Charles Hoff Jr. married Hannah Ford Tuttle (1759-1849), the daughter of Moses Tuttle and Jane Ford in 1778. They had issue; Clarissa (1780-1842) who married James Jackson in 1798; Elizabeth (1783-1858); Jane (1785- 1874) who married Samuell S. Beach (1782-1851) in 1805; Joseph Tuttle (1787-1871); Charlotte (1792-1879); Charles (1795-1857); Hannah (1797-1802); Mary Ann (1800-1872); and Moses Tuttle (1802-1844).
After 1781, Charles Hoff Jr. moved his family to Mt. Pleasant and continued his interests in iron with his father-in-law, Moses Tuttle, and other family members. In 1795 with his brother-in-law, Joseph De Camp, he built Washington Forge which consisted of two fires on the west branch of Rockaway River in Rockaway Township. When Joseph De Camp died in 1800, his wife Jane Ford Tuttle managed Joseph's interest with son Chillion (1793-1870). They operated the forge until 1808, when Hoff sold his one half interest to Joseph Hurd. (Between 1813 and 1814, Jane Ford Tuttle rented the forge to John Mills, Jr.). Chillion De Camp continued operation of one forge fire with his son, James, until c. 1816 when it sold to the owners of the Dover Forge, Israel Canfield and Co.
Charles Hoff Jr. served as Justice of the Peace from 1800 until 1805. He died at Mt. Pleasant.
Moses and Jane Tuttle removed to Mt. Pleasant after their marriage. He managed the Mt. Pleasant mine and forge (built in 1750 by Jacob Ford Sr.) property for his father-in-law. Mt. Plesant is located in present day Rockaway Township (formed in 1844 from parts of Hanover and Pequannock Townships, three miles west of Rockaway on the east branch of the Rockaway River). Moses Tuttle also ran a Puclick Inn there and had a gristmill. Eventually, he had interests in his own mine.
After the New Jersey Assembly inflated paper money issued by the Continental Congress, Moses became insolvent and went to Kentucky for two years (circa 1780-1781) before returning to Mt. Pleasant. He headed the Mt. Pleasant Mining Company, but by 1789 it was controlled by his sons-in-law, Charles Hoff Jr., Cornelius Hoagland, and Joseph De Camp.
John Jacob Faesch immigrated to New Jersey in 1764 under a seven year contract with the London Co. (A.K.A. American Iron Co.) to succeed Peter Havenclever as manager of the ironworks at Ringwood, Charlotteburg, and Long Pond. He became a citizen in 1766.
After completing his contract in 1772, Faesch removed to Mt. Hope where he leased the Mt. Hope Ironworks and manor house from Jacob Ford Jr., bought the adjoining section, and built the Mt. Hope Furnace. Daniel Wriesburg (d. 1773) was his associate at this time. In 1774 Faesch purchased a one quarter interest in Jackson's Forge (A.K.A. Jacob's or Buckshire Forge), and in 1778 he purchased from the estate of Jacob Ford Jr. Middle Forge (built c. 1749) located on the Burnt Meadow branch of Rockaway River at Mt. Hope. Faesch purchased Rockaway Old Forge (built 1753) with David Beman in 1780. This forge, which was also known as Beman's or White Meadow Forge, was located on Rockaway River within four miles of Hibernia Furnace. During the Revolutionary War, Faesch's iron interests extended to owning outright or with partners Hibernia Furnace, the Brookland, Mt. Pleasant, and Longwood Forges.
He moved to Morristown in 1780 and for a while operated a store on the Morristown Green. Hibernia Furnace was then managed by his brother-in-law George D. Brinckerhoff and David Ford. David Ford lived in the manor house. During 1780-1781, Faesch leased Hibernia Ironworks from Lord Stirling, which Charles Hoff Jr. managed for Faesch. In 1781 Faesch rented under a twenty-one year lease from Samuel Odgen the Boonton Tract Ironworks consisting of 2500 acres of land, a forge, splitting mill, and gristmill. He obtained ore from his Mt. Hope Furnace. After the death of his second wife in 1788, he removed to Boonton and resided in Samuel Odgen's manor house.
In addition to Faesch's distinguished career as an ironmaster, he also served in several civil offices. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1772, a Morris County Judge in 1773, and in 1787 he served as a Morris county delegate to the State Convention which ratified the federal Constitution and established New Jersey as a state.
John Jacob Faesch died in 1779 at Boonton and was buried in Morristown. His executors were David Ford of Morristown, John Jacob Faesch Jr. of Mt. Pleasant, and Robert Brinckerhoff Faesch of Boonton. At his death, Faesch held these properties: Mt. Hope Furnace and Middle Forge tracts (7600 acres), Boonton Forge, Jackson's Forge, the Mt. Hope manor house, a share in the Morris Academy, and several lots.
Samuel Ogden sold his equity in the Boonton Ironworks to Robert B. and John J. Faesch Jr. in 1805. They ran the works until John J. Faesch Jr.'s death in 1809. His heirs and Robert B. Faesch carried on its operation until 1820, when Faesch became insolvent.
