TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Access Points
Related Material
Administrative Information
Container List
Series 1: Letters and Documents,
Series 2: Surveys, Estates, Deeds and Patents, 1824-1796
Series 3: Tracts, Estates, Allotments, Business Papers and Leases, [ca. 1751]-1835
Series 4: Land Surveys, 1676-1894
Series 5: Correspondence, 1718-1946
Series 6: Deeds and Indentures, 1763-1860
Series 7: Land Transactions, 1701-1849
Series 8: Parker Family Financial Papers, 1686-1797
Series 9: Miscellaneous Parker Family Papers, 1768-1931
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 Guide to the Parker Family (Perth Amboy, NJ), Collection
1676-1946MG 18The New Jersey Historical Society
52 Park Place
Newark, New Jersey 07102
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The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher
Processed by Althea Bernheim and Danielle Kovacs 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. June 2005. 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: |
Parker Family |
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Title: |
Parker Family (Perth Amboy, NJ), Collection |
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Dates |
1676-1946 |
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Abstract: |
Correspondence, diaries, land surveys and transactions, legal papers, architectural drawings, wills, poetry, deeds, and indentures pertaining to the Parker family of Perth Amboy. |
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Quantity: |
7.0 linear feet / 13 boxes |
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Collection Number: |
MG 18 |
Biographical Note
JAMES PARKER (1725-1797) James Parker (1725-1797), the son of Janet Johnstone (d.1741) and John Parker (1693-1732), served in the colonial military as a young man. Some time after 1746, he left the army and partnered with Beverly Robinson and Andrew Johnston in a mercantile business. The company traded with the West Indies and in 1750-1751, Parker traveled to Jamaica for business reasons. Soon after this trip he settled in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to manage the family estate, which included the mansion known as “The Castle.” He married Gertrude Skinner (d.1811), the sister of Cortlandt Skinner (1727-1799), and with her started a family.
Parker served in a number of different capacities throughout his lifetime. He was an agent for the East Jersey Proprietors; an agent for the Hunterdon and Sussex County properties of Sir Robert Barker, an absentee landlord; a lawyer; a councilor under Governor William Franklin (1764-1775); and mayor of Perth Amboy (1771). In 1775, he declined the appointment as one of Perth Amboy’s delegates to the Provincial Congress, choosing instead to stay neutral during the escalating conflict. Though he had loyalist connections and sympathies, he remained neutral and moved his family to the farm he called “Shipley” in Bethlehem (now Union), Hunterdon County, New Jersey. In November of 1777, James Parker and two others were taken as loyalist hostages to ensure the safety of patriot captives. Parker was soon allowed to return to his family at “Shipley,” where they remained until the end of the war. In 1783, the Parkers moved to New Brunswick, New Jersey for two years before returning to the family home in Perth Amboy. James Parker died on October 4, 1797, leaving his son, James (1776-1868), to manage the remaining family lands.
JOHN PARKER (1729-1762) John Parker (1729-1762), James’ younger brother, served for five years (1745-1750) as a midshipman on board the British vessel Chester, and soon after sailed to Jamaica, Virginia, and Newfoundland. He then earned the rank of colonel through his service in the campaigns against the French in 1755 and 1756, and at Fort William Henry in 1757. In 1761, he was taken prisoner at Martinico, where he died on February 15th of the following year. John Parker never married.
JAMES PARKER (1766-1868) James Parker (1776-1868), son of Gertrude Skinner and James Parker (1725-1797), was born on March 3, 1776 in Bethlehem Township. He graduated from Columbia College in 1793, and was elected to the New Jersey Assembly in 1806. During his lifetime, James Parker was a director of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company, a United States Representative, a member on the board of trustees for Rutgers College, a business executive, a philanthropist, and a president of the New Jersey Historical Society.
CORTLANDT PARKER (1818-1907)
Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907) was a prominent Newark lawyer and active in Whig (later Republican) politics.
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Scope and Content Note
This collection documents the personal and business dealings of the Parker family of Perth Amboy and spans the years 1676-1946, with bulk dates of 1760-1820. Specific family members that are documented include James Parker (1725-1797), James Parker (1776-1868), and Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907).
