Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
Woolwich Townsbip-1767.

Tomorrow, March Z, is the one hundred
and fourth anniversary of the establish
ment of Woolwich township, by proclama-
ton of George III and William Franklin,
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief Of
the Province OF New Jersey. The official
document promolgating the decree of His
ROYAL Highness was discovered some years
ago in tearing down an old building adj
iacent to Ford's Hotel, and is now in the
possession of |. c. Stratton, Esq, and is in
a splendid state of preservation. A copy
was made by Charles Batten, of the Town
ship Committee OF Woolwlch, through
whose kindness we are permitted to publish
it, as follows =
George the Third by the Grace of God of
Great Britain, France and Ireland King,
defender of the Faith and to all whom these
presents shall come Greeting:
Whereas, divers of our loving subjects,
inhabitants living within the Township OF
Greenwich, in our County of Gloucester, IN
our Province of New Jersey, by their Petit
ton to our Trusty and beloved William
Franklin, Esquire, our Captain General
and Governor in Chief in and over our said
Province. have set fourth that by reason OF
the great extent of the said Township they
are subjected to many inconvenience and
have prayed that a division of the same
may be made according to the boundaries
to their Petition annexed. Now Know
Ye, That we of our special Grace, certain
knowledge and meer motion, Have given
and granted and by these presents for us
our heirs and successors. Oblige and grant
unto our loving subjects inhabiting the
lower part of the said Township of Green
witch and divided from the upper part
thereof by the following line, to-wit: Be
ginning at the mouth of creek known by
the name of Homan's Creek and so up the
said creek the several courses thereof to the
mouth of a certain branch lying on the
west side of said creek little above VIM.
Harrison's saw mill, thence the several
courses thereof to its head, thence direct
course to the northernmost corner of Robert
Zanes plantation, then down the division
line between the said Robert Zane, ST.,
and John Mullica's plantations to Raccoon
Creek, thence up the several courses OF
the said creek to the head thereof, thence
in direct line parallel to the line which
divides the counties of Gloucester and
Salem until it meets with the line of Egg
Harbour Township, to be and remain a
perpetual Township and community in
word and in deed to be called and known
by the name of the Township of Wool
wich. And we do grant to the said lnhabl-
tants of Woolwich and their successors to
choose annually Freeholders, Overseers OF
the Poor, Surveyors, and Overseers OF the
Highways, Assessors, Constables and other
necessary officers for the said Township
agreeable to laws of our said Province OF
New Jersey and to have, hold and enjoy
all other privileges rights, liberties and
immunities that any other Township IN
our said County doth or may OF right
enjoy, and the said inhabitants are hereby
constituted and appointed Township by
the name aforesaid. To Have, Hold and
enjoy the said privileges aforesaid to them
and their successors for ever.
In testimony whereof we have caused the
great seal of oar said Province be hereto
affixed. Witness our trusty and well be
loved William Franklin, Esquire, Captain
General and Governor in Chief in and ovel
our said Province of New Jersey, and the
Territories depending in America, Chancel-
lor and Vice Admiral in the same and al
our City of Burlington in our said Province
the seventh day of March in the seventh
year of our Reign, Ammo Domini, 1857.
fSigned) READ.
Recorded in the Secretaries Office il
Burlington in the Book of Commissions.
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CHAs. READ, Sec'y.
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