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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02471.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to members of Continental Congress, including Congress of 1774 |
| Title | List of court costs, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Date | 1767 |
| Author | Crane, Stephen (1709-1780) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | [Continental Congress members] |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Law Finance Government and Civics |
| People | Crane, Stephen (1709-1780) |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | CRANE, Stephen, (1709-1780), Delegate from New Jersey; sheriff of Essex County; was chosen by the Elizabethtown Associates to go to England and lay a petition before the King in 1743; member of the town committee in 1750; judge of the court of common pleas during the agitation over the stamp act; member of the State general assembly 1766-1773 and served as speaker in 1771; mayor of Elizabethtown 1772-1774; was appointed chairman of the county committee of New Brunswick in 1774; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1776; chairman of the town committee in 1776; member of the State council in 1776, 1777, and 1779. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |