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the members living upon Schooley's Mountain. It be- came extinct before or about the beginning of the Revo- lutionary war. Not till 1771 did the Dutch Reformed church of Pompton Plains erect an edifice on the Morris county side of the river.
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Deyo; Rockaway, Rev. James O. Averill; Pleasant Grove, Rev. Burtis C. Megie, D. D.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. J. H. Knowles, presiding elder; Morristown, Rev. S. L . Bowman, D. D .; Rockaway, Rev. E. H. Conklin; Dover, First church, Rev. H. D. Opdyke; Dover, Second church, Rev. William H. Mc- Cormick; Dover, free church, Rev. Mr. Tamblyn; Walnut Grove and Mill Brook, Rev. C. L. Banghart; Port Oram and Teabo, Rev. J. B. McCauley; Mount Hope, Rev: C. W. McCormick; Succasunna, Rev. J. Thomas; Flanders and Drakestown, Rev. D. E. Frambes; Mendham, Rev. J. R. Wright; Hibernia, Rev. G. T. Jackson; Denville and Rockaway Valley, Rev. W. Cham- berlain; Boonton, Rev. J. A. Kingsbury; Parsippany and Whippany, Rev. John Faull; Madison, Rev. W. I. Gill.
Protestant Episcopal-St. Peter's, Morristown, Rev. Robert N. Merritt; Church of the Redeemer, Morris- town, Rev. George H. Chadwell; St. John's, Dover, Rev. David D. Bishop; St. John's, Boonton, Rev. John P. Appleton; Grace, Madison, Rev. Robert C. Rogers; St. Mark's, Mendham, Rev. Levi Johnston.
Roman Catholic-Church of the Assumption, Morris- town, Rev. Joseph M. Flynn; St. Vincent's, Madison, Rt. Rev. W. M. Wigger, D. D., Rev. Joseph Rolando; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Boonton, Rev. Patrick F. Downes; St. Mary's, Dover, Rev. James Hanly; St. Joseph's, Mendham, Rev. James P. Poels; St. Elizabeth's Convent, Madison, Rev. Dennis McCartie; St. Cecilia's, Rockaway, Rev. Father Kennealy; St. Bernard's, Mt. Hope, Patrick A. McGahon.
Baptist-Morristown, Rev. Addison Parker; Drakes- town, no pastor; Millington, Rev. Peter Sibb; Schooley's Mountain, Rev. M. M. Fogg.
Reformed-Boonton, Rev. O. H. Walser; Montville, Rev. James Kemlo; Pompton Plains, Rev. J. H. White- head.
Congregational-Chester, Rev. Frank A. Johnson; Stanley, Rev. Rollin G. Stone; Morristown, Rev. Mr. Pannell.
Lutheran-German Valley, vacant.
African Methodist Episcopal- Morristown, Rev. A. H. in session "the all important object, the establishment Newton.
The Morris County Sabbath-School Association was organized about twenty years ago, and held its nineteenth annual meeting at Rockaway on October 5th 1881. The following are its officers; President, Hon. Nathan- iel Niles, Madison; vice-presidents, Rev. T. H. Landon, Succasunna; Hon. A. M. Treadwell, Madison; Rev. F. A. Johnson, Chester; Robert N. Cornish, Esq., Gillette; Rev. R. S. Green, Morristown; Rev. J. H. Whitehead, Pompton Plains; Rev. A. Hiller, German Valley. Sec- retary and treasurer, George E. Righter, Parsippany. Recording secretary, George W. Howell, Littleton. Town- ship secretaries-Boonton, George D. Meeker, Boonton; Chatham, F. A. Bruen, Madison; Chester, P. J. Crater, Chester; Hanover, Joseph D. Doty, Littleton; Jefferson, J. S. Buck, Woodport; Mendham, Rev. I. W. Cochran, Mendham; Montville, Richard Duryea, Boonton; Morris, Walter A. Searing, Morristown; Mount Olive, D. A.
Nicholas, Flanders; Passaic, John S. Tunis, New Vernon; Pequannock, John F. Post, Pompton; Randolph, D. S. Allen, Dover; Rockaway, E. P. Beach, Rockaway; Rox- bury, L. F. Corwin, Succasunna; Washington, Rev. E. P. Linnell, German Valley. The executive committee con- sists of the above named officers and township secretaries, the county secretary being chairman.
