TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Restrictions
Access Points
Related Material
Administrative Information
Bibliography
Series Descriptions and Container List
Series 1: Financial Records, 1782-1840
Series 2: Legal Records, 1765-1840
Series 3: Military Records, 1806-1817
Series 4: Other Documents, 1807-1824
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 Guide to the Papers of Jacob Stern Thomson, Lawyer and New Jersey State Assemblyman
1765-1844MG 247The New Jersey Historical Society
52 Park Place
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contact: NJHS Library
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The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher
Inventory prepared by Stephen Yautz as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Finding aid encoded by Danielle Kovacs. February 2004. 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.
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Descriptive Summary
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Creator: |
Jacob Stern Thomson |
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Title: |
Jacob Stern Thomson Papers |
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Dates: |
1765-1844 |
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Abstract: |
Contains the legal papers, dockets, financial records, notes, and military records of Jacob Stern Thomson, which were mainly related to his position as an attorney in private practice and as Clerk of Sussex County, New Jersey, spanning the years 1765 to 1844. |
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Quantity: |
5.0 linear feet (10 manuscript boxes) |
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Collection Number: |
MG 247 |
Biographical Note
Jacob Stern Thomson was born in Changewater, New Jersey, circa 1772. He lived and practiced law in Marksborough, Sussex (later Warren) County, New Jersey. Thomson was admitted to the bar in 1796, and was the Clerk for Sussex County, New Jersey. From 1806 to 1826, he served in the New Jersey State Assembly as a Federalist, and later, as a Whig. Thomson died in December 1831.
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Scope and Content Note
This collection contains the legal papers, dockets, financial records, notes, and military records belonging to Jacob Stern Thomson, which were mainly related to his position as an attorney in private practice and as Clerk of Sussex County, New Jersey, and spans the years 1765 to 1844. The papers include documents signed by Joseph Bloomfield, Mahlon Dickerson, Theodore Frelinghuysen, William Halsey, Joseph C. Hornblower, Samuel Leake, William Paterson (1745-1806), and Richard Stockton (1764-1828).
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Arrangement
This collection is arranged in four series:
Series 1: Financial Records, 1782-1840
Series 2: Legal Records, 1765-1840
Series 3: Military Records, 1806-1817
Series 4: Other Documents, 1807-1824
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff.
Use Restrictions
Researchers 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.
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Access Points
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The entries below represent persons, organizations, topics, forms, and occupations documented in this collection. |
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Subject Names: |
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Bloomfield, Joseph, 1753-1823. |
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Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853. |
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Frelinghuysen, Theodore, 1787-1862. |
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Halsey, William, 1770-1843. |
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Hornblower, Joseph C. (Joseph Coerten), 1777-1864. |
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Leake, Samuel, fl. 1796-1829. |
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Paterson, William, 1745-1806. |
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Stockton, Richard, 1764-1828. |
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Thomson, Jacob Stern, 1772-1831. |
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Subject Organizations: |
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New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly. |
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New Jersey. Militia. Sussex Brigade. |
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Sussex County (N.J.). Clerk’s Office. |
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Subject Topics: |
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County attorneys. |
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Subject Places: |
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Changewater (N.J.) |
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New Jersey–History–1775-1865. |
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Sussex County (N.J.) |
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Sussex County (N.J.)
Warren County (N.J.) |
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Document Types: |
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Advertisements. |
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Affidavits. |
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Agreements. |
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Bonds (legal records) |
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Civil court records. |
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Criminal court records. |
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Financial records. |
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Financial statements. |
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Legal correspondence. |
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Legal records. |
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Military records. |
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Notes. |
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Summonses. |
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Warrants. |
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Writs. |
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Related Material
For related collections, see:
Manuscript Group 10, Hornblower Family Papers
Manuscript Group 42, William Paterson Manuscripts
Manuscript Group 46, New Jersey Legislature Minutes
Manuscript Group 98, M.F. Dickerson and Company Records
Manuscript Group 101, Dickerson Mine Records
Manuscript Group 368, Stockton Family Papers
Manuscript Group 377, Joseph Bloomfield Papers
Manuscript Group 380, Frelinghuysen Family Papers
Manuscript Group 542, William Paterson Docket
Manuscript Group 995, Sussex County Justice of the Peace Marriage Records
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Administrative Information
Custodial History
The source of this collection is unknown.
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 247, Jacob Stern Thomson Papers, The New Jersey Historical Society.
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Bibliography
Biographical File, The New Jersey Historical Society.
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Series Descriptions and Container List
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Series 1: Financial Records, 1782-1840
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Scope and Content:
The financial records include account statements, bonds, invoices, payment orders, and receipts, mostly pertaining to Thomson’s law practice and to his role as Sussex County Clerk. The financial records are arranged by type of document and chronologically therein.
