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Manuscript New Jerseyana, 1747–1940 :: February 2010

1. ABBETT, LEON (1836-1894). Governor of , 1884-1887, 1890- 1893. Autograph letter signed, Jersey City, 8 April 1887. To Charles S. Fairchild, recommending Samuel E. Hudson for a position. One page, octavo. On Abbett & Fuller letterhead. $40

2. ABBETT, LEON (1836-1894). , 1884-1887, 1890- 1893. Autograph letter signed, Trenton, 22 September 1885. To John Cadwallader, recommending Albert Adams, Jr., of Cape May for a position. One page, octavo. On Executive Department letter- head. $50

PRINCETON JUST AFTER THE BATTLE

3. (--PRINCETON). Manuscript provision return for Capt. William McAlvey's Company in Col. John Piper's Battalion, Bedford County [Pa.] militia, dated "Princetown 9th Feby. 1777." One page, 3.5 x 8.5 in. Signed for McAlvey by Nicholas Bray. In fine condition. $450

A provision return for "1 Captn., 17 Rank & file, and 1 W:Woman [i.e., washerwoman]." Military documents from Princeton in early 1777 are almost unobtainable.

4. ARMSTRONG, JAMES F. (Minister of Presbyterian church, Trenton; chaplain in Revolu- tionary War). Autograph letter signed, [Trenton], 12 February 1795. To Colonel Christian Febiger, about paying off Scott's mortgage and his poor health. 1 page, quarto, with integral address leaf. Fine. $250

Armstrong was minister of the Presbyterian church in Trenton after the Revolution.

5. ARMSTRONG, JAMES F. (Minister of Presbyterian church, Trenton; chaplain in Revolu- tionary War). Brief autograph letter signed, 12 June 1797. To George Simpson, cashier of the Bank of the United States, about a check, and thanking him for his "attention to me and my business." One half page, quarto. Light soiling. $200

Armstrong was minister of the Presbyterian church in Trenton after the Revolution.

6. ARNETT, SHELLY. New Brunswick printer and newspaper publisher. Receipted bill for advertising the Doct. Lewis Johnston estate, 20 February 1794, signed by Arnett. One page, oblong octavo. In fine condition. $150

The only Arnett document we have ever offered for sale.

7. BARBER, FRANCIS (1751-1783). Elizabethtown schoolmaster, War patriot, killed by a falling tree in 1783. Autograph letter signed, Little Duck Creek, 24 February 1774. To an unnamed recipient, on financial matters. 1 page, quarto. Very good. $150

SIGNED AS GOVERNOR AT ELIZABETHTOWN, 1754

8. BELCHER, JONATHAN (1681/2-1757). Colonial governor of and New Jersey. Document signed ("J Belcher"), Elizabeth Town, 23 November 1754. One page, quarto. Neatly inlaid to a larger sheet; two thin spots on verso from mounting, not affecting document itself. $850

A brief covering letter to , lieutenant governor of , sending (not present) a copy of an order to Col. Van Camp. Belcher was governor of New Jersey from 1746 until his death, and a leading figure in the establishment of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), but for some reason Belcher documents signed in New Jersey are very rare, while documents from his earlier Massachusetts governorship are much more frequently seen.

9. BOUDINOT, ELIAS (1740-1816). Distinguished statesman; commissary general of prisoners in the Revolution; President of Congress; Director of the Mint. Letter signed, Elizabeth Town, 1 August 1769. To Andrew Elliot. One page, folio. Folds strengthened on verso; in- laid to another sheet. $900

Concerning Col. Templer and settling the estate of Sir John St. Clair.

10. CAMDEN ORPHAN'S SOCIETY ACADEMY. Partly printed receipt for one quarter's tuition for a [?] Brevard, 9 December 1837. Signed by M. Holbrook, preceptor. $40

11. (CIVIL WAR). Alpaugh, David B. Autograph letter signed, U.S. Genl. Hosp., Phila. Pa., 7 Sept. 1864. To a friend, discussing his wound and the fall of Atlanta. 3 full pages, octavo. In fine condition. $250

" ... I am very much better in health and spirits than when you saw me. My wound is healing very fast. I can begin to use myself first rate and I hope in two or three weeks to be able to go about once more ... Atlanta is in our hand and with you I hope Richmond will soon fall and then this war will soon end...." Alpaugh was mustered into Co. A, 11th NJ Infantry, and later transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps.

