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HISTORY
OF PORT ELIZABETH
CUMBERLAND CO., N. J.
1800
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INTERIOR OF METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CENTENNIAL DAY.
HISTORY
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PORT ELIZABETH,
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY,
DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME;
WITH AN ARTICLE ON ITS RESOURCES AND A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE LATE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
BY F. W. BOWEN.
ALSO THE CENTENNIAL POEM.
BY C. B. OGDEN.
MAY 10 1828 10084-Q
PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA. 1885.
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Copyright, 1885, by F. W. BOWEN and C. B. OGDEN.
J.B. LIPPINCOTT & TERFOTYFERE ANDPRINTFRI COMPANY.
PREFACE.
IN presenting this history of Port Elizabeth to our friends and the public, we desire to state that no stonc has been left unturned to secure information from every available source. While we have endeavored to be as accurate as possible, there may be some errors. Should any be detected, we hope charity will be meted us rather than adverse criticism.
We desire to acknowledge our indebtedness and extend our thanks to Charles E. Sheppard, Esq., of Bridgeton, to Hon. B. F. Lee, of Trenton, to James Stewart, of Greenwich, Daniel Harris, Esq., Francis Lee, Col. J. Howard Willets, and to all other inhabitants of Port Elizabeth who have rendered us valuable assistance in the preparation of our work. Also to F. L. Godfrey, Esq., Clerk of Cumberland County, who fur- nished us information from his office, and to C. B. Ogden, who contributed the articles on the Civil War, Resources, and Centennial Celebration.
F. W. BOWEN.
PORT ELIZABETHI, N. J., April 4, ISS5.
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CONTENTS.
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GENERAL HISTORY
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EARLY SETTLERS
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SWEDES' CHURCH
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CONDITION AT THE TIME OF MRS. CLARK'S PURCHASE
LAYING OUT OF THE TOWN PLOT
LAYING OUT OF GLASSTOWN
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LAYING OUT OF BRICKSBORO'
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MEADOW COMPANY AND BRIDGE
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FIRST EMBANKMENT ON THE RIVER
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POST-OFFICE
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HOTELS
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SCHOOLS
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL PARSONAGE
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FRIENDS' MEETING-HOUSE .
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCII
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BAPTIST CHURCH
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AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .
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SOCIETIES : MASONS, DORCAS, LITERARY
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EAGLE GLASS-WORKS .
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UNION GLASS-WORKS .
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BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
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NEGRO EXODUS
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PUBLIC MEN
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SKETCH OF MRS. BODLY'S LIFE
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CIVIL WAR .
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NATURAL AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES 38
ACCOUNT OF THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
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CENTENNIAL POEM
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PORT OF DELIVERY ESTABLISHED
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ROADS . .
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
INTERIOR OF METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH CENTENNIAL DAY. Frontispiece. CONTINENTAL PARADE
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MATRONS AND AIDES OF BANQUET HIALL . 51
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PORT ELIZABETH, CUMBERLAND CO., N. J.
GENERAL HISTORY.
ON the 12th of March, 1664, King Charles II., of England, granted the whole tract from the Connecticut to the Delaware River to his brother James, Duke of York, who afterwards became James II.
Before he had taken formal possession of the country he granted, June 23 of the same year, all that portion of his ter- ritory lying between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers to John Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. The name New Cæ- sarca, or New Jersey, was given to it at that time in honor of Carteret, who had been governor of the Isle of Jersey, and held it for the English against foreign invasion.
Lord Berkeley became dissatisfied, and by deed of bargain and sale, March 18, 1674, conveyed all of his undivided half of New Jersey to John Fenwick. The deed though made to Fen- wick was really for Edward Byllinge, as his funds were used in the purchase, and Fenwick was in equity a trustee for him.
