PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

NEW JERSEY

HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

SECOND SERIES.

VOL. X.

1888-1889

NEWARK, N. J.:

ADVERTISER PRINTING HOUSE.

1890.

U.S16007.5

The Society

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PAGE

PROCEEDINGS At Trenton, January 24th, 1888

1

The Hessians in New Jersey, by Andrew D. Mellick, Jr....

PROCEEDINGS AT NEWARK, May 17th, 1888

Joel Parker, "The War Governor of New Jersey," by James S.

Yard

57

PROCEEDINGS AT PRINCETON, September 28th, 1888....

93

The First Minister of Orange, N. J., 1718, by Stephen Wickes,

M. D.

103

Martha J. Lamb, the Historian, by Mrs. Frederick H. Pierson. 113

PROCEEDINGS AT TRENTON, January 22d, 1889

121

Our French Allies in the Revolution, by J. C. Pumpelly....... 144

PROCEEDINGS AT NEWARK, May 16th, 1889..

171

Report of the Special Committee on the Centennial of the Fed-

eral Government

183

INDEX....

199