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2 MORE LOCALS TO NEW JERSEY RICHARD WOLFFERS, INC./STAMP AUCTIONS 127 Kearny Street! San Francisco. CA 94108, Telephone 415/781, 5127 Auction Room: 133 Kearny Street! Second Floor APR I L 28, 29, 30 and MAY 1, Ls4 #1, Et red brown tied by red 13-bar diamond grid on 1849 FL from New York to Rahway, N.J. Cover also shows matching NY cds, boxed "Paid", and the rare red SWARTS / CHATHAM SQUARE sunk and Chatham Square Ws- Stamp touches at T & B, cover with few minor age spots; F-VF, very scarce postmark r79 PF cart} PHOTO ECV The number of locals used to New Jersey which have come out of hiding recently is rather remarka ble. The March issue (pg. 23) illustrated a Boyd's City Express used with the 1847 US 5-cent. Above is an example of Swarts anti_the 5-cent Below, we see. Another example of the Boyd's City Express, this time without any US general issue adhesive. However, the "5 cts" in the circular datestamp indicates that US postage was paid, probably in cash by the Boyd's delivery boy. 641 NJPH t/el-toofe: 5L.

3 REV. ELI FIELD COOLEY, D. D. FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE Clark J. Hutchinson 1982 In September 1806, Eli Field Cooley, earned his bachelor of arts degree from the College of New Jersey (Princeton University). Like many of his fellow students, Eli, decided to enter the ministry. He studied theology under Rev. Dr. Samuel S. Smith (President of Princeton University) and received his master of arts degree in That same year he was licensed to preach the gospel by the Presbytery of New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rev. Cooley's first call came in 1810 from the church in Cherry Valley, New York. He resigned this charge in 1820, partially due to his wife's ill health, and answered the call from the church in Middletown Point (Matawan), New Jersey. He served this congregation until 1823 when he answered the call from the Trenton First (Ewing Presbyterian) Church, New Jersey. During this period the Presbyterian Church was evolving into a national body. In the past only a small group of churches ceuld afford to hire their own individual ministers. The balance of the churches were served by circuit ministers. The Princeton Theological Seminary had just been founded in As more and more ministers were trained they were swiftly dispatched to any church with a need. Rev. Cooley was one of these new ministers. In 1828, Rev. Cooley was elected to serve as a Trustee of Princeton University. Two years later (1830) he was elected as a Trustee of Princeton Theological Seminary. Apparently Rev. Cooley gained quite a reputation as a Trustee of Princeton University for in 1835 he was elected as Clerk of the Board of Trustees. He finished his education at Rutgers 1856 when he earned his doctorate of divinity degree. He retired from active ministry in 1857 and died in Rev. Cooley's legacy to us is not limited to his correspondence and his religious and educational work. His home still exists as a private residence. It stands on the grounds of the New Jersey School for the Deaf (Ewing Town.. ship, New Jersey) and can easily be seen from Mercer County route #579. His name is also familiar to geneologists. Rev. Cooley authored the standard resource book on the early families of Ewing Township, New Jersey. This book is entitled "Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, Old Hunterdon County, New Jerse // G bh April 6, 1820 NJPH 55

