Letter from S. ROFS to Mr. & Mrs. E. D’CAMP (1832): Essex Co., NJ

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I, Nina Mack, HISTMOM@aol.com, have in my possession 7 letters, 6 written by my 
gr gr gr grandfather, John Marsh D'Camp, to his brother William Edgar & family, 
in NJ. One is about a land sale of NJ. The letters span from 1825-1837. Quakers, 
John Marsh D'Camp married Hannah D. Murphy 1814, in NJ.  In 1823, moved his 
family to Preble Co., OH

The letters are written on sheets of paper 15 1/4 inches wide and folded in the 
middle and are 12 inches long. They are folded in a certain way to3 X 4 to 6 
inches wide to form the envelope. 25 is written in the upper right hand corner 
of some but several have FREE printed and underneath "John M D'Camp dep. Post 
Master at Williams Store, Butler Co., OH. When the letter arrives about 2 weeks 
later it has the date recieved written on the back. The receiver of the mail 
payed the postage till people would write the main topic on the outside of the 
envelope and the reciever would then refuse the letter.  It was changed and the 
sender paid the postage.
William Edgar did move his family to Butler Co., OH within 2 years after the 
last letter by 1839.  Wm. Edgar was a carpenter & bricklayer.  Wm. Edgar and 
John Marsh, wives and unmarried children are buried at Somerville Cemetery in 
Butler  Co., OH. 
Wages  & found - wages with room & board provided.  
Specie - cash. 
Viz - namely. 
Joiner - master carpenter. 

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.....written after the death of their father to sell the land.  How different 
getting anywhere in those days by horse back or carriage.

Westfield Aug 28th 1832

Mr. & Mrs. E. D'Camp
   Dr. Sir   I received a letter some little time since from your brother in 
Ohio by which he informed me that he had received the deed I sent him to be 
executed for the sale of his part of the land to your brothers that as soon as 
he received it he immediately set out with his wife to go before a Judge of the 
Superior Court to have the acknowledgement taken.  The Judge was then attending 
a curcuit court 60 miles from where your brother lived & as he arrived the Judge 
had left the place to hold a court at another place still further off he 
returned home having ascertained the time the Judge would be at home when he 
intends to have the deed executed and will forward it to me immediately.
I wish you would be so good as to inform your brother that I expect the deed 
soon and will call on them immediately after receiving it & shall be glad that 
they will be prepared to fulfill the contract 
I hope they will make the necessary preparation so that no further delay will 
take place
Yours respectfully
S.Rofs

(double ss is written to look like fs.)