission. They made their flrst report to Governor Foster M. Voorhees in April, 1898, This report embraced a description of the records in the Secretary of State's office, at Trenton, with some excerpts indicating their con tents; a bibliography of the laws and Legislative journals prior to 1801, and an ac count of the laws and Legislative .iournals in the State Library and elsewhere. 15 — 114 — soon be ready for the press, and prove, it is thought, a welcome and valuable addition to the historical literature of the State and country ; for although only an Index to the Colonial Documents of New Jersey, it will be found to furnish a large amount of information to which access has not before been had, and materially assist the historical student in his researches " The Society thereupon au thorized the Committee to proceed with the publication of the work as soon as a sufficient number of subscriptions should be obtained to warrant the expense.' The Com mittee reported, January 21, 1858, that the volume "was about being put to press," and at the meeting of the Society, May 20, 1858, it was announced that the work was about to be published, and a few copies were sub mitted for the examination of the members - The Hon. William L. Dayton announced, in behalf of the Committee, January 20, 1859, that " the Fifth Volume of the Collections of the Society, which was on the eve of publication when the last meeting was held, had been since distributed to the subscribers and placed for sale in the usual depositories for such works, It had received a very general commenda tion." The sales " had enabled the Committee to meet the expense of the publication without encroaching materially upon the limited sum in the treasury."^ Such was the history of Volume V. of our Collections — " An Analytical Index to the Colonial Documents of New Jersey," a stout octavo, published in 1858. In the preface Mr. Whitehead detailed the efforts to secure Legislative sup port for the procurement of records from England bear ing on our history, or even to complete the laws and Legis lative journals, and the efforts which finally secured, mainly by private generosity, this work. He added an account 1 Ibid., VIII,, 60-61, 2 Ibid,, VIIL, 90, 114 3 Ibid,, VIIL, W. — 115 — by Mr. Henry Stevens, of the nature and location of the records in question. In an appendix was given a rough- list of printed books, compiled by Mr. Stevens, relating to the early history of New Jersey, to which Mr. Whitehead annexed a partial list of New Jersey newspapers prior to iBoG, and notices of the public records in Essex county. The volume was and still is a highly creditable work, and possesses a permanent value. Its main interest, in the present connection, lies in the fact that it prepared the way for that stately series of volumes known as the " New Jersey Archives," It was fourteen years from the time Mr, Whitehead first attempted to enlist public interest in the importance of securing from the English State Paper offices the documents relating to our early history, until he saw through the press this Ana lytical Index to those documents. He never lost sight of the matter, but it was fourteen years later ere his heart was gladdened by an act of the Legislature appropriating $3,000 for the desired end. In 1870 the original manuscript Journal of the Governor and Council of New Jersey, 1682-1703, which had been missing for many years, was restored to the State Library.' A bright young newspaper man, F. L. Lundy, of Morris town, wrote up graphic accounts of the quaint and most val uable old volume, which were widely published. He also described the oldest volume of minutes of the House of Assembly, 1703-1709, and a manuscript volume containing the Journal of the Council of Safety, 1777-1778, which came to light at the same time. The Hon. Nathaniel Niles, member of the Assembly from Morris county, in stantly perceived the interest of these precious manu scripts, and as they had once been lost and might be again, he conceived the idea that they ought to be printed, both to preserve their contents for all time, and to make 1 See N. J. Archives, XIIL, Preface. — ii6 — them more generally available for the use of historical students. Accordingly, he secured the passage of an act entitled " An act for the better preservation of the early records of the State of New Jersey," which was approved by Governor Theodore F. Randolph, April 6, 1871.' This act authorized the Commissioners of the State Library to print and distribute the three manuscripts above described. This was done in 1872. About this time Mr. Niles accidentally met with one of the messages of Governor Haines sent to the Legislature in 1844 or 1845, in which he recommended an appropria tion of three hundred dollars for the purpose of obtaining some account of the documents in the English Public Record Offices, relating to the history of our State. Mr. Niles was now Speaker of the Assembly. His quick fancy caught at the Governor's suggestion; his youthful enthu siasm — which he has always retained — was so contagious as to be irresistible; and with his winning manner and the prestige of his position he succeeded in accom plishing what had been vainly attempted at a score of previous sessions of the Legislature. He drafted, and through his efforts there was passed a Supple ment to the " Act for the better preservation of the early records of the State of New Jersey," which had been enacted in 1871. This Supplement, approved March 29, 1872 (Pamphlet Laws, 1872, p. 59), appropriated three thousand dollars " to procure copies of colonial documents, papers, and minutes of council, directly referring to the history of East and West Jersey and of New Jersey, now on file in the State Paper Office in London, England, the said documents, papers and pamphlets to be procured and said sum to be expended under the direction of the New Jersey Historical Society, and paid to them by the Treasurer of this State, on their order, for that purpose, 1 Pamphlet Laws, ISTl.p. 100. NATHANIEL NILES — 117 — the same to be placed in the State Library." The Society at once appointed Speaker Nathaniel Niles, ex- Governor Daniel Haines, Governor Joel Parker and William A. Whitehead a Committee to procure the documents referred to. Ihe selection of these papers was greatly simplified and facilitated by the Analytical Index, printed by the Societ}' in 1858. Mr. Henry Stevens, of London, was promptly engaged to secure the desired transcripts, which he forwarded to the Society from time to time in handsome and durable portfolios. By a supplement, approved March 5, 1874 (Pamphlet Laws, 1874, p. 29), an additional appropriation of $3,coo was made to procure copies of such documents and papers which might be found in the record offices or elseivhere. Another supplement, approved March 27, 1878 (Pamphlet Laws, 1878, p. 191), appropriated one thousand dollars " to procure copies of all papers now in the Public Record Offices of England, or elsewhere, refer ring to the history of New Jersey, and which are not now in the possession of this State; the said sum hereby ap propriated, and any sum heretofore appropriated for this purpose, to be expended under the direction of the Historical Society of New Jersey, in obtaining, arranging, collating and printing the said papers.'' This was the first authority that had been given to the Society to print these records. When at last, after more than thirty years of persistent effort on Mr. Whitehead's part, the material was in hand and the fund available for printing a volume of original records relating to the early history of the State, he was gratified beyond expression. The duty of editing and preparing the documents for the press was, at the request of the Society, assigned to Mr. Whitehead — a fitting recognition of his pre-eminent fitness for the task. Then came the serious question, How should the series be entitled? After the " Pennsylvania — II« — Colonial Records?" or the " Documents relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York?" or the " Penn sylvania Archives?" I recollect well the grave solicitude he expressed as he appealed to me for my opinion on this problem — an appeal that was flattering to one so much younger in years and wisdom — and the pleasure with which he caught at the suggestion to combine the titles used by both our sister states, labeling the volumes on the outside, " New Jersey Archives," with the fuller title page, " Docu ments relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey," used also as a sub-title on the back. Then there was another question : Should his name appear on the title page as editor, without any indication of his qualifications? or, should there be appended a list of some of his works, to indicate to the world of letters that he had some pre paratory fitness to undertake the editing of a work of this magnitude? My own judgment was that his fame was al ready sufficient to justify his selection, but his modesty led him to doubt this, and to vindicate his choice by the State and the Society he added to his name the titles of his principal historical publications. Volume I. of the New Jersey Archives, First Series, 1636-1687, was issued in 1880. It was evident that more money would be needed at an early day, to con tinue the work, and the writer, after consultation with Mr. Whitehead, drafted a further Supplement to the Act of 1871, and saw it through the Legislature (ap proved March 24, 1881, Pamphlet Laws, 1881, p. 206), appropriating $3, coo annually for three years, to be expended in procuring copies of all papers relating to the early history of New Jersey, " and for arranging, collating, editing and printing the same." The latter clause was in serted to set at rest any question as to the authority, under the previous acts, to allow compensation to the editor.' 1 Since 1893 no payments have been made for editorial ser\ ices, the work being done gratuitously by one ot the officers of the Society. — 119 — With, the funds thus made available the following volumes were printed : Vol. II. 1687-1703, in 1881. Vol. III. 1703-1709, in 1881. Vol. IV. 1709-1720, in 1882. Vol. V. 1720-1737, in 1882. Vol. VI. 1738-1747, in 1882. Vol. VII. 1746-1751, in 1883. The funds having been exhausted, another appeal was made to the Legislature, which by a Supplement to the Act of 1871, approved May 13, 1884 (Pamphlet Laws, 1884, p 340), appropriated $3,000 annually for three years, to continue the work. Owing to the failing health of Mr. Whitehead, Volume VIII. was not printed until after his death, in 1885. It was issued under the supervision of Judge Frederick W. Ricord, the Librarian of the Society. Mr. Whitehead had prepared the copy, but the portion beginning in 1751 had got misplaced and was overlooked by Judge Ricord until considerable progress was made with the printing. This accounts for the division of the volume into two Parts, the material for Part I. having been discovered after Part II. was nearly through the press. The subsequent volumes appeared thus : Vol. IX. 1757-1767, in 1886. Vol, X. 1767-1776, in 1886, General Index, Vols. I.-X , in 1888. In 1888 the Legislature appropriated $3,000 annually for five years " to enable the New Jersey Historical Society to complete the work of procuring material for, arranging, collating, editing and printing the Journals of the Governor and Council during the Colonial Period, and for arranging, collating, editing and printing papers and documents re lating to the history of New Jersey during the period of the Revolution." (Act approved March 26, 1888, Pamph- 120 let Laws, 1888, p. 252). Under this Act the Journal of the Governor and Council, 1682-1776, was printed, com prising Vols. XIII. -XVIII., in 1890-1893. A series of Volumes consisting of Extracts from Ameri can Newspapers, relating to New Jersey, was undertaken by the writer in 1890, but the magnitude of the work in volved exceeded all anticipations, so that the printing has been greatly delayed. In this connection it was deemed advisable to incorporate a Histor}' of American Newspapers and Printers, prior to 1801, and a list of files of such news papers, and the libraries in which they are preserved. This last was necessary in order to secure the fullest set of extracts relating to our State. For variety, and the depict ing of life and manners in the eighteenth century, it is be lieved this series of volumes will be of surpassing interest.' t Vol. XL, N, J. Archives, comprising Newspaper Extracts, 1704-1739. and History of American Ne-wspapers, Alabama-Maryland, appeared in 1894. Vol. XII. — Newspaper Extracts. 1740-1750, and History of Massachusetts Newspapers, was issued in 1895, VoL XIX.— Newspaper Extracts. 1751-1755, and History of American News papers, Minnesota-New Hampshire, was published in ls>i7. Vol. XX.— Newspaper Extracts, 1756-1761, and History of New Jersey News papers, is expected to be issued before the close of 1898, or early in 1899, Vol. XXL— Index to New Jersey Marriage Bonds, in the Secretary ot State's office, will probably be published before the end of 1898. The material is in hand for further volumes of Newspaper Extracts to the close of 1775, which will be issued from time to time, A Second Series of Archives, relating to the period of the Revolution, has been determined upon. Vol. I., comprising Newspaper Extracts. 17r6. is about halt printed, under the editorship of Gen. William S. Stryker. It may be added that in 1893 the Legislature appropriated S3.000 for continuing the work. The moneys previously voted had been paid in bulk to the Treasurer of the Society. By this Act it was provided that the money should be paid on vouchers presented to the Comptroller, approved by the Committee on Colonial Documents of the Society. This act was approved March 17. 189;i (Pamphlet Laws. 1893. p. 399). In 1897 the Le-islature appropriated !fl.:li)il. and in 1898 the sum of $1,500 for the same purpose. This makes a total of *ir.RO,) that has been appro priated by the Legislature for procuring material for and printing the New Jersey .\rchives. With the exception of the flrst JfT.OOll. appropriated by the Acts of 187-.>, 1871 and IS78, the several appropriation acts have been drafted by the present chairman of the Committee, who has given his personal attention lo urging their pasia.ge. In this he has been materially assisted by other members of the Com mittee. In these efforts he has met with cordial and intelligent co-operation on the part of many members of tlie Legislature who have readily appreciated the importance of the Archives, when the subject has been brought to their notice. Fifteen hundrnl copies ot the Archives are printed: 1,000 copies are deposited AUSTIN SCOTT, Ph, D,, LL, D, — 121 The New Jersey Archives form one of the most valuable contributions extant to the history of our country, and con stitute a splendid monument to the intelligent liberality of our Legislature, which has thus preserved for all time the priceless records of and relating to our State.' Of the Committee on Colonial Documents originally ap pointed in 1872, and under whose supervision these vol umes have been issued, there is but one survivor — Na thaniel Niles, who established the invaluable precedent of the first appropriation, of $3,000, in the year just named. Ex-Governor Marcus L, Ward, of Newark, was placed on the Committee, January 17, 1878, to succeed ex-Governor Daniel Haines, of Hamburg, deceased.^ When Governor Ward died, April 24, 1884, your speaker was appointed (May 14, 1884) to fill the vacancy,^ Garret D, W. Vroom, of Trenton, was named, January 15, 1885, to take the place of William A. Whitehead, deceased,'* and on May 21, 1885, the Committee was enlarged from four members to five, by the addition of Frederick W. Ricord.^ Upon the death of ex -Governor Joel Parker, in 1887, Gen. William S. Stryker was named in his place (January 24, 1888).® At the meeting of the Society on January 26, 1892, the Hon. Nathaniel Niles, the Chairman of the Committee since 1872, tendered his resignation, but it was referred to the Committee, who prevailed upon him to continue in the State Library, and 500 copies are given to the Historical Society, in con sideration of its labors in the premises, and its contributions from its collections of original documents, 1 A comprehensive report of the Committee on Colonial and Revolutionary Documents, embracing most of the foregoing details, with many additional par ticulars, was presented to the Society in January, 1895. and is printed in the Pro ceedings, Second Series, XIIL, 132-138. 2 Proceedings, 2d Series, V., 50, 3 Ibid,, VIIL. 49, 54. 4 Ibid. , VIIL, 106. ¦5 Ibid. , VIIL, 156. ti Ibid.. 16 , X,, 15, 122 his service two years longer. As he then insisted on withdrawing, his resignation was reluctantly accepted, and Edmund D. Halsey, of Rockaway, Morris county, was chosen as his successor,' and William Nelson, the senior member of the Committee in point of service, was elected Chairman. The Committee now consists of: William Nelson, Garret D. W. Vroom, Frederick W. Ricord, Wil liam S. Stryker, Edmund D. Halsey.