Correspondence, original, Secretary of State, 1697-1740.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Colonial America (Marlborough, England)
Corporate Authors: New Jersey. Council
New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly
England and Wales. Secretary of State
Great Britain. Colonial Office
Great Britain. Board of Trade
National Archives (Great Britain)
Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
Language:English
Published: Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, [2015], ©2015.
Series:Colonial America (Marlborough, England)
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Physical Description:64 items.
Format: Electronic
Contents:
  • An account of the inhabitants of the province of New Jersey distinguishing their age, sex and colour
  • An act the better to enable creditors to obtain satisfaction of their recovery's etc.
  • An act for the better enabling of creditors to recover their just debts from persons who abscond themselves
  • An act for building a court house and goal in the county of Somerset
  • An act for continuing an act entitled an act for the more speedy recovery of legacies that have been or may be given in this province and for affirming such acts of administrators bona fide done before notice of a will
  • An act for erecting the upper parts of the county of Hunterdon in the western division of New Jersey into a county
  • An act for making a current two thousand pounds in bills of credit for victualling and transporting troops to be raised in this colony for His Majesty's service in the intended expedition to the West Indies and for making provision for sinking the same sum in interest money in lieu thereof
  • An act for naturalising Peter Tranberg, Jacob Forsman etc.
  • An act for regulating taverns, ordinaries, inn-keepers and retailers of strong liquors
  • An act for restraining the burning of the woods, marshes and meadows
  • An act for settling and ascertaining the current rates of foreign coins in this dominion
  • An act for the support of the government of His Majesty's province of New Jersey for three years to commence the twenty third day of September one thousand seven hundred and thirty eight and to end the twenty third of September one thousand seven hundred and forty one
  • An act for the trial and punishment of persons guilty of larceny under the value of twenty shillings
  • An act to continue an act entitled an act for settling the militia of the province of New Jersey
  • An act to enable the freeholders in conjunction with three justices of the peace to choose a collector for each respective county within their province
  • An act to erect and establish courts in the several counties of this province for the trial of small causes
  • An act to explain what shall be a legal settlement for any person in this province
  • An act to lay certain taxes on hawkers, peddlers or petty chapmen within this province
  • An act to restrain extravagant and excessive interest
  • Additional instructions to Edward, Lord Cornbury
  • Address from New Jersey
  • The agent of New Jersey petition to the King in Council
  • Colonel Hunter's instructions as Governor of New York
  • Copy of a proclamation by Lewis Morris, Esq.
  • Copy of a proclamation published by John Hamilton Esq., President of the Council and Commander in Chief of New Jersey
  • Council of Trade to the Earl of Nottingham
  • Draught of a warrant for revoking the commission to Colonel Ingoldsby as Lieutenant Governor of New York
  • Extract of a letter from John Hamilton, Esq., President of the Council of New Jersey. Copy of a letter from Lewis Morris, Esq., President of the Council of New Jersey to the Board of Trade
  • The Governor of the Jerseys
  • Letter addressed to Governor Belcher
  • Letter by Colonel Hamilton
  • Letter by Daniel Horsmanden
  • Letter by Governor Lewis Morris
  • Letter by Lord Clarendon
  • Letter discussing disputes and divisions in New Jersey and extract of a letter from Brigadier Hunter, Governor of New York, to Mr Popple
  • Letter from Mr Lownds by order of the Lords of the Treasury referring to this board the consideration of a report of the commissioners of the customs upon a petition of the proprietors of East and West New Jerseys relating to their ports
  • Letter to the Earl of Nottingham with a letter in behalf of Colonel Morris inclosed
  • Letter written by Thomas Gordon
  • Letters from Mr Jeremiah Basse about pirates and piracies
  • Lord Augustus FitzRoy desires a patent under the great seal
  • Lords Commissioners of Trade to His Grace, the Duke of Newcastle
  • Memorandum of the proprietors of East and West New Jerseys, signifying their having nominated Mr Jeremiah Basse to be governor of those provinces and desiring His Majesty's approbation
  • Memorandum of the state of the case of the proprietors of East New-Jersey with a copy of the opinion of Sir John Hawles and of Creswell Levins upon it. And also a proclamation of K: C: of 2nd relating to the same matter
  • Memorial
  • Minutes of Council holden in New Jersey
  • Observations on the reasons given by Mr. Hamilton's advisers, for his detaining the seals of the province of New Jersey, after the demand made of them by Lewis Morris, Esq; President of the Council and Commander in Chief of the province of New Jersey
  • Order of Council of the 23rd instant referring to this Board. The petition of the Proprietors of East-New-Jersey, relating to the port Perth-Amboy
  • Petition of Mr. Smith, Secretary of New Jersey, praying leave of absence for 12 months, in order to come over, to use the Bath water and settle his private affairs
  • Petition of Sir William Keith
  • A proclamation
  • Proclamation pursuant to Her Majesty's additional instruction to Lewis Morris, Esq. [copy]
  • Representation from the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations
  • Sonmans reasons against Basse
  • Speeches made, and a letter wrote by His Excellence, Lewis Morris, Esq.
  • To the Lords Commissioners for Trade relating to New Jersey
  • A true representation of the case of Jeremiah Basse
  • Votes and proceedings of the General Assembly of the province of New Jersey.