The reports of the township secretaries for the year 1880 are summarized as follows. All but seven of the schools are held throughout the year.
TOWNSHIP.
No. Schools in opera- tion in the Township.
No. of Teachers.
Average Attendance
Average Attendance
Number of Primary
Number of Conver-
Amount contributed
for State and County Associations,
Boonton
56
50
395
115
8
$13 00
Chatham.
11
11L
116
622
177
14 50
Chester.
8
51
52
300
149
5 00
Hanover.
11
78
126
402
180
20
14 50
Jefferson
8
41
52
273
44
1
5 50
Mendham.
8
57
281
79
8
5
44
55
234
74
Morris
11
209
222
1,008
378
24 00
Mount Olive
48
54
259
G
Passaic ..
0
58
64
303
47
G
8 50
Pequannock.
4
31
43
178
60
2
2 75
Randolph.
14
142
130
893
300
94
11 25
Rockaway
13
132
139
747
298
7
18 30
Roxbury
G
60
60
338
74
8
4 00
Washington.
8
TO
390
110
17
14 91
127
1.193
1 305
6,623 | 2.097
209
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EDUCATION.
In every neighborhood in the county there is evidence of private schools having been established at the same time that churches were organized; and two high schools were established in Morristown before 1800. An account of these schools and of the progress in education in each township must be looked for in the local histories. A few words will suffice for such matters as pertain to the county at large.
On the 29th of October 1799 there was a meeting of the citizens of the county at the hotel of George O'Hara, in Morristown, for the purpose of drawing up a petition or adopting some means to solicit of the Legislature then of public schools by law through the State."
In 1817 an act was passed creating a fund for the sup- port of public schools, which act was modified by subse- quent enactments during the next ten years. The friends of education held a public meeting at the State-house in Trenton November rith 1828, which directed the appoint- ment of committees to thoroughly examine the public schools of this State. Charles Ewing, John N. Simpson and Theodore Frelinghuysen formed the central commit- tee, and made an elaborate and extensive report of the result of their investigations. Of Morris county the committee reported:
"The committee have received an interesting report of the state of education in this county, from its active and zealous central committee. This report is complete as regards Morris, Hanover, Chatham, Jefferson, Roxbury, Washington, Chester and Mendham; deficient as it re- spects Randolph, and partial with regard to Pequannock townships. It is probable that this county more richly
of Officers and
Teachers.
of Scholars.
Scholars.
sious or Confirm-
ations.
5 00
Montville
.
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enjoys the advantages and blessings of education than any other in the State. Sixty-nine schools and 2,411 scholars are reported, and making a probable estimate for the parts not reported there are about 82 schools and 2,800 scholars in the county. Many of these schools are kept up during the winter only. Female teachers are in many places employed to instruct small children in the summer. The price of tuition varies from $1.50 to $2 per quarter. Reading, writing and arithmetic are taught in the common schools; the languages and the higher branches of English education are taught in several academies, which are included in the above number. The character of the teachers is generally good. * * * Their qualifications are in too many instances not so good as might be wished, but it is not often that they are grossly deficient."
"With respect to the number of children not educated, the committee are not able to state anything definite. In some townships there are said to be very few who are not sent to school a part of the year; in one about 30 are mentioned who are destitute of instruction, in another 120, many of whose parents are not able to give them such an education as would be proper in their station in life. A neighborhood in one of the townships, having about 25 children, is represented as destitute. In another township nearly 150 were ascertained who were not at. tending schools. The population of this county was 21,368 at the last census. If we allow that one-fifth of this population ought to go to school at least a part of the year (in New York it is estimated that one-fourth of the whole population go to school a part of the year), then there ought to be more than 4,000 scholars instead of 2.800 above mentioned. The committee feel inclined to believe that they do not exceed the boundaries of probability when they estimate that there are at least 600 children in the county destitute of adequate means and opportunities of receiving any valuable amount of edu- cation."
