| Record Group: | Legislature |
| Series: | Petitions, Resolutions, Transactions, Accounts and Miscellaneous Papers, c1700-1845 |
| Accession #: | Unknown |
| Series #: | SLE00018 |
| Guide Date: | Pre-1989 |
| Volume: | 0.5 c.f. [1 box] |
Contents |
| No. | Description |
| 1. | Petition of Caspar Wistar, Martin Halter, William Wenkell to the House Representatives concerning a proposed tax on glass, 29 January 1752. |
| 2. | Petition of Amos Ogden and Josiah Banks for recruitment expenses, 21 May 1759 [3 items; formerly filed as BAH/Legislative Papers, Box 13, item #39, and Dept. of Defense/Colonial Wars, Box 2, items #89 and #109]. |
| 3. | Petition of Ruth Price to the Provincial Assembly, requesting release from prison as a debtor, 7 November 1760. |
| 4. | Petition of Timothy Shaler to William Livingston and the [Legislative] Council, concerning action against the crew of the enemy vessel, the Hazzard, 10 May 1777. |
| 5. | Petition of John
McGinnis and John Havens to William Livingston, for a Pardon of their
nine-month sentences, 16 July 1777. |
| 6. | Petition of Joseph Beaver, Colonel, 2nd Regiment, Hunterdon County Militia to the General Assembly, concerning the sale of the moveable estates of three persons disaffected from his regiment, 27 October 1777. |
| 7. | Petition of several inhabitants of Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, concerning payments due them by the Army, 3 March 1778. |
| 8. | Petition of sundry inhabitants of Cape May County to William Livingston, to exempt the militia of Cape May from service "abroad," 10 March 1778. |
| 9. | Petition of inhabitants of Raritan Landing and Township of Piscataway to William Livingston and Council of Safety to expel Rachel Wells, 7 September 1778. |
| 10. | Petition of Hunterdon County Commissioners of Forfeited Estates to the Legislature, 21 April 1779. |
| 11. | Petition of Anna Long to William Livingston, the Legislative Council and General Assembly, for the return of the forfeited estate of Joseph Long, her husband, 3 December 1779. |
| 12. | Petition of John Dennis to William Livingston, Legislative Council and Assembly, for the relief from loss from depreciation of currency, 6 December 1779. |
| 13. | Petition of F. Barber to the Legislature concerning his promotion, 10 May 1780. |
| 14. | Petition of Adam Hyler's boat crew to William Livingston, the [Legislative] Council and General Assembly, concerning laws regarding condemnation of captured enemy vessels, 26 May 1781. |
| 15. | Petition of Freeholders of Monmouth County to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, for Ditching of the Great Meadows, 10 May 1782. |
| 16. | Petition of Jacob Hyer to the Legislative Council, 30 May 1780 [fragment]. |
| 17. | Petition of sundry inhabitants of Gloucester County to the Legislative Council and General Assembly concerning the raising of troops for the duration of the war, 29 November 1780. |
| 18. | Petition of Thomas FitzRandolph to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, to be reimbursed for caring for a soldier, 15 May 1782. |
| 19. | Petition of Samuel Hayes to William Livingston, Legislative Council, General Assembly, concerning loan office lands sold as forfeited estates, 3 June 1782. |
| 20. | Petition of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Monmouth County, to William Livingston and [Legislative] Council, to pardon William Harbert and Timothy Scobey, convicted of High treason, 20 June 1782. |
| 21. | Petition of Joshua Anderson to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, against David Forman, 24 September 1782, [2 items]. |
| 22. | Petition of David Banks to the General Assembly, to answer charges brought against John Peck, Robert Wade, and David Banks, 21 October 1782. |
| 23. | Petition of David Olden to Legislative Council and General Assembly, concerning the leasing of forfeited estates, 22 October 1782. |
| 24. | Petition of several inhabitants of Essex County to the General Assembly, concerning charges of illicit trade with the enemy by John Peck, Robert Wade & David Banks, 28 October 1782. |
| 25. | Petition of James Mott, Jr. et al., to the General Assembly, against David Forman, 9 November 1782. |
| 26. | Petition of David Olden to Legislative Council and General Assembly, concerning damage done to forfeited estates, 2 December 1782. |
| 27. | Petition of the inhabitants of the County of Hunterdon to the Legislature, concerning the use of state money for paying taxes, 12 December 1782. |
| 28. | Petition of Abraham and Jacob Parsell to the General Assembly, concerning the forfeited estate of their father, John Parsell, 18 December [1782?]. |
| 29. | Petition of John Smith to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, to recover debts from the forfeited estate of John Carty, 5 June 1783. |
| 30. | Petition of the Freeholders and Freemen of Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, against granting commutation to the officers of the Army, [ca. December 1783]. |