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Account Statements (43) |
1782-1800 |
| 1 |
2 |
Account Statements (59) |
1801-1812 |
| 1 |
3 |
Account Statements (13) |
1813 |
| 1 |
4 |
Account Statements (8) |
1814 |
| 1 |
5 |
Account Statements (68) |
1815-1819 |
| 1 |
6 |
Account Statements (5) |
undated |
| 1 |
7 |
Bonds (17) |
1798-1812 |
| 1 |
8 |
Bonds (3) |
1813 |
| 1 |
9 |
Bonds (19) |
1815-1840 |
| 1 |
10 |
Invoice |
1798 |
| 1 |
11 |
Payment Orders (3) |
1806 |
| 1 |
12 |
Promissory Notes (4) |
1796-1808 |
| 1 |
13 |
Promissory Notes (5) |
1814 |
| 1 |
14 |
Promissory Notes (10) |
1818-1838 |
| 1 |
15 |
Quitclaim |
1803 |
| 1 |
16 |
Receipts (17) |
1794-1810 |
| 1 |
17 |
Receipts (8) |
1812-1813 |
| 1 |
18 |
Receipt |
undated |
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Series 2: Legal Records, 1765-1840
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Scope and Content:
The legal records in these papers contain mainly court entries, legal correspondence, notes, and other legal documents, also in relation to Thomson’s role as lawyer and county clerk.
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Subseries A: Court Entries, 1788-1824
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Scope and Content:
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| The court entries, which are summaries of court decisions made, are mostly from the New Jersey Supreme Court, 1788-1824, the Sussex County Court, 1788-1824, and also include court entries from other locations such as Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and Hunterdon County, New Jersey. These are arranged alphabetically by geographic location. Each court entity’s entries are filed chronologically. |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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19 |
Court Entries: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (3) |
1788-1800 |
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20 |
Court Entries: Burlington County, New Jersey (3) |
1797-1804 |
| 1 |
21 |
Court Entry: Dorchester County, Maryland |
1806 |
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22 |
Court Entries: Gloucester County, New Jersey (4) |
1795-1807 |
| 1 |
23 |
Court Entries: Hunterdon County, New Jersey (4) |
1793-1794 |
| 1 |
24 |
Court Entries: Hunterdon County, New Jersey (3) |
1817-1818 |
| 1 |
25 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court |
1788 |
| 1 |
26 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (3) |
1789 |
| 1 |
27 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (4) |
1790 |
| 1 |
28 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (5) |
1791 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (5) |
1792 |
| 2 |
2 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (6) |
1793 |
| 2 |
3 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (4) |
1794 |
| 2 |
4 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (5) |
1795 |
| 2 |
5 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (4) |
1796 |
| 2 |
6 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (10) |
1797 |
| 2 |
7 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (4) |
1798 |
| 2 |
8 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (10) |
1799 |
| 2 |
9 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (4) |
1800-1801 |
| 2 |
10 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (30) |
1802-1812 |
| 2 |
11 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (4) |
1813 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court (13) |
1815-1824 |
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2 |
Court Entries: New Jersey Supreme Court |
undated |
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3 |
Court Entries: Northampton County, Pennsylvania (2) |
1815-1818 |
| 3 |
4 |
Court Entries: Salem County, New Jersey (2) |
1797-1805 |
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5 |
Court Entries: South Carolina Court of Common Pleas |
1805 |
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6 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (9 |
1788-1794 |
| 3 |
7 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (20) |
1795-1797 |
| 3 |
8 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (11) |
1798-1799 |
| 3 |
9 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (10) |
1800-1801 |
| 3 |
10 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (35) |
1802-1804 |
| 3 |
11 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (15) |
1805 |
| 3 |
12 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (22) |
1806 |
| 3 |
13 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (18) |
1807 |
| 3 |
14 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (20) |
1808 |
| 3 |
15 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (28) |
1809 |
| 3 |
