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the greatest part of the Proprietors of the Province of Nova Caesarea or New Jersey in America relating to a Governour to be appointed by Her Matle for that Province, and humbly proposing Collonell Andrews Hamilton as a fitt Person, It is ordered by Her Matie in Council, that it be, as is hereby referred to the Lords Comms of Trade and Plantations to examine the Allegations of the said Petic'on, a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed, and to Report to the Board as soon as may be a true State of the matter of fact therein sett forth, with their Opinion upon the whole matter.

TO THE QUEENS MOST EXCELLENT MATY

THE HUMBLE PETITION of the greatest part of the Proprietors of the Province of Nova Caesaria or New Jersey in America.

Humbly Sheweth.

That whereas your Matys Pets the Proprietors of the Province of Nova Caesaria or New Jersey in America, have Surrendered unto your Ma" all their Rights and Pretences to the Government of that Province, praying withall that they might have the Naming of the first Governor, to be Commissionated by Your Majesty Governor over that Collony.

Collo: Andrew Hamilton the Present Governour thereof (whose Administration for severall years past, has been to the Generall sattisfaction of the Inhabitants, and of Your Matys Pet's who Employed him, and who on severall occasions, during the late War with France, Influenc't, The Assembly of East Jersey, to raise Men and Money, for the Defence of the Frontiers, of your Ma' Province of New York) Is by us most humbly recommended unto your Matys Grace and Favor, and we pray that your Majesty would be Graciously pleased to Commissionate Collo: Andrew

Hamilton, Governour over the aforesaid Province of Nova Caesaria, or New Jersey in America.

And your Mat Pet's as in duty bound shall ever pray.

Joseph Ormston

Gilb! Molleson proxie Fra: Michel
for Robert Barclay Jo: Bennett

Jos: Ormston as rep-
resentative of ye Tho: Hart
Deceased Francis John Jurin
Hancock, and Benj: Nelson
Proxie for Edward William Snelling

Anthill and George Robert Ford
Willcocks

L. Morris

Richard Harrison

Joseph Wildigos Ex of Paul Darby dece'd

John Booker

Tho: Lane

Paul Docminique

Richard Greenaway Tho: Skinner

ffor all the Propri- John Hollis etors Residing in Jos: Collyer

East Jersey

Isaac Cocks [Cox?]
Tho: Bromfeild

F's. Paunceford

Ben [Levy]

John Davis

Pr. Honblon
James Boddington

John Whiting
Gilbert Molleson

Thomas Allen

Philip Wrightman
Tho: Miller

Tho: Morice

Charles Michel

Peter Hudson
Peter de Lannoy

Tho: [Barker]
Ben Steele

Hannah Howard

E. Richier

Michael Watts

Obadiah Burnett

Jn Bridges
Rob' Michel

John Wilcocks

Jos: Brooksbanke

: Minshull

Eben Jones

Jn: Norton

Hen: Adderly for
Rich Haswell

Memorial from Wm. Dockwra and Peter Sonmans to the Lords of Trade, transmitting objections to Andrew Hamilton as Governor of New Jersey.

[From P. R. O. B. T. Proprieties, Vol. 6, I. 38.]

Mem! Mr Dockwra & Mr Sonmans containing Objections agst Coll AndrTM Hamilton's being Gov of ye Jerseys.

OBJECTIONS AGAINST ANDREW HAMILTON ESQR May it please Your Lordships.

That her Matle in Councill may not be Surprized by

the Artifices of M: Penn and some persons, of the West Jersey Society, so as to Nominate Andrew Hamilton to be Governour of the Province of New Jersey; Wee presume to informe Your Lordships that he hath been severall times Complained of in his late Maties Raigne on the severall heads following, Viz

1st As the Incendiary of the Provinces of the then East and West Jerseys, by haveing Sett up a Quaker and Factious party to the great disturbance of the Peace of those provinces, and opposition to the true Loyall English Intrest, and for his Zeale to the Quakers is at present by M: Penn's Commission Constituted his deputy Governour in Pensilvania.

