| Record Group: | Council of Proprietors of West New Jersey |
| Series: | Lawrence Division Line Journal and Notes, 1743-1751 & ca. 1777 |
| Accession #: | 2005.048 |
| Series #: | PWESJ007 |
| Guide Date: | 12/2005 (EC) |
| Volume: | 0.1 c.f. [1 vol.] |
Contents
Content
Note
This
small volume includes several distinctive sections bound together
as noted below. Most of the volume concerns the East/West division
line drawn by John Lawrence as well as James Alexander’s analysis
of the Lawrence Line and the earlier Keith Line. Tipped into the
end of the volume are two maps, one of which makes reference to
the Revolutionary War battle of Short Hills on 26 June 1777. Judging
by the paper, ink and writing, both of these undated maps (which
were drawn by the same unidentified person) may date from the revolutionary
period. |
| Section | Title/Description | |
| 1. | “A
Journal Kept by John Lawrence in running the Division Line of the
Province of New Jersey, 1743” |
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| 2. | James Alexander’s examination of the Lawrence and Keith Lines: | |
| a. | 1 November 1750 | |
| b. | 20 November 1750 | |
| 3. | “Examination By James Alexander into the Causes of the Differences between Mr. Godfreys and his results concerning the Line between E & West Jersey,” October 1751 | |
| 4. | Maps: | |
| a. | Central New Jersey (including Trenton, Princeton, Bordentown, Imlaystown and Manalapan), no date | |
| b. | Northeastern New Jersey (including Morristown, Newark, Westfield, Short Hills, Somerset and Perth Amboy), no date. Includes the notations, “Short hills battle on ye 26 June 1777” and “West Field where the provincials Retreated after the Battle” | |
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