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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Restrictions
Access Points
Related Material
Administrative Information
Bibliography
Series Descriptions and Container List
Series 1: Correspondence, 1746-1757
Series 2: Government Documents, NJ/NY Border Disputes, 1685-1784
Series 3: Government Documents, East and West Jersey Border Disputes, 1663-1784
Series 4: Government Documents, New Jersey Riots, 1745-1755
Series 5: Town Records, 1666-1745
Series 6: Printed Documents, 1745-1757
Series 7: Various Documents, 1709-1850
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 Guide to the Ferdinand John Paris (fl. 1734-1759) Papers1686-1850MG 244The New Jersey Historical Society
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Newark, New Jersey 07102
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The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher
Inventory prepared by James Lewis, August 2001, 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. November 2003. 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: |
Paris, Ferdinand John, fl. 1734-1759. |
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Title: |
Ferdinand John Paris (fl. 1734-1759)
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Dates: |
1686-1850 |
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Abstract: |
The papers consist mostly of letters, receipts and other documents belonging to London based lawyer Ferdinand John Paris and pertaining to border disputes in colonial New Jersey. |
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Quantity: |
2.1 linear ft. (16 folders) |
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Collection Number: |
MG 244 |
Biographical Note
Ferdinand John Paris was an influential London lawyer who was appointed by the East Jersey Proprietors to be their agent with the British government. The East Jersey Proprietors needed someone to represent their cause, the delineation of the borders between East and West Jersey and New Jersey and New York The lack of a clear-cut border between the two colonies and the two Jerseys had led to numerous violent incidents. The Proprietors also fueled their residents’ anger through their quitrents and making the smaller landowners pay for their property more than once thus leading the residents to riot between 1745 and 1754.
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Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of correspondence; Voters Assembly notes; newspaper articles; government reports and acts; and indentures and deeds, with dates from 1686-1850.
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Arrangement
This collection is organized into six series:
Series 1: Correspondence, 1746-1757
Series 2: Government Documents, NJ/NY Border Disputes, 1685-1784
Series 3: Governement Documents, East and West Jersey Border Disputes, 1663-1784
Series 4: Governement Documents, NJ Riots, 1745-1755
Series 5: Town Records, 1666-1745
Series 6: Printed Materials, 1745-1757
Series 7: Series 7: Various Documents, 1709-1850
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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, and forms documented in this collection. |
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Subject Names: |
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Morris, Robert Hunter, 1713-1764 |
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Van Arsdale, Elias. |
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Subject Topics: |
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Border disputes–New Jersey. |
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Lawyers–New Jersey. |
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Right of property–New Jersey. |
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Riots–New Jersey. |
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Subject Places: |
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Elizabeth (N.J.). |
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Great Britain–Colonies–Administration. |
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Newark (N.J.) |
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New Jersey. |
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New York (State). |
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Piscataway (N.J.) |
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Document Types: |
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Clippings. |
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Deeds. |
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Indentures. |
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Legal documents. |
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Letters (correspondence) |
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Minutes |
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Notes. |
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Related Material
Manuscript Group 17, Robert Hunter Morris (ca. 1700-1764) Papers, 1726-1770
Manuscript Group 210, Surveyors’ Journals Collection, 1715-1743
Manuscript Group 258, John Lawrence (1709-1794) Papers, 1719-1857
Manuscript Group 409, Stevens Family Papers, 1663-1959
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 244, Ferdinand John Paris (fl. 1734-1759)
Papers, The New Jersey Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
This collection was the gift of Miss Rutherford in 1860.
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Bibliography
William A. Whitehead (ed.) Proceedings of the Council of New Jersey, March 19th, 1747. Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. VI. : 424-425 (Newark, NJ: Daily Advertiser Printing House, 1882).
Thomas L. Purvis. Disaffection along the Millstone: The Petition of Dollens Hegeman and Anti-Proprietary Sentiment in Eighteenth Century New Jersey.New Jersey History, Vol. 101 (3/4): 60-82
Steven G. Greirert The Earl of Halifax and the Land Riots in New Jersey 1748-1753. Vol. 9, (3/4): 13-31.
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Series Descriptions and Container List
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Series 1: Correspondence, 1746-1757
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Scope and Content:
This series consists mainly of correspondence between the leader of the East Jersey Proprietors, James Alexander (1691-1756) and their agent in London, Ferdinand John Paris. These letters discuss the Board of Trade of the British government’s receipt of the proprietors’ complaints and proposals regarding the dividing line and the riots. There is also a number of letters exchanged between the Chief Justice of East Jersey, Robert Hunter Morris (c.1713-1764) and Ferdinand John Paris. There are also letters regarding the border disputes and the riots to the Governor of New Jersey, Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757) and the Lieutenant-Governor of New York James Delancey (1703-1760).