NEW JERSEY OFFICER DESCRIBES FIRST BULL RUN

12. (CIVIL WAR) Roberts, John. Autograph letter signed, Camp Cloud's Mills, 8 July [i.e., August] 1861. To "Friend Carter," apparently in Woodbury, concerning the battle of First Bull Run. One full page, folio. In fine condition. $550

In small part: "... Carter what do you think of the times, the war ... our glorious advance, and our glorious retreat. The men fought bravely ... and fully proved themselves ... with the enemy in their stronghold. Their loss of men is much greater than ours. They lost three Generals and some six colonels--besides several of the latter wounded ... the force was not of sufficient strength [and] there was not artillery enough. The entire battle ... was a continued series of charges upon the masked batteries of the enemy ... we are now organized into a Brigade under Brg. Gen. Kearney, a highly proficient officer ... thank God we have a head and will not be moved hither and thither as a piece of timber ... there is no respect in the regiment for our colonel; surgeon or quartermaster, instead there is the most intense dislike...." Roberts was a first lieutenant in Co. A, 3rd N.J. Vols. An excellent letter.

13. (CIVIL WAR). Vanness, George. Autograph letter signed, General Hospital at Acquia Creek, , 26 May 1863. To his sister. 2 pages, quarto. In fine condition. $300

A lengthy letter with general news. " ... I have taken a severe cold which has settled on my lungs ... The physician who has been attending me says I have had too much medicine ... and am helping to take care of the sick and wounded in the hospital here. I like it here much better than to go back to my Regiment from the fact I have good bed and good board and am not exposed as much to bad weather ... Our term of enlistment expires on the 3d of June...." Vanness signs himself "31st Regt. N.J. Vol. Comp. F."

14. COLWELL, WILLIAM. Brief autograph letter signed, Freehold, 28 March 1786. To David Rhea, on financial matters. Mentions Jonathan Rhea, John Colwell, William McDonald, and Joseph Combs. One page, octavo. Receipt at bottom signed by David Rhea. $75

David Rhea was a Revolutionary War veteran and sheriff of Monmouth County.

15. DAVIS, JEDIDIAH. Surveyor; son of Surveyor General Elnathan Davis. Bill for surveying a cedar swamp, probably in Cmberland County. Undated, but ca. 1800. One page, folio. Folded, with considerable wear and tears along folds. $45

16. DEARE, JONATHAN (1738-1796). Autograph note signed, Princeton, 26 July 1779. To , discussing legal actions in which they were currently involved. One half page, quarto. On the verso of the note is a copy of Deare's docket for Monmouth pleas, July term 1779. Fine. $125

Deare was a leading 18th-century New Brunswick resident.

17. ( AND RARITAN CANAL). Contemporary copy of a letter from New Jersey governor Isaac H. Williamson to Secretary of War John H. Eaton, Elizabeth Town, 4 June 1829. 1 1/2 pages, quarto. Unsigned. Some cellophane tape repairs at edges, else very good. $100

Transmitting to the War Dept. to lay before President Jackson a resolution of the New Jersey legislature on the future construction of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, and requesting that the federal government "cause the grounds and streams lying between the two rivers to be explored and examined by the Engineers of the United States." An unsigned contemporary copy, probably sent by Williamson's office to a supporter of the canal, as it descended in the family of an original officer of the canal company.

18. DICKERSON, MAHLON (1770-1853). Governor of New Jersey, 1815-1817; Secretary of the Navy. Autograph letter signed, Suckasunny [sic], 14 May 1839. To William Ogden Niles, ordering indexes to Niles' Register and commenting on Niles' father. One page, quarto. $50

19. EDGE, WALTER E. (1874-1956). Governor of New Jersey, 1917-1919, 1944-1947. Type- written letter signed, Paris, 16 June 1930. To Elwood Hammell, sending his autograph. One page, quarto. On American Embassy letterhead. $35

20. FORMAN, STEPHEN. Autograph letter signed, Freehold, 4 June 1783. To his cousin Samuel S. Forman at Middletown Point. 2 pages, quarto, with integral address leaf. In fine condition. $300

The youthful Forman discusses the mutual benefit of the correspondence, asks if his cousin Jonathan would sell his Greek Testament, the prospect of college in the fall, &c. Monmouth County.

