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May 28th, 1914-At the house of the Presi- dent, John S. Applegate, Red Bank, N. J., the President in the chair.
Mr. Applegate opened the meeting with a few remarks appropriate to the commence- ment of another season of activity. The Treasurer, Miss Mary E. Mount, reported a balance in the treasury of $2,801.40, which amount included the Cox mortgage of $1,000.00. Mrs. Henry S. White, chairman of the Nec- rology Committee, reported the deaths of Win- field Scott Banks Parker, December 8, 1913; of General James Grant Wilson, February 1, 1914, and of Francis Baizley Lee, May 2, 1914. She read biographical sketches of Mr. Parker and Mr. Lee.
The speaker of the day was the Rev. William Eliot Griffis, D.D., L.H.D., the subject of his address being, "The Ethnic Foundations of New Jersey : A Glance at our Ancestors."
Major Charles B. Parsons made a few re-
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marks, suggested by the address, on "Ameri- canism in the Army and Navy."
June 25th, 1914-At the Old Quaker Meeting House, Shrewsbury, the President in the chair.
The following new members were reported: Mrs. Charles Lewis, Daniel Edgar Roberts, M.D., Mrs. Ellwood Smith, Mrs. James P. Snow, Mrs. Frederick A. Dwight, Mrs. Mary C. K. Thurston.
A vote of thanks was given Dr. John E. Still- well, of New York City, for his valuable gift to the library of a copy of the recently completed third volume of his " Historical and Genealogi- cal Miscellany."
Mrs. Mary Depue Ogden of Newark, N. J., read a paper entitled "Colonial Women of New Jersey." President Applegate followed with two short papers, one entitled " Remin- iscences of Bordentown, N. J.," and the other a sketch of Philip Freneau, the poet of the Revolution, by Mrs. Althea Fitz Randolph Bedle.
July 30th, 1914-At "The Anchorage," the home of Mrs. William W. Shippen, Seabright, N. J., the President in the chair.
The following new members were reported: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lyle Kinmouth, Miss Laura MacDonald Moses.
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Rev. Joseph F. Folsom, Pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church of South Newark, N. J., and Recording Secretary of the New Jersey Historical Society, made an address on "Local History as a Means of Culture." Major Charles B. Parsons made a few remarks, calling the attention of the audience to some historic fea- tures connected with the house in which the Association was meeting, built by Mr. Shippen, who was for many years associated with Com- modore Stevens of Hoboken and his estate, the first considerable house built at Seabright.
August 27th, 1914-At the home of Dr. and Mrs. Simon Baruch at Long Branch, N. J., the President in the chair.
As this was the regular annual meeting the reports of the Library Committee, Genealogical and Historical Committee, the Lecture Com- mittee, and that of the Trustees were read. John S. Applegate, George V. Sneden and Mrs. Henry S. White, trustees whose time had ex- pired, were reelected. The vacancy in the Board of Trustees, caused by the death of Winfield S. B. Parker, was filled by the elec- tion of Mrs. Mary C. K. Thurston, of Newark, for the remainder of the unexpired term. Miss Mary E. Mount, Treasurer, reported a cash balance of $2,185.65.
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Professor Austin Scott, LL.D., Mayor of New Brunswick, made an interesting and instruc- tive address on " William Patterson," one of New Jersey's earliest and ablest Governors.
A delightful musical program had been ar- ranged by Mrs. Baruch, and this was followed by a parade and drill on the lawn by the Nathan Hale Chapter, Children of the Re- public, U. S. A., made up of little boys from the Wright Memorial Home of the Friendless at Oceanport, N. J.
September 30th, 1914-At the Library Build- ing, Navesink, N. J., the President in the chair.
In the absence of Mr. Atwood, Captain James A. Scrymser was appointed Secretary pro tem. Mrs. Annie H. White, chairman of the Necrology Committee, reported the death of Mrs. Hulda Bergen Brown. The trustees reported a donation from Professor Austin Scott of New Brunswick, a publication entitled " Holmes vs. Walton, the New Jersey Pre- cedent," by Austin Scott. An explanation of this interesting pamphlet will be found in the List of Donations.
