Gazette Of The United States

FLEMINGTON, Hunterdon County, (N.J.) June 1, 1791.

This day the High Sheriff of the county assisted by the managers, viz. Messrs. William Chamberlin, Thomas Stout, Esq. and Joseph Atkinson, and a very great number of inhabitants from all parts of the country assembled on the occasion—with enthusiasm, laid the first stone of Hunterdon County Court House, appointed by law to be erected in this town: M. James Alexander generously made a donation of the ground to the public to establish this much desired building—and the following is a copy of the inscription on the foundation stone.

1791.

GEORGE WASHINGTON,
PRESIDENT
of the United States of
America:
happily ruling with the esteem of
ALL MEN.

WILLIAM PATERSON, Esq.
GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF
New-Jersey.

With the concurrence of the
Council and Assembly,
and the unanimous voice of the free citizens of
Hunterdon County,
have generously founded this
BUILDING,
for the administration of justice, the
protection of innocence, and
upholding the rights of mankind.

James Kinsey, Esq.
Chief Judge.
Isaac Smith and John Chetwood, Esq's.
Associate Judges.
Joseph Bloomfield Esq.
Attorney-General.
Elisha Boudinot, Esq. Clerk
of the Circuits.
JOSEPH READING, ESQ. One of the Justices
of the Court of Common Pleas.
Samuel W. Stockton, Clerk of the Court.
William Lowrey, Esq. Sheriff.

May the Almighty God prosper
This undertaking,
and influence the hearts of all ruling with
mercy, justice and equity,
and bless
the inhabitants of
Hunterdon County.