^ PART V. Other Work of the Society. Lerne nur das Gluck ergreifen, Denn das Gluck ist immer da, — Goethe. The New Jersey Historical Society has always sought to keep in touch with the best sentiment in our State and country, interested in gleaning and preserving the annals of the past and present. Let me speak briefly of some directions in which its efforts have been felt. LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES. In the early days of our Society the project was mooted of encouraging local historical societies in the various cities and counties of the State. Dr. LeNvis Condict offered a series of resolutions, November 5, 1846, recommending the organization of a historical association in each county, "for the purpose of obtaining correct information of the 1 Ibid,, XIL, 3; XIII,, 137, 2 Mr, Halsey died October 17, 1896, and Francis B, Lee. of Trenton, was appoint ed to succeed him, in January, 1897. Frederick W. Eicord. died in August, 1897. and Austin Scott. Ph. D., LL, D,. President of Rutgers College, was appointed to fill the vacancy. The original Committee was named by the Society, and vacancies were HUed in the same man ner. By the new Constitution, adopted in 1897, it is provided that the Committee shall be appointed annually, by the President of the Society, The Committee is now (September, 1898,) thus constituted: William Nelson, t4arret D. W, Vroom, William S. Stryker, Francis B, Lee, Austin Scott. EDMUND DRAKE HALSEY. — 123 — early history and settlement of the different sections of our State," and formulating a plan of co-operation with this Society. The resolutions were referred to the Executive Committee, who reported, January 21, 1847, expressing doubts as to the expediency of the scheme, and giving their reasons plainly and forcibly, the main argument in opposition being the belief that such local societies would divide the interest that ought to be concentrated in the State Society. The Committee's report was concurred in.' Mr. Whitehead's successor in the office of Corres ponding Secretary, the late Dr. Stephen Wickes, was an ardent believer in local societies as adjuncts to this Soci ety, and securing the endorsement of the Executive Com mittee vigorously pushed the project during his incum bency of that office, issuing circulars and corresponding with gentlemen in all parts of the State. He reported, January 26, 1886, as a result df his efforts that two Coun ty Historical Societies had been formed — one in Salem county and one in Hunterdon county, and that the Middle sex County Historical Society, formed in 1870, which had partially lapsed, had been recently revived. Also, that there were similar societies in Somerset and in Burlington. At the same meeting he presented a carefully formulated basis of co-operation with such societies, providing for their representation in this Society, etc.'^ The subject was again reported on at the meetings held January 25, 1887, January 24, 1888, January 28, 1890, and January 27, 1891.^ Although the results hardly came up to his expec- tions. Dr. Wickes always had great faith in the advantages 1 Proceedings. First Series, II, , 4, 5-3, The late William A, Whitehead always adhered to the views expressed by the Executive Committee in this report, which he probably drafted. The writer, about 1875, suggested to Mr, Whitehead that perhaps such local societies might serve as feeders to the parent Society, but Mr. W. thought experience had shown that it was difficult enough to support one So ciety in New Jersey.. 2 Proceedings, 2d Series, IX,, 2, 30, .3 Ibid., IX., 112: X,, 16: XL, 18-21. 72, 124 — sure to accrue to this Society from the multiplication of local societies.' EXTENDED CENSUS STATISTICS. Under the laws as they existed prior to 1875, the State decennial census, taken intermediately of the United States census, was limited to statistics of the population. The Standing Committee on Statistics, of this Society, made a somewhat elaborate report at the meeting held January 21, 1875, recommending that provision be made in the law for gathering data as to the agricultural, manu facturing, mining and commercial interests of the State. The Society approved the idea, and as a result a bill drafted by a member of the Committee became a law, making it the duty of the local assessors to compile such statistics at the same time as the data as to population.- THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF 1889. When the project took shape of celebrating in 1889 the centennial of the inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States, and the institution of our Federal Government, on April 30, 1789, this Soci ety, in view of the significant and most important part taken by New Jersey in the formation of the National Con stitution, was among the first of kindred organizations to manifest a zeal for participating in the proposed demon stration. At the meeting at Newark, May 20, 1886, reso lutions to this end were adopted, and Messrs. Nathaniel 1 Dr, Henry R, Baldwin, a member of the new Board of Trustees of the Society, revived the project at the flrst meeting of the Board, November 6, 1897, and on motion his resolutions were referred to a committee of three— Dr, Henry R. Bald win, William Nelson and G, D. W, Vroom, — who reported at the December meet ing of the Board, favorably. The Committee has been continued until this time (October, 1898), Dr, Baldwin, the Chairman, has been very active in pressing this scheme, and has met with considerable encouragement in his efforts, 2 Proceedings, 2d Series, IV,, 9, 52, The Act in question was approved April 9, 1875 (Pamphlet Laws, 1875, p, 97), The Hon, Henry C, Kelsey, the Secretary of State, under whose supervision the census was to be taken, conferred with me re peatedly in preparing the blanks for the additional statistics, thus recognizing the part taken by the Society in securing this legislation. Eng"* -by HB.Hcill Jr I>J Y D.APPLET0W8: C^ — 125 — Niles, John T. Nixon, William S. Stryker, Joel Parker and William Nelson were appointed a committee to represent the Society in the celebration exercises.' The Committee immediately put itself in communication with similar bodies elsewhere. It reported May 17, 1888, "that the celebra tion bids fair to rival any held since that of 1876. As the New Jersey Historical Society was the first organized body to take action in this State in the matter, and as the affair is likely to be on a grand scale, it seems wise to your Committee that this Committee should be enlarged, and that the participation of other New Jersey organizations should be invited." Accordingly, on the Committea's rec ommendation, the President, the Vice Presidents, the offi cers and the Executive Committee of the Society were added, and the Committee was authorized to increase its numbers from other members of the Society.- Governor Robert S. Green, of New Jersey, himself a member of the Society, and a descendant of historic families of our State, took a warm interest in the contemplated ceremonies, and to him the Committee presented an address, embodying some suggestions as to the proper proceedings on our soil, namely: that President Benjamin Harrison, in coming from Washington to New York, to take part in the great display there, should, as far as practicable, follow across New Jer sey the route taken by General Washington in 1789, hav ing public receptions at Trenton, Princeton and Elizabeth. Further details were carefully outlined in the programme proposed by the Committee. The report was received by 1 Proceedings, 2d Series, IX., 32. The resolutions were offered by Mr. Nelson, but the suggestion came from Mr, Niles, who was unavoidably absent. It was Mr, Niles who offered the resolutions adopted by the C'namber of Commerce of New York, which prepared the way for the National celebration. 2 Proceedings. 2d Series. X.. 51. The additions made were: President, the Rev, Samuel M, Hamill, D, D. ; Vice Presidents— Judge John Clemsnt, Samuel H, Pen nington. M. D. : Corresponding Secretary. Stephen Wickes, M. D, : Treasurer and Librarian, Frederick W. Ricord : Executive Committee -George A, Halsey. Rev. George S. Mott, D, D,, John F. Hageman, Justice David A, Depue, John I, Blair, Franklin Murphy. Robert F. Ballantine.— rtifl., 15, 127. Practically, the arrange ments were left with the Committee as originally constituted. 126 the Society at its meeting at Trenton, January 22, li with much enthusiasm, and was cordially approved by in telligent historical students everywhere.' Eclat was lent to the participation of this Society in the demonstration by the generosity of Mr. Nathaniel Niles, the Chairman of the Special Committee, who placed at our disposal the steamer "City of Hudson," for the accommodation of the Society and its friends, in the great Naval Parade of April 29.^ In vitations were sent to the Governor, State officers — Legis lative, Executive, Judicial and Military — 'faculties of the principal educational institutions and various organizations to become our guests on this occasion. The Local Com mittee of Elizabeth set apart two carriages for eight mem bers of this Society, to act as part of the special escort of the President, in the parade at that place, namely : Samuel H. Pennington, M. D., of Newark; the Hon. John Hop per, of Paterson; John F. Hageman. Esq., of Princeton; the Hon. John I, Blair, of Blairstown; the Hon. Nathaniel Niles, of Madison; ex-Mayor Garret D. W. Vroom, of Trenton ; the Hon, George A. Halsey, of Newark, and William Nelson, of Paterson. The Presidential train ar rived at Elizabeth at eight o'clock, and at the subsequent reception many members of this Society were among those presented to the President. Then the procession marched to Elizabethport, where the President and his party em barked on a Government vessel awaiting them, and the 1 Proceedings, 2d Series, X,, 1'3?-130, Unfortunately, President Harrison's offi cial engagements were such, attendant upon his recent inauguration, that he was unable to spare the time re;iuisite for carrying out fully the above programme. which would have occupied two days, and he was obliged to hasten by train through the State, pausing only for brief receptions on the morning of April 29. 1889, at the State House, at Trenton, and at the residence of Governor Green, at Elizabeth. 2 The cost of chartering the steamer for the day was tsiiii. But one other mem ber of the Committee was aware that Mr. Niles furnished this vessel at his own expense, and the fact has never been divulged until now, Mr, Erastus Wiman generously ottered to bear half the expense of the steamer, but Mr, Niles would not consent, Mr, Wiman then insisted on providing the collation for the guests on board, at a cost of 'i*125. — 127 — guests of the Historical Society took possession of the "City of Hudson," which was assigned an excellent posi tion in the parade, so that her passengers saw all that was to be seen from the decks of the most favored vessels in the line. The whole affair gave no little prestige to our Society, and has left a delightful memory in the recollec tion of all who had the good fortune to participate in its pleasures.' THE CENTENNIAL MEDAL. Out of this notable event grew another movement, which in the end furnished the special feature of to-day's cele bration. Mr. Nathaniel Niles was so enthusiastically in terested in the Federal Centennial that he was full of the subject. On his motion the Society, on January 22, 1889, Resolved, That a medal be struck by this Society, commemorative of tbe Centennial of the Inauguration of Washington as the first President of the United States, .ind of the adoption of tbe Federal Constitution, and that a committee of three, together 'with the President, be appointed by this Soci ety, to select designs for the die and to arrange for the striking of such a medal, in gold, silver and bronze. Messrs. Nathaniel Niles, Clifford Stanley Sims and Gar ret D. W. Vroom, and the President, the Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Hamill, were appointed the Committee.- They report ed, January 28, 1890, having substantially agreed upon a medal similar in design to that distributed at the Paris Ex position of 1889, a fine specimen of which was presented by Mr. Niles. That gentleman at the same time offered a resolution, which was adopted, looking to the award of the Centennial Medal as a prize in the public schools of the State, "to the youth sustaining the best examination upon the history of New Jersey."^ At the meeting in Newark, 1 For a detailed report of the Committee, see Proceedings, 3d Series. X., 185- 197, See alsd ibid,, 171-2, 179. The writer's pleasurable sensations on this occa sion were somewhat modified by his responsibilities. Mr. Niles having placed the steamer "City of Hudson " under his orders for the day -his flrst and last experi ence as commander of such a vessel. 2 Proceedings, 2d Series, X,, 131, 3 Ibid,, XI,, 17. 128 May 19, 1892, the Committee submitted "for the mspec tion of the members and friends of the Society presen , die and two specimens of the medal, one in silver - i_ -T-1 ^1 J ¦ I a« of the most ex- in bronze. They were greatly admir-'' as 01 quisite workmanship, and Mr. Niles was warmly compli mented on the success which had cro'-', ned his efforts to se cure the production of a medal which would be creditable to the Society."' At the next meeting, at Trenton, Janu ary 24, 1893, it was stated by the committee that "the dies cost $560, of which $400 had been privately contributed, and the Committee hoped to obtain trom private sources, an amount sufficient to enable them to present the dies to the Society without expense."- This expectation was realized a few weeks later, when the dies were presented to the Society, together with a specimen of the medal in sil ver and one in bronze, in a letter dated Newark, June 14, 1893, addressed to the Hon. John Clement, President of the Society, the donors being Robert F. Ballantine, Abram S. Hewitt, John I. Blair, Nathaniel Niles, John H. Ballan tine, G. D. W, Vroom, and William Nelson.^ The Com mittee made its final report to the Society January 23, 1894, when the foregoing letter was submitted also, to gether with a detailed description of the medal. The de sign was by Tiffany & Co,, and the dies were e.Kecuted by Tardier, who engraved the present seal of the L^nited States. The obverse bears the head of Washington, after the Houdon bust, surrounded by the legend, "Washington Centennial Medal, New Jersey Historical Society, 1789 April 1889." On the reverse appears the seal of the Soci ety, and the motto, from the writings of Washington, "Above all things hold dear your National Union," all sur rounded by a wreath of leaves of the laurel and the oak.^ On motion of Mr, Niles it was resolved to "hold one medal 1 Iliid,, XL, 104; .XIL. Iii. - Hud.. XIL. l-'H. 3 Ibid., .\1II,, Ii, 1 Ibid., 6-8, Prof, WOODROW WILSON, Ph, D,, LL, D. — 129 — in reserve once in five years for each county in the State, and that such medals may be donated annually by mem bers of the Society in their respective counties, and offered as a prize in the free public schools of the State, at a com petitive examination on the history of New Jersey,"' Reg ulations were provided for the disposal of other copies, and for a register of the same, and it was fCirther Resolved, Tfhat in carrying out the resolution of this Society, passed the twenty-second day of January, 1889, Number 1, now being struck in gold, be presented to ex-President Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States during the Centennial year of the Constitution, at such time and place as the Executive Committee may arrange. That medal No, 2 be in silver, and that it be presented to the Hon, Kobert S, Green, -who was the Governor of New Jersey during said Centennial year. That such presentation be made at a time and place to be fixed by the Executive Committee of this Society. 2 By a most happy combination of circumstances, it has been arranged that the presentation of this gold medal shall be made to-day, whereby the Semi-Centennial cele bration of the New Jersey Historical Society has been given, in a measure, a National character.^ 1 The following gentlemen immediately volunteered to assume the expense of furnishing the medals for their respective counties: Bergen— William M. Johnson, of Hackensack. Burlington— Clifford Stanley Sims, of Mt. Holly. Cape May — Francis B. Lee. of Trenton. Essex— Charles Bradley, of Newark. Mercer- Garret D. W. Vroom, of Trenton. Morris — Henry C. Pitney, of Morristown. Passaic— William Nelson, of Paterson. Warren— George M. Robeson, of Camden.— Fracpeaiiis's, 2d Series, XIII,, H). 2 Proceedings. 2d Series, XIIL, 9. At the same meeting it was resolved "that the net proceeds of the Centennial medals be reserved and set apart as a Medal Fund, to be devoted solely to the purposes mentioned in the report of the Com mittee on Centennial Medals." The thanks of the Society were also voted to the members of the Committee, and one of the silver medals was ordered to be pre sented to each of them,— fti'd, , 9-10. On May 17. 1894. a copy in bronze was voted to "each of the contributors to the cost of cutting the dies for said medal, the cost thereof to be charged to the Medal Fund."— /6(a., 67. 