As a result of this movement the first general common school act was passed, February 24th 1829, directing the trustees of the school fund to make appropriations among the several counties and ordering a division of the town- ships into districts and the appointment of three trustees in each district.
This law was altered and amended from time to time, and education in each township was left almost entirely to the people of that township until, in 1867, the act prc- viding for a general system of public instruction was passed. Under this act county superintendents were ap- pointed, with a State board of education, and a more uniform system and practice were adopted. This law, modified by subsequent enactments, is still in force. Un- der it the first county superintendent for this county was Robert De Hart. He was succeeded by Remus Robin- son, and he by John R. Runyon. His successor was Lewis G. Thurber, who was appointed in 1875 and is the present incumbent. Mr. Thurber furnishes us the following statistics.of the public schools for the year:
Number of school-houses owned, 110, rented, 2, total 112; number of school rooms, 155; children from 5 to 18, inclusive, 14,120; value of school property, $224,900; amount of money appropriated for schools for the year beginning September Ist, 1881, $61,368.44; amount of dis- trict tax in 1881, $22,484.40; total amount appropriated and raised by tax, $83,852.84.
CHAPTER XIII.
POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES-OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES.
HEN the Federal party lost its influence in the nation through the unpopular measures of the Adams administration, Morris coun- ty went with the current. In 1798 Abraham Kitchel was elected to the Council on the Republican ticket over Mark Thompson, the Federal candidate, by a vote of 1,754 to 302, and the parties maintained about the same relative strength for a number of years. In 1808, on the Congressional ticket, the Republicans polled 2,412 votes and the Fed- eralists 487. In 1820 there was no Federal ticket in the field. Jesse Upson was elected to the Council without opposition, and the candidates for Assembly were all Republicans. What was called the "farmers' ticket" for Assembly succeeded, and the "convention ticket" for Congress was elected.
When the contest arose between Jackson and Clay and the Republican party divided, Morris county at first sided against Jackson; but in the Congressional election of January 1831, when the State went " Republican " by 1,000 majority, the county gave the Jackson candidate 40 majority. The Jackson townships were Morris, Washington, Roxbury, Jefferson, Randolph and Chester. The townships of Chatham, Hanover, Pequannock and Mendham were anti-Jackson. In the fifty years which have since elapsed the political complexion of these townships has changed but little. The strength of the Democratic party has been as a general thing in the townships which voted for Jackson in 1831, and the Whig and. afterward the Republican party have been strongest in the others. In 1832, when the State gave 374 Jackson majority, Morris county gave 131. The fol- lowing was the vote (N. R. represents National Repub- lican; Jackson is designated by J.): Mendham-N. R. 171, J. 70; Jefferson-N. R. 78, J. 170; Hanover-N. R. 409, J. 216; Morris-N. R. 255, J. 303; Pequannock- N. R. 478, J. 209; Roxbury-N. R. 106, J. 221; Chester -N. R. 63, J. 183; Randolph-N. R. 98, J. 141; Chat- ham-N. R. 174, J. 104; Washington-N. R. 114, J. 191; total-N. R. 1,947, J. 1,811. Four years afterward the county gave 170 Whig majority.
In the "hard cider" campaign of 1840 the county went strong for Harrison. The townships in his favor gave the following majorities: Mendham 64, Chatham 131, Morris 118, Hanover 155, Pequannock 327-total 795. For Van Buren Chester gave 74, Randolph 42, Jefferson 77, Roxbury 155 and Washington 33-total 431 majority. When Clay ran against Polk in 1844 the county voted for Clay. The Whig majorities were: In Mendham 101, Chatham 110, Morris 53, Hanover 203, Pequannock 298, Randolph 3 and Rockaway 96-total 865. The Demo-
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cratic majorities were: In Chester 97, Jefferson 67, Washington 72 and Roxbury 187-total 433. In the presidential campaign of 1848 the county gave 2,889 votes for the Taylor electors, and 2,425 for his opponent.
In 1852 the Pierce electors received 2,800 votes in the county and the Scott electors 2,548. George Vail for Congress received 2,822, and William A. Coursen, the Whig candidate, 2,515.