The collection consists of the family’s correspondence, diaries, land surveys and transactions, legal papers, architectural drawings, wills, poetry, deeds, and indentures. Of special note are late eighteenth and early nineteenth century documents pertaining to trade with the West Indies, as well as petitions and counter-petitions concerning canal construction in Newark in 1837.
Documents and correspondence of the following individuals are included in the papers: James Alexander, William Alexander (Lord Stirling), Robert Allen, John Barberie, Robert Barclay, Andrew Bell, Ryneir Blanchard, Elisha Boudinot, Gilbert Budd, John Cochran, John Cooley, James Duane, Azariah Dunham, William Dunlap, Hamilton Fish, Nathan Ford, P.W. Freame, William Churchill Houston, Richard Howell, Robert Hunter, Andrew Johnston, Abraham Kitchel, Robert R. Livingston, Walter Livingston, William Livingston, Thomas Millidge, Samuel D. Morford, Lewis Morris, Richard R. Morris, Robert Hunter Morris, Cortlandt Parker, Elisha Parker, James Parker, William Paterson, John Penn, Richard Penn, Thomas Penn, John Reade, John Rutherford, David A. Ryerson, James Silver, John Stevens, Richard Stevens, Richard Stockton, Peter D. Vroom, and Peter Young.
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Arrangement
This collection is organized into nine series:
Series 1: Letters and Documents, 1764-1796
Series 2: Surveys, Estates, Deeds and Patents, 1824-1796
Series 3: Tracts, Estates, Allotments, Business Papers and Leases, [ca. 1751]-1835
Series 4: Land Surveys, 1676-1894
Series 5: Correspondence, 1718-1946
Series 6: Deeds and Indentures, 1763-1860
Series 7: Land Transactions, 1701-1849
Series 8: Parker Family Financial Papers, 1686-1797
Series 9: Miscellaneous Parker Family Papers, 1768-1931
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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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Alexander, James, 1691-1756 |
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Alexander, William, 1726-1783 |
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Barberie, John. |
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Barberie, Oliver |
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Barker, Robert, Sir, 1729?-1789 |
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Blanchard, Ryneir. |
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Boudinot, Elisha, 1749-1819 |
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Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892 |
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Byerley, Thomas fl. 1706-1712 |
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Cochran, John, 1730-1807 |
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Cooley, John, 1749-1813 |
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Duane, James, 1733-1797 |
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Dunham, Azariah, 1718-1790 |
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Dunlap, William, 1766-1839 |
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Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893 |
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Ford, Nathan, 1763-1829 |
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Freame, Philadelphia W. |
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French, Philip, 1697-1782 |
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Hake, Samuel, fl. 1775-1792 |
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Herriot, Andrew, fl. 1789-1796 |
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Houston, William Churchill, ca. 1746-1788 |
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Howell, Richard, 1754-1802 |
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Hunter, Robert, 1666-1734 |
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Johnston, Andrew, fl. 1743-1763 |
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Johnston, John, fl. 1724-1733 |
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Kearny, Philip, 1733-1798 |
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Kinsey, James, 1731-1803 |
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Kitchel, Abraham, ca. 1679-1741 |
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Lawrence, Elisha, fl. 1790-1795 |
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Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 |
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Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 |
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Livingston, William, 1723-1790 |
