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No. of Boxes J Containing I5?Folders + 35 Over; of 13 Pages Ac. No. 0019 Hunterdon County Historical Society Page of 13 Pages INVENTORY Ac. no. 0019 Name of collection: H.C.K.3. Part II /&£ No. of boxes j containing i5?folders + 35 over; "M* Box # Folder Items Description 1 1 25 Deeds 2 1 Deed 3 l Deed 4 4 Leases William L. Skillman to A. Lestly Rose, 1840 Daniel 3. Ilershoia to John G. Hamilton ana Azariah Heed, 1829 Barnabas II. Pickel to John Dilley, ,1848 John Alpaugh to Thomas Bishop, 1808 5 3 Conditions of sale Heal estate of Jacob H. Hoffman, 1865 Personal property of Samuel Baker, 1865 Lease of land of Andrew Lambert, 1782 6 3 Deeds of Assignment John A, Bullock to Adelaide Rea, 1883 Samuel Johnston & Phebe Hartpence, formerly rhebe Johnstor to Amelia Ann Shafer, 1880 Ameilia Ann Shafer to Nancy A. Tiger, 1884 7 Mortgages ^ ^ Elijah W. Bellis to Maurice Woolverton, executor of I-Iary L. Wilson for Sarah A, Lambert, Flemington, 1888 Joseph 3. liea to John A. Bullock, Franklin, 1883 Joseph 3. Hea to Samuel Johnston, Franklin, 1869 8 1 Road Survey - Reading Twp. 1735 9 1 Road Survey - Bethlehem Twp. 1731 10 2 Road Surveys - Clinton Twp. 1874 & 1875 11 2 Surveys (no maps) Jacob Martinus to Hannah Smith, Lebanon, 1841 Fragment - unidentified 12 1 Survey (no map) To Governor Hamilton and Benjamin Field, 1702 To Francis Collins, 1701 (On a single sheet, Copy.) 13 12 Survey Maps Jacob Decow's 55^ acres, n.d. Jacob Decow's 360 acres. 1732 Zeb. Stout, 1767 Draught of 1669 Division, East end of ths Great Swamp, Am well , n.d. T. Wetherill, 458 acres J. Reading, 553 acres J, Decow, 458 acres Williamson farm, n.d. (2 items) Estate of John Leigh to Levi i-Iettler, Readington, n.d. Barcroft lands, 1825 John Van ISst's 300 acres, Amwell, 1747 Unidentified (road?), 1833 A.R.P. n.d. 14 2 Laws - New Jersey Game laws _ , , /0\ m, , ,, -,-,. -,o£n law of„ th,, e TRoa, d, Gotiie•- d (?••<•<>) oy Theodore Bellis, 18o9 15 1 Power of Attorney Maria B. Wolfe (nee Ball) to her mother, Harriet T. Leavenworth, 1885 Hunterdon County Historical Society Page 2 of 13 Pages INVENTORY Name of collection: H.C.H.S. Part II /to No. of boxes 3 containingi5?folders Box # Folder Items Description 1 16 2 Subpoenas Case of Robert Ghaiaprey (?) vs Joseph Williams Boston, 1772 Margaret Houston, Adm. of Joseph Houston, vs Peter G. Hari New York, 1827 (?) 17 2 Execution in Debts Asher & John Reading, Adm. of S.E. Reading vs James Pettii 1826 Amy Smith vs Tilts (?) Heath, 1826 18 3 Appointments - Justices of the Peace James Sloan, 1797 Glouster County Jacob Benjamin, 1805, Hunterdon Go. John Pursell, 1809, Hunterdon Co. 19 l Act of Incorporation Cumberland Manufacturing- Co., Cumberland Co,. N.J. 1831 2C l Hunterdon Court of Common Pleas Andrew Reed vs William Higgins, 1754 Debt action 21 2 Assignment of Patent John Young tc Hiram Deats, 1839 John Deats to Hiram Beats, 1839 (Plough) 22 1 Apprentice Indenture John Orissmith to Joseph King, 1732 23 1 Apprentice Indebture George Vandoren to Ger shorn Sergeant, 1835 24 1 Manumission Hester, by John Case Son (?), 1816 -c.'