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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Restrictions
Access Points
Related Material
Administrative Information
Container List
Correspondence and Legal Papers
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Guide to the Hornblower Family Collection
1760-1900MG 10
The New Jersey Historical Society
52 Park Place
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contact: NJHS Library
(973) 596-8500 x249
library@jerseyhistory.org
https://www.jerseyhistory.org
© 2005 All rights reserved.
The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher
Inventory prepared by Kim Bedetti as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. June 2005.Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English.
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Descriptive Summary
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Creator: |
Hornblower Family |
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Title: |
Hornblower Family Collection |
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Dates: |
1760-1900 |
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Abstract: |
Consists of correspondence, legal papers, court records, sermons, and genealogical data pertaining to the Hornblower family and dating from the years 1760-1900. |
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Quantity: |
5 linear feet |
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Collection Number: |
MG 10 |
Biographical Note
Josiah Hornblower (1729-1809) was a British engineer who constructed the first steam-engine in America at John Schuyler’s copper mine in Belleville; he also served as a member of the New Jersey Legislature, 1779-1780, and the New Jersey Council, 1781-1784. Joseph C. Hornblower (1777-1864) was a Newark lawyer who served as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, 1832-1846. He was also active in home and foreign missionary societies, and was the first president of The New Jersey Historical Society. His son, William H. Hornblower (1820-1883), was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Paterson, 1844-1871, and professor of Sacred Rhetoric, Pastoral Theology, and Church Government in the Western Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, 1871-1883.
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Scope and Content Note
Included in this collection are legal papers, court records, sermons, genealogical data and correspondence. Included are letters of: D.S. Baldwin, John Beatty, John L. Blake, Joseph P. Bradley, Peter Carter, Salmon P. Chase, Samuel H. Cox, William L. Dayton, Benjamin Drew, Richard Stockton Field, Charles Hodge, Charles Hodge, C. W. Hornblower, Jonathan Hornblower, William Churchill Houston, Thomas D. Hoxsey, John Kinney, Jr., Charles Kip, Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931), Joseph Mico, James S. Nevius, William C. Noyes, David Bayard Ogden, William Pennington, Henry W. Pickering, Caleb S. Riggs, Sylvester D. Russell, Gerrit Smith, Henry I. Van Dyke, Jr., L. A. Ward, Ira C. Whitehead, William A. Whitehead, and Philip William.
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Arrangement
This collection is arranged by format and chronologically therein. The materials in the scrapbook have been maintained in their original order.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff.
Use Restrictions
Researchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission.
The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials.
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Access Points
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The entries below represent persons, organizations, topics, and forms documented in this collection. |
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Subject Names: |
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Hornblower family. |
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Hornblower, Joseph C., 1777-1864. |
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Hornblower, Josiah, 1729-1809. |
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Hornblower, William H., 1820-1883. |
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Ogilvie, Ann, 1759-1813. |
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Subject Organizations: |
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First Presbyterian Church (Paterson, N.J.) |
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New Jersey Historical Society (Newark, N.J.) |
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New Jersey. –Legislature. |
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New Jersey. –Supreme Court. |
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Subject Topics: |
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Acquisition of property–New Jersey. |
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Land titles–New Jersey. |
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Lawyers–New Jersey |
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Legislators–New Jersey. |
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Document Types: |
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Civil court records. |
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Clippings. |
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Correspondence |
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Deeds. |
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Mortgage deeds. |
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Receipts. |
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Surveys. |
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Related Material
For collections related to the Hornblower Family Collection at the New Jersey Historical Society, see:
Manuscript Group 651, Schuyler Family (New Barbados Neck, NJ) Papers
Manuscript Group 1000, Ann Ogilvie (1759-1813) Account book
Manuscript Group 1025, Estate of James W. Burnett
Manuscript Group 1508, Stoudinger-Alofsen-Fulton Drawings
Separated material: Broadside 151, Protestant Episcopal Church of America. At a Convention…1784.
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Administrative Information
Custodial History
Donated to the New Jersey Historical Society by William B. Hornblower, 1949.
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 10, Hornblower Family Collection, The New Jersey Historical Society.