4 Sarah E. Hamilton of Princeton NJ to Rev. Eli Cooley of Cherry Valley NY Philatelic Descriptions A worn stampless folded letter tied by a clear black 28mm Princeton circular date stamp. A manuscript "18 1/2" postage rate mark is in the top right corner of the letter (Postal Act of to 400 miles). Historical Commentary: Rev. Cooley was still the minister at his first church located in Cherry Valley, New York. He received this letter less than two months before he would begin to preach at Middletown Point (Matawan), New Jersey church on June 2, A carefull research project concerning the genealogy of the Cooley Family might reveal if the sister who is ill in this letter may in fact be Rev. Cooley's wife.?? 1832 E. F. Cooley of Trenton NJ to his son of Wake Forest NC Philatelic Description: Trenton N.J. manuscript "25" postage rate marking Clear strike (unlisted in ASCC) on a (Item #46 in Auction List #203 of W. 33mm black circular date stamp with a (Postal Act of over 400 miles). very clean 1832 stampless folded letter G. Kremper, March 1981) Historical Commentary: E.F. Cooley writes to his son in Wake Forest NC, re: Cholera '..extending its ravages in every direction, along the line of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, from Griggstown...on through Mapleton at Scudders Mills (etc.) many have died, the college at Brunswick broke up long ago..' a fascinating letter covering temperence as well. Rev. Cooley had been the minister at the Trenton First (Ewing Presbyterian) Church, Trenton, New Jersey for nine years when he wrote this letter. In 1859, Rev. Cooley preached a sermon where he describes this period of time" The years of were years of unusual and general sickness, and were years of the greatest mortality of any years of my residence here. In these years the canals were being dug on both sides of the Delaware river, and in one of these years, it was said that about 500 persons in this township were under the care of physicians." January 24, 1832 E.F. Cooley of Trenton NJ to William S. Cooley of Nottoway Courthouse VA NJPH 56

5 Philatelic Description: A sound stampless folded letter tied by a fair black Trenton circular date stamp. A manuscript " 18 3/4 postage rate marking is in the top right corner of the letter. (Postal Act of to 400 Mi). A manuscript "C" is in the top center of the letter - possibly added by the receiving post office for sorting purposes. Historical Commentary: A long fascinating letter covering many topics but particularly emphasizing on Rev. Cooley's concerns for his son's future intentions. Rev. Cooley's son, William Scudder Cooley, had earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1828 and his master of arts degree in 1831 from Princeton University. Rev. Cooley devotes an entire paragraph to discussions with Mr. Brown (founder of the Lawrenceville School) regarding William's intentions to establish a school. Other topics covers are the: weather, deaths in his congregation, his appoint,ent as General Agent and Secretary of the Missionary Society of the Synod of New Jersey, family & church news.?? 1834 E.F. Cooley of Trenton NJ to Wm. Little, Postmaster, Middletown Point NJ Philatelic Description: Trenton NJ 33mm red circular date stamp with manuscript "free". Clear strike (unlisted in ASCC) on a fresh stampless folded letter dated 1834 (Postal Acts granted "FREE" Franking privilages for mail to or from Postmasters as well as other bureaucrats). Historical Commentary: Remember that Rev. Cooley was the minister at the Middletown Point (Matawa"), New Jersey church from 1820 to His son, William, probably established the Middletown Point Academy in the spring of Eli Cooley writes to Wm. Little re: building an Academy at Middletown Point. Stampless folded letter contains pencil draft of building with dimentions, and discusses building requirements: timber, brick, etc.." (Item #49 in Auction List #204 of W.G. Kremper, January 1982). According to Ellis' History of Monmouth County, "The success of this little school caused greater interest to be taken, and on the 16th of August, 1834, a meeting was held in the bank-office and a subscription was started to erect a suitable building. It was resolved that the property of the Academy be divided into 22 shares, at fifty dollars each, which were taken by eleven persons, viz.: - ".which included William Little and William Cooley. On the 6th of September, 1834, it was decided to build a school-house 44 x 26 feet, two stories in height." September 16, 1834 NJPH 57 Novmeber 1982