21. (FREEHOLD). Partly printed bond from John Hans of Freehold, miller, to Derrick Sutfin of Freehold, yeoman, 1 May 1758. Witnessed by Cors. and Peter Van Der Veer. One page, folio. Seal torn off (to indicate satisfaction) and minor fold splitting. $90

Hans, a Dutchman, signs his name "jaen haens."

REVOLUTIONARY WAR TRENTON

22. GORDON, PETER (Trenton merchant and bookseller, quartermaster general during the Revolutionary War). Receipt for three hundred and twenty-one dollars from Amos Howell for "a Roan Horse 6 Years old Branded (U. S.)," Trenton, 5 May 1779. One page, octavo. Signed by Gordon as Q.M. About fine. $300

Gordon notes the horse was sold at vendue.

23. GUMMERE, SAMUEL R. Partly printed receipt for tuition and board of Zebedee M. Wills, Burlington, 5th mo. 14th, 1830. Signed by Gummere. $40

Gummere kept a distinguised school in Burlington for many years.

24. HAINES, JOSHUA. Receipt given to Zebedee M. Wills for one quarter's tuition for several children, 1832. Signed by Haines. $40

Burlington school.

25. HAND, NATHAN. Contemporary copy of the will of Nathan Hand of Cape May County, 30 April 1755. One page, large folio. On vellum. Folded, with the folds reinforced (unneces- sarily) with old repair tape (non-staining and easily removed). Some puckering and small holes at fold intersections. Accompanied by a partly printed document granting probate of the will to Lydia Hand, executrix, and Ezekiel Mulford, executor, 31 October 1755, and signed by Charles Read. $225

In the will Hand describes himself as "very Sick and weak in Body." His oldest son and principal heir, Japeth, was not yet twenty; two younger sons were to be bound out between the ages of fourteen and twenty, Nathan "to learn the House Carpenters and Ship Joyners Trade or Trades" and Stephen to learn the "Taylors Trade."

26. (HAUPTMANN, BRUNO RICHARD). Interesting letter from Harburg, Germany, written by a Claus Polus to his "friend John" in America, 28 April 1936. 4 fully written folio pages. Fine. $160

A long, chatty letter, in slightly broken English, about mutual interests, concluding with an intriguing paragraph about German sentiment toward Hauptmann: "Then about Hauptmann. The German people feel the case justified in a full degree and are only disgusted about that [sic] fuss that is being made out of a case. If his case was here and the circumstantial evidence (the money etc) he would have been executed long ago. Hauptmann was a former bad hombre here, and the people here and the papers give a man of such infamous character very little space in papers."

DESCRIBING JERSEY CITY AND HOBOKEN

27. (HOBOKEN). Autograph letter of a C. C. Prince to Edward Dayton at Watertown, Conn., undated but ca. 1840s or 1850s. 4 pages, quarto. Fine. $150

The young writer describes, in excellent detail, a Saturday outing to Jersey City and Hoboken. He concludes that the former place "does not appear to be remarkably pleasant," but he loves Hoboken, mentioning Sibyl's Cave, the ball-playing fields, a Gothic wooden church, a merry- go-round (wonderfully described), a summer house for delicacies, &c., &c. A very good early account by a New Yorker of a day in Hoboken.

28. HOFFMAN, HAROLD G. (1896-1954). Governor of New Jersey, 1935-1938. Typewritten letter signed, Trenton, 15 January 1940. To Fred G. Giffoniello of Newark, enclosing a signed poetical sentiment [present]. Each one page, quarto, the former on Executive Department letterhead. The pair, $40

29. (HOPEWELL). Autograph letter from "mother," [Hopewell, 13 Aug. 1888]. To T.J. [?] Sheppard at Woodsville. Family and local news, with many local names mentioned. Three pages, octavo. Accompanied by the envelope with a perfect Hopewell postal cancellation and a fancy star killer. $35

Mercer County.

30. HOPKINS, GEORGE F. New Brunswick printer and newspaper publisher. Receipted bill to for one year's newspaper subscription, 29 February 1796, signed by Hopkins. One page, octavo. In fine condition. $90

Hopkins' Genius of Liberty & New-Jersey Advertiser had ceased publication the previous week, and Hopkins was presumably calling in his outstanding accounts.