16 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (37) |
1810 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (30) |
1811 |
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2 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (21) |
1812 |
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3 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (23) |
1813 |
| 4 |
4 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (17) |
1814 |
| 4 |
5 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (18) |
1815 |
| 4 |
6 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (6) |
1816 |
| 4 |
7 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (23) |
1817 |
| 4 |
8 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (13) |
1818-1819 |
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9 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (18) |
1820-1822 |
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10 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey |
1823 |
| 4 |
11 |
Court Entries: Sussex County, New Jersey (3) |
1824 |
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12 |
Court Entries: United States Middle Circuit Court (10) |
1800-1804 |
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Subseries B: Legal Correspondence, 1796-1829
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Scope and Content:
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| This subseries contains the legal correspondence of Jacob Stern Thomson, and mainly is from his private law practice, and discusses court cases with other attorneys, most notably with Samuel Leake. Other legal correspondence in this series is requests for information and documentation from the Sussex County Clerk’s office. The legal correspondence subseries is arranged chronologically. |
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Date |
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13 |
Legal Correspondence (64) |
1796-1804 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Legal Correspondence (40) |
1805 |
| 5 |
2 |
Legal Correspondence (30) |
1806 Jan-June |
| 5 |
3 |
Legal Correspondence (46) |
1806 July-Dec |
| 5 |
4 |
Legal Correspondence (27) |
1807 Jan-June |
| 5 |
5 |
Legal Correspondence (10) |
1807 July-Dec |
| 5 |
6 |
Legal Correspondence (30) |
1808 Jan-June |
| 5 |
7 |
Legal Correspondence (33) |
1808 July-Dec |
| 5 |
8 |
Legal Correspondence (31) |
1809 Jan-June |
| 5 |
9 |
Legal Correspondence (25) |
1809 July-Dec |
| 5 |
10 |
Legal Correspondence (29) |
1810 Jan- June |
| 5 |
11 |
Legal Correspondence (19) |
1810 July-Dec |
| 5 |
12 |
Legal Correspondence (24) |
1811 Jan-June |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Legal Correspondence (23) |
1811 July- Dec |
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2 |
Legal Correspondence (32) |
1812 Jan-June |
| 6 |
3 |
Legal Correspondence (18) |
1812 July-Dec |
| 6 |
4 |
Legal Correspondence (27) |
1813 |
| 6 |
5 |
Legal Correspondence (29) |
1814 |
| 6 |
6 |
Legal Correspondence (21) |
1815 |
| 6 |
7 |
Legal Correspondence (15) |
1816 |
| 6 |
8 |
Legal Correspondence (14) |
1817 |
| 6 |
9 |
Legal Correspondence (28) |
1818-1819 |
| 6 |
10 |
Legal Correspondence (25) |
1820-1822 |
| 6 |
11 |
Legal Correspondence (39) |
1823 |
| 6 |
12 |
Legal Correspondence (36) |
1824 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Legal Correspondence (5) |
1825-1829 |
| 7 |
2 |
Legal Correspondence (12) |
undated |
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Subseries C: Notes, 1786-1824
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Scope and Content:
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| The notes in this subseries include drafts of court entries, research on legal precedents for the cases that Thomson was hired as legal representation, as well as drafts of account statements and papers that once possibly acted as dockets for the legal documents in this collection. The notes are arranged in chronological order. |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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3 |
Notes (32) |
1786-1812 |
| 7 |
4 |
Notes (4) |
1813 |
| 7 |
5 |
Notes (3) |
1814 |
| 7 |
6 |
Notes (24) |
1815-1824 |
| 7 |
7 |
Notes (37) |
undated |
| 7 |
8 |
Notes (44) |
undated |
| 7 |
9 |
Notes (44) |
undated |
| 7 |
10 |
Notes (34) |
undated |
| 7 |
11 |
Notes (25) |
undated |
| 7 |
12 |
Notes (25) |
undated |
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Subseries D: Other Legal Documents, 1765-1840
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Scope and Content:
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| The documents in this subseries include affidavits, articles of agreement, land deeds, blank legal forms, copies of New Jersey state legislation, memoranda, summonses, trial notices, warrants, and writs. The documents in this subseries are arranged by type of document and chronologically therein. |