In 1856 the Buchanan electors received 3,008 votes, Fillmore 696 and Fremont 2,309. William Alexander (Democratic) received 3,062, and William A. Newell (A. and R.) 2,961; George T. Cobb (Democratic) was elected senator by 184 majority.
In 1860, it will be remembered, there were four elect- oral tickets in the field. The Republicans had seven electors, who received 3,484 votes. There were four Democratic electors who were supported by all those opposed to the Republican ticket and who voted a fus- ion ticket, who received 3,304 votes. The three "straight Democratic" electors not on the fusion ticket received 585 votes, and the fusion electors supported only by the fusionists received 2,735 votes. Edsall (Republican) for Congress received 3,480 votes against 3,315 for George T. Cobb (Democratic). The latter was, however, elected by the vote of the remainder of the district.
During the war the county almost always was Dem- ocratic. In 1862 Governor Joel Parker received 3,359 votes, and Marcus L. Ward 2,938. In 1863 William McCarty (Democratic) received 3,179 votes for clerk, against 2,742 for his antagonist, Richard Speer. In 1864 the Mcclellan electors received 3,587 votes and the Lincoln electors 3,222.
In 1865 Marcus L. Ward, Republican candidate for governor, received 3,702, and Theodore Runyon (Dem- ocratic) 3,506; George T. Cobb (Republican) was elected senator over Hilliard by 243 majority.
In 1866 Hon. John Hill ran against Andrew Jackson Rogers for Congress, and was elected, Morris county giving him 652 majority.
In 1867 the only officers running through the county besides the coroners were the candidates for sheriff. The Democrats elected their men-James W. Briant sheriff by 430 majority, and James W. Ballentine surrogate by 548 majority.
In the presidential election of 1868 the Grant electors received 4.283 votes and the Seymour electors 3,974. John I. Blair (Republican) received 14r majority for governor, Hill 355 majority for Congress over Rafferty, and George T. Cobb was elected senator by 425 majority.
In 1870 there was an election for State senator to till the vacancy caused by the death of George T. Cobb. Dr. Columbus Beach was elected, receiving 4,844 votes, and his antagonist, J. W. Searing, 3,751. John Hill for Con- gress beat Rafferty in the county by 1,355 majority.
while Cutler (Democratic) was elected State senator by 530 majority.
In 1872 Grant carried the county against Greeley by 1,387 majority; Phelps for Congress beat Woodruff by 1,336 majority, but Charles A. Gillen (Democratic) was elected surrogate by 334 majority.
In 1873 the only county officers running besides the coroners were the candidates for sheriff and clerk. Hoff- man (Dem.) for sheriff received 3,444 votes, and Phoenix (Rep.) 2,997; McCarty (Dem.) for clerk 3,523, and Nicholas (Rep.) 2,905.
In 1874 George A. Halsey (Rep.) received 4,571 votes for governor, and Judge Bedle (Dem.) received 4,505. At the same time Hon. Augustus W. Cutler had 40 majority in the county over W. Walter Phelps, the Republican candidate for Congress, and John Hill (Rep.) was elected State senator.
In 1875 there was no senator or congressman to elect, and Pierson A. Freeman (Rep.) was elected sheriff by a vote of 3,710 against 3,225 for Charles A. Harden (Dem.)
In 1876 President Hayes received 64 majority in the county; but Augustus W. Cutler carried it for Congress by a majority of 115.
In 1877 the Democrats carried the county for Gov- ernor Mcclellan by 342 majority, and for Canfield, State senator, by 412.
In 1878 the tide was reversed, Voorhees (Rep.) for Congress carrying the county by 693 majority.
In 1879 there were no county officers voted for. Of the assemblymen two Republicans and one Democrat were elected, as has been the case for the past ten years and more.
In 1880 there was a very active campaign, there being a president, governor, congressman and State senator to elect. Garfield received 682 majority; Potts for gov- ernor, 693 majority; Hill for Congress, 593 majority, and Youngblood for State senator, 551 majority-all Republicans.
