Identifier: historicalcollec00barber (find matches)
Title: Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885. (from old catalog) Howe, Henry, 1816-1893, (from old catalog) joint author
Subjects: New Jersey -- History. (from old catalog) New Jersey -- Description and travel. (from old catalog) New Jersey -- History, Local. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New Haven, Conn., J. W. Barber
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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