Holmes family papers, 1680-1905 1770-1850.

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Holmes family papers, 1680-1905 1770-1850.

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The papers date from 1680-1905 with bulk dates of 1770-1850. The Holmes Family Papers consist of correspondence, indentures, Monmouth County sheriff papers, and receipts of primarily Captain John Holmes (1730-1804), John S. Holmes (d. 1821), Daniel Holmes (1792-1851), and Daniel Hendrickson (d. ca. 1797). In addition the collection also contains Revolutionary War and Monmouth County documents. The documents of the people not directly related to the Holmes family include correspondence, wills, slave deeds of sale, indentures, and receipts. The correspondence includes a series of letters to Catherine Beers from James Lake (1847-1850); a letter from Jos. Hornblower to Mess. Blackwell and McFarlan (1805); and a letter from Hermann Romünder to William H. Martin, the director of the Trenton, Lakewood, and Atlantic Railway containing a printed advertisement for a convertible cable car (ca. 1905). It also includes the wills of James Paul (1730), Thomas Rudyard (1701), and Joseph Vanmater (1788 and 1790); and indentures of Samuel Wardell, Jr., William Little, William Parker, John Willett, James Morris, and William Gardon Forman. Of particular note are five slave bills of sale (1755-1810) and the apprentice indenture of thirteen-year-old Margaret Robert (1808).

3.0 linear ft.

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Hornblower, Josiah, 1729-1809

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Josiah Hornblower (February 23, 1729 – January 21, 1809) was an English-born American engineer and statesman. He was a delegate for New Jersey in the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786. Born in Staffordshire, England, he studied mechanics and mathematics as a young man. In 1745, he started working for his elder brother Jonathan as an engineering apprentice. They went to Cornwall, England and built Newcomen steam engines for use in tin mines. Josiah became an expert in both the engines and ...

Parker, William, fl. 1795.

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Holmes, John S., 1762-1821.

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Holmes, John, 1730-1804.

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Holmes, Daniel, 1792-1851.

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New Jersey. Militia. Hunterdon Brigade

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United States. Continental Army

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Lake, James, fl. 1850.

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New Jersey. Militia. Monmouth Guards

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Monmouth County militia organized 1855. From the description of Records, 1855-1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70925896 ...

Beers, Catherine, fl. 1847-1850.

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Holmes family.

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John Holmes (1730-1804), the third son of Jonathan Holmes (1682-1766) and Rebecca Throckmorton was a yeoman; an overseer of the poor for Monmouth County (1773); a Monmouth County delegate to the 1775 Provincial Congress; a member of the second session of Congress; and a deputy for Monmouth County (1776). During the Revolutionary War he joined the Continental Army, eventually earning the rank of captain of the First Regiment, for which he was forever after referred to as Captain John Holmes. Capt...

Hendrickson, Daniel, 1736-ca. 1797.

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Vanmater, Joseph, 1710-1792.

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Morris, James, 1798-1865

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