Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society

New Jersey Historical Society

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_4JL_^_^j^iClass Book s??:^^ DEPOSITBMITHSONMAN : ^ PROCEEDINGS E YN K \V J E R S SOCIETY,HISTORICAL SECOND SERIES. VOL. III. 1872—1874 N . J .NEWARK, AT THK DAILY ADVEKTISKli OFFICE.PIUNTKD 1 874. ti,(iM: ¥kble of dor\tei)t>to New Jersc}-, Pennsylvania and Ohio in 1873, 98Proceedings at Newark, May 15th, with the Sociely by Mrs Char-List of Original Documents deposited 110lotte Ruthcrfurd, lir>Campliold, durinj^T^. " "Page G4, for Rev. J. S. Tiittlc read Rev. J. F. Tnttle. " "G4, line 14. for " 1800-71 read 1870-71. " " "line for Oallender read CnleniJar.64, 25, " " "r>7, line 14, for Clevical read Cervical. " "1872"for read 181?,.72, " 1?.7, for "Vol. TV" read Vol. III. " " "149, for May 1 read January \5th. " I r, for "May 20th" read is ol" tlie hist meeting, which were read and approved. made aMk. ~\V"ii.lia.\i a. Wiiitkhkad, Corresponding Secretary, report of the correspondence of the Society since January, and presented letters of acceptance from a number of gentlemen elected to resident G. Bergen, ofmembership; and from the Hon. Tennis Long Island, N. V., and tlie Rev. William Stevens Perry, D.l)., acknowledging their election as Honorary Mcnilters. The Historical Socieli ("ommiltcc on Xominations reported favorably upon a number of gentlemen proposed for membership at the last meeting, who were thereupon duly elected ; and new nominations were received. (Communications to the .

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7, line 14, for Clevical read Cervical. " "1872"for read 181?,.72, " 1?.7, for "Vol. TV" read Vol. III. " " "149, for May 1 read January \5th. " I r, for "May 20th" read is ol" tlie hist meeting, which were read and approved. made aMk. ~\V"ii.lia.\i a. Wiiitkhkad, Corresponding Secretary, report of the correspondence of the Society since January, and presented letters of acceptance from a number of gentlemen elected to resident G. Bergen, ofmembership; and from the Hon. Tennis Long Island, N. V., and tlie Rev. William Stevens Perry, D.l)., acknowledging their election as Honorary Mcnilters. The Historical Socieli ("ommiltcc on Xominations reported favorably upon a number of gentlemen proposed for membership at the last meeting, who were thereupon duly elected ; and new nominations were received. (Communications to the ." />