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Date |
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1 |
Affidavits (41) |
1783-1812 |
| 8 |
2 |
Affidavits (3) |
1813 |
| 8 |
3 |
Affidavits (3) |
1814 |
| 8 |
4 |
Affidavits (25) |
1815-1840 |
| 8 |
5 |
Arbitration Agreement |
1784 |
| 8 |
6 |
Articles of Agreement |
1784 |
| 8 |
7 |
Articles of Agreement (10) |
1800-1812 |
| 8 |
9 |
Articles of Agreement |
1817 |
| 8 |
10 |
Articles of Vendue |
1812 |
| 8 |
11 |
Assignments (10) |
1796-1812 |
| 8 |
12 |
Assignments (3) |
1814 |
| 8 |
13 |
Bail Documents (3) |
1798-1808 |
| 8 |
14 |
Bail Documents (3) |
1815-1817 |
| 8 |
15 |
Bills of Exception (8) |
1801-1808 |
| 8 |
16 |
Certificates (4) |
1801-1810 |
| 8 |
17 |
Certificate |
1813 |
| 8 |
18 |
Certificates (3) |
1816-1824 |
| 8 |
19 |
Commissions (3) |
1801-1806 |
| 8 |
20 |
Commissions (2) |
1812-1814 |
| 8 |
21 |
Commission |
1817 |
| 8 |
22 |
Complaint |
1800 |
| 8 |
23 |
Demurer to Evidence |
1809 |
| 8 |
24 |
Election Records: Sussex County, New Jersey (2) |
1808 |
| 8 |
25 |
Forfeiture Notices (21) |
1805-1814 |
| 8 |
26 |
Forfeiture Notices (24) |
1815-1840 |
| 8 |
27 |
Forfeiture Notices (3) |
undated |
| 8 |
28 |
Land Deeds (6) |
1765-1796 |
| 8 |
28 |
Land Deeds (8) |
1804-1812 |
| 8 |
29 |
Land Deeds (8) |
1804-1812 |
| 8 |
30 |
Land Deed |
1813 |
| 8 |
31 |
Land Deed |
1824 |
| 8 |
32 |
Land Surveys (2) |
1811 |
| 8 |
33 |
Land Surveys (4) |
undated |
| 8 |
34 |
Legal Forms, Blank (18) |
undated |
| 8 |
35 |
Legal Forms, Blank (20) |
undated |
| 8 |
36 |
Legal Notices (9) |
1802-1812 |
| 8 |
37 |
Legal Notices (3) |
1814-1819 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 9 |
1 |
Legislation, State of New Jersey (5) |
1797-1824 |
| 9 |
2 |
Legislation, State of New Jersey (12) |
undated |
| 9 |
3 |
List of Justices, Sussex County Court, Sussex County, New Jersey (2) |
1801-1802 |
| 9 |
4 |
Memoranda (11) |
1783-1812 |
| 9 |
5 |
Memorandum |
1814 |
| 9 |
6 |
Memoranda (5) |
1816-1823 |
| 9 |
7 |
Mortgage Deed |
1813 |
| 9 |
8 |
Order of Obligation |
1792 |
| 9 |
9 |
Petitions (6) |
1800-1807 |
| 9 |
10 |
Petition |
1824 |
| 9 |
11 |
Plea |
1807 |
| 9 |
12 |
Precedents, Legal (7) |
1793 |
| 9 |
13 |
Resolutions (2) |
1814 |
| 9 |
14 |
Subpoenas (2) |
1798-1815 |
| 9 |
15 |
Subscriptions (3) |
1814 |
| 9 |
16 |
Summonses (37) |
1780-1804 |
| 9 |
17 |
Summonses (78) |
1805-1812 |
| 9 |
18 |
Summonses (7) |
1813 |
| 9 |
19 |
Summonses (15) |
1814 |
| 9 |
20 |
Summonses (83) |
1815-1840 |
| 9 |
21 |
Transcript of Court Case (2) |
1801 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 10 |
1 |
Trial Notices (16) |
1800-1801 |
| 10 |
2 |
Trial Notices (20) |
1802-1804 |
| 10 |
3 |
Trial Notices (4) |
1805-1806 |
| 10 |
4 |
Warrants (3) |
1811-1812 |
| 10 |
5 |
Warrants (2) |
1815-1840 |
| 10 |
6 |
Wills (3) |
1792-1802 |
| 10 |
7 |
Writs (10) |
1798-1811 |
| 10 |
8 |
Writ |
1819 |
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Series 3: Military Records, 1806-1817
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Scope and Content:
The documents in this series are the records of the Sussex Brigade of Militia, which mainly contains certificates, listings of delinquents and the fines imposed upon them, and other records. These records were kept by Thomson, since he served as paymaster for the Sussex Brigade. The documents in this series are filed in chronological order.
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 10 |
9 |
Sussex Brigade Records (16) |
1806 |
| 10 |
10 |
Sussex Brigade Records (15) |
1807 |
| 10 |
11 |
Sussex Brigade Records (28) |
1808-1809 |
| 10 |
12 |
Sussex Brigade Records (49) |
1810-1811 |
| 10 |
13 |
Sussex Brigade Records (20) |
1812 |
| 10 |
14 |
Sussex Brigade Records (14) |
1813 |
| 10 |
15 |
Sussex Brigade Records (30) |
1814 |
| 10 |
16 |
Sussex Brigade Records (38) |
1815 |
| 10 |
17 |
Sussex Brigade Records (13) |
1816 |
| 10 |
18 |
Sussex Brigade Records (15) |
1817 |
| 10 |
19 |
Sussex Brigade Records (2) |
undated |
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Series 4: Other Documents, 1807-1824
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Scope and Content:
This series contains advertisements, mostly from newspapers from 1807 to 1820, and an invitation to an event dating from 1824, which was received by Thomson in his capacity as a New Jersey State Assemblyman. An undated recipe for “Dr. Witt’s Cholic, or Baby, Drops,” completes the collection.
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 10 |
20 |
Advertisements (18) |
1807-1820 |
| 10 |
21 |
Advertisements (3) |
undated |
| 10 |
22 |
Invitation |
1824 |
| 10 |
23 |
Recipe |
undated |
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