This is the proper point at which to introduce lists of the officers of the county and its representatives in State and national legislative bodies. They are as follows, with the year of appointment or election:
Sheriffs .- Prior to the Revolution sheriffs were ap- pointed by the governor and held their office during his pleasure. The appointments, so far as they can now be ascertained, were as follows:
Thomas Clark, 1739; Elijah Gillett, 1744; Caleb Fairchild (filed bond), 1748; John Kinney, 1749; John Ford, 1752; Daniel Cooper jr., removed April 1761; Samuel Tuthill, vice Cooper, 1761; Daniel Cooper jr., 1767; Jonathan Stiles (in office), 1771; Thomas Kinney, 1773; Thomas Millage, 1776. (The constitution adopted July 2nd 1776 provided for an annual election of sheriffs and coroners, but they were to be ineligible for re-election after three years; the following each served one or more series of three years, beginning with the year given.) Alexander Carmichael, 1776; Richard Johnson, 1779; Jacob Arnold, 1780, 1786; William Leddel, 1783; Pruden Alling, 1789; John Cobb, 1792; Hiram Smith, 1794; William Campfield, 1796; Israel Canfield, 1799; Lewis
In 1871 there were dissensions in the Republican party- the party dividing into the two factions of " Heavy Weights " and "Light Weights "-and the Dem- ocrats carried the county. Walsh, the Republican candi- date for Congress, carried the county by 38 majority, | Condict, 1801; Edward Condict, 1804; David Car-
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michael, 1807; David Mills, 1810; Samuel Halliday, 1813; David Mills, 1816, Jacob Wilson, 1819, 1825; Elijah Ward, 1822; Joseph M. Lindsley, 1827; Elijah Ward, 1828; George H. Ludlow, 1831; Colin Robertson, 1834; Benjamin McCoury, 1837; Jeremiah M. De Camp, 1840; Thomas L. King, 1843; Henry D. Farrand, 1846; Abraham Tappen, 1849; William W. Fairchild, 1852; William H. Anderson, 1855; Samuel Vanness, 1858; Garrett De Mott, 1861; Joseph W. Coe, 1864; James W. Briant, 1867; James Vanderveer, 1870; Jesse Hoffman, 1873 (under the amended constitution sheriffs were elected after 1874 for three years); Pierson A. Freeman, 1875; William H. McDavit, 1878; William H. Howell, 1881.
County Clerks .- Samuel Governeur appears by the minutes to have been clerk from the formation of the county, in 1739, to 1765. He was appointed clerk of Morris county by Governor Hardy February 2nd 1762, to serve during good behavior. Augustus Moore was deputy clerk in 1765 and to September 1766. Samuel Tuthill was clerk from September 1766 to October 1776. After the adoption of the constitution in 1775 the county clerks were appointed by joint meeting in the years men- tioned below:
Silas Condict, 1776, 1781; Joseph Lewis, 1782; Caleb Russel, 1787, 1792, 1797, 1802; John McCarter, 1805; Edward Condict, 1808; Robert McCarter, 1813; Robert H. McCarter, 1818; Zephaniah Drake, 1823; David Day, 1828; Joseph Dalrymple, 1833; David B. Hurd, 1838; George H. Ludlow, 1843.
The constitution of 1844 provided for the election of the county clerks by the people every five years. Clerks were so elected as follows:
Albert Stanburrough, 1848, 1853; Samuel Swayze, 1858; William McCarty, 1863; Richard Speer, 1868; William McCarty, 1873; Melvin S. Condit, 1878.
Surrogates .- Prior to 1784 surrogates were appointed by the governor acting as surrogate general, who named as many for the office as he saw fit, they being really his clerks. The appointments so far as can be ascertained were as follows: Uzal Ogden, surrogate of Morris and Essex, 1746; Jeremiah Condy Russell, Morris and Essex, 1753; Richard Kemble and Abraham Ogden, surrogates of Morris county, 1768; Joseph Lewis, - - to 1785. By an act approved December 16th 1784 it was directed that the ordinary should appoint but one deputy or sur- rogate in each county. Under this act Jabez Campfield served from 1785 to 1803; John McCarter 1803 to 1807; David Thompson 1807 to 1822. November 28th 1822 an act was passed directing that the surrogates should be elected in joint meeting, and should hold their office for five years. Under this act there were appointed: David Thompson jr., 1822 (resigned November 9th 1826); James C. Canfield, 1826; Jacob Wilson, 1827; William N. Wood, 1833, 1838, 1843. The constitution of 1844 provided for an election of surrogates by the people, to hold their office for five years. They have been elected as follows: Jeremiah M. De Camp, 1847; Frederick Dellicker, 1852, 1857; Joseph W. Ballantine, 1862, 1867; Edwin E. Willis, 1872; Charles A. Gillen, 1877.
