417. BONNEL, N., sheriff of Union County, N.J. Docket, 1863-66. 1 vol. Records, court cases, charges, and actions taken by Bonnel as sheriff of Union County and by his successor E. Pierson at the beginning of his tenure of office. Purchase, 1958....
418, UNION BENEFICIAL SOCIETY, Salem, N.J. Record Book, 1840-98. 1 vol. Membership rosters of a Salem charitable organization founded in 1833 and disbanded in 1898. The “”roll book” records dues, benefits of members, and occasional minutes of...
February 2000 Provenance: This collection was donated to the Society as a gift from Mrs. Frank A. Polkinghorn on March 29, 1958. Mrs. Polkinghorn is the daughter of Miss Douglas’s nephew, Robert S. Douglas. Summary: Manuscript and printed stories, poetry, essays,...
412. GARRISON, LINDLEY M. (1864-1932), U. S. Secretary of War. Papers, 1913-16. 225 items. Born in Camden, Garrison practiced law in New York City and served in Woodrow Wilson’s first cabinet. The bulk of this collection consists of his correspondence, press...
413. SILL, EDWARD, Civil War officer. Diary, 1864-65. 1 vol. Kept by a lieutenant from New York during the Civil War. Includes accounts of his experiences as a prisoner of war in Macon, Georgia and in Charleston, S.C. Also includes a list of white Unionists living...
414. SOUTHARD, SAMUEL L. (1787-1842), Governor of N.J., U.S. Secretary of the Navy. Manuscripts, 1814-41. 12 items. An open collection of letters and documents of Samuel L. Southard, a U. S. Congressman, Secretary of the Navy under Presidents James Monroe and John...
Archive Documents, Manuscripts, Maps, & Photographs Manuscript Group 410, Burlington County, New Jersey Manuscript Collection, 1678-1763, 75 items Call Number: MG 410 Summary Notes on the collection Item List (incomplete?) Notes on the People in the collection...
411. BOARD OF GENERAL PROPRIETORS OF THE EASTERN DIVISION OF NEW JERSEY Minute Book, 1685-1705. 1 vol. (typescript copy). This indexed volume covers the early operations of the corporation which originally owned all lands in East Jersey. back ...
Archives Documents, Manuscripts, Maps, & Photographs Manuscript Group 409, Stevens Family (Hoboken, NJ) Papers, 1663-1959, 60 linear feet Call Number: MG 409 + box and folder number Processed as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from...
405. CAPE MAY COUNTY COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS AND COMMON PLEAS Minute Book, 1698-1712. 1 vol. (typescript copy). Prepared by H. W. Henning of the Federal Writers Project from original records located in the County Clerk’s Office, Cape May Court House....
399. PARKER, RICHARD WAYNE (1848-1923) U.S. Congressman. Manuscripts, 1873- 1915. 10 items. An open collection of letters by or pertaining to Richard Wayne Parker, a New Jersey Congressman. Included is correspondence of Robert Gilchrist, Cortlandt Parker, and Henry...
Manuscript Group 402, E.C. Stokes Letters, 1906-1907, 2 items? E.C. Stokes to Lawrence Boggs, July 29, 1907; E.C. Stoke to V.L. Mason, May 12, 1906. back