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William T. Srope - Obituary. Correspondence

To William T. Srope from J.R. Starns, 1888 & 1889. (2 items) ? Saxton ( ? ) , 1888. (postcard) William Ballist ( ? ) , n.d.

To George W. Kugler, 1891. William T. Srope - Will, 1903. Miscellaneous correspondence

To Vk-s Pattie Srope from ? , 1913 Mrs Charles M. Matthews from Elizabeth Higgs, 1899.

Peter (brother), 1905. Kate ? 1905.

Mrs Newton B. Srope from (aunt) Elizabeth Walls, 1933. George La Bai, 1942.

O.A. Lane from (sister) Sadie, 1927. William T. Srope - Note book, n.d. Isaac R. Srope

Appointtment as Master in Chancery, 1852. Receipts, 1862. Order to Limit Creditors (of his estate), 1862.

Charles R. Srope Appointment to Board of Education, 1893. "Recollections of My Life in Libby Prison",1864.

Newton B. Srope j Installation as Chancellar Commander, Knightjsf pf Pythias, 1 904.

Wi 11 s Sarah Ann Sipes, 1873. John D. Rittenhouse, 1883. Jeremiah Cass, 1885. Abraham Bennett, 1887. Anna Maria Sproul, 1887. Mary Jane Dingle, 1897. William T. Srope, 1902. William Robeson, 1899. DanielE. Bowl by, 1906.

Deaths Wilson Bray Li vera Pittenger Martin M, King Genealogy of the Van Doren family.

Marriages Willjam Templeton & Emma C, Deibl, 1892. Barny Met_zger & Carrie M. Fisher, 1890. Johrf Fisher & Eleaner Schagflin, 1 890.

Vital Statistics and gnealogies, various dates. Runk genealogy, ca, 19b2. Vail genealogy, 1852 (?)

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1 15 6 Estate of Catherine Roelofsen Letter of Adn]i$istration, 1754 + a copy.

Estate of Isaac Roelofsen Narrative in Case, 1835.

Estate of David Roelofsen Inventory, 1826.

Receipts of Elizabeth Roelofsen, 1835. 16 9 Estate of David Curtis

Will. & Surrogate's Letter of Administration, 1887. Notice to Creditors, 1887. Appraisment, 1887. Preferred Claims, 1887-1889. (4 copies, 1 n.d.) Claims paid, 1889.

17 5 Estate of George Opdyck Draft (survey) of the Opdyck farm, 1812. Account, 1851-1854. Bond and release of John Little, 1854 (1 item) Receipt - John Matthis, 1855. Release - John & Elizabeth (Opdyck) Matthews, 1862.

18 1 Estate of William H. Moser Receipt book, 1899-1900.

19 1 Estate of John H. Corson Receipt book, 1878-1879. *

20 4 Political ^ Vote for Gobernor, 1844. "Politics in 1856" List of Grand J^l'rors, 1905. List of legislators, J.P.s & other occupations, 1906.

21 30 Political Kingwood Twp. election tickets, 1881-1909

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22 10 Political Selection of Democratic candidates, 1849. Vote to abolish the caucus system, 1888. Caucus meeting, 1899. Caucus rules, 1898. Republican platform literature, 1905. (Bundle of 5 items.]

23 9 Kingwood Township Order for the removal of a child of Catherine Lannjt|fing, 1829. Public road, 1837. Land purchase in 1853. Public road, 1854, Vacating a public road, 1866.

Remonstrance against Locktown hotel and saloons, 1872. Public road, 1879. Report of County work in Kingwood, 1883-1884. Financial report, 1905.

24 1 Kingwood Township Annual report for 1910.

25 1 Kingwood Township Annual report, 1912.

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Frenchtown History clippings, n.d. Land - M.E. Church, ca. 1844-1887. Deeds & mortgages

Gen. George B. McClelland Post 99,. G.A.R. Magnolia Lodge No. 57, I.O.O.F.,

Frenchtown Presbyter;aLth Church, 1871-1896. Authorization for a loan for Magnolia Lodge, 1896. Removal order for Anna B. Duckworth & children to Frenchtown, 1883. P/^tmasters, 1839-1881 .

Frenchtown Ordinances - Telephone, gas, electric, water., 1900-1904.

Frenchtown Remonstrance against a tramp house, 1879. List of Hunterdon County taverns, 1885.