-9»<^ 1 License to teach in Somerset County Elizabeth Jeroloman, 1854 25 1 License to reside in Alexandria Twp. , Orris Radman, 1812 27 1 Insurance appraisal Tavern house of Henry B. Howell, Trenton, n.d. 28 1 Loss list - Cyclone of July 17, 1890. Kingwood Twp. 29 1 Mutual Building & Loan Association List of subscribers, 1875 30 2 Releases Thomas L. Henry to W. Potts, ca. 1817 Elizabeth Bennett to William Bennett, Jr '' C. Van Horn Executors ca 1810 - Lamb 31 1 Vendue list Joseph Ott, 1818 (note book, 30 pp.) 32 Presbyterian. Meet ing House. =r, Kingwood, , -,a^£ 5 Subscription list to build a new church, 1836 33 1 First Baptist Church - Fleming-ton Extract from the minutes, 1826 34 3 First Baptist Church - Flemington Receipts, 1820-1826 35 2 First Baptist Church - Flemington List of subscriptions for pastor's salary, 1824 & 1828 36 2. First Baptist Church - Flemington Correspondence 1843 & 1849 Hunterdon County Historical Society Page of 13 Pages INVENTORY Name of collections H.G.K.S. Part II No. of boxes 3 containing3r*? folders Box # Folder Items Description 1 37 2 First Baptist Church - Flemington Historical sketch of the Sunday School, 1830-1930 by L. Raymond Higgins, n.d. (2 copies) 38 1? First Baptist Church - Flemington s Pastoral letters of transfer, 1803-18?! 39 o First Baptist Church - Flemington Printer material 40 2 Baptist I-ieeting House - '.Jerts Corners, Aiawell Articles of Association, 1834 (copy) Subscriptions list to raise funds, 1839 41 4 Promissory notes William Hixson to Andrew Reed, 1?49 George \l . Forker to W.H. Fulper, 1883 Edward West & John Snyder to Halph Hunt, 1?98. - to Sphraim Gary, 18?4. (unsigned, a practice copy?) 42 13 Stock Certificates 1 Hunterdon County Agricultural Society, 1856 12 Flemington Gas Light Co., n.d. (various purchasers) s 43 O Bonds John Rockhill to John Bacon, 1740 Joseph S. Rea to John A. Bullock, 1883 Joseph S. Hea to Samuel Johnston & Phebe A. Johnston, 186$ Delilah Buchanan to Joseph G . Browne , 1836 Thomas C. Haward to Charles Tomlinson, 1858 Arthur Quick & Tunis Quick to the Overseers of Amwell, 182 44 43 Raritan Township Bonds, 1865 (Various purchasers) 45 55 Raritan Twonship Promissory notes, 1865 (Various purchasers) 46 10 Raritan Township Interest receipts. Joseph H. Higgins, Treasurer. 186? Hunterdon County Historical Society Page h, of 13 Pages INVENTORY Name of collection: H.G.H.S. Part II No. of boxes 3 containingi^?- folders Box # 1 Folder Items Description 2 47 1 Military Muster Roll of Gapt. A,V. Bonnell's Go. D. n.d. 48 1 Military Muster Roll of Southern Hangers, 1735 William Gulliford, pay order 49 i Military Hunterdon Brigade Board Exemption of John E. Trimmer, 1822 50 2 Military Locktown Volunteers Request for arms, 1859 51 19 Confederate States of America Receipts Certificates of deposit and bonds Requisitions for forage Etc 52 1 Genealogy Potts family (note book) 53 39 Receipts & bills. Misc. 1758-1908 54 13 Tax bills, receipted Rauton Heath (l) William K. Heath (12) Kingwood Ti-rp . , 1890-1911 55 6 Sills Jonathan Robison, 1?66 (copy) Naomi Dunbar, 1812 Sam. Webster, 1772 Amy Kester, 1833 (copy) Nathan Stout, 1810 (unsigned, mutilated) William Runkle, 1836 (copy) 56 3 Wills t ' Ebenezer Large, 1831 (copy) + letter, 1877 Shoda Large, 1798 (unsigned) 57 1 Administrator's form Blank, but signed by Gov. William Livingston, n.d. 58 2 Certificate of election, and a receipt for a nomination list. John Stryker to the Assembly, 1797 Receipt for the nomination list, 179£ 59 4 William Pennington Papers Expenses, 1806-1802 (2 items) Expenses , 1811 Certificate of election to the Assembly, 1798 60 3 Expense account bills Mary Sarjeant, 1760 Philemon Dickinson, 1785 George Anderson, 1805 61 1 Legal - Order to proceed to trial John Imlay vs William Hewlings, 1767 62 co Correspondence Letter to Messrs. Caldwell & Mehelm(?) 1780 William Hay, 1797 (Folders 58 to 62, inclusive, were in one bundle.) Hunterdon County Historical Society Page 5 of 13 Pages INVENTORY Name of collection: H.G.K.S. Part II /c-' No. of boxes 3 containing-i57<folders Box # Folder Items Description 2 63 3 Bills of sale Shacrick (?) Alleger (?) to Thomas Alleger, 1848 Asher Smith to Thomas Alleger, 184? Stephen Van Sant, 1815 (for a negro boy) 64 3 Correspondence 2 letters from John Alleger, 1853 & 1859 1 unidentified 65 45 Receipts and bills. i-Iisc. 1836-1959 66 10 ; Promissory notes misc. 1835~1849 6? JL Recipe of itch ointment, n.d. 68 2 Executions in Debt, 1843 69 2 Lottery Tickets, n.d. (Folders 63 to 69, inclusive, were found in the house of Mrs Batz in Readington Twp. , in 1964) 70 1 Correspondence Inquiry to the War Department by William Williamson about his brother, Wilson. 1835 71 4 Correspondence Hlggins family, 1846-1856 72 4 Correspondence Jemes family, 1828-1848 73 1 Correspondence To - Forman from Col. White of the 4th Heg. of Light Dragoons , 1778 7^ o Correspondence Dr Isaac S, Cramer, 1861-1907 I-J £•• O 3 Correspondence Dr George H . Larison, 1886 - 1889 76 10 Correspondence Edward Bloom, 1880-1881 5 letters + envelopes 5 post cards 77 3 Correspondence E.B^ Sterling 1885-1887 78 3 Correspondence Richard L, Goxe, 1822-1823 79 16 Correspondence To Jemima Hcintire, 1849 * Epharaim Gary, (?) & 1873 iu.Eshelman, n.d. Jesse Pettit, 1812 John Thompson, 1841 Joshua Trimmer, 1885 H.L.Kurtz, n.d. J.H. Blackwell, 1842 + blank Thomas Gordon, n.d. William Coxe, 1803 Jacob S. Manners, 1840 Mrs P.I. Craig, 1939 80 2 Correspondence Recipient not identified, 1820 & 1821 81 1 Correspondence Joel Parker, 1878. To "aasiiBr" "Cashier" (Called the. "War Governor" of N.J. Sleeted 1863 & 1871.) Hunterdon County Historical Society Page of 13 Pages INVENTORY Name of collection: H.C.H.3. Part II No. of boxes containing l£?folders Box # Folder Items Description 2 82 1 Correspondence Letter from J. Bloomfield to Hajor Polheinus, 1818 (Mounted, with engraving and a receipt on the reverse.) 83 60 Receipts 1853-1865 John V . Brokaw + income tax forms and meeting notices 84 2 Fulper Papers Abraham Fulper - Agreement of real estate sale, 1865 Purchase of burial lot, 185^ 85 3 Fulper Papers Mortgages William H. Fulper & Peter J. ITevius tc Ilathaniel Francis, 18?0 William K. Fulper to Jane Fulper, et al., 1882 Joseph B. Hoffman to Mary II. Fulper, 1911 86 10 Fulper Papers & Deeds of Assinment Mary H.
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