3 The exercises were held in the Essex Lyceum, in Newark, in the presence of an audience of more than one thousand specially invited guests, including many of the most distinguished people in the State. Ex-President Harrison arrived about three o'clock, being escorted from the station by Messrs. Franklin Murphy. Na thaniel Niles and F. Wolcott Jackson. The gold medal was presented to him by Austin Scott. Ph. D., LL, D,, President of Rutgers College, in an eloquent ad dress entitled "A Highway of the Nation," replete with allusions to New Jersey's 17 — I30 — Standing here to-day, after a career of fifty years, and welcoming, as we do, the distinguished ex-President of the United States, and a host of the most noted men and women of our State, besides many from neighboring Com monwealths, we feel that the New Jersey Historical Society has a record of work done which it can confidently spread before its guests, sure of their interest, their approval, their sympathy. Its beginnings were small. Its first efforts were feeble. Its pace has sometimes halted. Yet its progress has been steadily onward and upward. Its objects appeal to the few, rather than to the many. Still fewer are those who can give or take the time needed to further its inter ests, in these days when the world is ever increasing its demands upon us to fill the duties of to-day, and to pre pare for the morrow. The multitude have neither time nor inclination to learn the lessons taught by the experi ence of others. They must needs learn from their own. Too seldom, indeed, do they hearken to the teachings thus acquired, at oh, so great a cost I To the philosopher, the historian, the statesman is relegated the task of delving in the musty lore of the past to gather up the lessons taught by the days of yore. Not all unheeded are these lessons. There come times when the voice of some one rises above the din of the madding crowd, even like the prophets of old, and men are compelled to pause, to listen, to heed, as they are reminded of what their forefathers did or suffered in times gone by, under circumstances that are forever be ing paralleled in the world's history; and so at times they are led to imitate the wisdom and to avoid the errors of the men of the olden days. The Historical Society gathers and preserves the annals of the past, and of To-day, which in a few hours will be part in the formation of thi' National Constitution and UoA-ernment. General Harrison made a felicitous response, after which he held an informal reception on the platform, before leaving for New York city. Tlie occasion was very generally reported in the newsp'ipers throughout llie cninilry. — 131 — numbered with the Yesterdays. This material is and will be the inspiration for those warning voices that h(?re, there, everywhere, are uplifting men to higher planes of action, to loftier vistas of human life and endeavor. "Teach noth ing in the schools," said Erasmus, "but what bears on life and duty." Pope declares that The proper study of mankind is man. Where can you pursue that fascinating study better than among the books, nay, among the manuscripts,' in our col lections? Here are the inedited journals, the diaries, the. letters of men and women in every walk of life, since the first settlement of New Jersey, revealing the loves, the hates, the jealousies, the stern endurance, the sturdy patri otism, the religious fervor, the noblest yearnings of hun dreds who have long since passed away, but who have left behind them these pages traced by their own hands. How near it brings them to us ! How real history becomes under such associations ! It seems easier to heed what these peo ple tell us, whose identity, whose individuality thus stands out in the words they have penned. But how can these treasures be preserved — nay, how can they be gathered in full measure — without a proper home for our Society? How can they be properly cared for without funds for the support of the Society? How is it possible to publish what we have, and what we hope to get, unless there is an adequate Publication Fund? Is not a Library Fund essential for the proper custody, the cataloguing and the increase of our noble collection of books? Our gallery of portraits is small, but of great value, and would be largely extended if we had proper accommoda tions for them." 1 A list of the principal collections of manuscripts is appended. 2 For a catalogue of the Portraits, see appended Notes. — 132 — The rare and curious articles that often throw strange lighten the manners and customs of former times; the objects that are closely associated with historic personages and events — these need cabinets, and the cabinets need room. Surely it is not too much to hope that this semi-centen nial anniversary, auspicious and altogether delightful in its beginning, may be the harbinger of even brighter and more prosperous days in the future for our New Jersey Historical Society, and that the people of the whole State may feel and manifest a sympathy in its aims that at no distant day will result in giving it the home it so sorely needs, and the generous maintenance merited by its noble scope and aspirations. NOTES Manuscript Collections. The following are some of the more important collections of manuscripts in our library, with dates of presentation, and references to further de scriptions of them : Papers of John Fenwick, relating to his personal affairs and to his Colony in Salem Tenth. May 7th, 1845; September 3, l8iG.— Proceedings, I., 9, 19, 80, 198. Life of the Eev. 'William Tennent, by Thomas Henderson, M. D. Sep tember 4, 1845.— 2i,, I,, 73. Copies of the Stirling Papers. September 4, 184-5, — lb., I,. 65. Papers of Lewis Morris and Bobert Hunter Morris. November 6, 1845; May 19, 1864.— ii,, I., 99, 112, 113; IX,, 197. Journal of Dr. Ebenezer Elmer, January, 1776, to March, 1777, and June- August, 1779. January 15, 1846,— ii,, L, 125. Extracts from the diary of Col, Jacob Spioer, of Cape May, 1756-1762, a bound volume of 300 pages. September 3, 1846.— ii,, L, 141, 200, Original Draft of the Fundamental Constitutions, 1683. May 27, 1847.— lb., IL, 89. Letter-book of William Peartree Smith. 1781-83, containing also Laws and Ordinances of the Borough of Elizabeth, 1760, and Charter of the Borough, 1730. May 27, 1847. -ii., IL, 89. Manuscripts of Samuel Smith. September 13, 1849.— ii , IV., 102, 117; VIIL, 40, 126. Manuscripts of Gen. Elias Dayton. May 16, 1850.— ii., V., 5. Copies of Papers of Gov. Jonathan Belcher. May 20, 1852,— ii,, VI,, 65, 68, 75, 155, 157; VII., 1, 49. Original instructions of surrender by the Proprietors to the Crown in 1702. May 19, 18.'33.-/i., VIL, 12. Original memorials, letters and oommunicationB presented to the New Jersey Provincial Congress, 1775-1776. May 18, 1854.— ii., VIL, 85, 88. Original instructions of William Penn and others to the commissioners sent by them in 1676 to arrange their financial differences with John Fen wick. May 18, 1854.— ii., VH., 89, Papers of Bobert Fulton, relating to steam navigation, torpedoes, etc. January 17, 1856.— ii., VI 11, 4. Papers of Ferdinand John Paris. May 17, I860.— ii., IX , 27. Rutherfurd Manuscripts. May 15, 1862; May 16, 1867.— ii., IX, 107; Second Series, I., 26. — 134 — Papers of Eobert Erskine, of Eingwood, September 25, 1856; January 15, 1863,— ii,, VIIL, 41; IX,, 146; Second Series, 1., 148. Papers relating to the boundaries between East and West Jersey, and be tween New Jersey and New York. May 15, 1862.— ii., IX,, 107. Original Minutes of tbe Provincial Congress on June 22, 1776, January 18, ISn.— Proceedings, Second Series, L, 173, Whitehead Manuscripts, May 21, 1885,— ii., VIIL, 154, 176-177. Papers relating to location of lands in Cape Jlay, by Dr. Daniel Coxe. January 26, 1886.— ii., IX., 9. Lindsley Manuscripts. January 27, 1891.- ii., XL, 103. Edwin Salter Manuscripts. January 27, 1391.- ii., XL, 114. In addition to the foregoing, in our collections, may be mentioned : List of the Rutherfurd ManascTipts. —Proceedings, I., 75. Some account of the Pajiers of Governor Wilham Livingston. — ii., VIIL, 115; IX., 2, 5, 24; Second Series, XIIL, 136. Manuscripts of Alfred Vail, relating to the invention of the electric tele graph — ii., Second Series, V., 4-6; XL, 103. The Tuttle Manuscripts, as they might be termed, comprise a large amount of manuscript notes gathered by the Rev. Dr. Joseph F. Tuttle, re lating to the Revolutionary history of Morris county, being principally the recollections ol aged inhabitants of that county. They are neatly written, labeled, numbered aud tied up in bundles. Allusion has been made to the numerous Order Books, Diaries and .Journ als of officers and soldiers relating to the Eevolution. Donations of Special Interest. The Society has from time to time been made the recipient of gifts to its Library, of great interest. A few of the more notable are here set down : 1852, May 20— From the Eev. Stephen Dod, of East Haven, Conn., but formerly of Bloomfield, N. J,, a perfect file ot the Sentinel of Freedom, a weekly newspaper of Newark, 1796-1852, a period of fifty-five and a half years, bound in volumes. — Proceedings, VI. , 63. 1852, May 20 —From the Eev. Dr. Murray, a lot of early New Jersey newspaper files. — ii. , 83. 1859, May 19— From his widow, the uniform aud chapeau of Capt. James Lawrence, U. S. N, presumed to have beeu worn by him in his fatal engage ment on the Chesapeake, Jane 2, 1813.— ii., A'lIL, 151; IX., 9. 1860, May 17— From E. T. HiUyer, son of the Eev. Dr. Hillyer, of Orange, the study chair of the Eev. Dr. Alexander Jlacwhorter, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Newark for many years prior to 1S09. — ii., IX., 27. 1863, January 15— From the Eev. Dr. J. F, Tuttle, of ilorris county, 140 bound volumes and nearly 1,000 pamphlets, priuoipally relatiug to New Jer sey, presented by Dr. Tuttle when about removing to Crawfordsville, Indi ana, to assume the Presidency of Wabash College, — lb., IX,, 136. ¦f't^i^u.^/tff'^-i'9.9./.'»'^'yr/.fi.ei,..^t.ii^f.a r..^^ f'^it^ii/' — 135 — 1877, May 17 — From the estate of Marcus Williams, deceased, a collec tion of Indian feather ornaments, etc., obtained by Mr. Williams while on an expedition up the Amazon river. — ii.. Second Series, V., 6. 187S, .lanuary 17 — A collection of nearly 500 specimens of Confederate currency. — lb., V., IS. 1887, January 25— From Samuel H. Hunt, of Newton, a set of Niles's Weekly Eegister, in 59 volumes. — ii , IX., 109. 1890, May 15— From Dr. M. H. C. Vail, a file of the Newark Morning Eegister, 48 volumes.— ii,, XL, 2 (66), 1893, May 18— Photographs of ancient tombstones in the Old Barying Ground, Newark,- ii,, XIL, 180. This list might be indefinitely extended. PORTRAITS. Our collection of portraits is small, but includes some of interest and value. Among them are the following ; Andrus, Isaac, of Newark, Major in the War of 1812, and Brigadier Gen eral of Militia at the time ot his death. He was born in Newark, Feb. 4, 1774, and died there, Feb. 27, 1830. Barron, Thomas, formerly ot Woodbridge, N. J., painted by Durand. See Proceedings, 2d Series, IV., 121. Burr, Aaron, Vice President of the United States, painted by Gilbert Stuart. This portrait has a remarkable history, which was related to the Society, May 18, ISQo. — Proceedings, 1st Series, X., 50, 170. Clay, Henry, painted by Cafferty, ot New York, in 1847. Presented to the Society by S. Alofsen, May 16, 1867.— ii., 2d Series, L, 48. I Crowell, Edward, formerly of Newark. — ii., X., 123. ~ Gumming, the Eev. Hooper, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, Newark, 1811-1815; afterwards at Schenectady, at Albany, and in the Vau- dewater street church, New York. Presented by his daughter, Mrs, Jacob Van Arsdale, of Princeton, Jan, 21, 1875, — ii., 2d Series, IV., 17. Day, Matthias W. , Cashier for mauy years ot the Mechanics' Bank, Newark. Drummond, Eobert, a merchant at Acquackanonk (now Passaic), before the Eevolution; he joined the British in 1776, aud was commissioned Major of the Second Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers (Loyalists); he died in Lon don, 1783. (See History of Paterson, I., 453.) Also portrait of his wife, Jannetje Vreeland, of Acquackanonk. These are pastels, and were be queathed to the Society by Allan Cluss, of Paterson, a great-grandson of Ma jor Drummond. They were received October 7, 1898. See Proceedings for October 26, 1898, 3d Series, II. , — . Frelinghuysen, Theodore, the eminent statesman ; Chancellor of the Uni versity of New York, 1839-1850; President of Eutgers College, 1850-1861. Haines, Daniel, Governor of New Jersey. — lb., 2d Series, XL, 17; XIL, 3. Holden, Captain Levi, of Newark, and of his wife, — ii,, 1st Series, X., 13. (Mrs. Holden was Hannah Plympton, born at Sudbury, Mass., July 27, 1730.) — 136 — Hornblower, Joseph Coerten, Chief Justice of New Jersey, 1832-1846, and President of the Society, 1845-1865. Joy, Colonel Edmund L., of Newark.— ii., 2d Series, XIL, 180. Lawrence, Captain James, of the U. S. Navy, painted by Gilbert Stuart, and presented to tbe Society January 24, 1888. — ii., 2d Series, X., 13. McDowell, the Eev, John, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Eliz abeth, 1804-1833; Central Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, 1833-1845; Spring Garden Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, 184,5-1863. Murray, the Eev, Dr, Nicholas, of Elizabeth,— ii,, X., 123. Ogden, Mrs. Frances Barber, and child, painted in water colors, on ivory. by Sir William Newton, painter to Queen Adelaide of England. Presented January 22, 1889.— ii.. X., 123. Prime, the Eev. Ireufeus, distinguished editor and writer. A pastel. Schuyler, Colonel Peter, the famous hero of the French and Indian War, in 1756-1759. Presented in 1847. -ii., 1st Series, IL, 71. Stockton, Eichard, United States Senator from New Jersey; a p.istel. Whitehead, William A. — apparently unfinished There is a curious old painting ot a Dutch family — husband and wife, five sons aud two daughters — which was bought abont 1830 in New York by Matthias W. Day, of Newark, who supposed that it was intended to represent Henry Hudson aud his family, though that is obviously improbable. — ii. , X. , 155. To this list may be added mention of Bust of the Princess Pauline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, exquisitely wrought by Canova, in Gararra marble; it formerly adoi-ned the residence of her brother, Joseph Bonaparte, ex-King of Spain, at Burden- town. Presented January 22, 1889,— ii., 2d Series, X , 122. Bust of ex-Governor Willi.im A. NeweU. —ii., XL, 103. ABSTRACT OF TITLE Of the New Jersey Historical Society to Lot on the north side of 'V\'est Park street, Newark. [This also covers the adjacent plot of the Newark Libra ry Association, which that corporation purchased from the Trustees of the Park Presbyterian Congregation in Newark.] Furnished by the Fidelity Title and Deposit Company, Newark, N. J. (No. L) Warranty Deed, dated May 23, Samuel March, and Sarah, 1796. Ack'd Aug. 2, 1797. his wife, Eecorded Aug. 16, 1797, in Essex to County Clerk's office, in Book C of James Murray. Deeds, p. 326. Consideration, tSOO. Conveys premises in Newark, being a dwelling house and lot on JIain Street, bounded south by Caleb Baldwin's house lot; Beginning at eastern- — 137 — most corner of said Baldwin's lot on Broad Street; thence along line ot said Baldwin's lot to Samuel Ball; thence- along Ball's line to lot of Miss Hatfield 66 Iks. ; thence— along said Hatfield's East to Broad Street; thence — along Broad 81 Iks. to the place of Beginning, Containing 41-100 acres more or less. (No. 2.) James Murry, to Archer Gifford, in trust to pay out of the rents and profits of said prem- ¦„ „ ffico en 1 . T u 11 TIT Deed, dated July 18, 1801. Ack'd ises 5>62.60 yearly to Isabella Murray, "^ ¦f f : f \v. « t . ,:, ¦ July 19, 1802. wife of party of the tirst part during ^¦t t . f iu i! i i. J 11 Eeo'd Aug. 11, 1802, in Book C, hfe of party of the first part and tho at: > remainder of the rents and profits of "' „„•, „• i 11 i tr Consideration, $1. said premises to pay equally to Han- nab Blackford, Jane T. Durning, James Murray and William Murray, children of party of the first part. Conveys premises in the Town of Newark, (No. 1) on the Main Street and bounded on the South by Caleb Baldwin's house lot. Beginning at the East corner of said Baldwin's lot on the Broad Street; thence along line of said Baldwin's lot to land of Samuel Ball; thence along Ball's line to land of Mrs. Hatfields 66 Iks. ; thence along line of said Hatfields lot East to Broad Street; thence along Broad Street to the Beginning, 81 Iks, Containing 41-100 acres m'ore or less. (No. 3,) Sheriff's Deed, dated January 6th, Nathan Squire, Shff. 1812, Aok'd Jan. 31st, 1812. to Eecorded Apl, 4th, 1821, in Book Caleb Sayres. L 2, pp. 170-5. Cons., i3. Conveys premises in Newark: On the West side ol Broad Street, belong ing to children of James Murray and at present occupied by Joseph Ten Brook. Containing 41-100 Acres Bounded on the East by Broad Street; on the West by Back Streetl ; on the North by land late of Mr. Hatfield, now of George Hobdys; on the South by Richard Leaycraft. Recites:- James Murray to Archer Gifford, in trust for children of said James Murray. Sheriff seized on all the right, title and interest ot above land, but grant conveys all Eeal Estate whereof Defendant was seized on August 7th, 1811, Sold by virtue of a Writ of issued out of the Court of Common Pleas, dated 4th Tuesday of June, 1811, in a certain Action wherein William Mur ray was Plaintiff or Complainant and Edward Blackford, brother in law of Complt. was Defendant. 1 Now Halsey street. 18 John Agg, and Elizabeth G. his wife, daughter of Hannah Blackford, to Edward D. Blackford, also written Edwd. E. -138 — (No. 4.) Bargain and sale deed. Gov. vs. Grtr. Dated Nov. 1st, 1821. Ack'd Nov. 13th, 1821. Eeo'd Nov. 14tb, 1821, in Book K 2, pp. 370-373. Cons., $500. Conveys undivided 1-6 part of same premises as in No. 3. Recites Nathan Squier, Sheriff, to Caleb Sayre, January 6th, 18 12. Will of AVilliam Murray, January 9th, 1813. Said lands bought by said Sayre at Sheriff's Sale (L 2-170) at request of William Murray for his use and under an Agreement made with William Murray, that whenever William Murray his heirs, executors, administrators, should pay to said Sayre, the consideration mentioned in said deed, together with other money &c., then said Sayre would convey to such person or per sons in fee simple &c. as said William Murray would direct in recited Will. (No. 5.) Bargain and sale deed, dated Edward D. Blackford, May 2d, 1827. Ack'd May 16th, 1827. to Eec'd May 16th, 1827, in Book W Francis G. Blackford. 2, pp. 391-2. Cons., $750. Conveys undivided 2-6 part of premises same as in No. 3. (No. 6.) Elias A. Van Arsdale and Josiah James Exrs. of Caleb Sayrs, parties of the first part, to Luther Goble, party of the second part, Frances G. Blackford, Elizabeth Deed, dated May 28, 1833. Ack'd June 6, 1833. r, \ * ' . T 1, W11- T> Eec'd June 21, 1834, in Book Q 3, G. Agg, wife of John, William B. „ ' Blackford, George D. Blackford, sur- „"' . - • • V1J js-nj T T>, , ,- T Consideration, $1. vivxug children of Edward Blackford, and Hannah, his wife, parties of the third part, and Edward Blackford and Hannah, his wife, Executors of Wil liam Murray, parties of the fourth part. Parties of the first part release to parties of the third part premises in Newark. (No. 3). — 139 — (No. 7.) Edward Blackford, and Himnab, „^ ^"f " ^^^/^^'^ ^^'^' ^"^'^ J"'? Ijig^i^e 21,1827. Ack'd July 24, 1827. ' Eee'd July 24, 1827, in Book W 2, Francis G. Blackford. „ ' . , Consideration, f 920. Conveys all parts or shares of parties of the first part to premises in Town of Newark. (No. 3.) (No. 8.) Hannah Blackford, widow of Edward Blackford, and Warranty deed, dated March 27, daughter of James Murray, deceased, ^^O. Ack'd March 27, 1849. ^^ Eeo'd Jan. 11, 1850, in Book D 7, X) 94 Trustees of the Park Presbyterian ^' n f • XT 1 Consideration, $9,000. Congregation in Newark. ' * ' Conveys premises in Newark, Beginning on the We?t side of Broad Street extending therefrom to the East side of Halsey Street, being about 54 feet front on Broad Street and 45 feet front on line of Halsey Street. Bounded South by formerly Caleb Baldwin, now Ephraim BoUes; North by Mrs. Mary Hetfield, deceased. Eecites No. 1, to James Murray. James Murray died. Being same that belonged to James Murray, father of party of the first part and occupied by him in his lifetime and after his death by his widow until her death. (No. 9.) The Trustees of the Park Presby- ^""^-^'^ ^^'^' '^^*'^'' O"'' ^' l^^^" , . ,- .