The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-12
ST. Peters Church,
Freehold and It's Rect0Ts
BIZ NANCY APPLICABLE. SR.
LEwIs MORRIS.

30 much has been written about
Lewis Morris. Of "Morrisdon~ who
resided near ~Scobeyville and conduct
ed the iron works, mill, saw mill and
store at linton Falls, that it would
probably be superfnous for us to
add anything here, but he was un.
doubleday the one man who was instru-
mental in bringing the Protestant
Episcopal church to Monmouth
county.
Col. Morris was possessed of an
enterprising spirit and his close afiii-
alton with the Quaker inhabitants Of
Monmouth County and his daring
defiance of Lord Cornbury's admins
tration shows he was far ahead OF
the times. Monmouth County is en-
titled to the distinction of having
through him opposed the payment Of
unjust taxationf which about rs years
later brought on the Revolution. To
prove our contention we print the
following FROM original manuscripts.
Following is the protest in 1907.
sTe the Queens most excellent
Majesty. The Humble Address Of the
Lieutenant Governor and Council Of
Nova Casaria, or New Jersey In
America. expressing their dislike and
abhorance of the proceedings Of the
Assembly Of the Province. Of the
Entertainments on the PrerogatiYe
Royal, notorious violations Of the
Rights and Liberties Of the subject.
manifest interruption of Justice, and
unmannerlv treatment Of his Excellen-
ey Lord Cornb ~ b certain men in
particular.
Signed bq Richard Ing ldesbv the
Lieu. Gevern =, VIM. Pinherne, r.
Mompess n. STh 5. Reyeli. Daniel
Leeds, Dan Coke, Rich. Townley, VIM.
Sanford, and Robert Quarry.
The Governor and Council IN this
Address attribute the cause of all the
unrest in New JERSEY at the peri d
entirely to the turbulent and disloyaI
of Lewis Morris and Samuel
Jennings Two men notoriously known
to, be unease under all Government,
men never known to be consisfant
with themselves. men to whom all the
faeti ms and eonfusia ms in the Govern
ment of New JERSEY and PENNSYLVANIA
for manv years are wholly owing, men
that never have had the confidence to
declare In open Council that Your
Majesty' s Instrncti ms to Sour Cover
hours in thes- Provinces shall not
oblige or bind them. and this is done by
them. az we have all the reason In the
world to believe, to ineonrageFnot only
this Government, but also the rest of
r. Majtys Governments in
America to thr " off yr. Majties.
Ro all Perogatise, and consequently to
inv I've all YOUR d 3minions IN this part
of the World, and the h nest, good
and well meaning pc plein them in con
fusion. hoping thereby to obtain their
wicked purposes.
In the same year one Of Her Ma
1esty's Council, Queen Anne made the
following protest against Lewis Nor
ris acting as a member.
1.-THE Humble Address of Her Males
ties Cpuncill for the Province of New
Jersey, to the II n. Coll. Richard
Ingoldesby. Lieut.. Governor and
Commander in Chief Of Her Majesties.
Provinces of New Jersey and New
Ycrke," complaining of the conduct Of
Lewis Morris and asking for his s1s-
pension from his position IN the
Council.
Signed By VIM. Pinhorn, Ric
Z wnley, Dan Coke, Peter s ,nmans.
and HUI. Huddy.
The signers we're the active
supporters Of the Lient. & vernon in
his troubles with the House Of
Assembly and with Lewis Norris, as
member Of the Council.
MAY it please your Hour. we the
membe of her Majties. Council now
attending onrduty at Anboy in order
10 the carrieing IN the design form'd
by her sacred, Matte against Canada,
taking intp consideration the present
circumstances of this her Majesties
Province disFurb'd and disordered by
factions and eyile designes, and know
ing how farr MIR. Lewis Morris has
been concerned, if not the principle
author of all the factions and disorders
of the Provinse a appears by the
answer OF your honor. and Counc Il
given to my Lord Lovelace with
relation to our address, as also his
endevours to imlbroyle the Government
at such q time as this, when UNISON
and thej int Ell teyours of all instructed
BY her Matte. was soc -absolotely
necessary BY declaring that the Lieut..
Governs. Commission was Invalid, and
tampe ing with the Gentlemen Of the
Law TO DTflg I4Sm 10 Juetlut tnuS 80
factious a notion, the i'll consequence
of which appeared in the Assembly,
who would not for several days enter
upon any bus ness until ther scruples
thereon were something removed; and
during the whole Sessions it remained
a rlogg to Busine $, to that degree that
after q debate on that matter in the
house whes it was argned that the
last day save one Of their Sessions.
although they did not insist to put it
to the ote yeti they carried it soc
farr as to leave out the naming the
Lieut.. Governor then sitting in Council
with us and worced their message a
if the Covenant. was only IN the
Council.n
In the same year (17071 the Council
made the following appeal for a sepa-
ration from New York and give the
reasons.
Separation from New York. ITO the
Queens most Excellent Majestic, The
Humble Petition Of the General
Assembly of your Majesties Province
Of New Jersey Complaining Of the
hardships endured under the