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MacAdams, William, fl. 1763-1783 |
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Millidge, Thomas |
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Morford, Samuel D. (Samuel Denton), 1790-1865 |
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Morris, Lewis, 1671-1746 |
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Morris, Richard R. |
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Morris, Robert Hunter, ca. 1700-1764 |
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Parker, Charles W. (Charles Wolcott), 1862-1948 |
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Parker, Cortlandt, 1818-1907 |
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Parker, Elisha |
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Parker, James, 1725-1797 |
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Parker, James, 1776-1868 |
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Parker, Jennet, fl. 1744-1751 |
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Parker, Jonas, fl. 1790 |
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Paterson, William, 1745-1806 |
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Penn, John, 1729-1795 |
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Penn, Richard, 1706-1771 |
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Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775 |
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Reid, John, 1656-1723 |
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Robison, William Jr., fl. 1686-1713 |
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Rutherfurd, John, 1760-1840 |
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Rutherfurd, Walter, 1723-1804 |
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Ryerson, David A., 1835-1910 |
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Silver, James, fl. 1724-1732 |
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Skinner, Philip Kearny, fl.1731-1792 |
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Smyth, Frederick, 1732-1815 |
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Smyth, Jacob, fl. 1787-1789 |
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Stevens, John, 1716-1792 |
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Stevens, Richard, 1723-1802 |
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Stockton, Richard, 1730-1781 |
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Throckmorton, William, fl. 1754-1768 |
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Tilghman, James, 1716-1793 |
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Subject Organizations: |
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Delaware and Raritan Canal. |
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East and West Jersey Society. |
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Erie Railroad Company. |
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New Jersey. Supreme Court. |
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New York (State). Supreme Court. |
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Supreme Court
Indian land transfers |
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Subject Topics: |
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Acquisition of property–New Jersey |
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Canals–New Jersey–Newark |
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International trade. |
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Lawyers–New Jersey–Perth Amboy. |
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Subject Places: |
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Manasquan (N.J.) |
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New Brunswick (N.J.) |
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Perth Amboy (N.J.) |
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Saddle River (N.J.) |
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Springfield (N.J.) |
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Toms River (N.J.) |
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Document Types: |
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Account books. |
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Architectural drawings. |
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Checks. |
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Clippings. |
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Correspondence. |
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Daybooks. |
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Deeds. |
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Depositions. |
