right to the foil and quit-rent, and with a defign to ftrip his majesty of his royal right to that and the other plantations, and to render them independent of the

crown.

Complaints dated April 13, 1745, were filed in chancery of the Jerfies, against the Elizabeth proprietors called Clinker right men, confifting of 124 folio pages; and was followed by a long bill from the council of proprietors of the Eastern divifion of the New-Jersey met in Perth-Amboy March 25, 1746, in behalf of themfelves, and the reft of the general proprietors of the Eastern divifion of New-Jerfey, whom they represent. In these instruments they seem to alledge, 1. That as the Indians had granted these lands to Herman 1651, they could not grant them to Bailey, &c. as is above faid. 2. Confidering the long poffeffion of the Elizabeth men, and the great charge and labour in clearing these poffeffions, governor Nichols's patents upon Indian deeds are in equity deemed good; this does not excufe the poffeffors from paying quit-rents and other acknowledgment conform to the grants; and that in fact March 11, 1674-5, the Elizabeth men offered to pay to the lord proprietor 201. fterl. per ann. quit-rent for eight miles fquare, this offer was refused by the governor and council infifting upon the half penny fterl. per acre per ann. 3. The riotous proceedings of the Elizabeth men and others claiming by Indian deeds, viz. goals broke open, people forceably turned out of the poffeffion of their lands, this they call clubing them out, and the officers of the government publickly infulted and beat; fome of the rioters have come fifty miles and upwards to join in a riot.

The late riots in the Jerfies are between the proprietors who hold by a town right, and those who hold by patents from the general proprietors.

The general proprietors fay, that the only good title in the province is under the crown; and all pretences from Indian purchases only are void.

The

The boundaries of New-Jerfey, rivers, and fome diftances of noted places.

It is bounded easterly by the province of New-York from 41 d. N. lat. on Hudson's river to Sandyhook, about 40 miles; from Sandyhook E. foutherly upon the ocean 40 leagues to Cape-May, at the entrance of Delaware Bay; from Cape-May it is bounded wefterly on Penfylva nia along the various turnings of Delaware river to 41 d. 40 m. north lat. which if in a ftreight line, would be about 200 miles; the N. eafterly line of New-Jersey with New-York was determined by the duke of York in his grant of New-Jerfey to Berkley and Carteret, to be from a point in the main branch of Delaware river in lat. 41 d. 40 m. to a point in Hudson's river in lat. 41 d. the point on Delaware river is fully agreed upon and afcertained by both governments, the other on Hudson's river is not fo fully agreed upon; the line from point to point may be about 80 miles long, E. 41 d. §.

Anno 1676, by agreement between the four affignees of lord Berkley on the one fide, and Sir George Carteret on the other fide, (perhaps this is the reafon of the name quinquipartite line) New-Jerfey was divided into two provinces, called the Eaft and West-Jersey, and confirmed by the duke of York 1680, and 1682; and by act of affembly 1719; this line as run by Mr. Laurence, November 1744, was in length 150 miles 20 chains, N. 9 d. 19 m. W. from Little-Egg harbour in the ocean, to 41 d. 40 m. N. lat. ; the S. point of this line was fettled 1676, the north point of the line was fettled 1719, but the line itself was never run till 1744, and that only by the proprietors of the Eaft-Jersey ex parte; in this line fome errors have been difcovered and require to be rectified; as there is a confiderable difference in the variations of the compass, at the north and fouth terminations of this divifional line, this divi

fional line cannot be ftreight; the first falls in Delaware river in Trent town are opposite to the 47th mile of this divifional line.

In order to difcover the main branch mentioned in the grants, and the largeness of fome other branches of Delaware and Sefquahanna rivers, there was lately a furvey line run nearly due weft from Minifinck island on Delaware river about 12 miles above the divifional line croffing the N. E. branch of Delaware river, to Sefquahanna river were 85 miles, and where it fell in with Sefquahanna, that river was about 30 chains (4 rod to a chain) wide, and near this there was a branch which fell into the principal river of Sefquahanna about 300 feet wide, and in the fork was an Indian village called Solochka; the weft branch of Delaware river was only 25 feet wide, the N. E. branch where the station point of the divifion line between New-York and Jersey is fixed at 41 d. 40 m. lat. is above 500 feet wide, the fork fo called, of Delaware river is about 70 miles upon a ftreight line below this station point; at this station point anno 1744 the variation of the compass was W. 6 d. 35 m. anno 1719 it was obferved to be about 8d. as is before mentioned; the station point at Egg-Harbour 1744 was 5 d. 25 m. Mr. Serjeant Hook fome time fince made a purchafe of 3750 acres upon Delaware river in the Weft-Jersey, and gave one tenth of it as a glebe to the church.

