Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society

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Ns8 -if^^J^y>d,;i^^ PROCEEDINGS NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOL. IV. 1849--1850. NEWARK, N. J.: PllINTED AT 01'THE OFFICE THE NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER. 1850. •..««•> ^-.S •>V '»tv \ CONTENTS. PAOK. -. 1819, 1of Meeting at Newark, May 17,FEEDINGS 19Lewis Morris, by Rev. Robert Davidson, D. D., - ->Iemoir of Governor 33Burlington County, 170'J.Census of Northampton, and Attorneys of Salem County,Judges, Clerlvs, Sheriffs, SurrogatesList of 37settlement,from the Chief Proprietor of Salem Tenth, by Robert G.itfemoir of John Fenwicke, ' 53Johnson, • Hall, describing the Trial of JohnLetters from William Strahan to David 90Wilkes, September, 1849, 101.EEDiNGS of Meeting at FreefeoZi, East West Jersey in - - 118of Religion in the Provinces of and 1700,jtate -of Monmouth Court House, by Charles King, Esq., - -125'he Battle Smith to Elias Boudinot, - - - - • 122 Majority of the JOS. P. BKADLEV, $ Committee." " Burlington, 1846."May 7, 6 irom Newark to Paulus Hook, sun'ejed under the direction of the Commissioners for erecting bridges over the Hackensack and Passaic ;Rivers —and read an extract from Rochefoucault's travels, in which he states that the causeway between the bridges was so narrow, that vehicles could not pass each other, and that persons on horseback even were incommoded. This statement was pronounced by the Peesident to be incorrect.

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Ns8-if^^J^y>d,;i^^
PROCEEDINGS
NEW JERSEY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
VOL. IV.
1849--1850.
NEWARK, N. J.:
PllINTED AT 01'THE OFFICE THE NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER.
1850.•..««•> ^-.S •>V
'»tv \CONTENTS.
PAOK.
-. 1819, 1of Meeting at Newark, May 17,FEEDINGS
19Lewis Morris, by Rev. Robert Davidson, D. D., - ->Iemoir of Governor
33Burlington County, 170'J.Census of Northampton,
and Attorneys of Salem County,Judges, Clerlvs, Sheriffs, SurrogatesList of
37settlement,from the
Chief Proprietor of Salem Tenth, by Robert G.itfemoir of John Fenwicke,
' 53Johnson, •
Hall, describing the Trial of JohnLetters from William Strahan to David
90Wilkes,
September, 1849, 101.EEDiNGS of Meeting at FreefeoZi,
East West Jersey in - - 118of Religion in the Provinces of and 1700,jtate
-of Monmouth Court House, by Charles King, Esq., - -125'he Battle
Smith to Elias Boudinot, - - - - • 122<etters from Wm. Peartree
1850, 143of Meeting at Trmton, January 17,Proceedings
Sussex County,from Rev. Uzal Ogden, Missionary to July 1771, - 152Letter
from Dame Elizabeth Carteret, to the Twelve Proprietors,Lease for a year
-- 156for East Jersey,
- 159The Aborigines of New Jersey, by Archer GifTord, Esq., - - -
200Index,
ERRATA
Scylhians.for Syrians readpage, 25th line,On 168th
Diximus.*, for Deximus read173d page in noteOn
read Mystery.in 3d line, for Influence178lh pageOn
Minnisirik.Minnisutli read184, 8th line, forOn ragePROCEEDII&S
NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Vol. IV. 1849. No.].
Newark, May IWi, 1849.
In accordance with the By-Laws, the Society met at 12 o'clocii in
their room in the Library Building. The President, Hon. Joseph C.
membersHoRNBLOWEK, on taking the Chair, congratulated the on
their being permitted at last to assemble in their own commodious
and well arranged apartment. The Society now not only had a
name, but so far as its library and cabinets were concerned, a locality
morealso ; and he doubted not that the time would come when even
enlarged accommodations would be required.
He also took occasion to present in the name of Madame Van
"Polanen, Van Bridgeport,Doornick, of Conn., Notices of the Life
^nd Character of Roger Gerard Van Polanen," one Ministerat time
to the United States accompanying
: the presentation with some re-
marks relative to the familj' of the donor, who was reared on the
banks of the Passaic, Belleville.at
After the minutes last meetingof the were read and approved, the
Corresponding Secretary repoited upon the correspondence of tlie
Society and laid upon the table letters from Rev. Dr. Spragur, of
Albany, Dr. A. L. Elwyn and Wm, B. Reed, PhiladelphiaEsq. of
in acknowledgment of their election honorary members; fromas
Edward Armstrong, Philadelphia, an intendedEsq., of in relation to
publication of a Family Genealogical History from Mr. S. V. Smith,
;
Librarian of the Penn. Hist. with fac-simile of a very ancientSoc, a
map of a frompart of New Jersey di-awn by him for the Society ;
I;
S. Alofsen and Mr. F. H. Wolcott,Col. Robert G. Johnson, Mr.
Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.with donations ; from the
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,the Historical Societies of
Georgia, and the American Philosophi-New York, Pennsylvania and
receipt of the Society's publications,Society, acknowledging thecal
stating that the death of a
; from Rev. G. W. Bkthune, D. D.,&c.
present with the Society, as wasnear relative would prevent his being
State in reference toexpected and from various individuals in the
;
Society's affairs.the
Mapj;) Rari-The Map transmitted by Mr. Smith is entitled "A of
Boundbrook,ion River, Milstone Ricer, South River, Raway River,
thereupon also thoseGreenbrook and Cedarbrook, uith the planiafions :
River, Stciming River,Chinquarora, Wickatonk, the heads Hopofof
River."Manasquam River, likewise appends some on Hackingsackand
upon whichSecretary pronounced it a valuable relic, the surveysThe
was based having been made about 1685 by John Reid, who wasit
gardenersent over by the Scotch Proprietors in 1683. He had been
from him to friendthe Lord Advocate of Scotland, and a letter ato
"Edinburgh is given in Scot's Model." He acted for several yearsin
to the Surveyor General.as Deputy
receivedLibrarian announced the donations since the lastThe
and reported that since the organization of the Society inmeeting,
nearly six hundred volumes had been presented to it, and1845,
nine hundred and fifty manuscripts, originals and copies.more than
of volumes now in the Library was about one thousand,The number
pamphlets, which had been classified and arranged for bind-and the
add more than fifty to that number. Preparations for a fulling, would
had been completed.catalogue
presented a report of his receipts and expenditures,The Treasurer
in the Treasury of $214.75.showing a balance
from the Special Committee appointed to urgeMr. Whitehead,
Legislature the propriety of adopting immediate measuresupon the
from England copies of the missing Minutes of the Pro-to procure
and Assembly and an Analytical Index to the Colonialvincial Council
: memorializedknown to exist there—reported that theyDocuments,
Society,in conformity with the directions of the andthe Legislature,
committees of the two Houses, were per-through the courtesy of the
and a large number of themitted to appear in person before them,