DescriptionInventory of small farm, holding only one ox and one cow. Lists contents of household, livestock and grains, with monetary values. Also notes one bond as credit. Taken November 8, 1832.
DescriptionDeed for parcel of land in the Township of Bergen, now part of Jersey City. The property is described in relation to neighbors and a "white oak tree" rather than streets or lot numbers, indicating how...
DescriptionDocument closing the settlement of the estate of John Van Winkle, and receipts of payments to heirs from sale of two properties. Two of the six heirs sign with an "X" mark, indicating the level of...
DescriptionThe investigation regarding the South Amboy powder pier explosion included a dispute regarding the City of South Amboy’s laws regarding explosives, dynamite, and munitions. Dated to June 6, 1950,...
DescriptionMap showing division of property among the heirs of Cornelius Van Vorst, father of Jersey City Mayor, grandson of Revolutionary era patriot and descendant of original Dutch settler who all shared the...
DescriptionMap showing division of property among the heirs of Cornelius Van Vorst, father of Jersey City Mayor, grandson of Revolutionary era patriot and descendant of original Dutch settler who all shared the...
DescriptionMap showing division of property among the heirs of Cornelius Van Vorst, father of Jersey City Mayor, grandson of Revolutionary era patriot and descendant of original Dutch settler who all shared the...
DescriptionThe Inferior Court of Common Pleas at Freehold was directed every spring session to set the price rates for liquors, food, lodging, provender, and stabling or pasturing of horses for every licensed...
DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban Jewish garment workers, many of whom had...
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
DescriptionPhotocopy of the discharge paper of Private William H.B. Drake of Co. I, 28th New Jersey Volunteers.
William H.B. Drake was born in Somerset County, NJ, and worked as a mechanic prior to the war. He...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)