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Lenni Lenape
Drawing of Lenni Lenape family in book published in 1702. Image: Library Company of Philadelphia
Map NJ settlement
Lenni Lenape presence in New Jersey and region. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Map NJ Dutch settlements
Map circa 1639 by Johannes Vingboons laid out with north on right and west on top showing New Jersey at top of map across from Manhattan situated on the "Noort Rivier" (later Hudson) showing settlements in New Jersey. Image: Library of Congress
1688 Map NJ colony
Map circa 1688 by Robert Morden showing "New Jarsey" divided into Provinces of East and West Jersey. Image: New Jersey Historical Society
Hoboken massacre
"Massacre of the Indians at Hoboken." Image: New York Public Library Digital Collections
1748 Charter College of NJ
1748 Charter of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University). Image: Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University
William Franklin appointment as governor
Appointment by King George III of William Franklin as Royal Governor of New Jersey dated September 9, 1762. Image: New Jersey State Archives
Lord Berkeley
Lord John Berkeley, recipient with Sir George Carteret of grant from Duke of York in 1664 of lands comprising New Jersey. Image: Wikimedia Commons
George Carteret
Sir George Carteret, recipient in 1664 of grant of lands comprising New Jersey from Duke of York. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Governor William Franklin
Royal Governor (1762-1776) William Franklin in portrait circa 1790. Image: Wikimedia commons
1737 NJ Census
1737 census of the colony. New Jersey State Archives
Assembly message to King George III
Message from New Jersey provincial assembly to Royal Governor William Franklin dated November 29, 1775. Image: Library of Congress
1776 NJ Constitution
First State Constitution adopted by Provincial Congress on July 2, 1776. Image: New Jersey State Archives
Concessions and Agreements of West Jersey Proprietors 1677. Image: NJ State Archives
William Livingston
William Livingston, first governor of state of New Jersey. Image: National Park Service
John Witherspoon portrait
John Witherspoon, sixth president of the College of New Jersey, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Morven
Morven, home built in 1750s in Princeton by Richard Stockton, a signer of Declaration of Independence, later official residence of state's governors from 1957 until 1982. Image: NewJerseyAlmanac.com
Battle map NJ 1776-1777
Map by William Faden of operations of George Washington against British in December 1776 and January 1777 in New Jersey. Image: Library of Congress
Hessian barracks
Old Barracks in Trenton where British and Hessian soldiers were garrisoned when Washington crossed Delaware River on Christmas night of 1776 in attack known as Battle of Trenton. Image: Library of Congress
Princeton Battlefield grave marker
Stone at Princeton Battlefield site of mass grave of American and British soldiers. Image: New Jersey Almanac
Molly Pitcher at Battle of Monmouth
"Molly Pitcher" at Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778 depicted in Currier & Ives lithograph published in 1856. Image: Library of Congress
The Ford Mansion in Morristown served as George Washington's headquarters from December 1779 to June 1780. Image: National Park Service
Washington's headquarters from August 23, 1783 to November 10, 1783, at Rockingham in current Rocky Hill section of Franklin Township. Image: Wikimedia Commons/Richard Arthur Norton- Creative Commons Attribution by 2.5 Generic license
Washington entering Trenton
Print depicting Washington's trip through Trenton on way to inaugural in New York April 1789 published circa 1845 by N. Currier. Image: Library of Congress
Original State House in Trenton shown in 1792. Image: New Jersey State Legislature
Seal of Society for Useful Manufactures Paterson NJ
Seal of Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures 1791. Image: Paterson Museum and Archives
New Jersey Gazette
New Jersey Gazette 1776. Image: NJ State Archives
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