| 31. | Petition of the Freeholders and Freemen of Reading Township, and adjacent townships, Hunterdon County, to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, against granting commutation to the officers of the Army, 22 December 1783, [2 copies]. |
| 32. | Petition of several inhabitants of Monmouth County to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, for relief from damages made by the enemy, June 178[5?]. |
| 33. | Petition of Samuel Meeker to the Legislature concerning a disputed forfeited estate, 10 November 1785. |
| 34. | Petition of the Council of Proprietors of the Eastern division of the State of New Jersey, to the Legislature, 19 November 1785. |
| 35. | Petition of John Butler to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, concerning liability for proceeds of forfeited estates, 15 February 1786. |
| 36. | Petition of Samuel Hunt and Ralph Hunt to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, concerning the priority of bonds or book debts in settling claims against forfeited estates, 20 March 1786. |
| 37. | Petition of Rachel Wells to the Legislature, to recover interest due her, 30 October 1786. |
| 38. | Petition of inhabitants of Trenton to the Legislature, to commission a company of light infantry which they have founded, 2 November 1787. |
| 39. | Petition of John Dennis and James Richmond to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, 30 October 1788 [cover only]. |
| 40. | Petition of Daniel Hunt to the Legislature, concerning forfeited estate bonds, 2 March 1795. |
| 41. | Petition of several inhabitants of Essex County to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, concerning the holding of elections, 2 November 1795. |
| 42. | Petition of Robert McKean to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, for an act to grant him exclusive use of a steam engine to cut timber, 13 February 1798. |
| 43. | Petition of several inhabitants of Gloucester County to the Supreme Court, concerning the appointment of a person to take affidavits and taking evidence, 5 November 1798. |
| 44. | Petition of Daniel Marsh to the Legislature, concerning the payment of a forfeited estate debt, 9 February 1799. |
| 45. | Petition of William Wilber et al., to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, concerning insolvent debtors, 18 October 1799. |
| 46. | Petition of several inhabitants of the City of Trenton and vicinity to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, for a bank, [1804?]. |
| 47. | Petition of several inhabitants of the City of Trenton; town of Lamberton and vicinity to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, for a bank, 7 November 1804. |
| 48. | Petition of the Associates of the Jersey Company to the Legislature, concerning the Hudson River, 4 October 1806. |
| 49. | Petitions of the Common Council of Trenton to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, concerning judicial matters, October-November 1808 [3 items]. |
| 50. | Petition of the inhabitants of Sussex County to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, against the division of the county, December 1810-January 1811. |
| 51. | Petition of the inhabitants of Bergen County to the Governor and Legislative Council, for mercy for Peter Haring, 12 April 1817. |
| 52. | Petition of several inhabitants of Hunterdon County to the Governor and Legislative Council, for mercy for Ann Hitchens, May 1817. |
| 53. | Petition of the inhabitants of Pennington and its vicinity to the Legislature, requesting a lottery to pay debts for an academy building, 13 November 1823, [3 copies]. |
| 54. | Petition of proprietors of Howell Furnace to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, for incorporation, [12 Nov. (?)] 1827. |
| 55. | Petition of the inhabitants of Hunterdon County to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, against a canal to connect the Delaware and Raritan Rivers, 24 January 1828. |
| 56. | Petition of Joseph Wood to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, to purchase land in Trenton, 22 May 1837. |
| 57. | Petition of the
inhabitants of the Township of Newton, to the Legislature against
the Division of the township, 9 February 1839. |
| 58. | Petition of citizens of Newark to the Legislature, for lighting the streets, [?] March 1845. |
| 59. | Petition of John Winans et al., to [William Franklin?] favoring the commission of Lewis Brant et al., militia officers [N.D.]. |
| 60. | Petition of Jacob Goodwin to William Livingston, for release on bail from Sussex County jail [N.D.]. |
| 61. | Petition of Thomas Polack to William Livingston, for commutation of Death Sentence, [N.D.]. |
| 62. | Petition of inhabitants of the State to the Legislative Council and General Assembly, to regulate fisheries on islands on the Delaware River, [N.D.]. |
| 63. | Petition of inhabitants of Sussex County to William Livingston, requesting the arrest of Joseph Lowry, [N.D.]. |
| 64. | Resolution of Assembly, to pay the delegates of New Jersey to the Continental Congress, 18 March 1777. |
