Proprietors and Adventurers: A Rediscovery of Colonial New Jersey

September — October 30, 2005

In this exhibit, the New Jersey State Archives offers visitors a first-ever view of reproductions of rare documentary treasures dating from the beginnings of New Jersey as a British colony. The exhibit includes eleven rare colonial maps and manuscripts.

The New Jersey State Archives debuts eleven rare colonial maps and manuscripts that the state purchased the prior month in this exhibit. The collection contains several items from the 17th century proprietary period that were owned by East Jersey Governor Robert Barclay. The Secretary of State will speak at the exhibition opening reception at Morven.