Middlesex County

 Letters of John Marsh D'Camp

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HISTMOM@aol.com writes: I 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 and about 10 yrs later 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.

Letter #1 - 1825
Letter #2 - 1826
Letter #3 - 1827
Letter #4 - 1828
Letter #5 - 1829
Letter #6 - 1832
Letter #7 - 1837