Stockton Family Papers 1700-1866 (mostly 1775-1850)

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

Consists of various personal and business papers of members of the Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey, particularly those of American lawyer, farmer, and politician Richard Stockton (Princeton Class of 1779).

Description

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Description

The collection consists of various personal and business papers of members of the Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey, particularly those of Richard Stockton (Princeton Class of 1779), which were formerly preserved at Morven, the family's ancestral home. Included are many deeds, leases, and other land transactions, mostly for Princeton and counties in the central New Jersey area; wills; land and financial papers of Robert F. and Lucius Stockton; legal documents relating to the John B. Livingston vs. Thomas Gibbons case (1821); and miscellaneous correspondence.

Collection Creator Biography

Richard Stockton (Princeton Class of 1779) was an American lawyer, farmer, and politician.

Collection History

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Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. P.H. Gresh. Papers deposited by Mrs. Wardlaw Miles. Letter from Richard Stockton to Benjamin Rush is a gift of Alfred H. Bill.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

Users wishing to see deposited material must make an appointment with the Curator of Manuscripts.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

Stockton Family Papers; 1700-1866 (mostly 1775-1850), Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• American history/Colonial
• American history/Revolution
• Legal history
• New Jerseyana

Subject Terms

• History
• Hunterdon County (N.J.)
• Mercer County (N.J.)
• Middlesex County (N.J.)
• Monmouth County (N.J.)
• Morven (Princeton N.J. : Estate)
• New Jersey
• Princeton
• Princeton (N.J.)
• Real property
• Social life and customs
• Somerset County (N.J.)
• Sources
• Stockton family

Genre Terms

• Deeds
• Family papers
• Legal documents
• Wills

Contents and Arrangement

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Arrangement

Arranged chronologically in folders labelled deeds, wills, or documents: 1700-1775, 1776-1800, 1804-1866.

Series 1: Documents, 1702 February 23-1866

Series 2: Correspondence, 1757 September 28-1853

Series 3: Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1866 November 19

Series 4: Stockton Family Manuscripts on Deposit, 1759-1866