Frenchtown Cemetery History - 1895 (clipping) List of Officersrft 1857-1902 & 1857-1905 (2 items)

SheriffJ's of Hunterdon County List - 1795-1905. (not in numerical order)

"Sheriffs of Hunterdon County", 1890. (Biographies, clipping) Sheriff s sales

William Kline, 1846. Peter L. Rittenhouse, 1879. ^ Uhlertown (^enn.) 1900. No furter id. Edward Hinkle, 1903. Standard, Flint & Spar Cp. , 1906.

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Deeds Absolam Fox to Samuel Barcroft, Kingwoood, 1818. Larison Pross to James Snyder. Kingwood, 1825. Abraham Housel to Isaac Srope. Bethlehem, 1832. Andrew Swazy to Isaac R. Srope. Kingwood, 1833. Estate of Isaac Roelofsen toLawrence Neighbour & David W. Dilluker

Washington Twp., Morris Co. and Tewksbury, 1835 John. Heath to Isaac R. Srope. Kingwood, 1 835.

Deeds John Heath to Isaac R. Srope. Kingwood, 1837. Mordecai Roberts to Isaac R. Srope. Bethlehem, 1838. Mary Hcieth to Isaac R. Srope. Kingwood, 1839. Philip A. Finn to Isaac R. Srope. Kingwood, 1844. Uriah Bonhan^o Isaac R. Srope. Kingwoof 1844. George A. Allen to Isaac R. Srope. Kingwood, 1848. Alex Grant to David Burd. Lambertville, 1859.

Deeds Garret S. Bel lis to Joseph S. West. Delaware, 1864. George A. Allen to Elisha Warford and John Kline. Lambertville, 1865. Charles Hoppock to Richard S. Conover. Delaware, 1867. Hester Rake & husband to Sarah Smith & husband, Harvey Warrick,

John Bel lis & Benjamin Warrick to Joseph S. West. Delaware, 1866 Richard M. Rittenhouse to John Cline. Delaware, 1875.

Deeds Francis Snyder to Hattie H. Srope. Kingwood, 1878. Horatio Opdyck to Josepji D. Opdyck. Kingwood, 1886. Farm of David Kline - John B. Opdyck & Hester-l|)'dyck to William

G. Howell (Sheriffs s a l e ) , then sold to Martha A. Smith, sold by Hester OpdycHto Joseph Opdyck and then sold by the Sheriff to John Corcoran, Wiliam G. Howell, Joshua Stout and Elisha W. Opdyck, Kingwood, 1886 .

David & Lewis Cline to Israel Niece. Union, 1897. David Cline to John Cline. Frenchtown cemetery lot, 1897. Heirs of John Cline to Elizabeth Cline. Frenchtown cemetery lot. 1899

Deed boundaries Theodore M. Mayer to Jacob D. Stover and Servis Mayer. Kingwood, 1899

Bonds & Mortgages. i John Cline,to Francis Roberson. Delaware & Lambertville, 1866. | Richard S. Conover to John W. Rr»ding. Delaware, 1867. (No bond) Mary Ann Stull to John Kline. Delaware, 1873. (No bond) ; Hattie S. Srope to Elizabeth Hamer. Kingwood, 1880. (No bond) John Cline to David Cline. Delaware, 1884.

Bonds & Mortgages John Cline to Lewis John Cline to David Sarah E. Hoffman to

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Sarah Jane Kerr to John W. Fisher. Kingwood, 1905. (No bond) Deed

Heirs of John Budd (Solomon Daughty, Atty.) to Isaac Roeefsen. Morris County, 1819.

Refunding bond John D, Scott to Isaac R. Srope, 1854 John-Matthews to ' Joseph Opdyck to

Mortgage Hattie H. Srope to Francis Snyder. Kingwood, 1878.

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Hattie H. Srope & Charles R. Srope to Elizabeth Horner, 1880.

to Amy Wilson, 1888. Goods & Chattels mortgage

Oliver W. Hines to William Thatcher, 1890. John P. Kerr to Elizabeth Opdyck, 1894

Land descriptions, 1860-1886. Isaac R. Srope, PhilipLarer, Jonathan, Judson & Mary Hoff.

Kingwood, 1860. Isaac R. Srope, Philip Larer, Jonathan, Judson & Mary Hoff.

No location, 1860-1886. Isaac R. Srope, Philip Larer, Jonathan, Judson & Mary Hoff.

