Item #56227 Constitution of the Kingwood [N.J.] Vigilant Society, adopted January 17, 1835 [drop title]

Constitution of the Kingwood [N.J.] Vigilant Society, adopted January 17, 1835 [drop title]

N.p., n.d. Tall folio broadside (approx.19" x 7½"), text in a single column beneath the running head; top and left margin trimmed to one-quarter inch, previous folds, all else very good. The full name of the organization is the Kingston Vigilant Society for Detecting Horse Thieves, and Mutually Insuring Horses Stolen. Space for signatures of the president, treasurer, and secretary at the end are left blank. Kingwood Township is in Hunterton County, N.J. The county, bordered on the west by the Delaware River, is situated between Trenton and Easton, Pa. There is mention in the text to the Hunterton Gazette; an index to the Gazette contains a reference to the Society as late as 1864. Apparently unrecorded. Not in OCLC, American Imprints, or Felcone. Item #56227

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