The following new members were reported : Mrs. William James Swain, Miss Dot Seeley, Mrs. Henry Justus Hoerner, William Barclay
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Parsons, Jr., Mrs. Charles Franklin Deshler, Anastasio M. Azoy.
Professor Robert McNutt McElroy, of Prince- ton College, made an address upon the Ger- man Empire, its rise from its earliest days to the present time, closing with an account of the recent experiences of Professor McElroy and his family in Germany at the outbreak of the war, and of the mobilization of the German Army.
At the request of the President, Captain Scrymser gave a short account of the Woman's Memorial Building, then being erected in the City of Washington, in memory of the heroic women of the Civil War.
October 29th, 1914-At the Old Quaker Meet- ing House, Shrewsbury, N. J., the President in the chair.
The following new members were reported: Brayton Earl Frailing, M.D., Miss Annie Belle Waldron, Mrs. James W. Cunningham, Miss Anna Theresa Garrigan, Mrs. Albert S. Tillot- son.
A. Van Doren Honeyman, Esq., of Plainfield, N. J., made the address of the afternoon on the subject, " The Genealogical Quest," setting forth the value to the public and the pleasure to the individual of genealogical research.
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Mr. E. S. Atwood followed with some in- formal remarks upon the same subject.
May 27th, 1915-At the Armory of Troop B, Red Bank, N. J., the President in the chair.
The Treasurer, Miss Mary E. Mount, read her report as follows:
Cash on hand as per last report .. $2,306.95 Received from dues, etc. 48.65
Interest on Mortgage. 30.00
Total receipts
$2,385.60
DISBURSEMENTS :
Check to Board of Trustees for
mortgage investment $1,550.00
Check for expenses of Society, February 3rd, 1914 to January
1, 1915 581.84
$2,131.84
Balance on hand
$ 253.76
Mrs. Annie Hull White, Chairman of the Necrology Committee, reported the deaths of two members since the last meeting,- Mrs. Caroline Gallup Reed, and Hon. David Schenck Crater. She read a carefully prepared sketch of the life of Mrs. Reed, who was the Founder
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and first President of the Association. Rev. Dr. John Crary Lord, Mrs. Reed's rector at Locust, followed with a few remarks in ap- preciation of Mrs. Reed.
Rev. William Force Whittaker, D.D., of Eliza- beth, N. J., made an address upon the subject, " General Knox at Monmouth Court-House." President Applegate read a letter from Mrs. Althea Bedle, containing a letter from General Knox to his wife, written directly after the battle.
June 24th, 1915-At the Navesink Library Building, the President in the chair.
Mrs. E. S. Atwood, for the Necrology Com- mittee, read an obituary sketch of Hon. David Schenck Crater. President Applegate then read a short paper recounting various histori- cal events that had occurred in the Highlands of Navesink.
Rev. Joseph F. Folsom, D.D., Pastor of the Clinton Avenue Presbyterian Church of New- ark, and Recording Secretary of the New Jer- sey Historical Society, made an address on " Tom Bell and his Times."
July 27th, 1915-At the residence of Captain and Mrs. James A. Scrymser, Low Moor, Sea- bright, N. J., Vice-President Edward D. Adams in the chair.
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The following new members were an- nounced: Jesse Minot, Mrs. Edwin E. Maxson, Mrs. William S. Golden.
The address of the day consisted of the reading of various extracts from "Personal Reminiscences of James A. Scrymser in Times of Peace and War," a book published by him for private circulation among his friends. As Captain Scrymser was suffering from a serious accident, the extracts were read by John Leon- ard Merrill, Esq.
A rising vote moved by Major Parsons was extended to Captain Scrymser in appreciation of the interesting literary treat he had afforded them in these Reminiscences, expressing the sympathy of the Society in his unfortunate ac- cident.
