. Reminiscences of old Gloucester, or, Incidents in the history of the counties of Gloucester, Atlantic and Camden, New Jersey . inquorenning orNewton Creek to the Sassackon or Lit-tle Timber Creek—with ten streets run-ning east and west, and two north andsouth, and with a famous Market placethree chains square—was laid out byThomas Sharp in 16S9. The whole plotwas divided into ten equal shares, tocorrespond with the number of proprie-ties ; and on the east side, in conformitywith the good old notions of the father-land, a space was consecrated to thegambols of the school-boys of futureages, u
. Reminiscences of old Gloucester, or, Incidents in the history of the counties of Gloucester, Atlantic and Camden, New Jersey . inquorenning orNewton Creek to the Sassackon or Lit-tle Timber Creek—with ten streets run-ning east and west, and two north andsouth, and with a famous Market placethree chains square—was laid out byThomas Sharp in 16S9. The whole plotwas divided into ten equal shares, tocorrespond with the number of proprie-ties ; and on the east side, in conformitywith the good old notions of the father-land, a space was consecrated to thegambols of the school-boys of futureages, under the name of Town Bounds.;{; It did not escape the observation of theever vigilant grand jury that the exigen-cies of the public required, in additionto the said Market Place and Town * Minutes for Dec. Term, at Red Bank, 1686.+ See Justices and Freeholders Minutes, I3thFeb. 1704. X Vide draft on the following paj;e. Vnt OK GLOLCBSTKR. Bir*iD|> beluDKinr lo J. Si. W. HarruocS. J. 25Chavue«. mm mm =5P John Reading, 4th Jan. Harrison, upon .«ever John ReadingWill. Raydon. 4th 8th mo. 1G89,. JihuJl?.
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