The Oram collection provides strong documentation for the early economic development of Morris County which was facilitated by the iron mining industry. While Mt. Hope and Hibernia mines provided extensive supplies and ammunition to the Continental Army during the American Revolution, there is little documentation of those activities to be found in this collection. Most of the papers dealing with the American Revolution, as well as the Civil War, are family records that describe personal feelings and losses suffered. Significant related papers can also be found in the Tuttle-Hoff Papers and the De Camp Papers.
The bulk of the information of this collection is personal, financial and legal in nature. The majority of the documents were either created by, or for, the following individuals: Charles Hoff Jr., Moses Tuttle, Samuel Beach and Joseph De Camp, prominent citizens of early Morris County. Types of material to be found in the Oram Collection include letters, accounts, bills, receipts, bonds, promissory notes, iron and merchandise orders, land survey maps and drawings, estate papers, deeds, instruments of land transfers, judgments and executions, and Revolutionary war and Civil war papers. The bulk of the papers date from 1777-1840, with some items dated 1773, 1774 and one 1885. Some papers are not dated.
Arranged in five series, each series of the collection has its' own organization according to document type.
The 958 items of this series are arranged first by document type then either alphabetically or chronologically. The three sub-subseries include: 1. Letters, 1780-1837, containing incoming letters received by Charles Hoff Jr. Noteworthy are letters received from John Jacob Faesch, Friday 1780; a letter from Charles Hoff Jr's. brother John with a warning the British are coming July 25, 1780; a letter to the governor in New Spain, April 16, 1978 and a letter written to his troops, July 27, 1789. Correspondents include: Blackwell; John Jacob Faesch; David Ford. John Hoff, Moses Hoff and Anthony Josine.
The second subseries, Financial Documents, dates from 1777-1815, is arranged chronologically and contains 923 items. Subseries consist of accounts, bills, receipts, promissory notes, orders, and a land survey map that documents Hoff's iron business affairs at Mt. Pleasant in conjunction with his father-in-law, Moses Tuttle. These records reflect iron mining and manufacturing transactions, general merchandise and animal stock obtained, and tax receipts. Noteworthy items are an agreement between John Jacob Faesch and Charles Hoff. Hoff is leasing the Hibernia Furnace, dated December 1, 1779. Also included are ledger sheets of accounts between Charles Hoff Jr. and Israel Canfield of Morristown for general merchandise. An undated listing of iron officers for the Mt. Hibernia Mine and the Mt. Pleasant Mine is also included.
The third subseries, Legal Documents, 1785-1816, is arranged chronologically and contains 19 items. Subseries consists of papers documenting Charles Hoff Jr.'s legal affairs which mostly involve cases of debt and land transactions in Morris County. Document types include accounts of debt, depositions, instruments of land transfers, judgments and land survey drawings.
The first subseries, Letters, 1792-1812, is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. This subseries contains incoming letters received by Moses Tuttle which, for the most part, concern business matters and an outgoing letter written to the parish of Rockaway, April 3, 1800. Correspondents are: Martin Hoagland, A. Nuns, Jacob Phillips and Moses Tuttle.
The second subseries documents Moses Tuttle's activities in the iron mining industry in the Mt. Pleasant area and records iron, mercantile, lumber and land transactions. Document types include accounts for iron and merchandise, bills, receipts, bonds, promissory notes, and orders for iron and other merchandise. Noteworthy is an accounting by John Jacob Faesch for Moses Tuttle for miscellaneous items dated August 1786.
The third subseries, Legal Documents, consists of papers documenting Moses Tuttle's legal affairs which mostly involve cases of debt initiated by him, and land transactions in Morris County and Kentucky. Documents include an indenture of land in the Township of Rockaway and Pequanack, May 21, 1782, April 1, 1785 and January 4, 1787. There are also accounts of debt, judgments and land survey drawings.
The first subseries, Correspondence 1811-1858, is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. This subseries contains both incoming and outgoing letters between family members of a personal nature.
The second subseries, Financial Documents 1820-1856, consists of account papers, bills, receipts and promissory notes received by Samuel S. Beach for personal and mostly unidentified business transactions. Some of the business transactions probably reflect Beach's mining activity around the Hibernia Ironworks area.
The third subseries, Legal Documents 1804-1834, consists of indentures of land from March 8, 1810 and surveys of land.
This single series consists of financial documents including accounts, bills, receipts and promissory notes documenting Joseph De Camp's iron business affairs.
This single series consists of papers documenting the estate of William Stevens, the executor of Samuel Stevens, including receipts and accountings.
This single series is arranged chronologically and contains miscellaneous letters, bills, receipts and indentures. Of note is an indenture of apprenticeship of Abraham McQuinn to John Eltz, 1774, to learn the trade of iron mining, witnessed by Moses Tuttle and, a letter written and signed by John Jacob Faesch to Colonel Stark saying he will supply any papers necessary to show Charles Hoff Jr. received a certain specified letter July 27, 1780. There is also an undated document concerning alien and sedition
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