Manuscript Group 18, Parker Family (Perth Amboy, NJ) Papers, 1676-1946
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Documents, Manuscripts, Maps, & Photographs
Manuscript Group 18, Parker Family
(Perth Amboy, NJ)
Papers, 1676-1946, 7 linear feet / 13 boxes
Call Number: MG 18 + Box and folder number
Correspondence, diaries, land surveys and transactions, legal papers, architectural
drawings, wills, poetry, deeds, and indentures pertaining to the Parker family of Perth
Amboy. Includes papers of the following family members: (1) James Parker
(1725-1797), a Perth Amboy lawyer, and an agent for both the East Jersey Proprietors and
the Hunterdon and Sussex County properties of Sir Robert Barker, an absentee British
landlord; (2) James Parker (1776-1868), one of the directors of the Delaware and Raritan
Canal Company; and (3) Cortlandt Parker (1818-1907), a prominent Newark lawyer, active in
Whig and later in Republican politics. 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.
Included are documents and correspondence of:
James Alexander | William Churchill Houston | James Parker (1776-1868) |
William Alexander, Lord Stirling | Richard Howell | William Paterson (1745-1806) |
Robert Allen | Robert Hunter | John Penn |
John Barberie | Andrew Johnston | Richard Penn |
Robert Barclay | Abraham Kitchel | Thomas Penn |
Andrew Bell | Robert R. Livingston | John Reade |
Ryneir Blanchard | Walter Livingston | John Rutherfurd (1760-1840) |
Elisha Boudinot | William Livingston | David A. Ryerson |
Gilbert Budd | Thomas Millidge | James Silver |
John Cochran | Samuel D. Morford | John Stevens (1715-1792) |
James Duane | Lewis Morris (1671-1746) | Richard Stevens |
Azariah Dunham | Richard R. Morris | Richard Stockton (1730-1781) |
William Dunlap | Robert Hunter Morris | Peter D. Vroom (1791-1873) |
Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) | Cortlandt Parker | Peter Young |
Nathan Ford | Elisha Parker | |
P.W. Freame | James Parker (1725-1797) | |
Hugh Hamersley |
Gift of Charles W. Parker, 1932, and Mrs. Emily F. Parker, 1958.
Processed as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant
from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Box
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Folder
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Title
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Dates
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Letters
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1764-1796
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1
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1
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James
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1766-1786
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1
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2
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Documents
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ca.
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1
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3
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Manuscripts
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ca.
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1
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4
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Manuscripts
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1764-1770
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1
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5
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James
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August
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1
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6
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Papers
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1818-1846
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1
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7
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Papers
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1818-1846
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1
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8
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Papers
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1789-1796
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1
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9
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Philip
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1731-1792
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1
|
10
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|
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1
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11
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Documents
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1818-1848
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1
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12
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|
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1
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13
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Saddle
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1754-1766
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Surveys,
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1824-1796
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2
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1
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Documents
|
ca.
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2
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2
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Robert
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ca.
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2
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3
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(folder 2 of 2)
|
|
2
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4
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Documents
|
ca.
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2
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5
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Sussex
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ca.
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2
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6
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(folder 2 of 3)
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|
2
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7
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(folder 3 of 3)
|
|
2
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8
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John
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ca.
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2
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9
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Documents:
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ca.
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2
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10
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Letters,
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ca.
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2
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11
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Documents:
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1768-1787
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2
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12
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, Part II(folder 2 of 2)
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|
2
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13
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Documents:
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ca.1795
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2
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14
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Peapack
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ca.
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2
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15
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, Part II (folder 2 of 3)
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|
2
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16
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, Part III (folder 3 of 3)
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Tracts,
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3
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1
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Peapack
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ca.
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3
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2
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Sussex
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ca.
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3
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3
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James
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1784-1795
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3
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4
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John
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ca.
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3
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5
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Dr.
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1763-1820
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3
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6
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Documents:
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ca.
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3
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7
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|
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3
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8
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Documents
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1783-1790
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3
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9
|
|
1783-1790
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3
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10
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New
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1790-1795
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3
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11
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Parker
|
|
3
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12
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Receipts
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1794-1795
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3
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13
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Sharon
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1737-1793
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3
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14
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|
|
3
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15
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Real
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ca.
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3
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16
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, Part II
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ca.
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3
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17
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Documents:
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1794-1795
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Land
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1698-1894
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4
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1
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Jacob
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1787-1789
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4
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2
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Middlesex
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1790
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4
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3
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Transactions
|
1793
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4
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4
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John
|
1730-1755
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4
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5
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Miscellaneous
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ca.
|
4
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6
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V.