In a short time Fenwick claimed the whole, and difficulty arose between him and Byllinge. It was finally agreed to refer the matter to William Penn to decide. After each party had stated his case, Penn decided that Fenwick was entitled to one-tenth and Byllinge to nine-tenths. Fenwick at first would not be bound by the decision, but finally agreed to it. In a short time Byllinge became bankrupt, and on February 9-10, 1675, he and Fenwick conveyed to William Penn, Gauen
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Laurie, and Nicholas Lucas all of their undivided half of New Jersey. Laurie and Lucas were the principal creditors of Byllinge, hence the transfer to them.
It was supposed at the time that the deed was absolute, but by some means Fenwick retained his one-tenth.
On July 1, 1676, New Jersey was divided into East Jersey and West Jersey, by a line running from Little Egg Harbor to the Delaware River, 41º north latitude. George Carteret took East Jersey, and Penn, Laurie, and Lucas, West Jersey. The proprietors designed to have the land divided into one hundred shares, of which John Fenwick owned ten, being the amount to which Penn had previously decided he was entitled.
Many shares were sold, until the proprietors became so numerous it was a difficult matter to get them together to transact the business affairs of the province. It was then de- cided to have a Proprietary Council elected annually to manage the affairs. The first Council was elected in 1678. The land which comprises Cumberland and Cape May Counties was held by the Indians until 1688, when most of it was purchased by Daniel Coxe, March 30, April 30, and May 16.
The Council soon ordered surveys made in various parts of the province for different persons. In the month of April, 1691, Thomas Budd and John Worledge started from Burlington in a small vessel, came down the bay, and made a number of surveys in the lower part of Cumberland County and in Cape May. On the east side of Maurice River they laid out a twenty-thousand-acre survey for Robert Squibbs, Sr., and Robert Squibbs, Jr., of Westminster, Middlesex County, England. At the same time they ran out the town plot of Dorchester, which contained two thousand acres, and extended from Squibbs's line up the river above the present town of Dor- chester, which was not built until the present century.
Just above the Dorchester tract they laid off ten thousand acres for John Bartlett, which extended as far north as Manu- muskin Creek. Bartlett conveyed his tract to John Scott, by whom it was sold out in smaller tracts. About 1720 he sold the part where Port Elizabeth stands to John Purple, who was a prominent citizen and the first member of the Board of Free-
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holders from Maurice River. This was in 1748, when the county was organized. Purple conveyed his to John Bell, who lived in Maurice River in 1740, at which time he had a tavern there. Hc was a ship-joiner, and afterwards removed to Little Creek, Kent County, Pa .*
On August 19, 1771, Bell dceded to Elizabeth Clark, after- ward Bodły, ; two hundred and thirteen acres, including where Port Elizabeth stands, for two hundred and sixty pounds ster- ling.
EARLY SETTLERS.
Who were the first white settlers in the limits of Cumberland County is not known. It has been said that some of the Swedes, who made a settlement farther up the Delaware in 1638, established themselves on the banks of Maurice River previous to any other white settlers in the county, but no evi- dence has been found to sustain this opinion, although it is not improbable that such was the case. Gabriel Thomas, a Friend, in a book published in London in 1698, speaks of Prince Maurice River, "where the Swedes used to kill the geese in great numbers for their feathers only, leaving their carcasses behind them." How long a time previous to the publication of the book is meant is not known, but it implies that there were some Swedish settlers there previous to its publication. Whether the first settlers or not, the descendants of many of the Swedes are quite numerous to the present time.
About the time John Purple bought the land where Port Elizabeth stands, 1720, settlers are known to have come, and from that time continued to come, so that about 1743 two acres of land were purchased, most probably from John Hoffman, a short distance above Spring Garden Ferry, and a Swedish church was erected for the use of the brethren, and dedicated to the worship of God by Abraham Reincke, Owen Rice, Matthew Rentz, and Pastor Lawrence T. Ny- berg, on December 18, 1746. The church was used as such
* The recorded deed names Pa.
+ Usually spelled B-o-d-l-e-y, which is incorrect.
