New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ew Jersey in thematter of clearing land titles from all traces ofIndian ownership is creditable. Following theprecedents of the Dutch and Swedes, the proprie-tors of New Jersey used every method to extin-guish native title. In Berkeleys and CarteretsDirections dated December 7,1672, it was directedthat the governor and council purchase all In-dian lands in the name of the proprietors. Sub-sequent purchasers were directed to reimburse theproprietors and to pay necessary charges. Afterthe establishment of East Jerseys governm
New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ew Jersey in thematter of clearing land titles from all traces ofIndian ownership is creditable. Following theprecedents of the Dutch and Swedes, the proprie-tors of New Jersey used every method to extin-guish native title. In Berkeleys and CarteretsDirections dated December 7,1672, it was directedthat the governor and council purchase all In-dian lands in the name of the proprietors. Sub-sequent purchasers were directed to reimburse theproprietors and to pay necessary charges. Afterthe establishment of East Jerseys government anact was passed, in 1682, providing that no oneshould purchase Indian land without a warrantfrom the governor or his deputy. In West Jersey, in the first chapter of that re-markable document, the Concessions and Agree-ments, it was directed in 1676 that before thelands were surveyed the commissioners were tomeet the natives and agree upon the price of public register was also to be kept, while laterlegislation declared that titles founded on pur- -^?^i^^.
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