6 Dr. Carnahan of Princeton NJ to William S. Cooley of Middletown Point NJ Philatelic Descriptions A sound stampless folded letter tied by a clear black Princeton (high N variety) circular date stamp. A manuscript '7' is written over the '6' in the circular date stamp. A manuscript "10" postage rate marking is in the top right corner of the letter (postal act of to 80 miles rate). Historical Commentary: A letter of recommendation from Dr. James Carnahan, President of Princeton University ( ) to William Cooley concerning William's establishment of an academy at Middletown Point, New Jersey. July 23, 1836 His sister of Lawrenceville NJ to William Cooley of Middletown Point NJ Philatelic Description: Lawrenceville NJ July 23 "10" postage rate marking (Postal Act of to 80 miles rate), stampless folded letter datelined 1836 to William Cooley at Middletown Point from his sister re: large school there, 30 boarders & 11 dayschoolers." (Item #9 in Auction List #204 of W.G. Kremper, January 1982). Historical Commentary: According to Ellis' History of Monmouth County,: "A meeting of the stockholders was held February 5, 1835, to organize and elect trustees. William S. Cooley was selected as principal, and the first term began April 27, He taught until July 21, 1836 when he was dismissed,." William returned to Princeton University where he tutored from 1836 to March 24, 1857 (?) of Princeton NJ to Rev. E.F. Cooley of Ewing NJ Philatelic Description: a fine example of the 30 regular postage stamp issue of (Scott #11) tied on a Mourning Envelope by a fair black Princeton circular date stamp (Postal Act of rate prepaid not exceeding 3000 miles). Historical Commentary: An invitation to attend the funeral service for Rev. Symmes C. Henry on March 26, Rev. Symmes Cleves Henry was the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, New Jersey. April 19, 1857 Rev. I.V. Brown of Somerville NJ to Rev. E.F. Cooley of Trenton NJ Philatelic Descriptions A (stamp removed by previous owner) tied on a sound folded letter by a clear black Somerville circular date stamp (Postal Act of compulsory prepayment of 30 rate not exceeding 3000 miles). ( Illustration on next page ).. NJPH 5 8

7 Historical Commentary: Rev. Issac Vanarsdale Brown founded the Lawrenceville School, tutored at Printed University from , was elected as a Trustee of Princeton University in 1816, and was elected as a trustee of Princeton Theological Seminary in He is replying to Rev. Cooley's notices of meetings of the Trustees of the Princeton Theological Seminary as well as keeping Rev. Cooley informed of his latest activities. These activities included his trip to and from Dayton Ohio where he attended the great Will case of D.Z. Cooper (Cooper was a former pupil and had married a Lawrenceville girl) and a fascinating account of a fierce snow storm his train ran into near Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Address on this letter reflects the change in title for Rev. Cooley. He received his doctorate of divinity degree from Rutgers University in Bibliography: E.F. Cooley,D.D.-"A semi-centennial Discourse Preached In The Presbyterian Church of Ewing, October 9th, Eli F. Cooley - "Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, Old Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1883" Franklin Ellis -"History of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1885" Sampson - "American Stampless Cover Catlog, 1978" Scott - "Specialized Catlog of United States Stamps, 1981" Swan, Norma L. - "Ellis Index, 1973" "Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America" Vol XIV, 1856, and Vol XV, "Princeton University General Catalog , 1908" Footnote: Transcripts of the contents of the letters are available for loan from the Library of the New Jersey Postal History Society. NJPH 59 NOvember 1982

8 U. S. CITY DESPATCH POST TO JERSEY CITY The words "United States" were added to the City Despatch Post adhesives after'the pu'rchase of that local carrier by the New York Post Office. This is the first stamp issued by authority of the United State-Post Office Department. The stamp was canceled with a 'U.S.' in an octagon, in an orange or red on this cover. In Creighton C. Hart's article "Carrier Stamps on 1847 Covers", Chronicle, Vol. 31, No. 104, November 1979, he discusses the carrier services in a number of cities and the use of carrier adhesives with the 1847 U.S. general issue adhesive. The above cover may be more typical or one of a more numerous family, ie, without the The City Despatch Post was founded in February 1842 and was soon thereafter purchased by the New York Post Office. The service, which gathered the mail from letter boxes and carried them to the post office and from the post office to the addressees, continued in business until late November As Hart noted, Alexander M. Greig, a New Yorker, started the City Despatch Post but it was owned by Henry Thomas Windsor, a Londoner. Scott's Specialized states that the 3 cent denomination included 1 cent in lieu of drop letter charges until June 30, 1845, and the maximun legal carrier fee of 2 cents. USCDP operated as a service of the New York Post Office from August 16, 1842 until The postage rate of 6 cents was for service from New York to Jersey City, probably by boat across the Hudson River. With the change in rates on July 1, 1845, the rate for this distance would have changed to 5 cents. The letter is datelined December 14, NJPH 60