August 26th, 1915-At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Applegate, Red Bank, N. J., the President in the chair.
As this was the annual meeting, the election of officers and the appointment of standing committees occupied the first part of the pro- gram, the old officers being unanimously re- elected for the following year.
Mrs. George Batten was announced as a new member.
The address of the day was made by Pro-
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fessor Charles H. A. Wager, Ph.D., Litt.D., Head of the Department of English in Oberlin College, on the subject, "Deus ex Machina," his theme being the danger of present day tendencies to absorb the individual into organ- izations and seek results in the mass, by which much in the character that makes for nobility and true efficiency is undeveloped and lost.
September 23rd, 1915-At the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Simon Baruch, the President in the chair.
Mrs. Hess of New York opened the program by singing some beautiful Southern melodies.
The speaker of the day was Dr. Baruch, who gave some very interesting reminiscences of his personal experiences while acting as sur- geon in the Confederate Army.
At the conclusion of his address Troop No. 4, Boy Scouts of St. Luke's M. E. Church of Long Branch, was invited in, and Mrs. Baruch in the name of the " Monmouth County His- torical Association " presented them with a handsome U. S. flag and staff, the Captain of the Troop responding with a few appropriate words of thanks.
October 28th, 1915-At the Armory of Troop B, Red Bank, N. J., the President in the chair. The following new members were an-
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nounced : Charles Xenophon Crawford, Mrs. Michael W. Shaughnessy, Miss Belle Slocum.
The address of the day was to have been delivered by Major Charles B. Parsons, but as he was ill his paper was read by President Applegate, the subject being "The Harmony School, District of Middletown Township."
Mr. E. S. Atwood made a few remarks sug- gested by the address, and Mrs. Annie Hull White of the Necrology Committee read an obituary sketch of Hon. Rufus Ogden, who died at Keyport, October 1st, at the age of eighty- eight.
May 25th, 1916-At the residence of Maxcy Applegate, Esq., Freehold, N. J., the President in the chair.
The report of the Treasurer showed a bal- ance of $528.56 on hand, and mortgage invest- ments of $2,500.00.
The following new members were an- nounced : Mrs. Abram Marshall Hyatt, Mrs. Charles Walker Raymond, Miss Elizabeth Sybil Thomas.
Mrs. Annie H. White announced the deaths since the last meeting of two charter mem- bers, Mrs. William W. Shippen, and Mr. George V. Sneden.
Rev. John Crary Lord, on behalf of Robert
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Hartshorne, Esq., extended an invitation to the Society to examine a fine collection of old maps of New Jersey, belonging to Mr. Harts- horne, to be on exhibition the following week at Navesink Library.
Professor Robert McNutt McElroy made an address on "John C. Calhoun and the South Carolina Nullification."
Mr. Applegate, the host, had on exhibition his extensive collection of Revolutionary relics, many of them unique and all of great interest.
June 29th, 1916-At the Presbyterian Church, Shrewsbury, N. J., the President in the chair.
In the absence of Mr. Atwood, Mr. John Schenck was made Secretary pro tem.
Two new members were announced: Mr. E. Price-Jones, Lavinia Anna Alexander Price- Jones. A lecture illustrated by stereopticon views on " The Homes of the Washington Fam- ily in England and America," was given by W. Lanier Washington, Esq., of New York City. The fact that the speaker was a lineal de- scendant of one of George Washington's brothers gave an additional interest to the lec- ture.
July 27th, 1916-At the residence of Mrs. Henry S. White, Red Bank, N. J., the President
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in the chair, followed by the Vice-President, Rev. John Crary Lord.
Mrs. White, for the Necrology Committee, re- ported the recent deaths of Mr. Carl Shafer, Mr. Arthur W. Brown and Mrs. H. Virginia Deshler, and read obituary sketches of Mr. Brown and Mrs. Deshler.
Mrs. Marianna Wales Manning of Metuchen, N. J., was announced as a new member.
