mission; Which together with the Instructions to be also given to the said Governor, may contain such Powers, Authorities and directions, as may be necessary for the Establishing there a regular Constitution of Government, by a Governour Councill and Generall Assembly, with other Civill & Military Officers, and for securing to the Proprietors and Inhabitants all their Proprieties and Civill Rights in as full and ample manner as the like are enjoyed by any Plantation und Governours appointed by his Majesties immediate Commission; Together with such Clauses and further Provisions as may be thought reasonable in Order to prevent the interfering of that Colony with the interest of his Majesties other Plantations as the Proprietary Governments in America have generally done And we further humbly offer that Draughts of such a Commission & Instructions may be prepared; And that they may be also shown to ye Propriet's of those Provinces, in Order to their acquiescence & the Surrend of their pretended Right to Governm in such manner & form as may be effectual in Law, to the final extinguishing of their pretences. Or in case of their refusal, in Ord: to such other proceedings as shall then be thought fit All wch nevertheless is most humbly Submitted Phil: Meadows Jn Pollexfen Abr: Hill Mat. Prior Whitehall Octob' the 2d 1701 [Under date of October 5th, Secretary Yard informed the Lords of Trade that the Lords Justices had directed that they proceed to prepare the draft of the Commission and Instructions they proposed.—ED.] Chief Justice Atwood to the Lords of Trade. From N. Y. Col. Doc'ts., Vol. IV., p 923.] To the Rt Honble the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations. In a short intervall of publick business here, I went to Burlington, where I published my Commission for West Jersey and tooke the Oath and signed the test and association in Council before Coll Hamilton, whose authority in the other Jersey is much disputed. Sir. Secretary Popple to Sir Thomas Lane Knight. [From P. R. O. B. T. Proprieties, Vol. 27, p 312.] To St Thomas Lane Knight. I am commanded by the Lords Com'isson's for Trade and Plantations to send you the inclosed Draughts of a Commission and Instructions for a Governour for his Majesty's Province of New Jersey, prepared by Order of their Excellencies the Lords Justices; That you may communicate the same to the Proprietors of both the Divisions of East New Jersey and West New Jersey, for their Observations thereupon; Which their Lord 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 &c W: P: Whitehall November the 14th 1701 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 2 Edward Hunloke E. N. J. E. N. J. E. N. J. 3 Andrew Bowne E. N. J. 10 Samuell Walker 11 Daniell Leeds E. N. J. 12 William Sandford Councellors 1 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 Mr 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 Council 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 For Members of the Councill for Lewis Morris Esq! Andrew Bowne Esq! if his Majte please to nominat Major Ingoldesby M' Sam Walker M: Wm Pinhorne M: Sam: Leonard M W Sandford The six Persons abovementioned To the best of our knowledge or information are the most fitt to be presented to yo! Lopps for members of the Councill to His Majties Governor WillDockwra, Thor: Barker Clendi Plumswiss Peter Sonmans |