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Diaries. |
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Field notes. |
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Genealogies. |
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Indentures |
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Insurance policies. |
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Invitations. |
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Journals. |
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Land surveys. |
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Leases. |
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Legal documents. |
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Patents. |
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Petitions. |
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Promissory notes. |
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Receipts. |
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Warrants. |
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Wills. |
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Related Material
For related material at the New Jersey Historical Society, see:
Manuscript Group 287, James Parker (1725-1797) and John Parker (1729-1762) Papers
Manuscript Group 546, James Parker Papers
Manuscript Group 747, James Parker (1776-1868) and Cortlandt Parker Papers
Manuscript Group 1026, Edward M. Colie Papers
For related materials on the Parker family at other institutions, see:
Manuscript Group 436, James Parker Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 18, Parker (Perth Amboy, N.J.) Family Papers, The New Jersey Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Charles S. Boggs and Robert Davidson, 1845, 1849.
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Container List
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Series 1: Letters and Documents,
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James Parker: letters, drafts, documents |
1766-1786 |
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Documents regarding Springfield lands |
ca. 1770-1789 |
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Manuscripts relating to Gov. John Penn |
ca. 1764-1770 |
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Manuscripts relating to Gov. John Penn |
1764-1770 |
| 1 |
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James Parker, letter to Mr. John Cooley (?) |
1794 Aug. 20 |
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“Papers in the matter of the sale of Undrawn lots in Sussex Allotments, John Rutherford and James Parker Properties” (folder 1 of 2) |
1818-1846 |
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7 |
“Papers in the matter of the sale of Undrawn lots in Sussex Allotments, John Rutherford and James Parker Properties” (folder 2 of 2) |
1818-1846 |
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8 |
Papers relating to Walter Livingston’s rights to 2/5 of the estate of the late Andrew Herriot |
1789-1796 |
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9 |
Philip Kearny Skinner: Papers relating to his Estate in New Jersey (folder 1 of 2) |
1731-1792 |
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10 |
Philip Kearny Skinner: Papers relating to his Estate in New Jersey (folder 2 of 2) |
1731-1792 |
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11 |
Documents regarding the sale of Undrawn lots in Sussex
(folder 1 of 2) |
1818-1848 |
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12 |
Documents regarding the sale of Undrawn lots in Sussex
(folder 2 of 2) |
1745 Jan. 28 |
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13 |
Saddle River Ejectment Case |
1754-1766 |
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Series 2: Surveys, Estates, Deeds and Patents, 1824-1796
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Documents:Confiscated Estates |
ca. 1784-1796 |
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Robert Barker, lands in Hunterdon County (folder 1 of 2) |
ca. 1765-1785 |
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Robert Barker, lands in Hunterdon County (folder 2 of 2) |
ca. 1765-1785 |
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Documents re: Proprietary Surveys in Passaic, Bergen, and Morris Counties. |
ca. 1785-1796 |
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Sussex County leases (folder 1 of 3) |
ca. 1765-1795 |
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Sussex County leases (folder 2 of 3) |
ca. 1765-1795 |
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Sussex County leases (folder 3 of 3) |