President Applegate offered a resolution of sympathy to be extended to Mrs. Minnie Pearce Brown on the death of her husband, Arthur W. Brown.
The address of the day was delivered by Aaron Dawes Brown, Esq., of Hightstown, N. J., on the subject, "William Livingston, the First Governor of New Jersey."
August 31st, 1916-At the home of the President, John S. Applegate, 20 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank, N. J.
The Treasurer reported a balance of cash on hand of $906.21.
Mrs. Henry S. White, chairman of the Necrology Committee, read a most interesting obituary sketch of Mrs. Georgina E. Morton Shippen, prepared by a member of Mrs. Ship- pen's family. Mr. and Mrs. Shippen were
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pioneers of Seabright and this sketch gave many details of its early history.
The following new members were an- nounced :
Mrs. Ashley B. Stout, of Long Branch, N. J., Rev. John Van Schaick, Jr., D.D., of Wash- ington, D. C.
This being the regular annual meeting, the trustees announced that they had sent out re- quest blanks to all members, asking for nomin- ations. As the responses signified a desire to retain the present incumbents for another year a motion to this effect was unanimously car- ried.
The speaker of the day was Professor Charles Wager of Oberlin College. His ad- dress on the subject, "Light and Leading: A Study in Burke," was an analysis of Burke's mental characteristics and resulting life. Pro- fessor Wager showed how Burke brought his ideas to bear upon the politics of his time, and made an application to present day politi- cal conditions of Burke's theories. Judge Wil- liam H. Vredenburgh followed with some in- teresting remarks on Burke and his time.
September 28th, 1916-At the Red Bank Armory.
The meeting was called to order by the Sec-
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retary, Mr. Atwood, in the absence of Presi- dent Applegate. Mr. Daniel DuBois Smock was elected Chairman.
The treasurer's report showed a balance of cash on hand of $909.15.
Mrs. Sarah Augusta Beekman Grover (Mrs.
Lloyd William), was announced as a new member.
The address of the day was made by A. Van Doren Honeyman, Esq., of Plainfield, N. J., Editor of the Somerset County Historical Quarterly, and of the New Jersey Law Journal. His subject was "The Early Scotch Element of Monmouth, Middlesex and Somerset Coun- ties." He dealt with the causes of Scotch emigration, and showed how important a fac- tor it had been in the development of these counties.
The following resolution was passed :
" Resolved, That we greatly miss the pres- ence of our President and regret its cause. We extend to him our sympathetic greeting and trust that he may soon recover his accustomed health and be with us again with the regular- ity of the past."
October 26th, 1916-At Navesink Library Hall, Navesink, N. J., Vice-President Dr. John Crary Lord in the chair.
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The Treasurer's report showed a balance of cash in the bank of $896.19. Invested funds, $2,500.
The following new members were an- nounced :
William King Campbell, M.D., Long Branch, N. J .; Lutie West Hathaway Campbell (Mrs. William K.), Long Branch, N. J .; K. Elizabeth Hopwood Mathey (Mrs. Charles A. L.), Asbury Park, N. J .; Samuel Riker, Jr., Life Member, New York City.
Rev. Dr. Lord expressed the regrets of all present at the absence of President Apple- gate, and recalled the meeting of the year previous when Mr. Applegate so aptly spoke of Navesink and its historic associations. He then introduced the speaker of the afternoon, Professor William M. Sloane, of Columbia College. Professor Sloane's subject was " The Battle of Princeton." He impressed his au- dience with the importance of the battle, show- ing that it was the turning-point in the war of the Revolution.
A vote of thanks to the Navesink Library Association was passed and was gracefully acknowledged by the Chairman of the Library Association, Mrs. William Barclay Parsons.
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ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM SINCE 1913
Statement of Testimony in the New Jersey Supreme Court in a Case between the State of New Jersey, Ex Rel, the Township of Shrewsbury and Richard A. Sickles, Assessor of the Township of Shrewsbury, in a Man- damus Case to compel Assessor to turn over books and properties to his successor. Pre- sented by John S. Applegate.
Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916. Presented by John S. Applegate.
Somerset County Historical Quarterly, 1914, 1915, 1916. Presented by John S. Applegate.
Charter of the town of Red Bank, 1872. Pre- sented by John S. Applegate.
" Otsego Herald," August 8, 1812. Loaned by Miss Grace Buck.
Twenty-three volumes presented by the Shrewsbury Library Association, including histories, books of travel, etc.
Geological Map of New Jersey. By courtesy of Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist.
A Report of the Geological Survey of the State of New Jersey, relating to the location of sites, camps and burial grounds of New 20
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Jersey Indians. By courtesy of Henry B. Kum- mel.
Ledger Book of John Wardell, 1813. Pre- sented by Mrs. William T. Corlies.
" Signers of the Mayflower Compact," Vols. I and II. By Annie Armoux Haxtun, New York, 1891. Compiled from " The Mail and Express." " Washington in New York in 1775: Ac- count of the Ceremonies Attending the Un- veiling of the Bergen Monument, Commem- orating the Founding of the Village of Ber- gen in 1660." Presented by the Monument Committee, June, 1914.
Address by F. A. Vanderlip, President of the National City Bank of New York, on the "State Chamber of Congress."
Miscellaneous " Americana." Presented by Josiah C. Pumpelly.
"Jersey City Times," November 16, 1864, containing " An Account of a Trip to Washing- ton, a Salt River Excursion."
Pamphlet entitled " Holmes vs. Walton: The New Jersey Precedent," by Austin Scott, LL.D. A statement of a case in which the Supreme Court of New Jersey, for the first time in the United States, decided that a State Supreme Court has the judicial power of declaring that a law of the Legislature is void, if it conflicts
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with the Constitution. This case had been tried first before a Justice of the Peace with a jury of six men, and the decision then granted was reversed on its appeal to the Supreme Court. Presented by Austin Scott.
"Phi Beta Kappa Key," Magazine, 1913. Presented by John S. Applegate.
Geological Survey of New Jersey, Bulletin 12. Containing an account of recent effects on the Northern New Jersey shore line of ocean encroachments.
Report of the Commissioners of the State of New York on the State Reservation at Sara- toga Springs, 1914.
Seven pamphlets presented by Mrs. Mary C. K. Thurston: The Stockton Genealogy; History and Genealogy of the Habersham and Other Southern Families; Year Book of the Town of Morristown, 1911; the Robinsons and their Kinfolk; History and Genealogy of the Families of Bellinger and De Vaux and Others; History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Abinah Wood and Susannah Humphreys; The Arnold Tavern, 1760-1903, Morristown, N. J.
" The John Bogart Letters," 1776-1782, of the Rutgers College Publications. Presented by Austin Scott.
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Family Bible, Oxford, 1776. Presented by Mrs. Horace Cook.
" Ulster County Gazette," January 4, 1800, announcing the death of George Washington. Presented by Mrs. Daniel D. Hendrickson.
Scrap Book. Presented by Miss Anna T. Garrigan.
" The Mineral Industry of New Jersey," 1913, Bulletin 13 of the Geological Survey of New Jersey. Presented by Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist.
"New Jersey State Gazette," March 13, 1830. Containing the conclusion of Webster's speech in answer to Hayne in the United States Senate. Presented by Major Charles B. Parsons.
Typewritten Copy of "Old Monmouth," by Julian Ralph. From Harper's Weekly, August, 1894.
" Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly," 1915. Pre- sented by John S. Applegate.
" Memoir of the Life and Labors of the Rev. Thomas G. Stewart, by His Son," Philadelphia, 1858. Presented by Miss Anna T. Garrigan.
" Indian Habitations in Sussex County, N. J.," by Max Schrabisch.
Bulletin 13 of Geological Survey of New
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Jersey, 1915. Presented by Henry B. Kummel, State Geologist.
