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		John Fenwick, Founder of Salem (Adams 1926) PDF by Dr. Arthur Adams (NJHS 1926, 8pp, PDF 162K) Major John Fenwick (1618-1683), founder of the Salem, New Jersey, Quaker settlement known as Fenwick's Colony. Discussion of his life, accomplishments and family.	Price $1.00
		John Hart, the New Jersey Signer (Patterson 1925) PDF by Louis H. Patterson (NJHS 1925, 6pp, PDF 140K) John Hart (1713-1779) was one of New Jersey's signers of the Declaration of Independence. For most of the Revolution, Hart and his family lived like hunted animals, as the British were determined to capture all of the ringleaders of the Revolution. Although of limited education and yeoman stock, he was a popular leader and helped guide New Jersey through its darkest hours.	Price $1.00
		John Philip Holland and His Submarines (Brooks 1928) PDF by Robert Peacock Brooks (NJHS 1928, 7pp, PDF 119K) A fine biography of the man who developed submarines at Paterson. Also describes the raising of the first Holland submarine from the Passaic River. It had apparently lain there for 50 years.	Price $1.00
		John Robertson Burnet (Burnet 1908) PDF by Caroline L. Burnet (NJHS 1908, 12pp, PDF 164K) Life and times of a deaf and dumb scholar who achieved celebrity in the 1800s.	Price $1.00
		Journal of John Reading (NJHS MS. 1915) PDF NJHS Collections (NJHS 1915, 22pp, PDF 313K) John Reading, a prominent New Jersey surveyor in the early 1700s, kept a Journal of his expeditions into the northwestern wildernesses of New Jersey - at that time very sparsely settled and noy yet purchased from the Indians. The first diary entries are from 1715 and describe a trek from Whippany to the head of the Musconetcong River. The entries for 1719 describe the official delegation which fixed, for a time, the border between New Jersey and New York.	Price $1.00
		Journal of Major Mathias Ogden, 1775 (NJHS MS. 1928) PDF NJHS MS. (NJHS 1928, 11pp, PDF 155K) Major Ogden's Journal 1775 begins Oct. 27 and describes Col. Benedict Arnold's ill-fated campaign against Quebec. The story describes hardships comparable to Rogers' Rangers twenty years earlier. The journal ends with an account of the truce.	Price $1.00
		Journey West in 1811, A (NJHS MS. 1923) PDF NJHS MS. (NJHS 1923, 8pp, PDF 166K) Extracts from the diary of Mr. John Force (of Caldwell, New Jersey), who walked to Pittsburgh in 12 days.	Price $1.00
		Lafayette's Staten Island Raid 1780 (Adams 1925) PDF by W. I. Lincoln Adams (NJHS 1925, 3pp, PDF 91K) Documentary proof that Lafayette was at Washington's headquarters in Cranestown (now Montclair) when the raid on Staten Island was planned.	Price $1.00
		Lafayette's Visit to New Jersey 1824-'25 (Bergen 1924) PDF by Frank Bergen, LL.D. (NJHS 1924, 11pp, PDF 210K) President Monroe's invitation to General La Fayette in 1824 led to national celebrations in his honor, particularly in New Jersey. The presentation details the festivites and proceedings from August 20-27, 1824 and July 1825.	Price $1.00
		Last Letter from a Jersey '49er (NJHS MS. 1923) PDF NJHS MS. (NJHS 1923, 3pp, PDF 95K) Paul Stryker, of Phillipsburg, New Jersey describes his ocean voyage to San Francisco in 1849.	Price $1.00
		Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians (Walker 1917) PDF by Edwin Robert Walker (NJHS 1917, 15pp, PDF 231K) Social customs, history, religion, habitations of the aboriginal inhabitants of New Jersey. Presentation includes the full text of an Indian deed of 1703 conveying a huge tract of land (generally north of Trenton) to members of the Council of Proprietors.	Price $2.00
		Letter Following the Battle at Germantown, 1777 (NJHS MS. 1922) PDF NJHS MS. (NJHS 1922, 2pp, PDF 106K) Asher Holmes, First Major in the First Regiment of Monmouth (New Jersey) militia, subsequently colonel in the State troops. Letter to his wife, Oct. 6, 1777 (two days after the engagement).	Price $1.00
		Letters from Camp Liberty, 1814 (NJHS MS. 1923) PDF NJHS MS. (NJHS 1923, 3pp, PDF 108K) Letters from a Captain in the War of 1812, stationed near Sandy Hook.	Price $1.00
		Letters of Chief Justice Morris, 1777-'79 (NJHS MS. 1920) PDF NJHS 1920 (9pp, PDF 140K) Chief Justice Morris to Mr. Cooper describing the Battle of Monmouth; to Col. White as to claims of a widow; to Lord Stirling describing a british raid near Shrewsbury 1779; to Governor Livingston describing another British raid near Shrewsbury 1779; from Jacobus Van Zandt concerning prisoners held by the British 1777.	Price $1.00