ca. 1765-1795 |
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John Johnstone lease to James Silver |
ca. 1724-1732 |
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Documents: proprietary lands- James Parker and William Throckmorton |
ca. 1754-1768 |
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10 |
Letters, John Barberie and Andrew Johnston to James Parker |
ca. 1757-1761 |
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11 |
Documents: Peapack Patent, Part I (folder 1 of 2) |
1768-1787 |
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12 |
Documents: Peapack Patent, Part I (folder 2 of 2) |
1768-1787 |
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13 |
Documents: Romopock Tract, Franklin Township, Bergen County |
ca.1795 |
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14 |
Peapack Agreements, Part I (folder 1 of 3) |
ca. 1794-1798 |
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15 |
Peapack Agreements, Part II (folder 2 of 3) |
ca. 1794-1798 |
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16 |
Peapack Agreements, Part III (folder 3 of 3) |
ca. 1794-1798 |
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Series 3: Tracts, Estates, Allotments, Business Papers and Leases, [ca. 1751]-1835
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Peapack Leases |
ca. 1765 |
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2 |
Sussex Allotments (Rutherford Powers of Atty.) |
ca. 1793-1835 |
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James Parker, memoranda, business papers. “New Brunswick Period” |
1784-1795 |
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John Parker & James Parker: statements of Account |
ca. 1751-1759 |
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Dr. Johnston’s Estate, Toms River and Manasquan |
1763-1820 |
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Documents: Samuel Hake vs. Lord Stirling (1 of 2) |
ca. 1789-1792 |
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Documents: Samuel Hake vs. Lord Stirling (2 of 2) |
ca. 1789-1792 |
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Documents regarding Philip French Estate, Part I (1 of 2) |
1783-1790 |
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Documents regarding Philip French Estate, Part II (2 of 2) |
ca. 1754-1768 |
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10 |
New Brunswick Lots |
1790-1795 |
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11 |
Parker deed (loaned by Estate of the late Cortlandt Parker) |
n.d. |
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12 |
Receipts |
1794-1795 |
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Sharon Plantation Dispute, Part I |
1737-1793 |
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Sharon Plantation Dispute, Part II |
1737-1793 |
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Real Estate Memoranda, Part I |
ca. 1780-1820 |
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Real Estate Memoranda, Part II |
ca. 1780-1820 |
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Documents: Society Tract |
1794-1795 |
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Series 4: Land Surveys, 1676-1894
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Jacob Smyth property, Perth Amboy |
1787-1789 |
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Middlesex County Lands |
1790 |
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“Transactions with Oliver Barberie” |
1793 |
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John Johnston’s Estate (land in Cumberland Co.) |
1730-1755 |
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Miscellaneous Documents, Part I (folder 1 of 2) |
ca. 1702-1841 |
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6 |
“V. D.” Miscellaneous Documents, Part II (folder 2 of 2) |
1702-1841 |
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7 |
Paterson’s Land |
1738-1792 |
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Correspondence: James Parker, W. Smith, and J. Plenderleath |
1789-1793 |
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9 |
Account of paper currency, Pennsylvania letter of James Tilghman to John Penn |
ca. 1750-1772 |
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10 |
Indenture between John Cochran and Walter Livingston |
1792 |
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11 |
New Jersey Land Surveys , Part I |
1686-1791 |
| 4 |
12 |
New Jersey Land Surveys , Part II |
1686-1791 |
| 4 |
13 |
New Jersey Land Surveys , Part III |
1686-1791 |
| 4 |
14 |
New Jersey Land Surveys, Part I |
1792-1801 |
| 4 |
15 |
