. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey : containing a general collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the state. Illustrated by 120 engravings. tranquillity, but rather for the posterity yt should be after, and that the wildernessbeing planted wilh a good seed, might grow and increase to the satisfaction of the goodhusbandman. But instead thereof, if for wlieat it should bring forth tares, the end of thegood husbandman will be frustrate
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey : containing a general collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the state. Illustrated by 120 engravings. tranquillity, but rather for the posterity yt should be after, and that the wildernessbeing planted wilh a good seed, might grow and increase to the satisfaction of the goodhusbandman. But instead thereof, if for wlieat it should bring forth tares, the end of thegood husbandman will be frustrate, and they themselves will suffer loss. This narrationI have thought good and requisite to leave behind, as having had knowledge of thingsfrom the beginning. Haddonfield is situated on the south side of Coopers creek, 5 of Camden. The village is principally built on a single street,ornamented by shade-trees. It consists of about 150 dwellings, 4 GLOUCESTER COUNTY. 219 houses for public worship, 1 for Friends, 1 Baptist, 1 Methodist, and1 Episcopal, 5 mercantile stores, 2 grist-m., 2 tanneries, and a largewoollen factory. The annexed engraving represents the Friendsmeeting-house, situated in the central part of the village. TheBaptist church was erected in 1818, the Methodist in 1835; both. Friends Meeting-house, Haddonfield. these houses are substantial brick edifices. The Episcopal churchnow (1842) erecting, is of wood. The first house of worship erect-ed in this township was for Friends. It was built about the year1690, on what is now called the Collins road, about 2| miles Haddonfield. This house was removed about 30 years since,and the one near Camden line erected. The village of Haddon-field derives its name from the family of John Haddon, who pur-chased about 400 acres of land at this place, about the year 1710. Having no sons, he sent his daughter Elizabeth, a young woman about 20 years ofage, to make a settlement on the land, build a house, &c, under an expe
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