| 65. | Resolution of Assembly, on taking possession of Andover Iron Works, 19 June 1778. |
| 66. | Resolution of Assembly, concerning an article printed in the New Jersey Gazette, 29 October 1779. |
| 67. | Resolution of Assembly, repealing resolution of 29 December 1781, concerning arrears of pay due to the militia, 27 November 1784. |
| 68. | Resolution of Assembly, respecting settlement with militia for arrears of pay, 15 December 1784. |
| 69. | Resolution of Assembly, concerning sale of musket cartridges in boxes in possession of David Potter, 25 November 1785. |
| 70. | Resolution of Assembly, directing the Treasurer to credit payments from the counties at their nominal value, 24 May 1787. |
| 71. | Resolution of the Assembly, directing the Treasurer concerning pensioned military officers, 2 November 1787. |
| 72. | Resolution of Assembly, directing the treasurer and auditor to make an exact list of the invalid pensioners of New Jersey, 17 November 1789. |
| 73. | Resolution of Assembly, to collect monies due to the State, 25 November 1789. |
| 74. | Resolution of Assembly, directing Treasurer to pay monies due to Samuel Reading, 25 November 1789. |
| 75. | Resolution of Assembly, directing the Treasurer to pay monies due to Thomas Carpenter, 10 November 1790. |
| 76. | Resolution of
Assembly, to print 1,775 copies of "An Act more Effectually to Provide
for the National Defense," 11 June 1799. |
| 77. | Resolution of Assembly, to return to Jonathan Doan, Moore Furman, and Peter Hunt, their bond to the Treasurer, for completing part of the State Prison, 1 November 1799; cancellation of this bond, 7 December 1799. |
| 78. | Resolution of Assembly, to appoint a committee to consider alterations to "A Supplement to the act, entitled, `An Act relative to the supreme and circuit courts,' "[N.D.]. |
| 79. | Resolution of Assembly, to direct the Clerk of Assembly to prepare a bill of fees that have accrued in the passing of private laws, [N.D.]. |
| 80. | Transactions, 5 February 1777 - 17 March 1777. |
| 81. | Transactions, 8 June 1778 - 22 June 1778. |
| 82. | Transactions, 25 May 1782 - 26 May 1786. |
| 83. | Transactions, 12 June 1799. |
| 84. | Account of Money paid by John Dennis, late Treasurer, which he settled with the Assembly, 18 September 1776. |
| 85. | John Dennis to John Hart, 27 September 1776. |
| 86. | Report of Committee of Accounts, [ca.1777]. |
| 87. | Appointment of committee to settle the accounts of sundry persons, 28 September 1777. |
| 88. | Committee of accounts to [David?] Chambers and [Samuel] Tucker, [1778?, draft]. |
| 89. | Report of private committee respecting papers in the hands of [Samuel] Tucker, 1778. |
| 90. | [William Churchill Houston] to [John Dennis], concerning settlement of Dennis' accounts as former Treasurer of New Jersey Provincial Congress, 14 July 1778 [draft]. |
| 91. | John Dennis to William Churchill Houston and James Mott, 19 July 1778. |
| 92. | Committee of Accounts to [?], 7 August 1778. |
| 93. | Account of John Butler with the Committee of Accounts, [1779]. |
| 94. | Thomas Carpenter to William Churchill Houston, 23 January 1779. |
| 95. | Thomas Denny to John Cooper, 1 March 1779. |
| 96. | Report of the Committee of Accounts, 28 March 1780. |
| 97. | Appointment of committee to settle account of [Samuel] Tucker, late Treasurer of the Provincial Congress of this State, 12 December 1780. |
| 98. | James Ewing to the Committee of Accounts, [N.D.] |
| 99. | Votes and Proceedings of Assembly, [27 March-13 April 1778, rough minutes]. |
| 100. | Account of Jeremiah Manning for quartering troops, referred to the Assembly, 24 May 1779. |
| 101. | Testimony before committee, alleging unfair practices in sale of forfeited estates in Monmouth County, 2 June 1779. |
| 102. | Bill concerning the reduction of state debts to their true value in specie, [ca. 1780, frag.]. |
| 103. | Proposal for striking a copper coin, 23 May 1786. |
| 104. | Aaron Dunham to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, 25 October 1786. |
| 105. | Address of New Jersey legislature to George Washington, [1789]. |
| 106. | Report of committee, concerning the petition of Robert Nixon, 4 November 1794. |
| 107. | Report of committee, concerning the petition of Daniel Hunt, 6 March 1795. |
| 108. | Supplement to the Act entitled "An Act respecting the Office of Treasurer," 17 November 1821. |
| 109. | Reports of committee, concerning the petition of Josiah Hunt, [2 items, N.D.]. |
| 110. | Amendments to a Bill entitled, "An Act for compleating the four Battalions of this State in the Continental Service," [N.D.]. |
| 111. | An Act to repeal the second and third sections of an Act entitled "An Act for compleating the four Battalions of this State in the Continental Service, as far as they relate to the hiring of Substitutes," [fragment N.D.]. |
| 112. | Amendment to minutes [of Assembly], [N.D.]. |
| 113. | Bill regulating militia service, [N.D., frag.]. |
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