Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, [1631 ...

29.-Communication from Captain Thomlinson to Sec-
retary Thomas Hill, of the Board of Trade-enclos-
ing a scheme for putting the paper money in America
upon a better footing.

3.-Proclamation of Governor Morris, relating to the
currency of Foreign Coins in the Plantations...... 117

21.-Report of the Lords of Trade to the House of Com-

mons-relative to bills of credit in the Plantations.. 122

April 23.-Order in Council appointing Archibald Home, one
of the Council of New Jersey.

Aug. 13.-Communication from the Lords of Trade to the

Lords Justices-relative to ensigns to be borne by

ships having private commissions.....

127

128

16.-Letter from Governor Morris to the Lords of Trade

-about New Jersey affairs....

130

Sept.

Nov.

2.-Memorial of the Committees of the Proprietors of

East and West Jersey to Governor Morris-relating

to the line between New York and New Jersey....

4.-Representation of the Council and General Assem-

bly of New Jersey to Governor Morris-relative to

encouragement desired for the making of Iron in the

Province..

1742-June 16.-Memorial of Rodrigo Pacheco and Richard Par-

tridge, in behalf of the Proprietors of East Jersey to

the Lords of Trade-asking for the confirmation of

an act for regulating the purchasing of lands from

1742-June 28.-Address of the Eastern Council of Proprietors to

Governor Lewis Morris-relative to the partition line

between New York and New Jersey.

25.-Affidavit of James Alexander-relative to the posi-

tion of the North partition point between New Jersey

March 8.-Letter from Secretary Hill to Francis Fane-rela-

tive to two acts of the New Jersey Assembly...

9.-Letter from John Hamilton to the Lords of Trade

-relative to the claim of Lewis Morris for salary,

while striving to obtain the Presidency of New Jer-

150

151

sey.

Aug. 23.-Letter from Samuel Gillibrand, Deputy Secretary

of the Lords of Trade to John Hamilton-in answer

to the foregoing letter....

153

Oct.

--Instructions from John Hamilton and Andrew

Johnston to John Lawrence for running the parti-

tion line between East and West Jersey..

22.-Letter from Governor Lewis Morris of New Jersey

to Governor George Clinton of New York.....

--Petition of Abraham Vanaken and Juriam West-

phale to the Governor and Council of New Jersey—

relating to disturbances on the Northern boundary of

the Province....

Nov. 15.-Report of Chief Justice Robert H. Morris to the

Board of Proprietors of East Jersey-concerning the

15.-Letter from John Hamilton to the Lords of Trade

acknowledging letter of Secretary Gillibrand of

August 23, 1743.....

21.-Postscript to the New York Weekly Post-Boy—

containing particulars of the excommunication of a

Chief Justice in Pennsylvania..

June 23.-Speeches of Governor Lewis Morris to the General
Assembly, with the Assembly's address, and Abstract

173

178

July 3 of the proceedings on the Militia Bill..

Aug. 21.-Order in Council referring to the consideration of

the Lords of Trade, a petition from the inhabitants

of Elizabethtown, praying that the King would hear

and determine their controversy with the Proprietors 205

7.-Memorial of the East Jersey Proprietors to Gov-

ernor Morris-asking for the passage of an Act for

running the dividing line from New York ex parte 216

-Representation of the Council of New Jersey to

Governor Morris-containing reasons for rejecting

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1.-Letter from Governor Morris to the Lords of Trade

-recommendations for the Council..

28.-Certificate of Governor Morris-concerning the

Proprietors' Surrender of the Government..

June 19.-Communication from the Lords of Trade to the

Lords Justices, confirming Governor Morris' recom-

mendations for the Council of February 1...

20.-Communication from the Lords of Trade to the

Lords Justices-making further recommendations for

the Council of New Jersey.

Aug. 15.-Representation from the Lords of Trade to the

Lords Justices-proposing the repeal of the Act

-Population in New Jersey in 1737-38 and in 1745. 242

-Lists of Rioters in Essex County..

Nov.

Oct. 3-18.-Minutes of the House of Representatives of New

Jersey...

246

1746

-.-"A Brief Vindication of the Purchasers against

the Proprietors, in a Christian Manner”.

266

March 25.-A publication of the East Jersey Proprietors-re-

lating to the Riots..

-.Communication of the Rioters to the New York Post

Boy-about the Riot at Newark........

292

297

April 26.-Speech of Samuel Nevill in the House of Assembly

on the petition of inhabitants of the Northern part of

the Province..

323

--Petition to the House of Assembly by certain of the

Rioters.....

11.-Commission to Robert H. Morris, Lewis Johnston

and Elisha Parker to run the line between East and

West Jersey....

352

367

June 4,18, 19.-Minutes of the Council of New Jersey....

30.-Letter from the East Jersey Proprietors-to a Com-

mittee of the subscribers to a proposal sent to the

Governor....

353

Aug.

7.-Order in Council upon a petition of Richard Par-

tridge, Agent for New Jersey-requesting that the

King shall authorize the Governor to approve the

bill providing for the issue of £40,000 in Bills of

Credit...

361

11.-Notice of Nathaniel Wheeler and others to the

Proprietors of East Jersey-stating their willingness

to appear in Court, etc., to test their rights...

365

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