New Jersey Land Surveys, Part II |
1792-1801 |
| 4 |
16 |
New Jersey Land Surveys |
1802-1832 |
| 4 |
17 |
New Jersey Land Surveys |
1790-? |
| 4 |
18 |
New Jersey Land Surveys |
1850-1894 |
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19 |
New Jersey Land Surveys |
n.d. |
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Series 5: Correspondence, 1718-1946
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Folder |
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Letters (sent, filed, and posted) (folder 1 of 4) |
1793 |
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2 |
Letters (sent, filed, and posted) (folder 2 of 4) |
1794-1799 |
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3 |
Letters (sent, filed, and posted) (folder 3 of 4) |
1750-1786 |
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4 |
Letters (sent, filed, and posted) (folder 4 of 4) |
1787-1789 |
| 5 |
5 |
Letters |
1790 |
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6 |
Letters |
1791-1792 |
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7 |
Correspondence |
1800-1824 |
| 5 |
8 |
Correspondence |
1826 |
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9 |
Philip Kearny Skinner: Papers relating to his Estate in New Jersey (folder 1 of 2) |
1731-1792 |
| 5 |
10 |
Philip Kearny Skinner: Papers relating to his Estate in New Jersey (folder 2 of 2) |
1731-1792 |
| 5 |
11 |
DParker Family correspondence |
1829-1837 |
| 5 |
12 |
Letters received |
1716/17-1764 |
| 5 |
13 |
Letters received |
1765-1783 |
| 5 |
14 |
Letters, received (Filed and Posted) |
1784-1786 |
| 5 |
15 |
Letters received (Filed and Posted) |
1787-1790 |
| 5 |
16 |
Miscellaneous letters |
n.d. |
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Series 6: Deeds and Indentures, 1763-1860
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Letters received |
1791-1792 |
| 6 |
2 |
Letters received (Filed and posted) |
1793 |
| 6 |
3 |
Letters received (Filed and posted) |
1794-1799 |
| 6 |
4 |
Correspondence between James Parker and his son Cortlandt |
1865-1867 |
| 6 |
5 |
New Jersey Historical Society, Correspondence |
1925-1930 |
| 6 |
6 |
New Jersey Historical Society, Correspondence |
1930-1931 |
| 6 |
7 |
New Jersey Historical Society, Correspondence |
1932 |
| 6 |
8 |
New Jersey Historical Society, Correspondence |
1935-1946 |
| 6 |
9 |
Parker family materials relating to Northampton Co., Virginia and to the Hog Island Swindle of 1764-1804 |
1711-1804 |
| 6 |
10 |
Materials relating to Northampton Co., Virginia and to the Hog Island Swindle of 1764-1804 |
1711-1804 |
| 6 |
11 |
Correspondence between James Parker II and Peter D. Vroom |
1836-1837 |
| 6 |
12 |
Correspondence of Charles W. Parker |
ca. 1920-1930s |
| 6 |
13 |
Correspondence of Cortlandt Parker (folder 1 of 3) |
1835-1837 |
| 6 |
14 |
Correspondence of Cortlandt Parker (folder 2 of 3) |
1838-1867 |
| 6 |
15 |
Correspondence of Cortlandt Parker (folder 3 of 3) |
1875-1900 |
| 6 |
16 |
Correspondence of Cortlandt Parker including a letter to William A. Whitehead, Collector of the Customs, Key West, Fla. (1838) and copy letters. |
1838-1852 |
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Series 7: Land Transactions, 1701-1849
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Transcriptions (incomplete) of land indentures and deeds (in oversize location) |
1682-1725 |
| 7 |
2 |
Transcriptions of indentures and deeds (incomplete) (transferred to oversized location) |
1726-1730 |
| 7 |
3 |
Transcriptions of indentures and deeds (incomplete) (transferred to oversized location) |
1731-1763 |
| 7 |
4 |
Transcriptions (incomplete set) of indentures of deeds of Elisha Parker (transferred to oversize location) |
1680-1717 |
| 7 |
5 |
Typescript of indenture (original transferred to oversize) |
1764 June 8 |
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6 |
Land, indentures, and deeds |
1788 Mar.-Oct. |
| 7 |
7 |
Land, indentures, and deeds |
1788 Oct. 8 |
| 7 |
8 |
Indentures and deeds |
1789 |
| 7 |
9 |
Land, indentures, and deeds (folder 1 of 3) |
1790-1880 |
| 7 |
10 |
Land, indentures, and deeds (folder 2 of 3) |
1790-1880 |
| 7 |
11 |
Land, indentures, and deeds (folder 3 of 3) |
1790-1880 |
| 7 |
12 |
Land Advertisements |
1719-1790 |
| 7 |
13 |
Mary Cox, deposition on Chestnut Brook and Spotswoods
Beginning |
1753 Nov. 1 |
| 7 |
14 |
Note pertaining to James Parker |
1776 Apr. 12 |
| 7 |
15 |
Calculation of Agreement |
1773-1796 |
| 7 |
16 |
Correspondence: James Parker and John Rutherfurd (also, letter from James Johnston) |
1764-1786 |
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Series 8: Parker Family Financial Papers, 1686-1797
