. 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. ros-pect of the village and adjacent country. Flemington is principal-ly built on a single street, on which are many handsome dwellings,and the general appearance of the place is thriving and are here 2 newspaper printing-offices, several stores andmechanic shops, 4 hotels, the co
. 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. ros-pect of the village and adjacent country. Flemington is principal-ly built on a single street, on which are many handsome dwellings,and the general appearance of the place is thriving and are here 2 newspaper printing-offices, several stores andmechanic shops, 4 hotels, the county buildings, 1 Methodist, 1 Bap-tist, 1 Presbyterian, and 1 Episcopal church, about 70 dwellings,and 600-inhabitants. The annexed is a view of the county buildings, centrally situatedon the W. side of the main street. The courthouse is a large stonestructure, rough cast, with Grecian front and Ionic columns. Itsinternal arrangements are convenient, and the court-room basement is used for a prison, and the small brick structure on HUNTERDON COUNTY. 251 the right contains the county clerks and surrogates offices. In thecourt-room hangs the portrait of Thomas Potts Johnson, Esq. Thefollowing notice of this gentleman was written for this work bythe Rev. Mr. Studdiford, of Lambertville,. View of the County Buildings at Flemington. Thomas P. Johnson.—Among the distinguished men who have adorned the New Jer-sey bar within the last fifty years, few in their day were held in higher repute for theireloquence and extensive legal knowledge, and especially for intellectual vigor and versa-tility of talent, than the individual whose name stands at the head of this article. Hewas born about the year 1761. His parents were Friends. His father, William Johnson,a native of Ireland, emigrated to this country about the middle of the last century. Hemarried Ruth Potts, of Trenton, a sister of Stacy Potts, long known as a respectablecitizen of that place. Thomas was their second child
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