absence the court appointed some lawyer of the county to act temporarily for him. After 1824 they were ap- pointed as follows:
George K. Drake, Dec. 20 1824 and Dec. 7 1825; Jacob W. Miller, Dec. 27 1826; Henry A. Ford, March 14 1832; James A. Scofield, Oct. 27 1837, Oct. 28 1842 and Feb. 4 1847; Vancleve Dalrymple, March 12 1852; Augustus W. Cutler, March 17 1857; Henry C. Pitney, Feb. 6 1862; Alfred Mills, Feb. 6 1867; Frederick A. De Mott, Feb. 6 1872 and Feb. 21 1877; George W. For- syth, Jan. 27 1880.
County Judges .- Prior to the adoption of the consti- tution of 1776 justices of the peace were appointed by the governor and acted also as county judges, a commis- sion being issued to them or some of them from time to time to hold courts of oyer and terminer. They held office during life or until superseded. From the record of their appointment or of their acting as judges we get the following list:
March 25 1740, John Budd, Jacob Ford, Abraham Kitchel, John Lindley jr., Timothy Tuttle, Samuel Swe- sey; Sept. 16 1740, Gershom Mott, Daniel Cooper, Isaac Vandine, Ephriam Price, Abraham Vanacken; Sept. 20 1743, John Anderson, Henry Stewart, David Luce; March 26 1745, James Stewart; March 24 1747, Abra- ham Van Campen; April 28 1749, Ebenezer Byram, Robert Gould, Benjamin Hathaway, John Pettet, Jo- seph Kitchel, William Henry; Sept. 17 1751, Samuel Smith; March 26 1754, Joseph Tuttle, Robert Goble; Dec. 21 1756, Joseph Hynds; March 11 1760, Samuel Tuthill, Lemuel Bowers, Thomas Day, John Carle, Jo- seph Beach, Israel Younglove; March 8 1763, Benjamin Day; Sept. 25 1764, Josiah Broadwell.
The commission issued April 30 1768 seems to include all the above who were still acting, and was as follows:
Joseph Tuttle, Daniel Cooper (superseded Ang. 18 1774), Robert Goble, Samuel Tuthill, Robert Gould, Jo- seph Kitchel, Jacob Ford, David Luce, Samuel Bowers, John Carle jr., Benjamin Day, Josiah Broadwell, Sam- uel Wells; Benjamin Cooper (superseded Jan. 22 1774), William Kelly, Samuel Grandine, Moses Tuttle, Jacob Ford, jr .; Aug. 26 1768, Peter Kemble, Lord Stirling; March 29 1770, David Thompson, Samuel Ogden; Feb. 15 1771, Constant King; March 24 1773, Robert Ers- kine, John Jacob Faesch, Henry Mandeville; March 19 1774, Johathan Stiles; March 18 1775, Philip Van Cort- land; April 28 1775, Abraham Ogden; May 31 1775, Thomas Eckley, Thomas Millige; July 27 1775, Daniel Cooper jr.
Under the constitution of 1776 the county judges were to be appointed in joint meeting and to hold their offices for five years. In 1844 the number for each county was restricted to five, and in 1855 to three. The following are the appointments after 1776:
Jacob Ford, 1776; Samuel Tuthill, 1776, 1788, 1793, 1798; Joseph Kitchell, 1776; John Carle, 1776, 1781, 1786, 1791; David Thompson, 1776, 1779, 1789, 1794, 1796, 1797; Benjamin Halsey, 1776, 1781 (resigned in 1785); Samuel Roberts, 1777; Jonathan Stiles, 1782; Abraham Kitchel, 1782, 1797, 1803; William Woodhull, 1782, 1788, 1793, 1798, 1803, 1808, 1813, 1818; Silas Condict, 1785, 1790, 1799; Aaron Kitchel, 1785; John Jacob Faesch, 1786, 1791, 1796; Ellis Cook, 1793, 1795; John Doughty, 1795, 1800, 1805, 1812; David Welsh, 1798, 1801, 1804, 1809, 1814, 1819; Robert Colfax, 1799,
Prosecutors of the Pleas .- Before 1824 the attorney general appears to have acted for the State, and in his |1812, 1818, 1822; Joseph Lewis, 1800; Hiram Smith,
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HISTORY OF MORRIS COUNTY.
