. The Pennsylvania railroad : its origin, construction, condition, and connections ; embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . atforms of the railroad company,covering fourteen acres of ground. At thispoint the freight and passenger business ofthe road are separated, each running overits own tracks to destination. Newark, nine miles,—the first city inpopulation and wealth in New Jersey,—islocated in Essex county, on the right bankof the river
. The Pennsylvania railroad : its origin, construction, condition, and connections ; embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . atforms of the railroad company,covering fourteen acres of ground. At thispoint the freight and passenger business ofthe road are separated, each running overits own tracks to destination. Newark, nine miles,—the first city inpopulation and wealth in New Jersey,—islocated in Essex county, on the right bankof the river, about four miles fromits entrance into Newark bay. It was settledin 1666 by emigrants from the State of Con-necticut, who came to this spot at theinvitation of Governor Carteret, the firstgovernor of New Jersey, to enjoy theirreligion—that of the Congregational church—without interference or hindrance. Theypurchased the site of the town from theIndians, and the deed of purchase, bearingdate July nth, 1667, is on record in the officeof the secretary of state, at Trenton. Theconsideration of this purchase w;is fiftydouble hands of powder, one hundred barsof lead, twenty axes, twenty coates, ten guns, * Includes Hudson county. 46 THE PENNSYLVANIA twenty pistols, ten kettles,ten swords, four blankets,four barrels of beere, ten pairsof breeches, fifty knives,twenty howes, eighteen hun-dred and fifty fathom of wam-pum, two ankors of licquers,(or something equivalent,)and three troopers territory included in thisdeed embraced the whole oftwo townships and part oftwo others, as subsequentlycreated, and most of it isnow within the city purchase first made wasconsiderably extended shortlyafterward, the considerationfor the extension being twoguns, three coates, and thir-teen cases of rum. A localhistorian, in commentingupon this purchase, says:—•It must be satisfactory toevery townsman thus to knowthat every foot of land lyingwithin our boun
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