The principal rivers in the province of New Jersey are the Noorde Rivier or Hudfon's river, which we have already delineated in the section of New-York, and Zuide Rivier or Delaware river, which we shall describe in the fection of Penfylvania; only we fhall obferve, that in the Jersey fide of this river are several short creeks, thefe of Cohanfy, and of Salem 20 miles higher, make one district of custom-house; at Bridlington 20 miles above Philadelphia is another cuftom diftrict: these two custom-houfe diftricts, their quarterly entries and clearances

clearances of veffels, are generally nil, and scarce deserve the name of preventive creeks. The main branch of Delaware river comes from Cat-kill mountains, a few miles weft of the fountains of Scoharie river a branch of Mohawks river. Raritan river falls into Sandyhook bay at Amboy point, the tide flows 12 miles up to Brunswick; at the mouth of this river is the only confiderable fea port and cuftom-house of New-Jersey; here is the city of Perth-Amboy, it is the capital of the province of New-Jerfey, and here are kept the provincial records; here is a good deep water harbour and promifing country; but notwithstanding, it has only the appearance of a mean village; the name is a compound of Perth the honorary title of the late Drummond earl of Perth, and Amboy its Indian name.

The fea line of New-Jerfey is Arthur Cul-Bay and Amboy-Sound between Staten-Ifland and the main about 20 miles S. these receive the rivulets of Hackinfack Paffaick, Bounds-creek, and Raway, from Amboy point to Sandyhook (Sandyhook is in the Eafte-Jerfey) 12 miles E. from Sandyhook to Cape May 120 miles S. wefterly, a flat double fandy fhore, having fome inlets practicable only by fmall craft.

There are feveral chains or ridges of hills in this province, but of no confideration.

Perth-Amboy is the provincial town of Eaft-Jerfey, Bridlington in the province town of Weft-Jersey, distance 50 Miles, where the general affembly of all the Jerfies fits alternately, and where the diftinct provincial judicatories or fupreme courts fit refpectively. Bridlington, commonly called Burlington, is a pleasant village. Elizabeth-town is the most ancient corporation and confiderable town of the province. Brunswick in Eaft Jersey is nearly the center of Eaft and Weft Jerfies; here is lately established a college for the inftruction of youth, by

Formerly by mistake, I wrote, that this college was by royal

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a charter from governor Belcher, October 22, 1746, with power to confer all degrees as in the univerfities of England: the present trustees are generally prefbyterians, a majority of feven or more truftees to have the management; each scholar to pay 41. per ann. at 8 s. per oz. filver; Mr Jonathan Dickenson was their first prefident, Mr. Burr is their prefent prefident; in this college October 5, 1749, commenced 7 batchelors of

arts.

The road as in prefent use, from New-York city to Philadelphia, is, from New-York to Elizabeth-town 17 miles, thence to Brunswick 22 miles, thence to Trent town ferry 30 miles, thence to Bristol oppofite to Bridlington 15 miles, thence to Philadelphia 20 miles, being in all from the city of New-York to Philadelphia 104 miles.

From Cape-May to Salem are about 60 miles, thence to Bridlington 50 miles, thence to Trent town falls 15 miles. These are the firft falls of Delaware river, and the tide flows fo high, below these falls when the tide is down and no land floodings in the river, the river is fördable.

In the province of the Jerfies are five corporations with courts; whereof three are in East-Jersey, the city of PerthAmboy, the city of New Brunswick, and the borough of Elizabeth-town; and two in the Weft-Jersey, the city of Bridlington, alias Burlington, and the borough of Trent town; of these only two, Perth-Amboy and Burlington, send representatives to the general affembly.

There is not much to be faid concerning their wars with the Indians and Canada French; the Five nations of Iroquois which we call Mohawks, have always been in our intereft; they, especially the large tribe of Senecas, cover the provinces of New-Jerfey, Penfylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Ever fince the first fettling of this province, the publick has never been put to one penny charge for keeping the Indians in peace. The fham

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