• • -KT , Proved Jan, 3, 1850. terian Congregation m Newark, ^^^,^ ^^^ ^ .^ ^^^^ ^ '° p. 97. Enoch BoUes. _ ., ,. <»,„ noo Consideration, $9,000. Conveys same premises described in No. 8. Becites: — Same conveyed by Mrs, Hannah Blackford to party of the first part, March 27, 1849 (D 7-94). Note: — Proof not signed by Secretary. (No. 10.) „ ,, , .^1,- , ., ,- Warranty deed, dated March 30, Alvan Hedden, and Elizabeth, his ,„.„ , ,,-,,, , „, ,„.„ ' 1849. Ack d March 31, 1849. wife, and Samuel Utter, _, ,, _ nr ,ojr> ¦ -r. •, . r, ' Eeo d June 25, 1849, in Book A 7, *° p. 324. Enoch BoUes. Consideration, $10,OuO. Conveys premises in Newark, Beginning at the Northeast corner thereof in line of Broad Street on the West side of the large MUitary Common and at the South-east corner of land belonging to the Estate of Jesse B. Pitt or for- — 146-^ merly so, now to Isaac Meeker; thence South 25 deg. West 55 feet 4 inches; thence North 59 deg. West 380 feet 9 inches to Halsey Street; thence North 27 deg. 30 min. East 42 feet 10 inches; thence South 61 deg. East 344 feet; thence South 62 deg. East 36 feet to Broad Street and place df Beginning. Bounded North hy lands formerly belonging to Estate of Jesse B. Pitt, de ceased, now to Isaac Meeker, and lands late of General Thomas Ward, now of party of the first part. Eecites:— Book P 3, p. 176. (No. n.) Isaac Meeker, and Jane M. , his Deed, dated April 4, 1849. Ack'd wife, April 4, 1849. to Eec'd AprU 7, 1849, in Book Z 6, The Trustees of the Park Presby- p. 256. terian Congregation. Consideration, $400. Conveys premises iu Newark, Beginning iu the South line of lands owned by John Morrisl 100 feet from the West line of Broad Street opposite Military Common as said line ot Broad Street has been established by authorities of the City of Newark; thence South parallel with said established Une of said Street 39 feet more or less to land of Alvan Hedden and Samuel Utter; thence West along line ot said Hedden and Utter 87 feet more or less to land of Alvan Hedden; thence North along Hedden's line 35 feet 8 inches to land of John Morris; thence along line of said Morris 87 feet more or less to the place ot Beginning. Bsing rear part of lot conveyed in recited deed after reserving a lot 100 feet runuing back from the line ot Broad Street as estab lished by public authorities ot the City of Newark. Recites:— Book N 6, p. 215. (No. 12.) _ , _ ,, Deed, dated Oct. 1, 1849. Ack'd Enoch BoUes, ^^^^ ^^ ^^.^^ The Trustees of "the Park Presby- f/^ ^¦^''- "' 1®^°' '" ^°°^ ° ^' terian Congregation in Newark. „ -^ Consideration, ijC.250. Conveys premises in New.irk, Bsginning in the North line of a new streets now or about to be laid through Ephraim BoUes and James Murray and to rtm from Broad to Halssy Street 100 feet 3 inches from the corner of said new street and Broad Street, also inten.led to be 100 feet at right angles from ¦1 John Morris and Betsey his wife conveyed a small lot to Samuel Morris, by deed dated Auj,', 15,1806; aukn'd Feli, '», 1808; reeorded March 6, 1809. in Book O, p. 464. Cons.. KO. John Morris also eonve.ved a tract adjoining the above to Thomas Morris, son of John Morris, by deed dated Orl. \2. 1807: acknowledged Feb. 'iS. 1809; recorded March 0, 1809, in Book O, p, 474. Cons., SIOO, 2 Now West Park street. — 141 — the West line of Broad Street as same is or may be estabUshed by the public authorities of the City of Newark; thence parallel with Broad Street North 27 deg, 55 min. East 74 feet 9 inches more or less to the South line of party of the second part as in Z 6- 256; theuce West along same 87 feet more or less to the Southwest corner of said conveyed lands; thence North along the , West line of same 38 feet 8 inches to John Morris; thence West along same 87 feet more or less to a point exactly 100 feet East at right angles from the. East line of Httlsey Street; thence South paraUel with Halsey Street 108 feet 8 inches to said new street; thence South 57 deg. 55 min. East along said new street 176 feet 11 inches more or less to the place of Beginning. Also so much of land embraced in said new street as lies between East and West line of lot above described until same strikes North line of Ephraim BoUes. (No. 13.) The Trustees of the Park Presby- J%^' f^^f «^P*' ''' ''''¦ ^"'^'^ , . _ ,.....,, •^ Deo. 27, 1851. terian Congregation in Newark, .„ ,,,,r, ,n.,o,-„, .^ ,,, „ ° ° , Reo'd Mch. 19, 1852, m Book X 7, to .11 Matthew Ely. ^'consideration, $1,800. Conveys premises in Newark, Beginning in the North line of Park Church Place! at corner of land conveyed by Enoch BoUes to P. W, and A, D. Smith; thence along said street North 57 deg. 55 min. West 30 feet; thence North east paraUel with the Eist wall of Church of party of the first part 113 feet more or less to line of land late of John Morris; thence along above line Southeast to the Northwest corner of Isiiac Meeker; theuce along said Meeker and said Smith's lines South 27 deg. 55 min. West 113 feet 9 inches more or less to the place of Beginning. (No. 14.) Deed, dated May 21, 1852, Aok'd Matthew Ely, and Calista, his wife. May 29, 1852. to Rec'd June 4, 1852, in Book Z 7, William Eankin. p. 361. Consideration, $2,000. Conveys premises in Newark, being same as described in No. 13. (No. 15.) ,„.,,. -T, 1 • J AK- -1 v Deed, dated Jan. 16, 1855. Ack'd William Ttankm, and Abigail, his _ ,„,„._ ' Jan. 17, 1855. wiTe Eec'd Jan. 17, 1855, in Book 207, p 55. New Jersey Historical Society. ' ' . ^t cnr> Consideration, $2,500. Conveys premises in Newark, being same as described in No. 1 3. 1 Now West Park street. — 142 — The New Jersey Historical Society in the Centen nial Naval Parade, April 29, 1889. List of invited guests of the New Jersey Historical Society, on Steamer "City of Hudson," from Elizabethport. Hon. Eobert S. Green, Governor, Trenton Robert S. Green, Jr., Private Secretary, Hon, Henry C, Kelsey, Secretary of State, " Joseph D. Hall, Assistant Secretary of State, ' ' John J. Toff ey. Treasurer, ' ' Edward J. Anderson, Comptroller, " John P. Stockton, Attorney General, General William S, Stryker, Adjutant General, ¦' Lewis Perriue, Quarter Master General, Hon. Alexander T. MeGiU, Chancellor, Jersey City " John T. Bird, Vice Chancellor, Trenton ' ' Abraham V. Van Fleet, Vice Chancellor, Flemington " Henry C. Pitney, Vice Chancellor, Morristown " Benjamin F. Lee, Clerk Supreme Court, Trenton " Allan L. McDermott, Clerk in Chancery, " John H. Stewart, Chancery Reporter, " Garret D, W. Vroom, Law Reporter, " Morris Hamilton, State Librarian, " E. O. Chapman, Supt. Public Instruction, " John H. Patterson, Keeper N. J. State Prison, " George H, Cook, State Geologist, New Brunswick ' ' James Bishop, Chief of Labor Bureau, Trenton " Lawrence T. Fell, Factory Inspector, Orange Dr. E, M. Hunt, Chief of Bureau of Vital Statistics, Trenton Hon. Mercer Beasley, Chief Justice Supreme Court, " " Manning M. Knapp, Associate Justice, Hackensack " Edward W. Soudder, Associate Justice, Trenton " Bennet Van Syckel, Associate Justice, " " David A. Depue, Associate Justice, Newark " Alfred Reed, Associate Justice, Trenton " Jonathan Dixon, Associate Justice, Jersey City " William J. Magie, Associate Justice, Elizabeth " Charles G. Garrison, Associate Justice, Camden ' ' Hendrick H, Brown, Lay Judge, Old Bridge " John Clement, Lay Judge, Haddonfield ' ' Jonathan S. Whittaker, Lay Judge, Mill ville " Martin Cole, Lay Judge, - Montague " John McGregor, Lay Judge, Newark " Edward Burrough, Pres. State Board Agriculture, Merohantville — 143 Hon. George A. Halsey, Pres. Board Morristown Asylum, ' ' James L. Hays, Pres. Board Trustees State Normal School, Newark " John R. McPherson, U, S, Senator, " Eufus Blodgett, U. S. Senator, " Christopher A. Bergen, M. C , " James Buchanan. M, C, '• Jacob A. Geissenhainer, M. C, " Samuel Fowler, M. C, " Charles D. Beckwith, M. C, " Herman Lehlbaoh, M. C, " WUliam McAdoo, M. C, ' ' Eobert Adrain, ' ' Philip P. Baker, •' John W. Bogert, •' William H. Carter, ' ¦ George T. Cranmer, " William D. Edwards, •' Moses K. Everitt, ' ' John J. Gardner, " Walter S. Learning, " John Mallon, " Augustus F. R. Martin, ' ' James L. Miller, " Henry M. Nevius, " WiUiam Newell, " George Pfeiffer, ' ' Joseph B. Roe, " John D. Rue, " Peter D. Smith, " Lewis A. Thompson, " George T. Werts, " Martin Wyckoff, " John Carpenter, Jr., John P. Flynn, John McCormick, Hen. Andrew J. Bale, " Moses Bigelow, ' ' Eichard Brown, ' ' Thomas S. Chambers, " Beuben Cheeseman, " Eugene 0. Cole, ' ' Ephraim Cutter, " George C. Davis, ' ' Abram De Eonde, " Peter T. Donnelly, Belle Mead Long Branch Camden - AVashington, D. C. Freehold, N. J. Newton, N. J. Paterson, N. J. Newark, N. J. Jersey City New Brunswick, N. J. Senate Vineland, Hohokus, Bordentown, Barnegat, Jersey City, Flemington, Atlantic City, Cape May City, Paterson, Newark, Westfield, Eed Bank, Salem, Camden, Woodbury, Trenton, Waterloo,Somerville, N. J. Morristown, (President) N. J. Senate Asbury, Clinton, (Secretary) Salem, (Assistant Secretary) Camden, (Serg't-at-Arms) Pleasant Valley, N. J. Assembly Newark, " Jersey City, " Trenton, ' ' Millville, Seaville, ' ' Woodbridge, " Wrightstown, ' ' Englewood, ' ' Jersey City, " — 144- Hon. William H. Darou, Lawrence Fagan, Edward P. Farrell, John P. Feeney, Judson G. Francois, John Gill, Jonathan Goble, Burrsville, Albert Hansell, Chas. F. Harrington, John Harris, Wm. C. Heppenheimer, Chas. B. Herbert, Archibald A. Higgins, Geo. H. Higgins, John I. Holt, Eliphalet Hoover, Shepperd S. Hudson, Eobert S. Hudspeth, Leonard Kalisoh, Daniel M. Kane, James Keys, Jacob Klotz, Fred'k C. Marsh, Wm. H. Martin, Frank M. McDermitt, Thomas McGowan, Carnot B. Meeker, Samuel B. Mutchler, Wm. S. Naughright, John Norris, James F. Norton, Patrick H. O'NeUl, William F. Paterson, Edward B. Potts, Richard A. Price, Adrian Eiker, Joseph Schmelz, John Schroth, Ariel T, Scudder; Adam C. Smith, Thomas W. Trenohard, Reuben Trier, Lawrence H. Trimmer, John Ulrich, Foster M. Voorhees, Vincentown, N. J. Assembly Hoboken, " East Newark, " Jersey City, " West Hoboken, " Orange, '' Burrsville, " Eancocas, " Lyndhurst, ' ' Camden, " Jersey City, " New Brunswick, " Manasquan, ' ' Clementon, '' Paterson, " Washington, " Mays Landing, " Jersey City, " Newark, ' ' New Brunswick, Paterson, " BeUe Mead, EUzabeth,Frenchtown, " Newark, Bloomfield,Madison, " Phillipsburgh, ' ' Middle VaUey, Eockawtvy Jersey City Jersey City, N. J. Assembly Chapel HUl, Imlaystown, Newark, ' ' Newark. Newark, Trenton, Trenton, Camden, ' ' Bridgeton, " Newark, " Middle Valley, Plainfield, " Elizabeth, Rev. GEORGE S. MOTT, D. D. -145- Hon John C. Wood, " Wm. W. Welch, " -James West, " George W, Wiedenmayer, " Obarles T. Woodward, John J, 51 itthews, James E. Connelly, P. H, Cornish, N, J. Assembly Centretou, Paterson, Bridgeton, Newark, Patersun,Elizabeth, (Clerk), Jersey City, (.\ss, Ck). " Newark, (Sergt.-at-Arms). Mnj. General Joseph W. Plume, aud ten Stuff Officers, Newark Brig. Gen. Dudley S Steele and nine Staff Officers, Jersey City Brig. Gen. William J. Sewell and nine Staff Officers, Camden Eev. Dr. S. M. Hamill, Pres. N. J. Hist. Soc. and seven members, Trenton Mr. J. C. Pnmpelly, Sec. Soc. Sons of the Eevolution and seven members, Morristown Mr. Francis Barber Ogden, Sec. Soo. Cincinnati and fifteen mem bers, - 113 Broadway, N. Y. City Mr. Jonathan W. Eoberts, Washington Headquarters Ass'n and seven members, Morristown Col. Edmund L. Joy, Military Order Loyal Legion and twenty- three members, Newark J. Frank Jennings, Grand Master I. 0. O. F. anl seven Grand Officers, Charles M. Mann, Officers, Capt. WUliam B. E, Newark Gen. Grand Master F. & A. M. and seven Grand Haddonfield Miller, Dept. Commander G. A. E. and seven Dept. Officers, Camden E. Burd Grubb, Philadelphia City Troop and forty-four members of the Troop (local address, Edgewater Park, N, J. ), Philadelphia, Pa Hon. Eodman M. Price, ex-Governor, Eamapo " Joseph D. Bedle, ex-Governor, Jersey City " George C. Ludlow, ex-Governor, New Brunswick " Leon Abbett, ex-Governor, Jersey City E. A. Wilkinson, Pres. State Agricultural Soc, Newark " N. S. Eue, Pres. Eeform School, Cream Ri^ge ' ' Rudolphus Bingham, Pres. Industrial School, Camden Col. Henry M. Sawyer, Commissioner of Sinking Fund, Trenton Hon. John H. Laird, Commissioner of Sinking Fund, Trenton " Bennington F. Randolph, Pres. Riparian Commission, Trenton " Edward Bettle, Pres. State Board of Assessors, Camden ¦EL Eev. Bishop Sciirborougb, Trenton " " Starkey, Orange " " O'Farrell, Trenton " " Wigger, Newark President of Princeton CoUege, Princeton 19 146- President of Eutgers CoUege, " Seton Hall College, Drew Theological Seminary, " Princeton Theological Seminary, ' ' Peddle Institute, " Pennington Seminary, Wm. Nelson, Maj. H, W. Adams, Dr. S. H. Pennington, Dr. Stephen Wickes, Hon. F. W. Eicord, " Joseph E. Haynes, " Mayor Grier, " Nathan Barnert, " G. A. Hobart, " J. B. Cleveland, " Thos. T. Kinney, •' John F. Hageman, " John I. Blair, Rev. Geo. S. Mott, D. D., Dr. Henry Eaoe, A. A. Vance, Hon. George Wurts, " John Hopper, Wm, M. Hunt, Press Eegister, Noah Brooks, .Advertiser, Maj. Z, K, Pangborn, Col. J. Madison Drake, Howard W. Hayes, Eobert P, Ballantine, Wm, Clark, Hon, John T. Nixon, Judge U. S. District Court, Prof. Austin Scott, " Henry C, Cameron, " Alexander N, Johnson, Bey. Geo. S. Bishop, ' ' Aaron Lloyd, Ernest E. Coe, Hon. Joseph Coult, Geo. G. Halstead, Rev. Wm. M. Hughes, Charles C. McBride, Journal, John Y. Foster, John L. Murphy, 0. M. Herrick, New Brunswick Orange Madison Princeton Hightstown Pennington Paterson Elizabeth Newark Orange NewarkNewark Elizabeth Paterson Paterson - Jersey City Newark Princeton Blairstown Flemington Pittstown Morristown PatersonPaterson Newark Newark Jersey City Elizabeth Newark Newark Newark Trenton New Brunswick Princeton Princeton Orange Belleville Newark - Newark Paterson Morristown Elizabeth Newark Trenton Paterson -147' E. K. Bird, Sinnickson Chew, Geo. P. Spinney, Times, A. L. Bridgman, Press Ass'n, E. L. Godkin, Evening Post, J. M. Bundy, Mail and Expresi Henry Lowenthal, Times, Eev. John HaU, D. D., Eev. T. A. Nelson, D. D., Hon. Thomas Nelson, William Nelson Johnston, Sayres 0. Nichols, WiUiam Cloke, Hon. R. Wayne Parker, Wm. Strange, President Board of Trade, E. L. Dobbins, Chas. G. Eockwood, Albert Baldwin, J. Hart Bruere, Joseph H. Bruere, Edward M. Douglass, L. H. Roberts, Rev. Geo. H Whitney, D. D., Hon. W. W. Marsh, Gen. James F. Rusling, Henry A. Potter, Eev. John H. Butterworth, Wm. John Potts, Bev. Edwin E. Butler, Robert A. Grannis, Hon. F. H. Lum, Rev. Bobert Aikman, Hon. Mr. Coursen, Eev. Otis G. Glazebrook, Edward J. HaU, Jr., Jeremiah Baker, B. Williamson, Jr., Bev. G. B. Crooks, D. D., " John Miley, D. D., " James Strong, D. D., " Henry A. Buttz, D. D,, " F. S. Upham, D. D., John M. Young, Hackensack Camden New York New York New York New York New York Trenton Brooklyn IndianapolisIndianapolis Newark Trenton Newark Paterson Jersey City Trenton - NewarkNewark - Newark Trenton Trenton Newark Madison Haokettstown Schooleys Mountain Trenton Orange Summit Camden Madison Morris Plains Chatham Madison Morristown Elizabeth Morristown Madison Elizabeth Madison — 148 — Enos Wilder, Madison Hon, Alfred Mills. Jlorristown Dr, Calvin Anderson, Madison Eev. John McNaughton, Morristown General Greene, " Hon, Nathaniel Niles, Madison Erastus Wiman, Staten Island Eev, Dr. Merritt, Morristown James Nelson, Montreal Charles H. A. Nelson, " The Centennial Medal. The test or "strike," being the first medal struck by Tiffany & Co., from . the die, was of the following dimensions : Diameter, 60 mm. Thickness, wide edge, .075 mm. Weight, silver, 89| dwts. '' bronze, about the same. I After the first medal was struck it was discovered that there was an error in the quotation from Washington, which read: "Above all things hold fast your National Union," whereas it should have read "Above all things hold dear your National Union. " The mistake was corrected in the die. On December 16, 1893, there were struck for the Societj', from the same die, at the United States mint, in Philadelphia, twenty silver and fifty bronze medals, the dimensions being as follows :- Diameter, Thickness, Weight when struck in fine gold, " ¦' " silver, " " copijer bronze, The cost of the dies was as follows : Paid Tiffany & Co., for designing and engraving, " " " " changing the word ''fast" to "dear, ' Total cost of dies, $496.00 The cost of the medals struck was as follows: One gold medal, - - ;jl31.60 Paid U. S. Mint, for silver and bronze medals, express charges, for blank book for record of medals, for printed receipts, for numbering medals, $202.00 §829.60 1 These data ivere given me by Tilliiny & Co.. in a letter ol August i4. 18!i8. 2 These details were furnished by Henr>- K. Hoyer. Superintendent ot the Mint, in letters of August 23, isus, and Sept. 2\i. 181)8. 2 5-16 in. 3-16 in. 4.95 OZ. 3.16 oz. 3.55 OZ. $456.00 40.00 nso.oo 1.25 5.00 2.00 4.75 — 149 — The Committee received the following contributions toward the cost of the dies: Robert F. Ballantine, Newark, $100.00 JohnL Blair, Blairstown, 100.00 John H. Ballantine, Newark, 100.00 Nathaniel Niles, Madison, 100.00 Abram S. Hewitt, New York, 25.00 Garret D. W. Vroom, Trenton, 25.00 William Nelson, Paterson, 25.00 $475.00 Contributions toward cost of gold medal: L. Spencer Goble, Newark, $10.00 Garret A. Hobart, Paterson, 10.00 William Nelson, Paterson, 10.00 Nathaniel Niles, Madison, 10.00 William R. Weeks, Newark, 10.00 50.00 Received from sale of medals, 134.50 9.50 Excess of cost over receipts,! 