FRANCIS HOPKINSON AND JOSEPH BORDEN

31. HOPKINSON, FRANCIS (Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey; Bor- dentown resident). Engraved bill of exchange from the Loan Office of the United States, 30 October 1780, payable to Peter & Wm. Wikoff. 9.5 x 21 cm. Signed by Hopkinson as treasurer of the Continental Loan Office and countersigned by Joseph Borden as commis- sioner of the Loan Office for New Jersey. In fine condition. $3000

Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) was one of New Jersey's five signers of the Declaration of Independence, He was married to a daughter of Joseph Borden, the leading citizen of Bordentown, and for several years Hopkinson lived in Bordentown. In 1779 he became an admiralty judge in . Documents signed by Hopkinson are not rare, but they almost never have any connection to New Jersey. The present bill of exchange is not only signed by Hopkinson's father-in- law, Joseph Borden, but the recipients, Peter and William Wikoff, were Monmouth County residents, and Peter had been an aide to Washington at the . The most "New Jersey" Hopkinson document we have ever handled.

32. HORNBLOWER, JOSEPH C. (Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court). Autograph letter signed, Newark, 22 June 1822. To P. DeWitt, concerning the Clark & Blakie distillery in New Brunswick. 3 1/2 full pages, quarto, in fine condition. $175 Chiefly a financial letter concerning the dissolution of the business and the disposition of its assets.

33. INSKEEP, JOSEPH. Receipt for tuition paid by Zebedee Wills for students Geruse Peacock and Amos Pricket, 23 March 1837. One page, octavo. $40

34. (KEARNY, PHILIP). Manuscript legal document concerning the estate of Kearny's father, Philip Kearny, Sr., 24 January 1851. One page, folio. Near fine. $90

A minor legal document in the suit of against Philip Kearny and Susan K. Macomb over the estate of their father, Philip Kearny, Sr. A note at the bottom reads "Major Kearny has gone to California...."

GENERAL JOHN LACEY WRITES FROM NEW MILLS

35. LACEY, JOHN. Autograph letter signed, New Mills, 15 August 1795. To John Nicholson at , about trading his lands and furnaces. One page, quarto. Very fine. $900

John Lacey, Jun. (1755-1814) was a distinguished brigadier general in the Revolutionary War. He married a daughter of Thomas Reynolds, of New Mills (now Pemberton), Burlington County, and moved there after the war. He established the New Mills Forge and also had interests at that time in the Hanover Furnace. He tells Nicholson "I hold One Quarter of the Lands and Furnaces all of which I purpose to dispose of but must have part in cash...." Nicholson, a major land speculator, was proposing an exchange of lands.

WILLIAM LIVINGSTON DOCUMENT

36. LIVINGSTON, WILLIAM (1723-1790; governor of New Jersey, 1776-1790). Document signed, 27 August 1783. Being a legal document assiging rights in a financial obligation. 2 1/2 pages, folio. Signed by William Livingston, with his red wax seal, and witnessed by Brockholst Livingston and Susan Livingston. In fine condition. $700

Concerns a bond executed to Livingston in 1769 by Philip French of New Brunswick. Mentions Ann and Susan Brown, Edward Neale, David Van Horne, and David Clarkson.

37. (LIVINGSTON). Manuscript document incorporating the "Collumbia Village School Sosity [society]," 27 October 1804. Signed by Moses Ely, E.C. Collins, and Peter Cook. One page, quarto. Fine. $100

Present-day Livingston, Essex County.

38. MOORE, A. HARRY (1879-1952). Governor of New Jersey, 1926-1929, 1932-1935, 1938- 1941. Typewritten letter signed, Sea Girt, 28 July 1934. To Manny Moskowitz of Rutherford, acknowledging honorary membership in the Rutherford Table Tennis Club. One page, quarto. On Executive Department letterhead. $25

39. MOORE, A. HARRY (1879-1952). Governor of New Jersey, 1926-1929, 1932-1935, 1938- 1941. Mimeographed letter signed, Trenton, 16 February 1934. To Samuel Kalb, appointing him a member of a committee to plan a New Jersey testimonial to Albert Einstein. One page, quarto. On Executive Department letterhead. $25

40. MOORE, SAMUEL T. Pocket notebook with 4 pages of financial accounts with Clayton Bottle Works, January-June, 1887. Accompanied by two additional pocket notebooks recording glass blown, a sheet of typed interrogatories concerning glassmaking union actions at Bridgeton, and a printed glassmaker's form. $175

Moore was a glass bottle blower from Port Elizabeth, Cumberland County, and his notebook records his charges to Clayton Bottle Works for blowing, offset by charges for items he purchased. Clayton Bottle Works was in Clayton, Gloucester County. He appears to have worked in Bridgeton in later years.

