APPENDIX A
Early
Trenton Imprints and Maps
COMPILED BY CLAYTON L. TRAVER
I.
Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, etc., Bearing Trenton Imprints
1778-1825
THERE were 186 issues of the Trenton
press from its establishment in 1778 to 1800, according to Nelson's
check-list of the issues of the press in New Jersey, 1723-1800. The
most of these were Acts and Votes of the Assembly and Journal of
Council. The other issues including those to 1825 were:
DATE |
ITEM |
1778 |
The New Jersey Almanac
for 1779. Isaac Collins |
1778-86 |
New Jersey Gazette. Isaac
Collins
First Issue, March 4, 1778; publication suspended
July 1783 ; resumed, December 9, 1783, and
continued until November 27, 1786; when with No. 446
publication was again and finally suspended. |
1779 |
Case, The Rev. Wheeler, Poems,
On several occurrences in the Present Grand Struggle For
American Liberty; Containing, 1. A
contest between the Eagle and the Crane. 2. A dialogue between
Col. Paine and Miss Clorinda Fairchild. 3. St. Claire's retreat
and Burgoyne's defeat. "Just published and to be
sold at the Printing Office in Trenton (Price Five Shillings)." Isaac
Collins |
1779 |
New‑Jersey
Almanac for 1780. Isaac Collins |
1779 |
[Benezet, Anthony], The
Mighty Distroyer Displayed, In some Account of the Dreadful
Havoc made by the Use as well a the Abuse of Distilled Spiritous
Liquors, by a Lover of Mankind. 12mo. unbound. Trenton.
Isaac Collins |
1780 |
Minutes of Joint‑Meeting,
August 30, 1776‑May 1780. Isaac Collins |
1780 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1781. Isaac Collins |
1780 |
New Jersey Pocket
Almanac 1781. Isaac Collins |
1781 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1782. Isaac Collins |
1781 |
Smith, the Rev. Samuel
S., A Funeral Sermon on the Death of the Hon. Richard Stockton,
Esq., of Princeton, March 2, 1781. Title within
mourning rules, 12mo., black wrappers. Isaac Collins
This sermon, preached in Princeton at the funeral of the "Signer," contains
on pp. 45-8 a "short elegy" to the memory of her
husband by Mrs. Stockton and, also, a "sudden production" by
the same hand. |
1782 |
[Livingston, William], Philosophic
Solitude. Isaac Collins |
1782 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1783. Isaac Collins |
1782 |
New Jersey Pocket
Almanac for 1783. Isaac Collins |
1782 |
Paine, Thomas, Letter
to the Abbe Raynal. Isaac Collins |
1783 |
A Serious Address
to the Rulers of America respecting Slavery. Isaac Collins |
[1783] |
Broadside Proclamation, "By
His Excellency William Livingston, Esq., Governor," etc.
(Proclamation appointing the Second Thursday of December 1783,
in accordance with the recommendation of Congress to the several
States, to be observed as a Day of Public Thanksgiving for
the restoration of Peace.) Dated, Trenton the eleventh day
of November. 1783. Signed, William Livingston [Governor of
New Jersey]. Isaac Collins |
1783 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1784. Isaac Collins |
1784 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1785. Isaac Collins |
1784 |
Wilson's Compilation
of the Laws of New Jersey, 1776-1783. Isaac Collins |
1785 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1786. Isaac Collins |
1785 |
Price, Richard, D.D., Observations
on the Importance of the American Revolution. Isaac Collins |
1785 |
Ramsey, David, History
of the American Revolution in South Carolina. 2 vols.
Isaac Collins |
1786 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1787. Isaac Collins |
1787-88 |
The Trenton Mercury
and the Weekly Advertiser. Frederick Quequelle and George
M. Wilson
The first issue appeared probably May 15, 1787. The name
was subsequently altered to The Federal Post, or the Trenton
Weekly Mercury, and on October 3, 1788, on account of
the scarcity of paper, was reduced in size to 9 x 15 inches,
but printed twice a week, and the name abbreviated to The
Federal Post. Apparently eighty-five numbers were issued
in all and the latest number known is dated January 27, 1788. |
1788 |
Minutes of the Convention
of the State of New Jersey [to ratify the Federal Constitution].
Isaac Collins
Reprinted 1888. Clayton L. Traver |
1788 |
Minto, Walter, Inaugural
Oration at Princeton. Isaac Collins |
1788 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1789. Isaac Collins |
1788 |
New Testament.