" Squankum and Freehold Marl Company's Almanac," 1869. An essay on the origin, na- ture and value of the green sand marl of New Jersey, by Joseph B. Lyman. Purchased.
Sermon on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Consecration of All Saints' Memorial Church, Stone Church, N. J., 1914, by Rev. Dr. John Crary Lord, Rector.
A summary to accompany the Geologic Map, 1910-1912, in the New Jersey Series of Bul- letins, by J. Volney Lewis and Henry B. Kum- mel, 1915. Presented by Henry B. Kummel.
" Calendar of the Correspondence of George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Con- tinental Army, with the Officers," in four vol- umes, covering the period from June 17th, 1775, to October 19th, 1778. Prepared from the original manuscripts in the Library of Con- gress, and published by the Washington Gov- ernment Printing Office, 1915. Purchased.
" Personal Reminiscences of James A. Scrymser in Times of Peace and War." Pre- sented by the author.
" Monmouth Inquirer," July 8th, 1915, con- taining an article entitled "When Washing- ton Laughed. Headquarters at Rocky Hill."
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Also a copy of the Monmouth Inquirer of July 15, 1915, referring to the first article. Pre- sented by Edward S. Atwood.
" Statutes of New Jersey, 1847." Published by New Jersey Legislature. On the fly-leaf is inscribed: " Thomas Shepherd. His book dur- ing his term of office. August 28, 1848." Also, " Walter C. Parsons' book, until May 1st, 1858." Donated by Major Parsons.
Old Deed from Zebulon Cook to Joseph Cooper, of land in Middletown Township, dated 1738. Presented by Mrs. John H. Patterson.
Catalogue of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Presented by John S. Applegate.
Portrait of Lord Sterling. Presented by Maxcy Applegate.
" History of the Stout Family." First Settling in Middletown. Purchased.
Magazine, "Our Times," October 1, 1901. Presented by Miss Anna T. Garrigan.
" Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Confer- ence of Historical Societies," 1915.
" Report of the Librarian of Congress," 1915.
" New Jersey Historical Society," April, 1915. Magazine.
"Reminiscences of a Confederate Surgeon," by Simon Baruch, M.D. An address delivered
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by Dr. Baruch before the M. C. H. A., Sep- tember 24, 1915.
Genealogy of the Families of Bowne, Craw- ford, Kowenhoven, Conover and Stantenbor- ough of Monmouth County. Presented by Miss Jamesanna L. Crawford.
" Memorial of the Hon. Wm. L. Dayton," by Hon. Joseph P. Bradley, Esq., 1875. Purchased.
Pamphlet containing a life of Anthony Wayne -"Mad Anthony." Purchased.
Bound Booklet containing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, Farewell Address of George Washing- ton, and the Proclamation of Andrew Jackson to the People of South Carolina. New York, 1833. Presented by D. DuBois Smock.
Pamphlet entitled " Observations on the Im- portance of the American Revolution and the Means of Making it a Benefit to the World." Richard Price. Printed in London. Reprinted in Trenton, 1785. Presented by D. DuBois Smock.
" The Monmouth Democrat Almanac," from 1889 to 1899 inclusive. Presented by D. Du- Bois Smock.
"New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," October, 1902. Presented by D. Du- Bois Smock.
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" Biographical Sketches of the Founder and Principal Alumni of the Log College," the Germ from which proceeded the College of New Jersey, containing memoirs of the Ten- nent family and others. Published in Philadel- phia, 1838. Presented by D. DuBois Smock.
Manual of the Reformed Church in America, 1869. Presented by D. DuBois Smock.
" The Evening Post," Nov. 16, 1901. Supple- ment commemorating its 100th anniversary, 1801-1901. Presented by Mrs. Charles Lewis.
" New York Herald," April 15, 1865, contain- ing an account of the Assassination of Abra- ham Lincoln. Presented by Mrs. Charles Lewis.
" Historical and Genealogical Miscellany. Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their De- scendants," Vol. IV., by John E. Stillwell, M.D. Presented by the author.
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