9 I. ANOTHER NEW JERSEY "SHIP" LETTER Whole Number 45 of this publication, November 1981, carried my article concerning the scarcity of non-contract "SHIP"letters entering the mailstream at New Jersey ports. Another turned up at the Metro Stamp Co. sale of March 31, This one originated at Savannah, Ga., 1825, and was addressed to New York City by way of New Brunswick. Ordinarily one does not think of New Brunswick as a seaport. But the Raritan was, and is, a navigable river, and the docking of small ships is recorded into the 1920s. The cover is pictured below. The postmark is in a pale red ink which made it necessary to take both a dark and a light copy and superimpose one over the other to get something that would reproduce. Even then it was advisable to stengthen the lettering of the postmark, manually. At the lower left corner the endorsement "Pr. Wm. Wallace" is seen. Is there a New Brunswick historian among us who can say whether this was a contemporary man, the name of a ship, or a captain who named his ship after himself? Unlike the Tuckerton letter shown in the previous article, the New Brunswick office did use the word SHIP, as required by the regulations, The rate is, of course, the 10t single letter rate in the 30 to 80 miles zone, + 2t for letters carried in private vessels, There are two assists on this one, First, it was Brad Arch who spotted the item in the catalog and called it to my attention. Then, Gene Fricks gave the information concerning the relatively modern use of New Brunswick as a seaport. Gerard J. Neufeld NJPH 61

10 NEW JERSEY'S CLASSIC RAILROADS by; Brad Arch Some Representative Covers from New Jersey's Classic Intrastate Railroads. NETWORK OF TRANSPORTATION LINES Milford MORRIS & ESSEX RAILROAD - from : Hoboken to Hackettstown Stroudsburg Belvidere 4. New tionsi;ton Allentown. PENN. BELVIDERE DELAWARE RAILROAD - from s Belvidere to Trenton Norristown Trenton' 4.13 rs. 42 Inungto newcostie PHILADELPHIA RARITAN & DELAWARE BAY RAILROAD - from s Atlantic Highlands to Manchester!DEL Dover atlantic /4 DOUBLE TRACK 44444erte SINGLE TRACK moo twee IN PROGRESS CHARTERED..d DESIRED O cean. Reproduction of 1860 map, which shows existing or projected Jersey railroads. NJ PH 62

11 Scott # Scott # Scott # /4(?., ( / C.r( t,r/21., NJPH 63

12 A 'MOE' Forerunner (or What? Moe Again!) by: Brad Arch Apparently Ira W. Moe was already a thriving entrepreneur working out of Nanuet, New York (but posting his mail in Hillsdale, New Jersey, just across the State Line into Bergen County) for several years before relocating and establishing his own community of Moe, New Jersey in the Upper Greenwood Lake area of West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Doti) B BAGIVNAAD ij GojM.iJiq FoymilkB.D. t Gentlemen: sell Pure, Hard, Sharp, Even and True Graded FLINT (sometimes called QUARTZ) for SAND BELTS, at $1.20 persack of 200 lbs., F. D. B. Cars at Mills, which is at rate of $12.00 a ton,.the sacks are extra at 20 cts. each. LOMPAR.E THIS PRICE with what you are.paying and if it is reasonable WRITE FOR SAMPLES on the attached reply postal. I make all grades Ground Flint and grade according to sand paper numbers, also claim it THE BEST FLINT IN THE MARKET. 'MILLS 3 Gt.IiN Islosotss. Mo. NANuer, X. V. Yours Truly, IRA. W.NI 0 E.:, r()s11%,(11111),vitii PAID REPLY, Ifititth$tatelvittA)i?XIS %IOC IS FOR ACORES'S ONL Mesrs.Datchelder & son, Potsdam, N. Y. DCFACR ANNEXED CARD - FOR ANSWER. "2344:10'.7PM933:MOC44"41.4G0ICKUNIr:4<t4Vtiiiiii - 614,