Directory of Documents Resources

Web sites for people looking for the text of original documents relating to the history of New Jersey as a state or colony.

Resources in This Category

Constitution Province of East New Jersey

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/nj10.asp
Avalon Project of Yale University. Constitution granted in 1683 to Proprietors.
Declaration of Intent by Lords Proprietors to Settlers

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/nj03.asp
Avalon Project of Yale University. The Lords Proprietors attempt at explaining the civil rights of settlers, adventurers, and planters in 1672 Province of New Jersey.
Deed of Division of East and West New Jersey

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/nj06.asp
Avalon Project of Yale University. 1676 Quintipartite Deed between East and West New Jersey Proprietors.
Fundamental Laws of West New Jersey

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/nj05.asp
Avalon Project of Yale University. Common law, rights, and privileges chartered in 1676.
Governance Structure of the Province New Jersey

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/nj01.asp
Avalon Project site of Yale University. Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors outlining governance of the province in 1664.
Royal Grant to the Lords Proprietors

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/nj04.asp
Avalon Project of Yale University. 1674 grant to Sir George Carteret.

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us