Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New JerseyNew Jersey Historical Society, 1881 - New Jersey |
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... country ; which , according to their own confession , were some of the most rich , beautiful , and pleasant tracts of land in either Jersies : Neither would this please ; they insisted upon the agreement , and would either have it ...
... country ; which , according to their own confession , were some of the most rich , beautiful , and pleasant tracts of land in either Jersies : Neither would this please ; they insisted upon the agreement , and would either have it ...
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... country ; they of New York and East Jersey , have in this respect , exercised the highest prudence , knowing the whole country to a little , and thereby have both overreached you . I have seen their draughts , than which nothing can be ...
... country ; they of New York and East Jersey , have in this respect , exercised the highest prudence , knowing the whole country to a little , and thereby have both overreached you . I have seen their draughts , than which nothing can be ...
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your country ; I do not mean of every propriety or plantation , but a true account of the length , with a note , if any part of the country be extraordinary bar- ren ; where those barrens are , and of what extent : I had almost forgot ...
your country ; I do not mean of every propriety or plantation , but a true account of the length , with a note , if any part of the country be extraordinary bar- ren ; where those barrens are , and of what extent : I had almost forgot ...
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... Country to trouble and the proprietars to expense ) After five dayes attendance he was brought before the deputy Governo ' who told him he was informed against as a person , who contrary to The draft from which this was taken is almost ...
... Country to trouble and the proprietars to expense ) After five dayes attendance he was brought before the deputy Governo ' who told him he was informed against as a person , who contrary to The draft from which this was taken is almost ...
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... Country , he was highly punish- able . He made answer yt what he did , was by act of their assembly , And if they did not bear him out the blame be upon them . The deputy Governo ' demanded a Sight of their act but he declared he hade ...
... Country , he was highly punish- able . He made answer yt what he did , was by act of their assembly , And if they did not bear him out the blame be upon them . The deputy Governo ' demanded a Sight of their act but he declared he hade ...
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afores Andrew Hamilton Anno appointed Assembly assigns forever Attorney Coll Colonies Commission Commissioners Court Customes Daniel Coxe devided as aforesaid Duke of York Earl of Bellomont East and West East Jersey Edward England Generall George Willocks Gov's Government Governor granted hath Heires & assigns hereby Honble humbly Inhabitants Island Jeremiah Basse Jersey in America John Bridges John Slaney Joseph Ormston Justices King Charles Lands Letter London Lords of Trade Lordships Ma'tys Majesty Majesty's Majtys Michel Officers P. R. O. B. T. Proprieties p'Cent p'emises Patents persons Perth Amboy Petition Petitioners Plantac'on Port of Perth Priviledges prop prop's Proprietors of East Province of East publick purchased Pyrats Quit Rents Richard Right Rip Van Dam River Robert Robert Michel Seal Secretary Popple severall ship thereof Thomas Lane tion Trade and Plantations unto Vessell West New Jersey William Dockwra
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Page 493 - further Security of His Majesty's Person and Govern"ment and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of "the late Princess Sophia being Protestants and for ex"tinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales "and his open and secret Abettors...
Page 511 - ... you are also, as much as possible, to observe in the passing of all laws, that whatever may be requisite upon each different matter, be accordingly provided for, by a different law, without intermixing in one and the same act, such things, as have no proper relation to each other ; and you are more especially to take care, that no clause or clauses be inserted in, or annexed to any act, which shall be foreign to what the title of such respective act imports...
Page 409 - And whereas by an Act made in the Seventh and Eighth Years of the Reign of King William the Third, intituled " An Act for preventing Frauds, and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade...
Page 507 - An act for the further security of his Majesty's person and the succession of the crown in the Protestant line, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and all other pretenders, and their open and secret abettors...
Page 493 - ... the oaths appointed by an act of parliament made in the first year of the reign of our late royal father, to be taken instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy...
Page 140 - ... then this obligation to be void, or else to remain in full force and effect.
Page 529 - Government, be one of the Vestry in his respective Parish, and that no Vestry be held without him, except in Case of Sickness, or that after Notice of a Vestry Summoned, he omit to come.
Page 509 - Councillor and his answer thereunto. And in Case of Suspension of any of them, You are to cause your Reasons, for so doing, together with the Charges and proofs against the said Persons, and their...
Page 492 - Council, any three whereof We do hereby appoint to be a Quorum; Our Will and Pleasure is, that you signify the same unto us by the first opportunity, that We may under Our Signet and Sign Manual constitute and appoint others in their Stead. But that Our Affairs may not suffer at that Distance, for Want of a due Number of Councillors...
Page 496 - Cornwallis by yourself or by your captains and Commanders by you to be authorized full power and authority to levy, arm, muster, command and employ all persons whatsoever residing within our said province...