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
East and West Jersey Society Records (folder 1 of 2) |
1708-1794 |
| 8 |
2 |
East and West Jersey Society Records (photo stats) (2 of 2) |
1708-1794 |
| 8 |
3 |
James Parker, articles of agreement (folder 1 of 2) |
1773-1796, 1860 |
| 8 |
4 |
James Parker, articles of agreement (folder 2 of 2) |
1773-1796, 1860 |
| 8 |
5 |
Memoranda re: Land Transaction (folder 1 of 2) |
1717-1799 |
| 8 |
6 |
Memoranda re: Land Transaction (folder 2 of 2) |
1818-1846 |
| 8 |
7 |
Letters, re: patents ?
1701-1795 |
1818-1846 |
| 8 |
8 |
Land, indentures, deeds |
1769-1787 |
| 8 |
9 |
Lewis Morris, Warrant to T. Gardiner, West Jersey Surveyor General [3 copies] |
1708 Sept. 10th |
| 8 |
10 |
James Parker, Warrant for 1200 acres [positive and negative photo stats] |
1761 Sept. 15th |
| 8 |
11 |
James Stevens, acknowledgment of the receipt of money for the place sold to Benjamin Wright. |
1789 Nov. 16 |
| 8 |
12 |
Sir Robert Barker, title searchers |
n.d. |
| 8 |
13 |
James Parker, “Minutes of my Transactions relative to the undivided interest in the Society Tracts in Hunterdon County since the death of John Stevens” |
1792 May 27-1794 July 3 |
| 8 |
14 |
Philip Skinner, title search |
[ca. 1760 Aug.] |
| 8 |
15 |
Virginia Lands Papers [mss., copies, US Congressional docs.] |
1779-1835 |
| 8 |
16 |
James Parker, New Valuation of Lots no. 3 & 4 |
1794 Sept. 3rd |
| 8 |
17 |
Statement & proposals of sale of the estate of Sir Robert Barker |
1789 Mar. 3rd |
| 8 |
18 |
Hunterdon Co., N. J. warrant of distress against Jonas Parker and David Drake |
1790 July 10 |
| 8 |
19 |
Warrants |
1692-1766 |
| 8 |
20 |
Parker Family, misc. legal papers (includes some typescripts) |
1703-1849 |
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Series 9: Miscellaneous Parker Family Papers, 1768-1931
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 9 |
1 |
Leases and Releases |
1680-1789 |
| 9 |
2 |
Elisha Lawrence, “Certified Return of the Jury Line Stevens and Parker against Allen and Turner about the I. M. Tree.” |
1795 Sept. 10 |
| 9 |
3 |
James Parker II, conditions of sale |
1825-1834 |
| 9 |
4 |
Transcriptions (incomplete set) of indentures of deeds of Elisha Parker (transferred to oversize location) |
1680-1717 |
| 9 |
5 |
Robert Barker, power of attorney for Thomas Byerleg (copy) |
1706 July 29 |
| 9 |
6 |
Title searchers |
1725-1819 |
| 9 |
7 |
Robert Barker, last will and testament [Extracted from the registry of the prerogative court of Canterbury] & codicils |
1788, 1789, 1793 |
| 9 |
8 |
Sir Robert Barker, Last Will and Testament |
1789 May 7 |
| 9 |
9 |
Will of James Parker (and Register’s office copy, 1823) |
1797 |
| 9 |
10 |
Photo stats and typescripts of last will and testament of Frederick Smyth, probated (1815) |
1815 Feb. 14 |
| 9 |
11 |
Philip Kearny, power of attorney for James Parker |
1783 Sept. |
| 9 |
12 |
James Parker, power of attorney to James Tompson and Samuel Gano |
1786 |
| 9 |
13 |
Power of attorney to James Parker II |
1847 May 1 |
| 9 |
14 |
John Fenton, bond to Benjamin Johnston |
1719 May 30 |
| 9 |
15 |
Legal memorandum, N. Y. State Supreme Court |
1733 |
| 9 |
16 |
W. P. Kearny, petition |
1771 Apr. 10 |
| 9 |
17 |
Attorney’s instructions to Mr. Mac Adam pertaining to Sir Robert Barker |
1775 June 7 |
| 9 |
18 |
Parker family Wills [photo stats from Secretary of State’s office and typed copies] |
1709-1797 |
| 9 |
19 |
NJ Supreme Court, Executions Returnable at the September term 1776 |
1776 |
| 9 |
20 |
NJ Supreme Court, minutes of September term at Perth Amboy |
1776 Sept. 3-7 |
| 9 |
21 |
Debt of Jacob Gearhart to Jerimiah Slaght |
1787 Aug. 13 |
| 9 |
22 |
James and Cortlandt Parker, insurance policies on merchant ships |
1784-1805 |
| 9 |
23 |
Pemberton” |
n.d. |
| 9 |
24 |
Acts of the NJ Legislature |
1738-1861 |
| 9 |
25 |
James Parker II, papers on the Coats’ Estate |
1828-1846 |
| 9 |
26 |
James Parker, account books (2) |
1753, 1754-1757 |
| 9 |
27 |
List of rents |
ca. 1765-1793 |
| 9 |
28 |
Account book from sloop “Eliza” |
1785-1786 |
| 9 |
29 |
William Robison, Jr., account |
1686-1713 |
| 9 |
30 |
New Brunswick, N. J., account book |
1784-1785 |
| 9 |
31 |
James Parker I, accounts |
ca. 1770-1797 |
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 10 |
1 |
Cortlandt Parker, accounts current with West Indies |
1798-1801 |
| 10 |
2 |
James Parker II, accounts |
ca. 1800-1830 |
| 10 |
3 |
Elisha Parker II, account book pertaining to the estates of John Parker and Jennet Parker. |
1744-1751 |
| 10 |
4 |
Misc. accounts |
n.d. |
| 10 |
5 |
Construction costs for Parker House |
1764 |
| 10 |
6 |
Receipt of the Earl of Stirling |
