Guide to the Morris County Court of Common Pleas Account Book 1775-1794 MG 196
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 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library (973) 596-8500 x249 library@jerseyhistory.org https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2006 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Inventory prepared by James Lewis, July 2001, as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. February 2006. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English. Historical NoteMorris County was created on March 15, 1738/1739 and was named after the Governor of New Jersey, Colonel Lewis Morris (1671-1746). The first Morris County court met at Morristown on March 25, 1740; Jacob Ford (fl. 1776) and Samuel Tuthill (fl. 1776-1794) were the first judges appointed by the county in 1776. The attorney general acted as the Prosecutor of the Pleas before 1824, and if he was absent the court appointed a lawyer to perform his duties. A County Court of Common Pleas heard cases between two people as opposed to cases involving the state and an individual. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe Morris County Court of Common Pleas account book has cases dating from 1775-1794 and contains entries for the plaintiff, defendant, date, fees and their costs. The judge’s quota of these fees, the plaintiff’s attorney’s name and the New Jersey Supreme Court cases are indicated. The judges who ruled these cases included Samuel Tuthill, John Jacob Faesch (1729-1799), William Hart (nd), William Woodhull (1741-1824), Joseph Lewis (fl. 1786-1787), John Chetwood (fl. 1786-1793), and Andrew Kirkpatrick (fl. 1790). The frontispiece of this volume is labeled Book of Costs, 1794. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on this collection. Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff. Use RestrictionsResearchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission. The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 196, Morris County Court of Common Pleas, The New Jersey Historical Society. Acquisition InformationThe source of this collection is unknown. Return to the Table of Contents BibliographyA History of Morris County, New Jersey, Vol. 1 (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1914). Return to the Table of Contents Container List
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