No location, 1885-1886. Land descriptions

James Warford, Daniel Bailey, Jacob C. Gordon, May & Silvester Hoff and William Gordon. 1857-1095.

George Niece, 1852-1896.

John & David Kline, John B., Horatio and Joseph Opdyck, Martha A Smith, William G. Howell and Elisha W. Opdyck, 1864-1866.

David Kline, John B., Horatio & Joseph D. Opdyck, "some others", Elisha W. Opdyck, Morgan Coefrey, Jonathan S. Robbins, Martha

E. Forman. Hollan«/& Kingwood, 1886. (sheriff's sale) Joseph C. Warner, Michael Holland Margaret Hann, David Vannorman(?)

Nathan Shurts & Simon(?) P. Stryker. 1879-1901. Abstract of title

Fortunatus Mazurimus et ux. Delaware, 1927 (?) Leases

Isaac R. Srope to William Godfrey & Benjamin E. Young. No location 1849 Lorenzo S.D. Kjrfe to Alfred Curtis. Frenchtown (?), 1897. Samuel D. Carpenter & Isaac C. Stewart to David Curtis. Rockafellow

farm, 1886.

Mahlon Rittenhouse to Theodore Piell. No location, 1904.

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2 44 14 Legal Removal of Stephen Albro as jailor, 1830. Lunacy of Rachel Bayly, 1856. Petition - Frances Stryker vs Martha V. Hummer, 1879. State of Demand - Andrew Slack vs John W. Slack, 1881. Power of Attorny to David Robeson and John L. Robeson, 1884.

For the y^iig/i^s of Rebecca Robeson. Gere, Thurman & Piatt Co. vs Bunn Brink Carriage Co. 1885.

Jn debt. (2 items) Shurtz & Co. vs John W. Hockenbury, 1888.

State of Demand. The State vs James M. Clark, 1890. Christian Hoffman account George W. Hann vs Archer Weaver, Adm. of William M. Hice, 1894. Cornelius Bosenberry vs George Rittenhouse.

State of Demand. William H. Martine vs Henry C.Robeson, 1896.

State of Demand. Frank Buselmayer vs William Schuyler, 1901.

Non-paymant of rent. 45 5 Releases

George Little to Isaac R. Srope, Adm. of George Opdyck, 1854. Joseph Opdyck to " " " 1862. May Arnwine to Lorenzo S.D. Kerr, guardian, 1896. Hannah H. Cregar to William T. Srope, Exec, of Ura Larne, 1896.

^ . Anna S, Smith to " " " " " " " -t^H'.^^^'^ 46 7 jSreements 1895.

Isaac R. & Benjamin Srope, Adm. of George Opdyck and Philip W. Sharp, 1833

Isaac R. Srope, Adm. of Isaac Roelofsen, and John Dernberger, 1834 Elisha Warford & John Cline, 1866. To sell property. John F. Case & Thomas Holland, 1866. Private road. Ralph Teets and William Sherman & Charles R. Srope, 1888. Peach crop.

«- Mahlon Rittenhouse and Thomas Piell, 1904. To sell property. Charles R. Srope and Sylvester E. Boyer, 1909. To sell property.

47 9 Estates Of Isaac Roelofsen, 1834. Renunciation of Elizabeth Trimmer. Of Thomas L. Barcroft, 1882. Widow's consent. Of Jeremiah Case, 1886. Order to sell land. Of Daniel Opdyck, 1894 (?). Proceeds from farm sale. Charles A. Niece, 1906. Partition notice, notices to creditors.

Note- land & heirs. Sarah C. Baylor, 1906.Change of administrator. Orrie Lan,^ 1843. Receipt for marker. Sarah C. Baylor, 1906.Change of administrator. Orrie Lan,^ 1843. Receipt for marker. Elizabeth Trimmer, n.d. Account. Samuel B. Myres, n.d. Exceptions to account of administrator.

48 1 Act to incorporate the Alexandria Delaware Bridge Co., 1841.

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2 49 7 Miscellaneous List of Postmasters in Bajitistown, 1822-1885. Tax & census notes, 1829-1830 Amwell. Notice from Overseers of the Poor Of Independence-Bethlehem, 1831

Removal of ElizabethHull. School list of employees, 1834. E.R. Case & Edward Hinkle account, 1890-1902. Fire insurance policy - Edard Rittenhouse, 1898.

50 2 List.of p^'^ers in Bethlehem, 1828.

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