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TitleSecond of Three Maps Showing Division of Property of Cornelius Van Vorst, circa 1853
Date Created1873
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...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleDeed for three lots purchased at auction, 1827
Date Created1827
DescriptionDeed for three lots sold at auction by order of the Orphans Court, to furnish funds for the settlement of the estate of Aaron Devoe, who died intestate. Lots were purchased by Jacob D. Van Winkle....
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleJersey City, Journal Square, Hudson County Administration Building view from southeast
Date Created2007
DescriptionThe Hudson County Administration Building, 595 Newark Avenue, was built in 1964. Located a few blocks from Journal Square it houses a majority of the county's municipal offices.
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
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TitleSale of Pew 8, Bergen Reformed Church, 1826
Date Created1826
DescriptionSale of pew 8 in Bergen Reformed Church for $41. Receipt of payment noted on the back.
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TitleWill of Marytie Garrabrance, 1793
Date Created1793
DescriptionCopy of will of in which a widow "being much weak and sickly in body but yet of a sound mind and understanding" bequeaths her estate to her sister, nieces and friends, listing items to be given to...
Time PeriodRevolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
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TitleBill of Sale for Slave, Jin, 1791
Date Created1791
DescriptionBill of sale in which Mindert Garrabrance sells to Marytie Garrabrance a female slave named Jin and her two children, for the sum of "Forty Pounds New York Currency." Dated May 26, 1791. Signature...
Time PeriodRevolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
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TitleInvitation and Program for the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Village of Bergen, October 16-23, 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionCard with printed invitation on the front, designed to look like an old document with corporation seal and anniversary ribbon depicted. Back of card lists events and activities at various locations,...
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TitleDeeds from Van Vorst to Colgate, 1827 to 1849
Date Created1827-1849
DescriptionSeries of deeds and emendations, from 1827 to 1849, by which Cornelius Van Vorst sold additional land to William Colgate, adjoining the "new factory now erecting." The Colgate Company was among the...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleRelease and Receipts, Settlement of Estate of John Van Winkle, 1844-1851
Date Created1844-1851
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...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleSubscription of Freeholders, Report of Expenses, and Apportionment of Costs for Political Work in Trenton
Date Created1812
DescriptionAgreement of Freeholders of Township of Bergen to send John Van Horne and Peter Sip to Trenton for unspecified legal work, with signatures with subscribed amounts donated. Report on the actual...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)