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previous to its dedication, the first sermon being preached in it on June 27, 1745, and Jeremiah, infant son of Lars and Susan Peterson, was baptized immediately after it. The following are the names of persons who resided in Maurice River and were attached to the brethren : Samuel Cabb and wife, Catherine Paul Camp, Nicholas Hopman and wife, John Hopman and wife, Peter Hopman and wife, Frederic Hopman and wife, Joseph Jones, Abraham Jones and wife, Eric Kyn and wife, Lommus, Peter Mosslander, Margaret -, a widow, Stephen Mullicas and wife, Eric Mullicas and wife, Lucas Peterson, Lars Peterson and wife, Aaron Peterson, Thomas Peterson, Gabriel Powell, - Purple, Shiloh, an Indian, Samuel Van Immen and wife, David Van Immen, Peter Van Immen, and Gabriel Van Immen.
The book in which the records of the church were kept has been partially destroyed, the first seven leaves having been torn out and lost. The record left commences with the fifteenth page and is dated 1748. There are some family records of births and baptisms in the back part of the book that date back to 1743. The names of the persons who officiated at the baptisms are Paul Brycelus, 1743-54; Mr. Nemberg, 1744-45 ; Abraham Reincke, 1745-50; John Wade, 1748-49; Gabriel Noesmann, 1750-51 ; Abraham Seidenius, 1751; Matthew Reiz, 1751-54; Earnest Gemboed, 1755-57. Here there occurs a long interval. John Vexeel, 1768-71. Lastly, Nicholas Collin, 1771-72. From this church the resident missionary would occasionally itinerate by way of Cape May along the Jersey shore as far as Great and Little Egg Harbor. This church was no doubt a success. Just how long it stood is not known. Nicholas Collin is the last minister known to have been there. For a number of years the only stones left standing in the yard were those to mark the graves of Hezekiah Lore and his wife Elizabeth. The one died June 19, 1770, the other Janu- ary 2, 1761. These stones were removed in September, 1881, by Harry Lore, Sr., to the Methodist Episcopal Church-yard. There is now but little left to mark the spot where the church once stood and flourished.
CONDITION AT TIME OF MRS. CLARK'S PURCHASE. 1I
CONDITION AT THE TIME OF MRS. CLARK'S PURCHASE.
As has been previously stated, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark bought the land where Port Elizabeth stands in 1771. At that time it was what would be called a vast wilderness, with no improve- ments save a few log houses. One was situated in the rear of where Colonel J. Howard Willets now lives. It was the residence (if not at that time, a number of years afterwards) of Patrick Hoy. It is described in several deeds as being " Patrick Hoy's cedar log house." Another stood in the field, back of Captain Smith Mason's. Probably the best set of buildings in the vicinity at that time was what is now known as the " Lore Homestead," on Maurice River. This Hezekiah Lore, the great-grandfather of the present Jonathan Lore, purchased of John Hoffman, and moved on it about 1750. At that time tradition says he owned the only horse and the one ox between Maurice River and Cum- berland Furnace. He built the barn, still standing, the frame of which was cut and hewed at Antuxet, and floated down the bay and up Maurice River to the farm. The barn was twenty- five by forty feet in size, and the people who assisted in rais- ing it declared there would never be enough hay raised along Maurice River to fill it. Nathan Hand had a store near " Board Landing," which was near the Eagle Glass-Works, some time previous to the laying out of the town. He probably traded also in wood, lumber, etc. At a very early time the place went by the name of "The Store." People came from far and near, on foot and on horseback, to get their groceries and do their trading in general. After the dam was built across the Me- nowskin, now Manumuskin, it went by the name of " The Dam" until it was named Port Elizabeth, in honor of its founder, Mrs. Elizabeth Bodly. Mrs. Bodly had laid out by surveyors Eli Elmer and Nathan Hand the town plot, the main portion of which was called the thirty-rod square, bounded as follows : on the north by Broadway, on the east by Second Street, on the south by Lombard (or Quaker) Street, and on the west by Front Street. The first lot was deeded October 1, 1785, to the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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What is now known as Glasstown is a part of a tract of one hundred and seventy-seven acres sold by Nathan Hand to James Lee, January 29, 1805, for the sum of two thousand dollars, as hereafter mentioned. Lee sold several lots on the main street leading by the glass-works. The land lying south- east of that street and joining the line of Mrs. Bodly's tract was bought by Joshua Brick, Sr., who opened the streets now existing in that portion of the town, and laid out the land in building lots, many of which were built upon in the early years of this century. The part known as Bricksboro', three-quarters of a mile south of the town proper, was also laid out by Joshua Brick, who commenced selling lots in 1807.