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1702-1841
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4
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7
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Patersons
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1738-1792
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4
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8
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Correspondence: James
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1789-1793
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4
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9
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Account
|
ca.
|
4
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10
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Indenture
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1792
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4
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11
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New
|
1686-1791
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4
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12
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, Part II
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1686-1791
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4
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13
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, Part III
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1676-1791
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4
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14
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New
|
1792-1801
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4
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15
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, Part II
|
|
4
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16
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New
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1802-1832
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4
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17
|
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1790-?
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4
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18
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|
1850-1894
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4
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19
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N.
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Correspondence
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1718-1906
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5
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1
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Letters
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1793
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5
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2
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(folder 2 of 4)
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1794-1799
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5
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3
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(folder 3 of 4)
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1750-1786
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5
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4
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(folder 4 of 4)
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1787-1789
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5
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5
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Letters
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1790
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5
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6
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1791-1792
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5
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7
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Correspondence
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1800-1824
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5
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8
|
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1826
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5
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9
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Parker
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1829-1837
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5
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10
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1838-1847
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5
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11
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1848-1906
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5
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12
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Letters
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1716/17-1764
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5
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13
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1765-1783
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5
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14
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Letters,
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1784-1786
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5
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15
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1787-1790
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5
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16
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Miscellaneous
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N.
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6
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1
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Letters
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1791-1792
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6
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2
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Letters
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1793
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6
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3
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Letters
|
1794-1799
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6
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4
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Correspondence
|
1865-1867
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6
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5
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New
|
1925-1930
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6
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6
|
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1930-1931
|
6
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7
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1932
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6
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8
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1935-1946
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6
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9
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Parker
|
1711-1804
|
6
|
10
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Materials
|
1711-1804
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6
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11
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Correspondence
|
1836-1837
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6
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12
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Correspondence
|
ca.
|
6
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13
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Correspondence
|
1835-1837
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6
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14
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(folder 2 of 3)
|
1838-1867
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6
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15
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(folder 3 of 3)
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1875-1900
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6
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16
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Correspondence
|
1838-1852
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Deeds
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1763-1860
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7
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1
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Transcriptions
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1682-1725
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7
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2
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Transcriptions
|
1726-1730
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7
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3
|
|
1731-1763
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7
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4
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Transcriptions
|
1680-1717
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7
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5
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Typescript
|
June
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7
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6
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Land,
|
March-October
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7
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7
|
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October
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7
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8
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Indentures
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1789
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7
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9
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Land,
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1790-1880
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7
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10
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(folder 2 of 3)
|
|
7
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11
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(folder 3 of 3)
|
|
7
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12
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Land
|
1719-1790
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7
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13
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Mary
|
Beginning
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7
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14
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Note
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April
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7
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15
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Calculation
|
1773-1796
|
7
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16
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Correspondence:
|
1764-1786
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Land
|
|
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8
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1
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East
|
1708-1794
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8
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2
|
|
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8
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3
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James
|
1773-1796,
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8
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4
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(folder 2 of 2)
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|
8
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5
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Memoranda
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1717-1799
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8
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6
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(folder 2 of 2)
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|
8
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7
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Letters,
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1701-1795
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8
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8
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Land,
|
1769-1787
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8
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9
|
Lewis
|
September
|
8
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10
|
James
|
September
|
8
|
11
|
James
|
November
|
8
|
12
|
Sir
|
N.
|
8
|
13
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James Parker, Minutes of my Transactions relative to the undivided interest in the Society Tracts in Hunterdon County since the death of John Stevens |
May
|
8
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14
|
Philip
|
ca.
|
8
|
15
|
Virginia
|
1779-1835
|
8
|
16
|
James
|
September
|
8
|
17
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Statement
|
March
|
8
|
18
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Hunterdon
|
July
|
8
|
19
|
Warrants
|
1692-1766
|
8
|
20
|
Parker
|
1703-1849
|
Parker
|
1686-1790s
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||
9
|
1
|
Leases
|
1680-1789
|
9
|
2
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Elisha Lawrence, Certified Return of the Jury Line Stevens and Parker against Allen and Turner about the I. M. Tree. |
September
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9
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3
|
James
|
1825-1834
|
9
|
4
|
James
|
N.