1775 Dec. 29th |
| 10 |
7 |
James Parker II (1776-1868), account book |
1862-1867 |
| 10 |
8 |
James Parker II, newspaper account book |
1864-1867 |
| 10 |
9 |
Receipts and promissory notes |
1746-1912 |
| 10 |
10 |
Various receipts of James Parker I |
ca. 1780-1790s |
| 10 |
11 |
Parker “Castle” |
1701-1938 |
| 10 |
12 |
James Parker II, notes on the state of New Jersey (2 drafts) |
ca. 1820 |
| 10 |
13 |
Robert Hunter, permission for Lewis Morris to negotiate for & purchase Indian lands above falls of Delaware/ Verso: Lewis Morris’s Declaration concerning the purchase of Indian lands. |
1710, 1754 |
| 10 |
14 |
James Parker (1725-97), “Minutes of transactions….” |
1751-1754 |
| 10 |
15 |
James Parker (1725-97), Diary fragment |
1771 Apr. 14-19 |
| 10 |
16 |
James Parker (1776-1868), Diary |
1863-1866 |
| 10 |
17 |
William A. Whitehead, biography of James Parker (24pp) |
1868 |
| 10 |
18 |
Cortlandt Parker, speeches (folder 1 of 2) |
1865-1898 |
| 10 |
19 |
Cortlandt Parker, speeches (folder 2 of 2) |
1865-1898 |
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 11 |
1 |
James Parker II and Cortlandt Parker, receipt book |
1805 Mar. 25-1812 Oct. 9 |
| 11 |
2 |
William Paterson, opinion |
1786 Dec. 14 |
| 11 |
3 |
James Parker II, tax collector’s statement |
1843-1844 |
| 11 |
4 |
Cortlandt Parker, stock transfer to Howard Savings Institution |
1858 Dec. 9 |
| 11 |
5 |
Philip French, division of estate and mortgage calculations for William Livingston, et al. |
1791 July 31 [3 items], n.d. |
| 11 |
6 |
James Parker and Walter Rutherfurd, promissory note for William Livingston (5 copies) |
n.d. |
| 11 |
7 |
Parker family genealogy |
1880-1928 |
| 11 |
8 |
John Keese, public declaration relative to Cortlandt Parker |
1798 Nov. 23 |
| 11 |
9 |
Register of the electors of the city of Perth Amboy |
1866 Oct. 16 |
| 11 |
10 |
Newspaper clipping of address of Cortlandt Parker on Garfield’ s assassination & misc. clippings |
1881 |
| 11 |
11 |
W. Boudinot, Sir Robert Barker’s genealogy |
n.d. |
| 11 |
12 |
Erie Railroad Co., survey field book no. 10 |
1893-1894 |
| 11 |
13 |
Perth Amboy Building Loan, record book |
1862-1863 |
| 11 |
14 |
Joseph P. Bradley and John Cortlandt Parker, “Albany Regency Essay” |
1835 |
| 11 |
15 |
Memorial resolution on the death of James Parker II passed by the Vestry of St. Peter’s Church, Perth Amboy |
1868 Apr. 6 |
| 11 |
16 |
Lewis Morris (1618-1762), genealogy |
n.d. |
| 11 |
17 |
James Parker (1776-1868), “List of deaths of members of the New Jersey State Convention of 1844” |
1865 |
| 11 |
18 |
Thomas Byerley’s license to purchase Indian lands |
1709-1712 |
| 11 |
19 |
Samuel Swackhammer, will |
1780 Feb. 1 |
| 11 |
20 |
Papers relating to the New Jersey Historical Society (1 of 2) |
1927-1931 |
| 11 |
21 |
Papers relating to the New Jersey Historical Society (2 of 2) |
1927-1931 |
| 11 |
22 |
“For the journal of religious education” |
n.d. |
| 11 |
23 |
To Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland |
n.d. |
| 11 |
24 |
Recipe for making White Wash and for a “Pectoral” Decoction” |
n.d. |
| 11 |
25 |
Wedding Invitations |
n.d. |
| 11 |
26 |
Parker Miscellaneous |
n.d. |
| 11 |
27 |
Architectural Drawings |
n.d. |
| 11 |
28 |
Poetry |
n.d. |
| 11 |
29 |
Cortlandt Parker: Regarding the New Jersey Historical Society (folder 1 of 2) |
1930s |
| 11 |
30 |
Cortlandt Parker: Regarding the New Jersey Historical Society (folder 2 of 2) |
1930s |
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 12 |
1 |
Delaware and Raritan Canal |
1840-1860 |
| 12 |
2 |
Miscellaneous papers, Part I (folder 1 of 3) |
1787-1850 |
| 12 |
3 |
Miscellaneous papers, Part I (folder 2 of 3) |
1787-1850 |
| 12 |
4 |
Miscellaneous papers, Part I (folder 3 of 3) |
1787-1850 |
| 12 |
5 |
James Parker: Bonds and indentures, Part I (folder 1 of 2) |
1768-1799 |
| 12 |
6 |
James Parker: Bonds and indentures, Part I (folder 2 of 2) |
1768-1799 |
| 12 |
7 |
Cortlandt and James Parker, assorted checks, receipts, and I.O.U.s (3 letters) |
1846-1872 |
| 12 |
8 |
James Parker distress warrant |
1791 Aug. 15 |
| 12 |
9 |
James Parker papers relating to membership in the New York Historical Society |
1865-1866 |
| 12 |
10 |
James Parker II: diaries (3) |
1848-1850 |
| 12 |
11 |
James Parker II: diaries (3) |
1851-1853 |
| 12 |
12 |
James Parker II: diaries (3) |
1854-1857 |
| 12 |
13 |
James Parker II: diaries (3) |
1858-1860 |
| Box |
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Title |
Date |
| 13 |
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Bound Volume — James Parker II: daybook and journal |
1839-? |
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