ESTABLISHED AS A PORT OF DELIVERY.
In 1789 an act of Congress was passed establishing districts for the collection of duties on imports, and the eastern side of the Delaware, from above Camden to Cape May, was made the district of Bridgeton, with Bridgeton as the port of entry, and Salem and Port Elizabeth as ports of delivery. Port Elizabeth was considered a fine location for business, particularly in wood and lumber ; consequently a number of enterprising young men of business saw the advantages of the place, purchased lots, and built dwellings, storehouses, etc. Among these were James and Thomas Lee, Joshua Brick, Isaac Townsand, and Stephen Willis. The place grew rapidly, a large trade was carried on with the West Indies from Maurice River directly for a number of years ; but the greater advantages of New York and Phila- delphia ended all foreign trade from here more than fifty years ago. Port Elizabeth, in the early part of the present century, was one of the two leading towns in the county; Bridgeton being the other.
ROADS.
In 1794 an act was passed by the Legislature to open several roads, among these being one from Port Elizabeth to Bridge- ton. This road was located but never opened. The present straight road from Bridgeton to Buckshutem, and from there
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across the river to Port Elizabeth, was laid in the usual way in 1810, a short distance north of the former one. The road from Port Elizabeth to Tuckahoe was laid and opened in 1794. The road from Port Elizabeth to Millville as now used was laid out and opened, after a long contest, in 1818. The road from Broad- way, leading by the Eagle Glass-Works, was regularly laid out in 1800, July I.
MEADOW COMPANY AND BRIDGE.
By an act of the Legislature, May 27, 1782, a charter was granted to a company to build the dam " from the fast land of Henry Reeves to the fast land of Elizabeth Bodly," also to incorporate the meadow company. The dam was erected, however, previous to that time. By the charter, Abraham Hoffman and Elemuel Edwards were appointed managers until the third Tuesday of the following March, when the owners were to meet at the house occupied by Silas Wheaton and elect others, and transact. such other business as might come before them.
In 1821 the Board of Freeholders built a bridge over the Manumuskin Creek in Port Elizabeth, eight rods long, eighteen inches high above all tides in the creek, and twenty feet wide in the clear. In 1838 a new one was built on the truss plan, sixty feet long and twenty feet wide, and is covered. It was built by Amos Campbell, contractor, for the sum of two thou- sand three hundred and fifty dollars.
FIRST EMBANKMENT ON THE RIVER.
The first meadow embanked on Maurice River was done by John Hoffman, and was a small lot situated on the north side of Manumuskin Creek, a short distance below where Harry Lore now lives.
POST-OFFICE.
The post-office was established in 1802. The following is a list of the postmasters, with the dates of their appointment :
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Jacob Hammit,* 1802; James Lee, 1802; Stephen Willis, November 13, 1810; John Dunham, July 2, 1813; Stephen Willis, March 24, 1814; Thomas Lee, October 31, 1818 ; Francis Lee, January 2, 1833 ; Samuel Ogden, April 18, 1836; Francis Lee, December 6, 1836; Jonathan Lore, Jr., June 21, 1841 ; Jacob P. Bickley, February 5, 1842 ; Francis Lee, March 6, 1844 ; Thomas Lee, January 20, 1846; Jacob P. Bickley, June 11, 1849; Daniel Harris, April 2, 1851 ; John G. Mitchell, January 16, 1854; Daniel Harris, May 26, 1854.