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Letters to James Alexander |
1746-1749 |
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2 |
Letters from James Alexander |
1746-1748 |
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3 |
Letters from James Alexander |
1749-1751 |
| 1 |
4 |
Correspondence with William Alexander |
1755-1758 |
| 1 |
5 |
Letters to Governor Jonathan Belcher |
1754-1757 |
| 1 |
6 |
Letters to Lt.-Governor James Delancey |
1754-1755 |
| 1 |
7 |
Letters to Robert H. Morris |
1749-1754 |
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8 |
Letters from Robert H. Morris |
1752-1754 |
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9 |
Letters to John Pownall |
1749-1757 |
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10 |
Letters from John Pownall |
1753-1757 |
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11 |
Correspondence from A-Z |
1745-1755 |
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12 |
Letters re: Newark Riots |
1745-1748 |
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13 |
Letters re: New Jersey Riots |
1748-1749 |
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Title |
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1 |
Correspondence with Whitehall |
1746-1757 |
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Series 2: Government Documents, NJ/NY Border Disputes, 1685-1784
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Scope and Content:
New Jersey Proprietors acts and notes are also contained in this collection. The acts and notes are from both the West and East Jersey Proprietors date from 1687-1774. These documents discuss the border dispute and how the proprietors would like to handle the rioters. The British government’s replies to the Proprietors’ notes and requests are also contained in this series.
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New Jersey Proprietors’ Memoranda to Lords of Trade |
1701-1757 |
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New Jersey Line A – New York Evidences |
1685-1747 |
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New Jersey Line B – New Jersey Evidences |
1719, 1784 |
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Government Acts re: NJ/NY Border |
1747-1748 |
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Government Acts and Reports re: NJ/NY Border |
1753-1754 |
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Objections and Petitions to NJ/NY Border Proposals |
n.d. |
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2 |
City of New York Council Court Documents |
1754, 1769 |
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English Court Hearings re: Colonial Borders |
1717-1730 |
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Series 3: Government Documents, East and West Jersey Border Disputes, 1663-1784
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Scope and Content:
New Jersey Proprietors acts and notes are also contained in this collection. The acts and notes are from both the West and East Jersey Proprietors date from 1687-1774. These documents discuss the border dispute and how the proprietors would like to handle the rioters. The British government’s replies to the Proprietors’ notes and requests are also contained in this series.
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Line between East & West Jersey -“4 Original Documents” |
1663-1748 |
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Original Documents referring to the running of the line between E. and W. Jersey |
1686-1688 |
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New Jersey Line C Private Papers |
1686-1753 |
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New Jersey Proprietors Acts and Notes |
1743-1754 |
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East Jersey Proprietors Acts and Notes |
1754-1757 |
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West Jersey Proprietors Memoranda |
1687-1774 |
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East and West Jersey Proprietors Memoranda |
1767-1784 |
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Series 4: Government Documents, New Jersey Riots, 1745-1755
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Scope and Content:
New Jersey Proprietors acts and notes are also contained in this collection. The acts and notes are from both the West and East Jersey Proprietors date from 1687-1774. These documents discuss the border dispute and how the proprietors would like to handle the rioters. The British government’s replies to the Proprietors’ notes and requests are also contained in this series.
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Copy Notes for the Council of Proprietors |
1745-1750 |
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New Jersey Council Minutes |
1749-1750 |
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British Government Report |
1750 |
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Petitions to the British Council |
1749-1752 |
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Petitions to the British Council |
1751-1755 |
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Bound Materials re: Riots |
1745-1748 |
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Bound Materials re: Riots |
1747-1748 |
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2 |
Bound Materials re: Riots |
1748-1749 |
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Series 5: Town Records, 1666-1745
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Scope and Content:
This series contains Voters Assembly notes and newspaper articles from the New York Weekly Post Boy, which discuss the riots in Elizabethtown, New Jersey and the dividing line between East and West Jersey.
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Elizabethtown Indentures, Deeds, Town Records |
1666-1745 |
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Extracts from Elizabethtown and Piscataway Records |
1741 |
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5 |
Extracts from Elizabethtown and Piscataway Records |
1741 |
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Series 6: Printed Documents, 1745-1757
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Scope and Content:
This series consists of bound and printed materials.
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Date |
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6 |
Bound Printed Materials |
1745-1748 |
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7 |
Printed Materials |
1745-1757 |
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8 |
D Jersey Line – Sunday papers stitched together |
1755 |
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Series 7: Various Documents, 1709-1850
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Scope and Content:
This series consists of Elias Van Arsdale’s papers with dates from 1751-1850. These papers include legal records with Van Arsdale’s signature and indentures and deeds that Van Arsdale witnessed. There is also New York legal records with dates from 1709 and 1719-1720. These records refer to land purchases. This series concludes with an index prepared for the Paris papers.
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Elias Van Arsdale Papers |
1751-1850 |
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New York Legal Records |
1709, 1719-1720 |
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Index to Paris Records |
n.d. |
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