41. (MOORESTOWN). Autograph letter signed from Thomas Hammill on behalf of Susan Simson, Moorestown, 19 September 1796, to John Hewlings at Evesham. One page, 4to, with integral address leaf. Cellophane tape mounting remnant at one end. $90

Ordering three bushels of rye to be ground at Ballenger's mill, etc.

42. NEW BRUNSWICK. Carbon copy of a complete typed transcription of the minutes of the New Brunswick Common Council, 1796-1832. Copied by Louise Marshall Vandivert and John P. Wall, 1909-1910. 260, 37, [1] pages, folio. Bound in 3/4 morocco. Front inner hinge broken, spine covered with clear plastic tape. Internally fine. $325

Apparently one of three copies made. An extraordinary project.

MATTHIAS OGDEN LETTER: 1775

43. OGDEN, MATTHIAS (1754-1791). Autograph letter signed, Eliz. Town, 18 March 1775. To an unidentified Aaron, possibly his brother. 2 pages, folio. A trifle darkened, but very good.$750

A charming letter, possibly to his brother, the future Governor , about women. "I read with pleasure your love intrigues ... with Miss T ... Steadily Aaron. Money is alureing, & there is pleasure in gratifying a Friend, but let not a fortune buy your peace, nor sell your happiness to gratify a Friend ... I understand her fondness for C. was after she was acquainted with you ... Be cautious Aaron weigh the matter well ... Let not her sense, her education, her modesty, her graceful actions, or her wit, betray you...." A full letter, entirely in this vein. Several months later Matthias Ogden would leave with Arnold's expedition to Quebec.

44. PARKER, JOEL (1816-1888). Governor of New Jersey, 1863-1866, 1872- 1875. Autograph letter signed, Freehold, 27 November 1859. To [?] Read, secretary of the Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Science, accepting membership in the society. One page, octavo. Fine. $125

45. PENNINGTON, WILLIAM. Governor of New Jersey, 1837-1843. Partly printed appointment of William S. Cook as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County, 28 October 1842. Signed by Pennington and by Charles McChesney as Secretary of State. One page, folio, with large wafer seal. Worn and splitting along folds, easily repaired. $50

46. PENNINGTON, WILLIAM. Governor of New Jersey, 1837-1843. Partly printed appointment of Elias Brown as Justice of the Peace for Somerset County, 14 November 1837. Signed by Pennington and by James D. Westcott as Secretary of the State. One page, folio, with large wafer seal. Some fold wear. $50

47. PENNINGTON, WILLIAM. Governor of New Jersey, 1837-1843. Partly printed appointment of Elias Brown as Justice of the Peace for Somerset County, 28 October 1842. Signed by Pennington and by Charles G. McChesney as Secretary of State. One page, folio, with large wafer seal. $50

48. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Volume of manuscript records of the Voluntary Relief Department, Trenton, 21 March 1887 through 24 February 1902. Unpaginated (several hundred pages). Clothbound ledger binding. Fine. $275

Monthly statistical breakdowns, by railroad line, for contributions for deaths, accidents, and sickness. The lines were the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Northern Central Railway, the West Jersey Railroad, the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, the Camden & Atlantic Railroad, and the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad. The relief department was under the direction of the superintendent at Trenton, J. A. Anderson. No individual employees are named.

49. (PERTH AMBOY). Burnet, John. Prominent Perth Amboy merchant. Autograph letter signed, Perth Amboy, 27 July 1747. To an unnamed correspondent, about disputed lands and com- mencing a suit for ejectment. 1 page folio. Fine. $150

Mentioning Daniel Estell and Mr. Kearney. Pre-1750 New Jersey autograph letters are rarely available on the market.

50. QUEQUELLE, FREDERICK C. Partly printed receipt of Quequelle & Wilson for one quarter's subscription to the Trenton Weekly Mercury, Trenton, 12 February 1788. 4 x 15 cm. Fine. $90

Frederick Quequelle is one of 18th-century New Jersey's most mysterious printers. He printed in New Brunswick in 1786-87, then in Trenton in 1787-89, and was co-publisher of the Trenton Weekly Mercury. Nothing is known of him before, or after.

