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title: 'Sketch of the Life of Richard Stockton, One of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey'
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date: 1877-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
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- 'Autobiography and Biography'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
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- 'Proverbs 9'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/1877-sketch-of-the-life-of-richard-stockton-one-of-the-signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence-from-new-jersey
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# Sketch of the Life of Richard Stockton, One of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey

Brief biographical sketch of Richard Stockton (1730–1781): his education, legal and political career, role in the Continental Congress, capture by royalists, and character.

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