The Washington Association of New Jersey (WANJ) was founded in 1874 to acquire and preserve Washington’s Headquarters at the Jacob Ford Jr. Mansion. The 1874 membership certificate featured here is numbered "125" and contains the signature of founding members, William van Vleck Lidgerwood and George Halsey.
WANJ provides new members a stock certificate type of membership identification. Present day memberships can still be deeded to heirs.
WANJ became a legislative partner, in 1933, when they transferred custody of the historic house to MNHP, the first HISTORICAL park in the National Park Service.
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[Image descriptions: this post features three images of an 1874 WANJ membership certificate. Image one shows the full, intact certificate. This certificate, number 125 was issued to George Wetmore Colles on March 20, 1874. Image two is a close up of the embossed seal Washington’s profile. Image three is a close up engraving of the Ford Mansion.]
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