8vo. Isaac Collins
The first New Testament printed in New Jersey. |
1788 |
New Testament. 16mo.,
only one copy known. Isaac Collins |
1788 |
Proceedings of the
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State
of New Jersey. Isaac Collins |
1789 |
New Jersey Almanac
for1790. Isaac Collins |
1790 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1791. Isaac Collins |
1791 |
Holy
Bible, with Dr. Witherspoon's Notes to the Reader. 4to.
Isaac Collins
The first Bible printed in New Jersey and one of the first
two quarto Bibles printed in America. |
1791 |
Hart, Oliver, A Gospel
Church Portrayed and Her orderly Service pointed Out. Isaac
Collins |
1791 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1792. Isaac Collins |
1791-96 (1800) |
New
Jersey State Gazette. George Sherman and John Mershon
Sold to Matthias Day in 1794. Title changed in 1796 to The
State Gazette and New Jersey Advertiser. On July 9,
1798, it was bought by Gersham Craft and William
Black, who changed its name to The Federalist New Jersey
Gazette. The next number contains the advertisement
dated July 14, 1798, that William Black had sold
out to Craft. The Federalist continued until June
23, 1800, the last issue being No. 103. In
the meantime, George Sherman, John Mershon and I. Thomas
started a new paper, also titled New Jersey State Gazette, the
earliest known copy being No. 6, Vol. I, dated Tuesday,
April 9, 1799, so that the first number probably appeared
March 5 of that year. The two rival papers were combined
and appeared June 30, 1800, as The Federalist
and New Jersey Gazette. See 1799-1800, below. |
1792 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1793. Isaac Collins |
1792 |
Extract from the
Epistles of the Meeting for Suffering in London. |
1793 |
Bible, with Dr.
Witherspoon's Notes to .the Reader. 8vo. Isaac Collins 1793
New Jersey Almanac for 1794. Isaac Collins |
1793 |
Phipps, Joseph, The
Original and Present State of Man. Isaac Collins |
1793 |
Pariset,
Nicholas, The American Trooper's Pocket Companion: being
A Concise and Comprehensive System of Discipline for the Cavalry
of the United States. Printed for the Author by Day and
Hopkins |
1794 |
Journal of Council,
18 Session, 1st and 2nd sitting. Matthias Day |
1794 |
Division
Orders, December 22. [Isaac Collins?] |
1794 |
Laws of the College
of New Jersey. Isaac Collins |
1794 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1795. Isaac Collins |
1794 |
New Testament. 8vo. Isaac
Collins |
1795 |
Some Account of the
Life and Religious Labors of Sarah Grubb. Isaac Collins |
1795 |
Power of Religion
on the Mind. Isaac Collins |
1795 |
New Jersey Almanac
for 1796. Isaac Collins |
1795 |
The Mother's Catechism. Matthias
Day |
1796 |
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Almanac for 1797. Matthias Day |
1797 |
American
Ladies Pocket Book for 1797 [Matthias Day?] |
1797 |
A Table of Stamp
Duties. [Matthias Day?] |
1797 |
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Almanac for 1798. Matthias Day |
1797 |
Theatrical
Broadside. [Matthias Day?]
"Mr. Edgar Most Respectfully informs the Ladies and
Gentlemen of Trenton that he will open his Theatre for One
Night Only, On Thursday the 9th of April with selected scenes
from Lillois admired tragedy of George Barnwell." |
1798 |
An Act Respecting
Slaves. G. Craft |
1798 |
[Chauvet,
David], The Conduct of the Government of France
Towards the Republic of Geneva, Translated from
the French by a Citizen of Trenton. Printed by G. Craft |
1798 |
Laws and Regulations of the
Trenton Library Co. Matthias Day |
1798 |
Ewing, James, The
Columbian Alphabet, Being an attempt to New Model the English
Alphabet in such a manner as to Mark every simple sound by
an Appropriate Character. Printed by Matthias Day |
1798-1800 |
The Federalist. G.