Before the building of the West Jersey Railroad the mail was carried by stage from Camden to Port Elizabeth; Law- rence Cake and Abijah Shull carrying it prior to 1827. The line was bought by David Gale, who ran it for fourteen years, at two periods of seven years each; his brother Samuel being proprietor during the interval. David Gale drove as far south as Cape May Court-House, and sold the line to David Wood- ruff, of Salem, in 1841. The following were afterwards proprie- tors : Isaac Murphy, Reuben Powell, John Lummis, Eli Lippin- cott, David Lee, Joseph Hancock, and Samuel Bishop. The latter, in 1853, ran as far north as Salem, to connect with steamer for Philadelphia. Joseph Clark, John T. Allen, and Enoch Pancoast successively owned the line till September, 1856, at which time Orlando Gibbon became proprietor, and so continued till 1859, when it was discontinued.
HOTELS.
What was called the Old Hotel stood on the west side of Front Street, between David Lore's store and Francis Lee's house. It was kept by Benoni Dare as early as 1788. It was, no doubt, occupied as a hotel previous to that date, but we have been unable to find anything certain in reference to it. The hotel on the southeast corner of Broadway and Front Streets was built by Mary Beesley, daughter of Mrs. Bodly,
* The date of appointment cannot be positively ascertained, but he rendered his first and only return from October 24, 1802, to November 18, 1802. At the latter date James Lee became postmaster, and rendered the returns for the balance of the fourth quarter of 1802.
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during the summer of 1801. Jacob Hammit kept it from November that year until September 30, 1804, at which time he died. The building was destroyed by fire on the night of May 14, 1883, since which time no licensed house has been kept. Travellers are entertained both by T. M. Sharp, Esq., and Samuel Camp.
The Eagle Glass-Works Hotel was first opened in February, 1807, by Christian Stanger. What was called the "Rising Sun" was also kept in Glasstown.
Francis Lee's house was kept as a hotel by Ingate Stanford in 1847.
A hotel was opened in Bricksboro' in June, 1808, in the house now owned and occupied by Samuel Boggs.
A house was opened at Spring Garden Ferry in June, 1813, by John Gifford.
The following is a list of the proprietors of the different hotels, with the dates of their occupancy :
OLD HOTEL, TOWN PROPER.
Benoni Dare, November, 1788, to November, 1793.
Jonathan Townsand, November, 1793, to February, 1794 .*
Benoni Dare, November, 1794, to September, 1796.
Lot Bowker, September, 1796, to November, 1797.
William Lawrason, November, 1797, to November, 1798.
Joshua Garritson, November, 1798, to 1800.
John Welch, 1800.
Jacob Hammit, November, 1801, to November, 1804.
Eli Eldredge and John Stratton, November, 1804, to Novem- ber, 1805.
John Stratton, November, 1805, to February, 1808.
Samuel Bassett, February, 1808, to February, 1810.
John Dunham, February, 1810, to June, 1814.
Joseph Turner, June, 1814.
John Brown, June, 1816.
John Kimsey, February, 1817.
* At this date Townsand applied to remove to another house, and Benoni Dare applied for license for the house where Townsand was. Neither was granted.
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John Ogden, Jr., February, 1824.
David W. Carrall, February, 1828.
Malachi Knisell, February, 1833. Lewis Neipling, February, 1837. Isaac Mulford, February, 1839. Richard F. Barracliff, February, 1842.
Richard Westcott, June, 1843.
Mark A. Carrall,* February, 1844.
Ingate Stanford, February, 1848.
William J. Royal, December, 1852.
William and Albert Stanford, October, 1856.
Robert Jerrell, October, 1857.
Daniel T. Davis, May, 1860.
Joseph Reeves, May, 1863.
Joseph Getsinger, May, 1866.
Harrison L. Stanford, May, 1867.
Leonard Krouse, May, 1868.
John D. Paullin, May, 1872.
Elmer Murphy, October, 1876.
Joseph Reeves, May, 1879. License annulled in October. Henry D. Paullin,} May, 1880.
EAGLE GLASS-WORKS HOTEL.