170.10 $829.60 The following is a list of subscribers to the medals,- in the order of their subscriptions : William Nelson, Paterson, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 copies William A. Righter, Newark, 1 copy Samuel A. Farrand, Newark, 1 " William R. Weeks, Newark, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 copies Elias Vosseller, Flemington, 1 copy Josiah Collins Pumpelly, Union League Club, N. Y., 1 Mrs. B. Williamson, Jr., Elizabeth, 1 C. L. Traver, Trenton, 1 FrankUnB. Levis, Mt. Holly, 1 Dr. James B. Burnet, Newark, 1 Edmund D. Halsey, Morristown, 1 Garret D. W. Vroom, Trenton, 1 Frank O. Briggs, Trenton, 1 Edwin A. Ely, 103 Gold street. New York, 1 John P. Hutchinson, Bordentown, silver, 1 Hiram E. Deals, Flemington, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 copies Henry E. Cannon, M. D. , Elizabeth, 1 copy 1 This deficiency has been assumed by Mr. Niles. making hi.'; total contribution toward the Centennial Medal Fund, if;i80.10. 2 Proceedings, 2d Series. XIIL, 40, — ISO — Edward B. Sterling, Trenton, 1 copy Clifford Stanley Sims, Mt Holly, silver, 1 " Bradford Historioal Society, England, silver, 1 " Braintree (Mass.) Historical Society, silver, 1 " A silver medal (No. 2) was voted by the Society to Gov. Eobert S. Green, of New Jersey, and was presented to his family after his death. A silver medal was also voted to each member of the Committee on Centennial Medal, and a copy in bronze to each contributor toward the cost of the dies. The following is an approximately correct list of the medals subscribed for and of those ordered to be presented, alphabetically arranged : Harrison, Benjamin, Gold Green, Eobert S., Silver SiLTEE Bronze Ballantine, John H., 1 Ballantine, Eobert P. , 1 Blair, John L, 1 Bradford (England) Historical Society, 1 Braintree (Mass,) Historical Society, 1 Briggs, Prank O, 1 Burnet, Dr. James B., 1 Cannon, Dr. Henry E., 1 Deals, Hiram E. , . 11 Ely, Edwin A., 1 Farrand, Samuel A., 1 Halsey, Edmund D,, 1 HamiU, the Eev. Dr. Samuel M. , 1 Hewitt, Abram S., 1 Hutchinson, John P., 1 Levis, Franklin B. , 1 Nelson, William,! . 2 1 Niles, Nathauiel,2 1 i Pumpelly, Josiah Collins, 1 Eighter, William A. , 1 Sims, Clifford Stanley, 1 i Sterling, Edward B., 1 Traver, C. L., 1 Vosseller, Elias, - i Vroom, Garret D. W., 2 1 Weeks, WiUiam R,, 1 2 WilUamson, Mrs. B,, Jr,, i 16 20 1 Also the silver test or "strike," 2 Also the bronze test or "strilce," WILLIAM RAYMOND WEEKS. BIBLIOGRAPHY. L CONSTITUTION AND BY- LAWS. Constitution aud by-laws, with the circular of the executive committee. [Newark.] 1845. Svo. pp. 23. Same. Eevised edition. Newark, 1848. 8vo. pp. 16. Same. Eevised edition. Newark, 1854. Svo. pp. 16. Same. Amended May 19, 1870. Newark, 1870. Svo. pp. IS. Publications of the Society, pp. 19-24. Same. Amended May 15, 1890. Newark, 1890. Svo. pp. 13. Same. Revised May 20, 1897. Newark, 1S97. Svo, pp, 21. Char ter, pp. 3-8. Publications of the Society, pp. 22-23. IL PROCEEDINGS. First Series. VoL I. Proceedings, 1845-46: Discourse, May 7, 1845, by Charles King (on New Jersey colonial history); Journal of Capt. John Schuyler on an ex pedition to Canada in August, 1690; Three letters from Samuel Davies, President of Princeton CoUege, 1759-1760; Address, September 4, 1845, by Samuel Miller, D. D, ; Three letters from Governor William Frankliu to bis father. Dr. FrankUn, 1767-1769; Letter from WUUam Strahan, London, 1766 ; Letter from Lord Cornbury to inhabitants of Bergen, 1706 ; Letter from William Dookwra to Gov. Andrew Hamilton, April 1, 1693 ; An account of a journey in the Southern States in 17S1, by Abel Thomas; An account of the capture and death of the refugee John Bacon, by G. F. Fort; The discovery and settlement of Monmouth county, by A. A. Marcellus; Schuy ler genealogy ; Exports of Salem county, 1845; Criminal statistics of Essex county, 1838-1845 ; Proceedings of the committees of Freehold and Shrews bury on the opening of the Revolution. Newark, 1847. Svo., pp. (4), 203. Vol. II. Proceedings, 1846-47: Proceedings of the government of New York, December, 1675, to December, 1678, in relation to the settlement and jurisdiction of Maj. John Fenwick in West Jersey; Journal of Lieut. Wil liam Barton during Sullivan's expedition against the Indians in 1779; Ex tracts from the journal of Ebenezer Elmer during the same expedition ; Sec ond annual address, by J. C. Hornblower; Diary of events in Charleston, S. C, from March 20 to April 20, 1780, during the siege by the British, by Sam uel Baldwin; Journal of an expedition to Canada in 1^76, by Ebenezer El mer; Letter from Richard Stockton to Robert Ogden about public affairs, 1765. Newark, 1848. Svo., pp. (2), 198. Vol. III. Proceedings, 184S-49: Letter from James Logan, June, 1719, relative to the dividing line of East and West Jersey; Journal of Ebenezer 1/ -152- Elmer continued; Letter from David Ogden, February 20, 1767, to the claim ants under Indian purchases; Memoirof Rev. James Caldwell, by Nicholas Murray, D. D. ; Diary of Jacob Spicer, 1757, ot Cape May County; Brief account of the Swedish Mission in Eaccoon and Peun's Neck, by Nicholas Collin, D. D. ; Biographical sketch ot Governor WUliam Frankliu, by Wil liam A, Whitehead; Letter from Governor Franklin to his father, December 24, 1774; Journal ot Maj, William Gould during an expedition into Penn sylvania, 1794 (whiskey insurrection), Newaik, 1849. Svo., pp. (4), 201. VoL IV. Proceedings, 1849-50: Memoir ot Governor Lewis Morris, by Eobert Davidson, D. D. ; Census of Northampton, N. J., 1709; List of judges, clerks, sheriffs, surrogates, and attorneys of Salem County, N. J. ; Memoir of John Fenwick, by Kobert G. Johnson; Letters from William Str.ahau describing trial of John Wilkes; State of religion in the provinces of East and West Jersey in 1700; The battle ot Monmouth Court House, by Charles King; Letters on the suspension of hostilities between the United States and Great Britain, 1783; Letter from Key. U. Ogdea, missionary to Sussex County, 1771; Lease from Elizabeth Carteret to the Twelve Proprie tors for East Jersey ; The aborigines of New Jersey, by Archer Gifford. New ark, 1850. 8vo., pp. (4), 200. Vol. V. Pioceedings, 1850-51: Letter of Major-General Steuben to offi cers of the New Jersey line, July 19, 1783; Tables of the sittings of the Pro vincial assemblies, and names of members; Orders of Generals Schuyler and Sullivan to Col. .J. Dayton, 1776, directing him to proceed to Johnstown, N, Y, , for the purpose of capturing Sir John Johnson; The robbery ot the treasury of East Jersey iu 1768, aud contemporaneous events, hy W. A. Whitehead; The Hollanders in Now Jersey, by Abraham Messier, D. D. ; The American Union, and the perils to which it has been exposed, by -J. P, Brad ley; Letters ot Joseph Sherwood, agent for the Province of New Jersey in Great Britain, 1761 to 1706; Selections from the correspondence of William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, major-general during the Revolution. Newark, 185L 8vo., pp, (4), 200, VoL VL Proceedings, 1851-1833: Letter from Eobert Morris, 1781; Journal of Andrew Bell during the march of the British army through New Jersey in 1778; An inquiry into the location of Mount Ployden, the seat of the Earitan King, by George 0, Schanck; Eeview of the trial of Eev, Wil liam Tennent for perjury, in 1742, by Eichard S, Field; Selections from cor respondence of William Alexander, Earl of Stirling; The uses and benefits of historical societies, by T. Frelinghuysen; Letter on the site of Fort Nas sau, by E. Armstrong; The Pennsylvania iusurrection of 1794, by .lames Carnahan, D. D. ; Eeport on the site of Fort N.assau; The discovery of America by the Northmen, by C, C. Rafu; The history and location of Fort Nassau upon the Delaware, by Edward Armstrong. Newark, 1853, Svo,, pp. (4), 212. Vol. VIL Proceedings, 1853-1855: Letter of "Pierwim, ye Saehem of Pau," relative to "Cooks of dozens," in the first volume of the Collections; -153 — Biographical sketch of Gen. William Winds, by J. F. Tuttle; Selections from correspondence of William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, continued; Proceedings on death of James G. King; "The iron state, its natural position, power and wealth," by Jacob W. Miller; Diary of Joseph Clark, attached to the Continental Army, May, 1778, to November, 1779; Letter from Rev. Samuel Hopkins to Rev. Dr. Bellamy, July 20, 1758, describing battle of Ticonderoga. Newark, 1855. Svo., pp. (4), 151. VoL VIII. Proceedings, 1856-1859: Drawings and papers of Eobert Fulton in the possession of the Society ; Account of the establishment at Mor ristown of the first (Morris) academy, library, and printing press; Extracts U from manuscripts of Samuel Smith (on history of New Jersey) ; Field and staff officers of New Jersey regiments in the Revolution ; Appointment of Nathaniel Jones as chief justice iu 1759, by W. A. Whitehead; Journal of Capt. David Ford, during expedition into Pennsylvauia in 1794 (whiskey in surrection); Proposals of Colonel Mawhood to militia of Salem County. N. J., in 177.8; Female suffrage in New Jersey, by W. A. Whitehead; A brief his tory of the boundary disputes between New York aud New Jersey, by J. Par ker ; Staten Island, part of New Jersey ; Journal ^f Lieut. Isaac Bangs, 1776; Northern boundary line: the circumstances leading to the establish ment in 1769 of the northern boundary Une between New Jersey and New York, by W. A. Whitehead. Newark, 1859. Svo., pp. (4), 192. Map. VoL IX. Proceedings, 1860-1861: Transcripts of S. Smith, continued; ^ Marriages of Friends in Philadelphia, 1682-1714; Origin of the name "Pavonia," by S. Alofsen; Memoir of Samuel J. Smith, with some reminis cences of Burlington, by J. J. Smith; Project of W. Pinhorne to raise money by paper bills iu New Jersey, 1716; Extracts from the minutes of the New Jersey supreme court, 1765 ; The battles of Trenton and Princeton, by C. C. Haven; Memoranda relating to Dr. Franklin's administration of the colonial post-office; Memoir of Mrs. Abigail Stafford and her times, by S. S. Stafford; Proprietors' order respecting "Perth Towne," 1683; Affairs of New York and New Jersey under the joint governors, by G. Golden; Steamboat controversy between New York and New Jersey, from 1811 to 1824, by J. D. Ward; Scandinavian settlements in New Jersey; Journal of Captain Dayton on an expedition to Detroit in 1764 (with other papers). Newark, 1864. Svo., pp. (4), 214. Vol. X. Proceedings, 1865-66: Address on the life and character of the Hon. Joseph C. Hornblower, by li. S. Field; Sketch of the McWhorter family in New Jersey, by G. C. McWhorter; Description of an ancient brass tobacco box, by S. Alofsen; Instructions ot freeholders of Hunterdon to the representatives of the county, 1771; Papers on the eastern boundary of New Jersey, by W. A. Whitehead; The derivation of " Neversink, " by A. Taylor; Letter to Benjamin Franklin from the house of assembly of New Jersey, December 7, 1769; Portrait of Aaron Burr in the possession of the Society, by David A. Hayes; Objections of New Jersey to the Articles of Con federation, June 23, 1778 ; Eeport of the commissioners of the States at An- 20 — 154- napolis, September 14, 1786; List of Honorary, Corresponding and Resident Members of the Society. Newark, 1867. Svo., pp. (4), 195. Map. Second Series. Vol. L Proceedings, 1867-1869: Pedigree of Governor Carteret; Staten Island and the New Jersey boundary; Regimental returns and brigade orders, Haddonfield, Bordentown, Morristown, December, 1776, and January, 1777; Inscriptions on tombstones near Freehold; Letter from Gen. N. Greene to Col. James Abeel, Pompton, June 4, 1779; Letter from Gen. Washington to B. Franklin, Oct. 9, 17S6; Notes on the State of New Jersey, 1786, by John Eutherfurd; Letter from Col. W. S. Livingston to Aaron Burr, July 10, 1782, congratulating him on his marriage; Officers of CoL Peter Schuyler's regi ment, 1759; Letter from Gen. Washington to Rev. Samuel Haven, March 10, 1787; Inscriptions on tombstones at Ringwood; Grant from Berkley and Carteret to the people of Woodbridge aud Samuel Moore, 1672; Life aud character ot James Parker, by R, S. Field; Keview of some of the cir cumstances connected with the settlement of Elizabeth, N. J, by W. A. Whitehead; Commercial projects of New Jersey during the Confederation, 1783, by J Rutherfurd. Newark, 1869. 8vo., pp. (4), 18S. VoL IL Proceedings, 1870-1872: Early histoid of Morris County, by J. F. Tuttle: Sketch of Rev. Barnabas King, by J. F. Tuttle; Obituary notice of Daniel V. McLean; Memoir ot Andrew Kirkpatrick, by J. G. Wilson; Memoir ot R, S, Field, by A. Q, Keasbey; History of the first constitution of New Jersey, by L, Q. G. Elmer; Letter from Morgan L. Smith on David G. Burnet; The New Jersey church of Warren County, Ohio, by A. D. Schenck; Why New Jersey is called a foreign country; Communication from G. C. Haven upon the United States flag; The flag of "Le Bon Homme Richard," by Miss Sarah Smith Stafford; Memoir of the life and character of John Ruth erfurd, by R. S. Swords; Circumstances attending the election ot William Pennington, of New Jersey, as Speaker of the Thirty-sixth Congress, by J. T. Nixon. Newark, 1872. Svo., pp. (4), 226. VoL III. Proceedings, 1872-1874: Monmouth County during the provin cial era, by Joel Parker ; Old Fort or Block House at Trenton, by C. Megill ; Passages from the journals of Manasseh Cutler, referring to New Jersey, Penn sylvania and Ohio in 1787-88 ; Sketch of Dr. Jabez Campfield, of Morris town, surgeon in the Revolution, by Edmund D. Halsey; Original docu ments deposited by Mrs. Charlotte L. Eutherfurd ; Diary of Jabez Camp- field during Sullivan's expedition, 1779; Eeport on the Eecords of Bergen County, by WUliam Nelson; Letters from Eichard Stockton to John Euth erfurd, Senators from New Jersey, in 1798. Newark, 1874. Svo., pp. (4), 196. Vol. IV. Proceedings. 1875-1877: Origin and signification of geo graphical names in Monmouth and Ocean counties, by Edwin Salter; An interesting memento of Major Andre, by William Nelson; Fragmentary history of the New Jersey Indians, by Samuel Allinson ; Life and character — iSS — of Hon. William L. Dayton, by Joseph P. Bradley ; Biographical sketch of Captain WiUiam Colfax, by WiUiam Nelson; Letter of Lewis Morris to the people of Elizabethtown, July 13, 1698; Memoir of Col, Philip Johnson, by W. S. Stryker; Memoir of John De Hart, by B, W. Throckmorton; Memoir of Eichard Stockton, by W. A. Whitehead. Newark, 1877. 8vo., pp. (4), 204. Vol. V. Proceedings, 1S77-1S79: Centennial celebrations in the State; Life and public services of John Cleves Symmes, by C, H. Winfield ; First century of Hunterdon County, by G. S. Mott; Letter ot Mrs. William Franklin, February 5, 1776; Besting place of the remaius of Columbus, by W. A. Whitehead; Memorial of Col. John Bayard, by J. G. Wilson; Letter on Brotherton Indian Lauds in Burlington, by Eobert Gilchrist; Names of families of Little Egg Harbor of whom the genealogy has been published; The bones of Columbus, by E. S. Swords; Memoir of Joseph Henry, by J. C. Moffat Newark, 1879. 8vo., pp. (4), 208. Vol. VL Proceedings, 1879-1881: Memoir of Pev. R. K. Rodgers, by Rev. George Sheldon ; Character and employments of the early settlers on the seacoast of New .Jersey, by A. H. Brown; Letter from archbishop of Santo Domingo, relating to the remains of Columbus; Origin of the pension laws; Account of two maps of America, published in 1550 and 1555, by Henry Phillips, jr. ; Letters on the old forest that once stood in the marsh be tween Newark aud Bergen Hill; Hibernia furnace and the surrounding country in the Revolutionary war, by J. F. Tuttle. Newark, 1881. Svo., pp. (4), 182. Vol. VII. Proceedings, 1882-83 : The bi-oeutennial of the purchase of East New Jersey by the proprietors, by A. Q. Keasbey; Memoir of Capt. Eliakim Littell, of Essex County, N. J., by S. Littell; Memoir of Brig. Gen. Anthony Walton White, by Anna M. W. Woodhull; Taxes and money in New Jersey before the Eevolution, by E. Wayne Parker; Josiah Hornblower and the first steam engine in America, with some notices of the Schuyler cop per mines at Second River, and a Genealogy of the Hornblower Family, by William Nelson; Sketch of the life of Gen. William Irvine, by G. W. Howell; Memoir of the Gardiner family of West Jersey, by S. Littell. New ark, 1883. 8vo., pp. (4), 276. Portrait. Vol. VIIL Proceedings, 1884-85: Sketch of the life of L. Q, C. Elmer, by William E. Potter; Memorial of Samuel Allinson, "the phi lanthropist of New Jersey," by John F. Hageman; the strategic relations of New Jersey to the war for American independence, by H. B, Carrington; Sketch of the life and character of WiUiam A. Whitehead, by S. I. Prime; Judge Bayard, of New Jersey, and his London diary of 1795-96, by J. G. WUson. Newark, 1S85. 8vo., pp. (4), 226. Vol. IX. Proceedings, 1886-87: Life, character and services of Fred erick T. Frelinghuysen, LL. D., by J. F. Hagemau; Some notices of Gov ernor Joseph Bloomfield, by William Nelson; Jonathan Pitney, fifty years of -156- progress in South Jersey, by AUen H. Brown; A historioal sketch of Miss Jennie McCrea, by Henry liaee; Marcus Lawrence Ward, by F. W. Ricord; The early cities of New Jersey, by Austin Scott ; The founding of Paterson, as the intended manufacturing metropolis of theUnited States, by W. Nelson; Contributions to the early history of the Eeformed Dutch Church of Second Eiver, by Aaron Lloyd; Historic Old Tennent, by E. C. Hallock; Sketch of the Schooley family, by B. White; Sketch of CoL Oliver Spencer. New ark, 1887. 8vo., pp. (4), 260, xi. Two portraits and map. Vol. X. Proceedings, 1888-89. The Hessians in New .Jersey, by A. D. Mellick, jr.; Joel Parker, "The war governor of New -lersey," by J. S. Yard; The first minister of Orange, N, J., 1718, by Stephen Wickes; Martha J, Lamb, the historian, by Mrs, F, H. Pier.son; Our French allies in the Kevolution, by J. C. Pumpelly; Eeport on the centennial of the Federal government. Newark, 1890. Svo., pp. (4), 208. VoL XI, Proceedings, 1890-1891 : Eeport of executive committee on the origin of the Society, with list of officers, 184;j-1830; liev. Samuel McClin tock Hamill, D. D. , a memoir, by Eev. Samuel M. Studdiford, D. D. ; John T. Nixon, memoir, by A. Q. Keasbey; George H. Cook, memoir, by .Tames Neilson; Dr. Stephen Wickes, a memoir, by Joseph Parrish, M. D. ; August Hermann. Bohemian, 1605-1 G86, by James Grant Wilson; Mahlon Dickerson, industrial pioneer aud old-time patriot, by J. C. Pumpelly; Con tributions to Hunterdon County history, by Henry Eace, M. D. ; Memoir of Joseph Parrish, M. D., by Samuel H. Pennington, M. D. ; Greenland in New Jersey, a historical sketch of the Moravian settlement in Sussex Coun ty, 1768 to ISOS, by Henry Eace, IL D. Newark, 1892. 