Craft |
1798 |
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Almanac for 1799. Matthias Day |
1799 |
An Act for the Regulation
of the Militia of New Jersey. Sherman, Mershon and Thomas |
1799 |
Griffith, William, Essays
on the Constitution of New Jersey, by Eumenes. G. Craft. |
1799 |
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Almanac for 1800. Sherman, Mershon and Thomas |
1799-1800 |
New
Jersey State Gazette. Sherman, Mershon and Thomas
The Federalist and New Jersey State Gazette (after
June 23, 1800). Sherman, Mershon, Thomas and Craft |
1799 |
The Evidence in a
Cause depending in the Court of Chancery of the State of
New Jersey between Wm. Tatem et als., Complainants, and Jeffrey
Chew et als., Defendants. Gersham Craft |
1799 |
The Practice of the
Courts of Law and Equity in the State of New
Jersey. G. Craft |
1800 |
Address to the Federal
Republicans of the State of New Jersey. Sherman,
Mershon and Thomas |
1800 |
Griffith, William, Oration
on Washington delivered at Burlington. G. Craft |
1800 |
Legacies of Washington. Sherman,
Mershon and Thomas |
1800 |
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Almanac for 1801. Sherman, Mershon and Thomas |
1800 |
Serious Considerations
on the Election of a President. Sherman, Mershon and
Thomas |
1800 |
Smith, Samuel Stanhope, Oration
upon the Death of Washington. G. Craft |
1800 |
Address
of the Federal Republicans of the State recommending
the choice of Aaron Burr (and four others) for Representatives
in the Seventh Congress of the United States. |
1802 |
Knox, Spirit of Despotism. Wilson
and Blackwell |
1802 |
Sloan,
President James, Oration delivered at a Meeting of the Dramatic
Association of the County of Gloucester, March 4, 1802.
Printed by Wilson and Blackwell |
1803 |
Algernon, Sidney, Vindication
of the Measures of the Present Administration. Printed
and published by Wilson and Blackwell, printers, booksellers
and stationers |
1805 |
Newton, Rev. John, The
Christian Character. James Oram |
1805 |
Ruddiman, Thomas, Rudiments
of the Latin Tongue. James Oram |
1805 |
Wilson, Rev. James, Private
Meditation and Prayers. James Oram |
1805 |
Ewing, James, Treatise
on the Office and Duty of Justice of the Peace. Printed
for the author by James Oram |
1805 |
Macgowan, John, Life
of Joseph. Printed by James Oram and for sale at his
bookstore near the Presbyterian Church |
1806 |
Branagan, Thomas, Flowers
of Literature. Printed by James Oram for the Author and
D. Fenton |
1806 |
Clark, John, Introduction
to the Making of Latin. James Oram |
1807 |
Branagan, Thomas, Political
and Theological Disquisitions. Printed for the Author |
1808 |
Drelingcourt, Christian, Defence
against the Fear of Death. James Oram |
1808 |
Charms of Literature. Printed
and sold by James Oram |
1809 |
Galloway's Commentaries, 2
vols. Printed by James Oram for D. Fenton |
1809 |
The New Whole Duty
of Man. James Oram |
1810 |
Wright, Paul, Life
of Christ. D. Fenton. James Oram, printer |
1810 |
Branagan, Thomas, Flowers
of Literature. Philadelphia. Printed for D. Fenton |
1811 |
Lendrum, John, History
of the American Revolution. Reprinted by James Oram |
1811 |
Complete Letter Writers. James
Oram |
1811 |
Watts, I., The World
to Come. 2 vols. D. Fenton. Joseph Rakestraw, printer |
1811 |
Watts, I., A Guide
to Prayer. D. Fenton |
1811 |
Watts, I., Doctrine
of the Passions. D. Fenton |
1811 |
Ramsey, David, History
of the American Revolution. 2 vols. James Wilson |
1811 |
Bloomfield’s
Laws of New Jersey. Printed by J. J. Wilson |
1812 |
Washington's Farewell
Address. George Sherman |
1812 |
Wilson, Rev. John, Sacramental
Meditations. D. Fenton |
1812 |
Trumbull, Henry, History
of the Discovery of America. D. Fenton. |
1812 |
Smith, Rev. Samuel Stanhope, Lectures
on Moral and Political Philosophy, 2 vols. Published
by Daniel Fenton for the Author. James J. Wilson, printer |
1812 |
Doctor Martinet, Catechism
of Nature. Republished by D. Fenton |
1813 |
Constitution of the
United States. Moore and Leake. William and David Robinson,
printers |
1813 |
Baxter, Saints Everlasting
Rest. Moore and Leake |
1813 |
A National Song Book. James
J. Wilson |
1813 |
State of Innocence
and Fall of Man. William Robinson and John C. Moore.