Christian Stanger, February, 1807.
John Eggman, February, 1815.
William Sands, June, 1815.
George Mosbrook, June, 1817.
Ephraim Leake, February, 1820.
Abijah Shull, February, 1826.
Joseph Getsinger, February, 1827.
Abigal Getsinger, June, 1830. Rejected.
John Welser, June, 1831.
No hotel was kept in Glasstown after 1831 until May, 1860. Joseph Reeves went there May, 1862. Joseph Get- singer took it and remained two years. Getsinger was there
* Mark A. Carrall had no license in 1847.
+ Paullin remained until the house was burned.
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again in 1865, since which time no house has been kept there as a hotel.
BRICKSBORO' HOTEL.
Eli Eldredge, June, 1808.
Joseph Turner, September, 1809, to February, 1814.
No hotel kept there until Joseph Turner, June, 1816. No hotel in 1817. George Matthews, 1818. Daniel Vanaman, February, 1819. Since which time there has been no hotel there.
SPRING GARDEN FERRY HOUSE.
John Gifford, June, 1813.
Daniel Vanaman, September, 1817.
William Tonkins, September, 1818. No house kept in 1820-1823.
Maurice Carter, February, 1823.
No house was then kept until June, 1829, when license was obtained by Ezekiel Shaw. Since that time no house has been kept there.
SCHOOLS.
At what date the first school was established in this vicinity is unknown, but there was a school-house at Board Landing on the Manumuskin, near the Eagle Glass-Works, previous to March 3, 1783, it being mentioned in a deed of that date.
That was probably the only institution of learning in the neighborhood previous to the laying out of the town.
June 30, 1798, Mrs. Bodly deeded to the trustees of the Federal School a portion of the present school lot, four rods on Broadway and ten rods on Second Street. Additional land was afterwards obtained, increasing the lot to its present size, which is seven and three-fifths rods on Broadway and fourteen rods on Second Street. A one-story school-house was erected here, probably in the fall of 1798, as the annual town-meeting was held in this house in March of the next year. In 1810, upon the formation of the Masonic lodge, they entered into an agree- ment with the trustees of the Federal School to build a second story to the building and an entry leading to it. The upper room to be used by the lodge, and the lower for school pur-
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poses ; and in consideration of so doing, the trustees leased the upper room to them for a term of twenty years. The building fronted on Broadway, and stood until 1854, when the present school building was erected by the trustees of the public school, fronting on Second Street. The property was deeded by the trustees of the Federal School to the trustees of the public school August 25, 1853, the present school system having been established a few years previous to that time.
A number of private schools have been kept from time to time. Among these was one in the house now owned and occupied by Jacob Sheppard, southwest corner of Second and South Streets. Another on the south side of Quaker Street, in the house owned and occupied by Elva Edwards, which has been rebuilt since it was used for school purposes.
- PORT ELIZABETH ACADEMY AND CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The Port Elizabeth Academy was erected by a company, com- posed of Thomas Lee, Joshua Brick, Dr. Benjamin Fisler, and others, previous to 1810. This was the most noted school in South Jersey in its time. Persons came from a distance to be educated. The best teachers only were employed. The sciences, arts, and languages were taught, geological collections and ap- paratus were at hand, so that all the subjects could be successfully instilled into the minds of those who were after knowledge. As other institutions of learning were established, this one began to decline, and is now only remembered by the many who were there educated as one of the things of the past. The land and building were sold by Benjamin Fisler, Jonathan Dallas, John Elkinton, Isaac Townsend, and Joshua Brick, trustees, to John Marchiel (Marshall), February 25, 1843, for one hundred and eleven dollars. It was soon turned into a Catholic church, which was dedicated in 1846 by Father Gartland, of Philadel- phia, afterwards Bishop of Charleston, S. C. There was no regular priest stationed here, but Father Gartland came occa- sionally and held mass, etc. The organization continued but a short time. The building stood idle until about 1878; it was then taken down and removed to Dennis Creek, Cape May County, New Jersey.
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