8vo., pp. (4), 205, xiv. Portraits. Vol. XIL Proceedings, 1892-1893 : Donations to the Library in 1891, of books relating to New Jersey; Eev. Alanson A. Haines, by Edmund D. Hal sey; Autobiography of Col. Aaron Ogden, of Elizabethtown; Sir George Car teret, lord proprietor of New Jersey, with a notice of the isle of Jersey, aud a brief sketch of Lord John Berkley, by William Nelson: The first pottery in New Jersey (1685); The early days of the Newark Academy, extracts from old newspapers, gleaned by Wm. Nelson; Abraham Coles, a character sketch, by F. W. Eicord; List of resident members of the Society, Jan. 1, 1893; Books relatiug to New Jersey, published in 1892; Mr. Justice Bradley, of the United States Supreme Court, by Cortlandt Parker; The Eev. Jacob Green, of Hanover, N. J., as an author, statesman and patriot, by Joseph F. Tuttle, D.D. Newark, 1894. Svo., pp. (4), 250. Two portraits. VoL XIII. Proceedings, 1S94-1S95: Eeport of Executive Committee,; Necrology; Eeport ou Centennial Medal; Extension of Society's charter; Notes, Queries and Eeplies; Some Unpublished Eevolutionary Manuscripts; List of freeholders ot the County of Essex, 1755; Books relating to the his tory of New Jersey, published in 1892-1893; Extracts from Trinity Church Eecords, Newark, 1746-1815; Subscribers to the Centennial Medal; Samuel — IS7 — Spicer and his descendants, with some notices of the early settlements of Cam den and Cape May Counties, by John E. Stevenson M. LX ; The Great Seal of New Jersey, by Francis Bazley Lee ; Report of Executive Committee, arrange ments for the Society's semi-centennial; Necrology; Notes, Queries and Ee plies; Some Unpublished Eevolutionary Manuscripts; List of the freeholders of iliddlesex, about 1750; memoir of George A. Halsey, by WiUiam T, Hunt; William Maxwell, of New Jersey, brigadier general in the Eevolution, by J. H. Griffithj M. D. ; Necrology ; Eeport of Committee on Colonial and Eevo lutionary Documents; Notes, Queries and Replies; Books relating to New .Jersey History and Biography, published in 1894 ; Some Unpublished Eevo lutionary Manuscripts; Some records of the French in Elizabethtown, by Mrs. Emeline G. Pierson; Notes, Queries and Eeplies; Proceedings at Semi centennial Celebration of the Society; Fifty Years of Historical Work iu New Jersey, address by William Nelson, with bibliography of the Society; A Highway of the Nation, address by Austin Scott, in presenting gold cen tennial medal to ex-President Benjamin Harrison; Eesponse, by ex-President Harrison ; The Course of American History, by Woodrow Wilson. Paterson, 1898. Svo., pp. (4), . HI, COLLECTIONS. Vol. I. East Jersey under the proprietary governments; a narrative of events connected with the settlement aud progress of the province, until tbe surrender of the goveinrnent to Ihe crown, in 1702. Drawn principally from original sources. By WiUiam A. Whitehead. With an appendix, containing "The model of the government of East New-Jersey, in America," by George Scot, of Pitlochie. Now first reprinted from the original edition of 1685. [Newark.] 1846. Svo,, pp, viii, (2), 341. Maps. Same. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Newark, 1875. Svo., pp. viii, (2), 486. Maps. VoL II. The life of WUliam Alexander, Earl of Stirling; major general in the army of the United States, during the Eevolution : with selections from his correspondencs. By his grandson, WiUiam Alexander Duer, LL. D. New York, 1847. Svo., pp. xvi, 272. Portrait. Plans of Battles. Vol. III. The provincial courts ot New Jersey, with sketches of the bench and bar. A Discourse, read before the New Jersey Historical Socie ty, by Eichard S. Field. [With appendix, containing instructions to Lord Cornbury ; Lord Cornbury's Commission ; Lord Cornbury's Ordinance for es tablishing courts of Judicature; Gov. Eobert Hunter's Ordinance for estab lishing courts of Judicature within the Province of New Jersey, April 17, 1714; Governor William Burnet's Ordinance for regulating the couits of Ju dicature inthe Province of New Jersey, April 23, 1724; other Ordinances by Governor Burnet, August 21, 1725, and Feb. 10, 1728.] New York, 1849. Svo., pp. xi, (1), 311, (1). Vol. IV. The papers of Lewis Morris, governor of the province of New Jersey, from 1738 to 1746. [Edited, with introductory memoir, and connect- — 158- icg narrative, by William A. Whitehead.] New York, 1852. Svo., pp. xxxii, 333. Publications of the Society, pp. 334-5. Portrait of [CoL — not Gov.— ] Lewis Morris. Vol. V. An analytical index to the colonial documents of New .Jersey, in the state paper offices of England. Compiled by Henry Stevens. Edited, with notes, and references to printed works and manuscripts in other depos itories. By William A. Whitehead. New York, 1858. Svo., pp. xxix, (3), 504. The appendices contain: A— List of Council minutes in the State Pa per Office, London; B — Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, and other Publica tions referring in whole, or in part, to New Jersey during the Colonial Period, exclusive of the public documents of the State; C — Titles of the several edi tions of the Laws of New Jersey, including Bevisions, Compilations, and Di gests; tl— List of Newspapers in New Jersey prior to 1800, with the date of their first publication; E — Notices of some of the Public Eecords, &c. Vol. VI. Eecords of the town of Newark, New Jersey, from its settle ment in 1666, toils incorporation as a city in 1836. Newark, 1864. Svo., pp. X, 294. Folded plan. [Appendix: Officeholders, 1666-1713; Indian bill of sale to the Newarke men, July II, 1667; Deed from the East Jersey Proprietors, Dec. 10, 1696; Town Patent or Charter, AprU 7, 17J3.] Vol. VI. Supplement. Proceedings commemorative of the settlement ot Newark, New Jersey, on its two hundredth anniversary. May 17, 1866. Newark, 1S66. Svo,, pp. 182. Plan. Contents: Historioal memoir of the circumstances leading to and con nected with the settlement of Newark, May, 1666, by W. A. Whitehead; Lyr ical poem, by Thomas Ward; Oration, by WiUiam B. Kinney; Genealogical notices of the first settlers of Newark, by S. H. Congar; Notes; Appendix: Preliminary and attendant circumstances; Synopsis of letters received; Pro ceedings of the city authorities. Vol. VII. The constitution and government of the province aud State of New Jersey, with biographical sketches of the governors from 1776 to 1845, and reminiscences of the bench and bar, during more than half a century, by Lucius Q. C. Elmer, LL. D. Newark, 1872. Svo., pp-. (2), viii 6, 495. IV. THE NEW JEBSEY ARCHIVES. [Half-title:] Archives of the State of New Jersey. First Series. [PuU title:] Documents relating to the colonial history of the State of New Jer sey. Contents. Vol. L 1631-1687. Edited by William A. Whitehead. Newark, 1880. Svo.. pp. xxiii, 556. Vol. IL 1687-1703. Edited by William A. Whitehead. Newark, 1881. Svo. , pp. xxi, 559. — 159 — Vol. III. Administrations ot Lords Cornbury and Lovelace, aud of Lieu tenant-Governor Ingoldsby, 1703-1709. Edited by William A, Whitehead. Newark, 1881. 8vo., pp. xiii, 512. VoL IV. Administrations of Governor Eobert Hunter and President Lewis Morris. 1709-1720. Edited by WiUiam A, Whitehead. Newark, 1882. Svo., pp. XV, 461. VoL V. Admiuistratious of Governor Burnet, Governor Montgomerie, President Lewis Morris, Governor Cosby, President Anderson, and President Hamilton. 17'20-1737. Edited by WiUiam A. Whitehead. Newark, 1882. Svo., pp. xvi, 520. VoL VL Administratio.:s of Governor Lewis Morris, President John Hamilton and President John Beading. 1738-1747. Edited by WiUiam A. Whitehead. Newark, 1882. fevo,. pp, [v]-xvi, 482. VoL VII. Part of administration of Governor Jonathan Belcher. 1746- 1751. Edited by William A. Whitehead. Newark, 1883. Svo., pp. xvi. 603. Vol. VIII. Completing the administratlDu of Goyernor .Jonathan Bel cher. 1751-1757, Edited by WUliam A. Whitehead. Newark, 1885. Svo., pp. (2), xix, (3), 299, (3), 285. VoL IS. Administrations of President John Beading, Lieutenant-Gov ernor Thomas Pownall, Governor Francis Bernard, Governor Thomas Boone, Governor Josiah Hardy, and part of the administration of Governor WiUiam Franklin, 1757-1767. Edited by Frederick W. Eicord aud WUliam Nelson. Newark, 1885. Svo., pp. (2), xxi, 656. [After title, inset of "Corrections and Additions. "] VoL X. Administration of Governor WUUam Frankliu. 1767-1776. Edited by Frederick W. Eicord and WiUiam Nelson. Newark, 1886. Svo , pp. (2), XX, 748. [After title, inset of ' 'Corrections and Additions. "] General Index to the Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. First Series, in ten volumes. Published under and by virtue of An Act entitled "An Act for the better preservation of the early records of the State of New Jersey," passed March twenty-ninth, one thous and eight hundred and seventy-two. l Prepared by Frederick W. Eicord. Newark, 1888. Svo., pp. (4), 198. Vol. XI. Some account of American newspapers, particularly ot the eighteenth century, and libraries iu which they may be found. I. Alabama- Maryland. II. Extracts from American newspapers, relating to New Jersey. VoL L 1704-1739. Edited by WUliam Nelson. Paterson, N. J., 1894. Svo,, pp. cxxvi, (2), 623. Vol. XII. I. Some account of American newspapers, etc. Part II. Mass achusetts. II. Extracts from American newspapers, relating to New Jersey. 1 The title of the act cited is "Supplement to an act entitled 'An Act for the better preservation of the Early Records of the State of New Jersey.' " It was approved (not passed) March 29, 1872. 1738- -1748. 1891. Svo., 1748- -1755 596. 1750- -1768. 538. 1769- -1775. — i6o — Vol IL 1740-1750. Edited by William Nelson. Paterson, 1895. Svo., pp. (12), cxxvii-cclxviii, (2), 729. Facsimile frontispiece. Vol. XIII. Journal of the governor and council. Edited by Frederick W. Eicord aud WiUiam Nelson. Vol. L 1682-1714. Trenton, 1890. Svo., pp. xi, 580. Facsimile frontispiece. Vol. XIV. Journal of the governor and council. VoL II. 1715-1738. Edited by Frederick W. Eicord and William Nelson. Treuton, 1890. 8vo., pp. ix, 567. Vol. XV. Journal of the governor aud council. Vol. III. Edited by Frederick W. Eicord and William Nelson. Trenton. pp. vii, 656. Facsimile frontispiece. Vol. XVI. Journal of the governor aud ODUUcil. Vol. IV. Edited by Frederick W. Ricord. Trenton, 1891. Svo., pp. (4), Vol. XVII. Journal of the governor and council Vol. V. Edited by Frederick W. Eicord. Trenton, 1892. Svo., pp. (4), Vol. XVIII. Journal of the governor and council Vol. VL Edited by Frederick W. Ricord. Treuton, 1893. Svo., pp. (4), 581. Vol. XIX. I. Some account of early American Newspapers, and Libraries in which they may be found. Part IIL Michigan-New Hampshire. II. Extracts from American Newspapers, relating to New Jersey. Vol. III. 1751-1755. Edited by WiUiam Nelson. Paterson, 1897. 8vo., pp. Ixxviii, (2), 611. V. SEPARATE ADDRESSES The goodly heritage of Jerseymen. The first annual address before the Society, January 15, 1846. By G. W. Doane. Burlington, 1846. Svo, pp. 32. Same. Second edition. Burlington, 1848. Svo, pp. 32. Biographical sketch of William Franklin. By William A. Whitehead. Read before the Society, September 27, ISIS. [Newark.] 1848. Svo, pp. 23. The robbery of the treasury of East Jersey in 1768, and contemporaneous events; A paper read before the Society, September 12, 185C. By Wil liam A, Whitehead. [Newark, 1850.] Svo, pp. 17. A historical sketch of the First Presbyterian church in the city of New Brunswick. Read before the Historical Society of New Jersey, Septem ber 8, 1852, by Robert Davidsou, D. D. , pastor of said church. New Bruuswick, N. J, 1852. Svo, pp. 52. Portrait. Biographical sketch of Gen. William Wiuds, of Jlorris Conuty, N. J, by Joseph F. Tuttle Read before the Society, ilay 19, 1853. Svo, pp. 25. The history and location of Fort Nassau upon the Delaware. Paper read before the Society, January 20, 1853, by Edward Armstrong. Newark, 1853. Svo, pp, 21. — i6i — The iron state— Its natural position, power, and wealth. Address before the Society at its ninth annual meeting, January 19, 1854. By Jacob W. MUler. Newark, 1854, Svo, pp. 16. Journal of an expedition made in the autumn of 1794, with a detachment of New Jereey troops, into western Pennsylvania, to aid in suppressing the "whiskey rebellion." By Capt. David Ford. Communicated by Franklin S. (B.) Hough. [Newark, iS56.] Svo, pp. 14. No title-page. Northern boundary line. The circumstances leading to the establishment, in 1769, of the northern boundary line between New Jersey and New York. Paper read before the Society May 19, 1859, by William A. Whitehead. [Newark, 1859.] Svo, pp. 30. Map. A brief memoir of one of New Jersey's neglected sons, Samuel J, Smith, "a lost poet;" with some reminiscences of Burlington. By a sexagenar ian. Bead before the Society at Newark, May 17, 1860. By John Jay Smith. [Newark, I860.] Svo^ pp. IS. Address on the life and character of the Hon. Joseph C. Hornblower, LL. D., by the Hon. Eichard S. Field. Eead before the Society Janu ary 16, 1865. Newark, 1865. Svo, pp. 23. The Eastern Boundary of New Jersey. A Eeview of a paper on the waters of New Jersey, read by the Hon. John Cochrane, attorney general of New York, before the Historical Society of that State, on the 6th of June, 1865; by WUliam A. Whitehead. Yonkers, 1865. Svo, pp. (4), 43-74. Prom the types of the Yonkers (N. Y.) Gazette, edited by Henry B. Dawson, The Eastern Boundary of New Jersey. A Eeview of the Hon. John Cochrane's paper on the waters of New Jersey, read before the Histor ioal Society of New York; and a rejoinder to the reply of "A member of the New York Historical Society :" by William A. Whitehead. Eeprinted at the request of the N. J. Historical Society. Newark, 1866. Svo, pp. 70. Map. The former paper is here reprinted, with numerous alterations. The "Rejoinder" is added. The whole is from the Proctedings. X., 89- 158. The papers of Mr. Whitehead, Mr, Cochrane and Mr. Dawson were all printed in the Yonkers Gazette, and afterwards in a single volume, in The Gazette Series, "Vol. III., Yonkers, 1866, Svo, pp, 293, forming a most valuable history of the Eastern Boundary ot New Jersey, Proceedings commemorative of the settlement of Newark, N. J. , on its two hundredth anniversary. May 17, 1S66. Newark, 1866. Svo, pp. 182. Plate. (Also forms supplement to "Vol. VI, of the Collections,) Philip Kearny : soldier and patriot. Address before the Society, January 17. 1867, by Cortlandt Parker. Newark, 1868. Svo, pp. 49. Address on the life and character of the Hon. James Parker, late presi dent of the Society. Ey Eichard S. Field. Eead before the Society January 21, 1869. Newark, 1869. Svo, pp. 32. 21 I62 Eeview of some of the circumstances connected with settlement of Eliza beth, N. J. By William A. Whitehead. Read before the Society ilay 20, 1869. Newark, 1809. Svo, pp. 24. The early history ot Morris County, N. J. By the Eev. Joseph F. Tuttle, D. D. Eead before the Society May 20, 1869. Newark, 1809. Svo, pp. 39. History of the constitution of New Jersey, adopted in 1776, and of the government under it. By L. Q, C. Elmer. Eead before the Society May 19, 187), [J^ewark, 1870.] Svo, pp, 20. Memoir ot the Hon. Eichard S. Field, late jiresident of the Society. By Anthony Q. Keasbey. Eead before the Society, January 19, 1871. [New ark, 1871.] Svo, pp. 23. Memoir of the life and character of John Eutherfurd. Eead before the Society January, 1S72. By E. S. Swords. Newark, 1872. Svo, pp. 8. Diary of Dr. Jabez Campfield, surgeon in ''Spencer's Eegiment," while at tached to Sullivan's expedition against the Indians, May 23-Oct. 2, 1779. From the original, presented to the Society by Edmund D. Halsey. [Newark, 1873.] Svo, pp. 115-136. An interesting memento of Major Andre. Bead January, 1875, by William Nelson. Newark, 1875. Svo, pp. 27-29. A memorial of the life and character of William L. Dayton. By Joseph P. Bradley. Prejiared in conformity with a resolution of the Society. Newark, 1875. Svo, pp. 50. Biographical Sketch of WiUiam Colfax, Captain of Washington's Body Guard. By William Nelson. Bead before the Society, Jan. 10th, 1S76. [Newark.] Svo, pp. 145-152. Sketch of the life of Eichard Stockton, by William A. Whitehead. Eead before the Society January 18, 1877. [Newark, 1877.] Svo, pp. 5- (No title page.) Life and public services of John Oleves Symmes. Eead before the Soci ety May 17, 1877, by C. H. Winfield. [Newark, 1877.] Svo, pp. 24. The first century of Hunterdon Couuty, N. J. By tbe Eev. G. S, Mott, D. D. Bead January 17, 1878. Flemiugton, X. J., ISTS. ^vo. pp. 54. A Memorial of Col. John Bayard, by Gen. Jas. Grant Wilson. Read be fore the Society at Newark, May 16, lt>7S. [Newark.] Sv,\ pp. 139-160. Memoir of Professor Joseph Henry, LL.D. By Eev. James C, iloffat. Eead before the Society at Treuton, Jan. 23, 1879. [Newark, 1S79.] Svo, pp. ]',H-203. The ma-^saei-o near Old Tappan, By W. S. Stryker. Read before the So ciety Jauuiiry '23, 1879. Troutou, 1SS2. Svo, pp. 12. The old b;irr,ielcs at Treuton, N. J. Read before the Societv January 20, 1831. r,y William ,s. Stryker. Treuton, 1885. Svo, pp. 