Manuscript Group 3, West Jersey Manuscript Collection, 1648-1829
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Manuscript Group 3, West Jersey
Manuscript Collection, 1648-1829, 65 items
Call Number: MG 3 (includes MC material)
Miscellaneous manuscripts relating to West Jersey, including letters of Joseph Bloomfield, Oliver Cromwell, John Fenwick, Richard Ingoldsby, Joseph Read, Richard Smith, Richard Stockton (1764-1828), and Anthony Wayne. Indexed in the manuscript card catalog.
This collection contains miscellaneous manuscripts and documents relating to West Jersey. The papers have been donated by various people and organizations throughout the existence of the New Jersey Historical Society. The following is a brief list of the donors credited in the original index:
| Edward Armstrong, Esquire | W.R. Kennedy, 1871 |
| Jeremiah Colburn, Boston | Charles L. Pascal, through Governor Park |
| Jacob G. Crane | William P. Robeson |
| R.S. Field, Esquire | Mr. Rutherford, 1829 |
| Archer Gifford, Esquire | Dr. A.D. Schenck |
| Charles H. Hart, Philadelphia, 1867 | Thomas Stewardson, Junior |
| Colonel Robert G. Johnson | William A. Whitehead |
For an accurate list and description of exactly what each of these donors presented to the Society, please refer to the copy of the index in the data file.
The West Jersey Archives collection contains approximately 65 manuscript items and spans the years 1648 to 1829. The collection consists of miscellaneous manuscripts relating to West Jersey, including letters of Joseph Bloomfield, Oliver Cromwell, John Fenwick, Richard Ingoldsby, Joseph Read, Richard Smith, Richard Stockton (1764-1828), and Anthony Wayne. A nineteenth-century list is available in the data file, and has been reproduced below. Indexed in the manuscript card catalog.
Manuscript Group 41, Samuel Smith (1720-1776), Treasurer of the Western Division of New Jersey
Manuscript Group 1218, Proprietary Era Manuscript Collection
| Doc. # | Date | Description |
| 1 | February 11, 1649 | Certificate of church membership to Major John Fenwick |
| 2 | September 4, 1651 | Commission to Major John Fenwick to be Captain of a troop of horse under the seal of the Council of State and signed by “John Bradshawe” |
| 3 | 1675 | Copy of the entry in the West Jersey Records of the arrival of the ship Griffin bringing the family of John Fenwick and giving their names and ages |
| 4 | November 17, 1675 | Copy, thought to be in Fenwick’s handwriting, of the grant from the Indians to John Fenwick for the first tract purchased by him |
| 5 | February 6, 1675 | Grant from the Indians to Fenwick for “Little and Great Cohansey” |
| 6 | January 8, 1675/6 | Agreement of the Indians with Fenwick on what terms to relinquish all claims for further compensation on account of the first purchase of lands |
| 7 | March 14, 1676 | Grant from the Indians to Fenwick for lands between Salem Creek and Cohansey |
| 8 | March 2, 1676 | Grant from the Indians to Fenwick for lands along Salem Creek from its mouth to its head and thence to the river |
| 9 | August 27, 1678 | Letter to John Fenwick from his wife Mary Fenwick in London |
| 10 | August 31, 1678 | same |
| 11 | February 7, 1678 | same |
| 12 | March 23, 1682 | Counterpart of deed from John Fenwick to William Penn for his interest in West Jersey excepting certain reservations, signed by Penn |
| 13 | April 13, 1684 | Will of John Fenwick |
| 14 | April 13, 1684 | Copy of an agreement between William Penn and the Executors of John Fenwick |
| 15 | September 23, 1680 | Deed from John Cripps and wife to Edmond Stuart fro 50 acres in Burlington. (Imperfect) |
| 16 | July 29, 1702 | Copy of a deed from the Indians to Edward Earl or Bergen for lands in West Jersey. Copy made January 12, 1726 |
| 17 | 1774 | Instructions to the representatives in assembly from the Count of Burlington |
