A bill in the Chancery of New-Jersey, at the suit of John Earl of Stair, and others, proprietors of the Eastern-Division of New-Jersey; against Benjamin Bond, and some other persons of Elizabeth-Town, distinguished by the name of the Clinker Lot Right Men : With three large maps, done from copper-plates. : To which is added; the publications of the Council of Proprietors of East New-Jersey, and Mr. Nevill's speeches to the General Assembly, concerning the riots committed in New-Jersey, and the pretences of the rioters, and their seducers. : These papers will give a better light into the history and constitution of New-Jersey, than any thing hitherto published, the matters whereof have been chiefly collected from records.
| Author/creator | Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey |
| Format | Microform |
| Publication Info | [New York] : Published by supscription: printed by James Parker, in New-York, 1747; and a few copies are to be sold by him, and Benjamin Franklin, in Philadelphia; price bound, and maps coloured, three pounds; plain and stitcht only, fifty shillings, Proclamation Money, [1747] |
| Description | 124, 11 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 13-15, 17-24 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 25-39 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 3 folded leaves of plates : 3 maps ; 37 cm (folio) |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Alexander, James, 1691-1756. |
| Other author/creator | Bond, Benjamin. |
| Other author/creator | Nevill, Samuel, 1697?-1764. |
| Other author/creator | Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Turner, James, -1759, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | New Jersey. Court of Chancery. |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6021 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6021. ^A478749 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6022. ^A478749 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6023. ^A478749 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6024. ^A478749 |
| General note | A presentation of the case of the East Jersey proprietors against the occupants of lands in the town of Elizabeth deriving their title from grants made by Governor Nicolls about eighty years earlier. |
| General note | The bill (filed Apr. 13, 1745) is sogned: Ja. Alexander, Jos. Murray, of council for the complainants. |
| General note | Signatures: pi1 A-2G² 2H1 a-c² chi² ²b-d² ²E-F² 2chi² ²G² 3chi1 (c2, ²d2, ²G2, 3chi1 versos blank). |
| General note | Printed in two columns. |
| General note | Maps engraved by James Turner of Boston. |
| General note | Errata notes, p. [2]. |
| General note | The final leaf has a facsimile front page from the New-York gazette, no. 268 (March 7, 1748), published by James Parker. |
| References | Evans 6021 |
| References | Evans 6022 |
| References | Evans 6023 |
| References | Evans 6024 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6021; 6022; 6023; 6024). |
| Other title | Bill in the Chancery of New-Jersey, at the suit of John Earl of Stair ... |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 6021-6022-6023-6024 | ✔ Available |