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DEPOSITBMITHSONMAN:
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PROCEEDINGS
E YN K \V J E R S
SOCIETY,HISTORICAL
SECOND SERIES.
VOL. III.
1872—1874
N . J .NEWARK,
AT THK DAILY ADVEKTISKli OFFICE.PIUNTKD
1 874.
ti,(iM:¥kble of dor\tei)t><.
PAOK
1Newark, May IGtli, 187 2,Proceedings at
Monmouth Coiiuty during the Provincial Era— Hon. Joel Parker. 15by
. 49at Trenton, January ICth, 1873, . - .
Charles Mogill, - GlOld Fort or Block House at Trenton— Mr.by
Oiitlcr. LL.D., referrin;^:Pajssage from the Journals of Rev. Manasseh
1787-8. - - T-'>to New Jersc}-, Pennsylvania and Ohio in
1873, 98Proceedings at Newark, May 15th,
with the Sociely by Mrs Char-List of Original Documents deposited
110lotte Ruthcrfurd,
lir>Campliold, durin<^ Sullivan's Expedition, 1779,Diary of Dr. Jabez
January 15th, 1874, - - - - 137Proceedings at Trenton,
1012 1st. 1874. at Newark, May
Extent and Condition of tlie Records of Bergen County,Report on the
174by William Nelson.
Stockton to John Rutherfurd, Senators fromLetters from Richard
1811798.New Jersey in
191Index,EI^K>j^T^.
" "Page G4, for Rev. J. S. Tiittlc read Rev. J. F. Tnttle.
" "G4, line 14. for " 1800-71 read 1870-71.
" " "line for Oallender read CnleniJar.64, 25,
" " "r>7, line 14, for Clevical read Cervical.
" "1872"for read 181?,.72,
"
1?.7, for "Vol. TV" read Vol. III.
" " "149, for May 1 read January \5th.
"
I r, for "May 20th" read i<in)r''21.s<.I,
' "
170, for "S. P. Crayon read J. T. Crayon.'y-'/)•
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
clu ^0cid2.JistflriciilItrscg
SKCONID SKRIES
Vol. No. 1III. 1872.
Newark, May 16th, 1872.
Tn accordance with llic By-Laws, the Society met in tlieir rooms
at 12 M.
The President, the Rkv. RAV.A.rn K. RitofiKus, I). I)., look the
D.D..chair. The second Vice-President, Rkv. Samiki. M. IIamii.k,
was also present.
ViM. David A. IIavks, the Recording Secretary, presented the
iiiiniit(>s ol" tlie hist meeting, which were read and approved.
made aMk. ~\V"ii.lia.\i a. Wiiitkhkad, Corresponding Secretary,
report of the correspondence of the Society since January, and
presented letters of acceptance from a number of gentlemen elected
to resident G. Bergen, ofmembership; and from the Hon. Tennis
Long Island, N. V., and tlie Rev. William Stevens Perry, D.l).,
acknowledging their election as Honorary Mcnilters. The Historical
Socieli<'S of Maine, New Massacliu.setts. Rhode Island,Hampshire.
Connecticut, New Haven Colony, New ^'ork, Pennsylvania, Mary-
land, Georgia, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, the Essex Massa-
chusetts Institute, New England Historic (Genealogical Society,and
Smithsonian Institute, and New Jersey State Librarian, acknowledged
the receipt of the Society's the superin-recent publications. From
tendents of the Coast Survey the Rev. C. D. Bradlee, of Boston
;
;
and the Mercantile Library Association; Mr. William Vanderpool,
of Newark, and Mr. William Nelson, of Paterson, were letters-' MKKTI.N'fr IN N'KWARK.
accoiiipaiiyiii^tr donations to tlio library : from Adjutant (Jenoral
Strvkor, of Trenton, torelative the publication of his roster of New
Jersey troops ; from Charles Whittlesey, President of the Western
Reserve Historical Societ}', enquiring for information relating to Col.
John Bradstroet's expedition, in October, 1764; from the Mr. Wm.
J. Bruce, of Pittston, Pa., relative to the time, place and manner of
the announcement of the Declaration of Independence at Morris-
town, Xew Jersey fmni llampsliire,
; the State Librarian of Xew
proposing an exchange of books other persons having
; and from
reference to the operations of the Societ}-.
The Secretary stated that, to the communications of Messrs. Whit-
tlesey Bruce,and he had been unable to return any satisfactory
answers, there being no information referred to inon the subjects
the library of the Society. He also submitted to the Society a
" Certified copy of a Supplement to an Act, entitled an Act for the
better preservation of the early Jersey,"records of the State of New
passed by the Legislature at the last session, at the instance, and
through the influence of the Hon. Nathaniel Niles, Speaker of the
House of Assembly.
Mr. Sa.muki. H. Coxgar his report of donations re-submitted
ceived for the library sinct- January, which will be found on a
subsequent page.
The Treasurer, Col. Robkrt S. Sword-s, reported a balance in
the treasury of $706.63.
Dr. Pknxixotox, from reportedthe Committee on Publications,
the issue since the last nieeting of another number of the "Proceed-
ings," which completed, in print, all the transactions of the Society
to "the present time. The seventh volume of the Collections" con
taining Judge Elmer's New Jersey Reminiscences, had also been
published since January and int-t willihad a very satisfactory recep-
(tion from the public. Tlic 'onunittee renewed pre-the suggestion,
viously made, that the members unsupplied with full of tliesets
Society's publications should secure them without delay, as but few
copies were lefl of some of thi- vuliniies.
Mr. Dkxni.s presented the Library,report of the Committee on the
congratulating the members on the growth of that necessary adjunct