		Lewis Morris, First Colonial Governor of New Jersey (Parker 1928) PDF by Hon. Charles W. Parker (NJHS 1928, 7pp, PDF 118K) Lewis Morris (1671-1746); Royal Governor of New Jersey (1738-1746); active and popular political figure all his life; related to many important colonial statesmen and progenitor of a large and prominent family.	Price $1.00
		Life of Lord Stirling (PDF) by William Alexander Duer Republished from the original 1847 edition - (PDF 1.3Mb, 149pp)	Price $2.00
		Lord Stirling (William Alexander) (Peer 1929) PDF by Miss E. Jane Peer (NJHS 1929, 6pp, PDF 116K) Miss Peer's biography of Lord Stirling, born William Alexander, was an address presented at the unveiling of a tablet in his honor at the N.J. Armory in Passaic. The Armory was built on the site of the campground for Washington's troops. It is essentially a sumary of the highlights of Duer's "Life of Lord Stirling"(published 1847).	Price $1.00
		Lord Stirling in Basking Ridge (Howlett 1930) PDF by Ned O. Howlett (NJHS 1930, 3pp, PDF 87K) Short overview of the Alexander family followed by a detailed description of Lord Stirling's (William Alexander's) estate at Basking Ridge as it existed at the outbreak of the Revolution.	Price $1.00
		Lost Pages of Elmer's Revolutionary Journal (Rankin 1925) PDF by Edward S. Rankin (NJHS 1925, 10pp, PDF 194K) Lt. Ebenezer Elmer (later General) was in the Third Regiment of the New Jersey Troops under Elias Dayton in the Revolution. His Journal, recording his experiences under General Sullivan was published in the 1840s. These missing pages (Oct. 10, 1776 at Fort Schuyler - Nov. 19 1776 at Ticonderoga) were later found.	Price $1.00
		Mahlon Stacy - Quaker Founder of Trenton (Satterthwaite 1924) PDF by Mrs. Elizabeth B. Satterthwaite (NJHS 1924, 4pp, PDF 100K) Official records prove that Mahlon Stacy, founder of the city of Trenton, was one of the Proprietors of West Jersey. He was an Associate of William Penn, and a member of the Religious Society of Friends. He removed with his family to New Jersey in 1678 from Dorehouse, Yorkshire. Stacy made the first permanent settlement at the Falls of the Delaware. The article recounts the earliest discovery and habitations at the Falls and presents key events in the life of Mahlon Stacy. In 1714, Stacy's son sold the mill and tract of land to William Trent, a merchant of Philadelphia, after whom the city is now named.	Price $1.00
		Mansions of Elizabeth (Field 1928) PDF by Mrs. Edward M. Field (NJHS 1928, 5pp, PDF 111K) The Scott and Boudinot Mansions.	Price $1.00
		Mapping the Route to Victory 1781 (Scott 1921) PDF by Austin Scott (NJHS 1921, 7pp, PDF 146K) Simeon DeWitt, Geographer of the American Army (successor to Robert Erskine), played a key role in providing accurate maps for Washington in 1781. With 5,000 French troops to support the Continental Army, getting them to Yorktown required maps which showed the most direct and militarily advantageous route.	Price $1.00
		Meaning of Middlebrook, The (Johnson 1927) PDF by Willis Fletcher Johnson (NJHS 1927, 15pp, PDF 181K) Independence Day address at the famous Revolutionary campground: reminds the reader of the nefarious Gen. Charles Lee. First, Gen. Lee plotted to cause the destruction of the best part of the American army, accede to the command of the remains, and sell out to the British for cold cash. Fortunately, he was captured by the British - which allowed Washington to take the offensive at Trenton. The author then directs his attention to the various events and circumstances under which Middlebrook served the patriot cause.	Price $1.00
		Military Muster Roll, 1807 (NJHS MS. 1928) PDF NJHS MS. (NJHS 1928, 2pp, PDF 83K) Capt. Jacob Tingley's Company, Second Company, First Battalion, First Regiment, Somerset County, State of New Jersey. June 2, 1807.	Price $1.00
		Military Muster Rolls 1715 (NJHS MSS. 1928) PDF NJHS MSS. (NJHS 1928, 10pp, PDF 110K) Salem County companies: Capt. Daniel Rumsey, Capt. Joseph Seeley (Cohansey), Capt. John Loyde (Piles Grove), Capt. Enloye (Penns Neck) 1715.	Price $1.00

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