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NEW JERSEY. 



New Jersey Historical Society. 



Address. West Park Street, Newark, N. J. 



History. Organized Feb. 27, 1845 > incorporated in 1846. Woman's 

 Branch organized in 1901. Library and collection of manuscripts, 



historical relics, etc. 



Ref. : Fifty years of historical work in New Jersey, by W. Nelson. (In 

 Collections, v 8, p. 17-167; also separate.) Sketches of the New Jersey 

 historical society, by A. Church. Newark, 1894. 



Object. To discover, procure and preserve whatever relates to any department 

 of the history of New Jersey, natural, civil, literary or ecclesiastical, and gen- 

 erally of other portions of the United States. 



Meetings. Annual meeting, last Wednesday in Oct., at place and hour selected 

 by the society or the Board of Trustees ; other meetings at such times as the 

 Board of Trustees may designate. Annual meeting of the Woman's Branch, 

 2d Wednesday of May. 



Membership. 320 contributing (annual dues, $5) ; 235 associate members of the 

 Woman's Branch (annual dues, $2) ; 480 life ($50) ; 15 patrons ($1,000) ; 40 

 honorary, 60 corresponding. 



Publications. 



PROCEEDINGS . . . v. I-X. 1845/46-1865/66. Newark, 1847-67. 8. 



2d sen, v. I-XIII, 1867/69-1894/95. Newark, N. J., 1869-99. 8 ' 



v. 13 published at Paterson. 



3d sen, v. I-III, 1896-1898/1900. Paterson, N. J., 1897-1906. 8. 



The Proceedings contain the substance of the transactions of the society, 

 but consist for the most part of original documents, addresses, memoirs, 

 journals, diaries, and notes, queries, and replies, genealogical and other- 

 wise, relating to the early history of New Jersey, her people, and the 

 United States generally. 

 Each volume issued in 3 or more nos. 

 Prices: $1.50 to $2.50 per volume; v. i, 2, 4-6 (ist series), o. p. 



COLLECTIONS . . . v. I-VIII. New York, 1846-49; Newark, 1852- 

 1900. 8. 



Contents: v. I. East Jersey under the proprietary governments : by W. 

 A. Whitehead. With an appendix, containing "The model of the gov- 

 ernment of East New-Jersey, in America," by George Scot, of Pit- 

 lochie. Now first reprinted from the original ed. of 1685. 1846. (2d ed. 

 rev. and enl. pub. 1875.) v. 2. The life of William Alexander, earl of 

 Stirling; with selections from his correspondence. By W. A. Duer. 

 1847. v. 3. The provincial courts of New Jersey, with sketches of the 

 bench and bar. By R. S. Field. 1849. v. 4. The papers of Lewis 

 Morris, governor of the province of New Jersey, from 1738 to 1746. 

 1852. v. 5. An analytical index to the colonial documents of New 

 Jersey, in the State paper offices of England. Compiled by H. Stevens. 

 Ed. with notes by W. A. Whitehead. 1858. v. 6. Records of the town 



