
Morris County rediscovered
Research done in the Morris County Library in answer to reference questions has led to these discoveries and publications:
1752, list of 435 Morris County property owners (from 1887 True Democratic Banner)See also the library's local history and maps collection.
1777 letter, John Jacob Faes(c)h to Col James Abeel, Deputy Quartermaster, Continental Army
1788-1790, Morris County Tax Book: index (14pp)
1801-1851, History of the Morris County Turnpike Co.1817-1823, "African School", Parsippany
- Narrative
- Laws, 1801-1851 and 1818 NJ Supreme Court case
- Stock certificate
- 1802 "courses and distances", Turnpike route survey
- Inspections and licensing
- Bills and stock purchases, Gabriel H. Ford
- Stock purchases and dividends Part 1 and Part 2 (from Drew University Archives, Gibbons Family papers)
1835, Morris & Essex Railroad, prospectus
1892, Morris Twp Republican Club Campaign Songs--Benjamin Harrison campaign
1900+, historic prices from the Daily Record, 1900+
1900-2000, Morris cooks: local cookbooks and food writing
1929-1933, the Great Depression, from the Daily Record