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Container List
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Correspondence and Legal Papers
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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Josiah Hornblower. Correspondence |
1753-1785 |
| 1 |
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Josiah Hornblower. Correspondence |
1786-1807 |
| 1 |
3 |
Josiah Hornblower. Indenture, leasing mine property of John Schuyler |
1766 Oct. 30 |
| 1 |
4 |
Josiah Hornblower. Docket, kept as a justice of the peace for Essex County |
1791-1792 |
| 1 |
5 |
Letter to Peggy Hornblower. |
1775 Aug. 31 |
| 1 |
6 |
Josiah Hornblower. Poem. |
n.d. |
| 1 |
7 |
Elizabeth (?) Hornblower letter; Receipt, (John) Hornblower for bay horse |
1796 June 30; 1800 |
| 1 |
8 |
Surveys regarding Housestead of Second River |
n.d. |
| 1 |
9 |
Deeds, indentures, legal documents |
1762-1809 |
| 1 |
10 |
Deeds, indentures, legal documents |
1762-1809 |
| 1 |
11 |
Deeds, indentures, legal documents |
1762-1809 |
| 1 |
12 |
Deeds and indentures related to the title of Homestead at Second River |
n.d. |
| 1 |
13 |
“Historical Review of Improvements in the Steam-Engine in the Eighteenth Century,” by Jabez Carter Hornblower |
1880 |
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14 |
Josiah Hornblower. Silhouette |
n.d. |
| 1 |
15 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Letters sent |
ca. 1812-1863 |
| 1 |
16 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Letters Received. |
ca. 1805-1839 |
| 1 |
17 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Letters Received. |
ca. 1843-1846 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 2 |
1 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Letters Received. |
1847-1860 |
| 2 |
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Correspondence and Communications |
1906-1950, undated |
| 2 |
3 |
Financial Documents: Treasurer’s Reports and Financial Solicitations |
1885-1942 |
| 2 |
4 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. News clippings |
1846 |
| 2 |
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Joseph C. Hornblower. Land & financial records |
n.d. |
| 2 |
6 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Printed material |
n.d. |
| 2 |
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Joseph C. Hornblower. Clippings regarding the death of Hornblowers & miscellaneous printed material |
n.d. |
| 2 |
8 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Certificates & awards, diploma (?) |
1803 |
| 2 |
9 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Papers re: his death |
n.d. |
| 2 |
10 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Commissions, certificates, etc. |
n.d. |
| 2 |
11 |
William H. Hornblower. Family data, Cincinnati Society/Burnett |
n.d. |
| 2 |
12 |
William H. Hornblower. Miscellany & clippings on 2 anonymous books |
n.d. |
| 2 |
13 |
William H. Hornblower. Family data |
n.d. |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
William H. Hornblower. Memorial biographical scrapbook |
n.d. |
| 3 |
2 |
William H. Hornblower. Miscellany/funeral-related obituaries |
n.d. |
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William H. Hornblower. First Presbyterian Church of Paterson |
n.d. |
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William H. Hornblower. Correspondence |
1845-1856 |
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William H. Hornblower. Correspondence |
1858-1876 |
| 3 |
6 |
William H. Hornblower. Manuscript writings |
n.d. |
| 3 |
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William H. Hornblower. Sermons |
n.d. |
| 3 |
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William H. Hornblower. Sermon “Debate the Divine” |
n.d. |
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William Burnet, letter to his daughter Polly 1872 |
1872 |
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10 |
Miscellany concerning history of steam engine |
n.d. |
| 3 |
11 |
Miscellaneous correspondence/writings: Jemima Hornblower, and four captions |
1789 |
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12 |
Family histories/Data |
n.d. |
| 3 |
13 |
Genealogical data concerning Hornblower family |
n.d. |
| 3 |
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Genealogical data concerning Hornblower family |
n.d. |
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Hornblower and allied families genealogical data |
n.d. |
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“Data concerning the Ancestry of Josiah Hornblower and Concerning the Hornblowers in England. Collected by P. Wharton Dickinson,” from Herald and Genealogist |
1915-1917 |
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“Copy of Page from Notebook of Jonathan Hornblower” |
n.d. |
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Photo: Richard Mc Cormick, great great grandson of Josiah Hornblower, at Hornblower’s grave |
1953 Sept. 9 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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Joseph C. Hornblower. Letters received |
1803-1827 |
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D. B. Ogden to Joseph C. Hornblower |
1804 |
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Joseph C. Hornblower. Letters received concerning legal matters |
1804 |
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Joseph C. Hornblower. Letters received concerning legal matters |
1805 |
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Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence / legal matters |
1806 |
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6 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence concerning legal matters |
1806 |
| 4 |
7 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence concerning legal matters |
