An Authentic Report of the Testimony in a Cause at Issue in the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey, Vol. 1 of 2: Between Thomas L. Shotwell, Complainant, and Joseph Hendrickson and Stacy Dec - Hardcover

Thomas Latham Shotwell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0666444617 ISBN 13: 9780666444615

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A courtroom document from early American Quaker history reveals how a school fund, land, and faith intersected with private debt and community governance.

This extract presents a 19th‑century chancery case that centers on a Quaker meeting, its school fund, and the control of land and money within a religious community. It illuminates how a trusted loan and a mortgage brought questions of property, governance, and faith before a state court.

Readers will glimpse the daily workings of the Crosswicks preparative meeting, the Yearly Meeting in Philadelphia, and the long arc of a community’s effort to educate youth while protecting its assets. The text foregrounds the tension between religious practice and legal rights, without venturing beyond the documented premise.

• context for how religious meetings used money and property to fund education
• details about bonds, mortgages, and the role of a school treasurer
• a window into 19th‑century court procedures surrounding religious organizations
• language that reflects the era’s legal and ecclesiastical discourse

Ideal for readers of legal history or those exploring the interplay of faith, property, and community in early America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0666444617
• ISBN 13: 9780666444615
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 518