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(NEW JERSEY.) A Bill in the Chancery of New-Jersey, at the Suit of John Earl of Stair.
CONCERNING "THE RIOTS COMMITTED IN NEW-JERSEY" (NEW JERSEY.) A Bill in the Chancery of New-Jersey, at the Suit of John Earl of Stair. Folio, 13.5 x 8.5 inches, needs rebinding; title page worn and creased, browning and early ink notations throughout, lacks final 3 leaves, other minor faults; several owners' signatures on title page and front pastedown. In attractive modern 1/4 calf tray case. lacks all 3 maps. New York and Philadelphia: James Parker and Benjamin Franklin, 1747
- Notes: An important summary of early New Jersey land claims, including accounts of rioting among disputed title-holders in Elizabeth-town. "This exposition of the proprietors'' case by James Alexander is of great subtlety and complexity and is one of the most remarkable documents of colonial times"--Streeter sale II:918. Evans 6021; Felcone 21; Miller 426; Sabin 5378.
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