'u. — i63 — [Circular of the Executive Committee, announcing the death of Adolphus Pennington Young, Eecording Secretary of the Society, aud giving a sketch of his life and character. Newark, 1879.] Svo, pp, 2. Memoirof Brig. Gen. -Anthony Walton White, of the Continenttil Army. Compiled by Anna M. W. Woodhull, of Freehold, N. J. Presented to the Society May 18, 1882. Svo, pp. 11. Portrait, [Circular, ccnimunioating resolution adopted by the Society, January 22, 1883, favoring the erection of monuments to commemorate the battles of the Eevolution. Newark, 1883,] Svo, p, 1. Capture of the Block House at Toms River, N. J., March 24, 1782. Eead at the MemoriiU service at Toms Eiver May 30, 1883. By WiUiam S. Stryker. Trenton, 1883. Svo, pp. 32. Josiah Hornblower, and the first steam-engine iu America, with some no tices of the Schuyler copper mines at Second Eiver, N. J., and a gene alogy of the Hornblower family. By WiUiam Nelson. Read before the Society May 17, 1883. Newark, 1883. Svo, pp. (2), SO. General Maxwell's brigade of the New Jersey continental line iu the expe dition against the Indians in 1779. By William S. Stryker. Read be fore the Society January 17, 1884. Trenton, 1885. Svo, pp. 66. Memorial of Samuel Allinson, "The Philanthropist of New Jersey." By John F. Hageman. Read before the Society at Newark, May 14, 1884. [Newark, 1884.] Svo, pp. 21. The strategic relations of New Jersey to the war for American independ ence. By Henry B. Carrington, LL.D. Read before the Society Janu ary 15, 1885. Newark, N. .L 1885. Svo, pp. (2), 29. Sketch of the life and character of William A. Whitehead, by Samuel Irenaeus Prime. Eead before the Society May 21, 1SS5. [Newark, 1885.] Svo, pp. 22. Portrait. Some notices of Governor .Joseph Bloomfield. Eead January 26, 1886, by William Nelson. Newark, 1886. Svo, pp. 3. Life, Character and Services of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, LL, D., of New Jersey, late Secretary of Stale in President Arthur's cabinet. By John F. Hageman. Eead before the Society at Newark, May 20, 1886. New ark, 18; 6. Svo, pp. 31. Portrait. Jonathan Pitney, M. D. Fifty years of progress on the coast of New Jer sey. By Eev. Allen H. Brown. Bead before the Society at Newark, May 20, 18S6. Newark, 1SS6. Svo, pp. 14. A historical sketch of Miss Jane McGrea. By Henry Eace, M. D. Eead before the Society at Newark May 20, 1886. [Newark, N. J., 1886.] Svo, pp. 14. The founding of Paterson as the intended manufacturing metropolis of the United States. By WiUiam Nelson. A paper read before the Society May 19, 1887. Newark, 1887. Svo, pp. 17. — 164 — ¦ The Hessians in New Jersey; just a little in their favor. By A, D. Mellick, Jr. Eead before the Society at Trenton, January 24, 1888. [Newark, 1SS8.] Svo, pp. 22. Joel Parker: "The War Governor of New Jersey." A biographical sketch. By .James S. Yard, [Bead before the Society at Newark, May 17, 1SS8.] Freehold, 1889. Svo, pp, 39. Portrait. Printed for private circulation. Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, the historian. By Mrs. Frederick H. Pierson. Eead before the Society at Princeton, September 28, 1S8S. [New York, 1888.] Sm. 4to, pp. 4, Bev. Samuel McClintock Hamill, D. D. Memoir prepared and read by the Eev. Samuel M. Studdiford, D. D., before the Society, at Trenton, January 28, 1890. [Newark, 1890.] Svo, pp. 12. Portrait. Memoir of George H . Cook, State Geologist ot New Jersey, director of the agricultural experiment station of New Jersey, professor of geology and agriculture in Eutgers College. By James Neilson. Newark, 1890. Svo, pp. 15. Portrait. Eutgers College, New Brunswick, N. J. Addresses commemorative of George Hammell Cook, professor of geology and agriculture; delivered before the trustees, faculty, alumni, students, aud friends of the college, June 17, 1890. With a biographical sketch read before ttie New Jersey Historical Society at Trenton, January 28, 1890. Newark, N. J., 1891. Svo, pp. 53. Portrait. John T. Nixon. Memoir prepared and read by A. Q. Keasbey, before the Society at Trenton, January 28, 1890. [Newark, 1890.] Svo, pp. 13. Mahlon Dickerson, industrial pioneer and old-time patriot. By Josiah C. Pumpelly. Eead before the Society, at Trenton, January 27, 1891. Paterson. Svo, pp. 26. Contributions to Hunterdon County History. By Henry Eace, il. D. [Read before the Society, January 27, 1891.] Newark, 1892. Svo, pp. 7. A Memoir of Joseph Parrish, M. D., of Burlington, N. J. By Samuel H. Pennington, M. D. Read before the Society at Newark, May 21, 1891. Newark, 1891. Svo, pp. 23. Greenland in New Jersey. A Historical Sketch of the Moravian Settle ment in Sussex County, 1768 to 1808. By Henry Race, M. D. Read before the Society at Newark, May 21, 1891. [Newark, 1891 1 Svo pp. 11, The early days of the Academy at Newark, Extracts from old newspa pers, gleaned by William Nelson. Newark, 1893. Svo, pp. 8. George Eyre, his ancestors and his descendents. By Franklin Eyre. Pat erson, 1893. Svo, pp. 4. [Reprinted from N. J. Archives, Vol. XL, pp, 495-6, note.] -i6s- Autobiography of Col. Aaron Ogden, of Elizabethtown. An original docu ment 'written for his children. Paterson, 1893. Svo, pp. 19. [Some unpublished letters of Col. Ogden, 1785-1830, with biographical notes, etc., pp. 19-33.] Only 100 copies of the autobiography reprinted from the Proceedings, with the unpublished letters, etc. added. American newspaper files, 1704-1800, and where they may be found. Pre liminary list, for additions and corrections. By William Nelson. Pat- ei-son, 1893. Svo, pp. 6. Sketches of the New Jersey Historical Society, by Alouzo Church. Pub lished by the Society. Newark, 1894. Svo, pp. 40. Some account of the library, portraits and curios. The Indians ot New Jersey: their origin and development; manners and customs; language, religion and government. With some notices of Indian place names. By William Nelson. Paterson, 1894. Svo, pp. (2), 168. Joseph Coerten Hornblower, 1777-1S64. Chief justice of New Jersey, 1832-1846. A biographical sketch. By William Nelson. Cambridge, Mass., 1894. Svo, pp. 29. Portrait. Some records of the French in Elizabethtown, By Mrs. Emeline G. Pier son. Read before the Society at Trenton, January 22, 1895. Paterson, 1897. Svo, pp. 10. Members of the New Jersey Assembly, 1754. Biographical sketches. [Reprinted, with additions and corrections, from N. J. Archives, Vol. XIX,] Paterson, 1895. Svo, pp. 24. An Ethnologist's View of History. An address before the Society at Tren ton, January 28, 1S96. By Daniel G. Brintou, A. M.. M. D., LL. D., D. Sc. PhUadelphia, 1896. Svo, pp. 24. Clifford Stanley Sims: soldier, statesman, jurist. A biographical sketch. By William Nelson, A. M. (Princeton.) Boston, 1896. Svo, pp. 10. Portrait. William Maxwell, of New Jersey. Brigadier General in the Eevolution. By J. H. Griffith, M. D. Eead before the Society at Newark May 17, 1894. Paterson, 1897. Svo, pp. 15. Original documents relating to the life and administrations of WiUiam Bur net, Governor of New York and New Jersey, 1720-1728, and of Massa chusetts and New Hampshire, 1728-1729. Compiled by William Nelson. Paterson, 1897. Svo, pp. (6), 217. A' ,^)r vx^ -' 0 GENERAL INDEX. Note,— This Index does not include the Bibliography of the Society, on pages 151-165, Abbett. Leon. 14,t "Aborigines of New Jersey, the "— Archer Gifford. 57 Abstract of title to the Society's West Park street lot. 136 Acrelius. Israel — History of New Sweden. 7 Adams. Maj. H. W.. 146 Adrain Robert. 14.3 Agg. Elizabeth G., 138 John. i:« Aikman. Rev. Robert, 14T Alabama-Maryland, history of news papers in. 120 Albion Knights. 11 Alexander, Catharine, 21 James, 21, 33 William, H'i Allinson, Samuel, 63 Alofsen. Solomon, 49, 50, 85, 135 America, first steam engine in, 18 American Newspapers. 1704-1800, His tory of —by Wm. Nelson. 120 Analytical Index to Colonial Docu ments. 112, 114, 117; subscriptions tor. 111 Anderson. Dr. Calvin. 148 Edward J., 142 Andrus, Isaac, portrait of, 135 •- Annals of the Swedes on the Dela ware," 7 Anne, Queen, surrender by the New Jer sey Proprietaries to, 4 Annual Law Register of the United States, Vol. IV.. 6 Apprentices' library, Trenton, 52 Appropriations bv the Legislature, 112, 117, 119. 120 " Armstrong, Edward. 7 Baker, Jeremiah, 147 Philip P., 143 Baldwin, Albert, 147 Caleb, 137, 139 Henry R., 124 Lucius D., 83, 84 Bale, Andrew J., 143 Ball, Samuel, 137 Ballantine, John H,, contributes toward the cost of the Centennial Medal, 128. 149 ; is presented with a copy, 150 Robert P.. pays half the Librarian's salary. 73; on a Building Commit tee, 93. note ; subscribes toward the erection of a building for the Soci- 23 ety. 94. note ; member of the Cen tennial Committee of 18£9. 12.3; con tributes toward the cost of the Centennial Medal, 128, 149; is pre sented with a copy of the medal, 160 Bancroft's History of the United States, 8 Barber and Howe's "Historical Collec tions," 11, 58 Barber, John "W,, 11 Barnert. Nathan. 146 Barron, Thomas, portrait ot, 135 Haskinridge, 60 Baty, Jael, 23 Bayard, Col, John. 60 Jane, 6u "Beachamp Plantagenet," 10 Beasley, Mercer, 142 Beckwith, Charles D,, 143 Bedle, Joseph D,. 145 Belcher, Governor, papers ot, 133 Belleville, 54, 85 see Second River Bergen, Christopher A,, 143 Berkley and Carteret, Grants and Con cessions of, 30 Berry, Major John, 38 Bettle, Edward, 145 Bibliography of New Jersey history, 115 ; of laws and legislative journals, 113; of the Society, 151-165 Bi-Centennial Celebration of the set tlement of Newark. 53 Bigelow, Moses, 143 Binding Fund, need of a, 75, 79 Bingham, Rudolphus, 145 Biographical Sketches: Alofsen, Solomon, 49 Bradley, Joseph P,, 43 Clement, John, 26 Condit, Dr. John S., 45 Congar, Samuel Hayes, .52 Cooley, Rev, Eli Field, 58 Dayton, William Lewis, 33 Dennis. Martin R.. 53 Doane, Rt, Rev. George W.. 59 Duer, William Alexander, :12 Duryee. Peter S., 35 Field, Richard S,, 20 Gifford, Archer, 57 Gordon, Thomas, 51 Green, Henry W., 23 Haines, Daniel, 61 Hamill, Rev, Dr, Samuel M,. 25 Hasbrouck, Abraham Bruyn, 58 176 GENERAL INDEX. Hayes, David Abbott, 47 Hornblower, Joseph Coerten, 18 Johnson, Richard Gibbon, 30 King, James Gore, 32 Kinney, "William Burnet, 34 Kirkpatrick, Littleton, 60 Maclean, Rev. Dr, John, 60 McLean, Rev, Dr, Daniel V,, 55 Murray, Rev Dr, Nicholas, 10, 57 Nixon, JohnT,, 36 Ogden, Elias Bailey Dayton, 59 Parker. James. 19 Paterson, Rev. Dr. Andrew Bell, 61 Pennington, Dr. Samuel Hayes, 28 Potts, Stacy Gardiner, 32 Ricord, Frederick William, 54 Rodgers, Rev. Dr. Ravaud Kearny, 22 Ross, James, 49 Rutherfurd, John, 21 Stryker, Thomas J,. 48 Swords, Robert Smith, 50 ¦Vroom, Peter D., 31 Whitehead, WiUiam Adee, 10, 37 Wickes, Dr, Stephen, 41 Biorck, Tobias E,, 7 Bird, E, K., 147 Bird, JohnT,, J 4:2 ' Bishop. liev. Dr. Geo. S., 146 James, 142 Blackford, Edward, 137, 139; Francis G.. 138, 139; George D., ViS; Hannah, 137, 138, 139; William B,, 1;18 Blair. John I., 123, 126, 128, 146. 149, 150 Blodgett, Rufus, 143 Bloomfield, Gen, Joseph, 30 Bogert, JohnW,, 143 Boggs, Lieut, Charles S,, 104 BoUes, Enoch, 139, 140, 141 Ephraim, [40, 141 Bonaparte, Napoleon, 136 bust ot Princess PauUne, 69, 136 Bordentown, 136 Boudinot, Annis, 20 Elias, 20 Elisha, 20 Boundaries between East and West Jer sey, 134; between New York and New Jersey, 134 Bowne, Hugh H., 62, 95 Boyer, Henry K,. 148 Bradford (England) Historical Society, 150 Bradley, Charles, presents a project for acquiring the property of the New ark Library Association for this Society, 96; appointed chairman of a committee for the purpose, 97; elected a director in that Associa tion, 97, 98; agrees to provide a copy of the Centennial Medal as a school prize, 129 Joseph P., rescues the original Eliz abethtown Bill in Chancery, 9; .sec retary of the meeting at which the New Jersey Historical Society was formed, 16; an original member of the Society, 17; first Recording Secretary of the Society, 43, 63; sketch of, 43-45 Braintree (Mass,) Historioal Society, 150 Bridgman, A, L,, 147 Briggs, Prank O,, 149, liO Brodhead, John Romeyn, 14 Brooks, Noah, 146 Brown, Hendrick H., 142 Richard, 143 Bruen, Sarah, 52 Bruere, J, Hart, 147 Joseph H., 147 Buchanan, James. 143 Buckingham. Rev. Jedidiah, 43 Building Fund, need of a, 85, 99 Bundy, J, M,, 147 Burlington, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 99; county histor ical society. 123 Burnet. Dan, 34 Dr James B,, 149, 150 Dr, William, 34 Burr, Aaron, 47; portrait of, 69, 123 Burrough, Edward. 142 Bush, George Clinton, 17 Butler, Rev Edwin E,, 147 Butterworth, Rev. John H.. 147 Buttz. Rev. Henry A., 147 Cafferty, artist, 135 Caldwell, Rev, James, Memoir of, 57 Calendars of N, Y, Historioal Manu scripts, 15 Cameron, Henry C, 146 Cannon, Henry R , M D , 149, 150 Canova's bust of Princess Pauline, 69, 136 Carman, Ezra A,, 77 (-'-arpenter, John, Jr , 143 Carter, WiUiam H , 143 Census statistics, extension of. 124 Centennial Celebration of 1889. 124 Centennial Medal ordered struck, 127; as a school prize, 127; cost of dies, by whom defrayed, 12-!, 149; by whom designed, 128; copy in gold for ex- President Harrison, 1'29; in silver for ex-Governor Green, 129; Medal fund, 129; cost of, 14-5; dimensions of, 148; proceeds of sales of, 149: subscribers to, 149; motto on, 148' Chalmers, George, his "Political An nals," 5 Thomas S,, 143 Chapman, E, O,, 142 Cheeseman, Reuben, 143 Chetwood. John J., 66 Chew, Sinnickson, 147 " City of Hudson." by whom chartered, 126 Clark, Daniel T,, 79 William, 146 Clay. Henry, portrait of, 135 Rev, Jehu Curtis, 7 Clement, Gregory, 26 John, 7, 20, 27, 28, 126, 12S, 142 Nathaniel, 26 Cleveland, President Grover, 03 J, B,, 146 Cloke, WiUiam, 147 Cluss, Allan, 135 Coe, Benjamin, 37 Ernest E., 97, 98, 146 Robert, 37 Theodore, 98 Cogswell, Rev, Jonathan, 17 Cole, Eugene C, 143 Martin, 142 Collections of the N. J. Historical Socie ty, 114; account of publication of, 103 College of New Jersey, History of, 60 GENERAL INDEX. 177 Collin, Rev. Nicholas, D. D,, 7 Colonial and Revolutionary Documents, Committee on, 110. ill, lis, 117, 121, 122 Analytical Index to, 114 subscriptions for procuring. 111, 112 Legislative appropriations for pro curing and printing, 112, 116. 117. 118, 119, 1-20 Colonial Dames, 63 "Columbus, the bones of"- Robert S. Swords, 51 Condict, Dr, Lewis, 122 Condit, Dr, John Smith, 45, 46, 47 Silas, 46 Conditt, John, 45 Confederate currency, 135 Congar, Samuel Hayes, 49, 52, 79, 103; genealogical notes of first settlers of Newark, by, 107 Conger, John, 42 Connelly. James F., 145 Constittitions of New Jersey, 1683, 133 Cook. George H., 142 Cooley, Rev, Eli Field, 12, 16, 17, 58 Cornish, P, H.. 145 Coult. Joseph, 146 Council of Safety, Minutes of, 115 Coursen, Hon, Mr., 147 Courts of New Jersey, History of, 6, 21 Co.-ce, Dr, Daniel, 134 Cranmer, George T, , 143 Crooks, Rev. G. R.. 147 Crowell. Edward, portrait of, 135 Cnmming, the Rev. Hooper, portrait of, 135 Cutter, Ephraim, 143 Darcy, Henry G., 85, 86, 106 Darou, William H., 144 Daughters of the American Revolution, 63 Davidson, Rev, Robert, D. D., 104 Davis, George C, 143 Day, Matthias W., 85, 136; portrait of, 135 Dayton. Gen. Elias, manuscripts of, 133 Col. Jonathan, 33 WiUiam L., 33, 34, 44, 53, 63, 114 Deats. Hiram E.. 149. 150 De Ronde, Abram, 143 Delaware, Dutch and Swedes on the, 15 early settlements on, 6, 1.5 Dennis. Alfred L., 54 Ezekiel, 53 Martin R,, 53, 108 Mary Baldwin, 53 Depue, David A,, 63, 125. 142 Dexter. Lady Barney, 23 Dickerson, Mahlon, 84 Dixon, Jonathan, 142 Doan, Jonathan, 59 Doane, Rt, Rev. George Washington. D. D., .59, 65, 111 Dobbins, E. L., 147 Dod, Rev. Stephen, 134 Dodd, Mary, 45 Donations of special interest, 134 Donnelly, Peter T., 143 Douglass. Edward M., 147 Drake, J, Madison, 146 Drummond, Robert, portrait of, 1,35 Dryden Hall. Newark, 74 Duer. William. 33 William Alexander, S3, 101, 103, 104 Duponceau, Peter S., 6, 7 Durie, Joost, 35 Durning, Jane T,, Vii Duryee, Edward H,, ,36 Peter S,, 35, 77, 83, 84, 85, 86, 95. 10», 111, 112 Dutch settlements, 13 Dutch West India Company, 14 Edwards, William D,, 143 Elizabeth, Elizabethtown, 8, 9, 66, 57, 68, 59. 61. 85, 125, 12d, 133: laws and or dinances of, 133; Murray's History of, 9, 56; Bill in Chancery, 9 First Presbyterian Church of, 66 Elmer, Dr, Ebenezer, Journal of, 133 Judge L, Q. O:, 34, 36, 107, 108 Ely, Calista, 141 Edwin A,, 149, 160 Matthias. 85 Matthew, 141 English Public Record Office, 111, 112, 115, 116 Erskine, Robert, papers of, 69, 134 Essex couuty court house, 63; public records, 116 Everitt McsesK., 143 Ewing, Chief Justice James.'.22, 30 Executive Committee, some members of the, 55 Extracts from American Newspapers, relating to New Jersey, 120 Pagan. Lawrence, 144 Farrand, Dr. Samuel A., 149, 150 Farrell, Edward P,, 144 Fayette county. Pa., 55 Feeney, John P,, 144 FeU, L-awrenceT,, 142 Fenwick, John, ;0, 30, 133; papers of , 69, 133 Fenwick's Colony. 10 Ferris, Benjamin— History of Delaware, 7 Field Richard Stockton, 7, 20, 21,:22, 63, 83, 84, 104, 110, 112 Robert, 20 Flynn. John P.. 145 Foster, John Y„ 146 Fowler, Samuel, 14) Francois. Judson C, 144 Freehold, founding of Presbyterian church at, .55 Frelinghuysen, Frederick T,, 85 Theodore. 135 Fremont. Gen. John C, 34 Friends, English, West Jersey settled by, 5 Fulton, Robert, papers and drawings of, 69, 133 Gardner, John J,, 143 Garrison, Charles G., 142 Geissenhainer, Jacob A,, 143 Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, 58 Geneva CoUege, 54 Gibbon, Mary, 40 Nicholas, 40 Gifford. Archer, 17, 137; writings of, .57 Capt. John, 57 GiU, John, I44 Glazebrook, Rev. Otis G., 147 " Glimpses of the Past," articles in New ark Daily Advertiser, 10 178 GENERAL INDEX. Gloucester, Old, Reminiscences of, 12 Goble, Jonathan, 144 L. Spencer, 96, 96, 97, 149 Luther, 138 Godkin, E, L,, 147 Gordon, Pranklin, 51 Othneil, 61 Thomas, 17, 61 Thomas F,, "History of New Jer sey," 7, 12 Grahame, James, history by, 5 Grannis, Robert A, 147 Grants and Concessions of first English Lords Proprietors, 4 Green, Caleb Smith, 24 George, 2-1 Chief Justice and Chancellor Henry Woodhull, 17. 23, 24, 32, 68, 83 John Cleve, 24 Robert S,, Governor and Vice Chan cellor, 125, 126, 12'i'. 142, 148 Roberts., Jr., 142 WiUiam, 23 Greene, General George S,, 148 Gregory, Dudley S,, 61, 84 Grier, Mayor, 146 Griftln, Rev. Dr. Edward Dorr, portrait of, 69 Griffith, William, 6 Griggs, Governor John W,, 113 Grover, Mary, 30 Grubb, Edward Burd, 146 Hackensack, .57 Hageman, John F,, 62, 125, 126, 146 Haines, Governor Daniel, 15, 16 61, 63. 116, 117, 121; portrait of, 69, l;J5 Elias, 61 Henrys,, 113 Richard T., 85 Hall, Edward J,, Jr,, 147 John, D. D.. 62, 14T Joseph D,, 142 Halsey, Edmund D., subscriber to Cen tennial Medal, 149, ISO; Committee on Colonial Documents, l-f4 ; guar antees a building for the Society at Morristown, 94 George A,, 63, 91, 93, 94, 95, 125, 126, 143 Halstead, George G„ 146 Halsted, Caleb O,, 85 Gen, N, Norris, 62, 95 Hamburg, Sussex county, 61 Hamill, Robert, 25 Samuel M.,D, D,, 26, 26, 73, 125, 127, 145, 150 Hamilton, Col, Morris R., 142 Samuel R. , 17 Hansell, Albert, 144 Hardin, John R,, 98 Harrington, Chas P., 144 Harris, Edward, 17 John, 144 Harrison, Benjamin, 125, 129, 150 Hasbrouck, Abraham Bruvn, LL,D,, 58 Hatlleld, Rev, Dr, E, F,— History of EUzabeth, 66 Miss, 137 Haven, Charles C,,62 Hayes, David Abbott. 47, 85,86. 105, 106; biographical sketch of, 47 Hannah, ,52 Howard W., 146 Major Samuel, 62 Thomas, 47 Haynes, Joseph E,. 