|
9
|
5
|
Robert
|
July
|
9
|
6
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Title
|
1725-1819
|
9
|
7
|
Robert
|
1788,
|
9
|
8
|
Sir
|
May
|
9
|
9
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Will
|
1797
|
9
|
10
|
Photo
|
February
|
9
|
11
|
Philip
|
September
|
9
|
12
|
James Parker, power of attorney to James Tompson and Samuel Gano |
1786
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9
|
13
|
Power
|
May
|
9
|
14
|
John
|
May
|
9
|
15
|
Legal
|
1733
|
9
|
16
|
W.
|
April
|
9
|
17
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Attorneys instructions to Mr. Mac Adam pertaining to Sir Robert Barker |
June
|
9
|
18
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Parker family Wills [photo stats from Secretary of States office and typed copies] |
1709-1797
|
9
|
19
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NJ
|
1776
|
9
|
20
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NJ
|
September
|
9
|
21
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Debt
|
August
|
9
|
22
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James
|
1784-1805
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9
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23
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James
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N.
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9
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24
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Acts
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1738-1861
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9
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25
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James
|
1828-1846
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9
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26
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James
|
1753,
|
9
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27
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List
|
ca.
|
9
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28
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Account
|
1785-1786
|
9
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29
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William
|
1686-1713
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9
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30
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New
|
1784-1785
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9
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31
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James
|
ca.
|
10
|
1
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Cortlandt
|
1798-1801
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10
|
2
|
James
|
ca.
|
10
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3
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Elisha
|
1744-1751
|
10
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4
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Misc.
|
|
10
|
5
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Construction
|
1764
|
10
|
6
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Receipt
|
December
|
10
|
7
|
James
|
1862-1867
|
10
|
8
|
James
|
1864-1867
|
10
|
9
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Receipts
|
1746-1912
|
10
|
10
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Various
|
ca.
|
10
|
11
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Parker
|
1701-1938
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10
|
12
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James
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ca.
|
10
|
13
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Robert Hunter, permission for Lewis Morris to negotiate for & purchase Indian lands above falls of Delaware/ Verso: Lewis Morriss Declaration concerning the purchase of Indian lands. |
1710,
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10
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14
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James
|
1751-1754
|
10
|
15
|
James
|
April
|
10
|
16
|
James
|
1863-1866
|
10
|
17
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William
|
1868
|
10
|
18
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Cortlandt
|
1865-1898
|
10
|
19
|
(folder 2 of 2)
|
|
11
|
1
|
James
|
March
|
11
|
2
|
William
|
December
|
11
|
3
|
James
|
1843-1844
|
11
|
4
|
Cortlandt
|
December
|
11
|
5
|
Philip
|
July
|
11
|
6
|
James
|
N.
|
11
|
7
|
Parker
|
1880-1928
|
11
|
8
|
John
|
November
|
11
|
9
|
Register
|
October
|
11
|
10
|
Newspaper
|
1881
|
11
|
11
|
W.
|
N.
|
11
|
12
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Erie
|
1893-1894
|
11
|
13
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Perth
|
1862-1863
|
11
|
14
|
Joseph
|
1835
|
11
|
15
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Memorial
|
April
|
11
|
16
|
Lewis
|
N.
|
11
|
17
|
James
|
1865
|
11
|
18
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Thomas
|
1709-1712
|
11
|
19
|
Samuel
|
February
|
11
|
20
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Papers
|
1927-1931
|
11
|
21
|
|
|
11
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22
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For
|
N.
|
11
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23
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To
|
|
11
|
24
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Recipe
|
N.
|
11
|
25
|
Wedding
|
N.
|
11
|
26
|
Parker
|
N.
|
11
|
27
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Architectural
|
|
11
|
28
|
Poetry
|
N.
|
11
|
29
|
Cortlandt
|
1930s
|
11
|
30
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(Folder 2 of 2)
|
|
12
|
1
|
Delaware
|
1840-1860
|
12
|
2
|
Miscellaneous
|
1787-1850
|
12
|
3
|
|
1787-1850
|
12
|
4
|
|
1787-1850
|
12
|
5
|
James
|
1768-1799
|
12
|
6
|
|
1768-1799
|
12
|
7
|
Cortlandt
|
1846-1872
|
12
|
8
|
James
|
August
|
12
|
9
|
James
|
1865-1866
|
12
|
10
|
James
|
1848-1850
|
12
|
11
|
|
1851-1853
|
12
|
12
|
|
1854-1857
|
12
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13
|
|
1858-1860
|
13
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Bound
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1839-?
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