Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society

New Jersey Historical Society

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131PROCEEDINGS
OF TflE
NEW JERSEY
SOCIETY,HISTORICAL
VOL. YIII.
1856-—1859.
X.NEWARK, J.:
DAILY ADVEKTISEK OFFICE.PRINTED AT THE
1&59.COISTTEISTTS.
PAGE.
Proceedings of Meeting at Trenton, January 17, 1856, - . - . 1
Drawings and Papers of Robert Fulton in the possession of the Society, 4:
the EstablishmentAccount of at Morristown of the first Academy, Li-
Printing ---------14:brary, and Press,
OCEEDIKGS of Meeting at Xewarl', May - « - - - 8S15, 1856,
Supplement to the Act of Incorporation, ------ §3
33*OCEEDINGS of Meeting at c7«/-5(?^ Ci^y, September 25, 1856, - - -
Extracts from Manuscripts of Samuel Smith, - - - - 40,* 12S
OCEEDINGS of Meeting at Trenton, January 15, 1857, « - . - 4;)
-----)CEEDixGS of Meeting at NewarJc, May 21, 1857, 59
Regiments in Revolution, - -Field and Staff Officers New Jersey 65
Chief-Justice in 1759Appointment of Nathaniel Jones as —by W. A.
Whitehead, 70
Journal of Capt. David Ford, during the Expedition into Pennsylvania
in 1794, 75
Meeting at Trenton, -----Proceedings of January 21, 1858, 89
Proposals of Colonel Mawhood to the Militia of Salem County in 1773,
and Answer of Colonel Hand, --------93
Female Suffrage in New Jersey— W. A. Whitehead, - - - 101by
Brief History of the Boundary Disputes between New York and New.....-»Jersey— Hon. James Parker, 106by
Staten Island .----..-part of New Jersey, lOD
Proceedings of Meeting at Xewarh, May . . , - -20, 1S5S, 114
Extract from Journal of Lieut. Isaac Bangs, •----. 120
Proceedings of Meeting at Trenton, January - - - - .20, 1859, I33 of at KeivarTc, May 19, 1859, - . - . « 149
The Circumstances leading to the Establishment in 1769 of the Northern
Boundary Line between New Jersey and New York— W. A.by White-
head, - 157
Index 187E lin -A-T -A. ,
"and elsewhere, for C. C. Havens" read Raven.Page 36, G. C.
"" 39, Line 3, for Committee" read Commissioner.
«' Line 3-t, for "Miss" read Mrs.39,
" " 41"for 41 deg. read 41 cleg. 40.lo;, Line 24,
*' 120, Line 3 from bottom, insert to after "referred.":
PROCEEDINGS
Vol. VIII. 1S56. NaT.
Trenton, January 17t7i, 1856.
members convened to-day, in this city,In accordance with the By Laws, the
William P. Robeson, of Belvidere, was called toat 11^ o'clock. The Hon.
the Chair.
minutes of the last meeting, Mr. "Whitehead,After the reading of the the
laid before the Society various letters receivedCorresponding Secretary,
amongthem being communications from the Historical Soci-since May last;
Wisconsin, Iowa and Pennsylvania, referring to exchanges of publi-eties of
Mr. F. B. Hough, of the New York State CensusDepartment,cations from
;
of rare manuscripts referring to New Jersey frompromising some copies ;
York, acknowledging his election as a corres-Mr. Israel Russell, of New
transmitting a donation of pamphlets and interestingponding member, and
records relating to the establishment of the first Academy, Pub-manuscript
lic Library and Printing Press in Morristown from the Department of State
;
and Smithsonian Institution, forwarding donations for the Library ; from
in answer inquiries the last meet-Hon. Lewis Condict, of Morristown, to at
" Horse-head" copper coinage, and from other gentlemening relative to the
operations.in relation to the Society's
the items of information communicated by Dr. Condict inIn addition to
the old "Horse-heads," Mr. W. read a communication from Mr.reference to
Bushnell, of New York, to the Newark Daily Advertiser, em-Charles J.
bodying much not generally known respecting that coinage. These com-
munications were referred to the Committee on Publications.
then presented asThe Annual Report of the Executive Committee was
follows
respect-The Executive Committee of theNew Jersey Historical Society2 MEETING IN TKENTON.
Tenthfully present their Annual Report, with no less flattering prospects of
prosperitythe usefulness and of their Institution, than at any previous an-
niversary.
many have passedAlthough away, who were among its original founders,
contributedor have since to its prosperity, and while, from the nature of our
we cannot relyAssociation, on general patronage, it has been steadily ad-
in manner that justifiesvancing a all the expectations and hopes we have
respecting it; indeed, ifentertained no greater acquisitions should be made
which now fill the depository, therethan those would be a continual source
reference for an accurate and important knowledgeof valuable of events in
relating, not only to the historypast times, of New Jersey, but that of
States.many other
system that has been adopted forinterchange ofbooks and documentsThe
societies in the United States, atTords a constant supply of theirwith similar
transactions. As will be seen by the Report of our Librarian, therecurrant
dimunition of this interchange, but rather such an increase ofhas been no
as to require additional accommodations, in the Society's room,contributions
been made. A subject of considerable moment should engagewhich have
of the Society, which has been adverted to in the Librarian'sattentionthe
is not of less interest than the accommodation of books, itReport, which
of binding the great variety of pamphlets, maps and printedis the means
which have been collected in large quantities,—these are of greatdocuments,
the historian, and man of business, butto the antiquarian, for want ofvalue
consultation are lumbering the shelves of the Library.state fora proper
state of our funds, exhibiting only a balance in the trea-In the present
hundred and eighty two dollarsand thirty-eight cents S8),ofone ($182sury,
impracticable to adopt several measures of great utility. Thewould beit
Society is invited to the adoption ofsome means to increaseattention ofthe
on the partgreat remissness existing ofmembers in paying theirits funds,
annual dues.
vital consequence, required that the Depos-whichwere deemed ofMatters
Eastern section of New Jersey, and liberalbe located in theitory should
on that condition, for the erection of a suitablecontributions were expected
permanent security of property, in books, papers and valua-for thebuilding
expectationshave been, to some extent, realized. Asdonations. Theseble
procured in central position in Newark, at thestated, a lot was aheretofore
principally from that city, which have beenof by subscriptionscost $2,500,
have been added, but as alarge appropriation willotherpaid ;
purpose, its progress is slow. It is hoped that the in-be necessarj^ for that
of such a work, will be suflBcient encoui-agement forcreasing importance
advancementmeans to finish it. It must be evident, that the ofraising the
unanimity of its members,must and should depend on thethe Society
geographical limits, or to the location of its depository,regard to anywithout
population in our State, and near towhich isnow in the midst of the largest
there exist so much ofMetropohs. In no part of the Union doesthe great