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ships desire may be made and returned to them with all convenient speed, in Order to such further proceedings as shall be found necessary for the settling of that Province in a due form of Government. I am &

Whitehall

November the 14th 1701

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Names of Persons proposed for Governor and Council of New Jersey by the Proprietors of West Jersey.

[From P. R. O. B. T. Proprieties, Vol. 6, G 45.]

Names of persons proposed by Sir Tho: Lane and other props of West New Jersey for Gov! and Council of Nova Caesaria.

Names of Councellours.

And Govern'.

Coll Andrew Hamilton; Esq': Govern'

E. N. J. 1 Lewis Morris

E. N. J.

E. N. J.

E. N. J.

2 Edward Hunloke

3 Andrew Bowne
4 Samuell Jennings
5 Thomas Revell
6 Francis Davenport
7 William Pinhorne
8 Samuel Leonard
9 George Deacon

E. N. J. 10 Samuell Walker

11 Daniell Leeds

E. N. J. 12 William Sandford

Councellors

The names having E. N. J. attached, from East Jersey, the others, from

West Jersey.-ED."

Names of Persons proposed by the Proprietors of East New Jersey to be Governor and Council of New Jersey.

[From S. P. O. B. T. Proprieties, Vol. 6, No. G. 23.]

NAMES OF PERSONS proposed by M Dockwra and other props of East New Jersey for Gov and Council of Nova Caesaria.

THE PROPRIETORS OF THE PROVINCE of East-NewJersey in America, In Obedience to yo! Lops Directions, Doe humbly p'sent the following List of Persons, together with their respective Character and quallifications. For Governor and Councill of the intended Province, to be call'd Nova Caesaria, or New-Jersie.

FOR GOVERNOR

Andrew Bowne Esq' present Governor of East-NewJersie, a man of Probity, much esteem'd in the Province, of Unblemisht Reputation and intirily affected to His Majties person & Governm

OR

Major Richard Ingoldesby well known to have Signallized himself by many good services to His Country and in the year 1688 came over from Holland wth His Majte was then honored with the first Commission for Major, and served in Coll? Tolmash his Regiment, afterward in Ireland wth exemplary courage & conduct before Carick-fergus & maintaining that notable pass of the Newry, and since went abroad to His Majties Collony of New-York, being well acquainted with the Countryes in that Neighbourhood. And on the death

of Governor Slaughten com'anded in Chief in that
Province to the generall satisfaction of y Inhabitants
for which he has ample & authentick Testimonialls.
And particularly is recommended to the West-Jersey-
Society as well as to ye Proprieto of East-Jersey, by
His Grace the Duke of Ormond, to be presented to yo!
LOPPS to Report the said Majors Character & merrits to
His Majesty in hopes of His Grace & ffavour to ap-
point him His Majes Governor of Nova Caesaria or
New-Jersie.

For Members of the Councill for
East-Jersey Divission We present.

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The six Persons abovementioned To the best of our knowledge or information are the most fitt to be presented to yo! LOPP for members of the Councill to His Maj Govern

WillDockwra, Thor: Barker

Clendi Plumswige
Peter Sonmans

Secretary Popple to Attorney General Northey, asking him to consult with the Lords of Trade upon the Surrender of the Governments of East & West Jersey.

[From P. R. O. B. T., Proprieties, Vol. 27, p. 317.]

To Edward Northey Esq her Majestys Attorney Generall.

Sir.

The Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations having under Consideration by Reference from the Late Lords Justices, some Proposalls made by the Proprietors of East & West New Jersey in America relating to the Surrender of thelr pretended Right to the Government of that Country, Their Lordships desire you would please to call in at their Board on Thursday or Friday morning next (which may best suit with your Conveniency) about Ten of the Clock; In order to advise with them about the Methods in which that Surrender may most fitly be made.

W: P.

Whitehall

December: 9th 1701.

Objections to the appointment of Andrew Hamilton as Governor of New Jersey, presented by William Dockwra.

[From P. R. O. B. T. Proprieties, Vol. 6. G 48.]

Paper of Objections against Coll: Hamiltons being made Governour of New Jersey, presented to the Board by Mr Dockwra &c. Dec 16th 1701 The Following Account of Coll: Hamilton & his Proceedings whilst Govern: & Agent in the Provinces

of East and West Jersey, is humbly Presented to your L'dpps.

In the year 1687 Coll Hamilton had a Commission sent from y Committee [by the] Proprietors of East Jersey under the Province Seale in London, By which he was obliged to follow Such orders and Instructions as he should receive from the said Councill of Proprietors in London.

In his Administration under this Commission Instructions and orders were sent from time to time. which he was required to put in Execution, But directly contrary to the same, in Breach of the Trust reposed in him, to the great Loss and Dishonour of the Proprietors.

After many Letters of complaint from the Proprietors, he took shipping [for] England. But in his Passage hither was taken by the French, and as [ . . ] the Proprietors lost all the coppies of those Books and papers which he pretended would have put him in a capacity of giving a better accounte of his Administration and of excuseing himselfe; This Insinuation joyn'd to the Fair promises of [. . . ] better Administration at his Return to Jersey, and that he would give [ . ] satisfaction for his former offences, and the Pitty the Proprietors had of his misfortunes Prevailed with the Proprietors to grant him a new Commission in the year 1692.

Under these [this?] Commission He had repeated orders and Instructions, But notwithstanding all his Promises and the continued Importunity of yo Prop[rietors] to have an account of his Former proceedings: He persisted in the [discharge?] of his duty not observing any of their orders, and to this day have never given an account of any One years Transactions in the Province.

The Proprietors of East Jersey Provoked by such

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