DANIEL SCUDDER OF SCUDDER'S FALLS

51. SCUDDER, DANIEL. Deposition taken before Benjamin Biles about fish pounds in the Delaware River, 18 September 1762. Signed by Scudder and by Biles. One page, folio. Fine condition. $300

Daniel Scudder (1736-1811), whose family farm overlooked the Delaware River at present- day Scudder's Falls in Ewing Township, Mercer County, states that his plantation is opposite a fish pound in the Delaware, and that he is a part owner of the pound. He further states that five years earlier he saw a raft coming down the river that became stuck on the walls of the pound and had to be separated, and he feels similar pounds are a hindrance to river navigation.

52. SHOURDS, THOMAS. Salem County historian and author of the classic History and Genea- logy of Fenwick's Colony. Autograph letter signed, 30 5th mo. 1877. To Benjamin Hancock, on family history and genealogy. Two full pages, folio. $50

On the Chambless, Hancock, and other Salem County families.

53. (SOMERSET COUNTY). Partnership agreement between Abraham E. Lott, Garret Lefferts, and Matthew Lane, 12 September 1772, agreeing to form a merchandise business at Bedminster, Somerset County. Five pages, large folio. Splitting along folds, else excellent. $175

A fine and very detailed colonial New Jersey business agreement. Lane was formerly a New York merchant who moved his business to Bedminster in 1772, where he soon became a well-known resident. Lott and Lefferts were prominent New York merchants.

54. STOCKTON, ROBERT FIELD (1795-1866). Naval officer; member of U.S. Congress; one of Princeton's most colorful residents. Autograph note signed, Princeton, 28 July 1838. To an unnamed correspondent, about the arrival of some goods. One page, octavo. Fine. $100

55. (TANSBORO). Autograph letter (or draft letter) from Peter Powell to the congregation of the Baptist church of Tansboro, 10 May 1844. Accepting the call to become the church's first minister. One page, quarto. Fine. $60

Camden County. 56. TAYLOR, JOHN. Autograph letter signed, Amboy, 12 November 1796. To Daniel Hendrick- son at Tinton Falls, Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, wishing to know the principle on a note of his son Joseph Hendrickson and mentioning a legal action brought by a Smock. 1 page, quarto. Seal tear, else fine. $125

Taylor was a lieutenant colonel in the Middlesex militia during the Revolutionary War.

57. (TRENTON ACADEMY). Manuscript affidavit and testimonial to the abilities of James Slack, a student and later a tutor at the Trenton Academy. Trenton, 10 June 1814. Signed by James Ewing, Charles Ewing, and Gideon Wells as trustees. One page, 4to. Fine. $75

58. (VINELAND). Graves, Oliver D. Autograph letter signed, Vineland, 16 March 1863. To Van Buren Chapman at Norwich, Conn., discussing politics. 4 pages, octavo, plus a small sheet. Accompanied by a envelope with the printed corner advertisement of Charles K. Landis offering farms for sale in Vineland. $275

A strongly worded, racist letter, highly critical of Lincoln and abolitionists. "... whether you are still Van of old or whether you have bowed the knee to King Abraham ... If I ever felt the spirit of Democracy in my soul it is in these latter days of Niggerism. I thank God daily that I live in a state whe[re] democracy is prevalent, although in this town it is small in numbers but great in principle...." Oliver D. Graves (b. 1817) was one of Vineland's first settlers and became the town's fifth mayor, serving from 1885 to 1888.

59. WEEHAWKEN TURNPIKE CO. The Original manuscript ledger of the "Weehawken Turnpike Company, Aug. 1837." Folio. Only 6 pages used, the remainder blank. Contem- porary sheep-backed marbled boards. In very fine condition. $450

The Weehawken Turnpike Company was incorporated in 1837 and this is its initial (and only?) record book. The accounts are with William Cooper and Francis Price, two of the incorporators. Only six pages are used, and the final entry is dated Jan. 1, 1840. Present-day Hudson County.

60. WILLIAMSON, ISAAC H. Governor of New Jersey, 1817-1829. Partly printed appointment of Elias Brown as Justice of the Peace for Somerset County, 8 November 1828. Signed by Williamson and by Daniel Coleman as Secretary of State. One page, folio, with large wafer seal. $50

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