1807 Jan.-July |
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8 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence concerning legal matters |
1807 Aug.-Dec. |
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9 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence concerning legal matters |
1807 Jan.-July |
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10 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence concerning legal matters |
1809 |
| 4 |
11 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence concerning legal matters |
1810 |
| 4 |
12 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Letter from Natchez, from G. Tichenor referring to the Aaron Burr expedition |
1807 |
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13 |
Description of Newark home belonging to… |
n.d. |
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14 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence |
1800-1806 |
| 4 |
15 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence |
1806-1808 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence |
1809 |
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2 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence |
1810 Jan.-Aug. |
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3 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence |
1810-1811 Sept. |
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4 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence |
1832-1854 |
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Joseph C. Hornblower. Correspondence |
1855-1856 |
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Essex Orphans Court: Ref. probation of the will of Dr. Philemon Ogden |
n.d. |
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7 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Prerogative court Chancery, NJ court opinions/records |
n.d. |
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8 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Prerogative court Chancery, NJ court opinions/records |
n.d. |
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9 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Supreme Court |
n.d. |
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10 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Law notes |
n.d. |
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11 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Law notes |
n.d. |
| 5 |
12 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Court of appeals |
n.d. |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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Wills |
n.d. |
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2 |
Wills |
n.d. |
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3 |
Papers regarding the will of Thomas Gibbons |
n.d. |
| 6 |
4 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Drawing of lot of property (L. Baldwin, owner) |
n.d. |
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5 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Opinions |
1824-1826 |
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6 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Circuit Court, opinions |
1830-1839. |
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7 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Circuit Court, opinions |
1840-1844 |
| 6 |
8 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Circuit Court, opinions |
1845 |
| 6 |
9 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Circuit Court, decisions |
1845 |
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10 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Circuit Court, decisions |
1846 |
| 6 |
11 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Circuit Court, opinions |
n.d. |
| 6 |
12 |
Court records & legal documents |
n.d. |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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1 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Mortgage records |
n.d. |
| 7 |
2 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Mortgage records |
n.d. |
| 7 |
3 |
Miscellaneous |
n.d. |
| 7 |
4 |
Plan/manuscript drawing of mechanical device, possibly a water pump, (Josiah or Jonathan Hornblower) |
n.d. |
| 7 |
5 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Letter to Lewis B. Woodruff |
1848 Mar. 3 |
| 7 |
6 |
William Churchill Houston. Correspondence to Josiah Hornblower |
1780-1781 |
| 7 |
7 |
Joseph Jackson. Letter to Joseph C. Hornblower |
1853 June 2 |
| 7 |
8 |
William H. Hornblower. letter to M. Krebs |
1851 June 30 |
| 7 |
9 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. leases and releases |
n.d. |
| 7 |
10 |
Joseph C. Hornblower. Bail collection (cases on the subject of holding to a bail a second time) |
n.d. |
| 7 |
11 |
Joseph C. Hornblower & James W. Burnett. Receipts and deeds. (#1-21) |
1816-1829 |
| 7 |
12 |
Joseph C. Hornblower & James W. Burnett. Receipts and deeds. (#1-107) |
1808-1831 |
| 7 |
13 |
Joseph C. Hornblower & James Burnett. Receipts (#48-100) |
n.d. |
| 7 |
14 |
Will, Mo. Burnett (father of James Burnett) |
1807 Mar. 10 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 8 |
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Ann Ogilvie. Papers (collected by Joseph C. Hornblower in connection with Rev. Alexander Mac Whorter’s Estate |
1797-1841 |
| 8 |
2 |
Ann Ogilvie. Papers, documents & receipts (collected by Joseph Hornblower) |
1808-1810 |
| 8 |
3 |
Ann Ogilvie. Papers, correspondence and legal documents |
1797-1841 |
| 8 |
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Ann Ogilvie. Papers, correspondence and legal documents |
1797-1841 |
| 8 |
5 |
Ann Ogilvie. Papers, correspondence and legal documents |
1797-1841 |
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