SOURCES

WHENCE THE DOCUMENTS IN THIS VOLUME WERE OBTAINED.

Public Record Office, London, England.

Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of

New York.

New Jersey Historical Society Library.

West Jersey Records, Secretary of State's Office, Trenton. Manuscripts of William A. Whitehead.

The Grants and Concessions and Original Constitutions of the Province of New Jersey, by Aaron Leaming and Jacob Spicer.

East Jersey Records, in Secretary of State's Office, Trenton.
Secretary of State's Office, Albany, New York.
Pennsylvania Archives.

ERRATA.

Page 93.-Instead of "From the New Jersey Col. Docts." read New

York Col. Docts.

Page 136.-In heading, read East and West Jersey "

Page 229.—In heading, for “privates" read pirates,

CONTENTS.

PAGE.

1687-April 14.-Commission from East Jersey Proprietors to Samuel

Winder, John Campbell and Miles Forster, to confer

with the Governor of West Jersey, relative to running

the line between the two provinces....

16.-Instructions from the Council of Proprietors of

East Jersey to Samuel Winder and others, commis-

sioned as above..

1687-Sept.

1688-

5.-Letter from Daniel Coxe to the Council of Propri-
etors of New Jersey, relating to the division line....

--Part of a letter, without signature, to the Pro-

prietors of East Jersey in England, relating to the

dividing line between East and West Jersey.

1688-Feb. 21.-Minutes of the West Jersey Proprietors, respecting

running the line between the two provinces in accord-

ance with the award of Reid and Emley...

1688-April 30.-Draft of an intended Surrender of the Government

of East Jersey to the Crown....

18

24

26

May

26.-Letter from Andrew Hamilton to William Dockwra,

about his private interests in the province...

27

Sept.

5.-Agreement between the Governors of East and

West Jersey as to the partition line..

84

Oct.

4.-Letter from Governor Andros of New York, to

the Lords of Trade. announcing his arrival at New

York..

37

1690-Sept. 23.-Account of the several Rates or Assessments, laid

upon the Proprietors of East Jersey, 1683-1687... 37

1691-March 4.-Release of West Jersey, from Daniel Coxe and wife

to the West Jersey Society..

4.-Grant of the Government of West Jersey, from

Daniel Coxe to the West Jersey Society..

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1692-April

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June

4.-Agreement of the members of the West Jersey

Society, for the management and improvement of

their lands..

9.-Commission to John Barclay (or John Reid) to be

Surveyor-General of East New Jersey-

78

81

9.-Instructions from the Proprietors of East New

Jersey in London, to Governor Andrew Hamilton... 84

11.-Commission to Andrew Hamilton to be Governor

of West New Jersey.

--Letter from the Proprietors of West Jersey in

England, to Governor Fletcher of New York, prof-

fering the co-operation of the Province in measures

of defense...

-.-Communication from the Proprietors of East Jer-

sey to the Lords of Trade..

4.--Commission from members of the West New Jersey

Society in England, to Jeremiah Basse to be their

agent..

--Instructions from the Governor and Proprietors of

West Jersey to their Deputy Governor, relating to

the Militia.

July 29.-Letter from the West Jersey Society to the Rev.

Thomas Bridges, of Bermuda, inviting him to emi-

grate to West Jersey.

August 5.-Letter from Daniel Coxe to the Rev. Thomas

Bridges, relative to his removal to West Jersey.

Dec. 24.-Letter from the Proprietors of West Jersey in

London, to Jeremiah Basse .

1693-Feb.

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90

91

93

94

96

97

April

13.-Report of the Solicitor General on the Charter of

Connecticut, and on the Grant of New Jersey. . . . .

1.-Letter from William Dockwra, Secretary and Reg-

ister of the East Jersey Proprietors, in London, to

Governor Andrew Hamilton...

100

101

1694-Feb. 10.—Journal of Captain Arent Schuyler on a visit to the

13.-Letter from Governor Andrew Hamilton of East

Jersey, to Governor Benjamin Fletcher of New York,

relating to the dividing line...

105

22.-Minutes of the Council of New York-Committee

on Boundary appointed.........

106

1695-Nov.

11.-Instructions of the East Jersey Proprietors to

Thomas Gordon as their agent, to proceed to Engiand 106

1696-June 26.-Letter from Governor Andrew Hamilton of East

Jersey, to Governor Benjamin Fletcher of New

York, about raising troops in East Jersey.

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