147 Hays, James L,, 143 Hazard, Samuel, 7 Hedden, Alvan, 139, 140 EUzabeth, 139 Hedge, Samuel Fenwick 30 Heppenheimer, Wm. C, 144 Herbert, Chas, B,, 144 Herrick, C, M , 146 Hetfield, Mrs, Mary, 139 Hewitt, Abram S,, 128, 149, 150 Higgins, Archibald A., 144 Geo. H.. 144 HUlyer, Rev. Dr. E. T., 134 Hobart, Garret A., 63, 146, 149 Hobdys, George. 137 Holden, Captain Levi. 135 Holm, Thomas Campanius, 6 Holt, JohnL, 144 Hoover, Eliphalet, 144 Hopewell, 58 Hopper, John, 1S6, 146 Hornblower, Chief Justice Joseph C, 18, 19, 34. 44. 45, 53; portrait of, 136 Josiah, 18, 44 Houdon, Jean Antoine, bust of Wash ington by, 128 Howe, Henry. 11 Howell, James B,, 98 Hude, James, 23 Hudson, Henry, supposed portrait of, 136 Shepperd S,, 144 Hudspeth, Robert S,, 144 Hughes, Wm M,, 146 Hunt, E, M., 142 Samuel H., 89, 135 Wm. M., 146 Hunterdon county, 51 ; Historical Soci ety, 1-23 Hutchings, Rev, Samuel. 53 Hutchinson, John P.. 149, 150 Indian feather ornaments from Amazon river. VAd Indi-ans of New Jersey, 14 Irving, Washington— his travesty on the Dutch settlers, 14 Jackson, And^ew^ 67 P. Wolcott, 1-29 John P,, 61, 83 John P,, Jr., 77 James. Josiah. 138 Jans. Anneke. 65 Jennings, J, Frank, 145 Johnson, Alexander N,. 146 Richard. 30 Col. Robert Gibbons— history of Salem. 10. 30. 31 William M., 129 Johnston, William Nelson. 147 Journal of the Governor and Council of New Jersey. 1682-1703. manuscript of. discovered and ordered printed. 115 Journals of the Provincial Congress. 6. 09 Joy. Edmund L., 146; portrait of. 136 Kallsch, Leonard, 144 Kane. Daniel M., 144 Kearny. Michael. 23 Rev. Dr. Ravaud K.. 23 Susannah Ravaud, 23 Keasbey, Anthony Q,, 21, 37 GENERAL INDEX. 179 Kelsey, Henry C, 124, 142 Kennedy, John, 85 Keys, James, 144 King, Charles, 63, 83, 100, 111 James Gore, 32. 82, 83, 84, 85, 103, HI, 112 Rufus, 32 Kinney. Abraham. 34 Sir Thomas. 34 Thomas T.. 146 William Burnet. 17. 34. 35. 46, 66; ora tion at bi-eentennial of Newark, 107 Kirkpatrick, Alexander, 60 Andrew. 60 David, 60 Littleton, 60 Klotz, Jacob, 144 Knapp, Manning M.. 142 Knickerbocker, Diedrich, 10 Laird, John H,. 145 Lawrence, Capt. James, portrait of, 69, 136; uniform and chapeau of, 134 Laws prior to I8O1, bibliography of, 113 Leaming, Aaron. 4 Walter S.. 143 Leaycraft, Richard, 137 Lee, Benjamin F,, 142 Francis Bazley, 122. 129 Legislature, appropriations by, 112, 117, 119, 120; memorial to. in 1846, 111; memorial to, in 1850, 112; Journals of, bibliography of, 113 Lehlbach. Herman. 143 Levis. Franklin B.. 149. 150 Lewis, William, 34 Library of the Society. Committee on, first appointment of, 67; reports of, 81 Library, growth and management of, 74; statistics concerning growth of, 82; location ot, 70 Library Fund. 75, 80, 85, 99, 131 Libra: y HaU, 73 Lidgerwood, W, V,, 95 Lincoln, Abraham, 20, 34 Lindsley Manuscripts, 134 Little Falls, 111 Livingston, William, memoir of , 6 ; pa pers of, 134 Lloyd, Aaron, 146 Local Historical Societies, 122; suggest ed, 122; adverse report on, 123; project for revived in 1886, 123; in 1897, 124 Lowenthal. Henry, 147 Ludlow, George C, 145 Lum, F. H., 147 Lundy, F. L., 115 Maclean, Rev. Dr. John, 60, 111 MoAdoo, William, 143 McBride, Charles C, 146 McCormick, John, 143 McDermitt, Frank M., 144 McDermott, Allan L,, 139 McDowell, the Rev. John, portrait of, 136 McEowen, Mary, 60 McGill, Alexander T., 63, 142 McGowan, Thomas, 144 McGregor, John, 142 McLean. Rev, Daniel Veach, 17, 55, 66, 71, 111 McNaughton, Rev. John, 148 McPherson, John R,, 143 Macwhorter, Rev, Dr. Alexander, his study chair, 134; portrait of , 69 Magie, WiUiam J,, 63, 14'2 Mallon, John, 143 Manhattan Island, 14 Mann, Charles M, , 145 Marcellus, Rev, Aaron A,, 17 March, Samuel, 136 Sarah, 136 Marriage bonds, index to, 120 Marsh, Fred'k C. 144 Marsh, W, W,, 147 Martin, Augustus F, R,, 143 Wm, H,, 144 Maryland records relative to Dutch con trol over New Sweden, 6 Massachusetts Historic al Society, 103 Massachusetts Newspapers, history of, 120 Matawan, 58 Matthews, John J,, 145 Manuscript Collections in the So ciety's Library: Alexander, James, 133 Belcher, Gov, Jonathan, 133 Boundary Papers, 134 Coxe, Dr, Daniel, 134 Dayton,' Gen, Elias, 133 Elmer, Dr, Ebenezer, 133 Erskine, Robert, 134 Fenwick, John, 133 Fulton. Robert, 134 Henderson, Thomas, (Life of Wm, Tennent), 133 Lindsley family, 134 Livingston, Gov, William, 134 Morris, Lewis, 133 Robert Hunter, 133 Paris, Ferdinand John, 133 Penn, WiUiam, 133 Provincial Congress, 133, 134 Rutherfurd faniily, 133, 134 Salter. Edwin, 134 Smith, Samuel, (History of New Jer sey), 133 William Peartree, 133 Spicer, Col, Jacob, 133 Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 133 Tuttle, Rev, Dr, J. F., 134 Vail, Alfred, 134 Whitehead, Wm. A., 134 Medal Fund, 129 Meeker. Carnot B., 144 Isaac, 140, 141 Jane M., 140 Merchant, Silas, 106 Merritt, Rev. Dr., 148 Mickle, Isaac, 67, 111; "Reminiscences of Old Gloucester," by, 12 Middlesex County Historioal Society, 123 Middletown (Monmouth Co,)Town Book, 1U7 Miley, Rev, John, 147 Miller, William B, E,, 145 James L,, 143 Jacob Welsh, 64 Rev. Dr. Samuel, 64 Mills, Alfred, 148 Minnesota-New Hampshire, history of newspapers in, 120 Monmouth Democrat, historical articles published in. 107 I So GENERAL INDEX. Morris, Betsey, 140 Helena, 21 John, 140, 141 Governor Lewis, 21, 22, 23; letter- book of, 1114; papers of, 69, 105, 133 Redroe, 23 Robert Hunter, papers of, 69, 105, 133 Sabina, 22 Samuel, 140 Sarah, 23 Staats S., 106 Thomas, 140 Morris county. Revolutionary history of, 134 Morristown, a permanent home for the Societv at, proposed. 94, 95 Mott, Bev. 'George S., D, D,, 89, 125, 146 Mount Ployden, U Murphy, Franklin, 91, 93, 94, 126, 129 John L., 146 Murray, Isabella, 137 Jaines, 136, i:37, i:S9, 140 Rev, Dr. Nicholas. 17, 56, 70, 71, 75, 99.112. 113, 134; sketch of, 56; por- ' trait of, 69, 136 William, 137, 138 Murry, James, 137 Mutohler, Samuel B,, 144 Napier, statue of, 68 Naughright, Wm, S..J.U Naval Parade, at New York, 1889, 126 Neill, Rev. Edward D.. H Neilson, James, 90, 91 Nelson, Charles H. A., 148 Horatio Lord, 68 James, 148 Rev, Dr. T. A., 147 Thomas, 147 WiUiam, 19, 97, 113, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126,128, 1-29, 146 149, 160; history of American newspapers, 120 Nevius, Henry M,, 143 New Albion 10, 11 New Amsterdam. 14 Newark, 52, 54, 57, 70. 80. 81. 83, 84, 86, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 95, 98, 1U6, 109; Courthouse at, 71; two hundredth anniversary of the founding of, 63, 107; Board of Trade, 78; Common Council, 105; Daily Advertiser, 10, 12, 5-i; Library Association, 54, 71, 96; Library Association building, 82, 96, 97 98 Morning Register, early volumes of given to Society, 135 National Banking Company, rooms of Society in building of, 74 Natural History Society, 73 Public High School, 7T New Barbadoes Neck, 28 New Brunswick, 60, 63. 70. 90, 104 NeweU, ex-Governor William A,, 136 James H,, 36 William, 143 New Jersey Archives. 118; editors of, 118 title of, 118; issue of Vol, I., 118 account of publication of, 110 first appropriation for, 116; addi tional appropriations for, 117; how distributed, 120: how the way was prepared for, 115; Revolutionary series, 120 New Jersey, Provincial Courts of, 6 New Jersey Historical Society, abstract of title to lot in West Park street. Newark, 136; in the Centennial Naval Parade, 142; list of invited guests on the, 142; Proceedings, 7 New Jersey Newspapers in the Eigh teenth Century — William Nelson, 115 New Jersey Newspapers, files of, 134 New Netherland, 10 Newspaper Extracts relating to New Jersey, 1776, 120 Newspapers of New Jersey prior to 1800, 120 New Sweden, Dutch control over, 6; history of. 7 Newton, Sir William, 136 New York Colonial Documents, 7, 15; Documentary History of, 15 New York Historioal Society, 14. 104; Collections of, 5 Nichols, Sayres O,, 147 Niles, Nathaniel, 91, 92, 11.5, 117, 121, 126, 126, 126, 129, 148, 149, 150 Niles's Weekly Register, set of, 135 Nixon, John T,, 36, 37, 63, 125, 146 Norris, John, 144 Norton, James F., 144 Notes, historical and biographical, con- oerning Elizabethtown, 9, 56 O'Callaghan, E, B,. M. D,, 10, 14 O'Farrell. Rt. Rev. Michael J.. 145 Ogden, Col, Aaron, 59, 61 Elias Bailey Dayton, 59, 63 Francis Barber. 145 Mrs. Francis Barber, 136; portrait of, 69 Mary, 61 Robert 61 Old Burying Ground, Newark, .52 photographs of ancient tombstones in, 135 Old Gloucester. Reminiscences of. 12 Old Tennent Church, 55 Olden, Charles S.. 34. 62. 63 O'NeiU. Patrick H., 144 Pangborn, Z, K,, 146 Paris, Ferdinand John, papers of, 69, 133 Park Presbyterian Church. Newark, a5, Sti; congregation, 84, 96, 1:39, 140, 141 Parker, Cortlandt, 17. 45 Elisha, 19, 21 James, 4. 6. 9, 19, 21. 38 Joel. 62, 63, 117, 1-21, 126 R. Wayne. 147 Parrish, Dr, Joseph, 43 Paterson, 59 ; Records of the Township ol, J07 Paterson, Rev, Andrew Bell, D, D,, 61, 84 WiUiam P,, 144 Patterson, John H,, 142 Pearson, Charles L,, 17 Peck, Gyrus, 98 Penington, John, 11 Penn, WiUiam, 14, 133 Pennington. Ephraim, 28 James W,, 48 J udah, ;28 Samuel, 28, 146 Siimuel H,, M, D,, LL, D,, 95, 146; an original member of the Society, 1845, 17; acting Librarian, 184S-185'2, GENERAL INDEX. iSi 52; member of the Executive Com mittee. 18.i2-1871, 29; Vice Presi dent, 1871-1894,29; President, 18S14- 1S06, 29; on Centennial Committee otl889, 125, 1-26: biographical sketch of, 28-29 Gov. William. 28, 31, 37, 47, 61. 63 Gov. WiUiam S.. 28. 48 Pennington Seminary. 146 Penn's Neck, Swedish mission at, 7 Pennsylvania, Smith's History of, 4, 5; ¦'Annals. "7; Archives. 7; Magazine of History and Biography. 7; Me moirs of the Historical Society of. 7 Pepys, Samuel, 75 Perrine, Lewis, 142 Perry. Nehemiah, 85 Perth Amboy, 51 ; annals of, 9 Pfeiffer. George. 143 Philadelphia. 7 Pinneo. James B.. 85 Pitney Henry C. 129, 142 Pitt, Jesse B,, 139, 140 Plantagenet, Beauchamp, tract by, 10 Plo.vden. Sir Edmund. 11 Plume, Joseph W., 145 Plympton. Hannah, 135 Pompton Plains, History of, 109 Portraits in the Society's Libra ry: — Isaac Andrus, Thomas Bar ron. Aaron Burr. Henry Clay, Ed ward Crowell, Rev, Hooper Gum ming, Matthias W, Day, Robert Drummond and wife (Jannetje Vreeland), Theodore Frelinghuy sen, Daniel Haines, Capt. Levi Holden and wife (Hannah Plymp ton). Joseph Coerten Hornblower. Col Edmund L. Joy, Captain James Lawrence, Rev, John McDowell, Rev. Nicholas Murray, Mrs, Fran cis Barber Ogden, Rev. Irenaeus Prime. Col. Peter Schuyler. Rich ard Stockton, William A, White head, i:35-136 Potter, Henry A., 147 Potts, Edward B., 144 Stacy Gardiner, 16, 17, 32, 70, 84, 110, 112 William John, 145 Price, Richard A,, 144 Rodman M,, 145 Prime, Rev, Dr. Samuel Irenaeus, 41, .56; portrait of, 69, 136 Princeton, 57, 61. 90, 125 College. 58, 60, 61, 63; President of, 145 Theological Seminary, ,56, 56, 146 University offers the Society a per manent home, 98 Proceedings of the Society, account of publication of, 99-100 Proprietors' surrender to the Crown in 1702. original instructions of, 133 Proud, Robert. History of Pennsylvania, 6 Provincial Congress, papers of, 133 Courts of New Jersey, 104 Prudential Insurance Company, meet ings held in building of, 74 Public Records in counties, proposed ex amination of, 1 13 Commis,slon, 1898, 113 in Essex county, notice of, 115 Otaoe of England, 14, 16, li2, 116, 117 Publication Fund, need for a, 133 Publications of the Society, 99 Public documents furnished to the So ciety bv law, tiu Pumpelly, Josiah Collins, 91, 145, 149, 160 Raccoon. Swedish mission in, 7 Race. Henry. M. D., 146 Randolph, Bennington F,, 14o Theodore F,. 62. 63, 95, 116 Rankin, Abigail, 141 William, 85. 141 Raritan King, 11 Reed, Alfred. 142 Revolutionary period, documents rela ting to New Jersey in, 119 Series of N, J. Archives, 120 Reynolds, WiUiam M,, D, D., 7 Ricord, Elizabeth Stryker, 54 Frederick W,, .54' 79, 80, 91, 93, 94, 119. 121, 124, 125, 146; elected Libra rian and Treasurer of the Society, 54; sketch of, 54 Ricord, Dr, Jean Baptiste, ,54 Righter, WUUam A,, 149, 150 Riker, Adrian, 144 Chandler W,, 98 Roberts. Jonathan W.. 145; offers to guarantee the erection of a perma nent home tor the Society at Mor ristown, 94 L, H,, 147 Robeson, George M., 129 William P.. 17, 61, 84 Rockwood, Charles G,, 147 Rodgers, Rev, John, 23 Bev, Ravaud K, D, D., 22, 23, 95 Roe. Joseph B.. 143 Ross James, 49 Rudman, Rev, Andreas, 7 Rue, John D,, 143 N, S,, 145 Rusling. Gen. James F., 147 Rutgers College, 54, ,58, 60, 63, 135, 146 Rutherfurd John, '21, 26, 51, 85; sketch of, 21-22; memoir of, 51 Lewis M,, 85 Livingston, 22 Louisa, 22 Mary, 22 Miss , 76 Robert Walter, 22 Walter, 21, 75, 77 Rutherfurd Manuscripts, 69, 133, 134 Ryerson, Martin J,, 109 Salem, 61, 100; first settlementof, 10 Salem county historical society, 123 Tenth, 133 Salter, Edwin, Manuscripts of, 134 San Domingo, Cathedral of, burial of Columbus in, 51 Sandford. Major William, 28 Sandford, Mary, 28 Sawyer, Henry M,, 145 Sayres, Caleb, 137, 138 Scandinavian settlements in New Jer sey, 7 Scarborough, Rt, Rev. John, 145 Schenck, Rev, Garret C, D, D., 11; History of Pompton Plains by, 109 Schmelz, Joseph, 142 Schroth, John, 142 Schuyler, Col, Peter, portrait of, 69, 136 iSa GENERAL INDEX. Scott, Austin, Ph, D,, LL, D,, President of Rutgers College, 122, 129, 146 Scudder Ariel T., 144 Edward WaUaoe, LL, D,, 142 Sedgwick, Theodore, memoir of William Livingston by, 6 'Sentinel of Freedom," 1796-1852, file of, 134 Sewell, WiUiam J., 145 Sheldon, Rev, Dr. George, 62 Shipman, Caleb H,. 85 Sims. Clifford Stanley, 128, 129, 150 Smith, A, D,, 141 AdamC, 144 Rev, Caleb, 23 Peter D,, 143 Samuel, 4, .5, 7; MSS, of, 69, 133; His tory of New Jersey and Pennsyl vania, bv, 4 William Peartree. letter-book of. 133 Society's Library and Publications, 66, 99 Somerset County Historical Society, 123 Spencer. Jonathan J., 17 Spicer, Jacob, diary of, 133 Spinney, Geo, F,. 147 Sprague, WUliam B,, D. D., 56 Sauier, Nathan, 137, 138 Starkey, Rt, Rev, Thomas A,. 145 Statistics, Committee on, special work of, 124 Steam Engine, first in America, 18 Steele, Dudley S,, 145 Stephens, Thomas H,, 85 Sterling, Edward B,, 150 Stevens, Henry. 112, 113, 115, 117 Stewart, JohnH.. 142 Stirling. Lord, Life of, 33; papers of, 69, 103, 133 Stockholm, 6, 7 Stockton, John P.. 14 i Richard. 20; portrait of, 69, 136 Strange. Wm , 147 Strijcker. Jan. 48 Strong, Rev. James, 147 Stryker, Elizabeth, 54 Rev, Peter, 54 Thomas J., 48, 49. 71 Adjutant General William S., 49, 125, 142; on Committee on Colonial and Revolutionary Documents, 121 ; President New jersey Historical Society. 29; editor N. J. Archives, 122; member ot Public Records Commission, 113 Stuart, Gilbert, 69 Studdiford, Rev, Samuel M,, D. D,, 25 Stuyvesant, Helen, 85 Sudbury, Mass,. 135 Swedish settlements in New Jersey. 67 Swords Col. Robert Smith, 22. 50, 51, 77, 78, 79, 80, 95 Tardier, 128 Taylor. Rev. Benjamin C, .50 Ten Brook, Joseph. 137 Tennent, Rev, William. Life of, by Thomas Henderson, M, D,, 133 Tennent Church, 55 Thompson, Lewis A,, 143 R. H., HI Tichenor, Francis M., 97, 98 Tiffany & Company, Centennial Medal made by, 128, 148 Todd, Andrew, 85 Toffey, John J,, 144 Traver, C. L.. 149. 150 Trenchard, Thomas W., 144 Trenton, 51. .52, 63, .56, 58, 59, 70, 80, 86, 89 90, 92, 126 Presbyterian church, 58 State Gazette, 58 Trier, Reuben, 144 Trimmer, Lawrence H.. 144 Trinity church, Newark, 95 Tuttle. Rev. Joseph F., D. D,, 134; Man uscripts, 134 Joseph N.. 65, 82 William, 54 Ulrich, John, 144 Upham. Rev. F. S.. 147 Upper Library Hall, 72, 73 Utter, Samuel, 140 Vail. Alfred. Manuscripts of, 134 Dr. M, H. C, 135 Valentine, David T., 14 Van Arsdale, Elias, 138 Mrs. Jacob. 135 Van Fleet, Abraham V., 142 Van Neste Bev. George J.. 109 Van Syckel. Bennet. 142 Vance, A. A.. 146 Vermilyea, Jacob D,, 85 Voorhees, Governor Foster M., 113, 144 Vosseller, Elias, 149, 150 Vreeland, Jannetje. portrait of, 135 Vroom, Cornells Pieterse, 31 Ex-Governor Peter D,, 16, 31. 63 Garret D, W., 97, 121, 128, 124, r26, 1-27, 1-28. 129, 14-2, 149, 150 Hendrick Corsen, 31 Wall, Gen, Garret Dorset. 64, 72 Wallace. William C. 28 Ward, Marcus L,, 62, 63, a5, 121 Thomas, 140 Washington, Gen, George, 1'24, 125, 128; Irving's Life of, 14; medal in com memoration of inauguration of, 127-129; Houdon's bust of, 1'28 Washington Association, Morristown, 62, 94, 95; origin of , 95 Washington's Headquarters at Morris town, plan to purchase for the New Jersey Historical Society, 95; offer to provide a building for the Soci ety at, 94 Weeks, John R,, 8-3, 85 William R, 96, 97, 149, 150 Welch, WiUiam W., 145 Wellington, the conqueror cf Napoleon, 68 Werts. Governor George T., 143 West, James 145 West Jersey, settlement of, 5 Whitehead, William, 37 WiUiam Adee, 10, 23, 42, 86, 88, 89, 94, HI, 112. 118. 121; beginning of his historical work. 9. 10. 12; furnishes material tor Barber and Howe's "Historical Collections of New Jersey." 12; his history of "East Jersey under the Proprietpry Governments." 39, 103; an or'g- inal member of the Histori '-al Society, 17; its tirst Correspond ing Secretary, 1845-1885, .37; re ports on New Jersey records GENEKAL INDE.X. 'S.^ in England. 16. 16; on commit tee to memorialize the Legisla ture. 1845. 1850. no, 112; on commit tee to secure documents from Eng land, 111, 181; editor "Analylical Index." 113,114; editor New Jersey Archives, ill. 117. 119. 121; his "Contributions to Ea.st Jersey His tory. " 40; editor Morris Papers. 105; Historical Address at bi-cen- tennial anni\ ersary of Newark. 107 ; opposed to local historical socie ties. 1-23; biographical sketch of, 37-41; portrait of, 69, 136; bequeaths his manuscripts to the Society, 69, VM Whitney, Rev. Geo. H.. 147 Whittaker. Jonathan S.. 142 Wickes. Dr. Stephen, 41, 1'25, 146; the second Corresponding Secretary of the Society, 1885-1890, 42; favors local historical societies, 123; bio graphical sketch ot. 41-43 Wiedenmayer, George W., 146 Wi'..'ger. Rt. Rev. Winand Michael, 145 Wilder, Enos, 146 WUkinson, E, A,, 145 Williams, Marcus, 135 WiUiamson, B., Jr,, 147 Mrs, B., Jr,, 149, 1,50 Wilson, Peter, biography of, 57 Wiman, Era.stus, 126, 148 Wood, John C, 145 William Nelson, 84 Woodbridge. 52; printing press at. 5: town records, 107 Woodward, Charles T. , 145 "Wren, Sir Christopher, 9S Wurts, George, 146 Wyckoff, Martin, 143 Yard, Major James S,, 107 Young, Adolphus Pennington, 47 Captain Aaron, 48 John M,. 147