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Book SynopsisIn 1664, when the English conquered New Amsterdam, the present State of New Jersey had been for some years a part of New Netherland. Dr. Pomfret describes meticulously the founding of the colony, the circumstances of the division between East and West New Jersey, and the various problems which faced the settlers and the proprietors of East New Jers
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Footnote Abbreviations, pg. xiii*I. Pavonia, The Dutch Outpost, pg. 1*II. The Proprietary Of Berkeley And Carteret, pg. 18*III. Earliest Settlements, pg. 34*IV. The Rebellion Of 1672, pg. 56*V. Philip Carteret's Laws, pg. 82*VI. Carteret And Andros, pg. 102*VII. The Twenty-Four Proprietors, pg. 130*VIII. The Governance Of Thomas Rudyard, pg. 152*IX. The Scotch Migration 1683-I688, pg. 182*X. Governor Lawrie's Administration, pg. 199*XI. The Proprietors And Their Lands, pg. 229*XII. Hamilton's First Term, pg. 253*XIII. Hamilton's Second Administration, pg. 276*XIV. The Governance Of Jeremiah Basse, pg. 308*XV. The Surrender Of 1702, pg. 336*XVI. The Religious Aspect, pg. 365*Appendix, pg. 397*Index, pg. 401
