The state of the question of jurisdiction and boundary between New Jersey and . ond Andross Avas appointed Governor ofNew York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, and heappointed Captain CantwcU and William Tomm to take chargeof the fort at New Castle. The attempt to enforce the payment of duties by all vesselsjiassiug up the Delaware river for poits in New Jersey, calledforth a protest from the proprietors and trustees of that jjrov-ince (William Penn being one), who claimed that the right ofgovernment had been granted, &c., Mhich caused said demandto be abandoned. SCO Mi


The state of the question of jurisdiction and boundary between New Jersey and . ond Andross Avas appointed Governor ofNew York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, and heappointed Captain CantwcU and William Tomm to take chargeof the fort at New Castle. The attempt to enforce the payment of duties by all vesselsjiassiug up the Delaware river for poits in New Jersey, calledforth a protest from the proprietors and trustees of that jjrov-ince (William Penn being one), who claimed that the right ofgovernment had been granted, &c., Mhich caused said demandto be abandoned. SCO Minutes of Thc Swcdcs and Dutch having recognized the authority ofMcmoiraofUis- tlic English Crown, those settled on either side of DelawarercnnByivaiiia, river established two courts, one at New Castle, and thc other atUpland, under the government of Charles II., King, &c. The records of the Upland Court commence November 14th,1676, and end June 14th, 1681. There being some difficulty as to the extent of the jurisdictionof the said courts, a division line or boundary, was agreed upon. / I V \ u .-X. f ^^ / -^^ . ^ \ -^T^ SJ w- o X -^ !? o > O ^ o X 1—1 o n ^•v cc • cc )^-j s- ?_^ ^ ?t-3 i3 ^-M f— —• > ?^ CO ?; -^ _ ;?^ ?*n > ^ > C X = «> C s ^ S^ W ^ c * «;? n ^ 4 0 r- ?c •J 1^ o ?x^ T«S .-, _? ^ o r> c^ •^ »-^ S5 ^ S ^ ^ o5 v«4 9 o — cc r: 3 w-J t? CC jsBiataiijWiaBaBaaeiaeaaaiS


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