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ABRAHAM CLARK AND THE QUEST FOR EQUALITY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA

Portrait of Abraham Clark by Albert Rosenthal. Emmet Collection no. 752. The New York Public Library: Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations, Art, Prints and Photographs Division.

Abraham Clark and the Quest for Equality in the Revolutionary Era, 1774-1794 RUTH BOGIN

Rutherford • Madison • Teaneck Fairleigh Dickinson University Press London and Toronto: Associated University Presses

© 1982 by Ruth Bogin

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Bogin, Ruth. Abraham Clark and the quest for equality in the Revolutionary Era, 1774-1794. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794. 2. New Jersey— Politics and government—Revolution, 1775-1783. 3. United States—Politics and government—Revolution, 1775-1783. 4. Legislators—United States—Biography. 5. United States. Congress. House—Biography. I. Title. E302.6.C55B63 973.3'092'4 [B] 81-65872 ISBN 0-8386-3100-2 AACR2

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For my husband, George Bogin

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CONTENTS

Preface 1 Equality: A Radical Republican’s Response to Tyranny 2 Decision for Independence 3 Clark and the Military 4 Financing the War 5 New Jersey’s “Popular” Leader 6 New Jersey in the Confederation 7 Jeffersonian Republicanism Foreshadowed Appendix A: Clark and His Pseudonyms Appendix B: Clark’s Terms of Office, 1776-1794 Appendix C: Clark’s Personal Background Abbreviations Notes Essay on Sources Selected Bibliography Index

9 15 38 53 68 87 118 142 160 162 163 167 169 197 201 213

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