2dly His Arbitrary and Unjust practices, when Governour, Apparent in many Instances too long to trouble Your Lordships with at present, severall of weh are Lodg'd with your Honors.

3dly His Encourageing and protecting Pirates and receiving money for them particularly Merick and Elson, two of Averries Crew, who together with severall others lived under his Government unmolested, till afterwards Seiz'd by his Successor, and by him delivered to the Governour of New Yorke

4thly His converting to his own use, money which was raised by the Assemblys of Both Provinces of the Jersies for the Supply of Albany a Frontier of New Yorke.

5th His Encourageing Illegall Trade, as is evident by Sundry informations and affidavits from the Country, and for which by the act of 7 and 8o Gulielmi tertji & he became liable to forfitt 1000 and rendred Incapable of any Employment & ca

6thly His exercising Government in the Jersys and Pensilvania, without the Royal Approbation directly contrary to the said act of 7 & 8! Gulielmi tertiji & which requires all Governors to be approved by her Matie

7thly There being severall controverses betwixt the

said Andrew Hamilton and divers proprietors and Inhabitants of the Countrey, should he be Constituted Govern! those persons who have been Injured by him, cannot hope to obtain Justice, Since he then will become both Judge and Party

8th And whereas some persons of the West Jersey Society have taken upon them to Assert, that it is the desire of the greater part of the Proprietors and Inhabitants of both Jerseys that the said Andrew Hamilton may be Constituted Govern! and that it was upon that Condition they delivered up the Surrender of the Governm of the said Provinces, Wee humbly crave leave to informe Your Lordships that the said assertion is Utterly untrue, for that all the persons of yo society who so Strenuously Sollicitt for Andrew Hamilton, and Signed the Petition on his behalfe, make not altogether above one fifth of the Propriets of West Jersey nor one Sixth part of East Jersey, among the whole West Jersie Society.

9th Yet nevertheless and contrary to their promise by their late Agent M Morris, have Clandestinely promoted the said Petic'on, which most of the Propriet's both of East and West Jersey were Wholy Ignorant off; and those few who are Since informed being Surpris'd, take this opportunity to Dissowne: Forasmuch as their Chief motives of Signing the Surrender of the Governm with them was, that the Crowne might nominate a Govern! unconcern'd in any party or ffaction whereby they might be freed from the Oppressive Governm of the said Andrew Hamilton and his Faction. They therefore hope and pray that her Mate will Graciously please to nominate some person to be Gover! over ye said Province of New Jersey, wholly unconcern'd in the Factions, which have divided the Inhabitants of those parts, According to the humble Opinion of your Honors, contained in the Report made to his late Matie of Happy Memory. [May 28th 1702]

Secretary Popple to Sir Thomas Lane, transmitting copies of papers received from Wm. Dockwra and Peter Sonmans, relating to Andrew Hamilton.

[From P. R. O. B. T. Proprieties, No. 23 Ent. Rook D., p. 10.]

Lre to St Tho: Lane with some papers of Mr Dockwra's agt Coll: Hamilton.

Sir.

To S Tho: Lane Knt & Alderman

The Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations have ordered me to send you the inclosed Copies of Papers laid before them this day by M: Dockwra and M: Sonmans: Viz! Their Desire to correct an Error in their Petition to her Majesty, So that it may be exprest, "Not "that they are ready to Surrender their right to the" Government of New Jersey, but That they have already surrendred the same; Their objections against Coll: Andrew Hamilton, And a Copy of the Representation of this Board of the 6th of January last relating to the said Surrender.

I am also to acquaint you, that, upon their desire, Summons have been given them for Coll: Quary, M' Randolph, M Bass and M' Joshua Barkstead, to attend this Board on Wednesday next at ten a Clock in the Morning (the time already appointed for hearing what may be offered relating to Coll: Hamilton's being appointed Governour of New Jersey) And that if you desire Summons for any other persons to attend at the same time, they shall be sent to you. I am

Whitehal May 28th 1702.

&c.

W POPPLE

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