William and David Robinson, printers |
1813 |
Flowers of Ancient
History. Bennet and Walton. James J. Wilson, printer |
1813 |
Smith, M., Geographical
View of Upper Canada. Moore and Leake. William and David
Robinson, printers |
1813 |
Life of Peter the
Great. Moore and Leake |
1813 |
Kimpton, Rev. Edward, Universal
History of the Holy Bible. 4 vols. J. J. Wilson
and D. Fenton. J. J. Wilson, printer |
1813 |
Laws of the College
of Near Jersey, revised, amended and adopted September 30,
1813. George Sherman |
1815 |
The Second Advent, by
an American Layman. D. Fenton and S. Hutchinson |
1815 |
Blake, The Private
Instructor. D. Fenton |
1815 |
Slack, J. P., The
American Orator. D. Fenton. Thomas H. Stiles, printer |
1815 |
New Jersey and New York
Steamboat Monopoly, A History of the Steamboat Case lately Discussed
by Counsel before the Legislature of New Jersey, Comprised
in a Letter to a Gentleman at Washington. 52 pp.,
unbound. Printed for the Author, 1815. |
1816 |
Boudinot, Elias, The
Star in the West. D. Fenton. S. Hutchinson and
J. Dunham |
1816 |
Scott, John, A Visit
to Paris. George S. Sherman |
1816 |
Flowers of Literature. D.
Fenton |
1816 |
Constitution of the Trenton
Female Society. George Sherman |
1817 |
First Annual Report
of the Trenton Female Tract Society. George Sherman |
1817 |
The Olio. D.
and E. Fenton. Deare and Myer, printers |
1817 |
Smith, Samuel Stanhope, Oratio
Inauguralis. D. and E. Fenton |
1817 |
Smith, Samuel S., Oration
on the Death of Washington, 1800. 3rd edition |
1818 |
Hanna, The American
Instructor. Published by the Author |
1819 |
Gibbon, Edward, Memoirs
of Alexander the First. D. and E. Fenton |
1819 |
Rudd, Rev. John C., Compendium
of Geography. D. and E. Fenton |
1820 |
Walker, Robert, Sermons. 3
vols. in 2. J. Justice and A. McKean. J. Justice, printer |
1821 |
Miller, Samuel, Letters
on Unitarianism, George Sherman |
1822 |
Bickersteth, Edward,
A Scripture Help. George Sherman |
1822 |
Foster, John, A Discourse,
etc. Printed by George Sherman |
1823 |
The Religious Tradesman. Francis
S. Wiggins |
1823 |
Rogers, T. J., American
Biographical Dictionary. Francis S. Wiggin |
1824 |
Paley, William, Natural
Theology. Daniel Fenton. Printed by D. A. Borrenstein,
Princeton |
1824 |
Payne, John, The
Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis. Francis S. Wiggins |
1824 |
Slack, Joshua P., The
American Orator. 2nd edition. D. Fenton |
The following item, though not falling within the date
limits set for this check list, is here included because of its
special interest:
1845 The
New-England Primer Restored, to which are added the
Westminster Assembly's Shorter Catechism, the account of the Burning
of John Rodgers and several other pieces interesting and useful
copied chiefly from a London edition of 1771. Printed for the Rev.
Eli F. Cooley by Sherman and Harron
II.
Maps of Trenton
THE cartographic history of Trenton
begins with the map of the present site of Trenton, drawn from
surveys by William Emley in 1714 and found in Basse's Book of
Surveys. A copy of this map is shown on page 26 and there
is a facsimile on page 17 of Lee's History of Trenton. It
was in this year that Mahlon Stacy, Jr., sold his plantation to
Colonel William Trent. The title of the map is
Mahlon Stacy's Plantation
Surveyed by William Emley
6th month 12th 1714
Contents "beside
Ways" 800 acres
The next maps of which there is any
record are those prepared by the Hessian Lieutenants Piel, Wiederhold
and Fischer, and knowledge of which we owe to the exhaustive research
of the late General William S. Stryker in his admirable History
of the Battle of Trenton. The originals of these maps were
found in the King's State Archives at Marburg, Germany, and General
Stryker reproduced them in his History.
General James Wilkinson, who fought
at the Battle of Trenton, supplies the next map of the city in
the "Diagrams and Plans" accompanying his Memoirs, published
in 1816.
Other maps are as follows:
A Plan and Survey of Sundry pieces of Land adjoining the Delaware
River and Assanpink Creek belonging to (D)an(iel) Cox 1789, (Manuscript.)