| 18 | June 27, 1719 | Copy of a letter from James Logan at Philadelphia to Colonel Coz at London |
| 19 | April 16, 1777 | Autograph receipt of John Witehrspoon for legacy to the College of New Jersey |
| 20 | September 13, 1754 | Commission of James Parker of Woodbridge as postmaster |
| 21 | July 6, 1737 | Advertisement of the West Jersey Society and others to their commissioners in West Jersey |
| 22 | August 18, 1676 | London. Instructions from William Penn and others to their commissioners in West Jersey |
| 23 | November 17, 1708 | Lieutenant Governor Richard Ingoldsby (NJ) to John Rudyard |
| 24 | 1714 | Epitaph by Cornelius Capner for the tombstone of his wife |
| 25 | March 29, 1746 | Obligation binding Ebeneren Large and Elias Bland to Thomas Dimsdale |
| 26 | November 26, 1759 | Letter of Richard Smith to his children |
| 27 | 1763 | Masonic Certificate of Edmund Leslie from Lodge No. 2 of England |
| 28 | Form of a judgment on a sentence of death against Robert Whitaker | |
| 29 | List of names of those who have paid for dogs, together with sums | |
| 30 | May 28, 1771 | Freeholders of Hunterdon County to their representatives |
| 31 | August 26, 1772 | Rules to be observed in the House of Assembly |
| 32 | June 6, 1781;
December 21, 1803; February 3, 1803 |
General Anthony Wayne to Judge Bryan;
George Divers to Joseph Bloomfield concerning Judge Bryan; Joseph Bloomfield to George C. Maxwell concerning Judge Bryan |
| 33 | September 14, 1829 | Count de Survillieun to Doctor (?) Point Breeze |
| 34 | 1745 | Census of West Jersey, two divisions of the Province of NJ taken by order of Governor Lewis Morris |
| 35 | December 1, 1773 | Accounts of Samuel Smith, Treasurer |
| 36 | May 7, 1689 | Deed, Walter Clark to Walter Newberry both of Newport, Rhode Island for 112.5 acres of land in Burlington |
| 37 | March 25, 1715 | Commission of James Smith as Clerk of the Supreme Court and Recorder of Deeds |
| 38 | February 2, 1768 | Mortgage of Samuel Kimble to Edward Cathsall upon land in Northampton and Burlington |
| 39 | January 8, 1790 | Certificate of the election of the trustees of the Society of the Seventh Day Baptists, Hopewell |
| 40 | March 21, 1806 | Letter of Ezekiel Day to Mr. Rutherford Ferries, ect. |
| 41 | September 5, 1828 | Subscriptions by members of the bar toward expense of picture of Richard L. Stockton |
| 42 | October 29, 1829 | Copy of basis agreed upon by Commissioners from New Jersey and Pennsylvania regarding the mutual use of the Delaware River water for canal and other purposes |
| 43 | June 1801 | Commission of Benjamin Dubois as Surgeon’s mate 3rd regiment. Monmouth Militia |
| 44 | 1793 | Brigade order, militia, Gloucester and Burlington Counties |
| 45 | 1796 | same |
| 46 | 1772 | Marriage license of Jacob Quick of Hunterdon County signed by Governor Franklin |
| 47 | 1784 | Deed from Sarah Dalglish to grandchildren, land in Middlesex County |
| 48 | 1797 | Deed from John Reynolds from Colonel; John Cowenhaven, land at Middletown Point |
| 49 | 1773 | Bond of Samuel and William Tomlins to Alexander Randall all of Gloucester County |
| 50 | 1764 | Warrant from the West Jersey Proprietor to George Ares for land in Gloucester |
| 51 | 1744 | Fragment of deed from Joseph Borden to Jacob DeCow, land in Burlington |
| 52 | December 16, 1792 | Letter of Joseph Read to Jonathan D. Sergeant |
| 53 | May 18, 1772 | Commission of David Ogden as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey |
| 54 – 57 | August 18, 1810 through December 17, 1814 | Letters from Richard Stockton to Jonathan Rhea |
| 58 | June 29, 1812 | Letter from James Smith, Burlington to his brother Charles and Jacob Smith Bordeaux |
The Following Items Are Stored AS FLAT FILES on the 5th Floor
Documents Numbered: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 21, 22, 30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 53
