New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ve the Seale of the Province affixed there-unto, and the Hands of five whole Proprietors.^|An impression of this seal in 1694, on an instru-ment signed by Andrew Hamilton, governor, is inthe possession of William Nelson, of seal was probably destroyed upon the sur-render of government in 1702. Of the province of West Jersey a seal appears ina quit-rent authority by both East and West pro-prietors to Rip Van Dam, under the date of De-cember 14, 1697. The attempt of the Duke of York to foist hisrepresentative An
New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ve the Seale of the Province affixed there-unto, and the Hands of five whole Proprietors.^|An impression of this seal in 1694, on an instru-ment signed by Andrew Hamilton, governor, is inthe possession of William Nelson, of seal was probably destroyed upon the sur-render of government in 1702. Of the province of West Jersey a seal appears ina quit-rent authority by both East and West pro-prietors to Rip Van Dam, under the date of De-cember 14, 1697. The attempt of the Duke of York to foist hisrepresentative Andros upon the Jerseys, whileabortive, led to the establishment of a new early as September 18, 1685, GovernorThomas Dongan, of New York, wrote that A New Seal of this Province is very muchwanting. The King appointed a seal for Our Province of New York and the Terri-torys depending thereupon in America, thus in-cluding the Jerseys. The seal is described, in awarrant, under date of August 14,1687, as being< engraven on the one side with Our Royal Effigies 0. ?^ itip Vjui Dam, h. Albany, N. T., about1S63; merchant; member provincial councilmanj years; provincial governor July 1,1731, to Aufr t IS- i ^«<• Vnrk Cityafter 1736. ONY AND AS A STATE 341 on Horsback in Arms over a Land-skip of Land &Sea, with a Rising Sun and a Scrole containingthis Motto Aliusq et Idem, and our Titles roundthe circumference of the said Seal. There beingalsoe engraven on the other side Our Koyal Armswith the Garter, Crown, Supporters & Motto, withthis Inscription round y® Circumference, SigillumProvincice Nostrw Novi Eboraci &c in America.* * * and that it bee to all intents and pur-poses of the same force & validity as any formerseal within our said Province, or as any other sealwhatsoever appointed for the use of any of OurPlantations in America is or hath been. Thisseal was ordered defaced on the 16th day of April,1688, and in its place the great seal of New Eng-land was used. An ord
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