A Plan of Sundry lots of Land the Property of Daniel W. Coxe,
Esq. Part of his Bloomsbury Estate. Circa 1800. (Manuscript).
Thomas Gordon, Map of Trenton and Vicinity. (The first wall-map
of the city.) 1835.
J. C. Sidney, Map of Trenton. Published by M. Dripps, with
thirteen views of Trenton. Philadelphia, 1849.
Otley and Keily, Map of Mercer County. Published by Van der
Veer, Camden, 1849. Includes map of Trenton and engraving of State
House and State Asylum.
Map, Ferry Street north to Factory and River to Jackson Street.
No date, circa 1845. Manuscript.
Charles Potts, Plan of Lots near Canal and Railroad Depots. 1849.
Manuscript.
C. McGill, Plan of Lots East and West of South Broad Street and
East of the Canal, showing Roebling's Mill. No date, circa 1850.
Manuscript.
Plot of Lands belonging to Estate of John Dickinson between
the Canal and Assunpink Creek. No date, circa 1853. Manuscript.
Robert Lamborn, Plan of S.
M. Higbee's Lots between the Feeder and Spring Street. 1857.
Manuscript.
R. H. Lamborn, C.E., Trenton and
Part of Hamilton Township, surveyed, drawn and published
by R. H. Lamborne, C.E., Trenton. With twenty‑five views
of Trenton. No date, circa 1860.
Lake and Beers, Vicinity of Philadelphia
and Trenton, surveyed by Lake and Beers. Published by Stone
and Pomery, Philadelphia. 1860. Inset map of Trenton.
Plan of Lots of Homedale Land Association. 1865.
Manuscript.
Plan of Lots of East Trenton Land Association. 1865.
Manuscript.
Plan of Lots, Linden Park
Land Association, in Hamilton Township. 1869. Manuscript.
Map of Trenton. Published by F. W. Beers & Co.
1870.
Plan of Building Lots and Manufacturing
Sites, between Brunswick Avenue and Clinton Avenue, surveyed
by C. C. Haven. 1873.
Lands belonging to Estate of Captain
William E. Hunt, Third Ward. No date, circa 1870.
Plot of Lands belonging to
Abner Chambers, Chambers Street to Cook Alley. 1879. Manuscript.
The Trenton City Directory contained
for the first time a map of the city with the Directory for
1881 ; new maps have been issued for each of the past twenty-five
years.
Plan of Lots of the Linden Park Land
Association, Chambersburg. Circa 1885. Manuscript.
Greenwood Avenue and East State Street
Land Association. Israel Howell. 1887.
Plan of Lots of Olden
Land Company, between East State Street, Pennsylvania
Railroad and Olden Avenue. No date.
Ripley, Index Business Map of Trenton. No date, circa 1880.
Map of Ewing Township, showing
part of Trenton, by Breou. Published by Noll.& Co., Philadelphia.
1882.
A New Real Estate Map of Trenton, including
parts of Ewing, Lawrence and Hamilton Townships. C. C. Haven. 1882.
Map of Trenton and Environs, Union Map Co. No date, circa 1885.
Plan of Lots of E. S. Lalor, Chambersburg. M. Coleman.
1886.
Lots of Hamilton Avenue Land
Association, between Olden and Park Avenues. 1886.
Lots of Villa Park Improvement Company. 1889.
Plan No. 1 of Building Lots belonging
to the Estate of Samuel K. Wilson, deceased, Hamilton Avenue
to Greenwood Avenue, Chambers and Monmouth Streets. 1902.
Plan No. 2 of Samuel
K. Wilson's Building Lots, Hamilton Avenue to Tyler Street.
No date.
Pugh and Downing, Map of Mercer
County, including Plan of Trenton. I. C. Hicks.
1903.
Sanborn Insurance Atlas of Trenton. 1874.
Everts and Stewart, Combination Atlas
of Mercer County and Trenton. 1875.
Robinson, Atlas of Trenton. 1881.
Atlas of Trenton, compiled
and drawn by J. M. Lathrop. Published by Mueller & Co., Philadelphia.
1905. Large folio.
Insurance Atlas of Trenton, published by the Sanborn Co.,
New York. 1927. Three Vols., large folio.
The Real Estate Title Company of New Jersey has
a very complete collection of Trenton maps, the result of many years'
effort.
The Engineering Department of the City of Trenton has a large collection of
manuscript and printed maps.
Many of the above maps may be consulted also at the Free Public Library.
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