New Jersey Archives: Newspaper Abstracts, Vol. 5: 1762-1765

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William Nelson
Digital Antiquaria, 2006 - History - 628 pages
Originally published in 1902 as Volume XXIV of the First Series of the New Jersey Archives, this eBook edition is reformatted for ease of reading, but is complete and unabridged, including footnotes, addenda and corrected errata. The content is a chronological compilation of extracts from American newspapers relating to events in New Jersey from 1762 through 1765. Here are the published reports of runaway servants and slaves, land sales, political issues, the progress of the Stamp Act, Biographical Appendix, Index and much more. This masterfully crafted eBook is fully searchable and fully printable (628pp, 1.95 Mb).

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Title Page
3
Preface
5
1762
11
1763
91
1764
203
1765
321
Index
471
Biographical Index
511
The New Jersey Assembly
614
Nathaniel Jones
618

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Page 281 - Fret not thyself because of evildoers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
Page 461 - That the only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves, and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them, but by their respective legislatures.
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Page 278 - BURN'S Justice, and the several other Books on those Subjects, as far as they extend, and can be adapted to these American Colonies.
Page 189 - Fellow, so that his Master may have him again, shall have Forty Shillings Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by Philadelphia, October 6, 1745.
Page 133 - Whoever takes up and secures said servant, so that his master may have him again, shall have forty shillings reward, and reasonable charges, paid by. NATHAN WATSON.
Page 229 - BE IT ENACTED by the Governor, Council and General Assembly and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same, That from and after the Publication of this act...
Page 233 - Boy and secures him so that his Master may have him again, shall have Three Pounds Reward and reasonable Charges paid By Motet Gombeatld.
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Page 139 - To which His EXCELLENCY was pleased to make the following ANSWER Gentlemen of the COUNCIL, I ACCEPT with Thanks this obliging Address. As I have nothing more at Heart than to see this Province flourishing and happy under my Government, it cannot but give me particular Pleasure to find that I may expect the Assistance of Gentlemen of your distinguished Abilities and Zeal for His Majesty's Service.

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