Here is a list of documents we have collected over the years. All documents are in PDF format.1

DocumentDescription
New Jersey Historic Society NewsPamphlet on New Jersey Historical sites and activities, published by the New Jersey Historical Society
Governor HowellShort biographical sketch of Richard Howell2
2nd New Jersey ReturnsDiscussion of the 2nd New Jersey Regiment and its activities during the Revolutionary War3
History of New Jersey from Its Early YearsA history of New Jersey from its earliest settlement
New Jersey as a Colony and as a StateNew Jersey from colony to statehood
History of the New Jersey BrigadeTimeline and history of the New Jersey Brigade in the Continental Army
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and BiographyContains a short biographical sketch of Richard Howell, pp. 221–2224
Battles and Skirmishes of the American Revolution in New JerseyA survey of battles fought in New Jersey during the American Revolution
Tea Burners of Cumberland County, New JerseyFrank D. Andrews, The Tea-Burners of Cumberland County (1908), chronicling the Greenwich Tea Burning of December 22, 1774, and the memorial dedication on its 134th anniversary5
Cumberland Patriot Newsletter, Spring 2009Cumberland Patriot Newsletter covering the centennial of the Tea Burning Monument (1908–2008)6


  1. These documents have been collected over the course of more than ten years of family research. Where possible, original publication details are noted below. ↩︎

  2. This sketch appears to originate from the NJ State Library digital collection. The original online source at slic.njstatelib.org is no longer available. ↩︎

  3. See also the 2nd New Jersey Regiment page and the Valley Forge Muster Roll Project↩︎

  4. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, published by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The sketch on pp. 221–222 is drawn from Josiah Granville Leach’s genealogical research; see also the Howell Family History↩︎

  5. Frank D. Andrews, The Tea-Burners of Cumberland County (Vineland, N.J., 1908), https://archive.org/details/teaburnersofcumb00andr. See also the Greenwich Tea Burning page. ↩︎

  6. Cumberland County Historical Society, Cumberland Patriot Newsletter, Spring 2009. ↩︎