SOURCES

WHENCE THE DOCUMENTS IN THIS VOLUME WERE OBTAINED.

Public Record Office, London, England.

Copies of Manuscripts of Governor Jonathan Belcher, in the New Jersey Historical Society Library.

Manuscripts of the New Jersey Historical Society.

Papers of Ferdinand John Paris, in New Jersey Historical Society Library.

Manuscripts of William A. Whitehead.

Papers of Robert Hunter Morris, in Library of New Jersey Historical Society.

Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York.

New York Colonial Documents in the office of the Secretary of State, at Albany.

1751

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CONTENTS.

PART I.

PAGE.

Dec.

-Memorial responsive to the representations made by

those concerned in the disturbances in New Jersey..

12.-Letter from Governor Belcher to the Lords of

Trade-relating to Lewis M. Ashfield, David Ogden,

1

etc..

18.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Benjamin Frank-

lin-about an electrical apparatus...

1

7

18.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Lord Halifax in

relation to the objections to the appointment of Mr.

Ashfield to be one of the Council.....

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1752-Jan. 18.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Colonel Brattle-

about the non-success of his electrical cure - Mr.

Pemberton not going to England in the interest of

the new College....

8

9

21.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Colonel John

Alford-about the prospects of the College............

21.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Mr. Walley, re-

ferring to the deficiency in the Treasury; the new

College, etc.....

10

11

28.-Message from Governor Belcher to the Legisla-

ture...

12

30.-Letter from Robert Hunter Morris, Chief Justice

of New Jersey, to the Lords of Trade-relating to

the constitution of the Council of the Province..... 13

4.-Memorial of Richard Partridge, agent for New Jer-

sey, to the Lords of Trade-relative to the state of

the Council of that Province.....

18

12.-Message of Governor Belcher to the Council and

Assembly of New Jersey-on the passage of a bill

for the support of government...

14.-Letter from Governor Belcher to his nephew, Mr.

Foye-about the character of the Legislature which

has just adjourned....

March 11.-Order in Council for the improved government of

the Colonies....

21

22

23

PAGE.

12.-Additional Instructions to the Colonial Governors

relative to the revision and transmission of their

laws

27

12.-Report of the Lords of Trade to the Lords of the

Privy Council-relating to the improper publication

in New Jersey of an order to their Lordships, and to

some proceedings of the Assembly of that Province. 28

20.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Mr. William

Morris about the establishment of a library at

Trenton ....

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30.-Letter from the Earl of Holderness to the Lords of

Trade-enclosing Order of Council of March 11th,

1752

8.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Richard Par-

tridge-Mr. Ashfield acquitted..

11.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Andrew Johnston,

one of the Council, and Samuel Nevill, Judge of the

Supreme Court-relating to the imprisonment of

Simon Wyckoff.

14.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Judge Nevill—

about the riot at Perth Amboy.....

14.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Mr. Secretary

Read-about riot at Perth Amboy.

17.-Letter from Judge Samuel Nevill to Governor

Belcher-informing him of the result of the trial of

Lewis Morris Ashfield......

32

32

43

32

52

24.-Minutes of a Council held at Elizabethtown, April
24th, 1752, in connection with the riot at Perth Am-
boy on the 13th April-with several other papers re-
ferring to the same event.....

1.-Extract from a letter of Governor Belcher to the

Lords of Trade, referring to the riot at Perth Amboy 52

1.-Extract from letter of Governor Belcher to Rich-

ard Partridge, about the riot at Perth Amboy......

7.-Order of the Lords of the Committee of Council

for Plantation Affairs, referring to the Lords of Trade

a report of His Majesty's Attorney and Solicitor-

General, about the riotous proceedings in New Jersey 53

19.-Letter from Governor Belcher to the Lords of Trade

-about proceedings of Council......

20.-Letter from Governor Belcher to Richard Partridge

-about Provincial matters.....

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61

June

3.-Circular letter from the Lords of Trade to the Gov-

ernors in America, recommending strict adherence to

their instructions..