1800; John Cobb, 1803; Benjamin Ludlow, 1803; Jon- athan Ogden, 1805, 1812; Silas Cook, 1806, 1812, 1817, 1821, 1826, 1833, 1838, 1843; Cornelius Voorhees, 1807; Edward Condict, 1807, 1824, 1829, 1834, 1839; William Munro, 1808, 1813, 1818, 1822, 1824, 1829, 1831, 1836, Jesse Upson, 1808, 1813, 1818, 1823, 1828; Benjamin Smith, 1808, 1813, 1818, 1820; Mahlon Dickerson, 1811; Eb- enezer Coe, 1812; Benjamin Pierson, 1812; Israel Can- field, 1812; John G. Cooper, 1812, 1817, 1822; Eb- enezer H. Pierson, 1813; Joseph Jackson, 1813, 1818, 1822, 1827, 1829, 1831, 1836, 1841; Henry W. Phillips, 1813; Lemuel Cobb, 1813, 1822, 1827; Lot Dixon, 1815; Lewis Condict, 1818; Joseph Hedges, 1820; William B. Patterson, 1820; David Mills, 1822; Daniel Horton, 1822, 1827; Cornelius Lud- low, 1823; . James Wood, 1825, 1830, 1837; David Thompson, 1828; Daniel Hopping, 1828, 1832, 1837, 1842; Lemuel Neighbour, 1828; William Logan, 1829, 1834, 1843; Silas Lindsey, 1829, 1836; William Brittin, 1829, 1833, 1839, 1845, 1850; Stephen Vail, 1829, 1834; Isaac Quimby, 1829, 1834, 1836; Joseph Smith, 1829, 1833, 1839; Thomas Dickerson, 1832; Benjamin Crane, 1832, 1850, 1854; Ephraim Marsh, 1832, 1837, 1842; John Hunt, 1833, 1838, 1843; Andrew B. Cobb, 1833, 1838, 1843; William Jackson, 1833; Francis Child jr., 1833, 1843, 1851; Stephen Congar, 1833, 1838, 1843; Charles Ford, 1833, 1838, 1843; Silas Condict, 1833, 1838, 1843; Ebenezer F. Smith, 1833, 1839; David W. Miller, 1833, 1838, 1843; Benjamin Roome, 1833; Jeptha B. Munn, 1833, 1843; William Dellecker, 1834; Nicholas Arrowsmith jr., 1835; John A. Bleecker, 1836, 1843; William Babbit, 1837, 1842; Stephen Salmon, 1839; Peter A. Johnson, 1839; John J. Young, 1840; Aaron Doty, 1840; Benjamin P. Lum, 1840; Samuel Hilts, 1840; George R. Colfax, 1841; Joseph Lovell, 1841; Archer Stephens, 1843; Jacob Welch, 1843; Henry P. Green, 1843; Richard W. Stites, 1843; John F. Smith and Jacob Hann, 1843; Lawrence Hagar, Squier Lum and Nathan A. Cooper, 1844; Stephen Clark, Jacob Wilson, Joseph C. Righter and Cornelius W. Mandeville, 1844; Samuel B. Halsey, 1846; William A. Duer, 1847; Calvin Howell, 1848; Robert F. Wilson, 1849; Joseph Dalrymple, 1852, 1857; Cummings McCarty, 1853; Sam- uel O. Breant, 1858; Ira C. Whitehead, 1859; James H. Fancher, 1862; John W. Hancock, 1864; Lewis B. Cobb, 1867; James S. Fancher, 1868; David W. Dellecker, 1869, 1877; John L. Kanouse, 1872; Benjamin O. Can- field, 1873; Freeman Wood, 1874, 1879.
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