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Hornblower family. Hornblower family papers, 1725-1953 1804-1860.

Title: Hornblower family papers, 1725-1953 1804-1860.

The Hornblower Family papers date from 1725 to 1953, with bulk dates of 1804-1860. The collection traces the family through three generations and consist largely of the papers of Josiah Hornblower (1729-1809); his son, Joseph C. Hornblower (1777-1864); and the latter's son, William H. Hornblower (1820-1883). The collection consists of correspondence, court documents, dockets, certificates, indentures, surveys, survey maps, estate papers, pamphlets, sermons, newspaper clippings, and genealogical research into the Hornblower, Burnet, and Butler families. Topics covered in these papers include steam engines and the Schuyler Copper Mines; New Jersey politics; Joseph C. Hornblower's career as a lawyer and judge, particularly his decision in the 1836 case concerning the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 an his appointment to the Princeton Law School; estate settlements, particularly of those of James W. Burnett and Ann Ogilvie; Willam H. Hornblower's pastorship.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear ft. (8 boxes)

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