Memoirs and Reminiscences: Together With Sketches of the Early History of Sussex County, New Jersey (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Memoirs and Reminiscences: Together With Sketches of the Early History of Sussex County, New Jersey

The accompanying historical sketch was prepared in 1855 by the Rev. Casper Schaeffer, M. D., of Phila delphia, who was a grandson of Casper Schaeffer, one of the founders of Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey. It contains an interesting and authentic account of people, events and customs of a hundred years ago, and seems well worthy of preservation. Local historians have often made use of the manuscript copy, and extracts therefrom have been freely published, but it has never before been printed as a whole. As one of the descendants of Casper Schaeffer, the Pioneer, through my father's maternal line, I have found the story as told by Dr. Schaeffer an entertaining one, and have ventured to put it in print for my own satisfaction, and for the benefit of any of the numerous other descendants of our common ancestor, who may like to have this record in a permanent and accessible form. The original manuscript is in the possession of his nephew, John S. Scha-effer, who in a letter on the subject says: When driving Uncle Doctor over the hills of Old Sussex in quest of data and infor mation, I promised him I would spell my name in the old German way, as he did. He also gave me the book, which was sent to me, and of which I have been very choice. It has been lent a number of times and is somewhat soiled from long absence from home.

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