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New Brunswick
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Place Record Title
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New Brunswick
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Identifier
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NJS-PLC-00016
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Place Type
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City, Town, or Village
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Description
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The City of New Brunswick is the original location of Queen's College, which was chartered in 1766 and renamed Rutgers in 1825. Today, New Brunswick is home to the largest campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
The city was formed by royal charter in 1730. From its founding up until the 1850s, the city straddled the border between Somerset County and Middlesex County, and portions of the city were considered to be in different townships and in different counties. The county border ran down the road known today as Albany Street in New Brunswick. The area around present-day College Avenue was considered to be Somerset County, and some documents related to slavery in this ares will be found among Somerset County records. The area of the city that was in Middlesex County (including downtown and the present-day Douglass Campus of Rutgers University) was considered to be part of North Brunswick Township, and early 19th century records often refer to this area as "the City of New Brunswick in the Township of North Brunswick."
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Locality
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New Brunswick
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State or Province
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New Jersey
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Country
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United States of America
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Latitude
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40.496715
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Longitude
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-74.444271
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Record Contributor
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Jesse Bayker
Linked resources
Items with "Location Created: New Brunswick"
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Abraham Blauvelt, Queen's Building Construction Account Book |
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African Association of New Brunswick Minute Book |
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Bill of sale for Mark, sold by Benjamin Taylor to James Neilson |
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Bill of Sale for Prince, sold by Cornelius C. Vermeule to John Neilson |
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Certification of Tony’s consent to be sold to John Neilson |
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Indenture for Tony, sold by Thomas Read and Archibald Read to John Neilson |
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Marriage record for Ambo and Mark Harris |
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Permission slip for Cato to join the African Association, by Abraham Beach |
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Permission slip for Mark Harris to join the African Association, by James Neilson |
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Permission slip for Phillis to join the African Association, by John Neilson |
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Permission slip for Samuel Lane to join the African Association, by Andrew Kirkpatrick |
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Receipt issued to James Neilson for Elizabeth |
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Receipt to John Neilson for the sale of Dine |
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Receipt to John Neilson for the sale of Grace |
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Will of John Bray, New Brunswick, NJ |
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